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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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georgehuerta Contributor I

Sonos Connect Amp volume Issues

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It appears I'm not alone regarding volume issues on the original Sonos connect amp. I purchased the bundled Amp with (2) sonance speakers from Best Buy and tried them out of the box 3 months ago. There was ZERO volume until I got over the 50% mark. Even at 100%, the volume is not that loud. I wa...

beaumonthome Contributor I

Sonos beam lip sync issue

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Setup the new beam today, no problem getting it working. Problem is with lip sync - I have a Samsung UHD 8000 series with Sky (in the UK). Beam is connected via ARC. Tried adjusting delay via the app and TV and can’t get it to sync, so really frustrating. Any ideas? Didn’t have this problem with the...

JR57 Contributor I

SONY BRAVIA AG9 Playbar

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Hi, I can't seem to get my TV remote to pair with my Sonos system. Otherwise the hook up went as normal. I have tried on numerous occasions, the Sonos system doesn't recognise my input on the volume button. Any help gladly received! Thank you

Stéphane Lenclud Trending Lyricist I

Sony UBP-X800 missing Dolby Digital 5.1 option

Sony UBP-X800 does not have an option to force usage of Dolby Digital 5.1, unlike the now discontinued Samsung BD players. Is there any chance of getting someone at Sonos to talk to the guys at Sony, asking them to add that option to their current range of BD players? Sonos, either that or please...

ParryHotter Contributor I

DTS Incompatibility Solutions (sort of)

It's now early April of 2019. Just a week ago I purchased the Sonos Playbase via used. (Sorry Sonos, your product pricing is uncommonly steep compared to most.) I thought I did my research well enough and found the Playbase to meet my needs. In regards to it's sound within the soace I live in it's...

DanielQ Contributor I

Projector to Sonos connect

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Hello everyone, I would like connect my Optoma HD27e projector + Apple TV with Sonos One's. The reason why I do ask this question is that due to some problems (no idea why it is happening), I am not able to stream all the sound from Apple TV via Airplay to Sonos. Some apps do work nicely, some apps...

JohanO Contributor I

How to place my Sonos (for watching movies)?

Hello! How should I place my Sonos products to get the best sound for movies in this room? I've got: 1 Sonos Beam 1 Sub 3 play1 I'm willing to buy more Sonos products if that helps. I'm not willing to rearrange the sofas.

JohanO Contributor I

Can I mount a Sonos Beam on the ceiling?

I have a projector screen mounted in the middle of a room. Can I mount a Sonos Beam high up, at the ceiling of the room? Or will it sound weird, coming from up there? I also have: A Sonos sub (on the floor) 2 Sonos Play1 (about 1 meter from the floor, at the sofas corners)

ghostrider5408 Contributor I

Using a Roku for volume control on my sound bar

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Ok, I have tried some of the suggestions and none are working. My sound bar is connected via optical my Roku works fine for my tv but I can not seem to get the Roku to work on my sound bar? Help !!!

Stwilliams Trending Lyricist I

Why won't my Boost come online

Diagnostic report 1341239183 I changed the WiFi preamble from short to long and the light on the Boost came on (starus lights are set to OFF). I [powered down the boost. Now the light on the Boost keeps blinking and my sub, LS, and Boost are missing from About My Sonos System. The controller will n...

bs49 Trending Lyricist I

Onkyo "Works with Sonos" issue - Please help

I am having a problem with my brand new Onkyo TX-NR686 that is advertised as "Works with Sonos" actually connecting to my new Sonos Connect for the purpose of having the receiver turn on and the input switched so the Sonos Connect input. I have updated the Onkyo to the latest firmware. All my Sono...

adodero Contributor I

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 seconds after the TV is turned off other times not at all. I'm connecting the beam through the HDMI AR...

matphill Contributor I

Sonos AMP Connected to TV and Surround Sound L+R with Sonos Play 5 Fronts?

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I have two conventional rear ceiling speakers wired to a Sonos AMP connected to my TV via HDMI ARC. Can I connect a pair of Play 5 (2nd Gen) speakers and use these as the Front Left and Front Right in a surround sound set-up? It doesn't seem like the software will let me add the AMP as surround spea...

Tiger150123 Contributor III

make/model for audio/video receiver to power 6 Sonos Connects (through speaker selector)

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Are there any specs I need to consider when looking at a Audio Receiver to power/run my house house speakers through Sonos Connects? Power? 2 channel vs 5.1? This receiver will only be used to power the Sonos Connects through the speaker selector. Thank you!

spkd49 Contributor I

Xbox Interrupts music stream on playbar

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When I stream music to my playbar while my son plays xbox on same tv playbar is connected to, the stream cuts off frequently and the video game sound takes over. This happens to both Spotify and SiriusXM. It always happens when my son switches stages of a game. For instance, when he’s playing Fortn...

Hoogie Avid Contributor I

Beam setup - confirming 5.1 is being sent and received correctly

Hello, This evening I have unboxed and setup my Beam system. I have done this after reading about issues some TV's have passing through DD 5.1 signals, as a result I wanted to get some feedback and confirm my system is setup correctly and that my TV is correctly sending DD 5.1 to the Beam from othe...

User584043 Contributor III

Surround Sound not playing all speakers

Question

My apologies if this has already been asked, but I'm having trouble getting sound on a couple of built-in speakers. I have Sonos speakers in most rooms of my house, but my family room and kitchen both have built-in speakers in the ceiling that are powered by a Sonos Amp and Preamp (?) that run throu...

Trevally Contributor I

Lip sync fault - Samsung QE43Q60R QLED (2019)

Question

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...

SWHERBERT Contributor I

Static noise coming from playbar at times

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I own brand new playbar, not even a month old, and I had a static noise. I told the store I bought it from and they replaced it, but the new one made the same noise right away. It's connected to a Toshiba Fire TV through the digital output. I have only noticed the noise when watching Netflix. and I...

ninja2 Trending Lyricist I

New Playbase: Sony Bravia TV message "TV Volume is Fixed"

I've just setup a new Playbase and all went smoothly, with just one small exception. When I change volume and use the mute key the TV shows this message "TV Volume is Fixed". My Playbase volume is adjusting correctly, and my TV speakers are setup to be off. (That is how I want it - the TV speakers a...

MikeConnelly Enthusiast I

Feature Request: Enable Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3 or DD+) for Better Audio Quality

This feature request is for Sonos support Dolby Digital Plus, also known as E-AC-3 or DD+. This would permit a higher quality audio experience when watching surround sound-enabled videos. Sonos currently supports PCM stereo and Dolby Digital (AC-3) surround sound. This made sense for the Playbar an...

jasperendenyse Contributor I

HDMI to Optical-audio-adapter for Playbar

Can the HDMI to Optical-audio adapter for Beam be used to connect the Playbar to a HDMI port?

mcchi

Wireless headphones for use with Playbar?

I know there are lots of topics on this, but they are all old. Any news on getting wireless headphones to work with playbar/sub? There is no way to listen to the tv privately with sonos at this point.

jdsantaclarita Contributor I

Best way to integrate sonos system with 5.1 wired home theater system?

Question

Hi all- I’ve been using Sonos products for a while and we’ve got a plethora of it all from Ones to 5’s to Beams and a connect:amp which powers outside speakers. We have 2 main uses, home theater and streaming music via our iPhones to any and all of the speakers depending on where we are around the h...

SRutland Contributor III

Adding Non-Sonos Speakers to Beam/Sub/Ones Home Theatre setup

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Have a Beam, Sub and 2 Ones as rear surrounds in my home theatre setup. The Beam's really not cutting it compared to having two floor standing speakers as front left and rights, especially when just listening to music. I'd like to add 2 decent floor standing speakers. Am I right in thinking the o...

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