topic Re: A95K Digital output to HT-A7000. in Android TV

A95K Digital output to HT-A7000.

TheRealKjalarr — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 08:48:04 GMT

I have a Bravia A95K and a HT-A7000 Soundbar. Can someone explain to me why Auto 2, output only compressed audio for multichannel content without change. Sounds better than Auto 1, Output compressed audio without change. When I output the Digital output from my TV to my soundbar.

Re: A95K Digital output to HT-A7000.

royabrown2 — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 12:11:28 GMT

@TheRealKjalarr

Can you first explain why you are messing about with Optical instead of HDMI, on a hi-spec TV with eARC to a high-spec soundbar with eARC?

Re: A95K Digital output to HT-A7000.

TheRealKjalarr — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 08:20:32 GMT

royabrown2

I'm not messing about with Optical instead of HDMI. I'm using HDMI

Re: A95K Digital output to HT-A7000.

royabrown2 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:05:42 GMT

@TheRealKjalarr

I was misled by the spec:-

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/televisions/a95k-series/specifications

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT(S) 1 (Bottom)

Terminology, terminology 😢

Re: A95K Digital output to HT-A7000.

royabrown2 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:54:55 GMT

@TheRealKjalarr

Where do I find Auto 1 and Auto 2 on this TV? I’ve looked in the web manual, and found nothing.

And, as a variant on the question I asked before, why use compressed modes when you have eARC?

But in the absence of anything else to go on, I would suggest that it’s a subjective preference of yours. Nothing wrong with that. But does it depend on what you are listening to?

When you say it sounds better than the other option, what’s the source material? Speech, music, cinema? 5.1 or 2.0, and so on?

Re: A95K Digital output to HT-A7000.

rooobb — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:56:09 GMT

This post may help understanding the setting https://us.community.sony.com/s/question/0D50B00005W85hFSAR/please-explain-these-settings-and-when-to-use-them?language=en_US

Then it may depends on what you are listening : if we are talking about stereo signal it may be better for the soundbar to receive an lpcm flow from the TV than a Dolby audio 2.0 channel unconverted. On multichannel audio it should not change anything

Re: A95K Digital output to HT-A7000.

TheRealKjalarr — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:18:43 GMT

rooobb

LPCM on the HT-A7000 makes a better surround audio on Auto 2 than Dolby Audio 2.0 I have experienced