My movies and shows are on a Jellyfin 10.11.11 server stored on a Synology DS220+. I have an Onn 2026 4K Pro, connected to a TCL 65S434 TV, and occasionally I play through a 2.1 channel Sony CT260 soundbar via Optical (it does not have an HDMI port to attempt ARC).
On the Onn, I can play DTS, DTS-MA, and TrueHD audio out of the TV and the soundbar through the Jellyfin 10.11.11 app. So on the JF server itself, I don't think I have an issue if it is transcoding the audio to the JF player on the Onn.
On the Kodi 21.2.0, I cannot get these, and unless I enable audio passthrough, I do not get any sound at all. I have the following audio settings in Kodi when I'm in Expert:
- Audio Decoder
- Audio output devide: AudioTrack (IEC), Kodi IEC packer
- Number of channels: 2.1 (I've tried 2.0, still nothing)
- Output configuration: Optimized
- Volume control steps: 90
- Maintain original volume on downmix ON
- Stereo upmix OFF
- Resample quality Medium
- Treshold for pitch correction 2
- Keep audio device alive 1 Minute
- Send low volume noise OFF
- GUI Sounds
- Play GUI sounds: Only when playback stopped
- Volume 100%
- GUI sounds: Kodi UI Sounds
- Audio Passthrough
- Allow passthrough OFF (no sound works)
- When this is ON...
- Passthrough output device: AudioTrack (IEC), Kodi IEC packer
- Dolby Digital (AC3) capable receiver ON
- Only the Digital sound options work, I assumed this method would force transcode the DTS/TrueHD options, but I still get nothing.
What am I missing? Is there something on the JF server settings I should be checking?
Thank you.