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sound bar

  1. mactipple

    Sonos Beam and Apple TV, yay or nay?

    I'm looking to add a sound bar for a projector and Apple TV HD setup. I don't want any wires running to the Beam so the idea of just using AirPlay to send the audio is appealing to me however I can't seem to find reliable information on how well this would work and what audio formats it would...
  2. M

    Sound bar rec for Apple TV 4K

    I’m looking for an inexpensive (sub-$350) sound bar to use exclusively with the most recent Apple TV 4K. It’s a small room, with a 55” TCL (2018). This is mostly for movies, TVs, and sports. Streaming music is secondary. Two new full size HPs are out of my price range, and the discussion on here...
  3. lpuerto

    Audio to TV and Sound Bar, without turning on TV

    Hey! I have an AppleTV 4K and it's connected to the TV directly through the HDMI. Through the optical connexion I send the audio to a sound bar. The TV and the sound bar are really simple ones and nothing fancy. TV is a dumb TV Samsung TV ue40h5004 and sound bar a Philips HTL3142S. We bought...
  4. C

    Mac mini optical sound output to sound bar

    I have an old Mac mini with optical output (2014). I would like to connect it to a sound bar but am not sure it will work or be the quality needed for the full audio experience. I know it will not transfer formats like Dolby Atmos, but I don’t want to transfer just a 2.0 stereo signal. I want...