Hi all,
My chromecast with Google TV always sends "Stereo PCM" to my Sonos Arc.
Playing exactly the same content from the same source in any other way (app on TV, from attached laptop, AirPlay) results in surround audio on my Arc (Dolby Multichannel PCM 2.0)
TV: LG OLED65CS6LA
DTV-audio: tried both "auto" and "Dolby Digital Plus"
Audio format HDMI: bitstream
Digital output setting: pass through
eArc: enabled
Sonos Arc
Arc attached to HDMI-2 (eArc).
Arc has wired internet connection
Combined with 2 Sonos One's as surround speakers
Google Chromecast with Google TV (4K)
CC attached to HDMI-1
Advanced sound settings: tried both "Auto" and only "Dolby Digital Plus" enabled.
Content providers
Netflix
VRT Max (national television station)
Private content using VLC on CC or laptop
I also powercycled all devices multiple times, but this didn't help.
I've seen many threads on many fora, but never a real working solution except buying an Arcana as mentioned by GuitarSuperStare (https://en.community.sonos.com/home-theater-228993/chromecast-w-google-tv-audio-output-6862137). This thread is already one year old. All my hardware is pretty up to date and I don't fancy to buy yet another piece of expensive (€250) hardware to compensate for an issue which should have been solved by Google already a long time ago. I'm therefore hoping someone has found in the meantime the magic trick to pass surround sound from Chromecast to Sonos?