I have a new LG UN8100 6LB which features an option for using the TV surround sound and the optical out simultaneously. I have a beam which is currently connected via HDMI ARC.
I don’t care about losing voice control features if I switch to optical - what are the audio benefits/pitfalls of the two options: HDMI Arc to Beam or TV surround + optical to Beam ?
Hi. Given that the Beam can only do DD5.1 or stereo, I don’t think there is any inherent difference in sound quality between HDMI-ARC and optical. I would wonder about sync but this may be fine as the TV is controlling everything. I have absolutely no idea what the combination of TV speakers and Beam will sound like. The obvious suggestion is try it.
Thanks John B, appreciate you taking the time.
I was hoping for a more technical response though, I can definitely “just try it and see”, but would like to know if this has been tested by Sonos or anyone else & what the results are?
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