Home theater

New to the community here, have been wanting a pair of Sonos Ones to create a home theatre / stereo surround sound for watching tv and Netflix. Lucky enough to get some for my bday today, but can’t seem to connect them to my Samsung smart TV?! what’s the deal?!  the site suggests it’s possible to use the pair as surround sound / stereo and shows them placed in a lounge, in front of a tv and behind the lounge?can anyone help me out?! Surely this is possible?!

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HiI have a ps4 with 1 optical out and 1 hdmi out, I’ve purchased projector and I still want my sound to come from the front Sonos Beam and send surround to the 2 Sonos ones, however the room the projector is in is a loft space with one wall slanted so the projector screen has to drop from ceiling across a large doorway. So I can't have the ps4 and av unit screen the same side as the screen.The playstation and projector are situated next to the sofa from where we view the screen and the beam is attached at the front above the screen on the ceiling.I can only see 2 options first is the cheapest but ugly…..a very long HDMI from ps4 to beam to get the surround sound to the front also id need 15meters and worried about quality at that distance or does sound not get effected in hdmi?Or secondly I was thinking is it possible to HDMI split from the back of the playstation to projector a Sonos amp and then send the surround sound from amp to the beam, and if so will this hold up the surround so

I am going to install the Sonos Arc on a set of brackets attached to my TV-mount.Plan is to make use of the M5 holes. However, seeing that the Arc is not mounted on the wall, how do I make sure not to engage the magnets? Use less deep M5 screws?This product apparently doesn't engage the magnets so it must be possible somehow: UM1-A (Sonos® Arc Bracket) – Next Level Acoustics

I have just bought a sonos one sl to link with my beam whilst I appreciate I wont get the best stereo sound it doesn't seem to pair with the beam sound from the tv . Am I doing something wrong or do I have to purchase another sonos one sl to make it all work

My tv doesn't have earc and I'm bit planning to upgrade anytime soon,  My set up is 2 x play 5 arc sub Gen 3 and 2 x ones  I'm trying to experience dolby atmos sound with music,  I have the premium Amazon music app, can I get dolby sound from my phone via the wifi and sonos app, or can it only be done through the TV apps

Hi everyone,apologize for the basic question, new to this.  I have the Sonos arc, 4 inch ceiling Bose speakers, and two Sonos amps. (The new black ones) -plus the sub.  question 1. do I need one amp or two speakers in this set up? That’s how I have it set up now but I can’t figure out how to make them both surroundsound, or if I even should do that. question 2.I’ve also seen articles where people are using one amp for all four speakers. Is this what you suggest I do? And then set that one set of four up as surround?Other tips? thanks!!john 

I recently purchased a new Samsung (2020) Q80T (Q8DT- Costco) Series - 4K UHD QLED LCD TV and also purchased the Sonos Arc. I have connected the Sonos Arc via HDMI to the back of the TV (HDMI-3 (eARC-Port)).    In the Expert Sound Settings on the Samsung TV I have enabled: HDMI-eARC Mode to Auto** Digital Output Audio Format to Auto Dolby Atmos Compatibility (selected and on)   I then go to Disney+, Apple TV+ or Amazon Prime on the native apps provided on the Samsung TV and chose a movie with Dolby Atmos listed in details. Once the movie plays I go to the “about my system” on the new Sonos S2 app and select the Sonos Arc to verify the audio output codec. **It displays the Audio In as Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 when HDMI e-ARC is set to “OFF” in the Samsung TV Expert Sound Settings and Dolby Multi Channel PCM 5.1 when HDMI e-ARC is set to “AUTO”. I do not have the Netflix UHD 4k plan at this time so I have not trialed this with Netflix.    I have never been able to get the Sonos Ar

Can I pair a single Sonos SL with a Beam for non-stereo sound.  I want the same sound coming from both.  I want to have sound closer to me while I am on the couch so I don’t need to increase volume for the whole system. 

Hi, I  have my beam connected to HDMI ARC.I then have my cable Box, Firestick and playstation connected to the other HDMI ports. When using the cable box, every time i change channels from SD to HD and the sound switches to dolby digital, the sonos beeps for a second.Does anyone know a way to disable this sound because it is very annoying.This does not happen when i select PCM sound only from my cable box, but obviously the sound is not as good. My playstation or fire stick when watching any content, doesn’t have any issues either. Thanks

which sonos system is better for a living room, Arc+Sub(gen3)+2 One SL or Arc+Sub(gen3)+2 fives. I have visited several forums and videos and I am not sure which sound is better.

As of the last update my Arc no longer works with my Samsung Frame TV when connected via eArc/HDMI.  The issue is sound cutting out (or rather in, as I hear mostly nothing but the sound will pop in every few seconds for usually less than a second).  I am using the most recent Sub and Sonos Ones. This setup worked for several weeks before the most recent updates. Resetting the HDMI connection corrects the problem for a given session but I need to do it every time I turn the tv on. Cycling the power works as well but there is no permanent fix. I have swapped out the hdmi cable twice. My assumption is this is a SW issue given that it coincided with the last update. Hoping for a fix. 

Hi everyone, this is my first post because I usually get the best help through the customer service line, but this time I am stuck! I am fully invested in Sonos. I have 5 connect amps hardwired to 3rd party speakers, the sub, the beam, and the play bar. I recently bought the beam which I love and I added to the sub through the home theater setting. My issue is, I want to add a connect amp for the surround sound. I have the connect amp hard wired to the router and another ethernet wire to the beam, but when I click add surround I get this message- “ Two compatible speakers are required to add surrounds. Make sure your products are powered and connected to wifi”. I called customer support and they recommended I disable wifi on the connect amp an the beam so it just feeds off the ethernet wire, but it did not work. After min of trying they said, “well we have had issues with the S2 update and adding surround so you have to wait for us to fix it”. I am having trouble accepting this as a re

I’ve read a bunch of articles and can’t figure out why my TV won’t play through my new Sonos 5. My TV is a few years old (a Sony Bravia) and doesn’t appear to have a headphone “port” … so, according to articles I’ve read, I bought a cord that plugs into the 5 and then has the red and white jacks that are supposed to plug into the red and white “audio out” ports on my TV. And then, in my TV settings, I switch from “TV” speakers to “Audio” speakers. But I get nothing. I tried it on another TV and couldn’t get sound. I’m sure I’m doing something wrong?!? Help, please! Thanks.

Hi. I have a sonos system with sonos amp in it,I have it from mid  June and since I first hooked it it imdetaly played the sound from my Samsung TV .I hooked a hdmi cable frome my tv arc/hdmi 2 channel to the sonos amp/Each time i turned on the tv, it worked smoothly. the amp recognized the tv, the led light blinked in green and the amp switch to play the tv. until a week ago when it stoped playing the sound from the tv.i tried a few simple actions to fix it and bring the amp to play the tv sound back again.a. I tried to use a different hdmi cableb. I reset the amp and hooked it back to my system.c. I  connected an apple tv  to the arc/hdmi-2 input on my tv , just to make sure that the hdmi connector on the tv is ok. and it did work finewhat am I issing here?one other simptome goes like thismy tv hdmi-2  input channel which also serves as the arc channel  and is connected to the amp used to display a curved shapes  (see attached photo)but since the amp stopped to play the  sound of the

I have the Playbar and I have two issues. 1. Our Roku works to control volume, but the first time I click volume up or down, the bar gives off a high pitched noise and it is very annoying. 2. I am unable to sync my 2018 Samsung QLED tv remote to control the volume. Any tricks to try and get this resolved? 

I have a tv room which has my Sonos playbar and 2 x Sonos Play:1 setup as a 3:1 surround system... I’ve just been given 2 x Sonos One SL - I wanted to use these as the front surround but the app won’t let me add them to the same room. I can group them with the TV room but the audio is horrible and the sound isn’t controlled by the TV remote.Am I doing something dumb or have I hit a limitation of the Sonos system? Thanks in advance

I currently have a Playbar, Play:1’s and Sonos Sub in my living room. I have a larger living room and I’m not getting the level of sub sounds I want, even with the Sonos sub turned up. Can I add the new Sonos Amp to my existing setup with just a 3rd party sub for additional sub sound?

I have just upgraded from a playbar to an Arc, connected via hdmi to a Sony 65ag8 oled tv.Since conecting this, I find that my tv is turned off (from standby) overnight. If I unplug the ARC,  the tv stays in standby.I have checked all the settings on the tv and arc, but can't find anything about switching off overnight.Anyone else found this, or can offer a solution

Hi, I can’t get DD to work on my Beam and SL’s via my firestick the app just shows its stereo, I set the the audio on the firestick to DD but it cuts the sound out, I can’t change the settings on the tv as they are greyed out apart from PCM, I get DD 2.0 via freeview (UK) am I doing something wrong or could it be the tv which is about 5 years old. Thanks 

Just purchased a beam and wondering about optimal setup.I have a Samsung TV which has 3 x Hdmi (one is ARC) and an optical connection. I already have the 3 hdmi bring used by sky qxboxnvidea shield so I have made use of the optical connection for the Beam.  Am wondering if anyone can tell me if this is the optimal setup for my devices please? (I realise the most common connection for beam would be hdmi-arc) Also if I don’t use the hdmi arc for the beam is one of my other devices better suited to that particular connection?  thanks 

Can I use the Sonos Sub am together with a wired 3rd party sub with the Sonos AMP/Connect AMP?

Hi All,I have just ordered a Sony Bravia Oled TV, the sonos arc and a 3 tier TV stand.The Sony Bravia TV sits quite low so the arc cannot be placed in front of it.My idea was therefore to put it on the middle shelf, as near to the end as I can. However, will the upward firing speakers then simply just hit the shelf where the TV sits, therefore not giving Dolby Atmos OR are they at a slight angle so I will be ok? Thanks 

I have a new Sony Bravia 75” 4K with a direct line to the internet for streaming. Audio includes an Arc, Sub, and two 1SLs. Arc is plugged into the eARC port. All channels are selected from the Home button with no inputs to the HDMI inputs. Prime, Netflix, MLB, Disney+ all work just fine, but Hulu loses all volume periodically. Sometimes the audio will work for a while and then cut out. Sometimes turning it off for a while will restore audio when it is turned back on.Any suggestions? 

I have a Frame TV with ARC.  I don’t want a visible sound bar.  I have a sub. I ordered 2 in wall front and 2 in wall rear speakers and an amp.  For surround sound do I need another amp or what other device would work?