No Surround Sound From Xbox 360

Originally Posted by Kittenparade

Hello all,

Sorry if this has already been posted but I did a search and a few are close, but not quite the same setup. I recently decided to set my surround sound back up. I bought a set of Klipsch Quintet speakers (which I love) to hook up to my Onkyo HT-R340 receiver. Not the most extravagant system, but its fine for me.

My current connection setup is I have my Xbox connected to my TV (LG 55LW5600) through HDMI. I then have an optical cable connecting my TV to my receiver. I realize that with some TVs, the audio is compressed to 2 channels when passed through. This is not the case. I have been able to get 5.1 from my PS3 with the same setup. I have set the Xbox to output 5.1 in the menu. I tested known 5.1 sources with the Xbox and just can't seem to get anything other than 2.1. Is it possible to get 5.1 from the Xbox with this setup?

Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by onlysublime

Don't most AV people have their receiver as the center of their entertainment system where the TV is just one more output device along with the gaming console, BluRay player, etc?

Originally Posted by Nickff

Is this a question for me or the OP?

Originally Posted by OARevolution

My tv does the same thing. I can get it to pass Dolby Digital through the TV with my Ps3 but not my 360 or cable box. DTS won't work at all through the tv. I just run an optical cable straight to my receiver but it would be convenient if it would pass through the tv.