Windows Sonic Surround vs Dolby Atmos vs Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound for Xbox One

For those who like something better than just compressed Stereo audio for gaming, music and watching YouTube/Neflix videos, what is your preference?

I think Windows Sonic Surround is rubbish. There's lots of reports on google, the biggest search engine, that indicate it is. Turtle Beach 700 has this feature. And I find that 7.1 Surround Sound is more richer with presets options which Turtle Beach has.

I'm possibly looking for a new headset, as my Turtle Beach 500X has cracked hinges due to cheap plastic used. It's an issue with their headsets, but they're the biggest brand available in NZ/Australia. The defect is covered in your NZ/Australian consumer
legislative rights, and Turtle Beach will refund or replace you with a new headset, so long as it's under it's normal is it 12 month warranty. But the warranty for this headset has expired. The retailer I got it from mightyape, gave me a replacement mid last
year while it was on warranty, but same thing has occurred again.

I like wireless and Dolby to enjoy the sound richness of Dolby 7.1. Windows Sonic is just a slish slosh of mixed untidy audio codecs which emulate Dolby 7.0, so it's nowhere near the quality of 7.1. I'm looking to get the Turtle Beach 800x since it's wireless
and dolby 7.1. Turtle Beach's NZ/Australian suppliers emailed me saying they don't sell directly to the public, but that Mightyape AU/NZ should be receiving some new stock soon. I've used duct tape and black cloth tape to hold together my 500x. I don't think
I'll try Astros as they're far too expensive and they have lots of complaints from mightyape customer reviews that they're overpriced and faulty. Turtle Beach offers a 2 year warranty on the 800x. The duct tape and cloth tape on my 500x is a little struggling
to hold it while wearing it.

I won't go with any other brand. They're either not fully compatible, or the sound isn't as good as turtle beach, not wireless or not as good 7.1 surround sound as turtle beach.

And plus there's more compatibility for Dolby 7.1 surround than Windows Sonic and just offers a much more pure audio experience than Windows Sonic. Xbox Support mentioned to me Xbox 360 is Dolby 7.1 surround compatible. Since Windows Sonic is a Microsoft
product thingy, it's not perfect, even after all these updates. I just prefer Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound. Better audio quality rather than trying to emulate surround sound with poor say, audio quality textures in bass and trebo and alto clef ranges.

:)

 

Can't Hear Game Audio or menu sounds through headset

Is your console enrolled in the Insider Preview Program?

When you go to the settings under Display&Sound, do you have the console set up to also play game sound through the headphones? If so, do you use any spatial surround modes like Windows Sonic or Dolby Atmos for headphones?

If you set it to Dolby Atmos for Headphones, did you actually purchase Dolby Atmos for headphones? If not, you could only try Dolby Atmos for headphones for two weeks. So check the settings if the headphones work with Stereo or Windows Sonic.

 

Xbox Windows Sonic/Dolby Atmos for Headphones to Receiver via HDMI

When either Windows Sonic or Dolby Atmos for Headphones is selected and headphone audio is output via HDMI or optical (i.e. box is checked in settings
menu), my receiver still shows that it is receiving the same HDMI audio type before the virtual surround headphone processing was selected.

For example, if HDMI audio is set to 5.1 uncompressed and I select Windows Sonic or Dolby Atmos for Headphones, the HDMI and optical audio selections are grayed out as Headphone format but my receiver still shows
5.1 PCM as the input audio signal.

If I back out of Windows Sonic or Dolby Atmos for Headphones and change the HDMI audio out, when I activate Windows Sonic or Dolby Atmos for Headphones again my receiver reports whatever
the HDMI audio selection is as the audio input signal. For example, if HDMI audio is set to Bitstream (Dolby Digital), my receiver reports Dolby Digital 5.1 as the audio input signal. If HDMI audio is set to 7.1 Uncompressed, my receiver reports 7.1 PCM as
the audio input signal. If HDMI audio is set to Stereo Uncompressed, my receiver reports 2.0 PCM as the audio input signal.

I was assuming that the Headphone audio format would be a 2 channel PCM signal with virtual surround processing encoded in the two channels, and therefore the audio sent to my receiver
would always be 2 channel PCM.

What are the correct settings for outputting the virtual surround modes for Headset audio over HDMI?