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Sonos Arc & DTS via PCM on Panasonic UB9000....

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May 26, 2021
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I have had a Sonos Arc for around 2 weeks now & its not fully setup for surround sound (I'm still waiting for my One SL's to be shipped) I knew the issues with the Arc & its incompatibility with DTS, however I came across this article which states that if I turn DTS/DTS-HD to PCM on my Panasonic UB9000, my eARC TV will be able to convert DTS/DTS-HD audio to Dolby Digital 5.1. Am I reading this correctly & has anyone tried this?

DTS via PCM?

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Leigh_4Author

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Do you leave your switch on all the time or is it safer to put into standby?

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GuitarSuperstar

Lead Maestro

Do you leave your switch on all the time or is it safer to put into standby?

Whichever you prefer, or whatever works best for your setup.

"Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi

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Leigh_4Author

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Do you leave your switch on all the time or is it safer to put into standby?

Whichever you prefer, or whatever works best for your setup.

Ok.

As always, thanks for your help….👍👍

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SeafordMick

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Hay all. I have the same problem, I have an LG C1 Oled with the Sonos arc and a UB9000 every time I play any DVD with DTS ITS IN Stereo PCM 2.0 only, it’s driving me crazy now 😬

The TV is set to pass through as well.

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Hebassaurus

Lyricist III

Check out this thread @SeafordMick . You might not find the greatest news, but it might help you try some things and/or understand the situation a bit better. I also have a UB9000, but a G1 instead of a C1. I believe the problems would be the same for you. In a nutshell if you don’t want to try the stuff mentioned, we can get DTS conversions to Multichannel PCM with some effort (and more gear), but it always comes through as 7.1 which leads to some missing sounds. Sonos has mentioned that they are working on downmixing to 5.1, but no timetable. I’m hoping soon.

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Macro dynamics

Lyricist III

Check out this thread @SeafordMick . You might not find the greatest news, but it might help you try some things and/or understand the situation a bit better. I also have a UB9000, but a G1 instead of a C1. I believe the problems would be the same for you. In a nutshell if you don’t want to try the stuff mentioned, we can get DTS conversions to Multichannel PCM with some effort (and more gear), but it always comes through as 7.1 which leads to some missing sounds. Sonos has mentioned that they are working on downmixing to 5.1, but no timetable. I’m hoping soon.

Has sonos sorted this downmixing issue out yet, does anybody know? I know since they have released basic DTS support but wondered if this issue has been fixed and if I use a blu ray which has 7.1 what will that come through as?

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Hebassaurus

Lyricist III

Has sonos sorted this downmixing issue out yet, does anybody know? I know since they have released basic DTS support but wondered if this issue has been fixed and if I use a blu ray which has 7.1 what will that come through as?

I noticed recently that the application correctly displays 5.1 at least sometimes. I haven’t updated the Sonos equipment or the app in awhile though. I have everything on 14.10, so I’m not sure about the latest software. It seems to be working for movies and on the Nintendo Switch. I haven’t done any deep testing on it, though. It has been claimed to have been working all along, so perhaps just a display error on the application side. I’m still using the Dr HDMI 4K to get it from the UB9000 through the LG G1 to the Sonos soundbar, though. I haven’t noticed any issues, just have to turn it up really loud for DTS audio surround movies in comparison to Dolby tracks.

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