What Sound System you use for Gaming

[GrahfsLament]

My sound system is a Sony STR-DH770 7.2 channel A/V Receiver (https://www.sony.com/electronics/av-receivers/str-dh770), though I only do 7.1 (because I only have 1 sub-woofer and don't feel compelled to get a second one). I have the 7 speakers carefully arranged in the prescribed orientations throughout my office/game room, and I've calibrated their distances, etc. on the receiver.

The receiver itself is connected to my PC and all of my consoles that understand HDMI. I have both my PC and PS4 set to output in 7.1 and my PS3 and XB360 to output in 5.1 at all times (though my 360 has the 5.1 over HDMI bug, so sometimes there are false starts there). I also have my TV output to it via an optical cable so that streaming apps on my TV output in Dolby or DTS 5.1. The receiver does support Bluetooth as well, so my phone, tablet, and even my PC (if I don't want to turn on the TV) can stream music to it. While I'm usually a purist for how the audio signal is processed and relayed, I do generally default to the "Multi-Stereo" option on the receiver when I use Bluetooth because it really fills the room (I'm doing just that at this very moment).

The really nice thing is that my office is in the half-underground basement (i.e., when I look out the window, our yard is level with my torso), which means that I can have the sound system cranked and it barely carries throughout the house, let alone becomes a nuisance to our neighbors.