Retain Legacy Surround Components for Extended Use: Consumer Dolby Atmos debuted in 2014, while eARC, formally introduced in 2017, became widely available in compatible AVRs and processors in 2019. The SHARC-2 enables eARC to be split for extraction to two audio devices/systems simultaneously while remaining in the digital multi-channel domain. AVRs and processors absent an eARC input but compatible with lossless immersive audio formats may be retained as primary or secondary audio-centric components without requiring needless replacement.

Audio Format Support: All digital audio formats, including metadata-derived atmospheric immersive are supported, limited only by the passthrough capabilities of the Television. 

Video Format Support: Formats up to HDMI 2.1, 48 Gbps, FRL 6 are supported.

TOSLINK Optical Out: Supports Dolby Digital Plus Atmos at up to 192 kHz output.

CEC Port Switching: The Zone2-Pro always remains connected to the TV’s eARC port, maintaining CEC communication with CEC-capable sources. THENAUDIO’s one-of-a-kind CEC architecture places SHARC-2 input selection into the TV onscreen menu for access through the TV remote. When a source remote is pressed, the source wakes and informs the SHARC-2 to select its input for pass-through to the TV for seamless operation. 

Volume TRACKSYNC: Independent CEC control, especially for display volume,

is maintained by the SHARC-2, along with CEC switching and command passthrough.

HEADPHONE/ANALOG OUTPUT: Optimized for headphones, with output level controllable by TV or source remote. For analog output, the source must originate as two-channel PCM.