Hi all. I have just completed my 'Covid project' of converting an unused cellar into a TV/gaming den for me the kids. My budget was non existent but I'm extremely pleased with the outcome and the performance of the components. The devices are used but still work pretty well to my ear and certainly to my kids ears.
I have in my setup;
AE AEGO T 5.1 with a AE centre speaker
2 x Sonance CR101 ceiling 'Atmos' speakers
Hisense h75b7510uk television
Denon AVR-X2400H av reciever
4k HDMI cables (connected via ARC)
Xbox One
Sony PS3
Firestick 4k
Synology NAS (Can't remember but high end one)
Raspberry Pi4 (with Kodi)
The problems I'm trying to overcome as I learn all of this technology is how to get the best quality audio output. This is particularly Atmos content from Netflix/Amazon or from the NAS.
The television itself (h75b7510uk) is enabled for 'Dolby vision'. It has Netflix and Amazon built into the OS so this is the 'go to' choice for the kids etc. It also means that the TV's remote works fine, no need to switch sources etc. I am learning though that perhaps the TV is unable to send the Atmos content to the receiver via ARC and therefore the content is being downgraded from an audio perspective though the receiver is still reporting this as 'Atmos' content.
I have had good results with the Xbox One. I have enabled Atmos and that does indeed sound very impressive. I've also installed Kodi on the Xbox and streamed high quality blue ray movie rips from the NAS but the audio has not been very impressive to my ear. I'm wondering if again Kodi is unable to output Atmos content.
Last night I used new Fire TV (4K) and I compared the sound of the 'Atmos' content streamed from Netflix on both the televisions Netflix app and the Fire TV's Netflix app. I think the Fire TV was noticeably richer.
I am unsure on how I should configure the Speaker output menu on the television (for output to the Denon AVR-X2400H via ARC). I have options of 'Auto', PCM, Passthrough etc.. I tried 'Pass through' last night assuming that would enable the Denon to do the processing of Atmos audio but I end up with a big audio delay. I think I have now left this as 'Auto' but I'm working on the assumption that despite what the Denon tells me the TV is incapable of sending Atmos audio to the amp despite what the amp tells me.
Can anyone tell me how I should best set this up? The Firestick 4k is working well as it's wireless I'm not sure how well Kodi would work sending high quality files from the NAS without a wired connection
I have in my setup;
AE AEGO T 5.1 with a AE centre speaker
2 x Sonance CR101 ceiling 'Atmos' speakers
Hisense h75b7510uk television
Denon AVR-X2400H av reciever
4k HDMI cables (connected via ARC)
Xbox One
Sony PS3
Firestick 4k
Synology NAS (Can't remember but high end one)
Raspberry Pi4 (with Kodi)
The problems I'm trying to overcome as I learn all of this technology is how to get the best quality audio output. This is particularly Atmos content from Netflix/Amazon or from the NAS.
The television itself (h75b7510uk) is enabled for 'Dolby vision'. It has Netflix and Amazon built into the OS so this is the 'go to' choice for the kids etc. It also means that the TV's remote works fine, no need to switch sources etc. I am learning though that perhaps the TV is unable to send the Atmos content to the receiver via ARC and therefore the content is being downgraded from an audio perspective though the receiver is still reporting this as 'Atmos' content.
I have had good results with the Xbox One. I have enabled Atmos and that does indeed sound very impressive. I've also installed Kodi on the Xbox and streamed high quality blue ray movie rips from the NAS but the audio has not been very impressive to my ear. I'm wondering if again Kodi is unable to output Atmos content.
Last night I used new Fire TV (4K) and I compared the sound of the 'Atmos' content streamed from Netflix on both the televisions Netflix app and the Fire TV's Netflix app. I think the Fire TV was noticeably richer.
I am unsure on how I should configure the Speaker output menu on the television (for output to the Denon AVR-X2400H via ARC). I have options of 'Auto', PCM, Passthrough etc.. I tried 'Pass through' last night assuming that would enable the Denon to do the processing of Atmos audio but I end up with a big audio delay. I think I have now left this as 'Auto' but I'm working on the assumption that despite what the Denon tells me the TV is incapable of sending Atmos audio to the amp despite what the amp tells me.
Can anyone tell me how I should best set this up? The Firestick 4k is working well as it's wireless I'm not sure how well Kodi would work sending high quality files from the NAS without a wired connection