Skip to main content
Contributor I
Jun 2, 2019 9:02 PM UTC
Answered

Does the Beam play AAC 5.1?

I have a playbar 5.1 setup and recently tried to play a movie that was encoded with AAC 5.1 audio. When that didn't work, I found a thread that said that the playbar only will support AC3. My question is: can the Beam play AAC 5.1 or would it be better to re-encode the file to AC3.

Thank you!
    This topic has been closed for further comments. You can use the search bar to find a similar topic, or create a new one by clicking Create Topic at the top of the page.
    controlav
    controlavAnswer
    Lead Maestro
    Jun 3, 2019 12:55 PM UTC
    No, AAC 5.1 is not supported, use AC3 (aka DD 5.1) instead.
    Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.

    2 replies

    controlav
    controlavAnswer
    Lead Maestro
    Jun 3, 2019 12:55 PM UTC
    No, AAC 5.1 is not supported, use AC3 (aka DD 5.1) instead.
    Translate
    Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
    Patrick_4Author
    Contributor I
    Jun 3, 2019 8:57 PM UTC
    Thank you!
    Translate