Speaker sound bar

I just purchsed a LG LSB316 sound bar. It does not have an HDMI output/input yet it has an optical jack. Neither my tv nor my blu ray player have an input for an optical. What is my next step?

Slightly yes. By using the optional option, you will be getting a true 5.1 surround signal to the sound bar. With that being said, the sound bar tries to "reproduce" the surround effect by bouncing the sound waves in different directions. The sound bar is still technically 2 channel audio. You will get a little different sound by using the aux over the optical, but most likely you won't be able to tell. If you do want the true 5.1 signal being sent then you would have to find a source that has the optical output.

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I just got an iPod touch 5g for Christmas and last night I was FaceTiming a family member and I noticed my speaker sounded a little wired, like it blew out which I don't even know how I did it! I never have it up full blast! Does the warrenty cover it?

I just got an iPod touch 5g for Christmas and last night I was FaceTiming a family member and I noticed my speaker sounded a little wired, like it blew out which I don't even know how I did it! I never have it up full blast! Does the 1 year limited warrenty cover it?

If you are in the US you can see if there is a genius bar by going to http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar and then click on Make a Reservation at the top and you can search state, city and see how far they are from you.

Problem connecting Apple TV2 to projector when passing through Sony Sound Bar

I'm having problems getting my Apple TV2 to work now that I'm passing it through my new Sony HT-CT150 Sound Bar to my Epson Megaplex Projector MG-850 (720p) Projector. I keep getting a "Not Supported" error on my projector - as opposed to a "No Signal" error which is what happens if I was to unplug the Apple TV.
My HDMI cables are all new and latest specs. I can connect the Apple TV directly to projector with either cable and it works fine. I have a 6 ft HDMI connecting the Apple TV to one of the Sony Sound Bar's 3 HDMI inputs and then a 40 ft. HDMI running from the sound bar's HDMI out to the projector's single HDMI input. Oddly, if I reverse the cables, it seems to work. Same two cables - just switching which one is connected to the Apple TV and which is connected to the projector. (I need the length to get to where my projector is positioned. Though I might be able to get by with a 30 ft. cable if length might be the issue.)
Anyway I think it must have something to do with the HDMI handshake or the lenth of the cables but don't know enough about it and have no idea why switching which cable comes first would fix the problem.

Ok, I will ask the question in another way... My apple tv has one hdmi, and it goes to my hd projecter.. But projecter has no speakers, and as a result I've no sound at the moment. I am looking for a clear direction to go in, to solve lack the of any sound.. My only option seems to be, using the optical out from the apple tv.. I don't have any equipment with this conecter. And I've never used optical before.. If i buy an, optical to twin phono converter and then I can plug into a large powered speaker I've got in my living room. And I will have big sound easily..?? Do I have any other reasonable options for optical enabled speakers, or AirPlay speakers or something simple I'm not aware of that will give me sound easily.. I don't want a messy 5:1 system, my house is very tidy, and I want to keep it that way. . Only having this optical out is frustrating, and I need to get my head round the options I have. Anyone understand from experience how to use the optical apple tv out. Also, not using anything but apple tv, no dvds, or tv , just apple tv and my ipad.. Is very quiet in my home right now though. Ric

I want to buy a sound bar for my tv but want one that connects wirelessly to my apple tv, all the sound bars i have looked at do not mention this any recomendations ?

I want to buy a sound bar for my samsung tv that connects wirelessly to my apple tv so that i can listen to music through the sound bar. Are there any sound bars out there that can do this ?

I do believe that the ability for your Apple TV to airplay audio to external devices was added just in the most recent update, that was released when iOS 6 was released if I'm correct, so there might not be any that specifically mention that yet.
Since it uses AirPlay I'd assume any AirPlay compatible speaker would work, but I would look into it more before spending your money, just in case.

Headphone sound bar not showing

on my ipod touch 4th gen the sound bar doesn't show when i plug in my headphones, but when i take them out the sound bar is there, like it should be!
can you help me?

- Try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack. Try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so. There is a little switch in the headphone jack that disconnects the speaker when the headphone jack is inserted.
Try the following to rule out a software problem
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. Seems you have a bad headphone jack or other hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
If not under warranty Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for this price. They do not fix yours.
Apple - iPod Repair price
A third-party place like the following will replace the jack for less. Google for more.
iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens
Replace the jack yourself
iPod Touch Repair – iFixit

How come my sound bar is not displayed ?

Can only play music to her speaker when pluged into charge but will also see sound bar on display to adjust volume but when taken off charge can not play sound or see the adjust volume bar , what can I do to fix it

Those are preferences you speify from INSIDE The Finder:
Finder > Preferences:

Connecting ipad 2 to Bluetooth sound bar

How do you connect Ipad 2 to a Bluetooth enabled sound bar? The Ipad has a Bluetooth icon but it never discovers any devices.

A sound bar is a speaker system made by Logitech. http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Speaker-System-SPEAKER-LAPTOP/dp/B0068472IK
Yonner, you say it never discovers any devices, what other devices have you tried? Have you tried pairing your Sound Bar to another divice?

Since I have updated to 10.7.4 my Bose Sounlink Bluetooth speaker sound very low

Since I have updated to 10.7.4 my Bose Sounlink Bluetooth speakes sounds very low.. OK with iPhone and iPad

This happened to me exactly! What I did was I went into Audio MIDI and clicked on Bose Soundlink tab. You'll see 3 bars; master, 1 & 2. Max out all the bars and that should fix the problem. Hope that works for you.

Sound bars...good idea or bad idea?

I am looking at purchasing a new HT system, but the Sony sound bars caught my eye. I know they can't fully sound as good as a true 5.1 or 7.1, but I like the idea of not having to run wires. Do they sound good with movies or just TV? Any help is welcomed.

The sound bars produced today are actually amazing. While they might not give you the range of a more expensive set, they are perfect for average home theater use. They use 3D sound technology to bounce off walls, creating artificial surround sound that actually impressive - the sort of technology you would of paid thousands of dollars for a few years ago.
I would not recommend sound bars for mainly music use - they are not designed for that. They are designed for home theaters - and if that is your purpose, and you don't wish to run a more extensive and expensive system, sound bars are great. They are arranged so that the speaking voice is louder and the music softer, which is a major failing of a big theater system which isn't properly set up.
Quick, easy, and simple the use is the advantage of a soundbar.
Limited options for more intense audiophiles is the disadvantage.
I am a Bestbuy employee who volunteers on these boards on my own time. I am not paid for posting here, and you should understand that my opinions are exactly that - opinions. I do not represent Bestbuy in any way.
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No audio from speakers or jack. Sound bar shows audio activity. All drivers updated. HP G62.

I cannot get audio from the speakers or audio jack. All drivers updated, realtek, BIOS F37.
There is activity on the windows sound bar (green level moves) when music is played, however no audio is executed.
HP Support Assistant software was installed, but no detection of the problem.
No warranty since March 2011
I will deeply appreciate any support or guidance to solve this problem. Thank you very much in advance.
RB
Product: HP G62 Notebook PC
Serial Number: [Personal Information Removed]
Product Number: WA912U#ABA

Hi vc329,
Doesn't sound like encouraging news, though it is odd that the sound came back for a short while at least. If you still haven't rebooted the PC since putting it to sleep and loosing the sound, then I would suggested going ahead and rebooting or even doing a full hard reset (power down, remove the AC adapter, remove the battery, hold down the power button for 20 seconds or so, then reconnect the AC power and Battery and boot up) to see if the sound can be recovered again.
If the sound still doesn't work, Check Device Manager to see if the sound driver still looks OK, make sure you are using the latest driver again (it looks like the latest driver is 6.10.6381.0), another option might also be to try the older driver that is still available from the site, or try recovering the original driver shipped on the PC. The steps to do these things are covered in the document listed below, in Step 6 (Restoring the Audio Driver), Step 7 (Updating the Audio Driver), and Step 8 (Checking Device Manager):
No Sound from the Speakers (Windows 7)
If none of that seems to help, I'd recommend testing the hardware using Step 9 in that document.
If the online warranty check sees you as out of warranty, you may still be OK if you have the original proof of purchase (receipt) from wherever you purchased the PC, but you may have to provide it when calling HP for service if the sound can't be fixed. If you are close to the end of warranty I'd recommend calling customer care for your area (I assume you are still in Asia) and validating the warranty with them as soon as possible just to make sure.
Although I am an HP Employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.

No sound or sound bar when playing music or watching videos

Hi,
I have recently been having a problem with the sound on my iphone 4s. The volume buttons do not control the sound (the sound icon appears but nothing happens) and when im watching vidoes or playing music there is no sound bar. The sound effects ( sliding to unlock and texing noises) come and go as well.
I can hear sound with earphones in though and the speakers do work on the phone as the phone still plays different ringtones in settings and on loud speaker calls.
please help.

After restart, reset, the next steps are restore from a backup, or restore as a new device. See this support document about restores. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
If a restore does not solve the problem, the next step is an appointment at the local Apple store Genius Bar to have the hardware checked.

My right speaker sounds like blown only at the startup sound

I was recently cleaning up my macbook pro 15inch Intel Core 2 duo 2,4 Model macbookPro 5,1 and used onyx. After onyx finished its work it restarted the macbook and the right speaker sounded like blown. I played some music but the speaker was playing clear. I formatted the macbook and installed the same OS x but still the blown sound on startup remained. I upgraded to mountain lion but still the speakers sounds like blown only when computer starts up. I have cleanded the PRAM, PMU, fixed disk permissions but still is not going away. I am pretty sure is a problem of the software or something that onyx did to the system but have no idea what it is. anyone has an idea or something?
Thank you all for taking the time to read this.

This may explain the phenomenon you are experiencing:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3336
If you are still concerned, make an appointment at an Apple store genius bar and have it inspected.
Ciao.

Sound bar or Home Theater

I have a new Sharp 60" 1080 LED TV, very nice TV very Happy with it, but like most TV's the sound could be improved. I have my HD cable box, Sony PS3 and Xbox 360 hooked up to it. Playstation primarily for Blue-ray, 360 for gaming. I thought about picking up a sound bar for the TV to improve the sound. When you look at spending at least $350 for a less expensive sound bar, for a small increase I could get a home theater in a box and elimnate the VERY noisy fan on the PS3 for movies. I am open to opinions with reasons... what am I missing on my thought process?

Hello,
It all depends on what you want to do. It also depends on your room. If you are going to have a surround sound system, you will need to think about where your rear speakers are going to be placed and if you are going to buy one of the HTIBS(home theater in a box systems), will you buy one that has rear speakers that can be connected to a wireless module? If you do not want to run wires across your room, then you will want to look at Samsung, LG or Sony as the brands that offer systems with a wireless rear speaker option. Also keep in mind that these units have built in blu-ray players and all of their speakers are proprietary, so if anything was to go wrong with any part of the unit, you would not be able to easily replace that part without having to either ship the whole system or replace the entire system. HTIBS offer quick and affordable home theater solutions, but they typically do not last as long as separate component setups, which would be a real home theater receiver and a set of separate speakers. They have limited performance, but that is a separate issue altogether. Also, a real receiver will allow you to connect all of your devices and get true 5.1 surround sound out of them if you have the speakers connected to the receiver. If you buy an HTIB you will be limited with your connection options since most of them do not have more than 2 audio in connections and it seems you have 3 devices that you would like to get surround sound from(PS3, Xbox, cable box). But if you buy one with a built in blu ray player, you could theoretically unhook the ps3 since you indicated that it is primarily for blu ray watching anyway. That would leave you with the 360 which you could hook up through an HDMI In on the unit and your cable box which you could connect via digital optical cable. This would allow for you to have the connections you need, but if you ever want to add anything later on, this would be your peak.
By having a device connected to your TV and then connecting your TV to the surround sound unit, you are automatically going to downmix the material to a stereo(2.0) sound instead of a 5.1 sound and you will not be getting true surround sound through all of the speakers in the HTIB. In order to get true 5.1, the devices must be directly connected to your surround sound unit or receiver.
On the other side, having a soundbar will eliminate the issue of downmixing, since the soundbar is only two speakers and a subwoofer in most cases anyway, you will not have to worry about the downmixing process.
So to sum it up, if you want true surround sound and have the room for extra speakers and possibly speaker wire, I'd say go for the HTIB and see how you like it, especially if you can get one that has wireless rear speakers. As long as you understand the limited connectivity and you also understand that a separate component system with a real AV receiver will give you superior performance and options, I'd say you are educated enough to make a decision.
Also, head into your local best buy and listen to some of the HTIBS they have on display. You can even bring your own CD of demo material to see how the speakers sound to your ears. To a lot of folks, they offer enough performance for the money they are willing to spend. For some, they don't quite do it. It's all subjective and it's all up to you, because at the end of the day, your ears are the only ones that matter when making a purchase for your use.

Internal Speaker sound like DISTORTED

Hi All,
My MBP 15" 2008 started to giving me problem. This time - Internal Speaker sound like DISTORTED! No matter what genre of music, what software i play from even iTune, it just distorted. Though, the volume cut down to 50%, still can heard that distorted sound. I don't know what's the issue suppose to name as ~ distorted? Crackle? ...
I've try to reset PRAM & SMC ,with no luck. Software updated and restart too, No Luck.
Can you help me? Thanks!!

Not a usual complaint. Is it just one speaker or both? If the former, it would probably be a hardware issue and may have to be replaced. If the latter, considering what you have tried already, I would suggest a OS reinstall (this is just a guess on my part). Consider an appointment at an Apple store genius bar. It is free and they may have a definitive answer for you.
Ciao.

Samsung Sound Bar Compatable?

I recently purchased the Samsung Sound Bar HT-WS1G, this device only has two inputs optical and RCA. I have a Sony Bravia KDL-40S4100 television that is hooked into the Sound Bar. The only audio I can get to work is the RCA cables, no sound is produced when using the optical input. This unit is not broken, I am able to get Dolby Digital via optical cable out of my Direct TV receiver. I don't want to take this system back as we really like the looks and the wireless subwoofer. Can anyone help get optical from my television?

Yes the speakers are turned off, I did contact Sony Technical Support they said the TV was in need of repair. Sony has a KB article stating that some models do not pass-thru audio from the HDMI inputs to the optical out. I'm just going to return this speaker, the cracking has already started.

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