Sound settings

[grahamh]

With passthrough, it doesn’t matter how many channels you set. If you have connected the JBL via HDMI and it supports PCM multi-channel sound (it would be unusual if it didn’t) then you should set channels to 5.1. Have a look here:

Audio hardware and software configuration

This wiki article should cover all your general questions about how to connect up your OSMC device to get the best audio possible. There’s also a section with explanations of some of Kodi’s audio settings as well as information about the audio capabilities of our OSMC devices. Supported devices OSMC supports a range of devices: All Raspberry Pis and our own Vero series (Vero 1, Vero 2, Vero 4K, Vero 4K + and Vero V). Veros have an HDMI port for video and audio, a 3.5mm port for analogue au…