rdbrotherton
Standard Member
Hi guys,
I have a fairly dated soundbar in the form of a Samsung HW-K450, nothing fancy but better than TV speakers and has been adequate for my needs to date. For a number of years I'd been using it with my Samsung TV (RU7470) and have experienced zero problems with sound and picture sync on Sky Q and Smart TV apps when played through HDMI ARC port.
I've just picked up a Sony XH9005 and connected it to the soundbar via the same ARC input (and HDMI cable for that matter) and right off the bat I'm having audio sync issues. If I revert back to TV speakers all is well.
The sound is behind the picture source so for Sky Q I can't tweak the delay to line it up. I've been playing with the TV's audio settings menus, turning AV Sync on, changing eARC mode to off and Auto, Digital audio Out to Auto 1, Auto 2 and off, etc but changing these may make it better for one source i.e. Sky Q but no good for the native smart TV apps such as Netflix or Apple TV. There's so many options it just becomes messy and difficult to find a good solution for all sources.
When it comes to TVs and Soundbars is it best to keep to same manufacturers? I am in the market for a new soundbar but I don't want to spend £400+ on something that still leaves me with audio sync issues. I have been considering a Sonos Beam to compliment the other Sonos speakers I already have around the house, but if going with a Sony soundbar is more likely to avoid the sync issues I could look at that instead...
Thanks in advance for any help.
I have a fairly dated soundbar in the form of a Samsung HW-K450, nothing fancy but better than TV speakers and has been adequate for my needs to date. For a number of years I'd been using it with my Samsung TV (RU7470) and have experienced zero problems with sound and picture sync on Sky Q and Smart TV apps when played through HDMI ARC port.
I've just picked up a Sony XH9005 and connected it to the soundbar via the same ARC input (and HDMI cable for that matter) and right off the bat I'm having audio sync issues. If I revert back to TV speakers all is well.
The sound is behind the picture source so for Sky Q I can't tweak the delay to line it up. I've been playing with the TV's audio settings menus, turning AV Sync on, changing eARC mode to off and Auto, Digital audio Out to Auto 1, Auto 2 and off, etc but changing these may make it better for one source i.e. Sky Q but no good for the native smart TV apps such as Netflix or Apple TV. There's so many options it just becomes messy and difficult to find a good solution for all sources.
When it comes to TVs and Soundbars is it best to keep to same manufacturers? I am in the market for a new soundbar but I don't want to spend £400+ on something that still leaves me with audio sync issues. I have been considering a Sonos Beam to compliment the other Sonos speakers I already have around the house, but if going with a Sony soundbar is more likely to avoid the sync issues I could look at that instead...
Thanks in advance for any help.