Home theater

I have a Sonos beam and sub connected to my TV, plus a mix of One SLs and Symfonisks in other rooms.  I notice that when I group my kitchen speakers with the Beam and Sub for TV watching, the kitchen is delayed slightly, creating an very slight echo.  I have already reduced the latency on the system to 70ms.  I would love to be able to introduce a slight delay (30ms?) to the TV so that the Beam and Sub could be in perfect sync with the Kitchen speakers.  I understand that this would affect lip sync on the Beam with the TV, but I am willing to accept this.  I think it would be a great option.

Sorry if this has been asked before (I’m sure it has...)I’m wondering if it’s possible to use only the left and right One SL speakers from a Surround Set for music playback then continue to use the Beam + 2 x One SLs as a Surround Set for TV audio. Thanks!

Hello community,I purchased a new Sonos Arc and removed a lot of my gear to create a more simple surround sound system.  I was forced to update from Sonos S1 to the S2 system.  It was necessary for me to remove several Sonos products from S1 to do the upgrade.  I removed 3 Sonos connect, a Sonos Bridge and a Sonos Connect:amp.  I am able to re utilize those products by running a split system but this leaves me with no way to drive my in-wall surround speakers.  I was counting on using the connect:amp to do this.  I am also unable to run my Velodyne Sub which I am willing to leave out of the system for now.  It appears to me, this is not possible.  I find myself in a frustrating position without having surround sound and feel quite abandoned by Sonos.  I know some of my components are old but that is why I have tried to invest in high quality product.  I never looked at it as a “rental agreement” with Sonos.  As a worst case, it looked like I might be able to receive a 30% credit toward

Hi, Dolby Atmos is now not showing in the S2 app anymore. I’m using Netflix from my Sony KD-65XH9005, it was working before and had the name in the tv bit but recently it’s just saying 5.1its also stopped saying it when I’m watching football in UHD on sky sports, it did say it in the app the as well.  

My beam mutes LG tv constantlyDiagnostic 1491793117.

Hello, is there an adapter I can purchase/use to connect my Five speaker to the HDMI-ARC port of my TV?  I have a Bridge, and I think if I can hook one of the Fives to the TV, I can then group the other three speakers to get front and surround sound?If the surround is not possible, I would happily accept using the two Fives in front.  I’m trying to avoid adding yet another bit of AV equipment e.g. the Beam.  Sound fidelity is unimportant due to hearing deficit, I need dialogue clarity. TIA

Hi,I run my cable box and Apple TV through a Sony 5.1 receiver to a Samsung TV. The output from the receiver is “tv out/arc” but is NOT going to the ARC HDMI, the Sonos Arc beam is going to that HDMI port. Unless I connect the component (cable box, Apple TV) directly to the TV, skipping the receiver, I can’t get the sound to the Sonos, it appears the sound will only go to the wired speakers on the receiver. Any suggestions to get the receiver “in the loop” so to speak? I’d rather not buy an HDMI switch for the components, or try to run the cables back through the wall to the tv individually.

I’m having significant lip sync / audio sync issues with the Optoma UHZ65UST (known as P1 Pro in the US) and Sonos Arc.  I have my video source with DD+ going into the Optoma HDMI 2 port, and the Sonos Arc connected to the Optoma HDMI 1 port (ARC). The Optoma manual confirms that DD+ / ATMOS is supported on HDMI 1 port.  My Sonos Arc is paired with 2 x Play 1 and 1 x Sub (gen 2?) over wifi.Sometimes I’m able to get the audo back in sync by switching the Optoma back to its own desktop / settings view, then switching back to view HDMI 2. This re-triggers EDID negotiation for the projector. But this doesn’t work for all video sources, and often results in losing the DD+ and ending up with 5.1.  The Optoma does have a audio latency control, but even setting this at the maximum (-50ms) is not enough to get the audio in sync.Any ideas or suggestions greatly appreciated. Right now I have two very expensive sets of equipment (the Optoma and the Sonos ARC + surrounds + sub) and they are next to

HelloI am considering purchase of Sonos Arc but need to make sure it will work with my setup.Currently I use a projector with HDMI connection and an optical spdif to an Onkyo 7.1 systemI am wanting to go to a soundbar solution and looking at Sonos Arc.Can I connect direct with HDMI to my PC using AMD High Definition Audio with Atmos?I use Blu-ray,  Netflix and Amazon prime as sources. 

 Review: Sonos AMP and In-Ceilings for surround As some of you may have seen from my posts during the last year, I have been building a new house.  We recently moved in and I finally got to hook up my new home-theater setup:2x Sonos Amps4x B&O Celestial BOC861x Sonos Sub 1st. gen65” LG GX Oled Background I have been using Sonos for more than 10 years now. Except for the Sonos Arc, I have owned all of the previous home theater speakers, including the Playbar, Playbase and the Beam.  My previous setup was a Playbar combined with 2 Play:3s as surrounds and a Sonos Sub.  In our new house, we wanted to do all in-ceiling to create a lightweight feel in our living room, which is also why we decided on the ultra slim and no-gap wall mounted LG GX.  I considered many different options, before finally deciding on the Amp to drive the setup.  My concerns were: Limited codec support (no DTS, no Atmos, no DD Plus)No HDMI in/out, meaning that I would have to wire 1 HDMI cable from the tv to the

I have an old Boston Acoustics soundbar with wireless subwoofer. I have replaced it with the Sonos Playbar. I was wondering if there is any way for me to use the wireless soundbar (which has no other inputs) with the Sonos Playbar?The sub has only a few settings on it: Wireless ID switch: 1, 2, 3, 4 Volume knob Power buttonIt would be great to bring it back to life. Let me know if there is any way to get this paired with Sonos.

Hi, I recently purchased the Sonos Arc and 2 x One SLs. In the first week i had no issues but now they keep dropping out whilst watching TV. I have seen a number of people are having the same issue as me. My Arc is connect to the HDMI eARC port and my TV supports Dolby Atmos. I have tried disconnecting, rebooting etc etc and still have the same issue. Can someone help fix this issue otherwise i will be sending these products back? Thanks,

I have been using a google next system for some time, but since upgrading my Sonos to S2 connection of speakers is very unreliable and I need to reconnect at least one speaker every few weeks. In the past week my Sonos Base stopped appearing in the speaker list and today I went through the process to try to reconnect it. After several attempts I could not get it to connect and so went through the reset process. I now have the speaker sitting with Green flashing LED but nothing is appearing in system when I try to add product. Have tried from both iPhone and iPad both using IOS 14.2 version.

sound up and down on tv adverts and films looses clarity… I reach for the remote to turn it up then later its too loud so I turn it down its driving me mad. I have a Beam a sub and 2 play 1s … I have looked through the replies on this forum but still no answer that we can try ???

I had searched here and on other forums to see if this would work, but I couldn’t find anything definitive.  So in case it helps others...I am very excited that I am able to get 5.1 multichannel PCM working for SACDs on my Sonos system! My setup:Arc + Sub (g2) + 2x Play:1 surrondsTV: Sony XBR 55x950G (connected to Arc by e-arc HDMI)Blu-ray Player (plays SACDs): UBP-X700 (connected to TV by HDMI) I just plugged it in and put in an SACD disc and it worked!  I’m very pleased that my collection is not going to waste.System Info in the Sonos app shows that it is playing 5.1 PCM.  Is there anyway to know what bitrate it is coming in at?  (I’m no expert at this stuff, so I’m not sure it makes much of a difference to me, but I’m curious).​ Adam

My wife and I sit on separate sofas, mine being the one off centre to the right. My wife isn’t too bothered about rears. I was thinking of placing 1 on the book shelf and 1 on the brown cabinet to the left. Would this interfere with the sound that she gets? 

Hi,I have a Beam with two One SL surrounds. I am a little hard of hearing so want to increase the sound on the left rear (the side of the couch I sit on) higher than the right where my wife sits. Would it work if I changed the Left Surround distance to being closer than the right. Also can you force the system to stream voice audio to the rears or is this driven only by the TV stream?Thanks in advanceRoss

I’ve got Playbar and two Play 1 set up as sorround. Right sorround keeps dropping off. Multiple factory reset , connecting to ethernet has not helped at all.  I then took this to sonos support and spend over 2 hours on chat / phone call / remote session giving access to my computer. my router settings chagnes multiple times , router rebooted multiple times. All Sonos rebooted multiple times , ungroup sorround and regroup it. But nothing helped.  It’s only with Right side sorround speaker the problem. After spending much long time on my computer thru remote doing commands / pings / changing IP settings Sonos engineer just does not want to give up and looking at me as if one trying to score free speaker.    With sonos I would expect some trust in customers and be fair just replace the bloody faulty bit , why piggy bank on customers to figure out issue with your software while in this case it’s evident hardware is at fault.     

Hello all,New to Sonos community and can’t wait for my install!  I am upgrading my current 49” TV to an LG 65” OLED CX series, and also (finally) getting a Sonos Arc with a sub.  It seems I have three options for the Arc:Sanus mount (https://www.sanus.com/en_US/products/mounts/wssatm1/) which will hang just below TV.  It is adjustable for both height and depth.  Mount was designed in collaboration with Sonos.  This is the option that the installers are doing unless I change my mind between now and then.   Separate Sonos wall mount. Place on current console, which is 23” tall.  The top of stand is 11.5” below bottom of TV (edges are marked with paper), which is 34 1/2” above floor.  This puts the center of the Arc about 9 3/4” below bottom of TV.  * Tried to post a picture, but can’t seem to get it to work. Get a new TV stand that is taller, in the range of 26-27”.  For what it’s worth, my viewing distance is 9’ and the living room is pretty small--I live in a condo.  I’ve researched it

Hi, I have a sonos cinema system made up of one sonos Beam and two sonos one, I would like to know if I can add another pair of five speakers to my cinema system.  Thank you.

Hello,In my Livingroom I have a complete SONOS ARC 5.1 TV Setup. ARC, Sub Gen 3, 2 Sonos One SL.For TV etc. the sound is fine.But my Livingroom ist pretty wide, so when I what to hear music in the whole room, it is pretty centered around the TV Area. Is it possible to add a third One SL Speaker on the other side of the room to support the music sound?Or would is be better to place one of the Surround Speaker asymmetrical to the other?Then the right surround Speaker would be 2,5 meter further away to the centered TV Position than the left one. Thank You

Hi I have managed to find the lengths of the power cable (2m) and HDMI cable (1.5m) off the forum, thanks, why is the HDMI not the same length as the power cable, they travel the same distance TV to BEAM???? However is the UK plug moulded ? I like many will try and feed this up (string trick) a conduit in the wall, it would be handy to have a removal plug system on the end so can be fed either way, i.e down  Finally sold the PLAYBAR so moving to a BEAM.Another question, anyone have the BEAM slung under a wall mounted TV, any recommendations. Whats the sound like give it is not on a solid base - rattly sound ?  thanks

I current have a 5.1 system in my media room w/ a HarmonKardon AVR receiver, Klispsh speakers: two front standing, two in-ceiling surrounds, a sub and a center channel. It’s a TCL TV w/ an hdmi/arc port. Off the receiver hangs a Wii, DVD player and record player.My question: While really only wanting to keep the TV and front standing speakers (and perhaps the HarmonKardon to enable the auxiliaries) would Sonos amp (or Port?) along w/ an Arc (to replace the center, two Architecture in-ceilings, and a Sub allow me to still get 5.1 fm the TV and DVD player?

Hi.  I have the B&O 18 with Transmitter 1 and a Sonos Connect in the living room.  I have a few other sonos equipment in other rooms. My current setup:Sonos Connect is the hub with 1 input (3.5 mm AUX Audio from TV) and output via TOSLink to my Transmitter.  The B&O transmitter connect wirelessly to my speakers and subwoofer.  Music experience is good except for AirPlay2.   TV Experience is bad with a noticeable delay.  I rarely watch TV so not an issue. With all the extra time at home because of covid, I do like to improve this and hopefully bring in AirPlay2 for music and fix the TV issue.   Last year, I tried to upgrade to the Sonos Port but that doesn’t have TOSlink that connects with my B&O Transmitter. What do you recommend?  What is the best way to connect the TV to a sonos?   Or should I try to route the TV directly into my B&O transmitter?   I have not been able to do the latter before.   I had tried connect my TOSLink directly from TV into Transmitter and RCA

Just sold my PLAYBAR…Now trying to decide if I should replace with BEAM or ARC. Have many Sonos products including two PLAY3s we used as rear speakers with the old PLAYBAR.TV is a Samsung 2018 49" Q6F QLED 4K Ultra HD (QE49Q6FNATXXU) with HDMI ARC but no eARC, so ARC could sit underneath TV at 1140mm long.So question is it really worth it ? and will it actually work with an HDMI ARC rather than eARC and give all the Dolby Atmos benefits as there is a big difference between BEAM & ARC