# Surround sound issues (&HDMI)

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-issues-hdmi/189665>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [May 1, 2007, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-issues-hdmi/189665 "2007-05-01T14:57:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![EXTtoG35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/67e7ee/32.png) [@EXTtoG35](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EXTtoG35)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-issues-hdmi/189665/7 "2007-05-03T21:14:51Z")

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> [@Vacuum + bad bearings + bored = this](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vacuum-bad-bearings-bored-this/29943/32):
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> well you can do it with 2 opticals, or just use a red/white cable  
> (i used a red/white cable for a little while before i got another optical)
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> ya it would be better to run the optical straight from the cable box to the receiver but i dont have an optical output from the cable box

thats how i run it when i watch tv, from the cable box, to the receiver. But i have to switch it when I want to play ps3, i need to solve that issue.

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