Home theater

Hi all. I use the Samsung UBD-K8500 Blu-Ray player and a Beam (with a Sub and two Play 1s). When I play Blu-Rays that have DTS 5.1, the Samsung encodes down to DD 5.1. However, when I watch a film with DTS 2.0 (or any non 5.1 DTS), the Sonos app says I’m getting Stereo 2.0, but never Dolby Digital 2.0. Is DD 2.0 not a thing? Or is there some reason it will encode to DD 5.1 but not DD 2.0?

Hi. I’ve pre-ordered a Arc Surround Sound package and have a TV on the way which uses the Samsung One Connect box. I’d like to add a record player into this setup but... Am I right to think I have to buy a Sonos Amp in order to connect my turntable to Sonos? Or can the Arc accept direct input from a turntable like the Play5 can? (I assume a Sonos Port is no good because I don’t have a separate amp). I’d like to locate the record player on a sideboard well away from the TV. The TV runs all it’s connections into a One Connect box and so the Arc (I think) will physically connect to that. Do I connect my Sonos Amp to the Samsung One Connect box as well - or directly to the Arc speaker? (will the Arc have enough ports to simultaneously have cables connecting from the One Connect box and the Sonos Port?). Thanks to anyone that knows!

Hi. I have a Sony OLED A8F that only has ARC.   I understand the support sequence for Dolby decoding but wondering if Sonos will now be able to support DTS decoding?  Many of my movies I have ripped to disk using the best sound option only and many of those are any line of DTS.  Can you please verify if the new ARC will support any of these? Thanks  

Hi everyone, I’ve read through the forums and haven’t been able to find a solution to my problem.  I just installed the Sonos Arc, connected to Arc (not eArc) HDMI Port 2 on the back of my LG 65EF9500 TV. Apple TV is plugged into HDMI Port 1. I cannot get Dolby Digital 5.1 to pass through from the AppleTV to the Sonos, the App consistently says “Stereo 2.0.”  I’ve tried setting the AppleTV Audio Format > Change Format to Dolby Digital 5.1 and still get Stereo. TV Sound Out settings are set to Audio Out (HDMI ARC), with Digital Sound Out - both PCM and Auto didn’t make a difference.  Has anyone been able to get this combination of devices to work consistently and if so what is the ideal configuration on the Apple TV and LG 65EF9500 TV? Thank you,Ivan 

The Sonos Arc is around the corner, but it disappoints in some way.   First of all the front is made out of plastic! Plastic - seriously 😒  so it is a long plastic tube, not the nice metal we are used to from Play one and play:5.   Second of all the Dolby Atmos sound is not very impressive. Sony, LG and Samsung has better Dolby Atmos Soundbars out there since 2018 and comes with a cheaper price tag. So the Sonos Arc are beaten by 2 year old products from Sony and Samsung.    And third of all rhe Arc can't decode Atmos sound. So you have to rely on your TV to do it for you. So you need a brand new TV preferable with eARC and Dolby Atmos decoding in order to send the right signal to the soundbar.   But on the good side the vocals are better on the Arc compared to the playbar.

Hi. This might have been asked before but I thought I would give this a go.I have a Sonos Arc, with a Sub and two Play 1s. The Arc is connected to the HDMI ARC of my Samsung Q90r TV. The PS4 connected via HDMI to the TV.My query is about the audio settings on the PS4 to get Dolby Atmos.I have looked at several forums but none have answered this specifically.Firstly, I have tried different variations of the settings on the PS4 to try and achieve Atmos but with no luck. While playing an Atmos BluRay (Batman vs Superman and also Wonder Woman) I changed the audio settings as follows:1PS4: Linear PCMPS4 BR Player: Linear PCMResulting Audio per PS4: Dolby TrueHD 7.1Resulting Audio per Sonos App: Stereo 2.0TV only allows PCM to be selected2PS4: Linear PCMPS4 BR Player: Bitstream (Direct)Resulting Audio per PS4: Dolby Digital Multi ChannelResulting Audio per Sonos App: Dolby Digital 5.1TV allows PCM  and Dolby Digital to be selected, but not Dolby Digital +3PS4: Bitstream (Dolby)PS4 BR Player:

Bought myself a brand new Sony TV with eARC connection (tv model 55x950g/55xg9505). I've notice that when I put on display the Sonos arc HDMI input, there is no splash screen on TV. Just black screen with message that there is no video signal. Few days ago I had a picture, and later notice that the picture was changed and looks like there is a kind of error.Also, after setup Google  home app, the app show a new device named "Sonos tv control", that can't connect (connection failure), as can be seen attached pic to this thread.Atmos and streaming music works well most of the time. However, once in a while there is no sound output from the arc, only after I change the sound settings from Auto 1 to Auto 2, and then get back to Auto 1... Kind of annoying bug.TV runs Android pie 9.0.Not sure if  my Sonos arc or the TV is the problem. walkthrough will be welcome! Thanks.   

I have a 1 year old, quite high specs, Sony TV with the Disney plus app installed. I have disabled Dolby Digital Plus via the TV settings so that the signal is automatically converted into plain Dolby Digital by the TV. However my Playbar only receives a stereo sound. All other streaming apps (Netflix, Prime, etc.) have no issues.    Any idea why? I tried to search previous discussions here with no luck.   Thanks    Fabio

Just wanted to put this out there for whoever finds it helpful. I like a lot of other people have had issues getting Atmos from my Arc with my Apple TV 4K and my Sony tv (75x850f) no eArch. The Apple TV would do nothing but DD but I could get Atmos through my TVs Netflix app but that’s all. So today I changed over to a Nvidia shield tv 4K and now I get Atmos in Netflix and Disney+. I know this is not the answer some of us want...but it works.

I have been unable to get Sony Bravia Sync to recognize Sonos Beam.  I have tried the HDMI cable that came with the Beam as well as an HDMI cable I used for another sound bar, without success.   The Beam will play music from my Sonos app and from Apple Air play.  Help, please!

Hello,I just recieved my Sonos ARC and tried to connect via HDMI in the eARC port.  My TV wouldn’t recognize the Sonos ARC was connected - just that an “unknown device” was connected, and my Sonos App would not recognize that it was connected either.  I tried this multiple times, plugging and unplugging both the soundbar and the TV HDMI port connection. No change. When I clicked on settings, it allowed me the opportunity to switch from television audio to a receiver, but once I selected receiver - the choice disappeared altogether and all I had to choose from was tv speaker, wireless bluetooth speaker, or optical cable… it was very odd… and now, I can’t get that “receiver” option back.  Where did it go??  I’ve tried going into expert settings and toggling the eARC mode to Auto vs. off.  Nothing changed with that either.After much time and frustration, I connected it via the optical cable dongle attachment and it recognized the soundbar… but now I don’t think I’ll get the quality sound

I just upgraded from Beam to Arc and am incredibly happy overall. The wider sound stage alone makes it a worthwhile investment. I’ve got a 65” TV and the stereo separation of the Beam just wasn’t wide enough to support the screen size. Question: Currently, my TV uses HDMI ARC (no eARC) and will support the Dolby Digital Plus format. That said, I’m not sure if I’m getting the DD+ version of Atmos or not. Checking About My System section and it usually reads Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 for Atmos movies. Knowing this, is Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 the lossy version of Atmos? The Sonos app doesn’t display the Atmos logo when watching Atmos content, so I’m not sure exactly what audio format I’m getting. Current setup:TCL Series 4 65” TV (2018) With HDMI ARCSonos ARC2 play:1 surroundsSub Gen 2Apple TV 4K

Hi, I have a Gen 2 Apple TV connected to the Sonos Beam for sound (via AirPlay), and a projector via HDMI for video. All is well.  However, I want to be able to mirror my MacBook screen to the projector and play audio from the Beam. I can AirPlay from my Mac to the AppleTV then the projector no problem, but doing this sends the audio from AppleTV through the HDMI to the projector instead of the Beam. Any clever ways to split the video and audio from my MacBook mirroring between ATV and Beam? Or is there a device I can buy to force the Apple TV audio to go the Beam instead of HDMI? Thanks! 

Hi all   I would appreciate your views on a quick question.  I have a Sonos bean with 2 play 3s as surrounds and the Sub.  Due to lip sync issues with my LG C7 I used optical connections to the beam using the adapter and this fixed the issue.     from what I have read I would have the same issues with the Arc and again would use the optical to solve this.   So with that assumption and knowing that Dolby Atmos would not be available through optical is the Arc worth it as an upgrade?     the room is the main TV room and is 8m by 10m in size.     thanks   Josh

Hello,   Apologies if this is answered somewhere already, but I haven’t been able to find an answer to this specific question neither here nor on Reddit.   I’m a long time Sonos user, and good enough when it comes to tech and gadgets, but by no means am I a professional.  I’ve recently purchased the Arc for my living room (upgraded from the Beam) and have the full Sonos 5.1 setup for it.  My TV is from late 2017 (Vizio P65-E1) and from what I read, it will pass through Dolby Digital and DTS Surround.  I watch content on an Apple TV 4K and plays games on an Xbox One S and PS4 Pro.  With every device, I am getting great sounding 5.1 surround sound.  Now, I have been trying to see if I can get Atmos working on the Arc.   It seems, from what I’ve read, this isn’t quite possible on my current setup.  I would need to plug my Apple TV directly into the Arc and then plug that into the TV.  That isn’t possible with only HDMI port on the Arc, so my question is this: Would I be able to get

Hi there im planning on buying a new Tv i was looking on rtings.com and the TCL 6 SERIES 2019 R625 come up as a good option but as soon as i was about to buy the set i realize i didnt know if it was fully compatible with my sonos beam im also planning on buying a sub + 2 five in the next year and i want to know if they can work all together via HDMI ARC if anyone has a similar setup with the TCL 6 SERIES i would really apreciete the feedback.

I’m using a Sonos Arc in a projector setup, with: Sony UBP-X700 as source 1 Roku Streaming Stick+ as source 2 an AV Access matrix in the middle, which passes video over HDMI to the projector and audio over S/PDIF to the Arc’s HDMI adapter.  Everything works great with the Roku —the Sonos iOS app reports that the Arc’s audio input is 5.1.    Unfortunately, when using the Sony Player — to play either its own Netflix App, or a 4K Blu-ray — no matter how I configure the audio settings, the Arc only seems to receive stereo.  The Sony player is configured to send surround, and according to the onscreen info, it’s outputting 5.1 or 7.1 (depending on the disc or streaming content).   I’m hoping that the HDFury Arcana I preordered will fix this, but I’d love to get this fixed sooner than that. I’d really appreciate any advice!    

HiI would like to add the Sub gen 3 to my ARC, I hear people say it takes the weight of bass off the ARC, but does it in technical terms, I mean with the sub added, would the ARC not output as much bass? Also I’m thinking about hiding away the sub, and to do this I would need to lay it on its side, anyone else got the sub on its side, any difference from upright, better, worse? Thanks

Hi I have a playbase in my living room connected to my TV via the arc hdmi. I also have a set of wired surround sound speakers fixed to the walls. I would like to use these in my setup in the most efficient way possible.  I don't want to replace the playbase, or have to buy a new amp to add and just use for surround sound. But i would look at buying a new single unit that could do both the tv and surround sound.   So I guess my question is, what is the best way I could use these speakers? I've looked into optical audio splitters to send the tv output to move the speakers and the playbase but that didn't seem to work. I then tried and old zp 120 and added that as a surround system, but it wasn't great as it had to be setup as another room that you then have to group to play the same audio.  Does anyone have any suggestions or things i could try? Cheers   

I have a Dolby atmos compatible STereo and 4 in ceiling speakers.  options are get an arc and hook two sonos speakers in the rear (ignore or fill in the ceiling speakers and throw the stereo out) What would you do? 

I have just replaced a Playbar with Arc. The Playbar was connected via the optical cable, and the new Arc is via ARC from TV. Previously the sound would come from instantly from Playbar as soon as picture appeared on TV. When I turn the TV on, there seems to be a 5 second delay after the picture first appears before green light flashes on the Arc and sound is heard from Arc, ie there is no sound for 5 seconds after TV Picture is visible when turning TV on. I was wondering if this is normal for ARC connected devices vs Optical? Is there any adjustments on the Arc that can be done to improve the 5 second delay? 

I’d like to use a Sonos Port for surround speakers. Can anybody tell me if this is possible? Thanks!

Is anyone experiencing sound dropouts on their Arc when playing media via Plex on Nvidia Shield with TrueHD/Atmos? I have an Arc with sub and surrounds connected to a 2020 LG OLED77GX6LA with eARC. I am playing media via Plex app on a 2019 Nvidia Shield Pro. The LG is doing HDMI passthrough and everything is hardwired ethernet except for the sub and rears. I am getting short audio dropouts durring what seems to more energetic audio scenes possibly durring higher bit rates. There was a known issue with the Shield and TrueHD MAT 2.0 but that was fixed a while back and I read that some still have the issue with sound bars due to the high bit rates needed. Thanks

Hi, I just heard a very bass-heavy song and unfortunately I heard a problem, with very deep bass it sounds like the drivers are at their limit and it sounds like an unclean muddy vibration... No matter if with trueplay or without  , trueplay made it even worse ... With the subwoofer you don't notice this problem.  With the stereo distribution, one does not always have the impression that something comes from the left or right and with Atmos from the top only minimally.  The voices sound rather thin and artificial and the adaptation to a 5.1.2 system with the Sub and 2 Play 5 does not work properly either, because the speakers sound very different in tone and you think that it is a completely different system from a different manufacturer  is. I have a sub, the Arc in front of the TV on the furniture and 2 Play 5 in the back ... Everything at 0 EQ and still the Play 5 sound much warmer and more powerful than the Arc.  The bass reproduction is not the problem with the Sub, rather th

Hi all, I have a Panasonic Oled TV model - 55GZ950B 2019 Model. Last week i bought the Sonos Arc and I cant get it to work via the Hdmi 2 (Arc) connection on my TV. When going through the setup on the Sonos App it gets to the point of testing the Viera Link and says Viera Link not connected even though Viera Link is set to ON in the TV settings. Tried 3 other cables in case mine was faulty but same result. Eventually i had to use the optical adapter to get sound from my TV to the Sonos Arc but it only comes out in stereo. Tried the Sonos Arc on a Samsung TV and it set up with no issues - so not faulty cable or soundbar. Tried another input to Hdmi 2 and picture and sound are fine - so not faulty Hdmi 2 port on TV. In conclusion I think there maybe an issue with the Sonos App with the Viera Link testing. Spent over an hour with a Sonos tech on chat to no avail. He ran out of options to try. Can anyone help ? I bought the Sonos Arc for the Atmos sound but if I cant get it worki