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amfnyc
Enthusiast I
December 18, 2020

SACD Surround is Working!!

I had searched here and on other forums to see if this would work, but I couldn’t find anything definitive.  So in case it helps others...I am very excited that I am able to get 5.1 multichannel PCM working for SACDs on my Sonos system!

 

My setup:

Arc + Sub (g2) + 2x Play:1 surronds

TV: Sony XBR 55x950G (connected to Arc by e-arc HDMI)

Blu-ray Player (plays SACDs): UBP-X700 (connected to TV by HDMI)

 

I just plugged it in and put in an SACD disc and it worked!  I’m very pleased that my collection is not going to waste.


System Info in the Sonos app shows that it is playing 5.1 PCM.  Is there anyway to know what bitrate it is coming in at?  (I’m no expert at this stuff, so I’m not sure it makes much of a difference to me, but I’m curious).​

 

Adam

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    Discipline777
    Lyricist I
    February 9, 2021

    I have a Samsung 51E6500 55” TV with Sonos Play Bar, 2 Play 1’s, and a Sub, with the Sony UBP-X800m2 plugged into the TV’s ArcHDMI, and the screens for the X800m2 are all as above, and when I try any SACD no sound.  It recognizes the disc and tracks, but no sound.  I can of course play a Blu-Ray without incident.  The SACD will play the CD layer through the TV speakers, if I turn the External Speaker option off, but I am sure that is just a stereo mix?  So again, the X800m2 states that it can play SACD’s and technically it can, just not through certain equipment.  Very frustrating dealing with this crap.  My PS3 plays SACD’s on my Sony rear lite 55” 1080p and with Dark Side of the Moon will show the moon on the screen no problem.  Haven’t tried the PS3 on the Samsung - too much hassle.  Is there a way, setting, that would enable me to play a SACD through my Samsung/Sonos 5.1 setup - Simple YES/NO.  Thank you.

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