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Discuss Beam, Playbar, Playbase, and the entire Sonos home theater experience. How do you set up a Sonos 5.1 system? Which Sonos work with your TV? Ask your home theater questions here.

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Enabling CEC on your TV for Beam

Sonos Beam, the smart, compact soundbar for your TV is now available. We've collected some of the best resources for Beam in the thread here...
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If you're experiencing audio delay issues, read this

I've been living with lip sync issues (audio behind the video) since I got my Playbar about a year ago but I finally decided to do something...
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Home Theater and Television Recommendation Megathread

Looking for information on Sonos home theater setups? Find answers about surround sound, Dolby Digital, TV recommendations, and all the rest...
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Sonos Playbar and Rear ONE SL Not in Stereo
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Why won’t the rear speakers play in stereo while watching TV?  Is this an update that we will see in the future?   When I play music, sound comes from all the speakers equally.  One I turn on the TV the surround speakers will only play surround or fill noise?  I want it to be able to play in stereo...

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kwoody51 Contributor I

Sonos amp - doesn’t remember group on Autoplay
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Recently installed a amp on my TV and when it auto plays it doesn’t pull in the grouping it was previously tied to. I have no the unground on auto play turned off.    I previously had a connect amp and a line in from the the TV and it worked flawlessly for ~5 year. Keeping the grouping from previous...

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SOCalistic Enthusiast II

No new Playbar? Really Sonos?

All this R&D on the Move which I expect to be a niche product given it's price. Meanwhile the Playbar sits at $699 with no HDMI, dated looks, no voice control, no new audio codecs. Listen to the Verge podcast where they interview the Sonos CEO. They ask him why no new Playbar and he blows it...

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jale01 Contributor I

Sonos Amp and 3rd party subwoofer issue.

Hi! I am having issues connecting my Sonos Amp (Black) to my Klipsch SW-311 10-Inch Subwoofer (or vice-versa). I currently have two Klipsch speakers and the Klipsch Subwoofer connected to the Sonos Amp. Both speakers play but I am getting no sound from the subwoofer. The subwoofer is connected to t...

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Trevally Contributor I

Lip sync fault - Samsung QE43Q60R QLED (2019)
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The Beam has lip sync problems with the new 43’ QLED TV when audio is delivered to it in dolby. No sync error with PCM. From a cursory reading on here it seems Samsungs generally work with Sonos (ie without sync errors). Other than adjusting to PCM are there other settings I could adjust to retai...

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scobihughes Contributor I

Two One SL in stereo
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Hi   My home set up at the moment consists on 1 x One in the Kitchen and 1 x Beam and 2 x One SL in the living room.   I have the Beam and both SL’s set up for surround sound in the living room which works great.   However I want to use the two SL’s (at the rear of the room) only for listening to mu...

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Prodan Avid Contributor I

If you're experiencing audio delay issues, read this

I've been living with lip sync issues (audio behind the video) since I got my Playbar about a year ago but I finally decided to do something about it. After multiple conversations with Sonos support and the LG's support people (they kept blaming each other for the audio delay), I decided to email So...

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billsemion Contributor I

Beam, wireless or not?
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It is very frustrating when there seems to be no place except here to speak to someone about this $400 system I purchased, and that one must go through these steps/hoops in hopes of getting a question answered from someone at Sonos. Unless there is no one, and Sonos relies on its product owners to b...

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TGunnz Contributor I

No Sound
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Just added Sonos One and Sonos One SL to my home theatre. It seemed as though both were set up correctly however no sound is coming from them. please advise...

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stevegr Contributor I

XFinity Remote and Sonos App volume synchronization
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I have a 5.1 system using a Sonos Playbar (not the beam). I have a Sony Bravia 850B and a Comcast Xfinity cable X1 box. I primarily use the Xfinity remote to control to TV and volume (and it was set up using the Sonos app). However, I notice that (it seems) over time that that I've got to crank up t...

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Hugo D. Contributor I

Projector and Sonos Beam
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Hello Everyone,  Although I believe I know the answer based on previous topics, I wanted to confirm with the community before purchasing anything else.    Here is my setup: I have: An Epson 1060 Projector (https://www.amazon.com/Epson-Cinema-brightness-speakers-projector/dp/B073S4TS4G) Roku Premier...

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TeamRC Contributor I

Lipsync Issues
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Hi, I have a Sonos Beam and in the main I'm very happy. However, like others on here I'm having issues with lynching - i have a Sony Bravia TV, a Sony S380 Blu-ray Player and a Sky Q box (UK). It is usually okay unless I'm using an HD channel. Changing the slider on the Sonos app does absolutely...

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colly65 Contributor I

Play 1 and one SL as surrounds
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I presume the answer is no, but can I combine my existing Play 1 (the old entry level speaker) with a One SL (the new entry level speaker) to set up surround speakers with a Sonos beam / playbar / or playbase?

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rossveitch_2 Contributor I

onos Playbar + Nvidia Shield TV Pro 2019 = Dolby Digital 5.1 from Plex / Netflix / Prime Video / Kodi apps

[ X-posted from /r/sonos forum on Reddit ] I'm a long suffering Sonos Playbar owner who has wasted a lot of time and money trying to get 5.1 surround sound working from my Nvidia Shield TV 2015 edition. From the number of posts on the Sonos and Nvidia user forums I'm clearly not alone.Last week I pi...

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sexyflanders Contributor I

WARNING: Beam does not support Dolby Digital Plus, That is a BIG deal

Word of warning for anyone looking at the Beam to start a 5.1 surround sound system, it will NOT work ideally for any streaming box except the Apple TV. I would suggest really doing your research and/or staying away from the Beam if you want a home theater solution. The Beam does not support Dolby...

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stevepp Contributor I

Buzzing sound Beam- while switching off tv
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Sometimes there’s a sudden loud buzzing sound coming from the Beam while switching of the tv. It happens sometimes and the buzz is couple of seconds. Beam is connected to a LG c8 by hdmi

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Stelwinter Contributor I

voice activation not working
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Trying to turn beam off with voice. Will not work. Completed every thing I was suppoose to on my Sony kd-49xf9005

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Dcwj271182 Contributor I

HELP NEEDED - best 65 inch OLED TV for Beem 5.1
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I am moving house and looking to purchase a new TV and 5.1 system. Sonos seems the natural choice as I have play 5/1’s around the house but current 5.1 is wired BOSE with Sony Bravia.  the more I look the more I get confused. 2 key areas seem to be problems for other users of Beam 5.1 TV’s not conve...

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swilde5139 Contributor II

sonos beam and lg ubk80
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Last year I purchased a lg ubk80 disc player.  I have LG 65” tv, and also have the beam soundbar, along with sonos ones.  I would like to listen to cd’s through my beam.  How do I do this

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Naekyr Trending Lyricist I

Playbar with LG C9 OLED 2019 TV
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I'm about to pick up this panel and I just want to make sure 1) Does this TV pass through dolby 5.1 with no lip sync issues for the Playbar? 2) Does the LG magic remote work with the playbar? Thanks

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ABeezy13 Contributor I

About my system shows audio in as 2.0 instead of 5.1
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Hello all,    This drives me absolutely crazy and I don’t know why I am having this issue or how to fix it. So in my living room I have a full 5.1 set up - I have a beam, the sub, and stereo paired L and R Sono’s ones.    I have the beam plugged in via HDMI/ARC to my tv. On tv itself I have my setti...

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jacobcfuller Contributor I

new beam audio drops out delays
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I have a Samsung tv (no arc) with an Apple TV (updated firmware) I’m using AirPlay to connect to the beam. There is dead audio/ drop outs/ delays every 2-3 mins.    I’m im new to Sonos, I ordered the symfomisk as rear speakers but now I’m wondering if it will all work

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PSsonos78 Contributor I

Sonos Beam connecting directly to Virgin Tivo box
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Can I use the HDMI to Optical cable converter, which is usually connected to the TV, to connect the Beam directly into the optical port on the Virgin Tivo box, will this work? 

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Selim Contributor I

I want a "SONOS Surround AMP"

Hello everybody, I just wanted to start a thread here to see if I am the only one thinking that SONOS has to come up with an AMP/Base station/Receiver that would allow to receive DTS/DD+/AC3/ Dolby Atmos… And split the signal in the diffrent channels to be sent to whatever SONOS speaker pair you wan...

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mattm49 Contributor I

Sonos Beam + LG OLED C9 via HDMI-ARC - Magic Remote can't turn TV power on / off with Beam connected
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I connected a Beam to my LG C9 OLED TV (US version) via HDMI-arc as recommended in Sonos app setup. Using the LG Magic Remote I can control TV volume up/down and mute, but I can no longer turn the TV power on or off! The remote setup automatically via LG Device Connector, TV automatically setup the...

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