Updating to version tvOS17 made the sound worse, dropouts in music, deeper voices, etc ...

All of the Apple TVs I've updated to version 17 have experienced audio degradation.

Voices are deeper, music stutters, and other unpleasant effects (such as audio delay after video).

If I replace the Apple TV with tvOS version 16 in the audio chain, everything is fine.

Apple TV 4K (3rd generation)

Posted on Sep 24, 2023 2:37 AM

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Sep 27, 2023 8:19 AM in response to MichaMart

I have tested the following devices and systems:


Apple TV 4K 3.gen

Apple TV 4K 2.gen

Apple TV HD


TV Panasonic

TV Philips

TV Sony

TV LG


tvOS 16.6

tvOS 17.0


The only thing that doesn't work for me is the combination of Apple TV 4K 3.gen with tvOS 17.0 and a Panasonic TV.


However - when I switch the SPDIF output of the Panasonic TV from Pass Through or Dolby Digital to PCM the sound is OK. Except I lose the multi-channel sound :-(

Updating to version tvOS17 made the sound worse, dropouts in music, deeper voices, etc ...

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