HT-ZF9 An Atmos soundbar....or is it?

[Blumine1818]

I have a 55" Sony XF Series TV, a Sony UBP X-800 4k player and a Sony HT-ZF9 Soundbar.

Using the ARC function apparently doesn't produce Dolby Atmos sound from 4k discs.

I assume that this is correct, and if so, doesn't it defeat the purpose of Dolby Atmos functionality?

Is someone from Sony goind to address this question?

[LightFoot]

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@Blumine1818 wrote:

I have a 55" Sony XF Series TV, a Sony UBP X-800 4k player and a Sony HT-ZF9 Soundbar.

Using the ARC function apparently doesn't produce Dolby Atmos sound from 4k discs.

I assume that this is correct, and if so, doesn't it defeat the purpose of Dolby Atmos functionality?

Is someone from Sony goind to address this question?

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Hi @Blumine1818 

Sorry, this is a customer community so nobody from Sony is going to address this question.

Why don’t you connect things up like I have to use the full facilities of the HT-ZF9 such as Dolby Atmos?

Sky Q 2160p 10 bit -> HT-ZF9/SA-Z9R HDMI1 -> KD-55XE9305 HDMI3 (ARC)

UBP-X800 -> HT-ZF9/SA-Z9R HDMI2 -> KD-55XE9305 HDMI3 (ARC)

If you would like to put your question to Sony please contact Sony UK Support.

[Blumine1818]

Thank you.

I'm now playing an Atmos disc.

The soundbar displays Dolby Atmos-Dolby True HD 48 khz.

The UBP X-800 displays Dolby True HD 7.1 48khz

[Blumine1818]

When you have a moment SonyUser30Yrs Specialist I would appreciate your feedback on my findings.

Many Thanks for your earlier response.

[LightFoot]

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@Blumine1818 wrote:

When you have a moment SonyUser30Yrs Specialist I would appreciate your feedback on my findings.

Many Thanks for your earlier response.

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Hi @Blumine1818 I am just a fellow customer (we all are) and have no comments on your findings.