Rick:


As a place to start, check your setup in the Sony to make sure you're passing the Dolby digital signal properly.

Cable TV is often only monaural which wouldn't put any sound to the rear. When it IS stereo content, be sure you've selected the DPL2 or Neo:6 modes if you want to synthesize surround effects.

In some cases, your cable supplier MAY forward DD5.1 on some premium channel content. If you have a digital cable going to your 950 from the cable box, you should receive that content in digital surround, too. (But not if you don't have a digital audio cable connecting the two.)

[This message has been edited by boblinds (edited March 13, 2004).]