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Contributor I
Oct 29, 2024 8:33 PM UTC

Arc Ultra/sub4/ERA300 not playing dolby atmos

Until yesterday I enjoyed listening music in dolby atmos by streaming Apple Music via the Sonos app to my era 300 stereo pair. Today my arc ultra and sub 4 arrived; I created one system with the era 300 pair as surrounds. Strangely enough The dolby atmos badge no longer appears when I stream music from Apple Music via the Sonos app. 
The spatial music flag is enabled, so I don’t understand why Dolby atmos isn’t working anymore. Any suggestions?

thanks!

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MoPac
Headliner III
Oct 29, 2024 8:40 PM UTC

 Is “Spacial Music” on in the Room settings?

 

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Hi-PiAuthor
Contributor I
Oct 29, 2024 8:45 PM UTC

Yep, that’s on. I even tried switching it on and off a few times, but no change. 

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Hi-PiAuthor
Contributor I
Oct 29, 2024 8:47 PM UTC

 

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MoPac
Headliner III
Oct 29, 2024 8:56 PM UTC

 In the iPhone Settings - Music is this setting on?  Not sure that would apply to the Apple Music app in the Sonos app.

 

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Hi-PiAuthor
Contributor I
Oct 29, 2024 9:03 PM UTC

That’s also on

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Lyricist III
Oct 29, 2024 9:13 PM UTC

Same for me. Impossible to listen Dolby Atmos thru apple service thru Sonos S2 apps. even with setup always on.
I switch from Sonos ace + 2 eras 100 + 1 sub to Sonos arc ultra + 2 eras 100 +1 sub, Dolby atmos ok with Sonos arc, Ko with Sonos arc ultra !!!

I’ve got an Apple TV where I have Apple Music connected to the arc ultra. Dolby Atmos OK with TV HDMI + Apple TV + Apple Music with Dolby Atmos songs. But KO if I listen same songs from the apps Sonos with Apple Music. Grrrrrrrr

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Mr. T
Oct 29, 2024 9:18 PM UTC

The Apple Music app settings don’t have any impact when playing from the Sonos app.

If you remove surrounds/sub from Arc Ultra, do you see the Dolby Atmos badge when playing to Arc Ultra as stand-alone device?

If yes, then add surrounds and see if it’s still available, then add Sub again.

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MoPac
Headliner III
Oct 29, 2024 9:27 PM UTC

 I’m not sure what’s going on.  I have the system Arc-Sub3-300s and I see the Dolby Atmos logo though it’s smaller than it used to be.

 OK… now I see an issue.  I have several Atmos playlists in Apple Music.  I just started one and the first track reported itself as Lossless.  Then I opened the queue and started another track which reported itself as Dolby Atmos.  After that I went back to the first track which then reported itself as Dolby Atmos.  I think the new app update screwed up how track formats are read.

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Lyricist III
Oct 29, 2024 9:31 PM UTC

So, I’ve just remove sub and the 2 eras 100 as requested, my arc ultra is standalone and no Dolby atmos…

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Mr. T
Oct 29, 2024 9:35 PM UTC

So, I’ve just remove sub and the 2 eras 100 as requested, my arc ultra is standalone and no Dolby atmos…

Is any audio badge visible in the Sonos app?

I no longer use Apple Music, so can’t try this myself, however, with Amazon Music after any room configuration change, the audio stream recalibrates itself, which can take a couple of minutes, so let a couple of tracks play to see if the Dolby Atmos badge eventually appears.

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