8K eARC Audio Processor

The SHARK-V2 is a 8K eARC Audio Processor. The SHARC-V2 8k eARC audio processor enables any sound system to accept TV eARC/ARC sound formats up to its full potential.

The THENAUDIO SHARC-V2 features two-zone eARC audio breakout like the ZONE2-PRO but removes the dedicated eARC-to-soundbar HDMI output, adding a 3.5 mm analog output jack fronted by a quality DAC that natively converts up to 384 kHz sampling rates for high dynamic range audio. Like with the ZONE2-PRO, audio is extracted and remains in its digital multi-channel codec form; it is NOT downmixed or converted into analog stereo for distributed multi-zone use.

For analog output, the source must originate in two-channel PCM, and this is where the SHARC-V2 shines through for those keen to listen through high-quality, direct-connected headphones or use the output jack to send signal via a transmitter wireless headphones.

Some TVs fail to process PCM pass-through correctly; with the SHARC-V2, ThenAudio has implemented proprietary run-time code fixes to compensate. Often, a TV is simply connected to a two-channel audio system.

The SHARC-V2 is the perfect interface device to decode PCM TV audio for systems where audio performance is paramount, as it also enables flexible output level control from either the TV or the source remote.