Apple TV client with multichannel PCM

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Hi there,
I am a new roon user testing the free trial. I have to say that I am amazed by the concept and enjoy the quality on the audio side and on the library concept.

The only drawback so far is the support for multichannel pcm with my current setup.

I have an Apple TV 4K connected to a surround receiver via hdmi.

With the app MrMc (Kodi compatible) I can play a Flac 6ch audio file on my receiver. The app reads the audio file from my NAS device and generates a PCM multichannel hdmi output on the Apple TV.
I can also play HiRes Audio with 24bit and 48 or 96khz via hdmi to my receiver using the app running on my Apple TV

This proves that it should be possible to create a roon client or a roon bridge as tvOS app supporting RAAT and using hdmi to support 16/24bit and 44,1 48, 96khz PCM audio stereo and multichannel.

Is there any chance such an app will see the light soon?

regards
Chris

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I would like to have this very much as well. This would overcome the airplay limitations.

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So do i. This should and could be a common solution for streaming multichannel music…

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That would be awesome!! I hope that happens soon.

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I like the idea. More and more music is available in high quality hires multichannel format. This question was asked back in 2020. Are there still no plans in this direction?

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Nice to see that my topic is still recognised.
I solved it for me by using a Roon rock installation on a device with HDMI output connected to my AV Receiver and the Roon Remote App for Apple TV.

Room for improvement is still due on the multichannel support topic. I am now able to play 6-channer Flac files using Roon on my surround AV but Atmos encoded tidal songs which I can play with the tidal app on Apple-TV can not be played via Roon.