I have connected the Soundbar by devil to a Sony KDL50-815b. From a crack when switching I can nix confirm that Cinebar is connected to an optical cable to the TV. I can only marvel at what comes out of the Soundbar and have them tested in a number of films. Especially in the movie like Star Wars as port races the skin a Soundefekte around the ears, just great. From me there are 5 star ***** little note in the margin, with a 5.1 or 7.1 system, but you should not compare the Soundbar! But for the current price of 299, this acquisition is fully ok.