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cath58Love
Newbie
2 months ago

How to Connect Roku Ultra to Samsung Soundbar

I have the following devices:

Marantz NR 1508

Samsung TV QN65QN90BDF ( connected to Marantz with ARC)

Samsung Soundbar: HW-Q60B ( connected by optical to xfinity box) This enables me to turn on music without turning on TV)

Xfinity Box:  AX013ANM DVR  ( has optical and is now connected to soundbar)

Roku  Ultra 4802X (connected to Marantz HMDI as game output) (presently we listen thru headphones when using.

Number

Description

Active

1

Cable In

Yes

2

Out to TV

Yes

3

Composite (RCA) Video Out

Yes

4

Composite (RCA) Audio Out

Yes

5

Digital Audio Out

Yes

6

Ethernet

No

7

USB

No

8

HDMI To TV

Yes

9

Hard Drive

Yes

10

eSATA Port

No

11

Power In

Yes

 

 

Marantz NR 1508

Would like to use soundbar for all devices not sure how to accomplish this?

 

Thank you

FB

Roku TV
TV & Player Setup

2 Replies

  • RokuRiamie-D's avatar
    RokuRiamie-D
    Community Moderator
    12 days ago

    Hello, cath58Love​

    We are sorry for the delayed response. We're here to assist you with your concern about how to connect your Roku Ultra to your Samsung Soundbar.

    You can't connect the Roku Ultra directly to your Samsung Soundbar. Set it up using your non-Roku TV. If your Samsung Soundbar is connected to your TV, audio will play through it when using the Roku streaming platform.

    Click here to learn more about how to set up your Roku Ultra.

    Hope this helps.

    Roku Community Team

  • atc98092's avatar
    atc98092
    Community Streaming Expert
    12 days ago

    If you desire to use the soundbar for all audio, and take your AVR completely out of the mix, you can connect all of your devices directly to the TV, then use the ARC HDMI port on the TV to feed the audio back to your soundbar. 

    Your soundbar has an HDMI input as well as the ARC output, so in theory you could connect one HDMI device (such as the Roku) directly to the soundbar. Your soundbar appears to support most audio formats (just not the lossless versions of DTS) so it appears to be nearly equal to most AVRs. Of course, with your AVR you get 5.1 discrete speakers, not the 3.1 of the soundbar. Your soundbar supports Dolby Atmos, but since it's only a 3.1 system you won't really get actual height sounds. The review I read also mentions poor surround effects from it. So if you prefer the more realistic surround sound your Marantz offers you should instead stick with your AVR for your audio playback.