Home theater

Brand new Playbar, brand new Sony TV. My Synch’s late on the audio at times by 3-4 frames. It’s driving me nuts. Adjusting synch on the app does no good. Interestingly we also have the identical Sony TV with a Beam, a sub and back speakers, which is in perfect synch. All installed by professionals. Any help? Thanks in advance, Bob. 

Am I able to pair a Bluetooth microphone to the sonos arc for karaoke purposes?

all of a sudden, when we change the tv to another hdmi port that our gaming system is plug in the sound does not work-  we have to go to the tv settings, switch audio to tv audio then switch it back to external speakers and it works-  I have a sony tv model 850, connect the beam via digital audio cable .  so same thing happen when we open up apple tv,  had to fix it the same way-  but when we turn it back to the tv hdmi for the cable box  sounds is perfect-   I have no problem streaming music to any of my sonos products.  just cant figure out what happened..  anyone have ideas ..  thanks for you help

Can Arc deliver Atmos sound in an open room with 20 feet high ceiling? 

So I just got a 2nd hand Sonos Playbase with 2x Play:3 online and it seems like I can’t connect the Playbase on wifi. It works with LAN cable to my router, I can connect it to my sonos app. Now the other problem occur, I can’t connect the surround 2xPlay:3 to the Playbase.I submitted diagnostics report no 2036271214This thing happened to me before with my Beam and 2x Play:1, I connect the beam through cable/LAN port and Play:1 through wifi. The surround system was failed to setup but the app has the name(Beam, Play:1, Play:1) but the surround not outputting sound.  I am pretty sure this is bad wifi card on the Playbase, since a lot of this happened in the forum.

Hello I connected my Sonos ARC in my Samsung tv.1- the hdmi-arc output was not connecting in the tv settings2- I replaced the sonos hdmi cable, then it worked.3- after some time, the hdmi-arc connection was lost again, and tv speakers were on.4- hdmi arc is not recognizing sonos at all..I replaced the HDMI cable 3 times already.any suggestions regarding this unpleasant experience ?thanks

I bought an arc a few months ago and constantly struggle with connectivity … I’ve changed cables ports even away from arc and back to the arc and it’s a crap shoot which days it will turn on and which days it won’t… it’s tiring me out and feel like I’ve wasted 1000$ 

What I have:Playbar (birthday gift from an Sonos-phile) OPPO BDP-103 Legacy turntable Legacy Mitsubishi 1080P HDTV (to be replaced) Denon X1000-W receiver Klipsch 2.1 speakers and sub DishTV and RokuIt seems that in reading about connecting the Playbar to multiple sources, it will be a difficult road to connect everything to Playbar, Denon and legacy speakers.  Some preliminary questions:Would Sonos Connect/Port help connecting the Denon, components and Playbar? Would it be appropriate to try to segregate Playbar to HDTV, Dish and OPPO (video connected to Playbar) and receiver/audio only components (connected to receiver)? I’ve seen references to physical switches.  Any help? Finally, I have two nice Sonos One speakers that would be nice to integrate instead of the Klipsch.  I’m sure that is another complexity that won’t work or I might not want to tackle.So, I’m just starting out on this journey, and I want to do what’s possible to integrate these various components and know what is n

Ok so I have this tv:https://images.app.goo.gl/QjFcokykdKVXwEKSAThe legs are 88cm apart and the beam is sitting in middle with a tv leg 10cm away each side.As you can see the legs aren't massive but the sound still hits some of them.I am considering mounting tv to wall then beam will sit alone on stand and have full freedom.Should I get better sound quality doing this?

HiI recently purchased a Sonos 5.1 set up (Arc, Play 1, Sub ) with the intention of using it primarily for streaming content (I accepted that I wouldn’t get Dolby Atmos as my TV doesn’t have eARC). However what I didn’t realise (until browsing this lovely forum) is that Sonos doesn’t process DTS, so I am limited to Stereo from my Panny 4K Blu Ray). Given I also have a projector in the same room is there an option to add a “unit” (e.g. a basic A/V receiver) to act as a “hub” so that I can have my cake and eat it (i.e. blu ray ->A/V (process DTS to DD)→ TV->Arc and also blu ray ->Projector (video) and also (somehow) to Arc)Or should I just give up and buy an xbox one x and forget about the projector (or give up altogether on Sonos (or something else altogether.. I am keen to listen to any options!) Thanks

Hi, I recently received delivery of a Sonos Arc, I’m enjoying it a lot since. I’ve luckily not noticed either the harsh highs or muddy bass tones, and am quite happy with the sound. One thing I’ve noticed is that often the score to a movie or show is much louder than the rest of sound. I noticed this on a lot of shows during their intro song, but also movies.For example, on Captain America: Civil War on D+ with Atmos, right after they get into the car at the very beginning, the music feels drastically loud compared to everything before. Is this just the dynamic range of the media, or do I potentially have something set up incorrectly?I can turn on night mode to flatten the range, but I figured I’d see if that’s actually necessary. I’ve also tried turning the volume down and using speech boost, but I often don’t like what it does to the sound. Thanks for any help

My Sonos Beam out of the box will not connect to multiple Samsung TVs through the HDMI Arc or Optical audio ports. When setting up with the TV is states that for the HDMI Arc “A device is interfering with the HDMI connection. Disconnect any other home theater products, then try again.” However there are no other devices connected to my TV, they have all been disconnected. When I try to use the Optical audio port it states that “No signal detected. Make sure the adapter is connected to the HDMI cable and the HDMI cable is connected to your Beam.” All connections are there and for both the HDMI Arc and Optical audio I have used multiple HDMI cables to see if that was the issue that I saw in other threads. Right now I have the most expensive speaker to stream to. 

Is 7.1 available with Dolby Atmos and Sonos Arc, Amp and set of One’s and sub? Is there a limit of speaker sets in a system?

Hi there,I have a Sonos Arc and Samsung QLED 75Q80T (2020) problem. The sounds cuts out. I can “solve” this by unplugging the Arc. Everything worked for a week and then the problem started. I see that I’m not the only one with this problem. Don’t say it’s a problem Samsung has to solve. The TV audio works. It’s when I connect the Arc that there’s a problem. So Sonos needs to fix this or get in touch with the Samsung people. Please fix this, thank you.Peter

I have a 2014 Sharp TV with HDMI ARC output but I do not think it will pass a Dolby Atmos signal to my ARC.  Any ideas if i push my content from Apple TV and Fire TV thru a receiver to the TV and ARC can i get DD+ Atmos this way? and if so any receiver recommendation?

I have the home theater set up for my tv.  I have a beam and two Sonos oneSL. Right now it is set to surround sound. Can I change it to a mono setting so that all three speakers are putting out the same sound? I’d like to be able to hear the voices instead of the background noise on the rear speakers. 

Hi,I am trying to build a 7.1 Home Theater system for my basement.Following is the kind of system I am trying to build (Link at Dolby site). Also see the picture below: I was wondering, if we have an Arc as mid, can we setup a 7.1 through Sonos? Any idea? Moderator note: We updated this article in October 2023 with new information below. With the introduction of the Sonos Arc and the Era 300 we now support Dolby Atmos surround sound. If you want to know more please check out this article on our community or The Ultimate Guide to a Sonos Home Theater on our blog.  

Hi all - looking to take a first step into Sonos in my family room that already has two decent Front L/R speakers.  My thought it to add an AMP to power those (creates Phantom Center) and then buy two One SLs to pair with the audio source plugged into the AMP. Am I understanding this setup correctly?  And do any of you suggest a different configuration? Thanks in advance for your advice. Cheers!

Recently my Sonos system but specifically the beam has been having issues connecting the the internet. It plays TV audio, but Alexa doesnt work and it cant play any internet sources. The rear speakers connected to it still work and can usually share the Tv audio to the other rooms.  I beleive it started when i changed some router settings to get the BT vision box working properly, but i think Ive put them back and Im still having problems. I think a new neighbour changed ISP, and the router was interfering too, which was affecting other speakers, but I changed wireless channel and everything else seems to be better, just the beam.Anyone got any ideasIve run a diagnotic, which is 1246674982, if that helps at all

Hi I recently bought the Sonos beam. I’m absolutely thrilled With it so much so I have just purchased two of the Sonos one SL is wireless multi room speakers. However, after connecting I find that I am unable to hear the TV sound through the speakers.   I went through the setup twice in case I’d done something wrong. But The setup system is that easy to do there is nothing complicated that would’ve made me think I did anything wrong. Now to my surprise and reading reviews on here I find that the speakers which were advertised as giving the ultimate in surroundsound is totally untrue.  Yes it gives amazing sound with the music but I’m watching regular TV I cannot hear through the sound bar because the music from the speakers is far too loud. I can’t help but think that I have purchased these items which I’m not really fit for purpose to enhance TV sound it is for music sound only. Does anybody have any information they can give me to either rectify this if there is any rectification or

Hi there.  I want to configure the best sound posible through the App. For movies & series. I have the Beam + 2 Play:1 + Sub G3  EQBass = ?Treble= ?Loudness= ON  Trueplay= ON Sorround AudioSorrunds= ONTV Level= ?Music Level= ?Music Playback = ? Sub AudioSub=ONSub Level=? Thank you in advance. 

Hi allI am going to be mounting my LG OLED TV over my fireplace (pellet stove insert).  I have an old Bose 3-2-1 system i’ll be retiring and looking to go to the Sonos Arc for obvious reasons - my main challenge/concern is that space between the mantle where I would need to place the arc and the TV will be very tight due to the space available from mantle to ceiling.  I have read through some of the forums about the required space on either side of the unit - I am wondering if I will be severely limited if I place the arc on the mantle close to the wall so it sits just behind the TV so as not to block the bottom of the TV (as the TV has little to no bevel).  with the bracket, there should be room for the arc to sit just behind the TV - appreciate any advice/suggestions to make this work (or if this an alternate sonos sound bar that may work better with the space I have to work with.

When it’s such a regularly discussed and requested feature, and seems like such a quick win, why is there no news on a schedule for Night Sound? It’s really annoying when I found out my system has been limited unnecessarily because I forgot to disable the feature manually.

Hi Everyone, I have a LG 55NANO86, with eArc..but still don't get “ATMOS”..however is showing Dolby Digital Plus 5.1..in Amazon Prime Video (Watching Jack Ryan in the Firestick and in the TV App also)TV is configured as follows:Sound out: HDMI ARC DTV: auto Digital Sound Out: Pass Through eARC: enabledCurrently I'm using the HDMI cable provided by SONOS.  Any tips? (my system has ARC + Sub + 2 Ones) Thanks

good day all so i just upgraded my PC speaker system.i have a Sonos beam to my asus prime x299 deluxe MB by the optical out (using the sonos optical to HDMI ARC connector) and its working well. i then figure why not get surround sound. so i just got 2 oneSL's. i hooked them up and its not working. they out put sound (extension of the 2.0 sound from the beam) but not true surround. if i fly and play something with dedicated rear channel sound i get nothing.i have gone into the settings in win 10 to see if i could get it to push 5.1 audio. but i cant find anything. is this even possible?? is there a way to get HDMI ARC output from my 2080ti??i want full 5.1, but have yet to order a sub, and probably wont until i figure out how to get surround working. any help would be awesome. cheers,