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Sonos DTS

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I own a Sonos Arc, 2 One SL's and 2 Subs in a home theater configuration. The Arc is connected to a Samsung TU8000 TV via EARC. I was excited to see that Sonos released a DTS firmware update, but I was let down when I realized my television doesn't pass thru DTS or multichannel PCM from my Sony Blu-ray Player and the Blu-ray player doesn't convert DTS to Dolby Digital on the fly. As a result, all I get when playing DTS blurays is stereo 2.0 PCM. Is there a workaround that doesn't involve the Arcana Fury for example to get true 5.1 audio with a DTS disc? I'm afraid I already know that the answer is no; therefore, I don't get all the hype involved with Sonos releasing a DTS update. Thanks in advance for any answers!

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Airgetlam

I *think* you could potentially use an HDMI switch that can split audio to optical, and can handle DTS (many of these devices don’t, make sure you check)….but it’s so new that I’ve not seen any posts that indicate it will work.

Bruce

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If your TV can’t pass through DTS or multichannel PCM audio from your Blu-ray player, then your only option is an HDFury Arcana.

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How would you hook up an hdmi splitter to my listed system in the event that it would work?

Airgetlam

Source devices plug in to HDMI switch

Optical output from switch goes via optical cable to Sonos adapter which is plugged in to Arc.

HDMI (video) cable goes from switch output to TV set.

Essentially the same for the Arcana, source(s) plugged in to the Arcana, then an HDMI cable goes to the Arc and another HDMI cable goes to the TV. There’s lots of good FAQs on various options on the HD Fury website.

Bruce

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