KD49XH8505 no 5.1 audio

[karlflaschke]

My TV is only outputting Stereo via the Optical cable.

I have changed all the settings but can't get 5.1 into my old Yamaha amp.

This is the same for all apps, Netflix, Disney etc.

[LightFoot]

Hi @karlflaschke   
I don’t fully understand Optical but have you checked that the Digital audio out is not set to PCM, Always output in PCM. I don’t use Optical (now ancient) but mine is set to Auto 1 Output compressed audio without change.

[karlflaschke]

Yes, I've tried Auto 1, Auto 2 and PCM but they all output Srereo only. 

[rooobb]

Have you disabled the internal speaker, right?

[karlflaschke]

Yes, changed it to Audio System.

[rooobb]

It could be a problem of the apps (disney for sure had problem in the past since it uses DD+ that is not supported over optical). Have you tried with a sample file via mediaplayer?

[karlflaschke · Accepted solution]

OK I have fixed the problem by using a HDMI ARC DAC, taking the audio from HDMI 3 and connecting the Optical cable to the DAC.  I now have 5.1 from Disney+ and all the other apps.

[SkyNet404]

Hey @karlflaschke,
 

Thanks for the tip! hope it helps other people facing the same or similar issue.