I'm having the same issue of intermittent audio drop-outs from an LG CX TV into Triangle active speakers via HDMI Arc or Optical. The speakers use an ESS ES9018K2M DAC.
Interestingly, the amount of drop-outs seems to depend on the source -
Thanks in advance!
Interestingly, the amount of drop-outs seems to depend on the source -
- Standard broadcast TV (Freesat in my case) - drop-outs can vary from once every few minutes to once every half hour or so - bearable but annoying from time to time.
- PlayStation 5 - produces a large number of drop-outs, at least one every couple of minutes. Changing between PCM and Passthrough on the TV makes no difference.
- Plex or YouTube apps on the TV - no drop-outs at all. I generally keep the TV set to PCM otherwise the apps caused a horrible digital static noise when set to Passthrough.
Thanks in advance!