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Rhz1971
Avid Contributor I
December 24, 2020

Will Sonos bring DTS support in the future?

Hi guys

I spent a lot of money on my Sonos Surround ( Arc + 2 Sub Gen 3 + 2 SL ). I even got a boost to improve wireless communication. 

I spent 900 euros in the most expensive 4k bluray of Panasonic,  which is amazing..I got a lot of UHD movies with Dolby Atmos and the sound 8s amazing.  However, many other 4K movies are coming in DTS X , and for those my only option is setup the audio output in the bluray to PCM. The problem is that the quality is not so great.

Will Sonos be ever compatible in the future with DTS ?

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106rallye
106rallye
December 25, 2020

Why would it not be true Atmos? If Sonos says it's receiving Atmos, I'd believe it.

GuitarSuperstar
Lead Maestro
December 25, 2020

Why would it not be true Atmos? If Sonos says it's receiving Atmos, I'd believe it.

Because the Tenet UHD disc only has a DTS-HD Master Audio track, not a Dolby Atmos track. And the Xbox isn’t capable of converting DTS to Dolby Atmos.

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106rallye
106rallye
December 25, 2020

So what device is supplying the wrong info?

Rhz1971Author
Avid Contributor I
December 25, 2020

Could it be possible that the Dolby Software is doing the transformation?

I mean  it is quite strange that both the Sonos app and the XBOX are saying that is Dolby Atmos

GuitarSuperstar
Lead Maestro
December 25, 2020

I think this is a problem with Xbox showing everything as Dolby Atmos when it is not. I have seen this being reported on other forums. More than likely, the Xbox is converting the DTS-HD Master Audio track to Dolby Digital 5.1 or PCM 5.1. And since Xbox is saying that it’s Dolby Atmos, the Sonos app is just displaying what the Xbox is telling it to display.

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    Rhz1971Author
    Avid Contributor I
    December 25, 2020

    Well, your explanation sounds logical. Actually,  I just watched Prometheus, which has a DTS X soundtrack,  and then Alien Covenant which is Dolby Atmos. 

    Although the XBOX is telling that both are Atmos, same as the Sonos App, there is quite a difference . You can feel it. 

    Anyway, even though,  it's still much better than the PCM 2.0 I got from both my Panasonic bluray and my PS5.

    GuitarSuperstar
    Lead Maestro
    December 25, 2020

    Are you watching Prometheus on 4K UHD? Because I think it just has a DTS-HD Master Audio track.

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