Rootdown4594 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 I have a large collection of 5.1 albums. How does Poweramp handle 5.1 audio? Does it atomically downmix it to stereo before sending it to the DAC? Does it send all 5.1 channels to the DAC without downmixing to stereo? The reason why I ask is because my phone(LG V35) has DTS:X. From how I understand it, DTS:X simulates surround sound through headphones. These simulated surround sound effects can be very effective in simulating a real 5.1 setup through headphones. They work best, though, when given a true 5.1 source. So that's why I'm wondering if the phone's DAC is receiving the full 5.1 source or a stereo downmix of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewilley Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Not 100% sure, but I think the FFMPEG decoder downconverts to stereo before Powermap starts processing the audio (if your 5.1 format files load at all, you'd need to test them). PA does not output 5.1 audio anyway. Andre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I think Android doesn't support surround output on phones anyway. I don't have a clue about Android TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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