5.1 surround

So I think my receiver (Onkyo TX-SR504) is on it's last legs as it turns itself off a few times a day now and has been doing this for the last few days. I have had it for like 15 years so it has had a good run. I currently have a 5.1 home theater speaker setup (pulled from a Sony HT-7000DH...

So I currently have a 5.1 home theater speaker setup and a receiver that has multi-channel input (so I am effectively just using my receiver as an amp) via 3 3.5mm to RCA cables to my sound card on my PC. My 5 speakers are all 6 Ohm and I have an 80 W sub that has an RCA input. My sound card is...

hello [H] after finally upgrading to a router that can actually stream plex+chromecast (old model), I am getting sick of 5.1 DTS/AC3 playing sound effects loud and voice tracks low. yes i know i can convert it all to aac what not but time is not my friend. so i have a tv with three hdmi...