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Question

how to get sound from all 6 speakers (5.1 speakers problem)

Jan 8, 2014 5:52AM PST

I got these pc 5.1 speakers. I went home, plugged them in and evergthing was ok. I oopened a song and sound was coming from all speakers. Not surround type of sound meaning that it was like normal sounds from the front speakers and secondary sounds from the rear ones but everything from everywhere. When I opened (and open) 5.1 enabled movies everything was and is ok. Now today I noticed that while playing an mkv movie I was getting all sound from the center speaker and humming from everything else. Testing shows that they work properly. Help?

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MKV?
Jan 8, 2014 5:58AM PST

Not all players can decode 5.1 from that. Kick the supplier of the MKV to answer what's up and how to play.
Bob

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sorry I don't know much
Jan 8, 2014 6:06AM PST

So all is about the player? If I play the same movie in another player I ma get different results?

Also how do u explain that all my speakers were playing a simple song? Is this normal? If a movie, youtube video etc doesn't play in 5.1 can I at least make it play from all the speakers at once even in no surround quality?

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I can't explain it.
Jan 8, 2014 6:09AM PST

Look at the details given and I would be guessing (badly) but the MKV, decoding and player/OS does matter.

I do like VLC Player for Windows, Apple and such. Pretty capable and I'm not hunting for decoders.
Bob

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update
Jan 8, 2014 6:55AM PST

I tried a different video. Not mkv this time. Same player (vlc) but same thing is happening

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Keep in mind, MKV, AVI are not encodings.
Jan 8, 2014 7:03AM PST

But containers. I don't know where you are in the process of learning all this but you could have some decoder issue or a settings issues. I know you want your privacy so I won't pry.
Bob