I've been the owner of the soundbar for over 3+ years, tried the Universal Rear Speakers solution but there was a very noticeable delay on the rear speakers that made it a non-viable solution.
This is what I did,
LG OLED 55 B7 to the ST5000 with the ARC HDMI
Xbox One X HDMI output to the ST5000 HDMI1 input
Xbox One X Optical output to the Logitech Z-906 input
Setup Xbox to output the audio format in 7.1
Disconnect the center channel from Logitech Z-906
Voila!
Pros:
- Real surround sound
- Amazing overall sound
- 2 subs working simultaneously + 13 sepakers (9+4)
Cons:
- 2 volume controls, 1 for TV+ST5000 and 1 for Logitech Z-906
- I need to use Xbox as main media streamer.
Optimal solution No…….. is it worth it Hell yes! this combo is a monster! I'm just sorry I did not think of this sooner.