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GuitarSuperstar
Lead Maestro
June 8, 2021

Dolby Atmos on Apple Music with Apple TV 4K & Sonos Arc

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Spatial Audio/Dolby Atmos music is now available on Apple Music through the Apple TV 4K. It’s exciting to see more streaming services adopt these higher resolution audio formats.

To play Atmos music through the Arc, be sure to have a TV with HDMI eARC or an HDFury Arcana and tvOS 14.6 installed. On the Apple TV 4K (1st Gen) model, go to Settings > Apps > Music and set Dolby Atmos to Automatic and Audio Quality to Lossless.

Enjoy!

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codephilip
Lyricist III
June 10, 2021

Well, I don’t see the Dolby Atmos symbol in the Sonos app no matter where the music comes from. If I play music from the Apple Music app on Apple TV 4K, the Sonos app shows "Dolby Digital 5.1". If I stream via AirPlay to the Arc, it shows only "Airplay". 

sonosone
Lyricist III
June 10, 2021

Well I tried again this morning and it is magically working now so I will resend my previous post and admit that I was wrong.

I didn’t change any settings on my devices so the only thing I can think is that the Sonos gods saw my post and decided to grant me Atmos :) 

It’s a little bit of a mystery, I’m not sure why it started working after a few days of it not? Maybe it needed a few days after the update for things to click and recognize the hardware? 
 

When everyone in the house is awake I will fully test it out and see how it compares. Thank you all for chiming in and being willing to help out. 

    GuitarSuperstarAuthor
    Lead Maestro
    June 10, 2021

    Well, I don’t see the Dolby Atmos symbol in the Sonos app no matter where the music comes from. If I play music from the Apple Music app on Apple TV 4K, the Sonos app shows "Dolby Digital 5.1". If I stream via AirPlay to the Arc, it shows only "Airplay". 

    What model TV do you have? In the Apple TV audio settings, do you have Change Format turned off and Immersive Audio turned on? Are you sure you are testing a Spatial Audio/Dolby Atmos song?

    Here is a screenshot of the Sonos app when playing “Don’t Know Why” by Norah Jones in Dolby Atmos:

     

    "Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
    codephilip
    Lyricist III
    June 10, 2021

    Well, I don’t see the Dolby Atmos symbol in the Sonos app no matter where the music comes from. If I play music from the Apple Music app on Apple TV 4K, the Sonos app shows "Dolby Digital 5.1". If I stream via AirPlay to the Arc, it shows only "Airplay". 

    What model TV do you have? In the Apple TV audio settings, do you have Change Format turned off and Immersive Audio turned on? Are you sure you are testing a Spatial Audio/Dolby Atmos song?

    Here is a screenshot of the Sonos app when playing “Don’t Know Why” by Norah Jones in Dolby Atmos:

     

    Thank you! I just realized that I only have an HDMI ARC port and not an eARC on my TV (and that you need an eARC for Atmos). So I haven’t experienced Atmos at all.  I guess I have to buy a new TV now. 

    GuitarSuperstarAuthor
    Lead Maestro
    June 10, 2021

    @codephilip Or you could get the HDFury Arcana that allows the Apple TV to bypass your TV’s limitations and send audio directly to the Arc. That’s what I am using with my 2013 Panasonic plasma with only HDMI ARC.

    https://www.hdfury.com/product/4k-arcana-18gbps/

    "Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
      codephilip
      Lyricist III
      June 10, 2021

      @codephilip Or you could get the HDFury Arcana that allows the Apple TV to bypass your TV’s limitations and send audio directly to the Arc. That’s what I am using with my 2013 Panasonic plasma with only HDMI ARC.

      https://www.hdfury.com/product/4k-arcana-18gbps/

      Thank you so much! I bought the 4K Arcana now. Didn’t know that something like that exists :)

      GuitarSuperstarAuthor
      Lead Maestro
      June 10, 2021

      @codephilip Or you could get the HDFury Arcana that allows the Apple TV to bypass your TV’s limitations and send audio directly to the Arc. That’s what I am using with my 2013 Panasonic plasma with only HDMI ARC.

      https://www.hdfury.com/product/4k-arcana-18gbps/

      Thank you so much! I bought the 4K Arcana now. Didn’t know that something like that exists :)

      FYI… The Arcana only has one HDMI input for a single device. If you want to connect more than one device, you need an HDMI switch. I am using a 3-port ROOFULL HDMI switch. It is no longer available, but here’s a 5-port model:

      https://www.amazon.com/ROOFULL-Premium-Switch-Support-Auto-Switch/dp/B083NWKPXW

       

      Your current HDMI cables may work fine, but HDFury recommends using Cable Matters, KabelDirekt or Zeskit HDMI cables with the Arcana. I am using these KabelDirekt cables:

      https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CMF1VJZ/

       

      "Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
        wilwong829
        Enthusiast II
        June 10, 2021

        Maybe different TV... My TV is a LG 2018 model and it's also with HDMI ARC only, but I'm getting DD+ Dolby Atmos.

        GuitarSuperstarAuthor
        Lead Maestro
        June 10, 2021

        Maybe different TV... My TV is a LG 2018 model and it's also with HDMI ARC only, but I'm getting DD+ Dolby Atmos.

        Are you getting Dolby Atmos from your Apple TV?

        "Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
        boxim
        Lyricist I
        June 11, 2021

        Well, I don’t see the Dolby Atmos symbol in the Sonos app no matter where the music comes from. If I play music from the Apple Music app on Apple TV 4K, the Sonos app shows "Dolby Digital 5.1". If I stream via AirPlay to the Arc, it shows only "Airplay". 

        What model TV do you have? In the Apple TV audio settings, do you have Change Format turned off and Immersive Audio turned on? Are you sure you are testing a Spatial Audio/Dolby Atmos song?

        Here is a screenshot of the Sonos app when playing “Don’t Know Why” by Norah Jones in Dolby Atmos:

         

        Thank you! I just realized that I only have an HDMI ARC port and not an eARC on my TV (and that you need an eARC for Atmos). So I haven’t experienced Atmos at all.  I guess I have to buy a new TV now. 

        EArc only needed for lossless you can get lossy with Arc. I have a 2019 Samsung Frame without EArc and still get Atmos on Netflix. Also on another note music does sound better from the Apple Music app native to the TV than it does through airplay so maybe it isn’t atmos. The fact that we can’t really notice means it probably doesn’t matter- Apple keeps trying to corner me into buying a stupid Apple TV 4K - I refuse. This isn’t 2001 when you need the tv cable box av reciever etc all with a different remote. Just give us atmos through the app apple

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