Posted 19 November 2023

Advise on purchasing a Sound Bar

Hello All,

I have a Sony 55' inch (KE-55XH8196) smart TV and a Yamaha YSP 1600 Sound bar connected to it. The sound bar has developed issues recently failing to output the sound (connected via ARC HDMI to HDMI) to the TV.

I'm considering to replace the Yamaha soundbar with some other and wondering if anyone is in similar shoes.

Appreciate any advice on Yamaha YSP 1600 connection issues and recommed any similar compatible Sound bars.
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  1. JHD007's avatar
    Change your HDMI lead - search 8k HDMI cables on the web (edited)
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    Changed to a new one but unsure if it's 8k . Wondering why the sounds gone all of a sudden
  2. martynhardacre's avatar
    Is it worth trying an optical connection on the existing soundbar to see if that fixes the issue? For a few quid it could be worth it
  3. Simonthepieman's avatar
    We had problems with ARC HDMI on last TV.
    Switching everything off (TV and speaker stuff) at the mains for a couple of minutes used to fix it.
    Worth a go if you haven't tried it?
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    But in the finish we got a new TV and Atmos Samsung Q700a with rear surrounds which is ok
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