BV7-55 & Kodi (Raspberry Pi) audio setting questions

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Tux Posted: Sat, Aug 31 2019 6:02 PM

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Hi everybody,

I want to setup, if possible, my Beovision 7-55 (type 7732) to broadcast the sound in 7.1 whenever possible.

My configuration:
- subwoofer: Beolab 2, cable
- front center: Beolab 7.4, cable
- front channels: 2 x Beolab 17, wisa
- surround channels: 2 x Beolab 18, wisa
- rear channels: 2 x Beolab 6000, wisa (via 2 x Beolab Receiver)
Of course, a Beolab Transmiter 1

Speaker roles, volume and distances are set.

Audio mode set to: speaker 5

Regarding Kodi:

Model: 2B / Kodi 18.3 (LibreElec)

Audio settings:

- Audio output device:  PI: HDMI

- Number of channels: 7.1

- Output configuration: Optimized

- Keep the original volume in remixing to stereo: NO

- Stereo to multichannel mixing: YES

- Passthrough mode: activated (PI: HDMI)

- Dolby Digital (AC-3) compatible hardware: YES

- Dolby Digital Plus (EAC-3) compatible hardware: NO

- DTS compatible hardware: YES

Problem:

All speakers are powered on and connected but the sound is broadcast by center speaker and subwoofer only!

Of course, I checked with 5.1 (but not yet with 7.1) movies.

For example, with a 5.1 movie (data from BV7 menus):

- Input format: Dolby Digital 5.1

- Output format: Dolby Digital +PLIIx MOVIE / Speaker 5

Remark:

Audio setting is set to Speaker 4 and the music is broadcast by 7 speakers (only the BL7.4 is turned off).

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Christophe