Feature requests: Sonos Amp should allow power saving to be disabled, and should wake up when TV is turned on

Set the amp to auto play the line in via the Sonos app, and you should have what you want.

I’m not using the Line-In, my TV is connected to the Amp via HDMI. I can’t even access the Line-In settings in the Sonos app, as they are greyed out with the message “Disconnected”. 
 

The “TV Autoplay” setting is on, but all this does is wake the Amp up once I begin playing audio, not when the TV is turned on. 

Got it, my mistake. 

Hi @joechilds 

Thank you - I've marked this thread as a feature request and it will be seen by the relevant teams for consideration. Keep the ideas coming!

The Sonos Amp supports HDMI-Arc.  If your tv has HDMI-Arc it should work the way you want it to.  My Sonos Amp is connected to the HDMI-Arc output on my tv and starts playing as soon as it detects audio from the tv.  It also works wonderfully with the remote that came with the tv.  It’s a 32 inch Insignia.  I have another Sonos Amp in a different room which works in a similar manner when it detects audio from the line input.  I utilize the Autoplay feature for that to work.

Yes, the Amp is connected to my tv via HDMI. 
 

When you say it starts playing as soon as it detects audio, do you mean instantly? Because mine takes about 3 seconds to ‘wake up’ once you begin playing audio, so the first 3 seconds of whatever I’m playing is silent. 

I think in the Sonos world there is a 2 second delay which facilitates multi-room compatibility.  Never bothered me much.

Thanks, I appreciate the response. I don’t think it’s to do with multi-room though, it’s a power-saving feature, the Amp is going to sleep after no audio is detected for 3 minutes. 
 

It really bothers me that the Amp can’t turn on with the TV, which is what every other AV receiver does. And that you can’t adjust the power-saving feature in any way, it’s permanently set at 3 minutes. 

My Sonos Amp turns on from my tv remote once it detects audio.

Yes, so does mine, which means the first 3 seconds of the video I’m playing on the TV is silent.
 

I want it turn on when the TV turns on, using HDMI CEC control, just like every other AV receiver does. So that it is already on when I begin playing a video.