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Huntsman180
Enthusiast I
July 6, 2020
Answered

DD+ on the Beam

Hi Sonos.

 

S2 has been a let down so far for me. Please tell me you are going to add DD+ functionality to the beam?

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    Krishma M
    Krishma MAnswer
    Retired Sonos Staff
    July 7, 2020

    Hi folks. As of the moment, the Sonos ARC is the only device that is capable to play any Dolby Atmos content as long as we’re using HDMI ARC or HDMI eARC. The hardware capabilities of the Sonos Beam is different from the Sonos ARC. They were designed accordingly but appreciate your feedback. We’ll surely forward this to our development team. Thanks! 

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    106rallye
    106rallye
    July 6, 2020

    I’m curious about this too - I can understand that Sonos would not want to change everything at once with S2, but DD+ on my Beam, SMB v2 or v3 support and an end to the 64k limit (the last above all) would be the first things that I would want to be added. 

    controlav
    controlav
    Lead Maestro
    July 6, 2020

    Also: how much would you pay for DD+? If somehow it suddenly was added, Sonos would need to charge you the codec license fee that obviously has not been paid to date for their hardware.

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    melvimbe
    melvimbe
    July 6, 2020

    Does DD+ improve the audio quality for a setup with a Beam by itself, or in a 5.1 setup?  I could be off on this, but I thought ‘+’ enabled 7.1 audio and/or atmos content, which could not be utilized with the Beam’s current capabilities.

    Danny
    Huntsman180Author
    Enthusiast I
    July 6, 2020

    I would happily pay $20 for the priviledge. Beam is $700 here in New Zealand. Arc is $1600

    Krishma M
    Krishma MAnswer
    Retired Sonos Staff
    July 7, 2020

    Hi folks. As of the moment, the Sonos ARC is the only device that is capable to play any Dolby Atmos content as long as we’re using HDMI ARC or HDMI eARC. The hardware capabilities of the Sonos Beam is different from the Sonos ARC. They were designed accordingly but appreciate your feedback. We’ll surely forward this to our development team. Thanks! 

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    Bumper
    Bumper
    July 7, 2020

    I would happily pay $20 for the priviledge. Beam is $700 here in New Zealand. Arc is $1600

    Sonos constantly add new features and do not charge current customers for the privilege. If they add DD+ this shouldn't change that. DD+ is included on every cheap sound bar, $700 beam and amp should have had it from Day 1 imo. 

      Huntsman180Author
      Enthusiast I
      July 8, 2020

      Hi folks. As of the moment, the Sonos ARC is the only device that is capable to play any Dolby Atmos content as long as we’re using HDMI ARC or HDMI eARC. The hardware capabilities of the Sonos Beam is different from the Sonos ARC. They were designed accordingly but appreciate your feedback. We’ll surely forward this to our development team. Thanks! 

       

      Thanks for your reply. However I didnt mention Atmos I am talking about 5.1 over DD+.

      The beam is perfectly capable of playing DD+ just how it is it.

      @Krishma M 

        Huntsman180Author
        Enthusiast I
        July 8, 2020

        I would happily pay $20 for the priviledge. Beam is $700 here in New Zealand. Arc is $1600

        Sonos constantly add new features and do not charge current customers for the privilege. If they add DD+ this shouldn't change that. DD+ is included on every cheap sound bar, $700 beam and amp should have had it from Day 1 imo. 

        Totally agree however I was just replying to a question I was asked

        Krishma M
        Krishma M
        Retired Sonos Staff
        July 12, 2020

        Hi folks. As of the moment, the Sonos ARC is the only device that is capable to play any Dolby Atmos content as long as we’re using HDMI ARC or HDMI eARC. The hardware capabilities of the Sonos Beam is different from the Sonos ARC. They were designed accordingly but appreciate your feedback. We’ll surely forward this to our development team. Thanks! 

         

        Thanks for your reply. However I didnt mention Atmos I am talking about 5.1 over DD+.

        The beam is perfectly capable of playing DD+ just how it is it.

        @Krishma M

        Hi @Huntsman180! Sonos Arc is the only device that is cable of Dolby Digital Plus (Dolby Atmos) and Dolby TrueHD (Dolby Atmos). Thanks!

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        Huntsman180Author
        Enthusiast I
        July 12, 2020

        @Krishma M 

        The beam is perfectly capable of Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 it just needs codec support.

        Don’t try and fob me off with ATMOS because im not talking about ATMOS im talking about DD+ 5.1.

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