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Carmine80
Contributor I
November 27, 2021
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how do i get atmos with beam(gen2) on a non tv atmos and fire stick 4k max?

Hi everyone.

I have just bought a beam gen2 connected to OLED LG EF950 (2016) NOT ATMOS TV.

Beam is connected through ARC port to the oled and on the other hdmi is connected a firestick 4k max that would be able to handle and manage the Atmos signal.

Problem is that despite beam gen2 and stick 4k max are Atmos compatible i cant be able to get Atmos.

Surely problem is the oled.

Any advice?

Thank you

 

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Ken_Griffiths
Ken_GriffithsAnswer
November 27, 2021

Yes, to get Atmos audio you will likely find the TV requires an HDMI eARC port - as some uncompressed atmos codecs like DD TrueHD (atmos) require greater throughput which HDMI-ARC is not capable of, although some compressed formats like DD+ (atmos) may work okay. 

Anyhow all is not lost, as it is possible to bypass the TV for audio purposes with an audio splitter/extractor. There are two on the market that I’m aware of at the moment, one is the HDFury Arcana and the other is the Feintech VAX04101A. See links below to read more about those two devices.

Arcana:

https://www.hdfury.uk/product/hdfury-arcana/

VAX04101A:

https://feintech.eu/en/products/feintech-vax04101-hdmi-earc-pass-switch-4x1

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Ken_Griffiths
Ken_GriffithsAnswer
November 27, 2021

Yes, to get Atmos audio you will likely find the TV requires an HDMI eARC port - as some uncompressed atmos codecs like DD TrueHD (atmos) require greater throughput which HDMI-ARC is not capable of, although some compressed formats like DD+ (atmos) may work okay. 

Anyhow all is not lost, as it is possible to bypass the TV for audio purposes with an audio splitter/extractor. There are two on the market that I’m aware of at the moment, one is the HDFury Arcana and the other is the Feintech VAX04101A. See links below to read more about those two devices.

Arcana:

https://www.hdfury.uk/product/hdfury-arcana/

VAX04101A:

https://feintech.eu/en/products/feintech-vax04101-hdmi-earc-pass-switch-4x1

    Carmine80Author
    Contributor I
    November 27, 2021

    Many thanks Ken, I'll take a look to it!

    John B
    November 27, 2021

    With a similar situation, the HDFury Arcana worked for me. 

    But the other problem I had was that the Fire Stick proved to be useless at passing Atmos. I don't know if that is still the case but I bought an nVidea Shield Pro and that has been great.

    So it's nVidea Shield to Arcana

    Arcana HDMI to 2016 LG OLED TV

    Arcana eARC to Sonos Arc

      GuitarSuperstar
      Lead Maestro
      November 27, 2021

      Using the HDFury Arcana, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max should support Dolby Atmos on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ but not on VUDU, HBO Max, or Apple TV+. If you want Atmos support on all of these apps, get an Nvidia Shield like @John B or an Apple TV 4K. With the Apple TV 4K you can also enjoy Dolby Atmos/Spatial Audio music on the Apple Music app.

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