Home theater

Hi all - I am planning my AV set up for rough wiring in a new build “great room” addition on a an old 1782 farmhouse and I need some advice. The room will be a half kitchen, half sitting area, with many windows/sliders on both North and South Walls. The ceiling is vaulted 14’ at peak, 8’ at the wall with 3 old timber tresses across and shiplap wood on the ceiling. The room is 18’ wide and 30’ long. At the sitting room end will be a small raised “hearth” with bookcases on either side of a Samsung Frame TV. Most of the time the TV will be in art mode in this room. But will be a handy space for a group to watch a movie. Plus we want music available. We are not too picky about great sound (I happily watch movies on my laptop). But we obviously want to be able to hear dialog etc. We really want the Frame to look like art most of time with occasional use of TV mode. Lots of natural light coming from the South windows so love the non-reflective nature of the Frame.Current plan is a Sonos Beam

Looking a slowly shifting to SONOS as part of a house move.If I get an ARC sound bar and an AMP can I set it up so the sub (B&W PV1) connected to the amp is used in conjunction with the sound bar for movies then also with 4 speakers connected to the amp for music?I’ve read about delay with the amp when used for movies - is this a big issue or can the delay be tuned on the amp?

I have a arc system with sub and two ones as rear speakers. When playing music from smart tv apps, such as Spotify and watching music videos, I don’t get the best sound quality, like I do when listening to music through the Sonos app. I have found out that the arc system has two modes. One for watching tv, and one for playing music. When listening to music through tv apps, It will only play in tv mode, and you don’t get that good music sound quality the system is capable of producing. So I wonder why Sonos don’t have a manual “switch” for this?  I would love to have great music sound quality also when listening to tv apps and watching music videos.

I would like to purchase a Sonos Beam and would appreciate your response. My room has an elongated shape, the TV and bed are opposite each other on the long sides and at the same time not in the center of the room. That is, there is a little less than three meters between them. From the soundbar to one wall it will be less than a meter, and to the other it will be a little more than three meters. Since Beam has side firing speakers, wouldn't it turn out that the sound goes not to the side wall, but to the opposite one? Do you think it’s even possible to buy a soundbar with side firing speakers given this room configuration?

Any tricks for iPhone users with home theaters (player (gen2), 5 player (gen 2) and Sub (3 gen)) to stabilize this train wreck of an “upgraded” app? 

Since Sonos has just launch the new Sonos Ace. My thought is what if Sonos use this as a new microphone to tune the Sonos home theatre like Sonos arc which achieve another alternative of true play on top of current iPhone true play feature. 

I have a 2020 LG CX TV with an Arc, 2 Ones and a sub that has been working fine for a year.  Earlier today, the sound stopped coming through the Sonos speakers.  I was able to get the sound to work through the speakers but the LG remote no longer controls the volume.  I have tried the manual setup controls from other threads but it doesn’t work.  Also, if I try to set up the TV in the Sonos app, I get an error that the Arc Mode is not connected but it is.

I’m buying a surround sound system. I would wait for a couple of months for the Arc product update, but only so long.  does anyone know when the new Arc will be available for sale? thank you, 

I have a Beam gen1 with two One SL’s in a bedroom and enjoy it.  I have never converted my living room to Sonos but with the recent sale I’m considering it.The reason I never converted my main living room were:DTS:X & DTS-HD … I have a Sony X700 and still play a lot of discs that require codec’s Sonos still don’t support. I have a 2022 Sony OLED with only two HDMI 2.1 ports, one of them being the eARC.  That only leaves me with 3 HDMI’s and I have 5 devices/inputs total.  A passthrough port on a Sonos would be nice as I don’t want to deal with HDMI switchers, which is why I currently use a receiver.QuestionI’m considering getting a Beam v2 and two Era 300’s.  I know the Era 300’s are overkill for the Beam v2 but I read all about the AppleTV popping issue with the Arc.  The AppleTV 4K is my main streaming device and I don’t want an Arc.  The plan is I’d eventually replace the Beam v2 with their next flagship soundbar (Lasso?) when it is released that hopefully supports DTS:X/DTS-HD,

Hallo,sinds de nieuwe Sonos app gaat mijn Tv niet meer over naar de Arc. Ik heb enkel geluid via de tv luidspreker. Ik heb zelf niets veranderd. hoe komt dit?nb: muziek gaat van de Sonos app kan ik wel streamen op de Arc in de woonkamer. Moderator edit:Google Translate-Hello,Since the new Sonos app, my TV no longer switches to the Arc. I only have sound through the TV speaker. I haven't changed anything myself.How come?NB: I can stream music from the Sonos app on the Arc in the living room.

Comment fait on pour ajuster la distance des enceintes surround avec la nouvelle application ?Avec l'ancienne application on pouvait le faire.… Moderator Edit: Google Translate- How do we adjust the distance of the surround speakers with the new application?With the old application we could do this....

Is it possible to conect earphones  (Tolv or Power Beats) to Beam by Bluetooth?Thanks for your answers.IgnacioK

Hello,I am experiencing difficulties with the Trueplay calibration of my Sonos system. Here are the details of my setup and the issues I have encountered:**Configuration:** - Sonos Beam 2 - Two Era 300 configured in surround mode 2 iPhone used for calibration - Linksys Hydra Pro 6E router with repeater Linksys VELOP Pro 6E (disabled for testing) - All devices are updated to the latest firmware version**Issue encountered:**Individually, the Trueplay calibration works correctly on the Beam 2 and on each Era 300. However, when the Era 300 are configured in surround mode with the Beam 2, I am unable to start the Trueplay calibration.**Additional details:**- The Era 300 automatically connect to a WiFi network created by the Beam 2. I have attempted to disable the WiFi on the Beam 2 so that all devices connect to my main network, without success.- I have reset all devices multiple times and tried different network configurations (with and without repeater).The only thing I haven’t tried is c

Mijn sonos producten werken bij radio of muziek naar behoren. Wanneer ik televisie wil kijken moet ik het volume op maximaal zetten om heel zacht iets te horen. Voorheen werkte alles naar behoren, we hebben geen idee wat er mis gegaan is.

I was wondering since butt kicker released a wireless system Would it work with my surround sound sonos system  I have the arc and 2 sonos five's and 2 subs This would be really awesome if this could work Also can't wait to get my hands on optima 2 I hope they're coming really soon true Atmos  is what sonos needs 

My Ray is recognised by my TV but the internal speakers will not turn off. I have tried to do what has been mentioned on other feeds but I have no idea what to do. Help! I’m not very techno though. 🤗

we have Samsung smart tv an Sonos soundbar and play 1 speakers. if we get 2 sets of headphones, can we each adjust volume to our preferenc

I have a beam and two play speakers .  1st Generation.The beam plays TV audio just fine.The Beam and the two speakers will play music, just fine. How do I get the play speaker to play TV audio?  

Will a Sonos Arc fit in front of a Sony XR65A8OL OLED TV with the stand at the highest level without blocking the TV screen?

I've encountered an issue with my Samsung QN75QN85AAWXXY TV, specifically when it's set to "Digital Output Format: Auto" and connected to a Sonos Arc soundbar. Despite trying various cables and confirming the TV recognizes the e-ARC connection as it should, the audio intermittently cuts out. This problem arises whether I'm watching free-to-air TV or streaming through any apps on the TV.Interestingly, when I switch the TV's setting to PCM, the audio dropout issue ceases, but this workaround significantly compromises sound quality since formats like Dolby aren't supported in PCM mode.I'm reaching out to see if anyone has experienced a similar issue or might have insights or solutions to suggest.

Hi I’m going round the twist following installation of new router. I just can’t get the Sonos to connect to the new network using the app. I’ve tried powering on and going into network settings etc. The app just says not connected, so I tried the “join an existing network”. However, that just says can’t find Sonos, power on and connect to the network etc. I think it might be due to new router set up. Ie have retained original router, but that now connected to a new Asus, which is configured to access point mode. Be really grateful if someone could advise me. Thanks

Does anyone else wish Sonos would make a home theater “receiver”.  No built in amplifier, just a connectivity device to connect your projector or TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, etc.  This receiver should also allow more flexibility in which speakers you choose for the various channels of your surround sound setup.  E.g., you could build a surround sound system using all Fives or an Arc with Fives as front left/right.I have a long throw projector and have to run a 25 ft HDMI cable from the back of the room to the Arc in front.  Would be much simpler if I could just connect the projector to a receiver in the rear of the room - no long HDMI cable to soundbar in front.  And would prefer discrete speakers in front for better left/right separation.And please can we join two Sub Minis to a single speaker/room?  I much prefer the punchy Sub Mini to the boomy Sub.  Allowing the user to select crossover frequency for the Sub would also likely solve this - I used to set my sub crossover around 40 Hz be

I have a Sonos Beam Gen 2 and a TV that support ARC (but not eARC). I no longer have any spare HDMI inputs for my bluray player now that I’ve plugged a Google TV streamer in to the TV. Not really a problem as we stream all movies that we watch now, however, I have some bluray disks with 5.1 channel music that I’d love to be able to listen to through the Beam.Jumping through hoops I’ve extracted the 5.1 sound files from the disk to a 5.1 LPCM .flac file, 48khz/24bits, and I put that on to my home network. The Sonos app can see the file, but when I try to play it I’m told “unsupported format”. So, is there a supported format I can convert the files to that the Beam can play directly?Casting the sound file to the Google TV also doesn’t play the files, although I can play them fine on my computer or phone. (Also using an app called BubbleUPnP on my phone or home network I can convert the files to 2 channel to play, but I want the Beam to be able to mix the 5.1 channels itself)

Hi, I was having trouble controlling the Playbar unless I was within a couple of feet. If I sat down on the couch, approx 10’, playbar would not respond to remote. I went thru the process of adding a universal remote. When you get to the option of “did it power on” select No, it will then try a 2nd code, select “yes”. All good, can control from anywhere in the room now

I was looking into a new soundbar recently and had pretty much decided on a Sonos Arc.  On the tail end of my research I came across a post either on this site or on reddit that was talking about how Sonos didn’t support DTS:X or DTS-HD, and while a lot of new BluRay’s are coming with Atmos tracks now, many BluRays still only have a DTS:X or DTS-HD track.  I am in the same boat as I still play a lot of physical media, and just assumed at the Sonos price points they would support every codec under the sun to make it easy on the end user, it just plays everything. As I further researched this I read a lot of comments about how it’s because of a DTS licensing issue?  Is this the official answer?  There was an article on The Verge that said, “Sonos finally adds DTS audio support to its home theater lineup”.  However, when you read the article it says, “Sonos only seems to support standard DTS Digital Surround, so you won’t be able to get the most out of sources that use the higher specced