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Originally Posted by Mayer
Another bump.
Question. I'm hooking up my receiver to all my speakers and components that came in the mail today. If I hook up all 3 components to the HDMI inputs on the receiver and then connect the receiver to the TV via HDMI, do I need any other type of audio cables (coaxle or optical?) in order to get surround sound? I was under the impression that HDMI included both Audio and Video in one cable.
Also, what gauge of speaker wire is suitable for a home theatre system? They sent 18 gauge with the speakers, but I'm not sure if it's enough of not. Two of the speaker wires need to run between 30 and 40 feet. Will 18 be enough or should I get some thicker stuff?
Thanks guys.
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You are correct. All 3 input cables to the receiver, and one from the receiver to your TV. The nice part about this is that you only have to press one button to switch inputs (from Sattelite to DVD to game). Make sure you turn down the volume on your TV if you want to use the stereo, or it will screw with the surround sound.
I would also upgrade the speaker wire to 16 or 14 if you can afford it. As stated before in this thread....speaker wire can lose signal strength over length, and it will be a big enough difference to be worth the money.