Posted by Damon on 11/18/05 10:27

pickles_james@hotmail.com wrote:
> i simply have the dvd/home cinema hooked up to the tv via a scart ( but
> i dont think it matters about how its hooked up to the tv becasue all
> the speakers are plugged directly into the dvd/hc player in the slots
> at the back marked woofer, right surround, left surround etc.
> i have the tv turned down all the time and let the hc do the sound (
> due to the fact that i dont want to have to turn up/down both tv and
> dvd/hc.
>
> am i being any clearer?
> any help would be appretiated
> maybe iam just being to fussy about individual sounds coming from
> individual speakers?

No, your hook up through the scart in your case is purely for picture
purposes.

If you can scrape up £100 - £150 get to Richer sounds and get a
dedicated amplifier, it would have to be better for the surround.

You should be getting incidental noise from individual speakers, the
fact that you are not means that something isn't right.

Starwars Ep 3 has some good sound, at the start there are space ships
coming in from over your right shoulder and wizzing across to the left
front speaker.
Check your DVDs for sound set up in the extras, they may have a channel
test in there if your DVD player doesn't have it's own.
A lot of DVDs have very flat surround and are nothing sopecial, rent
one that has a good 5.1 audio and a setup test. the Lucasfilms ones doo

Damon

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