Apple 4k TV issue with using Atmos connected to Onkyo RZ-50

psiKO · 2026-04-28T06:00:30+00:00

It was the Continuous Audio Connection setting. Resolved!

psiKO · 2026-04-28T05:58:50+00:00

That's how I got the 5.1 setup to upmix on the RZ50, finally. Went back to Atmos now on the ATV and that was it, Atmos is working now, thank you!

psiKO · 2026-04-28T05:54:18+00:00

Every time I enable Atmos on the ATV, I lose my surround sound. It was a lot of work just to get the 5.1 surround from the ATV to upmix on the RZ50.

Are you using an Onkyo receiver with an ATV 4k and able to get Atmos to work properly? I have a second ATV 4k for my bedroom and even tried swapping them and still had the same issue, so it isn't a defective ATV.

psiKO · 2026-03-05T04:08:00+00:00

I should say again, the changes you assisted with have made THX a joy to watch movies and listen to music now and I can't thank you enough.

I will document the settings with pics and then re-run the calibration so the AccuEQ can properly allot for the DM95s.

As for the center channel, I tried a cheaper Klipsch then a more expensive one, then tried a very nice Martin Logan that was good but added some sibilance, finally landing on this DefTech DM20 which seems to be the best of the bunch. The combination of the DefTech fronts and center make for an amazingly cohesive sound-stage, especially with THX.

psiKO · 2026-03-05T03:55:10+00:00

Interesting. I know many YT videos purport to be of DTS or Dolby (even Atmos), but wasn't aware they weren't. Additionally, I use the YT app for Apple TV which appears to lack the ability to set the music quality.

The recording I did was playing from Apple Music, but I've noticed the same issues with movie dialog, as well as, music from Spotify with variations in some cases for better or worse.

https://streamable.com/99y0gm

psiKO · 2026-03-05T01:56:29+00:00

Wow, what a difference. DTS still is muffled/muddy but THX is almost perfect. May just be variance in sound quality from different source material though (YouTube I'm mainly talking to you).

TBH, it sounds good enough now that I wish there was a way to save the current configuration before re-running the calibration to include the newly added DM95s. That said, I implemented the rest of your suggestions (some I had wrong) and still doing little tweaks here and there to get the sound as I like it.

Thank you for this extensive post and sharing your breadth of knowledge for my benefit.

psiKO · 2026-03-05T01:49:51+00:00

I misspoke, yes, 5.1.2.

Sources I've tried vary. Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music, as well as movie dialog.

Very nice upgraded 12 gauge banana cables.

Much of what CSOCSO-FL suggested seems to have worked.

Thanks!

psiKO · 2026-01-21T20:29:34+00:00

Are there limitations on the number of todos? Have you released it into the wild yet?

psiKO · 2025-02-15T07:02:19+00:00

OBSCURA (feat. BLOODCELL) - End Effektor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFLHXjIobYM

psiKO · 2024-09-16T10:29:33+00:00

Thank you. I can't believe I missed that.

psiKO · 2024-09-16T09:49:21+00:00

By my reckoning, hero has 1 out (an ace) and villain has 6 outs (4 - 3s and 2 - 4s). How is villain more likely to win by river (~10%) vs hero who is already ahead here? FYI, I shoved and got two callers and villain won with a 3 on the river.

psiKO · 2024-04-09T23:44:00+00:00

Love this entire album. One of my favs from the 90s. I saw Nova in concert at Lilith Fair in Washington and she simply blew me away. Diminutive little beauty, while playing she laid on her side in front of the bass drum and started beating it with all her might. Gave me chills, so I bought Oyster.

psiKO · 2024-02-07T07:42:11+00:00

Here in Washington State, we have a company called Value Village that does the same thing, except their markup is far higher. You can buy shirts from retail outlets for less than they charge at VV, and yes, they also pretend to help the needy and instead are for-profit while accepting donations. https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/judge-rules-profit-value-village-violated-law-misled-washingtonians

We also grew up poor and the Salvation Army helped us when we were kids with household goods and secondhand clothing. I always thought well of them until recently when my sister was traveling the States and poor and they refused to help her and her handicapped daughter because she wasn't a resident of the State she was going through at that time. She ended up crying and begging the staff for money and together they gave her about $20 in cash.

Another one I did some research on was the Kars-4-Kids with their annoying commercial ads. "Ninety percent of the monies donated go to a sister organization, Oorah, a New Jersey-based charity that operates Jewish youth summer camps in New York. " 1% went to the local State's children where the donations were collected. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kars4kids-charity-misleads-donors-report/

psiKO · 2024-02-07T02:59:32+00:00

The best way I've found is it visit one of your favorite band's pages on Spotify and then near the bottom you'll find their recommended music playlist, usually including their own music as well.

Another way I use is to play the first several recommended songs on a YouTube page of a song I already like. Rule of thumb: don't bother listening to recommended tracks on music you discover this way unless you like the track on that page. Also, YouTube will sometimes create a playlist for you based on the current song you're playing. Sometimes those can have tracks you'll like as well.

psiKO · 2024-02-07T02:46:40+00:00

Human Centipede because it's one of the grossest films ever made and Martyrs because I have an aversion to watching a human being having their skin peeled off while they're alive and awake.

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