Thanks for your answers about Control4 and ARC.
I am getting a new tv, the Sony A8H which has eARC/ARC. I have the Anthem MRX520; Sony 4k BDP-S6700 blu-ray, Paradigm Prestige 75s L/R/C; Sumiko S.5 sub; Sonos Connect and Sennheiser RS185 wireless headphones. And of course the Control4 one room system (all about 3.5 years ago from a dealer who recommended everything - and probably oversold me ;-))) I also have Dish Network with DVR and both Netflix Premium and Amazon Prime.
I have "generally" been happy with the system, though I don't know how everything was installed at the time. I DO know that it appears that everything is hooked up through the 4k blu-ray player??....I know that when I hit "watch" on the remote it turns the blu-ray player on. I really don't want to add any additional equipment (streaming devices etc.).
The one very annoying thing is that often when I am watching tv, the audio comes out ONLY from the center channel speaker, so what's the point of the L/R and sub??
My Sony XBR-X930D died about 6 weeks ago, hence all these questions - and new purchase of the A8H and ARC.
So, what's the best way the new installers should handle all this? Can I get access to all various tv functions THROUGH the tv and NOT the Blu-ray player? Advantages/Disadvantages? If I do have to go the route of a streamer, which? I read that the Apple TV 4k makes the Sony OLED even darker.
Sorry for all the questions, I really am non-technical, but I AM very curious and I want to understand all this stuff. Thanks!
