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Sonos Amp and eARC

  • August 1, 2022
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Hi! So i just got a new TV with eARC and i have now set the eARC to “auto” in the TV.

But does my Sonos Amp gen2 even support it? Will there be any benefits enabling e-arc in the TV, or will my system automatically just use the regular ARC?

Best answer by jgatie

Hi! Yes, but can the Sonos Amp Gen2 handle earc at all?

 

It can use eARC, but it cannot process the lossless codec(s) and/or DD+, so no, it is not of any use on the Amp.

https://support.sonos.com/s/article/4945?language=en_US

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jgatie
  • August 1, 2022

ARC only supports up to DD+, eARC support lossless Dolby TrueHD. 


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  • August 1, 2022

Hi! Yes, but can the Sonos Amp Gen2 handle earc at all?


jgatie
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  • August 1, 2022

Hi! Yes, but can the Sonos Amp Gen2 handle earc at all?

 

It can use eARC, but it cannot process the lossless codec(s) and/or DD+, so no, it is not of any use on the Amp.

https://support.sonos.com/s/article/4945?language=en_US


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  • August 1, 2022

Thank you! I heard that eARC has a lip sync feature. This won’t be used by the amp either?

When the TV is set to eARC Auto it will recognise that the amp cant handle it and automatically switch to regular ARC?


106rallye
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  • August 1, 2022

Probably. The Amp needs ARC (Audio Return Channel) to work. So if you have sound from the TV it must use ARC.