2021-07-06, 10:01
Hi all,
After reading all I could about FLAC, 5.1, ARC, I feel I need some extra help here.
In neither setup below, I am able to play my 24bit(192kbps) FLAC 5.1 library. It is plugged in the SHIELD (USB) and I can NAS it to Kodi on my TV and then send it to my Bluesound (N330) receiver. Needless to say, all software is up-to-date (both on the receiver, SHIELD, and TV). Those are the possible setups:
1) SONY TV AF8 to Bluesound N330 (ARC HDMI - not eARC).
2) NVIDIA SHIELD to SONY TV (HDMI4) and then to Bluesound N330 (as in 1.)
The library is always converted to 2.1. I played around as much as I could with passthrough (Bluesound supports DOLBY (Ac3), so that one is activated in Kodi).
Can anyone shed some light on why I cannot hear multichannel from my FLACs? I was expecting KODI to transcode my high-res multichannel FLACs to AC3 (DOLBY 5.1) and then just play, but I can't make it work. Any help is appreciated.
More info:
As for KODI:
channels 4.1 (bluesound is 4.1 not 5.1)
passthrough YES
AC3 YES
DTS/eAC3/others NO
For the Sony TV:
It outputs multichannel from Netflix or Amazon to the Bluesound just fine through the same ARC HDMI.
Thank you so very much!
Ed
After reading all I could about FLAC, 5.1, ARC, I feel I need some extra help here.
In neither setup below, I am able to play my 24bit(192kbps) FLAC 5.1 library. It is plugged in the SHIELD (USB) and I can NAS it to Kodi on my TV and then send it to my Bluesound (N330) receiver. Needless to say, all software is up-to-date (both on the receiver, SHIELD, and TV). Those are the possible setups:
1) SONY TV AF8 to Bluesound N330 (ARC HDMI - not eARC).
2) NVIDIA SHIELD to SONY TV (HDMI4) and then to Bluesound N330 (as in 1.)
The library is always converted to 2.1. I played around as much as I could with passthrough (Bluesound supports DOLBY (Ac3), so that one is activated in Kodi).
Can anyone shed some light on why I cannot hear multichannel from my FLACs? I was expecting KODI to transcode my high-res multichannel FLACs to AC3 (DOLBY 5.1) and then just play, but I can't make it work. Any help is appreciated.
More info:
As for KODI:
channels 4.1 (bluesound is 4.1 not 5.1)
passthrough YES
AC3 YES
DTS/eAC3/others NO
For the Sony TV:
It outputs multichannel from Netflix or Amazon to the Bluesound just fine through the same ARC HDMI.
Thank you so very much!
Ed