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salmanmk786
Contributor I
May 16, 2018

SONOS PLAYBAR and OPPO UDP‑203 (DTS to Dolby Digital 5.1)

I’ve been trying to search to see if the OPPO 203 will work for what I want it to do. I have reached out to Oppo and cannot find an answer. I want a bluray player that will be able to play in Dolby Vision and HDR.

I recently bought the LG UBK90 and realized it cannot decode a DTS signal into Dolby digital. I will end up returning it but I want to know if anyone has had luck with the OPPO 203 decoding DTS to Dolby 5.1 without it being directly plugged into the sound bar.

I have gathered it will work directly plugged into the Playbar, but I want to know if it will work via HDMI on my tv since everything is hooked up directly to my tv and then the play bar is going into the tv via optical. I have an LG OLED C6. If anyone knows, please let me know since this has been driving me insane since I want both Dolby Vision and HDR along with 5.1 surround sound.
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    conrad-wdtv
    Trending Lyricist I
    June 18, 2018
    I got the heos system, but it dosnt work flawlessly, so i would recommend a different solution - First off i got the heos package for less than 1.100 euro for the big heos bar, big sub, and 2x heos 3. Retail price is well over 2.000 euro here, so this deal makes it worth while. The sound is amazing, but the problem is that heos dosnt switch input source automatically. That means i have to manually go to the heos app, and select "optical in"(the port my sonos connect is at), if i want to listen to music instead of tv, even if tv is off.

    I am considering selling my heos system, in exchange for a dedicated soundbar like sony ht-st5000.

    The whole deal breaker (as a sonos source) is the fact that it doesn't auto switch input source when ever i start outputting sound from the connect.

    On a different matter. The tv sound from the heos is on a whole different level compared to the sonos setup i had before (playbar, sub and 2x play 1). After you hear what a "propper" 5.1 setup can deliver compared to the sonos package, sonos has no real appeal, and that is solely from a sound perspective - add hdmi and dts, and its a no-brainer.

    My wife has agreed to an experiment that will be set in motion soon: we are going to try and unpair the two satelite surrounds (heos 3's), and put one in the kitchen, and one in the dining room. And tuck away the sonos speakers for about a week. If things go well, and my wife uses them on a daily basis, we might consider going over to heos - But i dont have high expectations.

    Sound is better from heos on all input sources (tv, movie, streaming, local music), but if wife doesnt end up using heos in the kitchen daily, and i mean like several times daily, heos is going back to the tv. And then i most likely sell my heos to highest bidder, and swap for something like the sony ht-st5000 or samsung hw-k950. I cant pull wires for a "normal" surround system, so either wireless satellites, or none at all, is the only thing that works for me.

    I could imagine that most dedicated tv sound systems have auto switch - This is the thing to look for - autoswitch! So you dont have to first go to sonos app to play from "sonos connect", and then go to device to change input source. Kills the whole idea of the smooth sonos experience.

    I cant stress enough how inferior the sonos movie/tv experience is, even on dd 5.1 input. The heos system is lightyears ahead of sonos in regard to sound and emersion from television. Music wise, sonos and heos are both great, and i think only audiophiles will notice the distinction.

    Now if heos sounds so much better than sonos on television, i can only dream about the effect of a propper soundbar, that was made for movies and not music.

    BTW, i sold my 3 year old playbar and 2 year old sonos sub for 1.350 Euro, thats a 9% depreciation in resell value - thats just retarded, i mean what modern electronics can be resold after 3 years at 91% original price. I currently have my heos up for sale at a 25% discount compared to retail price, and its less than 6 months old, and no one seems interested. Sonos is the apple of speakers, smooth, sexy, functional, easy but you pay a premium. But i guess if were talking here on the sonos forums, money probably isnt the biggest issue...........

    Sorry for crapy english - Non-native 😉
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