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Highfalutintodd
Prominent Collaborator I
June 30, 2020

Don't have eARC? Get Atmos w/ HD Fury "Arcana" - Pre-orders now LIVE!

  • June 30, 2020
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Pre-orders available now! https://www.hdfury.com/product/4k-arcana-18gbps/

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FROM HD FURY SITE: 

No eARC TV ? No problem! And no more lip sync issues for eARC TV owners!
WORLD’S FIRST eARC adapter that allows FULL AUDIO up to Dolby Atmos over Dolby TrueHD from ANY external HDMI source to ANY eARC sound system.
Perfect solution for SONOS ARC/BOSE 500/BOSE 700 and ANY eARC or ARC AVR, soundbar or headphones.

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I’ve been talking a lot about this in another thread, but now it’s ready to order. If you love your Arc but aren’t getting Atmos / TrueHD for whatever reason (no eARC TV, Apple TV doesn’t like HDMI-ARC, regular HDMI-ARC can’t pass TrueHD, etc.), Arcana is what you need. In a nutshell, it tricks your Sonos Arc into thinking it’s connected to an eARC TV giving you full access to all the audio formats your source(s) can output. 

I don’t work for them - I’m just excited to unlock the potential of my Sonos Arc and don’t want to buy another new TV anytime soon. They need 400 orders in order to go into production, and if they hit 800 pre-orders they’re planning on adding additional functionality (CEC control and the ability to also get audio from the TV’s built-in apps). 

Plus, you can save a few bucks by pre-ordering now. 

If you want Atmos from an external device but your TV is holding you back, do us all a favor and go order an Arcana now.

Sales pitch over. ;-) 

 

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    Joshbear
    Avid Contributor I
    September 26, 2020

    Update

     

    Plugged everything in as per above.  
    Atmos shows in the Sonos app when using the x box with an appropriate dvd and also when using The Apple TV 4k

     

    however I am having issues with the sky Q.  When I switch on the Q box all works well but when I change channel the sound goes off.  Switching the tv off and back on brings the sound back but then it goes again if I change channel.  
    switching the sky q box off and on makes no differencee. 
     

    the tv is an LG C7 and the switcher is going into the arc port.  
    can anyone help?  
     

    thanks

    Joshbear
    Avid Contributor I
    September 26, 2020

    Right,  sorted it.   I needed to update the firmware and then it stopped losing audio.  All in all it is working very well.  No lip-sync issues with any source and the the Atmos is great to have.

     

    Josh

      Jules55
      Contributor I
      September 27, 2020

      Here is my current setup: Samsung TV with no eARC. There are 3 HDMI In Connections and 1 HDMI-ARC on the Samsung "One Connect Hub" device vs directly on the TV. My Sonos Arc Soundbar only has one HDMI port, which is currently connected in the HDMI-ARC port. I have my NVIDIA Shield TV Pro connected to the HDMI port.

      I ordered the HDFury Arcana, but it’s not clear how I should connect these devices.  Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

      For any other newbie to HDFury Arcana, here is a link to explain the connections to your devices. Hope this helps others: 

       

        dammad99
        Lyricist III
        September 27, 2020

        Attached Arcana and worked great for Cable, Apple4KTV and Oppo UHD 203. Sounded awesome/great.

        Came back on later and the Oppo will not show on the screen anymore or play. Other two options of viewing work fine still. 

        Trying to update the Arcana with the unzipped BIN file but Update OLED screen shows, No Update found on the USB. Go back to Menu. Not sure what I am doing wrong.

        Feel real close to getting this working right but cannot get the Arcana to recognize the BIN updates.

        Any help appreciated.

         

        Airgetlam
        Airgetlam
        September 27, 2020

        I’d contact HDFury on their Discord channel, they don’t have a rep who responds here. 

        Bruce
        Joshbear
        Avid Contributor I
        September 27, 2020

        Attached Arcana and worked great for Cable, Apple4KTV and Oppo UHD 203. Sounded awesome/great.

        Came back on later and the Oppo will not show on the screen anymore or play. Other two options of viewing work fine still. 

        Trying to update the Arcana with the unzipped BIN file but Update OLED screen shows, No Update found on the USB. Go back to Menu. Not sure what I am doing wrong.

        Feel real close to getting this working right but cannot get the Arcana to recognize the BIN updates.

        Any help appreciated.

         

        HI

         

        this happened to me.  I reformatted the USB stick.  Make sure you pay attention to the format you choose.  Reloaded the bin file and it worked

         

        Josh

        dammad99
        Lyricist III
        September 27, 2020

        Thanks Josh but which format?

        Joshbear
        Avid Contributor I
        September 27, 2020

        Thanks Josh but which format?

        It is in the “Readmefirst” txt file in the firmware download.  It says “

        Please refer to usermanual: www.hdfury.com/docs/HDfuryArcana.pdf

        1. Copy the arcanafw.bin file on the root of a FAT32 formatted USB stick.
        2. Make sure Arcana is powered ON and insert the USB stick into the USB update port.
        3. Arcana will prompt for update, confirm yes by clicking the rotary switch selector.
        4. Once completed, Arcana will prompt to power cycle the unit.
        5. Remove the USB stick and power cycle Arcana (remove/reconnect USB power cable)
        6. Wait 15sec for the OLED to come back ON. Once completed, cycle infopages to display the FW version info page and confirm it have updated correctly.
        7. All Done ! Congratz !

        dammad99
        Lyricist III
        September 27, 2020

        Josh all good and did finally update. Will wait to see if switching/cycling through my 3 inputs works consistent ongoing. 
        Note on the USB after reformatted to Fat32 you have to get rid of the 2 text files and have only the BIN file presented to update. Strange it could not find the file with the two text files. 

        ekwok
        Prominent Collaborator I
        September 27, 2020

        Attached Arcana and worked great for Cable, Apple4KTV and Oppo UHD 203. Sounded awesome/great.

        Came back on later and the Oppo will not show on the screen anymore or play. Other two options of viewing work fine still. 

        Trying to update the Arcana with the unzipped BIN file but Update OLED screen shows, No Update found on the USB. Go back to Menu. Not sure what I am doing wrong.

        Feel real close to getting this working right but cannot get the Arcana to recognize the BIN updates.

        Any help appreciated.

         

        Try other thumb drives. Make sure FAT32 formatted. Also, smaller capacity ones tend to work better. 

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