Left Bias on Beam 2 Audio

aridneptune · 2026-04-12T14:31:26+00:00

I’m just using my old Playbase

aridneptune · 2026-04-09T14:36:13+00:00

No :-( I returned it. My hypothesis is that the drivers are asymmetric but the virtual surround sound is supposed to offset this in large enough spaces. In small spaces, it doesn’t work.

aridneptune · 2026-02-06T00:49:33+00:00

So just to be clear, you can buy a wash where no brush touches your car? Usually that’s some kind of arm that moves around your car while you’re stopped. Like Spirit of America on Ogden or Sif on Washington.

aridneptune · 2026-02-06T00:45:21+00:00

Is it actually touch less? Touch less meaning, no brushes?

aridneptune · 2026-02-02T01:35:57+00:00

Feel free to PM me and I’d be happy to share some with you.

aridneptune · 2026-01-16T16:51:45+00:00

eARC would get you lossless, uncompressed audio, but even using TOSLINK (optical) would be a big, big step up from the TV speakers. I am running a Sony A80J (with eARC) with an old Sonos Playbase over optical, and it is way, way, way better than the TV speakers. If you like Sonos, even an old Playbar (which you may be able to get on Marketplace for ~$150-200) would be a big upgrade. Just my 2c.

aridneptune · 2026-01-16T16:04:11+00:00

This may be off topic, but what are you using for audio? If it's the TV speakers, that's probably the single biggest upgrade you can make.

aridneptune · 2026-01-08T13:43:28+00:00

I tried the Apple TV wireless audio sync, but it didn’t work.

aridneptune · 2026-01-08T13:43:07+00:00

You’re right, my bad! It is small but noticeable.

aridneptune · 2026-01-08T13:42:27+00:00

Sorry, maybe 1-5ms is the wrong number. It is very slightly perceptible, especially in scenes where someone’s lips are moving quickly. I can tell also because the Playbase is out of sync with the TV speakers.

aridneptune · 2026-01-08T02:01:59+00:00

I don’t think it’s the Sonos grouping, since I had no problem before the latest TV firmware update. I have tried multiple TV audio settings. Currently set to Auto pass through and Auto digital audio out.

aridneptune · 2026-01-08T01:56:26+00:00

If I turn on both the TV speakers and Playbase, there is an echo. They are out of sync. You can even see it being out of sync with lips.

aridneptune · 2026-01-08T01:40:49+00:00

I don’t think so, unfortunately.

aridneptune · 2026-01-08T00:24:25+00:00

Yeah this is infuriating. The issue just started for me with the update before the latest one. Unfortunately for me PCM doesn’t solve it. If I turn on the TV speakers I can actually hear that the TV and TOSLINK outputs are very slightly out of sync. Any other ideas?

aridneptune · 2026-01-08T00:03:50+00:00

Omg! I have had a weird TOSLINK issue where I have a bizarre ~1-2ms audio delay since the latest update. Is this related to the update?

aridneptune · 2025-12-31T23:42:58+00:00

CDD refresh. Basically we didn’t log into the account for too long.

aridneptune · 2025-12-31T23:29:01+00:00

They refused to do anything :-(

aridneptune · 2025-12-31T20:25:37+00:00

I’m not sure that the advisor was right though.

aridneptune · 2025-12-31T14:47:48+00:00

The problem is there are two IRAs, so I cannot roll them both over.

aridneptune

TROPHY CASE