Hookup help

snowlets
snowlets Posts: 1
edited September 2011 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Hi,

recently i bought myself Polk SurroundBar 6000 IHT, not realizing that it cannot play DST HD audio. So i went out and bought a Denon AVR-1712. hooked it up but I cant seem to get any audio to my surround bar. trying to use the optical cable, and this receiver only has optical In. i think i might be doing something wrong here but not sure what it is.

I need some help here. Any of you expertise here can help me out get this setup working?

Im starting to think that it might have been a mistake buying this receiver in the first place. :confused:

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited September 2011
    Since nobody else has responded, I'll take a whack at it, lol. Have you checked to see if the channel you are on for outputting audio to your SurroundBar is set to do so through the optical cable? Most recievers have default settings for audio/video on each channel, and I doubt any of them are set up to do so through optical cable by default. Just a thought. Hope you get it figured out, and welcome to Club Polk.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited September 2011
    DTS HD and Dolby Digital HD cannot be played over Optical Audio or Coax digital audio cables. You have to use HDMI.

    Does your Denon 1712 have HDMI inputs and the ability to process DTS HD and Dolby Digital HD? You might be better off getting rid of the sound bar and buying a Pair of RTI book shelfs, and a CSI A4 center channel.
    AVR: Onkyo Tx-NR808
    Amplifier: Carver A-753x 250 watts x 3
    Fronts: Polk RTI A7 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Center: CSI A4 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Rear: FXI A4
    Sub: Polk DSW Pro 660wi
    TV: LG Infinia 50PX950 3D
    Speaker Cable: AudioQuest Type 8
    IC: AudioQuest Black Mamba II
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited September 2011
    Yea I just looked it does have HDMI and does process HD audio. I guess you need to decide what to do. Keep the avr and get different speakers, or keep the sound bar and be happy with lossy audio.

    I would keep the avr and start to pice to gether a nice 5.1 system. Check out Polk's ebay store. They are factory referbs but most people say their stuff shows up looking new. That is where I got my CSI A4 center channel.

    You might see what other people have to say but I am about 99% sure that you cannot use a Digital Coax or Fiber Optic cable for lossless HD Audio. You will still get sound it just wont be HD lossless.
    AVR: Onkyo Tx-NR808
    Amplifier: Carver A-753x 250 watts x 3
    Fronts: Polk RTI A7 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Center: CSI A4 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Rear: FXI A4
    Sub: Polk DSW Pro 660wi
    TV: LG Infinia 50PX950 3D
    Speaker Cable: AudioQuest Type 8
    IC: AudioQuest Black Mamba II
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited September 2011
    Good point jb, didn't even think of that. Assumed he was just trying to pass DD 5.1, you got this one under control, lol.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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