PS3 surround sound advice/help plz

Apologises if there has been another post regarding this but would really like some help setting up 5.1 for my Ps3. Now I have a newish technics amp that has surround sound as an available setting and a digital input which I current have 2 front stereo speakers plugged into, obviously I don't have the amp on surround sound with just the 2 front speakers as that sounds rubbish. My Ps3 is plugged in via HDMI to my plasma and into the amp via digital. Now what I need to know is what is the best way to get 5.1. Do I literally just have to buy 2 satalite speakers, any size within reason, for the back/side and a sub and front speaker or should I invest in a stand alone 5.1 system, Logitec 540 etc. It all gets quite confusing as a lot of the 5.1 systems don't connect via digital etc.

Any advice/info or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

All i use is a LG home theatre in a box for both my PS3 and 360, and it sounds great. I use an optical cable from my systems to my receiver/dvd and just use hdmi for video.

The 2 front speakers youre using shouldnt be plugged into the digital inputs, there should be dedicated inputs for your speakers maybe thats why it sounds like rubbish.

So yes if you have to front speakers, then youll need to buy a center speaker, 2 rears and a sub, which is probably the best way to go. Or you can by a whole new system theat somes with everything.

I have a home theater in a box because i live in an apartment 8P

btw im using,

http://visions.ca/catalogue/category/Details.aspx?categoryId=166&productId=3044&menuId=368&parentId1=368&parentId2=''&parentId3=''&menuLevel=1

All i use is a LG home theatre in a box for both my PS3 and 360, and it sounds great. I use an optical cable from my systems to my receiver/dvd and just use hdmi for video.

The 2 front speakers youre using shouldnt be plugged into the digital inputs, there should be dedicated inputs for your speakers maybe thats why it sounds like rubbish.

So yes if you have to front speakers, then youll need to buy a center speaker, 2 rears and a sub, which is probably the best way to go. Or you can by a whole new system theat somes with everything.

I have a home theater in a box because i live in an apartment 8P

btw im using,

http://visions.ca/catalogue/category/Details.aspx?categoryId=166&productId=3044&menuId=368&parentId1=368&parentId2=''&parentId3=''&menuLevel=1

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