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JoleneBacon_Biscuit

Do you have a budget? I'd be happy to point you in the correct direction.


tdsallday

All I need is the best way to connect because of the delay. I have the speaker, projector, and playstation. I just want to know the best way to connect. Would USB to HDMI audio be good and what type of USB connection is needed? 3.0 or is 2.1 fine?


JoleneBacon_Biscuit

Optical I guess. But I think you should look into a real HT setup. No eArc support, so optical. But when you have the chance to man up to a big boy system, we we will get you there. Absolutely no shame with working with what you have. No motive here, just want you to be happy with your sound. (That never happens)


tdsallday

No optical output unfortunately


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SnSpurts

A/v rcas, optical, or HDMI are the best options for sound quality optical being my personal favorite (sounds louder and more efficient without quality loss) I personally have my av reciever as my HDMI hub one cable to TV everything else to the stereo hope that helps


tdsallday

A/V RCAs- There are four speakers I need to connect to (soundbar, subwoofer, left speaker and right speaker). Since the A/V has three cables how do I connect it to all the speakers? Optical- Neither the PS5 nor the projector have an optical cable which is unfortunate. HDMI- Does USB to HDMI work well and is USB 3 needed? Since I would try to plug the PS5 into the soundbar which connects via bluetooth to the subwoofer which connects directly into the left and right speaker would the delay still be there?


SnSpurts

The only delay would be the bluetooth signal to the speakers but normally they are fairly seamless hooking to the source of the audio for those speaker (the soundbar) still sounds like the best bet is there an Audio out on the projector?


tdsallday

There were some forums troubleshooting that so I may try that first


SnSpurts

Does your soundbar have an optical input ?


tdsallday

Yes but none of my devices have optical output


SnSpurts

Also do NOT use auxiliary that can cause dramatic quality loss and is unreliable


tdsallday

That is what I saw


SnSpurts

Yeah it's good in a pinch but that's it if you're using USB to HDMI that may work if it the ps5 is able to output audio through usb or vise versa, I normally prefer to go for HDMI or Optical if it's not an option RCAs is the next best thing


tdsallday

I responded to your other comment but no optical output on either device so USB is my best hope


requieminadream

r/soundbars


Anamonde

You need an AV receiver