nmastrox2 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Hello everyone! I just purchased and installed a RSB-11 soundbar. I have been happy with it and the sound since I installed it, but I do have one question regarding the dolby decoder. For reference, I have the RSB-11 connected to my Panasonic Viera 50" plasma with a digital optical cable (no HD ARC port available). My blu-ray and roku are connected to the TV's HDMI ports. I have never noticed the dolby light illuminate, indicating that the soundbar was processing the dolby sound. I have tried turning the Klipsch virtual surround option off (even though the manual says it doesn't affect the dolby processing), and the light still doesn't illuminate. I have also disabled the speakers on the TV (not that I think that makes any difference with the issue). Any ideas? Thank you in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I know my tv is only able to pass 2 channel stereo out from its optical digital output regardless of the input signal. I believe most TVs are that way, unfortunately. Are you able to connect your source directly to the soundbar? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmastrox2 Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 Thanks! I was just reading this in my TV manual. I will try connecting the other components to the soundbar instead of the TV to see if it makes a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 It definitely will. TVs can do funky things to audio. Best to let your amplification device handle it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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