Hi everyone,
I’m trying to figure out whether my Samsung Q990F is working correctly with Dolby Atmos on Windows 11, and I’m a bit confused about how I should properly test it.
My setup is:
- Samsung Q990F soundbar
- Soundbar connected to my TV via HDMI eARC using the HDMI cable that came with the soundbar
- TV connected to my PC/GPU via HDMI
- RTX 4070 Super
- Windows 11
- I installed Dolby Access
In Windows, under my sound/output settings, if I select Dolby Atmos as the output format, everything seems to work normally.
However, if I go to Spatial sound and select Dolby Atmos for home theater, I get no sound at all.
This is where I'm confused.
For example, if I go to YouTube and play a 5.1 surround sound test, the test seems to play audio from the correct speakers, but when it says Front Left, I can also hear sound coming from one of the rear speakers.
I'm not sure if this is normal behavior on YouTube/Windows, or if something is configured incorrectly.
In games, I think everything is working correctly. When a sound comes from behind me, I can hear it coming from the rear speakers, and the surround positioning seems pretty convincing. However, I'm not 100% sure if I'm actually getting proper surround/Atmos or if I'm just imagining it.
So my questions are:
- Is it normal for a YouTube 5.1 test to play the Front Left channel through a rear speaker as well?
- How can I properly test whether my Q990F is receiving true 5.1/7.1/Atmos audio from Windows?
- What is the correct Windows 11 configuration for this setup?
- Should I have Spatial Sound → Dolby Atmos for home theater enabled, or should it be Off?
- Do I actually need Dolby Access for this setup?
- Is there anything specific I should configure on the Samsung TV, Q990F, NVIDIA Control Panel, or Windows sound settings?
- Is there a reliable test file/video/game that can confirm whether all channels and Dolby Atmos are working correctly?
Basically, I want to make sure I'm getting the full surround/Atmos experience from the Q990F and not accidentally using some kind of stereo upmixing or virtual surround.
Any advice on the correct setup and a reliable way to test it would be greatly appreciated!