5.1 Surround sound works in games but not the web

[masonereed]

So i have 5.1 surrond sound speakers hooked up ( yes they are all in correctly) and it works perfectly fine in battlefield 4. But when I go onto youtube and play music all the sound only comes through the subwoofer. How to i get it so it is surround when on youtube and what not. WHen i do an audio test all speakers emit their noise. So the speakers work in games and when tested but just not on the web. How do I get it top work on everything?

[vanished]

As far as I know youtube is actually only stereo, so even if you solve this you will not get surround.

[SSL]

Something isn't set up correctly if non-surround material is being routed through the subwoofer.

[masonereed]

3 minutes ago, SSL said:

Something isn't set up correctly if non-surround material is being routed through the subwoofer.

could it be that there are not the 2 front speakers in the system?

[MoonlightSylv]

There is a very limited "supply" of 5.1 surround content digitally.

[SSL]

3 minutes ago, masonereed said:

could it be that there are not the 2 front speakers in the system?

 

Come again?

[masonereed]

1 minute ago, SSL said:

 

Come again?

i do not have the two front ) left and right) speakers plugged into the amp. but i have the center the sub and the left and right rear

[SSL]

1 minute ago, masonereed said:

i do not have the two front ) left and right) speakers plugged into the amp. but i have the center the sub and the left and right rear

 

So what ARE they connected to?

[masonereed]

2 minutes ago, SSL said:

 

So what ARE they connected to?

what is what connected to? i have the logitech x540, everything is hooked up except the front speakers to my PC

[SSL]

1 minute ago, masonereed said:

what is what connected to? i have the logitech x540, everything is hooked up except the front speakers to my PC

 

What are the front left and right speakers connected to? Answer.

[masonereed]

2 minutes ago, SSL said:

 

What are the front left and right speakers connected to? Answer.

nothing i dont have the front right and left speakers at all

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2 minutes ago, masonereed said:

nothing i dont have the front right and left speakers at all

might I ask where they are? since that kit from Logitech definitely comes with them

[SSL]

3 minutes ago, masonereed said:

nothing i dont have the front right and left speakers at all

 

So... that's the problem.

[vanished]

Just now, SSL said:

 

So... that's the problem.

I think I agree - I believe the surround is setup perfectly, and thus, when you try to play anything that's only in stereo, it goes only to the 2 non-existent speakers (and the sub for some reason) and you hear nothing.

[masonereed]

1 minute ago, SSL said:

 

So... that's the problem.

but why do the rest of them work then

[masonereed]

3 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

might I ask where they are? since that kit from Logitech definitely comes with them

i got the kit at a garage sale for 10$.the for a 300$ kit i think i got a good deal  the l and r were not with the kit

[vanished]

1 minute ago, masonereed said:

but why do the rest of them work then

Because content that works in surround (like you game) is sending signals to all speakers, and it's filling in enough that you don't realize you're missing 2 channels entirely.

[masonereed]

9 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Because content that works in surround (like you game) is sending signals to all speakers, and it's filling in enough that you don't realize you're missing 2 channels entirely.

will any 2 random front left and right speakers work?

[vanished]

1 minute ago, masonereed said:

will any 2 random front left and right speakers work?

in theory yes, but you will have to pay attention to how they will connect to your kit physically, and also the impedance, and a bunch of other stuff... I think @SSL is better qualified to guide you through that process.

[SSL]

12 minutes ago, masonereed said:

i got the kit at a garage sale for 10$.the for a 300$ kit i think i got a good deal  the l and r were not with the kit

 

The sattelites all appear to be interchangeable, so you should be able to connect the rears as fronts and at least get proper 3.1.

 

Other than that, I don't think there is a way to fill this out to 5.1 unless you can source the exact speaker models from Logitech or used from somewhere. Finding another, compatible pair of speakers could be tricky.

[masonereed]

6 minutes ago, SSL said:

 

The sattelites all appear to be interchangeable, so you should be able to connect the rears as fronts and at least get proper 3.1.

 

Other than that, I don't think there is a way to fill this out to 5.1 unless you can source the exact speaker models from Logitech or used from somewhere. Finding another, compatible pair of speakers could be tricky.

how do i get a 3.1 surrond sound option on my audio manager? and when i plug in the rears in the fronts spots they dont work.

[SSL]

4 minutes ago, masonereed said:

how do i get a 3.1 surrond sound option on my audio manager? and when i plug in the rears in the fronts spots they dont work.

 

You should be able to tell it which speakers you have available - unless Logitech went dick mode and doesn't let you interchange the satellites like that.

[masonereed]

2 minutes ago, SSL said:

 

You should be able to tell it which speakers you have available - unless Logitech went dick mode and doesn't let you interchange the satellites like that.

i honestly think they wont let me switch the rears for the fronts

[SSL]

1 minute ago, masonereed said:

i honestly think they wont let me switch the rears for the fronts

 

Might want to check the manual online to confirm, but if this is the case the system is basically useless, unfortunately.

[masonereed]

3 minutes ago, SSL said:

 

Might want to check the manual online to confirm, but if this is the case the system is basically useless, unfortunately.

i checked the manual online and it didnt say anything about switching them.