Subwoofer only kicks in for movies and games, but not audio CDs...normal?

[Baseball3]

Originally Posted by allstar780

it should be when its set on stereo mode... there should be a setting to turn the sub on... i know how to do it on the onkyo but that does not help you at all lol... hmm... check your owners manual for something like "speaker configuration" or "subwoofer settings" or the like

have the sub active when using the Onkyo in stereo mode? Just making sure I have this right. I have the 605, btw. Thanks!

And, I am using the PS3 to play CDs.

[prerich]

Originally Posted by Snah

When I'm playing Blu-Ray movies in uncompressed lossless format, the subwoofer is being used.

When I'm playing a PS3 game like, say, Uncharted and have the audio option set to Linear PCM, then the subwoofer is being used.

However, when I stick in an Audio CD on my PS3, only the 5 channels are being used (fronts, center, rears) but NOT the subwoofer.

Is there any reason for this, or do I have to mess around with the settings on my receiver to get the subwoofer working?

What is the model number of your receiver?

Edit: Oh, your the one with the Elite and Montior Audio and I see that you have solved the problem - Great!!!!