Home theater

Why Sonos discontinued the PlayBase? I think the PlayBase was and still is one of the best design from Sonos, the form factor of the design was great to blend in with your home furniture and also easy to hide. The sound of the PlayBase is amazing and the bass that is coming out of that flat block plate is great  much more that I was expecting the first time I heard it, I actually was impressed. For me the design still one of the best, because it doesn’t look like a bar in front of your TV. I just don’t understand why Sonos just continue with the design and improving his capabilities with Dolby Atmos technology and so on. I hope Sonos use this design again in the future with improvements for Dolby Atmos and HiRes for music. 

Hello,I’m researching getting an ARC and have come across a similar question, but one that went cold and was from an Apple TV user, which I am not. The 900F has received a firmware update since it’s release that allows its HDMI 2.0b h/w to allow for eARC throughput and therefore should allow bandwidth for the likes of Dolby ATMOS. EDIT: Argh, looks as though I misread the update notes path for this 900F model, perhaps there’s no hope of eARC for this model… Well, last 2 questions stand, perhaps it’s a worthy soundbar sans ATMOS (i.e. optical)…? Has anyone with this combination tested it thoroughly and have results they can share here?Further, anyone with this combo passing another HDMI in on this TV through to the ARC with success…?Thanks in advance,b

I got a Beam last week which sounded great after coming from a 5.1 blu ray player set up, and I added two Play:1 speakers to the set up yesterday and all I can say is Wow.Can anyone recommend any songs or movies that really show case the set up?

Hello, Before buying sonos beam i read that can be connected to fire TV.Now i have it and I have set up everything, Alexa and fire TV app on Alexa and added Beam to it. I can control with voice but I cannot pair the sonos as a speaker. When trying to pair the speaker from Alexa app I only see the Alexa Echo dot. Audio from echo dot works, but I don't understand why I cannot send the audio to Beam. Do you have a solution? Only with arc can be connected? This would suck, because I have a projector and it can be complicated and ugly to bring a cable all over the ceiling.  Thanks Mattia

Subwoofer 2 years and one month old .. then just died for no reason ..sonos said it’s out of warranty so basically it’s £600 down the plug hole any one else have the same issue

I’ve been using a Sonos Arc with a Sub and surrounds since July 20 connected to an LG 77” CX and the system has worked flawlessly. However, this morning when turning on the TV there was no sound. I restarted the TV, swapped the Arc HDMI cable but still no sound. I then took the power chord out of the Arc for 10 mins, plugged it back in again and the problem was resolved. However, a couple of hours later when turning on the TV, no sound from the Arc. All other Sonos devices in the house are working perfectly but not the Arc. I’ve rebooted the router but to no avail. Having worked flawlessly since July I’m now thinking the Arc may have now developed a fault as I haven’t a clue why this problem has suddenly manifested itself. Any helpful comments would be much appreciated, thank you.

Hi Everyone,This is giving me the s**ts and was wondering if someone can assist me. Even better if Sonos chimes in and tell me they are working on it!My setup is  Apple TV 4K → HD Fury Acana → Sonos Arc 5.1 (ARC + 2X Surrounds + Sub).When I tell the ATV4K to keep the default format (which includes Atmos), when I watch a 5.1 show which isn’t Atmos, it plays at Multichannel PCM 5.1. This is to be expected, but what isn’t expected is that the volume of the PCM appears much softer and less punchy than if I were to tell the ATV4K to use Dolby Digital 5.1. The sound quality between the two is negligible, so I can’t say “...well MPCM is lower volume, so although I have to turn it up higher, at least the sound quality is much better”.We are talking about very noticeable differences here. What is going on? I would actually expect the Multichannel PCM 5.1 to pull trumps here. This is super annoying because, with this issue, I have a tendency to have it overriding to DD 5.1 on the ATV4K, but when

Hello,I have a Bravia 4K UR2 from 2020 hooked up via optical audio cable to a PlayBar.  For one year, the Playbar has worked fine with the Bravia remote.  However, after the Bravia system update in March 2021, the playbar no longer recognized the remote.  The remote is still IR-enabled (I.e., Bluetooth is off), I replaced the batteries, and I’ve tried to go through the setup-a-new-remote flow on the S2 app a few times.  Any suggestions? Thank you.

  Projectors in Home Theater are becoming very popular for those with enough wall space or retractable screen. Often questions appear in this community on how to best connect the following Sonos components: Playbar (Optical) Playbase (Optical) Beam (HDMI-ARC/Optical hybrid) Sonos Amp using 3rd party or Sonos Architectural Speakers by Sonance (HDMI-ARC/Optical hybrid) I’ve only come across one projector that claims to support HDMI-ARC; that being the BenQ W2700. Since I don’t own a BenQ W2700 I can’t vouch for its HDMI-ARC operational validity.  Digital-out (Optical) on a projector is typically not in the traditional output format as one might find on a TV.  Additionally, projectors are limited to one; maybe two AV sources. Households today (to name a few) may have one or more of the following AV sources: Cable Box Xbox PlayStation AppleTV Amazon Fire TV Stick Chromecast The good news is that all the above AV sources use HDMI as the primary output connection. TV’s with multiple HDMI por

Good Afternoon,I have Sonos Playbar, Sub, and 2 Sonos one’s as my rear channel speaker in my family room.  I have a optical connecting my TV to my playbar.  I am wondering if I can purchase an optical splitter and run an additional optical down to my NAD amp to power my 2 KEF bookshelf speakers with my Sonos system.Any help with this is appreciated!

Hi, I am thinking about mounting two Sonos one surround sound rear speakers. Do I have the option to mount them horizontally? They will be mounted about 8' up on the wall and mounting them horizontally will allow me to conceal the majority of the wall outlet they will be plugged into. I do not however want to detract from the surround sound quality.  I see that the Sonos One wall mount allows for horizontal mounting. Thank You,

I've just bought a Beam v and my TV has the choice of sending out Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus (I know the beam won't do plus) On either setting the Sonos app is reporting Dolby DigItal 5:1 from the TV. My question is should I choose to output Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus on the TV? Or will it make no difference? Thanks

We purchased a Sonos Arc to connect to an Asus laptop. The plan is to project the pictures through a projector and play the sound through the Arc. When I connected them with an HDMI cable it didn’t work. I googled it and the problem seems to be that I need an HDMI Arc output (which the laptop doesn’t have). I phoned Sonos and they suggested that I should post the problem on here to see if anyone has found a solution. An option could be to get an HDMI to HDMI ARC adaptor but I’m not sure if this would work. Another option could be to return the Arc and replace it with a different product. Ideally we want something that can be wall mounted next to the projector rather than an amp and speakers.Any help would be greatly appreciated.Al

So I have a Sonos Amp plugged into my LG CX and whenever I wake the system up with my Apple TV 4K i notice that the volume buttons on my ATV4K remote don’t change the volume on my Amp. If I go to the settings on my ATV4K and change them from IR back to HDMI control the Amp will light up green and recognize it. I have TV auto play set to on. Anyone know why the Amp would have trouble? It worked fine with my Beam every time.

First off, I am a novice when it comes to AV systems, etc. I just moved into a new house with a large wall mounted Samsung TV and a Sonos Playbar.  There are 2 wired speakers (currently not in use) in the ceiling in the back end of our TV viewing area.  There are also have 2 wired speakers outside.  I recently purchased a Yamaha RX-V6A Reciever, thinking I could run ALL of my speakers through it. I thought I could run the TV, Sonos Playbar and rear ceiling speakers on one Zone of the receiver, and my outdoor speakers on the other zone. I have recently been told that the Sonos Playbar will not work with this set up.  Is this true, and if so, is there a work around to make it all work?

I have a sonos arc connected to lg tv (55eg910t) and the sound keeps cutting out. Diagnostic : 498873873

I tried to use my remote to change the volume level, but the remote volume control no longer works at the distance from my chair (10 ft).  If I move about 3 ft from the playbar, it works.  I changed the batteries twice, but still can not adjust the volume or mute unless I'm about 3 ft from the playbar.  Nothing changed (room, furniture. equipment etc).  The light on the playbar only flashes when I'm at a close range.  The TV (Samsung Smart TV) does show an icon when I press the volume control, but the playbar does not.  I then re-ran the remote control setup.  During the process  I needed to be close to the playbar in order for the app to recognize the buttons being pressed.  After running the remote setup, I still needed to be close to the playbar and could not use the remote from my chair. Please help.

Hey all, my Arc was delivered this morning and I've had a chance to hook it up to my LG C9 directly via eARC and ran a few tests regarding Atmos and other features. Built in apps: Netflix - Reporting Dolby Atmos (DD+) for Atmos content. Disney+ - Reporting Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 (though this is likely due to the current throttling taking place in the EU) Amazon Prime - Reporting Dolby Atmos (DD+) for Atmos content. Xbox One: HDMI Audio set to Bitstream out and Bistream Format set to Dolby Atmos has no delay, finally! Displays Dolby Atmos in Sonos app. PS4: Like with the Xbox, there's no delay on Bitstream HDMI audio NVidia Shield Pro: Netflix - Reporting Dolby Atmos (DD+) for Atmos content. Amazon Prime - Reporting Dolby Atmos (DD+) for Atmos content. Disney+ - Reporting Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 (though this is likely due to the current throttling taking place in the EU). After connecting up to a US VPN it's reporting Dolby Atmos (DD+) for Atmos con

I am having problems with my Sonos Sub (G1) range.  My Sonos AMPs are in a separate AV room and will not connect to the Sub reliably. If I move it about 5 meters closer it will connect.  Was wondering if buying a G3 sub would help - is the range much better?

can a hdmi spltter be used to split input to sonos arc from either tv or projecter

My arc should arrive Monday or Tuesday of this upcoming week.  Currently I have a playbar and a gen 2 sub and two gen 1 play 1s.  When setting up the Arc would be it best best to just remove the playbar and install the arc or remove verything (playbar, sub, and play 1s) and start from scratch? Thanks for any help.

I have the following components connected to my home theater:Sonos Amp Sonos soundbar Left and Right rear speakers Non-SonosI would like to connect a Non-sono sub woofer through the Sonos Amp sub woofer port.  I plugged in the subwoofer but I am not hearing any boom boom when I put stars wars on the home theater?

I wanted to revist my Sonos Amp setup vs my Sonos Arc setup, and give you guys a few thoughts. I posted a few days ago comparing some initial thoughts vs the Beam, Playbar and Amp, and I had a few more thoughts on the Amp vs Arc specifically.   Setup 1: Sonos Amp Rel Sub BW 685 Speakers Sonos Play:1 left and right Connected via Optical Adapter (HDMI Arc makes the Rel Sub hum)   Setup 2: Sonos Arc Sonos Sub Play One left and Right   A few quick notes on some questions people may have:   1.) Is the Arc worth it over the Beam and Playbar? I think it is, especially considering it will be around for years. It has noticeable improvements vs both. Beam Vs Playbar depends on your room size, but Arc vs everything else is more clear for me because the Arc has in general a better sound, sound stage, and atmos.   2.) Do you need to add a Sub or rear speakers? a.) If you have to choose, I'd add the rear speakers first, they will get you more of a surround sound experience in movi

I have a roku TV with e arc... I have the beam and want to add 2 Sonos one speakers for surround. My question is will my roku remote adjust the volume simultaneously on both the beam and the Sonos ones?...or do I have to use the Sonos app to adjust the speaker volume in unison? 

My Bean has been experiences intermittent drops in audio ever since upgrading to the S2 app. I have troubleshooted this several different ways.  - Moved a One immediately next to it connected to same WiFi (both on static IP) on same power socket. One continuous to play fine without problems while the beam is cutting out intermittently. - Power cycled both the beam and the router to try to fix. - All on the latest firmware. - Both using Airplay to play to it without grouping on Sonos APP still doesn’t solve it. Grouping on Sonos App and playing through the app is the same problem.- Playing just through the Beam still cutting out.  At this point I’m out of ideas of how to fix or troubleshoot. It was working fine with no problems until I updated to the S2 app. Any help would be greatly appreciated.