Recent content by HaplessNerd

I have finally found a solution for this issue. It was in fact my sound card. Taking it out resolved the issue entirely. Thank you @dwd999 for being the first to mention that. Sorry for making you all wait so long.

It seems to work with my phone's bluetooth, but it's hard to tell as phones aren't exactly configured for this sort of thing. I'll see if I can track down a known good device and test it with that. I have a switch and I think it has a surround sound mode, so I'll see if I can get that working...

I am using the built in window utility to test each speaker individually. Also, I'm fairly confident the sound card I have supports actual multi-channel surround up to 7.1. I bought it for that express purpose when I bought a Razer Tiamat headset back in the day (do not recommend). The card has...

Yes I get individual speakers. As far as I can tell, left, right, and center channels all work. But back left and back right just come out the front.

I believe that bit is working. Here is a list of the available formats DTS Audio Dolby Digital Plus DTS-HD Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital

The speakers are set to 5.1 on both windows and the soundcard. I believe the setting is also correct on the AV Receiver. When using other input sources (such as bluetooth) all speakers operate.

The correct audio device is selected in the windows settings. To be clear, I am getting audio, it's just stuck in stereo. My surround sound speakers are not being utilized at all. I can technically hear all the audio that's being played, I just can't get surround sound to function. I just did...

I am attempting to set up a home theater with 5.1 and eventually 7.1 surround sound with my PC. My preferred connection is an HDMI through my GPU directly to an AV receiver with 7.1 capabilities. I also have a sound card installed, which may be causing the issue. However, disabling the device...