LG C1 and Yamaha YSP 2200 Soundbar - no DTS via ARC

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When I had my Yamaha YSP 2200 soundbar connected to my Samsung TV I had my fire stick and PS5 connected directly to the hdmi inputs on the soundbar and I would get the DTS (blue) light. Now everything is connected to the tv (apps are on the tv for example) so I’m connecting the tv to the sound bar via ARC. I no longer get the DTS light.

I’ve set the tv audio to pass-through. I don’t know what else to do. Any ideas?
 
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Oh no! I really should have researched this before buying :( I get an orange surround light. Does this mean I’m losing out on audio quality?


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I feel really really disappointed :( Am I over reacting / misunderstanding?
 
Grim5 said:
LG TVs no longer support DTS pass through since 2020, to get DTS you will need to connect your PS5 etc into the soundbar first then run ARC cable from soundbar into TV.

it sounds like that's what you were doing before, so you'll just need to do the same thing.
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My old tv didn’t support the refresh rates, colour gamut or resolution that the PS5 can output so I lost nothing by plugging my ps5 in to the soundbar. The C1 can support the ps5 which is why I bought it. Plugging the ps5 in to the soundbar is not an option.
 
yah it’s from my NAS and PS5 where I feel like I’m missing out.

Would the Sonos Beam (gen 2) fix my issues and get me better surround? Would it feel like a step down from the ysp 2200 if I got it without a subwoofer (sonos sub is very expensive)?
 
I’m really really kicking myself. I think the best thing to do would just be to live with the ysp 2200 being nothing more than a stereo soundbar. At least it goes loud and has a lot of bass thanks to the sub. It’s totally my own fault but it’s really taken the shine off my first new tv day in 13 years.
 
Grim5 said:
I understand, then your choice is more limited without spending more money. You can chose one of these:

* Abandon DTS, change the PS5 audio to Dolby or LPCM as those will pass through the LG TV

* Buy a newer soundbar which has an HDMI 2.1 eARC port and which passes through VRR, 120hz and 10bit HDR

* Switch to using an AVR and freestanding speakers, which also has HDMI2.1 and passes through VRR, 120hz and 10bit HDR


If I was in your shoes, I would just switch to using LPCM 5.1 or LPCM 7.1, then you still have your PS5 and Firestick plugged into the TV and you'll get lossless surround sound and it won't cost you anything
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this is such a helpful reply! Thanks. It’s starting to make some sense now. I will go the pcm route for now :) I’ll consider getting a new sound bar in the future.

I’ll also try to draw my room layout and share it in this forum to see if there’s a way to get a proper surround setup. I used to have KEF eggs years ago with a denon avr and the difference in quality between that and my sound bar was night and day. I still remember the bullets flying past me at the start of saving private ryan! I still have all that stuff in the garage as the eggs stopped working when the subwoofer refused to turn on. The avr is obv well out of date now too :)
 
Grim5 said:
If I was in your shoes, I would just switch to using LPCM 5.1 or LPCM 7.1, then you still have your PS5 and Firestick plugged into the TV and you'll get lossless surround sound and it won't cost you anything
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sorry one last question - the surround light I’m getting is orange. This indicates I’m getting something other than dd, dts or lpcm according to the manual snippet I posted. What could it be?
 
The kef eggs wire in to the sub from memory? I do remember thinking that the whole system was dead once the sub died for some reason. I’ll go take a look later today. Placement will be the big headache tbh. It’s a small room. To the left of the sofa is a wall which then moves out in to a bay window about where your knees are. Immediately to the right of the sofa is the doorway to enter the room :(
 
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