Hi,
I am interested in jumping into the Sonos eco-system with the purchase of a Beam 2 to enhance my home theater experience. For now, I only plan to get the Beam 2 for financial reasons, I hope it will be great already (without subwoofer or surround speakers).
Here is my projected setup:
- Epson projector ceiling mounted (HDMI connexion through ceiling/wall ntegrated plug/wires)
- Apple TV 4K (not the 2021 gen.)
- Beam 2
Since the Apple TV 4K has no sounds output and the projector is far away from the sound bar, I will not have the option to use the HDMI eARC input of the Beam, which is the way the beam is designed for.
I understood the will be 2 turnaround options:
- Using Airplay 2
- Using a HDMI extractor with eArc output
For the first option (Airplay 2), here are my questions:
- Is it actually possible to connect the Beam to the Apple TV 4K using Airplay 2 and then have a wireless connexion ?
- Is that still true that it will require to switch to the Beam each time the Apple TV is switch on ?
- Is there any kind of audio quality limitation with Airplay 2 (stereo only or 5.1 or even Atmos available) ?
For the second option (HDMI extractor), here are my questions:
- Is there such a device on the market ? Are they reliable ?
- Will it offer the best audio quality (5.1, Atmos ?)
I hope you will help me on this because it’s a tricky problem to figure out.
Thanks !