Hi all just got the klipsch cinema 600 to pair with my Epson TW5820 projector.
How do you guys who use a projector hook the cinema 600 up?
Currently, the bar is connected via ARC to my TV at the front.
The projector (long throw) is way at the back of the room with a google tv chromecast plugged into its one and only hdmi port. (no ARC).
There's a 3.5mm aux out jack which I have for now used a long audio cable to run across the room to connect to the aux in of the cinema 600.
So now I can only enjoy Dolby digital with my tv but not with my projector.
How would you guys recommend to have it also work with the projector?
The only options that i see now is:
1. Plug the google tv into the TV using a hdmi 1-in-2-out splitter. So 1 hdmi out into the TV, with the other hdmi out going to the back to the projector.
But this means when i watch my projector, my tv has to be switched on too for the hdmi arc audio to pass through to the soundbar.
2. Get an av receiver? this seems extreme. i wouldn't have gotten a soundbar if i needed this.
3. Or am i overthinking this? The thinking is that i have to use HDMI to maximise the audio. Will optical be enough? Does cinema 600 support Dolby Digital plus? If not then optical will be the same as hdmi right since both can do dolby digital 5.1?
Overall I like the cinema 600's sound quality. But unfortunately, i think it's lacked down by its lack of output options and audio format supported. I wish it could do Dolby Digital plus.
