PS3 Connection Issue!

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Hello, I get the feeling that similar questions have probably been asked a million times already, however....I've just bought a PS3 and can't get the sound to come through my stereo amp and KEF speakers, instead I end up relying on the built in TV speakers (rubbish!).

I've got an older Toshiba TV - 32wl66zs which I've got connected through HDMI cables to a Humax freesat box and HMDI cable to the PS3. I've got standard AV cables connecting the TV directly to the amp, which is a Denon PMA700AE. I've tried changing the settings on the PS3 sound menu, but nothing seems to work. I've seen mention of connecting the PS3 to a stereo amp vi optical cable, but the Denon doesn't have this connection.

Any suggestions? I'm dying to watch some blu rays, but I'm not going to purchase any until I can listen to them on my floorstanders!

Thanks.

 

[aliEnRIK]

Have you got the old lead from a PS2? That would probably work better, plugged direct into your amp

 

[bigblue235]

If you can't just run stereo audio cables from the TV, you can use the composite lead that came with your PS3 to connect the PS3 and amp. It connects to the 'AV multi out' socket on the back of the PS3, then you just connect the red and white L&R audio leads to your amp, leaving the yellow video lead unconnected.

I can't remember if you need to enable the 'Audio multi-out' setting (which enables audio output from all AV connections simultaneously) but if so it's easy enough to do http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/audiomulti.html

One thing to be wary of is that connecting this way can sometimes cause problems with the sync of image and sound. The sound coming from the amp may be slightly ahead of the picture, possibly due to what happens on the TV with things like image processing, etc. This happens with my set-up, so I connect my amp to my TV instead, even though it's theoretically a poorer way of doing it.

I had the audio output adapter that you could buy for the PS2, which gave you a pair of phono sockets to which you could attach your own choice of cables. I tried it with my PS3 and a pair of Ecosse interconnects, but the sound was no better than the standard PS3 composite cable. Maybe any advatages to be gained from using better cables were lost due to the adapter itself.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Thanks for the advice - I tried the composite leads as you suggested. Initially plugged them into the phono socket on rear of Amp, as it was the only Set free. This resulted in horrendously loud feedback, OUCH! Then I unplugged my DVD player and tried the Av lead from the PS3 in that socket, SUCCESS!!!! The only drawback is I have to fiddle around and unplug the DVD player and swap it with the PS3, but hey ho. I guess the long term solution is to buy an AV receiver, but I'm guessing that I'd have to get a pretty good one to get the most out of my speakers, which are KEF IQ50's - unless anyone can tell me different?

Thanks again for the advice

 

[bigblue235]

Happy to help, glad you've got it working

You can buy audio switch boxes that'll give you a few more inputs, but I'm not sure what sort of effect they'll have on the sound quality. You could always try one of the cheaper ones to see what you think. I haven't tried them myself, someone else might be able to recommend a decent one.

I've also fallen foul of connecting phono leads to the phono input. Seems so sensible at the time...

 

[The_Lhc]

Inputs marked "Phono" are ONLY for turntables and only turntables that don't already have a phono stage built in at that. You're lucky you didn't knacker the amp.