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DTS on LG series C for Sonos Arc

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Hello guys

I’ve been so happy for weeks since the last upgrade in the Sonos ecosystem that provides support fort DTS, even though it does not accept DTS HD or DTS-X, still it’s very good news for us who love physical media.

My current setup is as follows:

LG OLED 65 of 2017 ( it does support DTS )

Sonos Arc connected to LG through eARC ( Arc+2 Subwofers + 2 Sonos One )

Panasonic 4k Blu-Ray player DP-UB9004EG1 connected by HDMI to the TV.

Before the Sonos upgrade, I was reproducing my blurays and 4k blurays which don’t have Atmos or Dolby audio using the Xbox and the Dolby application. It does the job, although the sound and picture are not the same as I get using my 4k player. Now everything works fine with the Sonos upgrade, so I can reproduce any movie using my BD 4k Player. I’ve seen again Gladiator and Interstellar and the sound was amazing.

The issue I have now is the following. I was thinking in buying a new LG OLED 77 inches series C of 2021, but I read that they don’t support anymore DTS. As I have no way to connect the 4k Bluray player to my Sonos Arc, is there any way to solve this problem ? I mean, I won’t be able to play anymore any content in DTS because the eARC will not transfer the audio to the sonos arc, right ?

Is there any other OLED branch as good as LG that support DTS ?

Or is there any other solution that will work the same way as it does now ?

Thank you all for your help

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AjTrek1Answer

Hi @Rhz1971

Maybe you missed my other comment that the Audio on my LG is set to “pass-through”. With that setting the TV audio electronics are not involved. The audio “passes through” unabated. In short it doesn’t matter if the TV supports DTS sound or any codec for that matter via it’s internal speakers. Also as you see in the picture the DTS audio is processed by my Panasonic DP-UB9000.

Question: Do you know how to set the audio “pass-through” option on your LG? BTW my 2020 and 2021 LG’s have that setting.

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skullc

Prodigy III

I have not researched it but I am betting sony would but unsure as to whether it plays nice with sonos

I would google or YouTube it a lot before deciding as sony TVs are not the cheapest

Why 120hz? Are you gaming on it as movie watching is not dependant on that

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Rhz1971Author

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I am gaming too, that is the reason why I want to upgrade my TV. I’ve been very happy with my LG OLED, and I wanted to buy a new LG 2021, but now it becomes an issue due to the DTS. How the HDMI Arcana can solve this issue ?

I mean, I guess I would connect the Sonos ARC to the ARCANA and then the ARCANA to the eARC in the TV. Everything else ( 4k Bluray, PS5, Xbox ) will go to the TV as normal.

But if the TV does not support DTS, wouldn’t I be in the same situation as before ? I saw several models of the HDMI Arcana in Amazon, and no idea which one is the one should I buy.

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GuitarSuperstar

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Regarding convert the DTS to PCM, well I tried that when Sonos was not compatible with DTS, and the sound that I got was PCM Stereo 2.0, so kind of sucks. I was using eARC in my TV. That is why I played those blurays using the Xbox Series X with the Dolby Application which converts the sound to Dolby Digital. It is not great, but it is much better than PCM Stereo 2.0

If your current TV is from 2017, more than likely it does NOT have eARC. This is why setting your Blu-ray player to convert DTS to PCM doesn’t currently work. But if your new TV has eARC, you will be able to do what I posted in my original comment. Lossless Multichannel PCM audio is far better than lossy DTS Digital Surround. So if I were you, I wouldn’t be as concerned with getting a new TV with DTS pass through. The most important feature to have on the new TV is HDMI eARC.

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skullc

Prodigy III

Or watch dts blurays on the xbox and set it up to process the audio it converts it to dolby atmos

I use my series x as my bluray player for this reason

Hdfury is the one you need and this does pass through dts

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GuitarSuperstar

Lead Maestro

Or watch dts blurays on the xbox and set it up to process the audio it converts it to dolby atmos

I use my series x as my bluray player for this reason

But this isn’t true Dolby Atmos. Multichannel PCM is closer to the audio quality of DTS-HD Master Audio.

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skullc

Prodigy III

It is dolby atmos just not dolby master HD atmos

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GuitarSuperstar

Lead Maestro

It is dolby atmos just not dolby master HD atmos

A DTS-HD Master Audio track doesn’t include any height channel information. So I’m not sure how an Xbox can convert that into Dolby Atmos.

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skullc

Prodigy III

If your interest is in a full blown dts-hd system then sonos is not the best way to get it

Separates with all the wiring is the way to get that sonos is a way to get a reasonable sound without all the wires and it does a good job at it

All systems have some form of compromise

Unfortunately sonos is not the best way to get dts

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Rhz1971Author

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I tried the solution to use the Xbox Series X for playing 4k blurays with DTS HD or DTS X and even though the Sonos app says is Dolby Atmos, it is not. For me that sound is not really good. I compared it using the DTS support from Sonos and the effects and the surround are much better. At least, for my taste. Besides, the picture quality between my Xbox and my Panasonic 4k player is the other point. Nothing compares to the quality I get in picture with my 4k player, that is why I spent so much money on it.

@GuitarSuperstar, you are right and it is ARC, so my mistake. Thus, if I buy a LG C1 of 2021 which does not have eARC, the solution to convert the sound in the 4k bluray from DTS to PCM should not work, right ? Because the TV will receive PCM from the 4k Player and then it will reproduce PCM stereo 2.0 , as of now.

But what would be your recommendation, using the ARCANA ? What would happen with the games that I have for PS5 and Xbox which contain DTS ?

If I use the arcana, can anyone tell me which one should I buy ?

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Rhz1971Author

Avid Contributor I

If your interest is in a full blown dts-hd system then sonos is not the best way to get it

Separates with all the wiring is the way to get that sonos is a way to get a reasonable sound without all the wires and it does a good job at it

All systems have some form of compromise

Unfortunately sonos is not the best way to get dts

I am not interested in a DTSHD system. I want to have what I have right now, which is being able to reproduce any DTS sound in my 4k bluray or standard bluray with my TV and my Sonos ARC. So, if I buy a new LG OLED 2021, then I would be in the same situation, because it does not have eARC. How the arcana can solve this problem ? and do you know which one of the models is the one who does it ?

Most and most of the studios are using already Dolby Atmos in 4K blurays, but still Nolan’s movies will keep coming with DTS. Also most of the Universal Movies have DTS audio. Besides Dysney has announced that its streaming service will support DTS in the near future.

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