Home theater

Hi Do the sound settings on your TV effect the sound of the Sonos beam?? Example: If I put the treble up on the TV settings will the treble go up on the beam?? Cheers

Hi, I have a Samsung 8 Series (UN65MU8000) TV hooked up to a Sonos Beam and Sub. The Beam is connected via an HDMI Arc connection. For the past year, system has been working fine... until today. I’m no longer able to output audio via the HDMI Arc connection. The Beam shows up on my Source menu, but the TV will no longer outputs audio to it. Any thoughts? I unplugged the Beam and disconnected the HDMI cable several times and nothing. Sonos TV setup is also not working. I submitted a diagnostic: 1231399004Thanks

I just bought a Sonos Beam. I understand I should be able to see the Home theater audio format being played in the S2 app. How can I do that?

Hello all, I thought I would share my work-around for this much derided problem: lack of support for DTS sound on Sonos’ so-called home cinema set-up. So called, because, it does not support the sound encoding used on *most* Blu-ray Discs. I say most with good reason, out of the 100 discs I have of the most popular and mainstream films, 80% are DTS-HD.   For the Play Bar I had a decent work around which produced DD5.1 or DD Stereo (see here: https://en.community.sonos.com/home-theater-228993/dts-dolby-5-1-on-playbar-2015-edition-6731191).   For the Arc it was really annoying to have to even look for a work around, however, I think I have a solid one. Bit it does require you to be much more technical and basically, be capable of ‘ripping’ or copying your Blu-ray Discs. Before I went this route, I looked for every transcoder, box, set-up going but there is nothing. I even though about returning the Arc or buying a second one to use for DTS alone, which was a bit mad.   As it happen

Hi Guys Having issues with low voice volumes during movies. I have switched voice enhancement off and on but its not much better. I have a Samsung telly connected to a beam via optical link, a sub and 2x play 1's via WiFi.Playing music is fine. Voices just seem to be drowned out watching movies (Netflix or prime) Any ideas? Any ideas 

My beam and connected sl1’s work great whrn streaming apple music, but the sl1’s skip when watching recorded or live tv.

I’ve mocked up a new setting area in the S2 app that really should be simple to implement as it’s literally uses the same logic and configuration as the surround audio settings — only this would focus on the 2 Atmos firing speakers only.Simple visibility of the Atmost setting as On/OffAllow basic control to set preference of overall volume boost for the two types of content and if TruePlay is not used, allow settings to configure ceiling height. Maybe distance back to the listening area as well?With this little extra control, we could improve the impact or sound stage based on how our individual spaces are configured. Additionally, I think having the option to turn the Atmos firing speakers on for non-atmos content could be possible to simply improve the impact of 5.1 sound output.This could be some very low hanging fruit with a huge impact for all Arc owners and potential soundbar buyers who are on the fence about buying the Arc.

My Beam is great when playing from an HD or standard TV source, but when I try and playback HDR or 4K the audio stutters and flutters; the picture, however, has no interference anywhere so it is definitely audio only. This is incredibly annoying and makes the programmes unwatchable, so I’m pretty close to returning it to the shop for my money back. The higher the spec of the signal used the worse the problem it would seemResolutions I have tried include:WiFi Network check - 180MBS at the TV verified on 3 other devicesChange of HDMI cable to Beam - New gold plated cable in place to latest spec. Replaced cable handles UHD perfectly from playerChecked all settings on TV Sony KD-49XF7003 - Sony confirmed all are correctTried all settings on Group Audio delay = Low, medium, high and max. Problem the same on all settingsAnyone got any suggestions before I give up and return the Beam? I like it, but I also like watching HDR and 4K content 

tl;dr -- is there any way to avoid running a physical HDMI cable to the Sonos Arc?  Can I leverage a wireless HDMI transmitter?Context:I’ve seen a few questions posted to these forums in the past with a similar question, all of which resulted in a pretty clear “no solution to this problem”, but things may have changed since then with the introduction of the HDFury Arcana, so I’ll try again.  I am using a projector in an open-concept living space which will result in the projector screen dropping from the ceiling between my Living Room and Kitchen (above my Dining area).  The complexity of this layout means I cannot expose an HDMI under the projector screen (unless I literally just run it manually every time I want to watch, and then unplug/conceal when not in use).My set-up includes my projector above the sofa (Epson 5050UBe), projector screen over dining (Solo Pro 2).  Apple 4KTV + Xbox Series X (soon) are my two primary sources.  I plan on stashing both the Apple 4KTV and Xbox Series

I have a samsung tv, sonos sound bar, att u-verse for cable, and a roku. When I watch u-verse the sonos sound bar has to be at 75% just to hear the audio. Then switching to Roku it blows the room out because it's still at 75%. Why does the sonos need to be at 75% to hear anything from u-verse? I've been trying to figure this out on various message boards and multiple people have issues but no one can figure this issue out. Help?!

Hello, I am trying to determine if this configuration will work for my newly refinished basement.  I am a long time Sonos fan, and have 6 zones in my upstairs.  I would like to setup a 5.1 surround system in the basement and use both ‘Ports” and “S1” speakers as my side and rear surrounds.  (Please see attached diagram).  However I think you can only select (1) Line-In as a sonos source.  I would like to be able to use the 2 Port’s to send the surround channel output to 2 sets of S1’s concurrently.  Can I do this? 

Will my TV (QN65Q900RBFXZA) allow for Dolby Atmos audio using the OneConnect ARC port?  I just ordered the Sonos Arc which supports Dolby Atmos but not sure if my TV is going to become the issue. I've been reading Samsung hasn't released an update for eARC capability.  Honestly, I am not sure what the differences between ARC vs. eARC and if it will be an issue. 

I just bought an Arc I have a playbar home theater system.  What steps do I take to replace it with the Arc?

Hello there !I have multiple MKV with AAC 5.1 & 7.1 format.Will the Arc be able to decode it and correctly play it on surround One SL as well ?I know it can play AAC music files but these are 2.0, so i’m still wondering…. Thanks a lot to you !

Just updated the app and all my Sonos devices. Now I can no longer control the volume with the magic remote.  I have tried reconnecting it as other support questions suggested, but no change. I tried to reset the connection to the TV, and the app reports that it is not connected to a TV - despite playing the sound from the TV fine.  Have tried disconnecting and power cycling everything too.  

Here is the issue:  My primary TV is attached to the playbar via optical link and it then wirelessly linked to a sub and two play1 surround sound setup via wifi.   Recently added a powered hdmi splitter directly to the output Of my DirectTv reciever to add a TV outside so that I can watch sports on both TVs simultaneously.  I have old school wired speakers outside connected to a sonos connect amp so I can take advantage of keeping the sound synced both inside and out.   When I turn on The outside tv and add the connect amp In the App to the playbar the sound starts to clip and is jittery...cuts out...but comes back rapidly.   Any advice on solving the choppy sound while i run 2 tvs?

Hi thereI’ve recently bought the SONOS Arc with a couple of ONE SLs for the rear. Although there’s much to love, I’m a little disappointed by the separation on the front L & R channels. To the point where I’ve started to consider an AVR with separate speakers.I can sometimes hear the separation, but was expecting more. I’m trying to work out if that is a limitation of it only being 50inches and not truely separated. I’ve never owned a proper 5.1 so maybe there isn’t as much separation as I expect.On a similar note, I watched Jack Ryan on Prime and the app reports Atmos, but it doesn’t sound much if all different to the usual 5.1.Does anyone else find this? That’s the only atmos content I’ve been able to find - (I have disney+ but only through my Samsung Q60t and apparently the disney app doesn’t support Atmos through this TV)Is there a sound file I can use to test each speaker? The other thing I though is whether it’s because I don’t have the TV very loud, and when using Trueplay t

I’ve had my Beam for several months, and it had been working flawlessly….until 4/3/20. Now I cannot get it to stay connected to my tv. I’ve tried factory resets on both the Beam and the television, I’ve tried different cables, and I’ve even tried running the sound through the supplied digital audio dongle. I can get the Beam to connect to the tv, but as soon as I plug in the other HDMI cables (one for my FIreStick, and the other for my PS4 Pro), sound disappears, until I unplug the HDMI ARC cable from the back of the tv, and sound comes from the tv speaker. The Beam itself sounds fine and will play streamed music; it just no longer stays connected to the tv unless nothing else is plugged in. Also worth noting: initially, it was connected through my FireStick, because it controls our entire system, minus the PS4. But, now I cannot even get the Beam to connect to the FireStick. I’m unsure whether this is a Samsung tv issue, a Beam issue, or a FireStick issue. 

Hello everybody,I am thinking about getting the Sonos Arc. I do have an old Vinyl Player from the 80ies with only analog audio, which so far I am using with an old Creative 5.1 System thru the headphone jack. Is there any possibility to connect that ancient piece of history to the Arc? 

Hi, I’m trying to connect my built in (non-sonos) ceiling and wall speakers to my existing Sonos Playbar and Sub in my living room.I’ve purchased a Denon AVR-X6500H AV Receiver that supports multiple zones (I need multiple zones).I’ve purchased a Sonos Port.I’ve setup Port on my iOS app and it asked me which room, I selected the main room that was already setup, it created a duplicate of the room and numbered it #2. In the app under the device in Family Room #2, it shows the Line-In as “Disconnected” even though I have the RCA cables setup per below diagram. I have not connected the wires for the prewired built in house speakers to the AV receiver yet. Waiting on the wires to arrive in the mail. However, I should be able to use the Sonos speakers for now, no?I’m not receiving any audio at all but I see video. What am I missing that needs to be corrected?Here’s my wiring diagram as of this moment: 

Hello everyone.. I need some help I have the following hardware..LG - 65" Class NanoCell 90 Series LED 4K UHD Smart webOS TVSonos ArcApple TV 4k I have the sonos in the earc hdmi (3) slowApple TV in Hdmi (2) Any content from the tv directly I am getting an atmos signal. I am not getting any 4k content from the Apple TV 4k Please help!

Just got a Sonos Beam. Connected it to a Sony Bravia TV using HDMI ARC and set up Bravia Sync. Audio is playing great. The TV remote, Apple TV remote, etc can control the Beam volume just fine. However, I’ve noticed that lately the TV is doing what I might call a “hard power down” after sleeping, but only after having slept for some time. By hard power down I mean that next time I try to turn the TV on by waking a Bravia Sync device (like the Apple TV), the TV won’t turn on like it did before the Beam was added. And when the TV does turn on (which requires using the TV remote), it shows the Sony logo, the Android logo, the four rotating color block animations, etc and takes a minute or so to load. My hunch is that the Beam is somehow sending a CEC power down signal to the TV, and the TV is interpreting it as a hard power down.  This only happens after the TV is off for an extended amount of time (an hour or two).   Any ideas?

HiI have the Sonos 1 system.I have been using the sonos Playbar which I work via an Amazon Fire TV stick connected to the TV.I have replaced the Fire TV stick with a Mecool KM3 Android TV box.All works fine apart from volume controls.I can only get the Fire TV remote to control the volume on the sound bar.I have removed the Fire stick from the TV and removed the batteries from the remote but the KM3will not adjust the playbar volume.When the batteries are replaced the Fire stick remote works with the soundbar volume.At a bit of a loss how to fix this.Any help appreciated.

Hey GuysI just noticed today that Living Room Sub really rattles as if something is loose at 30hz, its only just out of warranty by 3 months.Can anything be done?https://youtu.be/mNkJeo4LgdI

I’m trying to connect my Playbar, which is connected to my TV via an optical cable, with my In-Ceiling Speakers (which are connected to the AMP, which is connected to ethernet). The Playbar is not connected to ethernet.I’ve tried setting up/connecting the Amp as “surrounds” in the app. They connect, but then sound either 1. Doesn’t play at all or 2. only comes from the Playbar. Are these compatible? Am I missing something?