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ninjaguy
Avid Contributor III
September 28, 2018

Feature Request: Beam swap left/right channel

  • September 28, 2018
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I mounted my Beam upside down under my TV because it was the only way since the mount was blocking access to the cable ports and the Beam controls were too close under the TV if mounted upright. By mounting it upside down I am able to access the Beam buttons underneath and have a clear entry to the cable ports. Please make it possible to swap left/right channel of the Beam.
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    Keith N
    Keith N
    Sonos Staff
    September 28, 2018
    Hi there, ninjaguy. Thanks for taking the time to post your feature request and welcome to the Community. I am happy to pass this topic along to the team for consideration and visibility.

    Thanks again!
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      ScottyW
      Lyricist I
      October 5, 2018
      I second this request!
        neutronium
        Lyricist II
        December 20, 2018
        Would love this feature too. Its too hard to get at the buttons if the Beam is mounted above the TV.
          ninjaguyAuthor
          Avid Contributor III
          December 20, 2018
          Is this even possible with a firmware update? Can’t believe Sonos wouldn’t think of this considering many people mount soundbar under the TV and they put a button on top.
            neutronium
            Lyricist II
            December 20, 2018
            I would think it would be. If the beam uses a digital signal processor of some kind which it almost certainly does. Then swapping the outputs over is definitely possible as the inputs and outputs are defined in the software that it runs. Probably not quite as simple as that due to some fancy filtering etc but in principle it should be doable
              woelfle3
              Lyricist I
              January 1, 2019
              I second this request, too!
                lockotron
                Lyricist II
                January 2, 2019
                Definitely needed! The device is awesome, but currently not suitable for ceiling mount, which is a shame.
                  Smilja
                  Smilja
                  January 2, 2019
                  Definitely needed! The device is awesome, but currently not suitable for ceiling mount, which is a shame.
                  Beam/Playbar/Playbase are not designed to be mounted to the ceiling.
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                  lockotron
                  Lyricist II
                  January 2, 2019
                  Beam/Playbar/Playbase are not designed to be mounted to the ceiling.

                  Well, yes, because you can't swap the left/right channels. Otherwise works perfectly fine with the Flexson mount.
                    melvimbe
                    melvimbe
                    January 2, 2019
                    Beam/Playbar/Playbase are not designed to be mounted to the ceiling.

                    Well, yes, because you can't swap the left/right channels. Otherwise works perfectly fine with the Flexson mount.

                    I'm curious. Yes, can see how the mount would allow placing these speakers on the ceiling, but why do you want to do this? And why does that necessitate the need for swaping left/right channels? Left and right orientation shouldn't change when placed on the ceiling versus on the wall. There shouldn't be a need to flip it upside down. Are we talking about an angled ceiling perhaps? But even then, that would mean that the microphone would be pointed away from the main listening area once flipped.
                    Danny
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