Change audio format to stereo Apple TV - better for 2 channel?

Discussion in 'Audio Hardware' started by Kristofferabild, Nov 29, 2022.

  1. Kristofferabild

    Kristofferabild Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    Hey. I have been trying to figure out how to get better sound out of my Apple TV 4K 1. gen with my 2 channel stereo setup.

    I have a LG B6 OLED connected to my Apple TV 4K. From the TV I use analog out to my Rega Elex-R amp that feeds my two Rega RX One speakers.
    My TV is incapable of decoding Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI. If the audio on the Apple TV is sat to "Auto" I see "Dolby Digital" in the infobar on the B6. When I set the Apple TV to "Change format" to "stereo" I see PCM instead. To my ears apps like Netflix and Disney Plus actually sound a bit better in this setting and I am thinking that the Apple TV is better at downsampling from 5.1 - stereo than my TV is. On the hand I might be getting the correct stereo track from the Netflix and Disney stream this way and that explains the difference?
     

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