3 Ways to get Dolby Atmos without eARC

[@mahumike7531]

THANK YOU!!!! EVERYONE SAID I COULDNT AND I CANT AFFORD A NEW TV WITH e ARC RIGHT NOW XOXOX

[@HifiCentret]

Is there a reason why a simple HDMI splitter shouldn't work? The Arcana looks like just a glorified HDMI splitter...

[@Maggieismydog]

Life saver mate! Great vid, to the point and exactly what I needed. We have an older 2020 model Q90 Samsung with Arc and a new q990 11.1 sound bar (which is amazing). Had to buy the new Apple TV and sooooo glad we did! Atmos works extremely well with it, you saved us getting a new TV just for eArc. Admittedly, an 85” Sony with Dolby vision would have been a nice addition haha! Thanks again for your very helpful vids!

[@archwaytech]

Cheers man. Glad it helped 😀

[@shamkhalmammadov4083]

​@@archwaytech Hey there I have a problem figuring out if I can get Dolby atmos out of my tv with eArc. I have the Amazon Omni series, with each, if I get a soundbar with Dolby atmos and an HDMI eArc in port. will I get Dolby atmos?

[@victormalana6704]

Hi. I had samsung 990b sounbar. But my tv had only Arc. Should i buy the apple tv and the arcana to get atmos? or apple tv is enough. TIA

[@Maggieismydog]

@@victormalana6704 Apple TV is enough, just watch the vid to see how the connections work. I plugged HDMI from sound bar eArc to TV Arc then plugged HDMI in sound bar HDMI1 to Apple TV. Get the best HDMI cables you can as it makes a difference. Hope this helps.

[@archwaytech]

@@Maggieismydog You're spot on. You don't need the Arcana... That's only for Soundbars that don't have any HDMI inputs like the Sonos ARC or Bose 900. The Q990B has 2 HDMI inputs so you just plug the apple TV into one of them and you'll get Atmos.

[@scroy]

Atmos seems to drive everyone nuts. I have a 2017 Samsung Mu8500 TV. It doesnt seem to find any Atmos on Paramount+. It DOES stream Atmos from Prime, but no movies other than those made by Prime (actually mainly series like Wheel of Time and The Rings of Power). I cannot find any info as to why this is, and its driving me nuts. Connection is regular arc, receiver is Yamaha rx-a780. Why does everything with atmos seem so randomly messed up?

[@hsimran80]

Basic question - I have ARC TV, how do I connect firestick to the soundbar to get dolby atmos experience. How should my connection settings look like? Currently, i have my firestick connected to the TV and TV connected to my bose900 through arc hdmi

[@ionutmadalinfratila9444]

How did you resolve it ? I also have a firestik

[@iam5085]

Bought the Samsung hw-q990b soundbar only to find out that my oldish LG EG910V (HD only, with HDMI 2.0 ports and ARC) wouldn't play Atmos. This issue was clearly indicated in Series S Xbox (audio related test view), but as soon as I attached the Google Tv to one of the HDMI inputs in the soundbar, the Xbox was able to verify that there is indeed Dolby Atmos available. Prior to this,I just haf to purchase either Atmos or DTS-X plugin from the store and ready to enjoy the advanced features. When I now watch dolby Atmos videos in Netflix (Ultra subscription), there is a Dolby Atmos text shown in the soundbar's display.

[@joaquingamboa5429]

which one is the cheapest product to bypass (method 2)? fire stick? also it is possible to do it with chrome cast (with google tv 4k)

[@movieflicktube]

I find eARC is really unnecessary and causes issues . Apps can easily be heard /viewed from a 4K Firestick plugged into the receiver. My major issue with eARC is that it works with HDMI control . I’ve found HDMI control turned on can actually make your receiver turn on in the middle of the night by itself ! Disabling HDMI control fixed the issue . I’m a bit old fashioned and prefer to turn on my devices individually by myself and just change the receiver input selection . Having the tv remote control every device is never as flexible or comprehensive as having the dedicated remote for each device with specific buttons tailored for the specific device

[@WillTrott94]

Awesome information! So, if I mainly use my Xbox Series X (which does support Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos), then I should be good to go if I just hook up my Dolby Atmos soundbar/surround sound to my tv and use my Xbox for streaming/gaming? My tv does not support eARC, but does have an ARC input, but the tv itself does not have/support Dolby Atmos. Thanks in advance!

[@FeedbackPete]

I'm getting a Samsung HW-Q990B soundbar on Wednesday and I plan to try to use my Xbox One X for atmos. It's what I use to play my 4K discs. My TV has only Arc.

[@WillTrott94]

@@FeedbackPete I couldn’t get Dolby Atmos to show up on my Xbox when I had it connected to my TV as I thought, even with the sound bar connected to the ARC input. However, I found out that I could get Dolby Atmos by passing through (plugging my Xbox into the sound bar itself, and then plugging the sound bar into the tv), so now I have Dolby Atmos without eARC on my tv at all. Hope that helps!

[@FeedbackPete]

@@WillTrott94 Hi will yes that really does it's valuable information. Dolby Atmos is the main reason for me getting this soundbar. The theatre system I currently own is Dolby 5.1 and DTS. It may be about 14 years old. I'd been thinking that for years I've been buying all these Blu Rays and now 4K discs that all have HD never but never experienced and took advantage of that. And it's a lot of money to pay for the Samsung HW-Q990B.

[@dattu85]

Hi Josh. Thanks to you, I am now getting atmos in our Q930B on OTT platforms using firestick TV 4k max. I have also bought a splitter and connected a hard disk to Firestick. But it looks like VLC doesn't support Atmos. Which media player do I install in firestick to watch Atmos content from Hard disk? Could you please suggest, thanks

[@highonlofi936k]

Always kodi player bro ...

[@highonlofi936k]

Kodi

[@ProjectPrologue]

Right, so if you have an LG 2018 model, which has Dolby Atmos but Arc only, and want to get the true uncompressed Dolby Atmos via eArc through the use of apps such as Prime, Netflix, HBO and regular TV from your provider, it does not matter because they are streaming the compressed (DD+) version of Atmos any way? If that is correct then the only reason for wanting eArc would be for when you watch BluRays, right? Another thing, I use my apps via the LG TV directly, so it is not coming from the TV box from my internet+tv provider. Would this setup then become impossible because of the LG TV sending its own signal to the HDFury just to get it's own signal back again?

[@techvise178]

This is a great video. A couple of questions: my TV doesnt have Dolby Atmos support but the soundbar does. I have a PS5, Xbox Series X and Firetv 4k. I would like to get the atmos sound from all of them. My current method is to use the optical cable from the tv to soundbar with everything connecting directly to the tv so there is no confusion for me. Anyway my tv is Samsung Q70B series that according to their website has dolby digital plus. My soundbar is the Q700C. How do i connect all these and get the best sound. With my current setup I notice a big difference if i play netflix 4k movie through the xbos series X/Amazon FireTV 4k instead of directly through the TV app.

[@christianlandmann9759]

Hey what can i do if my TV has eARC but my receiver just ARC?

[@archwaytech]

Does your receiver do Atmos?

[@christianlandmann9759]

@@archwaytech yes. It a Onkyo tz rz 710 7.1 I heared that there is a Adapter with external Power called feintech that would give me the full bandwith to the Arc. Do you know what i could do?

[@averagestudent4358]

Isn't that the visualisation of 7.1.4 system? 0:02

[@jameswaldo8801]

I just purchased the Sonos Arc with gen 3 sub and 2 ones. My TV doesn’t have EARC nor can it decode atmos. I can’t plug into the Sonos with my Apple TV 4K because both only have 1 HDMI. Is this what the fury is for that you talk about? Someone mentioned an Orei HDA-931. Is that the same thing as your fury or something different? Is one of those what I’d need to get Atmos to my Arc and then send video to tv? Thanks, and sorry for a newbie question.

[@GabrieleColaci]

I'm in this situation, I've bought a Hisense A7GQ TV and a Samsung Q700B soundbar The TV support Dolby atmos, have eARC and support dolby digital plus BUT it doesn't support Dolby TrueHD The Soundbar support atmos, eARC and TrueHD With DD+ Atmos content I get no problem, but I wanna see content with TrueHD Atmos but the soundbar obviously don't get the TrueHD Atmos but only the DD+ with NO atmos because the TV is not compatible with TrueHD What can I do to see my file in a DLNA server with TrueHD Atmos?

[@JatinPatadia2]

Im looking to buy Atmos soundbar to connect it wirelessly with the Projector through BT. Do you think it will give me atmos effect with the help of BT? As you can understand the projector will be on the back of the room soundbar will be in front towards the screen. I do not want the hdmi wire to be stretched all the way from the back to the end which just negates the point of having wireless soundabr?

[@sagibersodsky731]

Didn't quite understood you, If I have TV without Atmos support but I have the Nvidia shield, I need to connect the nvidia to the hdmi in into the sound bar, and then the HDMI out in the sound bar to the ARC in the TV ?

[@rickbear7249]

Hi Josh, I'm evaluating two Atmos capable sound systems that both support pass-through of the TV images from an Amazon Firestick MAX. My problem is that one of the soundbars only has one HDMI ARC port. As I'll need the HDMI port to connect my Firestick, can I use the Optical connector to pass-through pictures to my TV or is there some kind of HDMI Splitter switch that'll allow me to double-up on my use of the soundbar's single HDMI ARC port? I'd also like to connect a 3rd HDMI device to my setup, a Blueray player, if possible. Many thanks for any replies.

[@promo130]

do you need hdmi 2.1 on a soundbar to get the best sound quality [uncompressed] dolby atmos, dolby vision 4k etc.

[@tomasacevedo3095]

I have a Sony AV receiver STR DH590 and when i go to see setting in my apple tv 4k i don’t see dolby atmos

[@tomasacevedo3095]

Same with mine. I also when i set video to 4:4:2 stars flicking.

[@emirdarra8746]

Hey there, I came across your video after a long research, your video has been a lot of help, but I just want to be sure about one thing, I hope you can help me. Recently I have purchased a "Smart Monitor" 43 inch Samsung M7 (ls43bm700uuxuf) which has HDMI ARC and supports Dolby Digital+, I have ordered the Q700B Samsung sound bar which supports Dolby atmos and has eArc HDMI, and HDMI INPUT On my gaming PC I have a couple of movies which has Dolby TrueHD and I was wondering if I connect my Soundbar to my PC through (HDMI INPUT ports) not the "Arc labeled ones" and then connected my PC to my Monitor with another HDMI cable through HDMI IN ports to playback the video, will it be possible to achieve a Dolby TrueHD? Also I have Display port 1.4 there are cables which on one end have a 1.4 displayport and on the other 2.1 HDMI would that do any good, or are they meant for other purposes... Thank you in advance!

[@MrMartilas]

Hi there! Can I send a lossles atmos signal from my tvs aARC out to a regular HDMI in on my atmos enable receiver?

[@archwaytech]

If your Receiver has eARC and your TV can send Dolby True HD over eARC then yes that will work. Check this website for whether your TV model can do Dolby True HD: www.flatpanelshd.com/TVdatabase.php

[@tctterry]

Hi Josh, so buying an Apple TV streaming device will help to receive atoms if my tv only have arc port and my soundbar have earc port and support atoms?

[@archwaytech]

Hey Terry. If your Soundbar has an HDMI input as well as the eARC port then yes- you can use an Apple TV plugged into the Soundbar and that will give you Atmos. If your Soundbar doesn’t have an HDMI input such as the Sonos ARC or Bose 900 then you’ll need the HD Fury Arcana. Hope this helps

[@tctterry]

@@archwaytechHi Josh, really helpful. Thanks for your advice. So I need additional hdmi in the soundbar to in order to connect to the tv?

[@archwaytech]

@@tctterry What Soundbar and TV do you have? Brand and Model.

[@tctterry]

@@archwaytech My tv is Sony KDx900F 49 Inch 2018 model. Currently I don’t any soundbar yet. Looking at Sonos Beam Gen 2 or Sennheiser Ambeo 2 if they launching soon with a reasonable price or bluesound pulse soundbar +

[@archwaytech]

@@tctterry The Sony X900F can't decode Atmos through ARC so you'd need to get a soundbar that has a HDMI input and plug in an Apple TV to it or if you get one that doesn't have an HDMI input then you'll need an HD Fury Arcana which will give you that HDMI input. The Sonos Beam and Bluesound Pulse Soundbar don't have an HDMI input so you'd need an HD Fury Arcana whereas the Ambeo will have an HDMI input so you just need the Apple TV. Hope this helps

[@Dr.Rohithkumar]

Hi is it good for a optoma UST projector for dolby vision?

[@DJD10113]

Will the HD Arcana work if my tv has an ARC (not eARC) and doesn’t decode Atmos based on the manufacturer specs ? I have an Apple TV 4K and Dolby atmos soundbar but the sound bar only has one eARC port

[@satalaj]

I have dolby Atmos LG MErdian sound bar. how will I be able to get ATMOS signals withour eARC port?

[@theotherLewbowski]

Does the apple box get plugged into any HDMI or does it have to be the earc/arc one. In the video u didnt plug it into the earc connection.

[@archwaytech]

The apple TV goes into one of the other HDMI ports on the TV, not the eARC Port. The eARC/ ARC port is for the Soundbar. If you're using the HD Fury Arcana then plug the HDMI Out of the Arcana to the ARC port on the TV. Hopes this clears things up.

[@johntheo7551]

Hello very nice video I have one lg tv UM7110PLB( only arc) When i see by the app built in the tv app Netflix shows the movies that have dolby atmos and my soundbar( earc atmos) says when i play it dolby atmos But when i connect my tv box to the tv then the app Netflix for the box doesn’t shows dolby atmos neither on app or my soundbar Also my soundbar doesn’t have hdm in And if i want to watch from stremio can i have dolby atmos? Thanks in advance

[@pascaltube8434]

are you planning to create more detailed video on this? Here is my setup 1. Bose 900 Sound Bar 2. Apple TV 3. HDFury Arcana 1. HDMI cable from Apple TV will go to HDFury Input (HDMI IN) 2. HDMI Cable from Bose 900 will go to the HDFury Output (eARC OUT) 3. HDMI Cable from TV will go the HDFury Output (HMDI OUT)

[@archwaytech]

Yes, that's exactly how you should connect it. The HDMI Out to TV will go into the ARC port of the TV. I'm not planning on making another video at this stage but if I did what would you want to know?

[@pascaltube8434]

@@archwaytech Thanks a lot for responding. It means a lot. I believe people are still struggling to figure the connection and which Cable goes where. Also, HDMI Cable recommendation (if it matters). And lastly, amazing channel. What I love and like the most is - you taking time to respond to comments. It hardly seen these days. Thanks a lot.

[@abhi4ify]

@@pascaltube8434 hello.. I don't have hdfury.. My setup is fire stick 4k max, old hdmi TV and ht A9.. As per video I connected fire stick to ht A9 hdmi in so ht A9 can extract the atmos and then send video signal via hdmi out/earc to arc port of TV.. But fire stick is saying no atmos detected 😐

[@pascaltube8434]

@@abhi4ify Sorry, I'm not an expert here. But i'm as well unsatisfied with HDFury. It is highly unreliable . If you are interested in Dolby Atmos, pick the Good TV from the market.

[@NadPhavichy]

Just a right time for a right vid. My Samsung TV is JU6400 from 2015 which is not support Atmos. So I bought Samsung Soundbar N850 which is Atmos supported. Then I bought Chromecast which is now support Atmos too. By connected Chromecast to N850, and N850 to TV via ARC I assume that I can use Atmos now because the icon of Atmos shown on Netflix. Now is my question. My TV sound settings was set to INPUT=Bitstream and OUTPUT=PCM (Only PCM and DTS NEO 2.5 can be selected). I just curious that as the audio pass through from Chromecast to Soundbar directly, all the sound settings on my TV will become ineffective, right? Especially the output settings which I still not yet understand why Dolby was greyed out.

[@archwaytech]

Correct- The TV doesn't matter as you'll play all the Atmos content through the Chromecast directly into the Soundbar. If it's greyed out it means you're not currently playing content from the TV that is in a higher format. I have the same thing with my Samsung TV. Unless I play something back through the TV itself that is available in Dolby Digital Plus, the option to change it to DD+ is greyed out.

[@NadPhavichy]

@@archwaytech Thank you, Very clear.

[@cylonmode]

I love my HDFury Arcana attached to my VAVA projector and Xbox Series X... Perfect combo with Monaco wireless system.

[@djs134]

Is there a website that compares streaming devices and app compatibility with Dolby Atmos ? Reason I ask is my Roku 4k only seems to give me atmos on Netflix even though I know other apps are Capable of atmos and I want to buy a new one

[@sebastiansteinmal9727]

I have a very complex problem. My TV only has ARC and that over the HDMI 1 port. If i connect my fire tv with the soundbar directly i get atmos but the hdr quality is not good. The tv shows me that i should connect to the hdmi 2 or 3 to get optimal HDR quality. If I connect the Fire TV to the HDMI 2 port i also get atmos but it sounds underwhelming. So if I connect the soundbar with the ARC port and the fire tv directly with the soundbar the sound is perfect. And if I connect the soundbar with the ARC port and the fire tv with the HDMI port 2 or 3 from the TV the picture quality is perfect but the sound is underwhelming. I have the Samsung q800b as soundbar and the TV is Philips 50PUS6503/12. I would be glad if anyone could help me with this problem. I thought that i could connect the soundbar with the HDMI 2 or 3 port with the TV and the fire tv directly with the soundbar. But the HDMI 2 and 3 port both don't have ARC (only HDMI 1 has that).

[@ionutmadalinfratila9444]

Hi, how did you resolve it ? Please. I have the same problem

[@dr8740]

Hi i got Hisense tv with ARC & my new sound bar got EARC, TV speaker support Atmos, but not output, it got Dolby Digital plus output can i get Atmos from TV ARC to speaker EARC connection?

[@edjohnmarkapostol1495]

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[@LafliMayono]

Please help, my TV is a Samsung Cu8000 which supports earc, and I have a hwb650 soundbar which only supports arc, not earc. In your opinion, if I use HDMI Arc 2.1 (not using the Samsung cable) will my soundbar and TV experience significant noise? Because samsung cable original just hdmi 2.0

[@Antibackgroundnoise]

I'm not quite sure what you mean by noise? Anyhow, the 2.1 feature is not going to affect your setup, and that's even if you were to go with an ultra high-speed HDMI cable! (A high-speed HDMI cable Is All You Need) The fact your TV doesn't have Dolby Atmos pass through, but does have the e-arc input means the best audio you'd normally be able to receive would be Dolby digital Plus. However the fact you're Dolby Atmos pass through soundbar is limited to the Arc input means that the Dolby Digital plus will now be down converted to Dolby Digital. I know it can be a little confusing, but tbh there's not much of a difference between Dolby Digital and Dolby digital plus anyway. Hope that helps

[@richarddavis5542]

I don't run audio anywhere near my TV. My display device has functioned only as a display monitor since about 1990. I either had satellite, cable, or internet streaming from an external device. That device plugs into my AVR or Pre/Pro. Am I the only on doing it this way?

[@Nick-wq2xp]

My E-ARC port on my soundbar is broken, how do I get the atmos to work without having the port available to be plugged into.

[@Nick-wq2xp]

It’s the 990C from Samsung

[@gajanankotgire7159]

Hi, I have tv which does not support Dolby but I have alexa which support Dolby ATOMs and TV don't have arc port what to do

[@MrChante42]

I bought a firestick and connected to my projector through hdmi port but I am not getting dolby atmos. What can I do? 😊

[@isaiahchadsey616]

My tv says Dolby audio but has an earc and I bought a Sonos arc will that play Dolby atmos?

[@Sujofrancis]

Hi. I have a doubt . I have a Tv that doesn’t have a Earc and I have Sony HY A9 sound bar that does have Earc and I bought a orei Hda 935. Can you help me how to connect properly inorder to extract Dolby atmos

[@Matt369oi]

I mostly want 24bit audio from my TV since I listen to KZbin music, for music videos, and I use Amazon music unlimited from my TV. What are my options?

[@toots3020ph]

i am confused of what you said, you says that arcana is for sound bar that doesn’t have hdmi input, now how can i connect arcana to sound bar if the soundbar has no hdmi port?

[@9755312233]

My tv has hdmi arc but no earc, i have a soundbar that has earc, can i play my downloaded atmos video lossless through my macbook m1 to my soundbar and the visual in my tv..?😊

[@joelng217]

can it work if the netflix from tv apps and not apple tv ?

[@larrydonaldson9233]

How do I know best settings for Samsung Q950A hdmi earc? 0 thru 6, front speakers, rear, ect

[@lovroban9662]

Hi there. I got a samsung q930c and i have lg tv with arc only. By using nvidia shield tv pro would i be able to get dolby truehd atmos? Or would i also need an Arcana HD fury? Thanks in advance

[@blkinvestor]

my tv is only ARC if i get an earc soundbar will i still get Dolby TRUhD?

[@jamesm568]

I was having a hard time getting Atmos aa I think it was the bitstream setting on my Google TV.

[@Thyagesh86]

Hi there. I’m planning to get a Samsung Q990b, but I have a 2018 Samsung tv with Arc port. By using Apple TV 4K would I be able to get Dolby atmos? Or would I also need an Arcana HD fury? Thanks in advance

[@archwaytech]

Great choice! The Q990b has 2 HDMI inputs so you don’t need an Arcana. You just plug an HDMI cable from the ARC port on your TV to the eARC on the soundbar and another HDMI from the Apple TV into the HDMI IN on the soundbar and that’ll give you Atmos.

[@Thyagesh86]

Thanks a lot 👍🏼

[@sureshpatel3992]

@@archwaytech Thanks for your insights. Will this set up provide Full Uncompressed Atmos?

[@muzaffercrazyrooster]

Hı. I have a 4k Android TV box with HDMI eARC 2.1 output at my home. If I start a soundbar with Dolpy Atmos feature, will Dolpy Atmos work?

[@Antibackgroundnoise]

If your TV has Dolby Atmos pass through and your sound bar has Dolby Atmos pass through, and of course, if you have the necessary high-speed HDMI cable, then yes, you will indeed experience Dolby Atmos. However, when streaming Dolby Atmos, even with the 2.1 e-arc feature, Dolby Atmos will only be a piggy bank version of Dolby digital Plus. It's what they call a lossy version. It's ok, but it's nowhere near as good Lossless Dolby Atmos like one would experience with a Blu-ray player, for example. In the near future, hopefully, we'll be able to stream Lossless Dolby Atmos thanks to the Future proof with the extra capability of the e,arc 2.1 feature. Hence, the only ones who are currently benefiting from the 2.1 feature are the gamers. Hope that helps

[@Paul_Calvi]

Great video mate! I've got a quick question...Let's say your TV is Dolby Atmos compatible, and you use the inbuilt apps to stream movies/TV. You then output sound to your Dolby Atmos soundbar via ARC/eARC. Given that all streamed content uses Dolby Digital Plus for Atmos (not Dolby TrueHD), is the added bandwidth of the eARC being utilised at all here? (as opposed to just ARC?) My understanding is that from a Dolby sound perspective, the additional bandwidth from the eARC is only needed for Dolby TrueHD. I.e. DD+ runs just fine (at it's full intended quality) using just ARC. Is that right?

[@archwaytech]

Cheers Paul. That's a great question and I never thought of it that way. eARC for streaming doesn't give you anything extra than a TV with ARC that can play Atmos through DD+ so yeah, your analysis is spot on!! You've given me a great video idea, Thanks 😄

[@shamkhalmammadov4083]

Hey there I have a problem figuring out if I can get Dolby atmos out of my tv with eArc. I have the Amazon Omni series, with each, if I get a soundbar with Dolby atmos and an HDMI eArc in port. will I get Dolby atmos?

[@shamkhalmammadov4083]

@@Paul_Calvi the problem is I have 55” does it also supports dolby Atmos?

[@Paul_Calvi]

@@shamkhalmammadov4083 I think so. Perhaps contact Amazon and ask them.

[@kiranchinche8511]

Dear friend my sony tv support only ARC And i have JBL 9.1 SOUND BAR which is support Arc and Earc. Pls guide for Atmos sound

[@archwaytech]

You'd be best to use method 2 which is to bypass the TV and connect a streaming device directly into the HDMI input of the Soundbar.

[@kiranchinche8511]

@@archwaytech ok. Thanks 👍🏻

[@allanpennington]

OK my TV is 2017 Panasonic TH-50EX730Z and only has ARC. It doesn't support Atmos but does have Dolby Digital Plus. However should I be able to get Atmos through Netflix onboard TV App if I connect the TV ARC port to the my new Samsung Q800B Soundbar eARC In port? As you said Netflix and other streaming services seem to only stream Atmos as Dolby Digital Plus. It says Dolby Digital Plus in the soundbar display when I play an Atmos movie. Thus I assume Im getting Atmos but a compressed version of it??? Also do I really need a 2.1 HDMI cable if the streaming service is compressed Atmos? I bought a 2022 Apple 4K TV box too. As my TV doesn't support eARC should I connect the Apple TV to the HDMI IN on the soundbar and then the eARC port on the soundbar to the TV ARC? Is this your Method 2??? Netflix also say the TV has to support Atmos to get their movies in that format as well as the sound system. Whilst I see Atmos on the Amazon Prime movie titles that have it Netflix just says 5.1. Im hoping with the Apple 4K TV box Ill get the Netflix titles showing Atmos. Otherwise I think I will need a new TV?????? Also the cable that came with the Q800B says High Speed HDMI. It doesn't have any other marks. How do you know if the cable is HDMI 2.1? Many thanks from Turangi, NZ.

[@mark36387]

My TV is only support Dolby MS12 (Dolby Audio) and there is only hdmi arc not earc. Do you think i experience Dolby Atmos with my Dolby Atmos Soundbar?

[@archwaytech]

I doubt it. If it doesn't say it can passthrough Dolby Atmos in the TV's spec sheet then you'll have to use one of the other methods I outlined in this video.

[@adilimbu]

I have lg55sj810v which has hdmi ARC port. According to manufacturers website it doesn’t passthrough dolby atmos, only DD. I have connected firestick 4k max to tv’s hdmi 1 port and from tv’s hdmi ARC port to dolby atmos soundbar (lgsn7cy) ARC. When I stream dolby atmos content via firestick app it displays dolby atmos in the soundbar. Confused as to how did that work then? Unless my TV had an firmware update to support DD+ which I’ll need to check.

[@Gajahelf123]

Great video josh 👍 thanks for the explanation

[@archwaytech]

Cheers Benny 😄

[@naughtyaaryan]

I am having QLED TV supporting Dolby Atmos , Dolby Audio and DTS having 3 HDMI ports one of it is HDMI(ARC) , I am planning to Buy Samsung Q990B sound bar , Can i get full dolby Atmos effect on sound bar with my current TV HDMI ARC port ?

[@archwaytech]

If your TV doesn't have eARC but can pass through Atmos then it'll be in the form of Dolby Digital Plus which is the format most streaming services use. If you want full Atmos through Dolby True HD then you'll need to plug a blu ray player into the Samsung Q990B's HDMI input. In short- The Samsung Q990B would work great for you and give you Dolby Atmos. If you want more information about the Atmos formats then watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnLCgIV3bNV4o80

[@sanjayml645]

Hey Josh I think you need to chk this. My tv supports dolby atmos but has arc but if connected to earc of samsung q990b it displays atmos. And im playing dolby atmos content through firestick connected to the tvs hdmi port. Im guessing if the tv supports dolby atmos but doesnt hv earc still passes through atmos connected to an earc soundbar. Try it out

[@bardgolightly2398]

For surround sound (Sonos Beam 2, Sub Gen 3 and soon Era 300's surrounds), is the any point integrating an extractor for Dolby Atmos when using an Apple TV (latest gen) for stream TV shows & movies? Would that content be delivered in Dolby Atmos?

[@federoig7782]

My tv doesnt have atmos, so.. i have a tv without atmos, with hdmi arc and a soundbar with atmos. What should i do to get atmos?

[@iam5085]

I would try to attach 4k UHD BT player, Series X/S Xbox or Apple TV or Google Tv stick to the soundbar's HDMI inputs (not to the earc port). My Series S Xbox claims (see the sound test view which displays all the capabilities) now that i have Dolby Atmos, which wouldn't show up when Google Tv was attached to the TV.

[@shamkhalmammadov4083]

Hi everyone. I have a problem figuring out if I can get Dolby atmos out of my tv with eArc. I have the Amazon Omni series, with each, if I get a soundbar with Dolby atmos and an HDMI eArc in port. will I get Dolby atmos?

[@patricklindsay72]

But isn’t the Arcana not necessary if the soundbar has 4K passthrough? Can't you just connect your Blu-ray player directlybto the soundbar, then the soundbar to the TV?

[@archwaytech]

Correct. If your Soundbar has an HDMI INPUT as well as HDMI ARC then you don't need an Arcana. The Arcana is only for Soundbars that don't have 2 HDMI ports such as the Sonos ARC and Bose 900

[@patricklindsay72]

@@archwaytech Thank you

[@JulioArzeno]

Hey Josh, I just bought an Anker Nebula Cosmos Laser 4K, it only comes with HDMI 2.0, USB, and an AUX port. I have the Sony HT-A7000, I am looking but can't find a proper way to get Dolby Atmos (since I don't have eARC). Would be possible to get it with the HDFury?

[@archwaytech]

Hey Julio. Getting the HDFury Arcana would give you Atmos with this setup. This is excatly how I get Atmos with my Sonos ARC and Projector setup. Connect them the same way I outlined in the video. Cheers

[@BobbySouthBlvd]

@@archwaytech so it sounds like this will be my fix as well? I bought a Sonos Beam and additional speakers only to find out I can’t contact the audio to my old Epson projector. I tried 6 different adapters to no avail. After getting frustrated, I went and purchased a newer Epson projector with HDMI 2.0 ports. No eARC or ARC. Still no luck getting the Sonos Beam to work with it. I’m hoping the HDFury Arcana will help with this? I’m only planning to attach a firestick to one of the HDMI ports on the back of the projector as of right now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[@cristianpantano2695]

Is there a way to connect a Sonos soundbar to a PC running HDfury Arcana? My idea is to connect the soundbar to a monitor, not a TV. If I want to watch content from various streaming platforms I read that web browsers do not allow me to get dolby atmos. If I get a chromecast TV, for example, and connect it to HDMI in, and the monitor and sound bar to HDMI out, can I "transform" the monitor into a smart TV to see the content in optimal sound quality?

[@cristianpantano2695]

Or do you have any other suggestions you can give me?

[@archwaytech]

Yes you can do exactly that. I have my Sonos ARC connected through the HD Fury Arcana... My Apple TV is in the HDMI IN of the Arcana and the HDMI Out goes to my projector. You can run any display through the HDMI Out... It doesn't have to be a TV. I've also had great success with running my PC through the Arcana and getting dolby Atmos games and movies to play well. Hope that helps

[@cristianpantano2695]

@@archwaytech Thanks for answer me. So when I want to use the PC, I connect it via HDMI cable to the graphic card. And when I want to watch the content from some streaming platform, I remove the HDMI cable and connect the Apple TV or other device. Also, when I do this, the monitor is going to be powered by another HDMI port or Display port to the PC. It is right?

[@archwaytech]

​ @Cristian Pantano No worries. Yes... the first part is spot on. In regards to the display, that cable won't change as it'll be connected straight to the HDMI Out of the Arcana so if you need to change between the PC and Chromecast all you need to do it change the HDMI IN cable from the PC graphics card to the chromcast or any other device you want to plug in.

[@cristianpantano2695]

@@archwaytech That's all I needed to know. You cleared all my doubts. Thanks a lot!

[@ketankbc]

Can i play atmos movies from hard disk on firetv 4k? can firetv send atmos to my samsung q950a? not from netflix/amzaon from external downloaded file..

[@rehedi3056]

Thanks for vid bro. How about Chromecast Google tv 4K? I have a Google tv. Can I do the same as you said about Apple TV to get Dolby Atmos?

[@WRX2001]

Yeah the arcana is perfect I wasn’t going to fork out more cash to get a TV with earc considering my TV still works perfectly fine, so the arcana was easily the best solution the only thing thoug you have to be aware that it requires firmware updates, I learned this when Sonos introduced DTS codec to its sound bar and my Xbox series x wasn’t recognising it.

[@archwaytech]

Fully Agree. I haven't had to update mine and it works perfectly but I only run an Apple TV through it. I guess it's good to keep on top of the updates if it's giving you problems. Thanks for the input ROBOCOP 😁

[@jasonrathbone3544]

Can you use this just for a sound bar to work

[@FeedbackPete]

I'm in exactly the same position. I've had two TVs in the past 6 years. My current LG one is great and works fine apart from not having eArc. My new Q990B is coming on Wednesday. My TV is only 4 years old and I wasn't going to fork out a load of cash just to buy another TV.

[@LoafRock]

Great video 🍻 The HDFury Arcana is a great device

[@archwaytech]

Thanks Bread. Yeah it sure is! It’s so good that we don’t have to go out to buy a new TV just to get Atmos.

[@LoafRock]

@@archwaytech darn right!🍻

[@bennetg4590]

I also have The Samsung NU8000 WITHOUT DolbyAtmos and WITHOUT eArc. But i can get Atmos with The Arcane?

[@archwaytech]

What Soundbar do you have?

[@bennetg4590]

@@archwaytech i have The Sonos Arc :)

[@archwaytech]

@@bennetg4590 Sweet. Yeah, if you buy the Arcana and connect something like an Apple TV to it then you'll get Atmos.

[@bennetg4590]

@@archwaytech OK perfekt, do I have to use a Special HDMI Splitter or can i use any HDMI Splitter that i want? (for Using Xbox for example)

[@archwaytech]

@@bennetg4590 The Arcana has an HDMI input so you shouldn't need you buy a splitter. Do you have more than one device you're wanting to plug into the Arcana?

[@marijnpeetersmp]

I've got a Denon 2113 but is only capable for 4k 30hz passthrough. So I thought no biggie just use Arc. Problem there is that the tv does see the Denon but the Denon refuses to play the audio. I've got a LG C1 that can do Dolby... So now I've got a optical cable running from the tv but without atmos... Guess I'll need a new receiver

[@dailyinsight6695]

What if tv having arc HDMI but the 2.1 don't have

[@manjunathsmanju6581]

MY QLED HAS ARC HOW TO CONECT DOLBY ATMOS

[@RaizenEx1]

i intend to buy samsung q930b soundbar which has dolby atmos, my tv has dolby atmos, but my tv (tcl c715) does not have eArc, only arc, what do i need to do to get atmos through my soundbar, is that arkana gonna help me with this? where do i connect it on my tv, on normal arc? i need this stuff explained a little simpler, youtubers here explain this stuff like they talk to the experts....experts already know how to do it, been watching videos and reading all over on differences between arc and earc, dolby atmos and all other shit but not one single person explains it in simple terms so that a person who knows nothing about it understands, which is basically, is the sound that much better and noticable with earc or arc, answer to that question cant be find ANYWHERE

[@omarvaldes5822]

The stream platforms now have also Dolby Atmos

[@Latinblu]

You probably should have mentioned that while plugging my Apple TV into the soundbar gives me Atmos, it does so at the cost of giving up 4K video on the device

[@archwaytech]

That depends on the Soundbars age and model. There's plenty of Soundbars out there that pass through 4k and Atmos. I've never come accross that issue before.

[@matiasvaisanen8359]

I had problem with jbl 9.1 soundbar and Netflix etc didn't show "atmos", but i had digital output in "pcm" so i changed it "automatic" and now it works just fine 👌🏻👍🏻

[@CarlosDiegoSimonovich]

So the only way to get Dolby Atmos via ARC is to buy an ApplTV or similar? I was hoping for a solution that didn't involve spending money… maybe it doesn't exist.

[@Turel4k]

How about Bluetooth?

[@theshakter]

I get Dolby Atmos on Ark Passthrough

[@seanjoe1704]

ok.. don't disturb. he is having his nap.. see you soon

[@Froggy_Delic94]

Quick question for anyone who wants to answer. So I’m planning to get Sony AT-A7000 Sound Bar and I have LG Oled B7 which has ARC due to being made in 2017, also I have a Sony X800M2 4k Blu-ray player. The question is do I need a 2.0 or 2.1 HDMI cable to connect my 4k Blu-ray player to Sony Sound Bar to get True HD Dolby Atmos?

[@Arvidje]

HDMI 1.4 cable and onwards is more than capable to send atmos

[@Froggy_Delic94]

@@Arvidje thanks for letting me know I appreciate

[@rayj33]

Not trying to be a Dck but after 1:25 you went too fast like a nerd. i had to play 0.5x to understand

[@na-gadyasharahla]

Do you need strong wifi to get movies in Dolby Atmos?

[@jazzabana]

BEWARE! You don't get dolby atmos when you plug in APPLE TV 4K(2022) directly to SAMSUNG Q990B. You just get multi-chanel pcm although I changed sound mode to 16bit on apple tv 4k. And you can't connect them through bluetooth for some reason. Neither Samsung nor Apple could solve the issue.

[@peterledniczky]

I think this video is not right, I'm getting Atmos without any issue on ARC.

[@archwaytech]

Your TV will support Atmos through standard ARC then. I outlined that at the beginning of the video. If you have a look at the flat panels hd website you’ll see what your TV’s capable of.

[@josematias5142]

@@archwaytech how about to put the hdmi cable in the ultra HD player audio only and conect to the receiver and then only put another cable to the TV for video

[@arnelcomia2060]

Forget atmos 5.2 is much better

[@xennori1409]

250 dollars for the Arcana? Just buy a tv with ARC and Dolby Atmos instead lol

[@techsupportwizard]

Who told you that TV speakers aren't capable of Atmos? I'm sorry but you're wrong.

[@colclumper]

umm no

[@sanjayml645]

My tv has arc and Samsung soundbar has earc and my lg tv supports dolby atmos. My soundbar displays dolby atmos when i connect the tv arc to the soundbar earc. And firestick is connected directly to the tv to another hdmi port. This means if the tv supports atmos but has arc and if connected to earc of the soundbar it will pass atmos.

[@robertren4630]

What if your tv does not have ARC?

[@FACrazyCanuck]

Thank you for your vid. I have a Samsung ARC tv and a Sony HT-A9 Dolby Atmos Home Theatre. Can the Arcana use my apps that reside on my tv such as Netflix, Prime Video etc and convert the sound in eARC to my Sony HT? In other words can I connect the Arcana to reside between my ARC Tv and my home theatre and give me Atmos sound?

[@Arvidje]

No.. Your samsung arc tv has to support dolby digital plus to get compressed 5.1 atmos over arc.. Only with the arcana u can get 7.1 truehd.. BUT the input hdmi of the arcana must be connected to a media device, like bluray player, ps5, xbox, not a tv.. so one hdmi output goes to your sound bar, (a soundbar with e-arc will handle true hd atmos.. ) The second hdmi (audio extracted) goes to the tv... For netflix app u have to use nvidia shield for example..

[@stevenpierce4359]

Going to fast