Hello All,
I am new to Linux/Zorin. At the weekend I was Googling for a Linux distro for an old laptop I got, Zorin was mentioned on Reddit so after some research I decided to try it absolutely love it. I am so pleased, I paid for the Pro version (if only to support them) and decided to ditch Windows11 and now have Zorin OS 17 Pro on my main PC. If I had only known how easy it was to use I'd had switch over years ago!
Now, to the (only) problem I have encountered:
How to enable HDMI/SPDIF Passthrough in VLC so that Dolby Digital & DTS audio (music & MKV video) is makes the 'Decode' LED light up on my Logitech Z906 5.1 Audio system which is connected by optical cable to the Optical output of my Asus Prime Z-370A.
Previously on Windows I had the same issue but it solved by enabling it in the Audio settings of VLC:
However, in the version 3.0.21 VLC I installed from the Zorin Software store (including all available Add-Ons) there is no such option under Audio settings, as shown here:
The default audio device is set to Digital Output (S/PDIF) and I do hear sounds, but only rough sounding stereo, and not the crystal clear awesome sound with the DD/DTS Decode lit up as I did before.
To be honest, even regular stereo music via Tidal (Web Player as no app for Linux apparently) doesn't sound too great either.
I hope this makes sense. Could anyone can help me sort this out please? I'd be eternally grateful!
Thanks and kind regards,
Andrew.