5.1 surround sound

When I play a Youtube video with sound codec ec-3 (Dolby Surround 5.1) on AppleTV 4K and out put the sound to one HomePod, the volume of the sound is very low. The volume of HomePod is to be raised to nearly the maximum to be able to hear comfortably. Same thing happens when another Youtube...

I've just received my first MacBook Pro - my first Apple product. I have existing 5.1 speakers, which connect to my Windows desktop computer via three small jacks. My question is simple: how can I plug these speakers into the MacBook Pro while maintaining full 5.1 audio? The audio output jack...

Hey! We have just upgraded from a windows PC to a 2017 27" iMac, we've been using these speakers with the PC - https://www.trust.com/en/product/21738-gxt-658-tytan-5-1-surround-speaker-system These are the connections on the back, and the cables that went to to computer - I was wondering if...

Logic of my purchase despite owning a smart 4K tv: Convenience, as I hate how Android Oreo on my Sony chugs and lags. The other reason for my purchase was so I could have a HomeKit hub. Setup I have my ATV plugged into the hdmi 2 port on my Sony X930E. An hdmi cable is connecting my old LG...

Hi, I would like to know if it's possible to connect the following speakers to my mac. Cambridge SoundWorks MegaWorks THX 5.1 550. These were given to me by Creative years ago. These were connected to my old 2009 imac but in stero but would like to try and get 5.1 on the mac and also on Windows...

I updates to iOS11.2 beta last night, and now I’m not getting any surround sound signal. Seemingly just 2.1 stereo. Anybody else experiencing this? A restart didn’t rectify it. It’s set to 5.1 in the audio settings.

I have discovered playing my 'Purchased' standard music albums on Apple TV through my 5.1 surround sound system set to Music gives a full 5.1 effect similar to the very expensive SCAD discs I have purchased from Amazon. Thinking of signing up to iTunes Match so I can import my full music...

I'm finding that almost every movie or TV show on iTunes plays in stereo as opposed to 5.1 audio on my Apple TV 4. I know 5.1 audio works since Netflix and HBOGo both play 5.1 audio and I managed to find one movie in iTunes (Guardians of the Galaxy) that plays 7.1 audio. Every other movie I've...

I've tried searching the forums for a solution but no luck yet, so I decided to start a new thread. I recently encountered an issue with my surround sound. I was trying to watch netflix, and when I started watching NARCOS, there was no audio output. I tinkered with some settings and no luck...