Home theater

Set up; Sony TV, Virgin V6, Firestick, Playbase Audio for the TV and V6 Box connect to the Playbase via a Lindy optical connector with no lip sync' issues. Pay movies through the Virgin box, no lip sync’ issues. The Firestick is plugged in to the TV, Firestick audio output through the TV speakers is OK, dire through the Playbase. Any ideas as to a fix - Thanks        

Hi all, could not find a solution for this one by using the search function, so I have to ask myself. Right upfront: I very much appreciate everyone’s support. THANK YOU!    Config ( TV Room):  Beam  Sub  2 x One SL TV: Samsung the Frame 2019 (QE65LS03RAUXZG) The speakers are set up as a surround system for the Samsung the Frame 2019 TV via the Sonos app (bream connected via HDMI, rest through WiFi). Trueplay is activated. There are 5 more Sonos One connected to the WiFi throughout the whole flat.  So far, everything is working very smoothly. Except for…   Problem:  The surround sound in the TV Room seems to work as suppose while setting up Trueplay (the testing sounds work perfectly). However, as indicated... ...once I start watching e.g. Netflix there is no surround coming through the rear speakers (the 2 One SL) any more (but a very silent ‘mirrored sound’ form the front speaker (beam).  Dolby surround sound tests via Youtube clips do not work either (render the same result as descr

Hi. I recently bought a Sonos beam to use with a Sony Bravia tv and for a few days it worked perfectly. The arc HDMI is connected properly and the Sony Bravia sync is on. Now it is cutting in and out, but mostly not connecting to the TV at all. When I restart it works for a moment then disconnects. It is horribly frustrating with two small children (!) and very disappointed considering all I’d heard about the Sonos beam. Please help. thanks

With Sonos planed obsolescence with older models (the upgrade your old play 5s for 30% discount on newer models - despite some products sold upto 2015 thing i read today - some 'legacy' products will stop working may 2020) When can i expect Sonos playbase / sub / play 1s (in 5.1 set up) to also stop being supported and require newer models? 2025? i would likely like to sell while they have some resale value to them.  

Hello,   With all the uproar over old Sonos products not getting updates, I would like to know how can I tell what Generation my Sonos Sub is? I just purchased it from Best Buy and want to make sure that it is not a Gen 1 product that is going to be obsolete in a couple months. Especially for what it cost.   Thank you! Bob

Hello.    first question here and hoping I explain it correctly.  I have two outdoor speakers that work great for streaming music through pandora and Amazon using the Sonos app. I have them connected to my Sonos (gen 1 - the white one) Amp.  I recently installed a TV in the same outdoor area and I’d like the TV to output sound through the same speakers.  I purchased this (J-Tech Digital Optical/Coaxial Digital Audio Extender/Converter Over Single Cat5e/... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G5NQCK7/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_i_EnuiEbZ65PEEA) hoping it would solve this for me, but no luck. I connected the device to the Sonos Amp Analog Audio In.  here’s the path: TV optical out to J-tech Receiver optical in and Cat6 out to jtech transmitter Cat6 in and coax audio out to Sonos Analog Audio In. I also tried the exact reverse/mirror. Hoping this makes sense and thanks in advance for any help the community can provide.    

Hi Bit of a rookie so please bear with me. I’ve got a Beam and two Symfonisk Lamps. I’ve grouped them through the app and they all play music together fine.    However, I don’t seem to get any sound out of the Symfonisk when the TV is on, either watching normal TV, my Apple TV or my PS4. The Beam is fine.    The Beam is connected to the TV via a HDMI cable into the ARC socket. There is then a HDMI cable from the TV into a HDMI 4 port hub which the PS4 and Apple TV are plugged into.    Is there something I’m missing as I really want to get surround sound out of them.    Please help!

The beam sounds great with my surround speakers that are hooked up to a connect amp. However frequently the surround speakers go missing. Also while watching TV they will do out and the beam will automatically turn down.  When I turn the beam back up, it will automatically lower the volume. The beam is only a week old.  Attached are two diagnostic numbers from tonight.     

Hi folks just bought the Move as a standalone to improve the projector sound but will not connect.  I have 2 other sound bars and play1s so not new to Sonos . The Epson sees it but won't pair .. I tried 3 other devices which work fine pairing to speaker.   Any suggestions .    The Epson manual says the speaker needs to be A2DP complaint.. 

I had a 5.1 set with a subwoofer (passive i guess, it had no OWN power supply). Can i use this subwoofer, or do i have to switch to a wired subwoofer or to the Sonos.sub?

I'm about to pick up this panel and I just want to make sure 1) Does this TV pass through dolby 5.1 with no lip sync issues for the Playbar? 2) Does the LG magic remote work with the playbar? Thanks

Just got the Playbar and 2019 OLED65E9AUA TV and have tried setting up the magic remote so it can control the volume of the Sonos Playbar with no success. I initially used the Device Connector to go and set up the sound bar using Sonos and optical. It finished fine, but when trying to set up the control on the Sonos app, I keep getting stuck where it says to press + Volume. I read up on issues with the magic remote and playbar and have tried: 1) changing the broadcast location to Mexico, Canada, Other (didn’t have a Germany option like I read in one post), 2) using Philips in the LG device connection menu… the Remote Type option didn’t come up, only a Power Button showed, and 3) disabling the Simlink option. Outside of some magic elf dust, I don’t know what to do to make this work. Thanks all in advance for your help.

I currently have a Samsung Q60r 43” television connected to Sonos Beam via HDMI ARC.  Direct TV Genie and Samsung Blueray player are connected to television via HDMI.  I remedied a lip-sync problem by turning off Dolby Digital on the Direct Tv Genie menu and switching the Samsung television to PCM.  But now, like others on this site, I only get stereo on the Beam.  When I turn Dolby Digital back on in the Direct Tv Genie menu, I get Dolby Digital thru the beam, but the lip sync problem (audio is slightly ahead of video) comes back (albeit ever so slightly). Other posts on this site suggest using an audio extractor so that the audio is in sync with the video.  I bought one and tried it out but couldn’t get it work properly.  Anyway, I was thinking about trying again, because I would really like to take advantage of the Dolby Digital capability of the Beam.  My questions are these: What are the proper setup/connections for the extractor?  I understand that the Direct TV Genie and the Blu

Hey , ​​​​​​I purchased a Sonos Beam plus Sonos One sl, What levels of bass and treble are recommended for choosing eq in the app? Thank you

Hi, I can not achieve 5.1 audio when viewing HD broadcast TV. Can any one advise how I can achieve this please? My set up is as follows: Sonos Beam paired with two Sonos One SL speakers. The Beam is connected to a Samsung TV with The ARC HDMI input. The TV Model is: Samsung UE50ES6710 I use a Humax Freeview Player to receive the HD content: Humax FVP5000T The Humax is connected both via a HDMI cable and SPDIF to the Samsung TV. The setting on the HUmax are set to Doby Digital for both HDMI and Optical outputs. I have used The Simspons broadcast on Channel 4 HD which shows in the guide that it is broadcast in 5.1 to test the surround system. Looking at the About System page of the Sonos app I see that the audio input is Stereo. In the sound settings for the Samsung menu I have selected External speakers. The menu options in Additional Settings for Sound shows SPDIF Out set to PCM. The Dolby Digital option is greyed out and not selectable. When I switch source on the Samsung to USB and p

I currently use a Yamaha receiver for my home theater. I also use speaker switch’s to play outdoors.  I really want to clean up my theater, and Getting a play base looks like the way to go. I already have a sub , moves, and a set if 1’s  and 5’s.  So those would take care of inside the house, but I don’t want to lose my outside wired speakers. Can I split off the tv and feed both the playbase and the amp? Or is there another solution?

Hi Folks,   There have been plenty of questions regarding DJing with Sonos regarding the 70ms latency. Someone once posted this: START ”1) If you can get the output of your DJ thingy into the Playbar via it's optical input then the audio would NOT be delayed. If you had 2 Play units bonded as surrounds then they would also play audio not delayed (but the signal would NOT be Dolby Digital 5.1 so they would barely get used. 2) Any other way of getting audio into Sonos - via line in on Connect, Connect:amp or Play 5 would be subject to an audio delay 3) If you GROUPED other Plays to a Playbar and played your DJing via the Playbar the audio played through the GROUPED speakers would be delayed by 70ms.” FINISH   Is the statement in (1) true and if so can one also plug directly into the optical in of a Beam to achieve the same.    Many thanks   John

I recently purchased Sonos Beam with 2 Sonos One. I have successfully connected to my TV, however i am facing problem connecting to my projector. My projector (XGIMI Aurora) has 1 HDMI input where i plug my Firetv or Android TV Box. Audio Out is either through Projector speaker or 3.5 mm jack or bluetooth. Can you please let me know, how do i get audio out to my sonos.   Many Thanks for your help

Hi, I can not achieve 5.1 audio when viewing HD broadcast TV. Can any one advise how I can achieve this please? My set up is as follows: Sonos Beam paired with two Sonos One SL speakers. The Beam is connected to a Samsung TV with The ARC HDMI input. The TV Model is: Samsung UE50ES6710 I use a Humax Freeview Player to receive the HD content: Humax FVP5000T The Humax is connected both via a HDMI cable and SPDIF to the Samsung TV. The setting on the HUmax are set to Doby Digital for both HDMI and Optical outputs. I have used The Simspons broadcast on Channel 4 HD which shows in the guide that it is broadcast in 5.1 to test the surround system. Looking at the About System page of the Sonos app I see that the audio input is Stereo. In the sound settings for the Samsung menu I have selected External speakers. The menu options in Additional Settings for Sound shows SPDIF Out set to PCM. The Dolby Digital option is greyed out and not selectable. When I switch source on the Samsung to USB and p

First off most of the information I have gleaned has come from here or the internet. This has worked for my setup and may not work for yours.. I wanted a seamless integration, no optical switchboxes, no new remotes etc. You could be lucky and your TV may natively pass through HDMI 5.1 to TOSlink so try first before you buy any extras. Basically the HDMI system does a HANDSHAKE when two items are connected, "most" TV's will be classed as a STEREO device because they only have two speakers; this is hard coded into the HDMI chip.. Anything connected to the TOS-LINK TV optical output after this is also classed as STEREO only including the Playbar/ Playbase. When you connect a 5.1 capable source normally, it HANDSHAKES with the TV and the TV's HDMI EDID says "I've only got two speakers, pass me stereo only". This proves a problem when you own a Playbar.. I use a kwmobile EDID emulator, between the SOURCE (Blu-ray/ Set Top Box) and TV, when HANSHAKING now ths EDID emulator say

All this R&D on the Move which I expect to be a niche product given it's price. Meanwhile the Playbar sits at $699 with no HDMI, dated looks, no voice control, no new audio codecs. Listen to the Verge podcast where they interview the Sonos CEO. They ask him why no new Playbar and he blows it off. At the end they make fun of it only having an optical port. It's just an insult to Sonos' customers. At least lower the price. Plenty of soundbars out there that do twice as much for half as much. Get rid of the Playbase and upsize the Beam. How hard can that be instead of designing a portable bluetooth speaker?

Hi All I have a SONOS BEAM coupled to a thousand pounds worth of new Sony TV…! Its linked via HDMI through the ARK Port but the app only shows the output as Stereo.. I've tried different channels and running a 1080p \ 5.1 Film through Netflix but its no different. Does anyone have any ideas as im flat out of any been fiddling with it all day to no avail. Cheers

Hi all, Does anyone know if the above exists? My tv does not output 5.1 via optical when the input is via the HDMI ports. I have my xbox and now a Chromecast connected to the tv. Up til now i was using an optical switch box with inputs from the tv and xbox to the playbar....but now i need to extract the sound from the chromecast as well to get its 5.1.... which is all well and good but I'd rather not have to still use the current optical switch box to get the internal tuner audio from the tv to playbar.… I hope this makes sense to someone who could advise. Appreciate any advice greatly. Rather not have to get atv just yet. Tia. Rob

Has anyone connected a Beam to an LG OLED tv and tested whether the audio is delayed when using Dolby Digital? My Beam is scheduled to arrive tomorrow (canceled my B&H order and ordered on the Sonos site today). I have a 2016 LG E6P with the latest firmware (5.30.30). I wasn't aware of the Dolby Digital issue until I started reading these forums. I have read and watched a bunch of reviews of Beam and no one mentioned this issue, which is curious. You would think at least one reviewer would have used an LG OLED when testing the Beam. Hoping it won't be an issue.;)

Good afternoon, I have an LG OLED TV (B8) connected by digital optical to a Playbar. I then have a sub and two Play 1s for 5.1. This was working fine but recently has only sent stereo to the Playbar for a little while. I am a little stuck resolving this. I am using Plex, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video both on the TV apps and a Firestick. Is this something that has changed? I’m guessing that Netflix 5.1 may output in Dolby Digital Plus and the TV may not be downscaling it well.  Before I start pulling the system to pieces, I just wanted to check that something hadn’t changed firmware wise within Sonos that is impacting 5.1. Regards