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pcfarrar · 5 Oct 2022 at 17:13

the-evaluator said:
Mine is showing delivery on Monday.

The DHL tracking is showing east midlands UK which is pretty close to me. I suspect it will get delivered tomorrow.

the-evaluator · 5 Oct 2022 at 17:27

pcfarrar said:
The DHL tracking is showing east midlands UK which is pretty close to me. I suspect it will get delivered tomorrow.

I'm pretty close too so am hoping it'll arrive tomorrow. The DHL website doesn't give a delivery estimate yet but I thought was a bit strange.

pcfarrar · 5 Oct 2022 at 19:56

the-evaluator said:
I'm pretty close too so am hoping it'll arrive tomorrow. The DHL website doesn't give a delivery estimate yet but I thought was a bit strange.

Had a DHL email now, delivery scheduled for tomorrow.

the-evaluator · 6 Oct 2022 at 06:40

pcfarrar said:
Had a DHL email now, delivery scheduled for tomorrow.

Ditto

pcfarrar · 6 Oct 2022 at 11:49

My sub arrived, added to my Beam 2 + Surrounds and it's great. Only issue is I can't run Trueplay setup after adding the sub as I've got an iPhone 14 Pro and iPad Pro M1 which are both unsupported currently.

the-evaluator · 7 Oct 2022 at 06:45

Mine arrived yesterday when I was out in London, hopefully I'll get it unboxed and setup today.

It's times like this that I'm glad work don't give out shiny new mobile phones all that often - I can use my iPhone 11 to doe the Truplay setup.

Trifid · 7 Oct 2022 at 07:48

If anyone has the previous sub too, let us know your thoughts on how it compares. I recently moved my sub from the lounge 5.1 setup to a pair of ones and am considering a sub mini for one of these setups and the full size sub for the other.

the-evaluator · 7 Oct 2022 at 08:19

I've got the other Sub too, if I get time over the weekend I'll see if I can do a direct comparison.

pcfarrar · 7 Oct 2022 at 09:23

The payment for my sub mini was showing on my credit card transactions but has now completely vanished. Really odd as Sonos charged me for it a week ago.

the-evaluator · 7 Oct 2022 at 09:29

pcfarrar said:
The payment for my sub mini was showing on my credit card transactions but has now completely vanished. Really odd as Sonos charged me for it a week ago.

Same here. The charge isn't there when I check my transactions but the available balance it does show a pending amount that matches the Sonos order value.

the-evaluator · 7 Oct 2022 at 10:33

I've got my Sub Mini setup and first impressions are very good. It's in my study (connected to a One and One SL) and will only be used for music so it's possibly overkill but I'm very happy so far.

magicroundabout · 7 Oct 2022 at 10:59

Just took delivery of a Sonos Beam 2. Compared to my 8 year old 2.1 soundbar this is a huge step-up in sound quality.

Quick question. On my Samsung TV I have 2 sound options to choose from. Dolby Digital+ and DTS Neo 2.5. Quick google tells me to use DTS Neo. Would this be the preferable choice?

ChrisD. · 7 Oct 2022 at 11:13

magicroundabout said:
Just took delivery of a Sonos Beam 2. Compared to my 8 year old 2.1 soundbar this is a huge step-up in sound quality.

Quick question. On my Samsung TV I have 2 sound options to choose from. Dolby Digital+ and DTS Neo 2.5. Quick google tells me to use DTS Neo. Would this be the preferable choice?

Try both and see which you prefer. You can also look on the app and see what’s being sent to the sound bar.

magicroundabout · 7 Oct 2022 at 11:18

ChrisD. said:
Try both and see which you prefer. You can also look on the app and see what’s being sent to the sound bar.

I've done so.
Dolby Digital+ appears more "louder" and more base. App shows Dolby Digital 5.1.
Neo 2.5 I have to turn the volume up more but sound is clearer for movie dialogue. App shows DTS Surround 5.1.

Both are clear but I feel Neo 2.5 is the better of the two for quality so far.

ChrisD. · 7 Oct 2022 at 11:32

Try something with Atmos and see if it passes through.

magicroundabout · 7 Oct 2022 at 11:36

ChrisD. said:
Try something with Atmos and see if it passes through.

my TV on has ARC connection and not eArc so Atmos won't come through. Hopefully upgrading my TV soon though

Mariusz · 7 Oct 2022 at 18:38

magicroundabout said:
my TV on has ARC connection and not eArc so Atmos won't come through. Hopefully upgrading my TV soon though

The streaming services IE Disney and Netflix use Dolby Digital Plus to send Dolby Atmos so you are fine with HDMI ARC. You need eARC for lossless Atmos, IE Blu-ray audio.

magicroundabout · 7 Oct 2022 at 23:09

Mariusz said:
The streaming services IE Disney and Netflix use Dolby Digital Plus to send Dolby Atmos so you are fine with HDMI ARC. You need eARC for lossless Atmos, IE Blu-ray audio.

So on my TV would I select Dolby Digital+ or Neo 2.5?

Mariusz · 7 Oct 2022 at 23:14

magicroundabout said:
So on my TV would I select Dolby Digital+ or Neo 2.5?

Dolby Digital Plus, then try watching Marvel or Star Wars on the Disney app on your TV, you should then see Dolby Atmos reported in the Sonos app.

magicroundabout · 7 Oct 2022 at 23:18

Mariusz said:
Dolby Digital Plus, then try watching Marvel or Star Wars on the Disney app on your TV, you should then see Dolby Atmos reported in the Sonos app.

It Just Shows Dolby Digital+ 5.1

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