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venksv
Contributor II
November 20, 2023
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HDFury Arcana, HDMI splitters and Arc compatibility.

Hi - I’m currently renovating and am looking to setup a HT with the following config:

Inputs: Cable box, Xbox, FireTV stick. Maybe a AppleTV4K.

Video Outputs: Optoma projector (no eARC, inky HDMI), Sony TV (with eARC).
Audio: Sonos Arc, gen3 sub and 2 era 300 acting as surrounds. 
 

Have gone through a few posts and most seem to recommend HDFury Arcana to split out the eARC. Had a few questions/clarifications I’m hoping someone could clarify:
 

  1. I assume I’ll need a 4:1 (4 input, 1 output) hdmi splitter to handle the various inputs and output of this switch feeds into Arcana. 
  2. Arcana eARC connects to Sonos Arc. 
  3. Arcana only has 1 HDMI out. Will I need a 
    1:2 (1 input, 2 output) hdmi switch and connect the HDMI out from Arcana to the input on this switch and then connect the output to the TV and projector?
  4. Sonos is a bit finicky with networking etc. and there are multiple hops here (hdmi switch for input, Arcana, hdmi switch at output etc). Does it handle all this cleanly without lags etc?

If anyone has a similar setup, would love to get some feedback. 
 

Thanks!!

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Corry P
Corry PAnswer
Sonos Staff
November 21, 2023

Hi @venksv 

Thanks Corry!! inky HDMI = only HDMI post auto-correct 😂

Ah - that makes much more sense! 😂

My Arc is currently connected to my TV via eARC. If I swap it to connect to the Arcana, will it work automatically or do I need to reset to factory settings and start the whole setup again? I’m not too sure how the 2-way data flow works and was wondering whether it somehow “remembers” the device it was connected to.

You won't need to factory reset - in fact, please don’t, even if you feel tempted!

It will probably work straight away, but at the worst, you’d just need to unplug HDMI again, then go to Settings » System » [room with Arc] » TV Setup and follow the instructions.

I hope this helps.

 

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buzz
buzz
Grand Maestro
November 26, 2023

Neither of the above is likely to work.

venksvAuthor
Contributor II
November 27, 2023

So it seems I need an HDFury Arcana2-VRR or the HDFury VRRoom. The VRRoom has 4 hdmi inputs, one eARC out & 2 hdmi outs while the Arcana2 has only 1 input. Tech support confirmed that TV app audio will be routed to Sonos if I connect the Fury to the eARC TV input (and Arc is connected to the eARC out from the Fury). It should also work with the Arcana2 but will need a switch in the from to handle the inputs.
Connections:

• All external sources to VRRoom. 
• VRRoom eARC out to Sonos Arc input. 
• VRRoom primary HDMI out to TV eARC input. 
• VRRoom secondary hdmi out to projector hdmi input. 

Will let you all know how this works out. Will take a couple of months to get this setup. 

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