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Hi
Just moved home and installing a tiny SKY streaming box.
Is it best to plug direct into my TV or will I get better sound by plugging it into my UHD722?
All advice very welcome.
Cinema: DSP750 x3, DSP3300 x 4, DSW.2 x 3, Trinnov A32, 271, Oppo 203, Toshiba HD-DVD, SKY Puck, Sony XW7000 PJ, Screen Research AT, Kaleidescape 4K 30TB
Lounge: 861v8, 808v6, UHD722, DSP8000SEPP, DSP7200HCSE, DSP3300, DSW x 2, 504, C15, Sony UBP-X800, SKY Puck
Bedroom: DSP5200SEHC, G65, UHD722, G08, DSW, M6, C15, 210, SKY Puck
Spare: 818v3
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Mostly harmless
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Mostly harmless
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I would put it in the UHD722, way better than TV sound.
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Sky Stream is (IMHO) a very good system but it is constrained for connectivity having only one HDMI connector and no SPDIF (electrical or optical) connector. And how to connect it for convenience vs. optimum sound quality is a connundrum. For multi-channel sound I connect the Sky Stream to an HD621 and thence to the display and SSP. This offers the best sound option but means the whole system must be on to view. The guilt of watching "This Old House" via a Meridian Home Theatre is palpable  For two-channel sound I connect direct the Sky Stream to the TV and use the optical out via a Bluesound Node into my DSPs. This allows general usage without the whole system being fired up. Stereo sound quality is perfectly good either way. Neither of the TVs in the above scenarios are capable of DD passthrough, nor do they have ARC/e-ARC. If they had either it would allow different connectivity but I am not in a position to experiment of comment. Any of the above may require some set-up in the Sky Stream and/or TV sound and/or connection menus, depending on how good the TV HDMI hand-shaking is. Alternatively a simple HDMI splitter might do the job but, again, no experience here. The UDH121 looks like it might be the solution for TVs with e-ARC, if and when it appears. Enjoy.
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Hitchhiker
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Hi Colin,
I've had Sky Q as opposed to Sky Stream for years and have always had it connected via the UHD722.
However, I also have the TV Optical output connected to the 861 because I sometimes use the TV native apps rather than the Sky Q ones as both video and audio can sometimes be better.
Sony Core App is particularly good.
Either way restricted to 5.1 as I don't have anything to decode Atmos which I don't care about anyway.
Best regards
Bob
861v8, UHD722v2, 5200s, 5200HCSEup, M6s, 3200s, DSW, Sony 55A95L, Oppo 203, Sky Q Silver
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The Netflix app on my Blu-ray player allowed me to stream 5.1 via optical but it is no longer supported. I now use a Roku streamer for Netflix but it is only 2 channel 
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