Home theater

I’ve heard it recommended (and understand the reasoning) that the Arc should be placed on the edge of a cabinet/stand so that the full range offorward facing speakers won’t be partially blocked/reflect up, but I was wondering how noticeable of an impact that really has? My TV is over a mantel and the Arc will fit nicely up there, but my wife isn’t wild about it being on the edge. For visual appeal it would look best in a position that is probably 3-4” back from the ledge of the mantel. Just wondering if it’ll distort the sound to the point it’s not worth the money for the Arc to have it sit back a bit--or is it not that big of a deal in the scheme of things? Your thoughts/perspective are greatly appreciated! (FYI As far as the up firing speakers, these will regardless of position be plenty out from the TV—so that’s good for the Atmos.)

I wonder if, and how, I should do to let moviesound play in sonos 5, when I’m looking on movie on TV thru apple TV

Hi.  I have the arc, sub and 2 play:5 gen 2 as backspeakers. Can I install 2 play:1 as front speakers as well? I would like to have a little bit more power in the sound.    Thanks  

I’m wondering if the following set up would work for a full surround sound experience.   Arc connected to TV. Sub connected wirelessly.  And pair of in-wall Sonos architectural speakers with amp acting as my rear surround speakers. 

In my living room i use a Beam and two One SL’s for the TV and to hear radio and streamed music. This works great. But i need an additional speaker for a part of the room, thats not in the center. It works, to create an new room “living_2” with this additional speaker and to combine the two living rooms. But the volume of the TV-sound is managed by the remote control of the TV that is received by the Beam. But this signal has influence only to the original living room, not to living_2. Thats my problem. Has anyone any idea?

I have a sonos arc, sub gen 3 & 2 sonos 5’s as surrounds. My  Sony KD-75X8500C does not support atmos. What are my options to get atmos going?

I know people that have already invested in Sonos and would pay to get a product that will convert audio formats to Dolby Digital 5.1.  We like DD 5.1 and want it available to use on our Sonos products.  We are not asking for more formats, just downgraded.  Sonos should invest in this because the Playbar and Playbase are great products from Sonos.  These products from Sonos are high quality and have so much life left.

I am considering purchasing the Sonos Arc and am researching how to mount it to the TV not the wall since I am in a Condo and mounting the TV to a cement pole. I can’t use the wall mount in the cement, of course.  Can the sonos wall mount be used to attach the Sonos Arc to the TV and let it articulate?  There are some 3rd parties products that can do this, but I understand there is a “magnetic” connection between the wall mount and the device & TV that provide full feature of the Sonos. Any suggestions or recommendations?

I have a Samsung Serif tv, the Sonos Beam started dropping out and the first sign of a problem was tv volume control did not work with Netflix. Now the Beam does not work with the tv at all, all volume is coming out of the TV audio. The Beam does work if streaming music, but not with the TV. I have it connected with a HDMI cable. Any suggestions?

Any body seen this for work around to get Sonos arc to work fully ?

i have a new sonus beam connected via hdmi-arc to a lgcs tv. the two sonus one's i added and now a sub are registered as in the same (living)  room. but only the beam is outputting sound. the beam is listed as WM:1 and the others as WM: 2. what's wrong? thanks.

Hey all, posting in this forum too, hoping it could help get me some assistance. I Hope it’s okay.I’d love to get some help in positioning the Sonos Arc and Gen-3 Sub in my living room.Background info:I’m excited cause yesterday I purchased a 65 inch LG CX TV, along with the Sonos Arc and the Gen3 Sub (and an Xbox Series X but that’s prolly irrelevant). The whole thing should arrive by next week. Until then, I’m contemplating on the set up.Current set up:Video: LG Plasma, 60 inch (Will be replaced with the LG CX, which is 10cm taller and 15cm wider). Audio: Got an Onkyo Amp and 2 B&W Speakers which will be out of the way once the Arc arrives. Gaming: Xbox One, will be replaced with Xbox Series X. Distance between TV and me on the couch: 2.5MetersThe issue:I love the placement of my current TV, and assume that for the best viewing experience I should place the new TV in the same height (from the ground up).I was hoping to hang the Sonos Arc on the Wall Mount below the TV, and place

Hi,I recently bought a Sonos Beam and two Sonos One SLs to use as rear speakers. Set up was easy and I like the sound. However, I quickly realized that my TV (Philips, not sure of the model) doesn’t support Dolby digital. I can only choose between multichannel, Dolby Digital Plus, stereo (uncompressed) and multichannel (bypass). I tried updating the TV software but it didn’t resolve this. My knowledge about codecs and audio components is basically zero, but I understand that Dolby digital is needed in order to get the best out of the Beam. Therefore I wonder if there is a way around this, and if not, what the best setting is with my current components. How much of a difference does DTS make?The TV is fairly new and I’m not considering buying a new one anytime soon. As I understand it, Arc will support DD+ but this would mean quite an expensive upgrade and I’m not sure it’s justified, maybe someone can comment on that as well. Thanks!

Hi, I have a Beam connected to my tv, a Sonos amp, 2 passive Speakers and a turntable connected to the amp. I want to use this setup as a 4.0 surround sound system for my tv and I want to use all speakers to play music from my turntable. I can configure the system to play 4.0 surround sound but than the line in disappears in the app. And I can unpair the surround speakers, create a separated room for the amp with the passive speakers and group it with the beam to play the turntables on all speakers. So I’m basically able to do all what I want to do but not without reconfiguring the hole system every time. Please help ;)

Can anyone recommend me an HDMI switch to connect Sonos Arc to my LG C9 TV?  I’ve searched other topics on the lip sync issue on LG TVs and seems like this is the most popular answer.  Is this method also able to fix the lip syncing coming from the native apps in the tv itself? I bought one brand off Amazon, but it doesn’t seem to fix the issue. Streaming from the Apple TV does fix the lip sync but the Apple TV seems to have lower video and audio quality, and older apps, than the LG so I’d prefer not to use it.  The lip sync issue is bad and very noticeable to me. I would like to be able to get the Arc to work without needing to return it. 

Hi I've got a Beam connected via Optical. It's being controlled by my TV remote.  TV is SAMSUNG model PS43D490A1WXXU Every time I change the volume of the Beam using the Samsung remote the TV has a "Not Available" message. This is because the TV speakers are turned off.  I've looked at the following link but it only provides instructions for Samsung One Remote, not a standard Samsung TV remote.https://support.sonos.com/s/article/2072?language=en_US Would really like to turn off the "Not Available" message every time I change the volume. Thanks. 

I’m not really looking for troubleshooting help, but just feedback on whether playing Blurays through my XBox-X with DTS is really worth pursuing.  My issue is well documented.. the volume is too low during dialogue.. and too loud during action. Setup:Xbox X - Disc - Dynamic Range Setting appears to make no difference. In Audio Im sending bitstream to my TV as Dolby Digital. TV - Samsung something, TV detects its sending Dolby Digital to HDMI output.  (There are no normalisation/dynamic audio settings available here). Sending out through hdmi port(not eARC). Sonos Beam - iOS App shows its receiving Dolby Digital 5.1 I think one of the main problems is perhaps the Xbox Blurayer player is not really adjusting the volume levels of the audio enough?  (I don't think the TV or the Beam adjusts anything)Will adding two rear speakers help in anyway?  Or will the dialog from the center channel still feel really faint?

I currently have two in-ceiling speakers installed in my basement to the rear of my couch, which I intend to use for a home theatre. I was considering the Sonos Arc given its support for Dolby Atmos at a reasonable price. However, I was wondering if using the in-ceiling speakers in tandem with the Arc for surrounds would have an enhancing effect, negligible difference or an adverse impact. My worry is that the in-ceiling speakers may interfere with the up-firing speakers on the Arc… is this something that Trueplay will calibrate for? I am aware that the Dolby setup guide recommends surrounds on the same level as the side channels, but just checking if anyone has had direct experience with it. Additionally, my in-ceiling speakers are slightly offset and the TV does not sit perfectly between them on the left/right plane. Would that suggest that their use as surrounds may be sub-optimal?

I have the Samsun KS8000 connected via arc to my new Sonos ARC soundbar. I get Dolby Digital to my Arc, but no Dolby Digital Plus signal. The specs for the TV states it supports DD+, but I cannot select it from the sound menu’s on the TV… Any ideas? Regards, D.

Firmware 12.2 has been out and we’ve got official support for PCM playback capability. I wanted some idea on which one is better  AppleTV playing Dolby Atmos/TrueHD- AppleTV converts it to PCM (as Apple doesn’t support TrueHD/Atmos)- LG B9 with eARC pass through- Sonos app shows Multichannel PCM 7.1  vs Nvidia Shield playing Dolby Atmos/TrueHD- Nvidia Shield sends signal as Atmos/TrueHD- LG B9 with eARC pass through- Sonos app shows Dolby Atmos (TrueHD ) I personally found TrueHD to richer and seemed to have a wider surround sound.    

I have a beam, sub and 2 ones setup in a surround sound setup for my TV. It works great for movies and for playing music directly through sonos. The issue I am having is that I watch a lot of music videos on my TV. When listing to music I use the 'full' rather than using the surrounds for ambiant effects. I would love to be able to get something for similar when playing music through my TV.

I am trying to avoid a sound bar with my new TV set up. I purchased the Amp and connected it to my TV. I am unable to use passive front speakers without having wires show. I was hoping to instead use Sonos Ones on either side and connect wirelessly. I can get the speakers to play TV sound on the network and it sounds fine but the Ones must be controlled through my phone app and won’t respond to my tv remote which is paired with the Amp. My question is, is there a way to wirelessly connect Sonos One speakers to the Amp as front speakers so that my tv remote can control the front Sonos One speakers?

I have two issues.  One, my Sonos drops out like other users.  Secondly, when using the play bar with our TV it doesn't take long for the lip sync on the TV is totally out of sync.  I have called Sonos a couple time and they say its our DISH receiver.  When I unplug the play bar and TV the proper syncing is restored.  Since I never have gotten an answer from Sonos for either problem I'll be returning my entire Sonos system to Costco.  Seems Sonos can't handle some of the basic issues users are having and find it too frustrating to continue. 

Can anyone confirm whether the Panasonic DP-UB9000 has an option to output audio as PCM therefore allowing DTS discs to play as PCM7.1 or 5.1 on ARC?Thanks

Does the newest Arc work with the newest Fios remote?