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joeyflannery
Contributor I
May 18, 2021

Sonos Arc + Dolby Atmos from streaming content (Apple Music & Amazon Music)

  • May 18, 2021
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Hey All,  :grinning::grinning:

Apple Music & Amazon Music is about to support Dolby Atmos, does anyone know if playback through the Sonos app will allow for Dolby Atmos content or is it just via HDMI?

 

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Airgetlam
Airgetlam
May 18, 2021

It will always be through HDMI, if at all. None of the Sonos speakers other than the Arc have the hardware necessary to decode an Atmos signal. And all speakers use the same software.

Bruce
Airgetlam
Airgetlam
May 18, 2021

To be clear, that’s for existing hardware. I can’t speak to hardware not yet sold. Things can change, and probably at some point will, but my crystal ball is broken right now. :)

Bruce
ThePrisoner
Lyricist I
May 18, 2021

Posted this in the other thread but…

 

joeyflanneryAuthor
Contributor I
May 18, 2021

@Airgetlam  & @ThePrisoner Thank you guys for clarifying that Dolby Atmos Music, is only achievable via the HDMI ports on the Sonos Arc, and not via streaming services via the Sonos App. :-)

Jeffrey_35
Jeffrey_35
Headliner III
May 19, 2021

I have to clarify this based on what I believe @ThePrisoner Is saying as their are three scenarios with Apple and Sonos. I believe you can use the Apple Music app on an Apple tv 4k to stream it through your tv to your Arc in Atmos. I believe if you try and do the same thing through the Apple Music app on S2 you will not get Atmos, is that true? Finally if you were to try and do the same from the Music app on the phone and Airplay it you would not get Atmos either. 

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
Airgetlam
Airgetlam
May 19, 2021

Yes, using the app in S2 will not get you Atmos. The only way currently to get an Atmos signal is from outside the Sonos app, via an eARC connection from a TV.

 

Airplay 2 directly to a Sonos device (to my knowledge, any non Apple device) will be only in stereo. 

Bruce
Nadian
Avid Contributor I
May 29, 2021

Hey all,

 

I’ve found a post on the Apple forum about this:  https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251459688

In short, u actually need an Apple TV and eARC in the tv. Can’t stream or other options.

    Jeffrey_35
    Jeffrey_35
    Headliner III
    May 30, 2021

    Hey all,

     

    I’ve found a post on the Apple forum about this:  https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251459688

    In short, u actually need an Apple TV and eARC in the tv. Can’t stream or other options.

    Basically that states what we had said previously. 

    “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
      Nadian
      Avid Contributor I
      May 30, 2021

      Yes, it’s a confirmation of an Apple employee. 

      Buckster
      Contributor I
      June 5, 2021

      I’ve searched all over for a definitive answer as to whether Airplay2 will stream Apple Music’s meager Dolby Atmos (DA) content to a DA-enabled Sonos Arc (whether through an eArc TV or HDFury Arcana setup, which I have).  I mean through a Mac computer, iPad, or iPhone.

      I can stream DA movies and music (Tidal app) on the 4K Fire TV Stick. (A side note:  Amazon Music HD appwill not stream Dolby Atmos music on Prime Video.)

      London Elektricity’s  Building Better Worlds (Dolby Atmos Edition) Track 1.  Final View From The Rooftops is awesome!  The opening bars of a synthesized xylophone 5-note repetition moves 360 degrees around my listening position.  Maybe the best song that I’ve found so far to demo Dolby Atmos.

      Again, my question is:  Can Airplay2 stream Apple Music’s Dolby Atmos content to a DA-enabled Sonos Arc?

      Thanks!

      Bucky

       

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