Home theater

Hi, I’ve just recently become a sonos user. I have a setup with two B&W 702s connected to a Sonos Amp (they serve as front speakers) and two Sonos One SL for for rear speakers. Also there is a Sonos Sub gen2. It all works fairly well with my tv as a surround home theatre (even if it’s just 4.1). However… when listening to music I would really prefer the rear speakers to be inactive and the B&W speakers together with the sub do all the work. So, my question is - is it possible to somehow deactivate the Sonos One SL speakers when playing music? Just to be clear, I realise I could remove the Sonos One SL from the room setup and then add them when I want to watch a movie - but I don't want to have to that all the time. I switch between movies and music quite a lot. I seem to remember someone saying it was possible to “turn off” the rear speakers but I have not been able to find that setting or perhaps they where just misinformed. Does anyone know what is possible in this context? I

I have 2 Sonos speakers ( both of them are Play 1). Am I able to connect these speakers to my TV? It’s a TCL ROKU TV.

Hi all, Was watching this interview with a couple folks from Sonos introducing the Arc.    At the 41:37 mark, the Sonos guy mentions that when the Arc is paired with Ones for rear surround, the side firing speakers on the Arc are turned off.   Can anyone confirm this? If so, what is the benefit of doing this (something about increasing sound pressure)?   Thanks!

Is there any workarounds to get multichannel audio on the Sonos Arc when the source has DTS encoded audio?  Over half of my library has DTS audio, and as I consider purchasing the Arc, I wondered if there are any workarounds to get multichannel audio with the new Arc, or will it be reduced to stereo as DTS is unsupported?

Can i add the the sonos move as rear speakers as i really do not want any more wires.

In deciding what audio format to encode my 4k blurays with, I ran some comparison tests between DD+ and AAC for a 5.0 system (beam + 2 x symfonisk rears). These two formats are probably the best that can be transcoded (down-mixed) for Beam compatibility which is designed for AC3 format (Dolby Digital 5.1). This was prompted after watching a movie encoded with AAC audio and being blown away with the sound. I searched for any similar tests and could not find anything this specific. The comparison was run on an LG OLED B7 connected to Beam through HDMI/ARC. I encoded the same movie with two 5.1 channel audio tracks, one in DD+ format and the other in AAC format. The movie file format was MP4 and was played off a network drive using the built-in LG ‘Photos & Video’ app. The LG TV digital audio output was set to ‘Auto’ mode, and even though the output is down-mixed for compatibility with Beam, there was a clear difference in the sounds produced by the two different audio tracks as descr

I found this on another site wherein a member asked Sonos to clarify the use of Sonos Home Theater speakers with a projector. It also contained a note on the Arc regarding Dolby Atmos material. Take it for what you like...just FYI.  Cheers!  

As you can see from the photo, I currently have an old, cheap Visio sound bar in the bottom area of the entertainment center.  I’d like a new ARC or Beam by I worry that this placement means any top or side firing speakers are essentially blocked.  Am I just waisting money by putting an ARC or Beam in there?  There really is no room anywhere else for it.  I can’t wall mount the TV, and the TV’s stand is so short that any sound bar will cover the bottom of the screen if set in front.  

Hi.  I am an happy owner of SONOS (one Play:1 and one Play:5, gen.2). Very excited about the Arc soundbar news. I would love to get an upgrade to my Home Theatre (an old 5.1 Panasonic combo with Blue Ray, dated 2012), but I still have some doubts before spending such an amount of money. I have a few questions, maybe you can help me. My TV is a wonderful LG OLED65C8PLA (2018). I use it also with Netflix, Amazon Prime video and it is connected to a Sky Q,  It has also Dolby Atmos, but being from 2018 I am not sure its ARC can be upgraded to the eARC. The question is: connecting it to Arc soundbar will properly manage to process Atmos and all other newest audio formats? If I will decide to buy the Arc soundbar, the idea is to set up a whole new HT, including also the new Sub (3rd gen). The question is which rear device to use: would it be enough to buy another Play:1 (if I find it)? Would it be much different with two new One SL? Or, last possibility, another Play.5: it would be much more

Hi, I am going to upgrade to the new arc Soundbar. I already have x2 play 3s and a sub to give me 5.1. My question is, if I keep my existing setup, albeit add an arc for atmos it would give me 5.2.1, which is the minimum required for atmos. If I also add x2 one sl speakers, can they be used as 2 speakers to give me 5.4.1 (x2 up firing speakers in the arc and x2 rear one sl's on the ceiling/top of wall point down?   Thanks in advance Paul.

Will My New Gen (4/20) Playbase ever have Dolby Atmos?

Hi there. Does anyone know how the Arc will compare to the Playbar in terms of mounting? I have a Playbar dedicated TV stand: https://www.alphasondesigns.com/brackets-for-sonos-alphason-sonos-playbar-black-tv-stand.html which the Playbar is currently mounted to. I’m interested in upgrading to the Arc, but not if I have to change the TV cabinet too. Any information is greatly appreciated.

With the release of Sonos S2 app, will Playbase support Dolby Atmos?

Hi I have recently purchased a beam and 2 One SL’s. I am loving the system but have one annoying problem. Everything plays fine on Sky Q but when I switch to the Netflix app, (via Sky Q), I have no sound  unless I play stereo audio format. Using the Netflix App on my smart TV also plays fine.   Not the end of the world as I say I can use the Smart TV app, but was wondering if anyone else had this issue or if I had set something up wrong.

So, basically, my question is in the topic. Thank you!

I bought the Beam last year for primarily to get good sound from our main TV a Samsung Q80 75”.  Loved it so far.  I didn’t want to buy the Playbar since it didn’t have the embedded Alexa which I use to play Amazon Music.  I also liked the size because it was only 26”.  I would like to consider replacing the Beam with the Arc. (I will move the Beam to another room).   The problem I am facing is size.  The Arc is 45” length.  You will see from the pics that the Beam fits nicely given the cabinet top and the angle of the TV.  The TV needs to point at an angle to be able to see correctly from the sofa.  (No, can’t move sofa).  I specifically bought this Sanus mount, because the extension arm allowed to get beyond the framing of the cabinet. I am unable to deal with the mounting/unmounting of the TV myself.  I had to hire a couple of guys to do this.  I would prefer not to have to remove it, by hiring people, just to attach a soundbar mount to the TV mount.  I am attaching some pics to sho

I have a beam and 2 Sonos play ones. When watching movies the 2 play ones are very loud I can not hear the dialogue coming from the Center speaker on the one. Can I turn down the volume on the ones only?

Hello   We have a Sony BRAVIA LCD Digital Colour TV - model no. KDL-40EX713 and a Sony Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Theatre System - model no. BDV-E870/E370 (but Sony speakers are not present as we use Sonos).  Whilst we have had these Sony products for a number of years they are both still in excellent working order. Our problem is linking our Sonos surround sound system (comprising of a subwoofer, Playbase and 2x Play:1s) and also connecting our recently purchased Freesat 4K recordable box.   When watching television the systems seems to only want to 'talk to' the Sony home theatre system and, as such, sound is not present via our Sonos surround sound system and plays only from the Sony TV speakers.  Similarly, when watching a programme on our new Freesat 4K recordable box, the sound plays once again via the Sony TV speakers only.  We have also tried to play a DVD in the Blu-ray player - once again, what used to be great surround sound is now only played through the TV speakers.   However,

Does anyone know of the new Arc will be able to pair with Play 3 speakers as the surrounds? I have a playbar, sub, and (2) play 3s setup on my tv and am hoping I can just replace the playbar and not the surrounds

Hello Experts :-)  I apologize if this question has been asked/answered already, however I was unable to locate anything specific about my scenario on the forum.  I’ve ordered the Sonos ARC and already have the Apple TV 4K.  I am looking to upgrade my TV ...and considering a Samsung (for example:  Samsung QN65Q60T)  .  Samsung support told me they do not support Dolby Atmos.  I have a few questions below: 1 - If I connect the Sonos ARC into the eARC port on the Samsung TV, then the Apple TV 4K into another HDMI on the Samsung TV - would I be able to receive Dolby Atmos? 2 - If I connect the Sonos ARC into the eARC port on the Samsung TV and utilize the streaming Apps available on the TV itself, would it be able to output Dolby Atmos? Thank you for your time and insight.  

Can the Sonos AMP generate a phantom center speaker with an “optical” tv signal or is this only possible via HDMI ARC connection?

Is there a significant difference between eARC and ARC. I am very interested in getting the new Sonos sound bar, but my TV has ARC. Should I invest in the new soundbar with this, will I be loosing any of the new features? Thanks

Will Sonos be providing a template for the ARC Sound Bar that will assist to mounting and locating cabling penetration. I want to accurately position the Sound Bar in front of the Display. The counter top is made of hard Quartzite materials and the penetration will need to be accurate for cable routing. The installers will not have the sound bar in there possession.

I have seen posts from users putting these up.    Can anyone share their experience from using these for surround with the AMP?   I will be using these with a Sonos Sub for my living room in a new house because I am hoping the pivoting woofers etc. and true play will help solve some of the typical issues with in-ceiling speakers.     

I just bought a playbar and sub (gen 2). Now that the Arc and next gen sub are coming out, how long will Sonos continue to support the playbar and gen 2 sub?