Hey Guys/Gals
I've just borrowed a mates' Sony STR K880 amp which I am using with some small sony speakers and subwoofer, a Samsung UE55C6005 and Sony BDP S370. At the moment I have got my Blu Ray and Sky connected to the amp via HDMI and then HDMI from amp to TV. Firstly I didn't have any sound, then read that the HDMI on this amp only carries sound to the tv speakers and will not output to the speakers connected to the amp. So I then conected the amp to Blu Ray and Sky via optical cables and now it works fine. My question is, should I connect the Blu Ray and Sky to the amp via HDMI or should I connect them directly to the TV via HDMI? I think that the pq has worsened slightly since connecting both to the amp but that might just be in my head. Although I've definitely seen some lip sync issues which I'd never seen before. What is the advantage of connecting them to the amp if there is no sound?
Thanks as always for any advice.
I've just borrowed a mates' Sony STR K880 amp which I am using with some small sony speakers and subwoofer, a Samsung UE55C6005 and Sony BDP S370. At the moment I have got my Blu Ray and Sky connected to the amp via HDMI and then HDMI from amp to TV. Firstly I didn't have any sound, then read that the HDMI on this amp only carries sound to the tv speakers and will not output to the speakers connected to the amp. So I then conected the amp to Blu Ray and Sky via optical cables and now it works fine. My question is, should I connect the Blu Ray and Sky to the amp via HDMI or should I connect them directly to the TV via HDMI? I think that the pq has worsened slightly since connecting both to the amp but that might just be in my head. Although I've definitely seen some lip sync issues which I'd never seen before. What is the advantage of connecting them to the amp if there is no sound?
Thanks as always for any advice.