Apple TV is no longer officially the only way to get Spatial Audio on an entertainment system that includes an LG OLED or QNED TV and a sound bar from the same brand.
Settings must be updated to activate Apple Music”premium surround sound” alone, in a deployment process that will begin in May 2024.
Those soundbars would also have to be ones that support Dolby Atmos and have been released between 2022 and 2024. These include the SxxQ, SxxQY and S9xxQR from 2022; he “all in one” SE6S (available right now for 50% off on Amazon ), the following year’s SC9S or S77S models, and the SxxTR and SxxTY variants.
The OLED models now supporting Apple Music in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos are all those sold as of 2018, while the QNED are the Q90T models and their successors.
Consequently, these eligible displays also include less mainstream releases like the MyView Smart Monitor, the StanbyME and its Go variant.
Your version of the Apple Music app should also offer a 3-month free trial until April 29, 2025.
