Yes
Which I think they do with this stick. DTS-HD branding/license info is all over the packaging and info material for this stick. Also the DTS-HD source I used didn’t have the lossy core which might explain why DTS:X doesn’t play/bitstream but DTS-HD MA does.
With the sound settings set to Bitstream it seems to do the right passthrough when the edid supports it else it probably HW decodes that with any source that is “supported”. Not using Bitstream just reencodes everything to Dolby Digital.nekno wrote: ↑Fri Feb 04, 2022 8:11 pm
But ultimately, you don't want it decoded by the stick, you want it passed through for the soundbar to decode.
Since your soundbar is reporting DTS, seems like the Amlogic is decoding and re-encoding to DTS at worst, or only the DTS core is getting pass through at best.
I have the devices directly connected to the Soundbar bc I know the LG B1 doesn’t passthrough any DTS (so stupid but that’s a another discussion) over eArc.
I assume you have this plugged into your LG B1 and it's passing audio to the soundbar via eARC? Does the B1 pass lossless audio from an HDMI input out via eARC?
On the Sony A80J/A90J, it supports lossless audio over eARC, but only when played back via internal apps. The Sony OLEDs won't take lossless audio from one HDMI port and pass it out through to the eARC HDMI input. TrueHD audio doesn't play at all and DTS-HD only passes through the DTS core or doesn't play, either. So that may be what's happening here if the B1 behaves the same way.