Brada360

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Help with connecting USB 7.1 surround to TV in c/main@selfhosted.forum
[–] Brada360@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

https://reddit.com/r/selfhosted/s/zIyR2IdiBQ

Check out here... it is basicly self-hosting home audio system, and in at least one of the comments is suggested baleasound solution

Help with connecting USB 7.1 surround to TV in c/main@selfhosted.forum
[–] Brada360@alien.top 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hi, I didn't know in which sub to post my question, but I've seen some "baleasound" threads here, so i gave it a try... Can you reccomend some sub?

Also, I have also found out about 7.1 not being compatible with optical... But the problem is it doesn't work at all.

But that would steer away from this thread question domain...

Help with connecting USB 7.1 surround to TV in c/main@selfhosted.forum
[–] Brada360@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I've seen some "baleasound" threads in this sub, so that's why I've asked it here... Can you reccomend some good sub for my problem?

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Help with connecting USB 7.1 surround to TV (alien.top)
 

I currently have Logitech x530 paired with this USB 7.1 surround sound card:

https://www.amazon.com/LEAGY-External-Sound-Card-8-Channel/dp/B07VSHCGWD

I wanted to connect it to my Samsung smart TV with S/PDIF optical cable, but it didn't work. Optical cable is lighting red, so connection works, but it doesn't want to produce any sound... I've tested the soundcard using USB on my laptop, and it worked flawlessly. TV doesn't recognize USB as an audio outoput, as expected.

As a sanity check, I've tested it with TCL Google TV, but it also doesn't output to S/PDIF output... I even couldn't find a setting for switching to it in audio settings!

To counter that problem, I was thinking if there was any way to avoid using optical with my TV, and just create my own reciever that will connect to TV via bluetooth to stream that surround sound.

I've found project called "balenasound", but I'm not sure if it can stream surround sound dolby audio...

What are my best solutions to fix this issue? Should I continue with Raspberry Pi DIY reciever or I can do something even better?