# xbox360 help with sound. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 1, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028 "2008-12-01T10:26:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/1 "2008-12-01T10:26:28Z")
So I’m trying to use my xbox360 with the HDMI cable. I want to get the xbox sound to my surround. when i have the HDMI cable going to the tv and the left and right cords from my surround sound going to the tv output, it wont work because of the high def sound. can i take the HDMI cable and send it to my tv and also have the cords the xbox comes with for regular tv’s, and send them to the surround sound? will both put out sound or is it like a you need to select which you want to use, hdmi or component cables thank you for the help! ---
**Author:** ![scsilver2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@scsilver2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/scsilver2)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/2 "2008-12-01T10:31:26Z")
is your surround receiver digital? does your TV have a digital audio output such as optical or coax digital? If yes to both, send a digital audio cable from TV to surround receiver and make sure audio output is turned on at the TV. ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/3 "2008-12-01T10:58:25Z")
It’ll work if you just use composites (red and yellow) for the sound. Both outputs from the xbox (composite and HDMi) will be enabled for sound at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/4 "2008-12-01T11:04:16Z")
the regular cable has an optical out on it if that helps… ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/5 "2008-12-01T11:04:31Z")
you mean red and white? ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/6 "2008-12-01T11:07:25Z")
Ah yeah whoops. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/7 "2008-12-01T11:07:49Z")
no the non hdmi cable has a little black square on it where an optical cable plugs into. ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/8 "2008-12-01T11:09:22Z")
my idea is that i can have this plugged in with the hdmi cable plugged in as well and only run the two sound to the surround sound ![http://nyspeed.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6535&d=1228158489](http://nyspeed.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6535&d=1228158489) edit: pretty much wondering if this is acceptable or if something might happen. maybe one over powers the other, will the sound just come out like shit, is there another way i can do this. the big goal is to by an hd surround sound system ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/9 "2008-12-01T11:15:58Z")
That is exactly what I was talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Wahoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wahoo/32/8265_2.png) [@Wahoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wahoo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/10 "2008-12-01T11:34:04Z")
Wheres the optical out? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/11 "2008-12-01T11:37:02Z")
If you’re going to use the red/white rca connectors it’s not worth hooking up to your surround system. All those carry is 2 channel stereo. I’m assuming there must be some way to get the HDMI port and the optical out port working at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/12 "2008-12-01T11:39:00Z")
[http://www.xbox360forum.com/forum/digital-home/61058-hdmi-optical-audio-output.html](http://www.xbox360forum.com/forum/digital-home/61058-hdmi-optical-audio-output.html) ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/13 "2008-12-01T11:40:00Z")
thanks edit: i dont feel like destroying the cords though. lol ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/14 "2008-12-01T11:51:27Z")
^ then buy the $50 cable from MS. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/15 "2008-12-01T12:03:05Z")
i went to game stop and they were no help for anything, but ive been looking online and figured i found something they didnt realize they made ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/16 "2008-12-01T12:09:19Z")
this is what your talking about right? ![http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1132/1443648361_373b5954f5.jpg](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1132/1443648361_373b5954f5.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/17 "2008-12-01T12:34:54Z")
That looks like a non-microsoft one so I’m guessing less than $50, but the plug looks small enough that it should work. This is the $50 one they were talking about in the link I posted: [http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360hdmiavcable/](http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360hdmiavcable/) ---
**Author:** ![Wahoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wahoo/32/8265_2.png) [@Wahoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wahoo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox360-help-with-sound/59028/18 "2008-12-01T12:50:39Z")
Now i have the premium Xbox 360 but i got it a couple years ago before they had the Elite, so i dont even think i have HDMI on mine, so im just screwed?