Soundbar Dolby atmos question

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Originally Posted by maverick22

I have a 2017 LG OLED C7, which is too old for eArc.

Would I still be able to enjoy Atmos with a newer soundbar? As things are right now, I get the Dolby Atmos flag thing on some things I watch using an Apple TV 4K. I haven’t used the TV apps in so long I forget if I can get Atmos through those as well.

Wondering if I get a new soundbar though (JBL 9.1 or Sonos is what I have my eyes on), can I still get Atmos without too much complication. I’m a dummy with audio and connections.

Plan to move my C8 to the master bedroom, where it will be paired with an Apple TV 4K and Panasonic 820.

My media room (Denon 5.1.2 below in sig) will get a new OLED (likely a C2, perhaps a Sony), so my bedroom won't be the place to watch most UHD content, but rather streaming, Blu-ray, and the occasional UHD title.

Because I have the 820 and lack eARC with the C8, one option is to run the Audio Out from the Panasonic directly to a sound bar to capture lossless via an HDMI input, and use an optical connection from the C8 apps and/or Apple TV 4K as noted above.

Another option, and the one I selected, was to employ an HDMI 2.1 splitter.

Ordered a Sonos Beam (Gen 2; with the option to upgrade w/SW and surrounds at a later date), and an HDMI splitter, i.e., HD Fury Arcana, which channel C8 apps, Apple TV 4K and the Panasonic 820 just like an AVR.

The Sonos is backordered until mid-June, so I'm just waiting on that and the Sony reviews before the new OLED and bedroom set-up.