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Trending Lyricist I
January 10, 2022

Issues with getting SURROUND SOUND TO PLAY DOLBY ATMOS. I keeping getting PCM 2.0

I currently have a surround set up with the Sonos Arc and two SL ones and gen. 3 subwoofer. When I’m playing a movie with Dolby Atmos it is not showing in the sonos app that its  coming through as Dolby Atmos. Instead it is showing pcm 2.0.. I have my system playing through a Samsung QLED Tv model Q80 . This is driving me nuts!!! Any suggestions would ge appreciated! 

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Lead Maestro
January 10, 2022

What specific content have you tested and from what apps? Are you using the TV’s native apps or an external media device? Can you post photos of the TV’s current audio settings?

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buzz
Grand Maestro
January 10, 2022

On some services Atmos is only available when using the most premium service tier.

Airgetlam
January 10, 2022

And with very limited content, as well. 

Bruce
GDUBS1906Author
Trending Lyricist I
January 10, 2022

The content I’ve been trying is Disney + , Netflix , amazon prime. 

GDUBS1906Author
Trending Lyricist I
January 10, 2022

I will post some pics of my sound settings on my tv. 

GDUBS1906Author
Trending Lyricist I
January 10, 2022

Here are pics of my settings and options in my sound menu on the TV . 

 

buzz
Grand Maestro
January 10, 2022

I’m not familiar with this specific TV. Many TV’s need eARC enabled before high bandwidth audio (Atmos and others) will be sent.

GDUBS1906Author
Trending Lyricist I
January 10, 2022

I’ve tried enabling eArc on my Samsung Q80 (Qled) but ot still does not transmit Dolby Atmos. They recommend that you turn off the eArc which makes no sense to me. 

skullc
Prodigy III
January 10, 2022

If you are streaming most of your content it is in dd+ lossy atmos 

You do not need earc for dd+ arc will work ok for all streaming content 

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GDUBS1906Author
Trending Lyricist I
January 10, 2022

So I’m assuming that I will only get pcm 2.0 when I’m streaming a movie that has Dolby Atmos capabilities?