Well ,I got the A/V receiver to play music, but...

Sorry for the lack of detail here, I needed to hook everything into the A/V receiver (elite 21 thx) to get it going. Now I will make final connections and use the MACC to calibrate things. Whew.

You need to look at the manuals for your sources. If you are hearing sound from the TV speakers, you must have an audio lead to the TV. The setup for the source usually requires that you specify the type of audio output. An audio lead to your TV may be incompatible with the audio lead to your AVR.

It should be simple, but $60 could help if your frustration threshold is low.

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There is a website that might be helpful. You enter the model # of your components and it will give you connections for home theatre, Try Googling, or maybe someone out there has the name of the site.

There is a website that might be helofu. You enter the model # of your components and it will give you connections for home theatre, Try Googling, or maybe someone out there has the name of the site.

not trying to sound mean when I say this and its not mentioned in your thread, but have you looked in the manual. I understand that sometimes the manuals are not the greatest, but at least they do explain how to connect things.

what model receiver ?

Go to Best Buy, strike up conversation with a few geeky dudes (or girl), assess who seems to know what they are doing and offer 50 bones to hook it all up right.

Your best bet is to hire someone to hook things up for you for an hours labor. You'll pay $60-100, but it'll be worth it for your skill set and handiness from what you're inferring.
Another option is to get a schematic sheet from Monster Cable, that shows how all the wires are connected in your system.
Good luck.. I can't see what you got going, without going through all the options, which may or may not come across clear.