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myraid
Contributor I
May 9, 2020
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New Sonos ARC - DTS support

Hi.

I have a Sony OLED A8F that only has ARC.   I understand the support sequence for Dolby decoding but wondering if Sonos will now be able to support DTS decoding?  Many of my movies I have ripped to disk using the best sound option only and many of those are any line of DTS.  Can you please verify if the new ARC will support any of these?

Thanks

 

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controlav
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May 10, 2020

The web site lists a lot of codecs for the Arc, but DTS is absent. The FAQ page says eARC supports Dolby Atmos, TrueHD, MAT, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Digital.

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controlav
controlav
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August 7, 2020

I love sonos, but this is absolute garbage that they don't suppose DTS. If they want to be in the home theater market, this is a no brainer. I'm hesitant to buy a sonos home theater simply because of this! 


Don’t think you need to flog this dead horse any more. Their stance on DTS was clearly stated when the Playbar came out seven years ago and should not be a surprise to anyone with access to the internet.

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    Highfalutintodd
    Prominent Collaborator I
    August 7, 2020

    I love sonos, but this is absolute garbage that they don't suppose DTS. If they want to be in the home theater market, this is a no brainer. I'm hesitant to buy a sonos home theater simply because of this! 


    Don’t think you need to flog this dead horse any more. Their stance on DTS was clearly stated when the Playbar came out seven years ago and should not be a surprise to anyone with access to the internet.

    ^^^This

    There are many threads on DTS and Sonos on this forum and on others (some even started by me!). The short version is that Sonos doesn’t support DTS and seems unlikely to, ever. 

    They built the Arc for the streaming future - where Dolby rules and DTS is non-existent - and seem content to leave the physical media / Blu-ray Disc past behind. And like it or not, the future isn’t people watching movies or TV (or playing video games) from shiny little discs. 

    If BDs are a huge thing for you and how you do most of your watching, the Arc probably isn’t for you. Sorry. There are lots of other quality soundbars and sound systems out there. 

    If, like most people these days, you’re doing most of your watching over the various streaming / download services, Arc is a great fit. 

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