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chriscpmtmp2
Contributor I
January 28, 2018
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Playbar dominates surrounds when playing music, but sounds right for movies. How do I balance them?

  • January 28, 2018
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I ran the room calibration. I'd really just like the stereo pair (two ones) of speakers to play music, then the paybar, with the surrounds for TV. But even with music going though the playbar, is there a way to balance it better so the surrounds are the main source?
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    Best answer by Chris
    Go to settings. Room settings. Choose playbar. Then choose advanced sound I think surround settings. Make sure not set as ambient and set as full.

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    Chris
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    January 28, 2018
    I assume you have the system set as the rears in full mode so stereo not surrounds when playing music?
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    chriscpmtmp2Author
    Contributor I
    January 28, 2018
    I don’t think so. Where is that?
    Chris
    ChrisAnswer
    Lead Maestro
    January 28, 2018
    Go to settings. Room settings. Choose playbar. Then choose advanced sound I think surround settings. Make sure not set as ambient and set as full.
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    chriscpmtmp2Author
    Contributor I
    January 28, 2018
    Thanks. Much better now!
    Chris
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    January 28, 2018
    Yea when playing music in full the playbar system is pretty nice.
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    Chris
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    January 28, 2018
    It will automatically switch back to being surrounds when watch tv.
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    chriscpmtmp2Author
    Contributor I
    January 28, 2018
    I ran it for a bit. The sound is really god for music. It really fills in the room now.

    I tried some movies last night. It works pretty darn good for that too.

    This is my weekend place, so I keep it simple. I’d really like to ditch my receiver on my other setup. Ironically, my wife it attached to the old Bose 901s. I’ve been sick of those for a long time. Go figure.
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