ONLY THE CENTER SPEAKER PLAYING

[Nana A.]

I have 5.1 speakers hooked to Denon x4500H receiver.Sometimes when playing music via internet radio, the music comes only from the center speaker. I experience this when i select the Dolby surround or Dtx neutral sound mode which i prefer using.I use the Heos app to manage the music.Is there any way to set it up so i can hear the music through all the speakers? I dont like using the multi channel sound mode.Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[lovinthehd]

Any particular streaming service? How about if you stream without using Heos? You should be able to get the 5.1 upmix otherwise....I don't blame you on the multich stereo mode....

 

[Wardog555]

7 ch stereo sound profile. .

 

[ryanosaur]

Just spitballing... any possibility it's because there is a Mono signal coming in for some reason rather than a stereo signal?
Does it play normally if you switch to "simple" Stereo?

 

[lovinthehd]

Just spitballing... any possibility it's because there is a Mono signal coming in for some reason rather than a stereo signal?
Does it play normally if you switch to "simple" Stereo?

Good point mono signal (and I've encountered more than one type) can do weird things.

 

[Nana A.]

Just spitballing... any possibility it's because there is a Mono signal coming in for some reason rather than a stereo signal?
Does it play normally if you switch to "simple" Stereo?

Yes, it play both the left and right speakers.

 

[Nana A.]

Any particular streaming service? How about if you stream without using Heos? You should be able to get the 5.1 upmix otherwise....I don't blame you on the multich stereo mode....

I use Spotify sometimes but i prefer using the Heos. Spotify doesn't give me any problems.

 

[lovinthehd]

Yes, it play both the left and right speakers.

In a way, that's a solution if the signal is mono, but is it? What are you listening to particularly when you get the center-only?

 

[lovinthehd]

I use Spotify sometimes but i prefer using the Heos. Spotify doesn't give me any problems.

I haven't even activated my Heos thing. I just stream to the avr and haven't had any issues, using various ways of streaming (my own content as well as others)

 

[lovinthehd]

There have been a few Heos related firmware updates recently it seems....is your unit updated to latest release?

 

[Nana A.]

Good point mono signal (and I've encountered more than one type) can do weird things.

So how can i switch to stereo ?May be that will work.Sorry i dont know much about audio.Please bear with my questions.

 

[lovinthehd]

So how can i switch to stereo ?May be that will work.Sorry i dont know much about audio.Please bear with my questions.

More would be content based, are you using really old recordings or something? If not so far I suspect Heos, especially if you can stream directly without using Heos successfully.....

 

[Nana A.]

In a way, that's a solution if the signal is mono, but is it? What are you listening to particularly when you get the center-only?

When i am listening to some of the online fm stations via internet radio through the Heos app.

 

[lovinthehd]

When i am listening to some of the online fm stations via internet radio through the Heos app.

Could be they're broadcasting/providing signal in mono, do you know?

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

7 ch stereo sound profile. .

No. Just no.

 

[lovinthehd]

When i am listening to some of the online fm stations via internet radio through the Heos app.

Then why use Heos?

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

So how can i switch to stereo ?May be that will work.Sorry i dont know much about audio.Please bear with my questions.

Push the red music button and choose stereo from the sound mode options.

 

[Nana A.]

Could be they're broadcasting/providing signal in mono, do you know?

I have no idea what option they use.

 

[lovinthehd]

I have no idea what option they use.

You might be able to use the information of audio signal (set up menu - general - information - audio - input signal).

 

[Kingnoob]

Then why use Heos?

yeah maybe he should use Bluetooth and see if the problem is resolved. I never even got to use heos on my newer avr before it died despite not being used in a year or so. Wireless music how can only a center play the music ?

I have 5.1 speakers hooked to Denon x4500H receiver.Sometimes when playing music via internet radio, the music comes only from the center speaker. I experience this when i select the Dolby surround or Dtx neutral sound mode which i prefer using.I use the Heos app to manage the music.Is there any way to set it up so i can hear the music through all the speakers? I dont like using the multi channel sound mode.Thanks in advance for the help.

Figure out the codex on there website or the specific music channel your listening too, that is very strange. Truly bizarre for anything to happen like this so only center has sound nothing else has anything…??