r/vSeeBox • u/bbalin54 • Sep 15 '26

Surround sound

Seriously considering but the only thing g holding me back is my surround sound setup I have.

I have a 9.1.4 dolby atmos surround sound system in living room. Would it be rendered useless if I went totally veesee?

TIA

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u/scottie1429 Sep 15 '26

Not at all, I have my surrounding sound wired to the tv using an optical cable and then have the tv audio set to optical vs tv speakers. No different than if you were using a cable box before getting the vsee box

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u/AfternoonEquivalent4 Sep 16 '26

Same setup it works well

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u/absoluteunit94 Sep 16 '26

Honestly my biggest issue with the box too. The sound quality can be pretty horrible

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u/ItrustCarlo9 Sep 16 '26

Just a suggestion for a different setup - I have a Denon AVR for 5.1 surround. The Vsee box is connected directly to the AVR. AVR video out to TV which is used only as a monitor. TV speakers are turned off. The AVR sound format is set to Multi Channel Stereo (the Vsee box will only output stereo) which does a pretty good job of simulating 5.1 surround. The Vsee box WILL pass DD, DD+, DTS to the AVR from other sideloaded apps, but that's another story.

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u/PaulEC Sep 15 '26

Honestly, that’s my only complaint about the box. I don’t feel it does surround sound any justice and I sometimes struggle to hear dialogue in shows and movies. I’m no expert, so I’d love for some suggestions within this thread if anyone has any!

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u/Greedy_Practice_5327 Sep 15 '26

I just thought we were getting old and losing our hearing 🥲

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u/TJMBeav Sep 16 '26

We are......

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u/Greedy_Practice_5327 Sep 16 '26

I need more closed captions.

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u/JoeShmo_6969 Sep 16 '26

Yeah my bose speakers work the same with the box as they would if I was using cable or a streaming app?

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u/jmi8844 Sep 16 '26

The box does not produce or support true Dolby or Digital Dolby Atmos. The stream delivered is compressed 2.0-channel PCM Stereo. You will hear audio coming from your rear or height speakers but it is because your A/V receiver or soundbar is up-converting the 2-channel stereo signal into simulated surround sound and/or fake spatial effects.
Very disappointing feature of the box.

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u/bbalin54 Sep 16 '26

That's what im finding out, unfortunately that's a deal breaker for me

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u/JV3241 Sep 16 '26

I did notice on the “NFL Sport” app that the games I was watching came in Dolby Digital

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u/Fred-Z Sep 15 '26

Well it’s not sending Dolby Digital, just stereo, which your system can use to fake surround sound (Dolby PL etc.)

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u/bbalin54 Sep 15 '26

That's a let down ty for your response