no sub for music on ps3

[cembros]

title pretty much says it all, when i play music stored on my ps3 i get no signal from my subwoofer. Any suggestions

[crackinhedz]

what receiver are you connected to?

...go into the audio settings of the PS3 and turn off 5.1-7.1PCM. (ONLY 2CH should be selected)

Granted this is an annoying feature that Sony has yet to correct. It sucks to have to switch the audio...or you can keep an optical cable connected and just switch back and forth in the settings.

[cembros]

its the sony 3300es, and thats exactly what was arong. Thats awful if i have to keep switching between the two, thats a must for a firmwar upgrade

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by cembros

thats a must for a firmwar upgrade

its been a known problem since launch...I would not expect a fix any time soon.

[crackinhedz]

like I said, you can connect an Optical cable simultaneously with the HDMI cable...just switch the PS3 back and forth...yes its a pain, but its probably the best way to go about it.

[CAB]

Originally Posted by cembros

its the sony 3300es, and thats exactly what was arong. Thats awful if i have to keep switching between the two, thats a must for a firmwar upgrade

I see a real need for pro/preamp combos to send full range out the LFE (.1) when two channel is selected.

[cembros]

this is just another reason why i need a standalone player, as much as i love my ps3 for anything other than gaming it is defiently not ideal. But then again there isnt really a standalone that i would consider buying to replace it. Plus theres no player that you can store music on. I cant wait for sony to release a new es blu ray player, ill jump on that.

[cembros]

Originally Posted by CAB

I see a real need for pro/preamp combos to send full range out the LFE (.1) when two channel is selected.

could you please explain further, im not sure if i understand. I am saving up for a seperate amp and plan to use the sony for a pre amp if thats what you mean

[CAB]

Originally Posted by cembros

this is just another reason why i need a standalone player, as much as i love my ps3 for anything other than gaming it is defiently not ideal. But then again there isnt really a standalone that i would consider buying to replace it. Plus theres no player that you can store music on. I cant wait for sony to release a new es blu ray player, ill jump on that.

It still depends on the on your processor and pre-amp combo unless you are planning on using splitters to pass full range to your sub. It's very ugly and why I'm forced to use a tube pre-amp that does pass through when switching from stereo to surround.

It could be worse and you do multichannel audio and stereo when swtiching from CD and SACD. I can't find a solution that doesn't require me to get off the couch and flip switches.

[zweet77]

Are you sure your receiver is not set to direct listening mode that might be the problem.I leave pcm checked in the set up on my ps3 and the sub works fine on music.

[cembros]

Originally Posted by CAB

It still depends on the on your processor and pre-amp combo unless you are planning on using splitters to pass full range to your sub. It's very ugly and why I'm forced to use a tube pre-amp that does pass through when switching from stereo to surround.

It could be worse and you do multichannel audio and stereo when swtiching from CD and SACD. I can't find a solution that doesn't require me to get off the couch and flip switches.

lol well god knows how much we all hate getting off the couch, sure this is why we have a home theater, who wants to get up and go to the movies

[cembros]

Originally Posted by zweet77

Are you sure your receiver is not set to direct listening mode that might be the problem.I leave pcm checked in the set up on my ps3 and the sub works fine on music.

im pretty sure my receiver has no such option. It seams the problem has to do with the settings inside the ps3, when i unselect all the multichannel options in audion setup leaving only 2ch the sub works just fine.

[CAB]

Originally Posted by cembros

could you please explain further, im not sure if i understand. I am saving up for a seperate amp and plan to use the sony for a pre amp if thats what you mean

The subwoofer channel on most economy pre-amps just outputs the encoded LFE information or the .1 sound stored on the media. These are the lows that normal R/L, C and Surrounds can't hit anyway. But when it comes to stereo music that is only R/L and full range, the pro/pre combo is forced to ignore the LFE and send full range to the R/L.

* sigh *

Perhaps crackinhedz can help us find a product that can do what we are wanting.

[CAB]

Originally Posted by cembros

lol well god knows how much we all hate getting off the couch, sure this is why we have a home theater, who wants to get up and go to the movies

I did exaggerate a bit. It's not me getting off the couch, rather most people dreading getting that call from that special lady who can't remember what switches to move from the last two dozen times you told her just last night.

I just went to another room. My old gear goes into the old and general purpose viewing room (with that noisy as hell PS3) for others and no one goes into my A/V room w/o me to make the settings.

[Entertainment72]

I have no problem getting sub out of my ps3 without switching to 2 channel.

[CAB]

Originally Posted by Entertainment72

I have no problem getting sub out of my ps3 without switching to 2 channel.

Damn, while sending just 2-channel like CDs?

Edit: I'm asking because I have a friend with a PS3 and we had a helluvatime with CDs and stereo SACDs outputting anything to the sub. He has an older Pioneer Elite 84xyzpdq-somethingorother.

[cembros]

Originally Posted by CAB

I did exaggerate a bit. It's not me getting off the couch, rather most people dreading getting that call from that special lady who can't remember what switches to move from the last two dozen times you told her just last night.

I just went to another room. My old gear goes into the old and general purpose viewing room (with that noisy as hell PS3) for others and no one goes into my A/V room w/o me to make the settings.

i know, i was just kidding, i toatly agree with you. The eaiser it is for a complete novice to use my equipment and get the best out of it, the better