appletv – How to get 5.1 surround sound (without breaking the bank) – AppleTV 4 Jailbreak (appletv4jailbreak.com)

Hello!

I have an AppleTV 4K from 2021, one without optical output. I do have a bluetooth soundbar hooked up at the moment and it does work well but I would like to invest a little to get true surround sound. I am by no means an audiophile who can hear whatsoever there is to hear for a difference so any cheap sound system will do just fine. I am also happy to go for an older system which I can find second hand.

So this is not an easy endeavour because the only output there is on the Apple TV 4K is HDMI. So I need either to invest in an expensive AV unit or go via a Toslink extractor. But then apparently I can’t control the volume via the Apple TV anymore. And when investing in an older AV unit I am worried Netflix won’t work anymore with its HDCP protection etc. So it’s all a bit confusing what I should buy.

If only I could simply get 4 or 5 HomePods and place them in a room to get this sorted 🙂

How have you guys got around this?

https://www.reddit.com/r/appletv/comments/10r6k8y/how_to_get_51_surround_sound_without_breaking_the/
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