Possible Fix: In order to make the best out of both worlds (4k HDCP 2.2, and advanced surround sound processing), is there an HDMI splitter or Audio extractor that can take the HDMI input from the Nvidia Shield, and output 2 cables: one 4k video cable that goes straight to the TV HDCP 2.2 port, and another audio only cable that goes straight to the soundbar to benefit from its surround sound processing, avoiding the TV passthrough bottlneck. I am now trying to bypass the TV audio passthrough. So if i use ARC or optical from TV to soundbar I end up with STEREO sound while watching Netflix in 4k. Problem: The TV can only passthrough basic dolby digital and DTS surround signals to the soundbar via HDMI ARC or Optical cable. I also have an nvidia shield (android box) and a 4k TV that supports HDCP 2.2. The soundbar does support most of the surround sound codecs (DD, DTS, DD+, DTS-HD, True HD).Ģ. I have a Yamaha YSP-2500 soundbar, it does not support HDCP 2.2 and for some reason Netflix does not play in 4k when android box is directly plugged to the soundbar. But those 2 are high rated and have good power (so good volume).Just wondering if an HMDI splitter or Audio Extractor will fix my problem.ġ. ![]() Note: those aren't the only 2 amplifiers that will work: pretty much ANY will work as long as you can match TV output to Amp input. On the flip side, you would only have to buy the right amplifier, so just a single purchase for an all-wired flow to your headphones.Ĭheck what your TV has for outputs and one of the 2 amplifiers linked in the second paragraph should have a matching input for any of the 3 types. The only catch with this simpler option is that you'll need to have your TV turned ON, even when you are listening to audio like music or podcasts because this makes the TV (on) a key link in the chain. Whatever your TV has would need to naturally flow into the same input on an amplifier for your headphones. Just about all TVs have at least one of 3 ways to get audio OUT: optical, RCA out or AUX. That would eliminate one of the added boxes (the extractor) as the TV would now be doing the audio extracting for you. Update: one more option that should/could work for you is to do this audio extraction and then amplification at the TV: AppleTV HDMI OUT to TV, then TV optical, AUX or RCA output into an amplifier with a headphone jack for your wired headphones. Receiver or Audio Extractor would eliminate the Bluetooth weakest link completely and Receiver or good (but cheaper) Amplifier would address the power/volume you desire. In other words, audio quality is lost in the bluetooth link and then the probably poor amplifier in the Echo is not giving you the volume you desire. that short hop of Bluetooth from AppleTV to Echo which is weakest link in the quality chain right now (not so much the Echo but the reliance on that Bluetooth link). This would cost less than a Receiver and let you pick any quality of sound and amplifier power/volume you want. OR again, find a splitter that will give you an AUX out and buy a pretty good amplifier like this one or this one or similar, making sure that your splitter/extractor OUT matches up with one of the audio inputs on the amp (optical to optical or RCA to RCA or AUX to AUX, though those last 2 can mix and match ends like RCA to AUX or vice versa): AppleTV HDMI out to Audio Extractor to any quality of amplifier into which you plug your headphones. It would also deliver a very large number of other benefits. This HDMI Audio Extractor can transmit audio of full-resolution compared to an optical digital-Audio connection. AND blow your eardrums out if you wanted that much volume (and the headphones could actually play that loud). While enormously overkill for this one want, a Receiver would let you get any quality of amplifier you are willing to pay for. They don't need much power to drive the Echo speaker(s) for the primary purpose. ![]() Cheap products like Echo are going to have a cheap amplifier. Loud is going to be driven by the amplifier inside. Of course, all of the relative negatives of Bluetooth would apply, even if you parked this Receiver right next to the AppleTV. I'm not sure about this option but it seems plausible to work. ![]() So that would be AppleTV wirelessly to Bluetooth Receiver into which you connect your wired Headphones. It MIGHT be able to connect with a Bluetooth receiver ( example). ![]() One more thing: presuming you are after wired (superior) quality, so this may not do the job but AppleTV can connect with Bluetooth speakers including bluetooth headphones. The original generation AppleTV from about 2007 had some analog out options too and Apple has since "improved" on that. Option 3B: similarly, if you use a soundbar, it might have some audio out jacks and then a box that can receive from it could give you a headphone jack.īut if you are looking for a direct way, then NO. Odds are high that this would deliver stereo audio at best. Toslink Optical plugs in on the other end (input) and headphone jack plugs into the visible port.
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