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Ryan S 2 years ago last post 2 days ago by morgva

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 to get the best possible theater experience on Sonos here....

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Ryan S 4 months ago

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 so that it'll help you find the answers you might be lookin...

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mlbennett10 13 days ago last post 59 minutes ago by Edward R

streaming projector sound to sonos

i purchased a mars nebula projector, along with a sonos one pair (i have many other older generation sonos), plus firestick tv thinking this was the proper combination to stream tv sound directly to...

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mkm22 2 hours ago last post 2 hours ago by melvimbe

Playbar as center channel
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Is it possible to set up a sonos playbar as a center channel, i have great in ceiling speakers for front and rear. need a center channel.

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Jools23 3 months ago last post 6 hours ago by Jools23

How to connect Sonos Playbar with LG OLED 55C8PLA and LG MAGIC remote AN-MR18BA?

I have purchased an LG OLED tv but I cannot manage to connect the SONOS PLAYBAR with the remote control. I went to the Audio settings and I also used the app on my phone to try to connect but it doesn...

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Angus405 3 days ago last post 9 hours ago by BigHeadSmith

Playbar stopped playing TV
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My Playbar has worked perfectly for years but is now not playing TV, it plays music through the app. Checked tv cable and is ok. It was intermittent and by turning volume up and down it would sometime...

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ecamhi 1 month ago last post 11 hours ago by vazandrew

Beam Listening Report October - November 2018

45 Day Trial Real Life Evaluation of the Sonos Beam Purchased Sonos Beam from the NYC Sonos Store on October 17, 2018. Connected Beam to a newly purchased Sony 49” Bravia X900E television with HDMI...

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Davida111 1 year ago last post 22 hours ago by Davida111

Voices are to high its annoying. Espicialy the letter s its realy so loud that I need to turn down. this is since the last update
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Speech in movies tv are so anoying loud its sounds like broken tweeters you hear the word s like ssss. I have retuned true play few times this dont help.changed treble and speach and clear voice no d...

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User906542 3 years ago last post 23 hours ago by pwt

how to: bond rooms

I have read that a "permanent group" can be achieved through "Bonding" a group. The article below instructs on what bonding is, but offers no clues on how to achieve.  I cannot find a simple exp...

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gerryintoronto 4 months ago last post 1 day ago by Henrik Larsen

No TV audio on Sonos Beam

Hi Guys ... I just got my new Sonos Beam a few days ago and just got around to setting it up today. The set up on my Samsung UN55J6300 was pretty straight forward. The Sonos app walk through was pre...

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helicotrema 1 day ago last post 1 day ago by Silverthorn

King Living lounges & Sonos collaboration - speaker positioning?

King Living (formerly King Furniture), an Australian furniture company has a collaboration with Sonos, where some of their reclining lounges have the option to add speaker brackets for sonos One/Play:...

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mecox 1 day ago last post 1 day ago by Airgetlam

Controlling volume on Beam with remote
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I setup my remote to control volume on my beam - first my apple tv4k remote and then my tv remote - and the remote sets up fine and controls volume perfectly. However, as soon as I put my beam in it’...

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LandonDell 14 days ago last post 1 day ago by vazandrew

One reason of DTS support for Sonos

Before the next release of a new soundbar or soundbase. Add support for DTS will increase the sell of current products immediately but with a minimal cost (just some licensing fee). For example, I wil...

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BiggleswadeBlue 1 day ago last post 1 day ago by Pri

Add rears
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I've a Playbase in my lounge, and a Play 1 in the kitchen. I am thinking of getting a second Play 1, and putting them both in the lounge as "rear" speakers, then putting a Sonos One in the kitchen; a...

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smartandee 4 months ago last post 1 day ago by elkasdad

Sonos Beam short IR range with TV remote
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same here. I tried 2 remotes. they do work but I have to point super close. hopefully a software update will help. I am using alexa now for volume control

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Steelo 13 days ago last post 1 day ago by Chris

Beam: PCM or auto
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Hi I'm pretty new to all this. Just got a Sonos Beam (to go with an LG OLED55B8SLC TV). It's my only bit of Sonos kit so far. Under sound settings, I have the option to choose either PCM or auto. The...

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hnhirsch4 5 days ago last post 1 day ago by controlav

Play Bar Static
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Hello, I know this has been a very ongoing and disappointing issue with Sonos as there hasn’t been any slight attempt to fix it. That said, the best advice I’ve been given after speaking with Sonos, s...

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timandrews 4 months ago last post 2 days ago by eman21

Sonos Beam with Blu ray that output DTS

I was very excited to get my Sonos Beam and it plays the following perfectly: TV, Xbox One games, Sky + HD (once i changed the HDMI output from the Sky box to be DD rather than Stereo). I am very...

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cah 4 months ago last post 2 days ago by Alex K.

Sonos Beam quiet with Samsung UE32H5500

Hi, I've just added a Sonos Beam to my collection and connected it to my kitchen TV, a Samsung UE32H5500 via HDMI ARC. Things work okay, when I control the TV volume it changes the volume of the Bea...

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adodero 5 days ago last post 2 days ago by MDI79

Loud Short Buzz Coming from Beam after TV is turned off
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Just bought a Beam & LG C8 TV, so far they are both working beautifully with the exception of the loud noise I'm getting once I turn the TV off. It's very inconsistent, sometimes it happens 10 - 60 se...

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Babak856 1 year ago last post 2 days ago by twodads

How to Set up Samsung QLED Q7 Remote with Sonos Play bar?

Hello, I have Samsung QLED TV with smart remote control. Does any body knows how to set up TV remote control with Sonos Play bar? Thank you Babak

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petelrob 4 months ago last post 2 days ago by EcC

ARC & Optical Connecting Issues w/ Beam
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My LG Television will not connect to my newly purchased Beam. Have tried both the ARC and Optical with no luck. The sound does work with Spotify but not the TV? Anyone with similar issues that has a...

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rajtheracer 2 days ago last post 2 days ago by Keith N

Sonos One's not working with 5.1 in living room.
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Hi Sonos Community, I'm having an issue with my living room 5.1 right now where my Play One's (with Alexa) aren't working with my 5.1 surround. Here's the situation. I bought a Playbase, Sub, and two...

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Mattgcp 3 days ago last post 2 days ago by Mattgcp

intermittent audio drop outs

Hi, i’ve just bought a Beam, connected to a Sony Bravia tv using the optical cable (no HDMI ARC). Sound great except for intermittent audio drop outs lasting for a fraction of a second. I’ve noticed t...

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rym002 2 days ago

Linux 5.1 Audio

Recently purchased 5.1 (Playbar, One and SUB). I use MythTV and Kodi from my HTPC for most content. Turns out my Samsung TV doesn't pass 5.1 via HDMI (~2009 model). I use an Nvidia card which supports...

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