Home theater

What is the right place in my living room to put my second Sub ?

Our current surround configuration is the basic bar and 2 SL Ones, but I want to integrate our Five as well. I’m interested in the buying the Move speaker and was wondering if it would pair up with the surround system along with our Five? If not, would an additional Five pair up and be a part of our surround system too?

I have a LG CX and what to mount it to my wall.  But I have a lot of questions?  I am using this mount fo LG https://www.vogels.com/en-us/c/thin-505-extrathin-fixed-tv-wall-mountI have read this:When wall-mounting, it is recommended to have a clearance of at least 5.5 inches between the TV and Arc. As per important safety information one of the lists states; Do not block any ventilation openings. Leave a recommended space of 4“ (10cm) around the unit.How high should I mount my LG to the wall? How high should I mount my arc? Which mount for ARC?  Should I get the mount that can extend 2 inches?  https://www.sanus.com/en_US/products/mounts/wssatm1/ or get the flat mount?  I want the arc to be as closed to wall as possible. Do I need a mount that has magnet? Once I get my TV Mounted, I should mount arc 4inch or 5.5 inch below TV?   it is recommended to have a clearance of at least 5.5 inches.  Any hints or suggestion would be great.Thank you!

Hello everyone,I’m new to the Sonos community and love the sound from the sound bar.  The only thing is that the volume has to be at least 50 in order to hear it well.  To watch a movie and fill the room it has to be at 65/70.  This seems weird.  Is anyone else having this issue?  I have unplugged the unit.  Tried a different HDMI cord. And tried different video sources.  The thing I find interesting is that when I play only  music through the Sonos Arc (tv not on), the volume dial is only at a quarter and fills the room.  Would like to resolve this and not have to return the sound bar to Best Buy.  Please help!

After a software upgrade with Sony tv, soundbar no longer recognizes either Xfinity or Sony remotes.  The only way to get the volume adjusted is the stand directly in front of the soundbar with remote, then the beam works.  Have had installers here and they were clueless and said only 1 year warranty on soundbar, so no luck there.  (and BTW - that one year warranty is disappointing)

I upgraded to S2 and now my volume increases dramatically when I switch from TV to streaming or a DVD. I’ve called Sonos tech support and got no resolution and they said I could not return to the S1 version which worked fine.

when I have to turn up and down, it responds very slowly? 

I have an amazon fire toshiba tv. tv is wirelessly streaming.comcast is service provider. running hdmi from tv to beam, wireless sub and two play 1’samazon prime video and music play in surroundamazon music played through Sonos app plays in surround  netflix 5.1 shows only play through the beam and the sub  it’s driving me crazy  Any idea what I can try?

So I just bought a Sonos Playbase (front) and two Sonos One SL (rear). My TV is a Philips 70PUS7555. It supports SPDIF (Optical) to the Playbase, and have setup everything in surround. My problem is, that in my TVs audio settings I can pick “Stereo”, “Multichannel” or “Multichannel Bypass”. It seems like in the description, that it manages/alters the HDMI ARC audio, in which I have none of. When watching TV (streamed channels), or movies (Netflix, etc.) the Audio isn’t great. It seems like the rear speakers are at 5% volume, and only play some random background noise. I dont get any “wow” feeling from the surround, and it seems like theres something wrong. Am i missing something? I followed every step of the Sonos setup guide; and deactivated the built in TV speakers. Help please - I’m starting to regret my $ 1500 setup…..  

does anyone know how (if possoble) you can get the ps5 to output dolby atmos to the arc via the LG GX when playing a 4k bluray?

I am in the process of putting together a home theater/media room. Its a relatively small room, ~17' x 13', and I am putting together all the components.After spending time over a few visits at local stores and being blown away by the sound I pulled the trigger on a Sonos system. I was attracted to the other features of the system besides just movie/TV sound.I purchased a Playbar, Sub, and 2 Play 1 speakers. After doing some more research I started to have some concerns that I may have bit off more than necessary given my wants and needs.My main goal is great surround sound from movies and TV, the other streaming features are nice to have, but I am concerned I may have significantly over-payed for what will be primarily a surround sound system for my TV. Are the other features worth it?I would love to hear any feedback or advice from more experienced Sonos users.Also, I was told I did not need a bridge, however, i seem to be getting conflicting information on that. My router is downsta

Hi I need clarification on the setup I’m planning build. The TV is Samsung TU7000 65” with eARC connection “but this TV is not Dolby Atmos TV. Question: will SonosArc+Subgen3+oneSL produce Dolby Atmos given that movie being playback is Dolby Atmos format on TU700?or Dolby Atmos requires Dolby Atmos TV capable + eARC connection?Hope someone can get back to me with clean answer. 

Hi,Could somebody please tell me exactly what the difference is between DD5.1 and PCM Stereo 2.0 when played on a Beam? I know DD5.1 is a 5.1 soundtrack and the Beam isn’t a 5.1 speaker, so what happens?Because of the lip sync issues caused by my TV when watching some content, I have to have my Blu-Ray player set to PCM instead of Bitstream. This means the Beam receives PCM 2.0 Stereo instead of DD5.1. If I play the same scene, on the same volume but change the two audio formats the scene is much louder when played on DD5.1, but is volume the only difference between the two in this scenario?Thanks.

Reading through the threads this one comes up a bit, but we really need a feature to switch (even a manual in app switch) to turn the surrounds into full mode when watching music videos instead of leaving them in ambient.

Hey guys, I wanted to ask a few questions about the “dedicated side front channels” trick using Groups in a 5.0 or 5.1 setup. I know the process of how to do it, but I wanted to confirm some details before deciding on a purchase.I currently have a Beam + 2 rear Ones in Home Theatre mode. However, my room is very wide and the audio sources almost create a triangle shape instead of a rectangle.With that being said: Considering that the Beam will still drive the 3 frontal channels, is the widening effect of the new side channels noticeable? Or does the Beam narrows it again and compensates it? How is TruePlay impacted by this? I’d guess I’d run it without the “Front Group”, rendering it untrue. About the sync, is the Front Group ahead of the Home Theatre Group so all I have to do is delay the former? Is ARC capable of delaying the video if needed? Should I expect more crashes because of this? Basically, is it worth it?Do note that I’m aware that the Beam is designed to bounce the side cha

I'm having an issue with my new Sony A8H and sonos arc. The tv keeps switching the audio output to the TV speakers rather than through the soundbar. The Sonos arc will play sound for 1-5 seconds than revert to the tv speakers. There are times where it works as it should, but I usually have to turn the tv off/on multiple times to get that to happen. The arc works fine when streaming music, and it worked immediately when I plugged it into my 6 year old samsung smart tv upstairs. I have the sonos arc connected to the arc/earc port on the TV. I have tried 2 different HDMI cables (sony suggested the one that came with the arc was the issue, when I switched it out for a spare I had lying around the problem resolved itself for a while, but then returned). The earc setting on the tv is set to auto. Pass through also set to auto. Sony support has had me do power reset, factory reset, changed the RS232c control from HDMI port to serial port. These have in turn fixed the issue, but after the tv i

Has anyone used Ikea Symfonisk speakers for rears with Sonos beam for surround theatre set up if so is it any good. 

I just got a new Sonos 5.1 set up. The arc, gen 3 sub, and 2 sl. I have a samsung tu700d. The issue I'm having is that the app is always displaying dolby atmos. So I can't actually tell if dolby atmos is coming through. Even on random youtube videos. I just want to be able to tell if what I'm getting is actually atmos.

I currently have a Sonos 5.1 setup and love it...but I’m running into Lip Sync Issues with a few connections. I also have a PlayBar as the main unit feeding everything else, so there’s no AirPlay 2 compatibility.Are there any good Sonos competitors from a “wireless setup” perspective that rivals the Sonos? Sonos obviously fails with the top output being Dolby Digital 5.1, so I’m looking to see what else may be available for Atmos and DTS:X.Is there a way to achieve this without a receiver? Or is it best to use a receiver?And input or feedback would be appreciated as I’m seriously considering upgrading my Sonos system.

Hi,I have issues with Playbar optical input.I have Playbar conencted to Samsung TV and it works fine for few years, until yesterday as is stopped working.Optical cable is fine.Playbar can play via wireless, but no sound from TV. Sonos diagnostics #: 1767724644 Please help

I have had a couple PlayBase’s both purchased from Crutchfield, I have owned for a little over 2 years now and one of them started getting quieter and quieter.  When you try to make up for that sound dropping off it shuts off completely, no lights, no touch panel, drops out of the app completely.  The only way to get it to come back is to unplug it, wait a little bit, then plug it back in. It doesn’t appear to be an update as far as I can tell as the other PlayBase is functioning for the time being and most likely not a fuse because of it coming back after plugging it back in.Sadly out of 16 Sonos devices, this one appears to be dying. Guessing a power board’s capacitor or capacitors.  Any suggestions out there?  Thanks!

When watching Netflix on my Sony tv, randomly the Sonos speakers will start making very load high pitch and crackling sounds. The only way to stop it is to turn everything off.Diagnostic: 1494543837

Hi All, I was wondering if the Sonos App Info version should match the Sonos System Info?Or should they be on the same version? 

I have read through a couple of these threads, but the options i saw were either not solving my problem or not acceptable for my viewing environment.  At issue is that i own a TiVo Edge.  the TiVo remote does indeed control power on, inputs, channel changes, etc, as I own an LG tv.  I go to the TiVo setup and look for the mfg, LG is there, and I pair the remote to my LG.  But as with many, I don’t use the TV sound system, but rather a SONOS Playbar.  Since in the remote pairing, it does not allow me, once i have included the LG tv, it assumes that when i hit the Mute button, it mutes the sound on my TV, which i am not using.  If i go to the A/V setup SONOS is not a listed mfg.  So according to TiVo, i am to use the Denon (?) manufacturer.  I tried all the settings and none of them allowed my mute button, for example, to mute or control volume.TiVo suggested i contact SONOS and i suspect SONOS will suggest i contact TiVo.All said and done, i want to be able to use my TiVo remote to not

So, I've got the Arc and Sub, connected to a LG C9, and input via Apple Tv 4K. Just added two Ikea Symfonisk as rears, and it does work, somewhat.I get nice Atmos, full surround when the input ( as acording to the sonos app ) is 5.1, 7.1 and so on, but when the input is 2.0, I do get some muffeld sound from the rears.I know this is a "feature" when you are streaming audio to your system, but as far as I can see, it should not do so when recieving input from the Tv.Is this intended by sonos, and if so, can it be turned off in some hidden setting somewhere?