Should You Use The TV's HDMI eARC Port For Your Soundbar And Is It Better Than Optical?

Modern TVs often include an eARC port -- a regular-looking HDMI port, but with support for advanced audio features. Is this ...

How to Hook Up a Soundbar and Enjoy Cinema-Quality Sound on Your TV

The most direct, reliable way to link a soundbar to a TV is via an HDMI cable. Simply plug the soundbar into a power outlet and then connect the HDMI cable to both your soundbar and the back of the TV ...
Ars Technica

Stuttering audio over optical out to soundbar on Windows 10

Stole my daughters discrete Sound Blaster Z still stuttering No stuttering present over mini jack headphones via Sound Blaster or RealTek onboard output. Hooked the sound bar up to my TVs optical out ...
Ars Technica

Soundbars - sound delay / echo

Earlier this year I was toying around with adding speakers to my TV, and a soundbar went up for cheap at Costco (LG NB2020A). I figured I could get away with my 2.1 semi-discrete sub through the ...
Gizmodo

Sony’s Towering Party Speaker Can Double As a Standing TV Soundbar When Your Guests Are Gone

Giant party speakers are the easiest way to bring the tunes to wherever your guests are hanging out, but once everyone has gone home, you’re probably not going to drag it around to listen to NPR every ...