Sonos finally adds DTS audio support to its home theater lineup

Sonos' up-to-the-minute update contains big news for surround sound fans: the addition of DTS sound support for its domestic theater speakers. These let in non just newer speakers like the forward-generation Beam and Arc, but likewise older devices like the first-gen Shine, the Playbase, and even the Playbar that originally launched in 2013. Even off the Sonos Amp is acquiring in on the DTS action.

For those strange with the technical incubus that is home cinema audio, DTS is a rival surround heavy format to Dolby Digital. So DTS support agency that Sonos users can benefit from surround stable crossways much sources, like Blu-ray discs that use the DTS format. The unloosen of the update comes a week later on Disney announced that DTS audio stand will be coming to its Disney Plus streaming service in the future.

*A "DTS Surround 5.1" badge appears when compatible sound is being played.*

Users on Reddit who've tried out the functionality report that Sonos only seems to sustenanc standard DTS Digital Surround, then you won't be able to get the most out of sources that habituate the higher specced DTS-HD and DTS:X formats. If you try and play Delirium tremens-HD, it reportedly comes through as regular DTS. The Sonos app shows a small "DTS Surround 5.1" badge when a speaker system is playing the format.

Strange niggles you might need to observe stunned for are whether your Boob tube supports Delirium tremens sound. LG's popular CX and C1 OLED TVs, for representative, assume't support DTS, which means you'll run into issues if you're passing DTS audio through with them via HDMI. Sending audio directly from an outward source to your Sonos equipment should work, though.

Other new features introduced as part of the 13.4 update include a new Battery Recoverer mode for portable Sonos products like the Roam which, when excited, will mechanically turn the speaker off afterward 30 minutes to conserve battery life sentence. Past default it presently scarce goes into a low-power sleep mode. The Now Playing silver screen in the Sonos app on iOS includes a new cutoff to accession EQ settings and a other HD badge that will appear when "higher quality audio" is being played.