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Where should I place Sonos Era 300?

I got Sonos Arc and Sub under my TV, but I lack a rear/surround sound. So I consider buying Sonos Era 300. What do you think is the best pla...
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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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Bezza'sContributor I
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Fibre optic cable

Can I purchase any fibre optic cable for my playbar? I need something longer. 

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Matt5605Contributor I
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Arc, 2 Subs, and Play 5’s for surrounds

I have a Arc, sub, and play ones as surrounds. I am debating on getting another sub for the system and play 5’s as surround speakers. I listen to a lot of music and my living room is very open with about 12 ft ceilings. Does anyone else have this configuration? 

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MstarContributor I
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Can I use my TV as an input to all speakers?

I have my Samsung TV connected directly to my arc via optical cable.  Can I use the TV as a sound input to my other Sonos speakers (and port/amp locations) that are spread throughout the house so that I can listen to one TV everywhere in my home?

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ej_11Contributor I
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Creating 5.0 system with Sonos AMP and Beam .... TV only has 2 HDMI ports (NO ARC SUPPORT)

In need of a solution to creating a 5.0 system with my current equipment. I have a Samsung TV with no HDMI ARC supported. It has two HDMI ports ( currently taken by cable box and apple tv) and an Digital Audio Out port. Also currently have 1 sonos Amp and purchased a sonos beam. Im looking to have beam play Front L+C+R and the sonos amp power the in ceiling rears for surround. Is this possible, do I need any type of splitters / extractors?  

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3 years ago
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CarstenAndreasen1970Contributor I
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Sonos Arc is not visible when TV is turned off

RESOLVED_________________________________________Hi all,I am fairly new to Sonos. I have got a move that works flawless and now i invested in the Arc.After connecting the Arc to my TV which was easy peasy, i find that when the TV is shut off the Arc is no longer visible on the Sonos app or in Spotify. So unless the TV is on i cannot use the Arc to playing music.What am i doing wrong here ? is it that the Arc cannot work without the TV being on or am i missing something.Hoping you can help.Kind regardsCarsten

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Chad711Contributor II
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Sonos Arc - sound goes off every time I switch apps

Here is my setup. Samsung Q7FN, Nvidia Shield Pro, Sonos Arc. Using hdmi arc. We use nvidia shield for tv not the samsung tv built in apps.  Everytime we switch from Sling tv to Netflix or Prime video the sound goes out and I have to go to my sound source on tv and cycle through them to get the sonos sound back on. How do I fix this? Fwiw our previous sound bar never had this issue and this sound bar is the only change we have made. 

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JodicerContributor I
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Sub connected, but not paired with Arc.

While the sub does work when paired to my One located in my office, when I try to pair it with the ARC in living room, it shows (Living room - ARC + sub) but does not work. I’ve reset it, hard wired it, tried to hard wired the ARC and all results are the same...sub plays when switched to office but not playing with ARC in living room, for which it was intended to do. Please asssist

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SlitstyContributor I
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Beam lip sync

Hi I have just purchased a Beam soundbar, linked to a Samsung tv, watching through SkyQ, there is a delay or advance I can’t tell, on the lip sync but no matter what I change on sky the tv or sonos app the lip sync is still terrible, I’ve read a few issues on here and tried all them but nothing is working, starting to thing of returning it as it’s really annoying and at a cost of £400 I would expect no issue from the off as I have had with previous soundbars. Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you

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jespositoContributor I
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Should I pass on the Samsung Frame TV?

Just picked up the ARC for a new home we’re moving into soon and I’m seeing all kinds of major issues with sound skipping out using the ARC soundbar and a Samsung Frame TV. We were really wanting the Frame TV in the family room but not if there are ongoing issues. Has this issue actually been resolved or is it still a s*** show?  *Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the community guidelines.*

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yazooContributor I
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Sonos Arc and Play:1 surrounds - upward firing speakers

I have the ARC and a pair of Play:1’s as surrounds.  ARC is connected to my Samsung QE65Q8FAM arc port.  I am able to see Dolby ATMOS in the S2 app when watching ATMOS enabled movies from my Sky Q UHD.  However when I playback a Dolby test tones file the height speakers sound come out of the Play:1 surrounds not the ARC bar. When I disable the surrounds then the sound comes out the ARC.  Is this normal or is there an issue here?

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User581587Contributor I
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A 3rd-party non-powered Sub connected to Arc

Will it work?  Or do I need an amp for sub before I connect it through arc? thanks

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JonnylintonContributor I
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TV Sound not loud enough

I recently refurbed my kitchen/dinner. As per diagram I am having real difficulty with getting enough sound from the in ceiling speakers to reach my seating area, which is around 8 metres from the TV (65inch).The in ceiling speakers give perfect sound but not to my seating position.I have play one either side of the seating area, to provide the surround side,  but normal TV dialogue sound doesn’t come out from these, unless its music,  or in 5.1, even then it’s very limitedI  think I should have positioned the ceiling speakers above the seating area - but I haven’tIdeally I want the tv sound to come from the play ones, as I can’t move the ceiling speakers. Is this possible? or any other solutions much appreciated.If I turn sonos off and use the TVs internal speakers the sound is adequate, but this defeats the objective of having the system in the first place. Thank you in advance. 

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ALC123456Contributor I
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How to control Sub Gen 3 volume independently?

I find I want to control the Sonos sub independently from the other products forbetter sound control of the system. Is there a way to do this without connecting the sub to another product?  I have connected it to the arc and the surround sound 1 SLspeakers, but its a bit of a pain to have to go back and adjust the sub continually  after you adjust the room volume that the sub is connected to. (Im in an apartment, and need to keep the sub on a low setting most of the time. But going back and forth between the room volume and sub volume seems so unnecessary and easily resolved if they allowed this feature). 

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MichalNContributor I
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Problem - connect Sonos ARC to TV HDMI

Hi, i have new sonos arc (replaced old sonos soundbar).Im not able connect it throught HDMI ARC with LG60UH8507. Diagnostic number 1316800750, i have tried almost everything to solve it. Please help. Atmos was the reason for new sonos arc.Thanks for help, Michal.  

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ledzep1Headliner I
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Wha'ts with all the app updates recently?

hiThis last few weeks I have had various updates to the sonos app, can anyone from sonos tell me what the fixes and improvements actually are instead of some mundane patch notes about “various fixes and  stability”I have noticed no difference whats so ever with 12.2.3,  12.2.4 and 12.2.5 all of which have released in recent weeks.Just be nice to get better patch notes on each version. Thanks 

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Mjohnson2083Contributor I
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How to connect my optima GTt1090HDR to my Arc?

I was wondering how I connect my projector to my arc? Unfortunately I do not have hdmi arc or optical digital out port. Attached is a photo of the back of my projector. Hdmi 1 has my Apple TV connected to it.  

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troxxxContributor I
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Scheduling Night mode sound for TV

Is it possible to schedule the night mode sound setting. I would be nice to switch at 09:00PM till 09:00AM to night mode, and the other time in normal mode.

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Audio dropping from LG Nano to Beam

Took delivery of a new TV today and hooked everything up. Sound fine BUT when watching the football with crowd noise the audio dropped intermittently throughout. Changing to the no crowd noise channel, audio perfect. The Beam is connected via HDMI Arc.  Sound set to pass through and the E-Arc on or off didn’t appear to make any difference. Any suggestions?  FWIW connected via HDMI3. Almost like too much happening was overwhelming the speaker. Connected to two Play1 for surround. Any help appreciated - I’m not particularly experienced in the audio settings so have read several threads before appealing!

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EricwhateverTrending Lyricist I
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LG magic remote Playbar mute

Hi all. Followed the other instructions and threads to get the magic remote working with my optically connected playbar. It works for the volume switches but not the mute button.  any ideas?

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DonovanBContributor II
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Arc + Switch + old plasma with PCM optical out.

Hi there,I have an Arc and a Sub in my cart, but given my 2008 Panasonic plasma only supports PCM/Dolby Digital via fibre optic digital out, I’m wondering if it will pass the Switch’s LPCM to the Arc or not.As I understand it, PCM and LPCM are the same, but I’m still a bit concerned the TV will only pass stereo to the Arc, and I’m not sure I want the added complexity and expense of one of these HDFury deals.Very much appreciate any insight or replies.

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Dennis from FLAvid Contributor III
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Trials and Tribulations with Sound bars

We moved to a new home a few years ago and my advanced Marantz receiver and expensive speakers just wasn’t going to fit.   And I bought an entertainment cabinet with a shelf for the receiver that was smaller than the Marantz. So initially I bought an expensive soundbar.   The Martin Logan Cadence.  It sounded great, but it was an HDMI arc setup and it didn’t like my LG OLED TV.   After a long dual with tech support, I returned it and got the more expensive Martin Logan Vision X with optical input only.  This sounded even better but it had a quirk that when changing channels or playing a music playlist, it skipped the first few seconds of the audio.   Argh.   It was not for me so I changed course and bought a slim Marantz receiver (that fit in the cabinet) and a passive soundbar (Martin Logan SLM X3) plus a sub and satellites .   This was working with everything I threw at it but the sound wasn’t great.   The speaking dialogs were very difficult to understand (I thought I needed hearing

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richardcanadaContributor II
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Sonos:Arc not playing Atmos (flag missing)

I have just installed a Sonos Arc.  No matter what I do, I can’t get Atmos playing (the Atmos flag in the Sonos app never appears, and the sound is definitely 5.1) My set up:  Sony XBR55 x900H (latest firmware) with eARC.  This TV supports Atmos.High Speed (w/ethernet) cable going to Sonos Arc.Arc paired with Gen2 subwoofer and 2 Sonos OnesSonos S2 app updated. Content tried:Netflix movies (w/Premium Account)Disney+ movies and shows Blu Ray discs  As noted, I have played tons of stuff, but nothing triggers the Atmos flag (as shown in Ryan’s Arc tutorial).   Any thoughts/suggestions/things to try will be appreciated. Thanks in advance!    

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wjalfordContributor I
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Sonos Arc issues with 2020 Samsung 80T 65 inch TV

I purchased a new 2020 Samsung 80T 65 inch tv and attached my Sonus Arc soundbar via an HDMI cable to the e-Arc HDMI connection on the TV.  No matter what setting I have tried and even after updating the firmware on the Samsung TV and the Sonus Arc soundbar, I still have the sound either cutting out every 10 sec to the TV switching between TV sound and the Sonus Arc Soundbar.Does anyone at Sonus know if this is a Samsung issue or a Sonus Arc issue?  I have seen other posts stating that Sonus is working with Samsung on the issue.  Does anyone have an update?  New firmware coming?  Any date?

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romfanyContributor I
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Sonos Arc HDMI sound cut off Samsung TV

Hi every body, I connected my sonos soundbar Sonos Arc to my samsung qled 65q95t TV (with the cable supplied by sonos) on the HDMI-ARC port. But I have sound cutoff problems, and even sometimes permanent sound cutoff! I have to unplug my soundbar or reinistialized the settings. My firmware under TizenOS is 1460. What to do, best regards

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Ali Shafai
Ali ShafaiContributor I
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Atmos not showing in S2 app anymore!?

When playing content that was encoded with Dolby Atmos from Netflix with the S2 app, it used to show the Atmos badge. I just noticed this week that it doesn’t do that anymore. I have a Sony XBR CH90. Anybody else having the same issue?

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