Can you get Dolby Atmos without eArc?

Is it possible to get Dolby Atmos sound with an older TV using Arc rather than eArc?
This is the HDFury Arcana, the only device that can enable Dolby Atmos sound from soundbars like the Sonos Arc, with TV's using the older HDMI ARC format.
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0:00 - Intro
0:17 - How it works
1:25 - Added benefits
2:04 - Problems
3:00 - Conclusion

[@LofeRock]

You just saved me from buying a new tv. Thank you

[@foralltechkind]

Haha glad to hear it! I nearly bought a new TV as well before I found it.

[@LofeRock]

@@foralltechkind I ordered one this morning. 👍

[@foralltechkind]

@@LofeRock Nice! I hope you like it. I find it hard to watch anything that doesn't support Dolby Atmos now. The difference is incredible. Especially for voices, anything less than Atmos now makes it harder to hear voices in TV shows and films. Let me know how you like it once it arrives!

[@LofeRock]

@@foralltechkind 👍

[@LofeRock]

@@foralltechkind new soundbar system arrives tomorrow & the Arcana shows up on thursday, I'm excited

[@LoafRock]

I can’t thank you enough for finding this video. The arcana is awesome

[@foralltechkind]

Glad it helped! I made it to help people searching for the same issues I had.

[@johnp.1460]

This is stellar information and exactly what I need. I find myself with a great 4K TV without Dolby Atmos that’s still too new to upgrade, which means I can’t take full advantage of my Sonos Arc, Sub, and rear speakers.

[@foralltechkind]

Glad it helped! I spent a long time finding the right solution as I couldn’t justify upgrading my TV either!

[@08MontaEllis]

Great video. I was looking at this device for my Atmos soundbar w/ non Atmos tv. For those who are looking at this device because your TV doesn't support Atmos but soundbar does, i found another alternative solution that might work for you. If your soundbar has hdmi input, you can get a 4kfiretv stick or googletv and plug into the hdmi input. The audio will send straight to the soundbar and you can get Dolby Atmos. (The output of the soundbar will send the video of the device you using to the TV) Hopes this helps👍

[@dylancogdell5233]

I don’t have 4K just 1080p so what’s the google option you mentioned? Where would I get this. My tv doesn’t support Atmos but I want to get the Sonos gen 2. I don’t nessecerslly need Atmos. Do you think the Sonos gen 2 would sound good without Atmos?

[@08MontaEllis]

@@dylancogdell5233 Sonos is great, Atmos does sound good but if you got 5.1 setup, it'll be even better than a 2.1

[@carlosmolina6073]

Great video! Excellent product. Please continue reviewing these obscure products.

[@foralltechkind]

Thank you! Haha I’ll try to keep finding the obscure stuff, got any recommendations?

[@totalplonker824]

I've had several soundbars and a surround sound package but it was only when I purchased an budget AVR and a pair of budget stereo speakers that I realised what I had been missing (stereo imaging, thumping base) besides going down this route one can always add to it overtime! subwoofer, surround speakers you could even get height speakers to get the full 'non-virtual' Dolby Atmos experience. Nowadays AVRs are so simple to setup, they even walk you through the process! "Remember movies are made up of 50% visuals and 50% audio and there are occasions when the audio out does the visuals"

[@AdamDaubauew]

Great video. I really can’t find many HD fury videos with this quality

[@foralltechkind]

Thanks a lot, appreciate it! That's what drove me to make the video, I couldn't find any other videos that covered all my questions.

[@joyel01]

Thanks for this video. Now I know I can connect soundbar to Projector that doesn't obviously have eARC.

[@joyel01]

So do u need arc for this to work?

[@foralltechkind]

Yeah I believe you need Arc at least. However, check with HDFury, I have read about people using this with a projector.

[@touseefk]

My TV does not have an HDMI ARC or eARC port, just the normal 3x HDMI ports, I have got Samsung Q990B (2022) Sound bar with Sub and Rear speaker capabale of Dolby Atmos. Does this device provides a work around to enjoy the sound system at its full potential, without buying a new TV? Thanks

[@twistedfatedied5051]

really useful tip now I can convince my dad to go ahead and get the Sonos Beam xD thanks alot

[@foralltechkind]

Glad it helped!

[@abhijk1]

I read somewhere that your third problem issue can be solved by plugging in the arcana into a usb of the tv or another device that u turn on when u watch tv and not plug it directly into another outlet. Basically power and signal sync .

[@foralltechkind]

I tried that! The usb power from my tv isn’t strong enough to power the Arcana annoyingly! But I have heard that works for some people!

[@rolandjarvis823]

Some sound bars, like Vizio have this feature built in and with more than one port. You are right you do not need a new TV (I did not want to loose my 3D) for ATMOS and Dolby Vision. Apple TV does both and more, you just need a device to “read” it. Some ATMOS sound bars will do it for you with a pass trough.

[@foralltechkind]

I didn’t know this, that’s great to know! Not sure why more manufacturers didn’t do it, given eArc is a relatively new feature and most people don’t update their TV’s very often.

[@JoshFisher567]

This device was primarily made for the apple 4K TV and Sonos ARC. The problem with the ATV4K is it converts all audio to PCM. It doesn't bitstream any audio format. It is one of the only devices that can do LLDV for Dolby Vision, HDR10, and SDR content though as you already mentioned.

[@digihankusa]

Great video thank you. I also have intermittent no-sound issue with my 2021 4K Apple TV, Sonos Arc and Samsung Q90R TV. I found that if you bring up Samsung built-in home screen, and click on volume up or down button, then go back to Apple TV screen you will get sound back without rebooting HD Fury. I plan to update the HD Fury firmware and hope they fixed this

[@foralltechkind]

Thanks dude! The latest HDFury update has fixed this issue for me, finally! Hope it does the job for you too.

[@allanbailey4828]

I have the same TV as you and the eArc update just doesn't work on it, do you think the Sonos beam gen 2 that I have just got will get Dolby Atmos to work on Fury , is it easy to connect to the one box etc? Thanks

[@Zoranurai13]

It’s only useful when you use a media player and use either demo tracks with dthd/dtsma or a 4k blu ray. For streaming services you don’t need eARC at all. They all just do DD+ with atmos and just pass that over regular ARC without any difference in quality

[@foralltechkind]

Again this is only true if you have a TV capable of DD+, you can use an old TV that may not have any of these features and with the Arcana you can get Atmos. I've definitely noticed a difference with my content at least.

[@Zoranurai13]

@@foralltechkind i’ve gotten atmos out of a 5 year old €400 philips through arc with a flash drive. So unless it’s a 10yr old tv with a first gen arc most people should be good

[@foralltechkind]

@@Zoranurai13 Fair! I just know my TV and others like myself haven't been able to get Atmos or DD+ to work with their TV and soundbar setup. I guess the issue is every model and manufacturer is different. The Arcana wouldn't exist and be as popular as it is, if it was as simple as your setup. I'm jealous yours worked without it, I wouldn't have purchased the Arcana if I didn't have to.

[@FMD023]

Hey J Y or anyone. Im new to the AV game so I recently built a home theater system. I went with with a weMAx short throw projector that has ARC and the projector has been amazing producing 4k quality. I have a Marantz AV with an extender that has ARC but only sends audio one way. So i'm practically using my NVDA shield was my media. The disney contents i know that have atmos on my old soundbar shows but on my projector it doesn't. Since i'm using the AV as my audio source, when I click on info, it shows DD, DD+ surround and ATMOS. Also with options to choose between any of those if the movie content has it. MY question is if i hit info on my remote and it shows ATMOS is it running that ? Because i don't see atmos during the title screens on disney plus or netflix. All I see if 5.1. So can I trust that what my AV says or I need to see that ATMOS on the movie title?

[@Zoranurai13]

@@FMD023 sometimes the app itself needs to detect that there is an atmos capable system connected. But despite that will always send a 5.1 dd+ with atmos, regardless what is connected. But if your avr can decode it, it will sense the signal anyway

[@StyleRecordGroupcom]

Has the update change it so one does not have to pull out the sound cable and plug in again to get sound like you said, as that happened with my 4k dvd player, untill l got a 8k cable, then it was worked perfect

[@kfl611]

Does the Arcana use computer chips/processors? Well then like all things that do, every so often they have to get powered off and powered on - aka / unconnected and reconnected. I think they forget who they are or what they are there for and that refreshes their memory - in a human analogy. Thanks for posting this video it was very informative.

[@Rosshobson]

Great video - thank you!

[@foralltechkind]

Thanks dude!

[@XAnonymousGuyX1]

Think I’ll get one since I have two arcs. Save me from buying two TV’s. I’ll upgrade the 75” in the living room to the 77” LG C2 and move the 75” to the bedroom. Sell the 65” and should more than pay for the HD fury. 👌🏼

[@foralltechkind]

Yeah it’s a great way to save upgrading tv’s!

[@prm5687]

I need some help with setting up the HD Fury. I've connected it to my TV and Sky HD but can't seem to get it to play in Atoms. There's probably something I'm missing, but I don't know what. I'm getting 5.1 Dolby and Dolby Vision but not Atmos. I was hoping you could help and maybe talk me through it, in simple terms, as your video is the best I've found that I could follow. (I'm not very techy)

[@unancien6250]

Thanks for the video

[@Mlock76]

Thanks for the informative video! Is there a device you would recommend for a TV that has earc, but a denon receiver that does NOT have earc capabilities?

[@lexdimond]

Thank you! Can you recommend a switch for the Arcana. I want my pS5 and appleTV 4K to take advantage of this Dolby Atmos set up

[@foralltechkind]

I’m not too sure what HDMI switch would be best. I know HDFury make good ones but they are expensive. Worth testing a cheap standard one of Amazon to see if it works!

[@aaronperry8971]

Hope you get this soon. I am decent with technology but can't figure out the order. I'm having a hard time figuring out the order between my Roku Ultra, Vizio Atmos soundbar, and TV with ARC.

[@foralltechkind]

The arc output of the Arcana goes to your tv. The eArc output goes to your soundbar and the input is your Roku.

[@sachmo3]

IF you power the arcana through the USB port on the TV - and not directly plugging it into a wall - your sound issues will go away. It seems by doing that, when you turn your tv on, it forces the arcana to do all of the proper ‘handshakes’. Once I did that, the intermittent ‘no sound’ issues vanished.

[@foralltechkind]

Interesting, will try this but I thought the Arcana needed a higher power supply than what a TV USB port provided.

[@sachmo3]

@@foralltechkind I have a 2017 Sony Bravia model and it’s worked great for about 6 weeks and counting.

[@CarlosMiranda-id4vd]

I have a Samsung Q9 TV which I purchased 2017 how would I plug this? Do I just plug it in into the ark HDMI and then plug it to the Atmos sound bar?

[@alvadinele1932]

Thank you for this vidéo. I want to but this arcana Hd fury. I have 2 sources ( APTV 4K, ps5 ). I will connect my aptv 4K to the arcana and will have atmos througt my sonos beam 2. My question is, ps5 is connect to standard HDMI port of TV, can i have audio on my sonos beam?

[@FMD023]

My my projector when using NVDA shield doesn't show ATMOS on the movie contents but when I hi the option button on my marantz, it shows ATMOS, DD, DD+. Also gives me options to select each one alone but don't know if it's really playing in those contents. I used to have a soundbar and i would know when because the soundbar will say atmos. My set up is a 7.1.2 system with a Marantz AV. Sucks i can't see the ATMOS symbol on the movie content but hopefully my AV is telling me right.

[@Lonesam]

I can't get Dolby Atmos to work with the device. Don't own a Sonos Arc but a different Soundbar which is capable of Dolby Atmos and DTS X. But the Arcana only shows up Bitstream 48 khz. Do I need to turn on Sonos Beam ARC in the settings. Thanks. This is a great video and was very helpful.

[@foralltechkind]

I think this device is designed to work best with the Sonos Arc. Try turning on the Sonos Arc setting on! Otherwise you may need to contact HDFury support as only have a Sonos Arc so can’t test other settings myself! Sorry!

[@6ft8incyclist]

I had mine since Jan 2023(Arcana). Whenit works it does a good job.. it takes for ever to load up then it turns video to turn back on after a 15 to 35 minute black screen. Volume comes on if you are lucky after another 20 seconds..If volume does not come on you need to get up and unplug the ARCANA and go thru the whole presses again.. I hate this thing…

[@lindich207]

Working great. Atmos is working. Any idea if my tv already had Dolby Vision, should I change something on the Arcana? Or is default okay?

[@foralltechkind]

If you’re TV already has Dolby Vision you can leave it on default. It’s in the LLDV to HDR settings if you need to tweak anything.

[@jamesperkins1699]

Hi, my Samsung tv doesn’t have EArc only Arc. I have purchased the Arcana which has resolved lip sync issue with my Sonos Beam 2. Should I be getting Dolby Atmos as I only seem to receive Dolby Digital Plus 5.1? Do I need to go into the Arcana settings to change anything? I’m using Sky Q as my source. Thanks

[@StyleAndSpeedx]

I have an ARC port on my soundbar but not in my pc HDMI. Will this help? I want this over using an optical cord.

[@walter2695]

My tv is from 2020 with standard ARC but i plug in my apple tv and my 4k player directly into my dolby atmos sound bar and get dolby vision and atmos that way. is this any different?

[@dlt21]

I have a 2018 Samsung smart tv that does not have EARC nor support Dolby Digital +...Would hooking this up to my TV and a new Receiver that has Dolby Atmos and EARC support work for me...and if so what would hook up look like

[@duntontower3974]

Was going to get one, but I have older OLED with ARC and the new LG SN11RG but when plugged into tv to ARC i get Dolby Vistion and atmos so think I am good.

[@foralltechkind]

You're lucky, that's great your older TV supports it. No need for the Arcana then!

[@davidemongiello2976]

Can it works with my Polk Audio Magnifi mini AX connected to my PC monitor with HDMI 2.0?

[@unasistent]

I am confused.i thought nvidia shields can output dolby atmos on arc tv..not earc q8fn.at the moment i am using z906 and thinking to upgrade to a samsung dolby soundbar q950a...

[@johnyvico]

Can you use this with a devon reciver

[@williammu376]

I got a Series 7 65” Q7 QLED 4K TV, which seems like only supporting Dolby digital plus, not atmos. If buy this and connect as instructed, will it give me dolby digital plus or atmos on my Sonos arc?

[@Davey_01]

Hi, is the model you have the HDFury arcana HDF0160? Just want to make sure before I purchase, thanks 👍🏻

[@wiesawnowicki8789]

Does it work with PC and for example Sonos Beam?

[@Piero-xk1zq]

Will it work with the Bose 900 soundbar?

[@foralltechkind]

Not sure to be honest, that’s a question for HDFury. They do talk specifically about the Sonos Arc on the website but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work for any Atmos soundbar!

[@roberthernandez121]

Hello my tv has arc my soundbar has arc my blueray has hdmi all are 4k atmos capable how many do I need ?

[@muratje]

Great vid, was looking for the Arcana combined with the Sonos and ATV! BTW, any chance to share wat TV cabinet that is?

[@foralltechkind]

Thanks! It’s the Stockholm media unit from IKEA. It’s one of their more expensive units but it’s also higher quality than their usual stuff.

[@Fanfreddy111]

Nice input here,,, that interesting gadget you have. CAn share this link where can I purchase it ?

[@foralltechkind]

Do you mean the HDFury Arcana? Link is in the description but here it is as well hdfury.com/product/4k-arcana-18gbps/

[@jfy1]

So what I’m understanding is you need apple 4k tv to work with this?

[@stevewilkinson5497]

Hi there, great video! You mentioned in a reply that the latest firmware update has solved the problems you mentioned in the video. I have updated to 0.86 but occasionally have to switch off power to the arcana and I don’t always get Atmos straight away unless I try different programs on it . Can you tell me what your audio settings etc are on your arcana do I can copy them on mine? Cheers

[@WOLFx1950]

Can I output 4k120hdr +vrr to video out and 7.1 pcm to audio?

[@robo283]

Hi there Think I’ve saved some money here I have the Sonos arc coming tomorrow and the hd fury arcana Coming Wednesday My main source will only be the PS5 Is it that simple to setup It will also have the latest version of firmware on the fury Great video by the way 👍 Cheers nick

[@foralltechkind]

Depends on your TV, does your TV have eArc? If so, you don’t need the HDFury. But yeah, it’s that simple. PS5 into the input on HDFury, split the output to TV Arc port and other one to the Sonos Arc

[@robo283]

Thanks for getting back No eark Just PS5 TV and Sonos ark With the HD Fury arcana Arriving tomorrow

[@davekiddie4467]

I have a 2010 Samsung plasma TV that still looks good and refuses to die going into Elclave wireless speaker system. My TV does not have arc or earc it has something called Anynet. Will this device help me out with my Nvidia shield? Thanks

[@paulcarroll627]

But all streaming services use Dolby Digital+ as their base for Atmos, which normal ARC can handle. So unless you’re connecting a blu-Ray player or Zappiti etc with files that are Dolby True HD, you’re still only getting compressed Atmos. Seems like a waste if you have a tv that does Atmos via DD+

[@foralltechkind]

I don't know the technical details, but I can 100% hear the difference with Atmos. My TV doesn't support DD+ and the Arcana has enabled Atmos now. So either way its a great option for some with older TV's like me.

[@lmmc7708]

wow you are a life saver

[@foralltechkind]

Glad it helped!!

[@MitchRKicks]

My HDMI Arc TV port doesn’t work, Ouchh... I want to connect my soundbar but it has to be on a HDMI arc connection will your adapter allow me to create and turn a regular HDMI port on my TV to a HDMI arc that way I can have a connect my soundbar to my tv?

[@foralltechkind]

I don’t think so, I think it has to be connected to the Arc port unfortunately

[@hyena_4740]

Hello, i got a Samsung Soundbar (HWQ600A) with Dolby Atmos support but with only a ARC output, my question is: Will the HDFury Arcana work with only a ARC port (AND not an eARC port)? Will it enable DolbyAtmos on my tv? Second question is: Will i be able to see Dolby Atmos/Vision support on internal apps (like disney+, Amazon Prime and Netflix) once i'll connect the HDFury Arcana? My TV is a Samsung Q9FN 2018. Thanks in advance if you reply :)

[@pascaltube8434]

Can someone help me understand if below is correct? 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)

[@foralltechkind]

That is correct! Not sure if compatibility with the Bose 900 though.

[@deathward990]

I have the device its good but the support for it sucks.. I am facing an issue which I have no answer.

[@marcozannoni3907]

so i have to connect the hdmi arc output coming from the tv to the hdmi in in fury port and connect the soundbar to the earc output of fury? thank you

[@foralltechkind]

The input on the Arcana is for you streaming stick or satellite. Then the eArc output on the Arcana goes to the Sonos Arc and the other output goes to your TV.

[@juanvalera7272]

Hello sir new subscriber here,first of all thann you for you very informative video.With the arcana should i need an external player like the apple tv?To have atmos loseless?my tv doesnt have earc port,does the native apps like netflix with tha arcana can have now loseless atmoss?Thank you..

[@roberthernandez121]

I have Earc 4k TV my Sound bar has regular Arc will this helps pass dolby atmos

[@foralltechkind]

No, your soundbar has to be Atmos enabled which I don’t think it can be without earc but I could be wrong

[@joebleyor]

Great video and many thanks for sharing. I would like to connect my 4K TV and Nvidia Shield TV to my Dolby Atmos soundbar so both devices could play sound through the Dolby Atmos soundbar. Does this device support this configuration?

[@foralltechkind]

This device only supports one input. So you would plug the shield into the Arcana. The sound from the Shield should be in Atmos then. But the other devices you use with your TV won’t be.

[@jb7753]

You can get a 4k switch that you plug the source devices into, then plug that into the arcana. Then just select the channel on the switch that you're watching. Saves cable jumping all the time. It's what I have done on my set up.

[@jelmerkivits8469]

What if I don’t use an Apple TV? I’ve got the Beam gen2 and a Sony KD55AF8 smart tv and use Netflix and Spotify directly from my tv sometimes blue rays true my PlayStation.

[@foralltechkind]

I don’t know if the Arcana has been updated for the Beam 2 but in theory it should work. However, the Arcana only enables Atmos audio from external devices, so it wouldn’t work with apps on your TV (you’ll still have sound but not Atmos).

[@yuppietrashlife4344]

do you feel the Atmos made a bog difference on the Sonos Arc?

[@arturlisovskij977]

Кто знает ? Если в телевизоре НDMI 2.0 a в sondbare 2.1 можно ли вывести полноценный звук,не жжатыи 5.1 чтобы Dolby Atmos послушать 🙂 может какой адаптер есть,? Просто не хочу новый телевизор покупать с выходом 2.1

[@FMD023]

IMHO ATMOS sounds nice but on my soundbar it has a volume limitation. DD+ and Dolby true HD sounds much louder and clearer. I build my home audio for ATMOS but i ended up getting 2 inceiling speakers so i duno if thats gonna defeat the purpose.

[@crespo0]

Thank you for this nice video! I've ordered it and i'm using it with Apple tv 4k + Samsung Q950a + TV LG 55B8 (Arc only). But... no Dolby Atmos showed when i'm selecting a movie like Okja on Netflix. Any ideal where the problem could come from ? thank you!!

[@totalplonker824]

I'm sure you tried but I thought I'd ask.. have you tried going into the TVs advanced sound settings and changing from PCM to either bitstream or auto. That's unusual because LG OLED TV started Dolby Atmos passthrough TVs with the 2017+ models! I didn't have a problem when I was using my 2018 LG OLED TV, mind you that was the E8 model.

[@lindich207]

Thanks for the video. I ordered it today and I'm in California. Any idea how long they take to ship? Also, in the comments Someone mentioned the firmware update. Are you saying the update fixed the issue where you had to unplug and plug it back in when you were having no sound turn on? Lastly, does it just stay on? Or do you have to turn it on and off after use? Thanks!

[@foralltechkind]

I think HDFury are US based, so hopefully it shouldn’t take long to arrive if it’s in stock! Yeah the new update seems to have fixed that issue. I haven’t had to unplug/plug it in since I made the update, which is great. As for its power, you don’t need to turn it on and off. It automatically wakes up when it detects a HDMI source. So as you turn on the TV it’s ready to go, and then goes to sleep shortly after you turn the TV off. Once you have the Arcana setup, you shouldn’t have to touch it again 👍

[@foralltechkind]

If you're having any issues, try to update the firmware. I've just uploaded a video to my channel on how to do that!

[@pedrog4398]

Excellent vid...new sub! I have old 2012 Panny plasma TV with one ARC HDMI. I just added a Sonos ARC and sound is great; however, only getting Stereo PCM audio quality. I have a XboxOne connected to my TV HDMI (non-ARC), roof antenna connected to the tuner, and the Sonos connected to the ARC HDMI as well. Question, if I add the Arcana, will I be able to get audio from my antenna tuner through the ARC HDMI into the Sonos soundbar? I know it wont be high quality audio but just want to ensure I get audio for over the air signal. I emailed HDfury but they dont respond. Thx

[@foralltechkind]

Thank you! Not too sure to be honest, does the tuner user HDMI and have Arc? If so it could well work!

[@coolpm]

Great video, thanks for doing this. If I don’t have a TV that supports Dolby vision, will this improve the picture quality? meaning will this device convert my TV into a Dolby vision enabled TV? or the picture quality of my TV stays the same?

[@foralltechkind]

Any changes to picture quality are minimal. No amount of tech can change what panel your TV is built with unfortunately. So don’t expect a massive change, I think it’s more detail in the dark areas because the Arcana can handle more data. Apparently the picture improvements are more noticeable with projectors.

[@coolpm]

@@foralltechkind yeah, I get it. I’m primarily looking to get this for my Samsung LSP9T projector or you think it’s not worth it?

[@foralltechkind]

Sorry no idea. I really don’t know anything about projectors. I’ve never owned one!

[@rts100x5]

EDIT ..I could not get APPLETV4k to maintain SONOS ARC as default audio output ..We could switch it back but THEN audio began dropping out all together ...it kept changing back to TV Speakers ... Turning off HDMI CEC on ATV temporarily fixed this issue but it came back the next day .... Instead of going round and round with Apple tech support (useless don't waste your time seriously) I changed to an NVIDIA SHEILD PRO .... well I couldn't get sound to work AT ALL or even SONOS to confirm HDMI connection UNTIL I RESET ARCANA TO FACTORY DEFAULT ....after that it works perfectly and even CEC works as I can control the ARC volume with the Nvidia remote ...this may or may not have resolved the issue with ATV4k ..I did not hook it back up to test it since the NVIDIA SHEILD seems to work so well and supports atmos / HDR etc..... SO if your having connection issues RESET ARCAN TO DEFAULT 😁 your welcome

[@foralltechkind]

Wow, sounds like you had a bit of a nightmare with it, but glad the factory reset worked! (Basically a step up from the ‘turn it off and on again’ haha)

[@rts100x5]

@@foralltechkind Yes it saved a very expensive project from meltdown...what's strange is I never changed any of the settings in the arcanas when hooking it up ..

[@LoafRock]

@2:40 I’ve found if, when I’m done watching movies/tv, that if I put the Apple TV back to “tv speakers” before I shut it off for the night I never have issues with the arcana not being able to connect to the Apple TV.

[@foralltechkind]

This problem has been resolved for me with the latest Arcana firmware update!

[@LoafRock]

@@foralltechkind how do you get it to update?

[@foralltechkind]

You need to download the latest firmware from the HDFury website and put it on a USB. Then put the USB into the Arcana and there should be an update/firmware option on the Arcana menu.

[@foralltechkind]

@@LoafRock Hey, just uploaded a video on my channel on how to get the update and install it on the Arcana. Might be helpful if you haven't already worked it out!

[@DragonEmperor_LimLengTi]

Bro, my tv has coaxial and hdmi arc plugs, while my soundbar only has optical plugs. So that the sound produced is good, choose the Coaxial - optical converter or Hdmi arc - optical converter? Or are both the same because the output is also optical?

[@foralltechkind]

No idea to be honest, haven’t used or looked into the coaxial stuff myself. Sorry!

[@grond77]

Good video bro! I was looking at more in depth reviews on the Hd Fury Arcana and yours nailed it. You listed the pros and cons and feel more comfortable in purchasing one. I bout a Samsung Q70 75” tv about a year ago and recently bought the Sonos ARC and although the sound is good I want to get the full Dolby Atmos effect without buying a new tv. Again thanks for the review and good luck with your channel. Do you know if cable or satellite tv gets a bump in audio quality as well or is it only on movies or blue rays that contain the Dolby atmos codec?

[@foralltechkind]

Thanks for the kind words dude! I can’t say I’ve noticed any bump in sound quality from my satellite box, but mine is limited to Dolby Digital 5.1. The HDFury only enables higher quality if your device outputs something higher. So if your cable box is capable of Dolby Digital + but your Sonos isn’t outputting that, the HDFury might help (not certain on that one). Hope that helps!

[@dilipvishwakarma8579]

Please give link

[@tanveeriqbal1532]

Does the hd arcana fury also workwith the fire cube?

[@foralltechkind]

It should work with any input device capable of Atmos

[@TheEwartuen]

What if I have more than two Atmos and HDR capable devices, is there any HDMI switch you could recommend? I am using it with JBL bar 9.1 and a TV with ARC only.

[@foralltechkind]

I don’t personally know of a switch but I’m sure it would work. HDFury sell some switches but some of them can be very expensive. I only own one Atmos capable device, so haven’t needed to test a switch.

[@nikhilvenkat221]

My tv has 2.1 port but they haven't mentioned it supports Dolby Atmos. Can I play Dolby Atmos content with the supported soundbar that has dolby Atmos enabled? (Mi tv q1 india)

[@foralltechkind]

The Arcana enables Atmos from a soundbar that supports it, even if the TV doesn't. So in theory it should work for you! The TV you have doesn't matter, as long as it has an ARC HDMI port and your soundbar supports Dolby Atmos.

[@mcduvall2000]

I know in your video you don't have an eARV tv. But any chance you know if this would work with an eARV tv sending audio to an older receiver with eARC/ARC?

[@leealex3692]

if u have n eARV tv, why can't it send audio to an older receiver with eARC/ARC if its functional

[@crosis001]

Great video. This was very informative. However I have one question which some of you might be able to answer. I'm have a LG soundbar without eARC, and my TV does have an eArc. I go from my nvidia shield pro to the soundbar for steaming, movies etc. My soundbar supports dolby atmos, and all the other encodings etc.., once I play a (let's say) a dolby atmos movie I see on the soundbar LED screen that it outputs / switches to Atmos and all other formats (DTS, DTS-X etc). My question now is : Am I getting true atmos or is it a downscaled encoding? Do I need to buy this to convert to earc for the full effect and quality? Please advise. Thanks!!

[@jb7753]

Hi mate, not sure if you have an answer here yet. My thoughts is that if your soundbar supports atmos then it will be true atmos. It may still have earc port functions just might not be specified as earc. If the light is on to show atmos I'd say you're good. Maybe do a test. Find movie that has atmos and 5.1 then change the audio channel as the movie is playing. Or if you have a movie that plays atmos on disc but not streamed try that way.

[@SD-oe6vv]

Is Integral2 different from Arcana? I jave LG CX eARC and Yamaha Atmos soundbar and when I play atmos content via USB..i only get DD+.

[@foralltechkind]

I don’t know anything about the Integral2. But why are you using USB for your soundbar if it has earc? Use HDMI and you should get Dolby Atmos.

[@ajoemar2009]

my smart tv has arc port. problem is my receiver has no arc/earc port. the only high audio I can get is using I toslink. any chance or possibility I can use this device?

[@foralltechkind]

Hmm unlikely I think!

[@helenakwiecien2634]

It's definitely the best video I've seen so far but I got my HD fury connected today to my Samsung q65 and I still can't get any dolby atmos. Please help.

[@foralltechkind]

Have you got everything connected to the right input?!

[@elvst3331]

can't find it on Amazon uk please help?

[@foralltechkind]

Not available on Amazon in the UK. Need to order directly from HDFury

[@coriboy1267]

Can i use this on my bose soundbar 500 to tcl tv? Thanks!!

[@foralltechkind]

The Bose 500 soundbar doesn’t support Dolby Atmos, so I’m not sure how the Arcana would help. Sorry don’t know much about the Bose 500!

[@moleculez6133]

Hey! Trying to find out if I need this device for my setup. I have a Samsung RU8000 TV which only has an ARC port. I have an Samsung HW-Q950T Soundbar on order. The bar supports Atmos. My main goal is to have Atmos play on 4K Blu-rays that are played from my Blu-ray player. Do I need this device to have that happen? Or is there any work around to have atmos work on this soundbar from external devices? The soundbar i’m ordering does have two HDMI 2.1 inputs, if that makes any difference.

[@arturlisovskij977]

How now ?

[@prameetchawla]

Any device that can split a 4k hdr hdmi signal with lossless sound such as Dolby truehd into two separate audio and video hdmi streams so that I can plug video one into the 4k hdr TV and the losless audio one into the hdmi input of an old avr that supports lossless audio but doesn't have arc or eArc.

[@foralltechkind]

HDFury sell a splitter (I think it’s called the Vertex) that works with the Arcaca for the setup you’ve described. But combined it will get expensive!

[@prameetchawla]

@@foralltechkindbetter to buy a new avr then ?

[@foralltechkind]

Potentially, less room for error and in the long run a better solution!

[@prameetchawla]

@@foralltechkind thank you for your help😀

[@amsterdamrico]

does it support VRR ( Varial Refresh Rate}

[@foralltechkind]

Hmmm not too sure but I doubt it

[@Skinbonefretboi]

If I connect this device to my regular ARC port on my tv would that allow Dolby atmos on all my other hdmi inputs on the tv itself or would they have to go through this device? Great vid btw!

[@foralltechkind]

They have to go through the Arcana, so only one device will be Atmos enabled unfortunately!

[@tigerhill4368]

Just got a JBL 9.1 soundbar, it does have earc out so will this work , thanks

[@foralltechkind]

I’d assume so, if the JBL 9.1 supports Atmos.

[@22msport]

Did you fix the issue with having to unplug it and plug it back to get the sound working again?

[@foralltechkind]

I did, a recent update seems to have solved that for me!

[@mrfr3d33x]

Hi! How much better the picture is? Is there also upscale modes? Tnx 4 video and for replay! Happy Free Time :) V

[@foralltechkind]

It doesn’t upscale picture. The Arcana is only for enabling Dolby Atmos sound.

[@BushidoBrownSama]

Does the Arcana break HDMI-CEC between sources and the TV

[@foralltechkind]

Doesn’t for me!

[@BushidoBrownSama]

@@foralltechkind thank you

[@richardsilva2139]

Hi, Trying to connect my Ndivia Shield Pro TV, Sonos Arc and my Epson Projector eh-tw9000w. Will Arcana work for this setup? Thanks in advance!

[@foralltechkind]

In theory, it should work! Hard to say with every unique setup. HDFury have a discord to discuss all the different setups where HDFury employees help.

[@richardsilva2139]

@@foralltechkind thanks! 👍🏻

[@marcuskoolrt]

Would this device work with an older tv with hdmi ports that aren’t earc or arc

[@foralltechkind]

I don’t think so! But worth messaging them directly to ask

[@thaivo1499]

Can we use this with samsung one connect box.

[@foralltechkind]

Yup! That’s the setup I have.

[@coriboy1267]

Can i use this to my bose soundbar 500?

[@toots3020ph]

If the tv is is not dolby digital plus that can handle dolby atmos audio format, this still work?

[@foralltechkind]

Should do, basically sound is sent straight from input device to soundbar, so doesn’t matter what tv you have!

[@toots3020ph]

@for all tech-kind thank you for your kind reply, this I understood that the encoded audio information from the source , will be decoded by sonos via eARC, this device can handle also 4k UHD?

[@toots3020ph]

@for all tech-kind with this device we can connect the non e ARC source via hdmi switch. Everything in this device is passthrough

[@putiland]

Does this fix HDCP issues with the Xbox Series X. So I can a tv and soundbar that have ARC. I have the soundbar and tv connected via arc then my Xbox is connected to the soundbar. I get Dolby Atmos but I’m running into HDCP issues. If I connect the Xbox straight to the tv I lose Dolby Atmos but no HDCP issues so would this device work for me

[@foralltechkind]

Sorry I’m not much help with this (I don’t know much about this specific issue), but they talk about it’s HDCP benefits on the website, so it might work for you. “Software-wise, EDID management ensures the best possible mixing of TV video capabilities and SONOS Arc (or other) audio capabilities at all times. HDCP conversion is possible in any way and the device can downscale and perform signal operations such as Chroma/Color depth or Color space.”

[@lindich207]

Works great. Only issue is I'm having sound cut in and out.

[@foralltechkind]

Have you updated the firmware? Might of shipped with an old version. Can download the update on their website. Should fix the issue. With the latest firmware I’m having no issues anymore!

[@lindich207]

@@foralltechkind I updates it to .84

[@patdieon]

Hi thanks for the video . I understand the need for an external source like Apple TV I'm assuming the 4K firestick I have will work the the same by plugging it straight into the Arcana and earc out to my Sonos arc . Can I ask about skyQ how will that work ? Will it play ok ?Hope this question makes sense .

[@foralltechkind]

Yeah Firestick will work too. I also have Sky Q. You just plug Sky into one of your TV’s other hdmi ports and the audio will still play through the Sonos Arc but won’t communicate with the Arcana, so you won’t get any of the added sound benefits.

[@patdieon]

@@foralltechkind that’s great thanks for the reply. Just waiting for arcana to arrive. They’re on summer holidays so it won’t be shipped until 31st August. So I just plug Firestick straight into arcana . Correct ?

[@foralltechkind]

Ah that’s annoying! Yeah just plug the Firestick in directly.

[@patdieon]

@@foralltechkind hi thanks again for the video. The Arcana arrived today. As far I can see I've setup as you described but for some reason I'm not getting Atmos . I'm obviously doing something wrong . I'm not sure my settings on Arcana are right . Any ideas ?

[@sambora83]

Hello, sorry for my English... If I connect a sonos arc to my TV lg c8 ( with hdmi arc, not e-arc), can I have dolby atmos from a fire stick 4k max, or do I need this hdfury arcana?

[@foralltechkind]

If the C8 has an eArc port you don’t need this!

[@sambora83]

@@foralltechkind as i said, c8 has arc hdmi, not earc

[@jb7753]

@@sambora83 then yes you need the HDfury arcana as it has an Earc out port...

[@alanchinn7259]

Hi there. My tv has two arc ports, and two hdmi ports. I’m not to hot on tec. I’ve just ordered the Sonos arc, so will that work ok in the arc port. Thanks Alan 👍

[@foralltechkind]

This basically lets you get Dolby Atmos if you don’t have an eArc port on your TV. So sounds like it would work for you!

[@jb7753]

Does one of the arc ports on your TV say Earc?