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You can have the biggest and best TV in your living room, but if the audio isn’t as good as the picture your experience will always be lacking; so you need to make sure not to neglect your sound ...

Check that the surround output is enabled, and that it is not muted, either on the computer, home cinema system or the speakers themselves. What if sound is coming from the wrong speakers?