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po99132
Trending Lyricist I
July 3, 2021

Upfiring speakers after adding surrounds

Hi all,

I have a Sonos ARC, Sub(GEN 3), and One SLs setup for my living. When I added my One SLs as surrounds this week, I noticed that the two upfiring drivers from the ARC were moved to the One SLs when testing with Dolby Atmos 5.1.2. file (so no sounds from upfiring speakers). Besides, I had also tested with some Atmos movies from Netflix and Disney+ and confirmed the same. Moreover, I can't hear any difference by adjusting the height level while playing the Dolby Atmos test file. 

 

If you have a similar setup as mine, do you experience the same or it is just me?

 

P.S. My Samsung TV has no Dolby Atmos support (ARC HDMI port only) but I am able to stream Dolby Atmos from Shield TV cuz SONOS apps shows (DD+) Dolby Atmos on About My System.

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GuitarSuperstar
Lead Maestro
July 3, 2021

If your speakers are playing the Dolby Atmos channels correctly, it should sound like this:

1. You will clearly hear the sustained electric sparks above you and when you place your ear right next to either upward firing driver on top of the Arc.

2. You should NOT be able to hear the same sustained electric sparks when you place your ear next to either rear surround speaker. You should only hear a few sparks every now and then.

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po99132Author
Trending Lyricist I
July 3, 2021

If your speakers are playing the Dolby Atmos channels correctly, it should sound like this:

1. You will clearly hear the sustained electric sparks above you and when you place your ear right next to either upward firing driver on top of the Arc.

2. You should NOT be able to hear the same sustained electric sparks when place your ear next to either rear surround speaker, only a few sparks every now and then.

Okay. It tested it again and both 1 & 2 don't apply on my setup.

Now, I am starting to think my TV actually does not pass-through DD+ Dolby Atmos even tho it said so on the SONOS apps. Do you think investing in HDfury Arcana would allow me to hear "True” DD+ Dolby Atmos from the Shield TV?

Thanks for your help btw

GuitarSuperstar
Lead Maestro
July 3, 2021

No problem.

Yes, the HDFury Arcana works great. I have an older plasma TV from 2013 that can only pass through stereo audio to the Arc. With the Arcana, I can get Dolby Atmos (DD+) from streaming apps on my Roku Ultra and uncompressed Dolby Atmos (TrueHD) from Blu-ray discs. I know many Nvidia Shield owners have had success with the Arcana too.

"Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
po99132Author
Trending Lyricist I
July 4, 2021

No problem.

Yes, the HDFury Arcana works great. I have an older plasma TV from 2013 that can only pass through stereo audio to the Arc. With the Arcana, I can get Dolby Atmos (DD+) from streaming apps on my Roku Ultra and uncompressed Dolby Atmos (TrueHD) from Blu-ray discs. I know many Nvidia Shield owners have had success with the Arcana too.

Okay. I have ordered HDFury Arcana and hope it will resolve my upfiring speakers issue. I will keep the updates posted here. 

    po99132Author
    Trending Lyricist I
    July 6, 2021

    Problem solved with the HD Fury Arcana that i just received today :grin:

      po99132Author
      Trending Lyricist I
      July 7, 2021

      Okay. After testing it for a night with Dolby Atmos Test file (Lossless and lossy), Atmos Dolby movies from Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV as well as Dolby Atmos/Master Quality music from Tidal from my Shield TV 2019. Here are my thoughts:

      Pro:

      • Impressive directional sounds from the Sonos system, not only the two upfiring speakers but overall experience is much better. Especially listening to Dolby Atmos music (e.g. Post Malone songs).

      • Easy setup - plugging the HDMI cable to the correct input. That's it without any adjustment needed from the device itself.

      • Lip sync issues are solved while watching movies from Netflix or any other streaming platform.

      • No issues using my shield and TV remote to adjust the volume through CEC.

      Con:

      • There are one or two seconds of black screen while changing contents (e.g. playing different video files on VLC player on Shield TV. This is a known issue that the few seconds delay for the sync is going to be there because of arcana in the middle of Shield TV and TV.

      • I experienced some stuttering issues while watching 6 Underground opening scene from Netflix. I am not sure if it has something to do with my HDMI cable from the device to my TV.

      • Dialogue from movies seems a bit down-tuned with lower volume. Not sure why.

      • It is a very sensitive device which any physical touching or movement on the device will cause a black screen for one or two seconds.

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