Vero 4k+, LG CX, Apple TV 4k and Sonos Arc

[darwindesign]

@Soli2

No I didnt misunderstand anything.

1. Kodi doesn’t properly downmix from 7.1 to 5.1 LPCM. (but please correct me if I’m wrong as I haven’ followed development for a few years)

As near as I can tell you are mistaken. I just tested it with a 7.1 TrueHD soundtrack and my AVR shows the input format as 3/2/.1 PCM being received with Kodi set for 5.1 channels and passthrough disabled.

@Soli2

Vero 4K doesnt support 5.1 output without it being in a 7.1 container. (please correct me if this has changed or is different in the plus model)

This is also not correct. This question came up recently here…

Vero 4k+ DTS-MA 5.1 audio upscaled to 7.1 by default?

Hi, I have done some tests and log file for DTS MA 5.1 track, which plays with 8 RAW channels is enclosed. This happens with all DTS MDA 5.1 files (MKV). Log file is: https://paste.osmc.tv/vizutoluha Video starts with AC3 5.1 which plays with 6 RAW channels, but as soon as I switch to the DTS-HD MA 5.1 track it starts to play with 8 RAW channels. Which is 2 to much I think? Stereo plays fine in 2.0 PCM DTS 5.1 plays fine with 6 RAW channels DTS MA 5.1 is no…

@Soli2

You can’t ouput 7.1 LPCM to Sonos Arc as rear surrounds will be discarded entirely. It only supports 5.1 LPCM.

According to the interwebs the Sonos Arcs with eARC and current firmware support 7.1 LPCM input.

@Soli2

I’ll bet you an arm you wouldn’t be able to hear the difference in a megabuck home cinema.

I can, others can’t, some don’t care. Regardless, if one is going to bother tweaking their settings there really isn’t a point in using less than optimal settings.