AppleTV Surround Sound over Airplay2

I have the following setup:

Apple TV 4;
Yamaha 6030 Stereo Receiver
Airport Express connected to the Yamaha receiver with a toslink cable
The Yamaha receiver drives 5.1 speaker set in the TV room.

I have the audio output of the Apple TV connected to the Airport Express via Airplay2.

The receiver is showing that only 2.0 Stereo sound is being received.

Can I not play surround sound over airplay2 from the appleTV?

I cannot connect the Apple TV4 to the receiver with a cable; they are in completely separate rooms.

Posted on Jan 31, 2021 01:47 PM

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Urquhart1244

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Jan 31, 2021 04:26 PM in response to JeffQ7

Can I not play surround sound over airplay2 from the appleTV?

AirPlay audio from Apple TV to anything else is stereo. It is intended for music.

I cannot connect the Apple TV4 to the receiver with a cable; they are in completely separate rooms.

What an unusual setup. This is precisely why you would want them together.

JeffQ7 Author

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Jan 31, 2021 04:57 PM in response to Urquhart1244

Thank you Urquahart!

That is too bad, and wonder why Apple implemented it this way.

It is a strange setup, but basically my apple tv is mounted behind my tv. and there is a run of about 50 ft through conduits to connect them, which in the past has made the video flicker. I just ordered a 25 ft video, and audio extractor to run optical to the receiver.

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