Playing music from PS3

**Usarka** · 23rd March 2011, 15:38

Shame cause the PS3 is a good media player. Having said that the ipod option will save you heaps on power bills!

**onearmedbandit** · 23rd March 2011, 16:01

Originally Posted by Elysium

Right. I just tried my flatmates iPod and the sound is far better. Obviously there's an issue between the console and theatre system. So easy solution for me is to get an iPod and use that.

...or the easier and far cheaper method is to check all your PS3 sound settings first, that is assuming you haven't of course.

**Elysium** · 23rd March 2011, 20:50

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

...or the easier and far cheaper method is to check all your PS3 sound settings first, that is assuming you haven't of course.

Done. No go. iPod it is.

**onearmedbandit** · 23rd March 2011, 21:40

Ghey. Oh well, at least it is resolved, in a way.

**Elysium** · 24th March 2011, 04:37

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Ghey. Oh well, at least it is resolved, in a way.

Yeah seems like a lot of pissing around in order to get the best out your hardware.

**Usarka** · 24th March 2011, 05:56

Hmmm what's your home theater system. Probably shit hardware on that side

**imdying** · 24th March 2011, 13:34

Originally Posted by Elysium

Right. I just tried my flatmates iPod and the sound is far better. Obviously there's an issue between the console and theatre system. So easy solution for me is to get an iPod and use that.

Minta.

Originally Posted by Usarka

Shame cause the PS3 is a good media player. Having said that the ipod option will save you heaps on power bills!

Nah, it's shit. Shit library, shit interface, shit visualizer. Never crashes though. Fuck all storage, but as a media player I don't consider that a negative (it's DNLA compatible)

Having said that, OAB uses it every day and is quite happy with it. The alternatives I use have their own problems too I also note.

It's a steady 6/10 from me.

**Elysium** · 24th March 2011, 14:42

Originally Posted by Usarka

Hmmm what's your home theater system. Probably shit hardware on that side

The latest Samsung 5.1. This one here. Far as I know the hardware is good quality. I mean I get mint sound when I play Blu-Ray from my PS3 so obviously music is a problem for the PS3.
http://www.samsung.com/us/video/home...er/HT-C550/XAA

**onearmedbandit** · 24th March 2011, 20:53

Originally Posted by Elysium

The latest Samsung 5.1. This one here. Far as I know the hardware is good quality. I mean I get mint sound when I play Blu-Ray from my PS3 so obviously music is a problem for the PS3.
http://www.samsung.com/us/video/home...er/HT-C550/XAA

Seriously dude? You're blaming a PS3 for the performance of a $330 entry level home theatre system? You still state that 'music is a problem for the PS3' despite evidence to the contrary. If the PS3 did have an issue like you say, it would be big news and Sony would have addressed it already, as one of it's intended uses is MP3 playback.

Can you post up your PS3's sound settings? It just doesn't make sense, as you say it works fine through an iPod but not the PS3.

**imdying** · 25th March 2011, 08:34

Had a play with my amp, but large and small didn't make the difference we were looking for, so no further forward on that front.

Can confirm that the PS3 (HDMI) and iPod (direct via USB iPod cable into AVR) do not have much of a difference, and nether does the HTPC to AVR over optical. I say much of because there's all sorts of equalizers and crap along the way on the HTPC, which I turned off, but I expect it probably still fiddles with the sound (PS3 was pure direct, iPod as above).

Still prefer CDs myself, but they're a pain in the arse to swap out all the time.

On a HT setup like that (<$1000) I'd probably just crank the base on the equalizer and forget it.

**Elysium** · 26th March 2011, 12:39

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Seriously dude? You're blaming a PS3 for the performance of a $330 entry level home theatre system? You still state that 'music is a problem for the PS3' despite evidence to the contrary. If the PS3 did have an issue like you say, it would be big news and Sony would have addressed it already, as one of it's intended uses is MP3 playback.

Can you post up your PS3's sound settings? It just doesn't make sense, as you say it works fine through an iPod but not the PS3.

My connection is via optical from PS3 to theatre. PS3 sound setting are Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, Linear PCM 2 Ch 44.1 kHz and Linear PCM 2Ch 48 kHz as being selected. I have fiddiled around with the setting with out any luck. Music setting are: Output Frequency 44.1/88.2/176.4 kHz, Bitmapping off, Dynamic Normalizer off.

**Usarka** · 26th March 2011, 12:57

Couple more possibles:

1. Are you sure the sound on the PS3 set up to use the optical cable?

If you have it set up to use HDMI it could be going to the tv then back to the receiver (assuming you have the tv hooked up to the reciever)..

2. In the home theater, enter settings -> speaker settings. Is front = small, and subwoofer=present?

3. Have you got the latest firmware version?

I think this is the right one:
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/HT-C550

Note: I take no responsibility for anything going wrong with firmware updates!

**Elysium** · 26th March 2011, 14:52

Originally Posted by Usarka

3. Have you got the latest firmware version?

I think this is the right one:
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/HT-C550

Note: I take no responsibility for anything going wrong with firmware updates!

Fixed!!! I had no idea you had to update software on your theatre system!