“Is the Ambeo worth it if my TV only has an ARC not eARC? If I can't get the atmos sound through it, why spend $2,500? I have a 4 y/o Samsung smart TV that I don't want to replace yet. PS4 is the only accessory device connected.”
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The sound bar (when working) sounds amazing. It’s a close as you’re going to get to a full Dolby Atmos setup. The sound it can push out is detailed and robust. The bar itself is quite large and heavy. It’s not something you can set in front most TVs if it is not mounted on the wall. But for all it’s sound capabilities, it has some major problems. I don’t usually leave reviews on products, but I don’t want anyone else to have to haul this heavy bar back to the store multiple times like I did. I believe it has major flaws with its HDMI chipset. The first bar I had appeared to be opened as it was missing pieces. I took it back to Best Buy and they ordered another one for me. It worked well for a week. Then would not consistently turn on and recognize the devices connected to it. I sent it back. Best Buy convinced to try another bar. So I ordered another. I went through the set up. It worked twice. Then failed to recognize any devices again. I tried anything and everything to trouble shoot. I even brought in a sound engineer expert. We concluded it was a faulty chipset. I tried reaching out to Sennheiser, they gave me a vague answer via email. I finally decided to return it and install an actual Atmos system. The Best Buy manager told me they have seen several of these come back. So my two cents, STAY AWAY. Sennheiser nailed the sound quality, but what good is that when the hard Ware is useless? I think you would be better served looking at other options, or investing in wired speakers. I hope this helps.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Ambeo can help you play all sorts of advanced sound options even if you don't have eARC. I have a similar setup as yours and like you i didn't want to buy a new TV. I connected my streaming device, 4K blue ray and gaming system directly to Ambeo and output the video to the TV. That way I could let Ambeo play the ATMOS sound and pass the 4K picture to the TV. Ambeo has three HDMI input and one eARC output as 4K passthrough. I hope this helps.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes it's worth it. I only have arc I'm waiting on the lg g1 There was an issue in the past with its audio syncing on arc but the firmware update must fix it because I've yet to see it. I've owned it for about 2 weeks now
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