Not good news for Xbox One users that use surround sound headphones.

Vladium · Feb 24, 2014

I don't know what to make of this bit I found on the web today, other than it does not look like my Astro A40's or any other surround sound headphones will work for DD 5.1. One thing he said that was misleading is that DD is already built into the Xbox One...untrue.

http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/2...ter-miniguide/

:)

drivesafely · Feb 24, 2014

Optical Out with No Surround Sound

Huh, Most receivers have between 5 and 8 HDMI inputs so if you plug everything into it then only one cable needs to get to your monitor. I use the HDMI to my receiver for sound and of course the TV, I use the optical out for headphones. There is no receivers
that have Optical Out that supports surround sound and very few tvs that have an optical out that supports surround sound other than that what is broadcast over the air.

This is a forum and I would not mind hearing a better way to accomplish surround sound through a home audio system while also getting it through headphones.

Yes, my Xbox 360 plays Dobly Surround Sound from the Optical Out, BUT XBOX ONE DOES NOT.

Jaximus Decimus · Feb 24, 2014

headset

For $300 you can get headphones and an amp that sound nearly as good as a surround system that costs 10 times as much. And there are things that you can hear on headphones that you would never hear on a surround setup. And you can use your headphones day
or night, even with your wife/GF sleeping in the same room.

catigerman72 · Feb 25, 2014

DD 5.1 will be available in the patch next week, via HDMI or optical. This was posted in the preview forums.

Z31Fanatic · Oct 31, 2018

Again, another website with misinformation. I swear 90% of gaming sites have an agenda against the xb1.

Z31Fanatic

Again, another website with misinformation. I swear 90% of gaming sites have an agenda against the xb1.

catigerman72

DD 5.1 will be available in the patch next week, via HDMI or optical. This was posted in the preview forums.

ChainSmokingBob

I prefer surround sound to the idea of using headphones, but I'm sure they're perfectly good.

MarkusAbel

So....

Since nobody has given an answer yet (the link for xbox troubleshooting doesnt even mention in-game settings), let me try to explain whats happening. Windows Sonic as well as Dolby Atmos for Headphones downmix a surround signal to stereo in a way that makes
it seem as if you're listening to surround sound. If you set your Game audio to Headphones the Game will not output 7.1 Surround sound but either pure Stereo or already have done the work that sonic is supposed to do. So, if your game has built in surround
sound (or binaural sound) for headphones turn off sonic and use that or use the speaker settings and turn on sonic. Dont turn on both or sonic will try to make a surround sound out of a binaural stereo signal. Trust me, that's not a good listening experience.

MichelePaolinelli

Thanks, now I check, but I would like information, with the audio settings of the headphones on XBOX One, any non-surround headphones, even stereo become virtual surround ??
Or do I need a certain type of headphones to have surround sound?

Not good news for Xbox One users that use surround sound headphones.