Ok I misquoted myself. The optical cable goes from the cable box to the Sony receiver. And then I also connect my iPad to the Sony receiver with a 3.5 mm to RCA cable
Certainly not high end but I have seen at least 2 other HTIB systems, cheaper in price and sounding WAY WAY better. Receiver is currently connected to the TV via Toslink Optical. I remember calibrating via auto calibrate and at some point manually increasing the levels for either front or rear...
I have had the following setup for about 5 years now but I have never been able to achieve decent sound quality out of it. I bought the speaker system separate from the receiver and my guess is that one or the other is under-powered, which is why the system as a whole has poor quality. Receiver...
I just moved to a new house which has a living room pre-wired for surround sound. I am thinking about mounting the TV above the fireplace to save some space but that means foregoing the 'true' surround sound experience (although its an open area and I guess I wont be able to get perfect...