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I thought the Nvidia Shield can do it, but I guess it can bitstream/passthrough for the AVR to decode. Looking to decode audio and pass LPCM to the minidsp nano-avr for Dirac Live DSP.
Using Plex as my Media Server, but open to other platforms.
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2017-10-11, 20:16
(This post was last modified: 2017-10-11, 20:22 by Jdiesel.)
I don't believe DTS:X/Atmos can be decoded and transferred as LPCM as it needs the accompanying metadata. Unless you mean decode the base TrueHD or DTS-MA track to LPCM, in that case yes Kodi can do that.
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It can't be done, object-based doesn't work like channel-based audio where audio for each channel has already been mixed at the producing stage and the player simply output each channel to corresponding speaker; with object-based audio the content come with some kind of positioning metadata, depends on your speakers setup and positioning of them in your viewing area, the content may be delivered to one or more speakers and the amount need to be calculated to properly deliver real positioning effect.
There are many Atmos enabled products out there but most of them are, frankly speaking, waste of money. To have true object-based immersive audio you need at least four overhead speakers with an AVR that can measure angle with a decent calibrated microphone.
If you want to use DL based DSP with Atmos/DTS:X you need an AVR, have it setup your speaker, zero out level, distance (delay) and EQ, connect the pre-outs to your DSP and have DL do its job, the angle measurement is the most important requirement here, don't forget to have four (two is passable) overhead speakers mounted.
