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Discuss Ray, Beam, Arc. Playbar, Playbase, and the entire Sonos home theater experience. Should you get a Sub Mini or a Sub? Maybe two Subs? Which Sonos work with your TV? Talk about your Sonos Home Theater experience here.

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Where should I place Sonos Era 300?

I got Sonos Arc and Sub under my TV, but I lack a rear/surround sound. So I consider buying Sonos Era 300. What do you think is the best pla...
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Home Theater and Television Recommendation Megathread

Looking for information on Sonos home theater setups? Find answers about surround sound, Dolby Digital, TV recommendations, and all the rest...
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CoralynnContributor I
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No sound through TV Sharp Aquos LC70LE632U

I just connected our Sonos system. We have the Playbar. Sub, and 2 Sonos One's. Everything works great if I plug the Digital audio cable directly into my Dish Hopper. If I plug the digital audio cable into the TV I get nothing. I set tv to turn surround sound on, but that did not work. I can not find any other options to turn digitial sound output on, on the TV.

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5 years ago
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ahg1985Contributor I
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Best PC souncard for Sonos 5.1

Hi, I need advice to select the best sound card to conect my custom built PC with the Sonos 5.1 system i have. I have an optical switcher with which i connect my TV, my PS4 and my PC to Sonos. I use the PC connected to the TV to watch movies, shows, play videogames and stream music. Ideally, almost all sounds in my livingroom will come from my PC. Thanks

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5 years ago
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ahg1985Contributor I
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DTS to DD: I use my PC for everything

I have a Samsung 60” 4K connected to my PC (sound Realtek HD) and use it for everything (music, movies, games). I recently bought a Sonos 5.1 system without properly knowing or researching about formats... I have an optical audio output in DTS format that my sonos system will not read. Is there any software or hardware solution to Output DD directly or convert the DTS to DD? I have a sense that this question has been made numerous times, but the answers I found direct to give up on the 5.1 because PC is not the main use of the system. If I do not get a solution, I will return the Sonos and get a Bose 700 or whatever you recommend. Hopefully there is a solution. Would a sonos connect do the trick? Any cheaper solution? Thanks!!

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5 years ago
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sufficientlyrelievedContributor I
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Sonos Placement in a Great ROom

Hello All! Just moved into a new home and trying to figure out how to place my Sonos system. I have the Playbar, Sub, and two Play 1:s. In my old house i had a pretty small living room so it was easy to mount the surround speakers (Play: 1's) on the wall at head level to the left and right of the couch. In our new home I'm told the Family Room/Kitchen Combo is now called a "Great Room". So I don't have a wall behind where my couch is. To the left of the couch (if you're sitting on it) is large windows, and to the right of the couch is a hallway that leads to the other rooms. So since I have a window on one side and nothing on the other side I'm lost to where I can place my Sonos speakers safely. Back up plan is getting a Speaker stand, but I really don't want to do that with cables and such lying around. So I'm thinking maybe I could mount them on the wall on either side. One side would have to be above the window where there is a gap between the window and ceiling

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Stanley_4
5 years ago
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jcraigcxContributor I
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TVs that have zero lag with Beam

[b][b]I'm a die-hard Sonos fan and am in the market for a new bedroom TV in the 55" range. I came here based on feedback that lag problems persist with man sets (TCL, Samsung, LG). Since most of the posts are people seeking help with problems (understandably), my comfort level with the Beam is suffering. My tolerance for lip/sync lag issues is zero so I'm concerned. Any success stories out there with TVs working fine with Beam without having to switch to PCM?[/b][/b]

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5 years ago
jdrednation
jdrednationAvid Contributor II
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Does anyone have any direct experience with Samsung QLED and a 5.1 SONOS setup?

Does anyone have any direct experience with Samsung QLED and a 5.1 SONOS setup? I just purchased a Samsung Q9 television. I'm wondering if the TV's optical port outputs a proper 5.1 signal to use in a home theater setup. The Playbar only uses Optical/TOSLINK so I need to be absolutely sure before I sink money into a SONOS system. Thanks for any help or advice!

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5 years ago
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Matt55555Contributor I
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Should I upgrade?

Currently I have a samsung qled 4K 75 inch tv with a Sonos beam and sub. Pros- I like being able to control my sound with tv remote and I don’t use Alexa. Cons-The sound is great don’t get me wrong, just doesn’t give the theater experience I hear with the play bar. So my question is should I exchange my beam for the playbar and sub and would I still be able to just use my tv remote or should I keep the beam and sub and add a couple smaller speakers???? My goal is to get more true surround sound quality.

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AjTrek1
5 years ago
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getmeleContributor I
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ARC over cat6

How to send ARC from tv to amp over cat6.

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controlav
4 years ago
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CharlieEContributor II
posted in Home theater

Playing TV in other rooms

TV connected to Playbar and surround speakers. How do you get the TV audio to play over other Play1's in other rooms? It seems like I can only get music to play not the TV audio.

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
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kristophersidContributor I
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Volume fluctuating/inconsistent when watching TV (Beam)

I recently bought a Sonos Beam soundbar and love the quality of sound from it. However, I have noticed the volume fluctuates quite a bit regardless of the audio source. I can be watching tennis or a movie and the volume is fine at '3' or '4' (out of '100'). Other times it needs to be at '33' or '34'. One time, the volume was at '0' (no, not muted) but sound was still clearly coming out. Anyone else having this problem? I notice it as well when we stream content via Apple TV (aka it's not just a 'cable' problem). The only way I can 'fix' this problem is by opening the app every time it happens (which is frankly too often) and zeroing out the volume by turning it all the way down and then slowly, one-by-one, using the TV remote to increase it to the desired level. I definitely had thoughts about buying additional Sonos One's to make the system true surround-sound but if I have to constantly reset/restart the volume each time I use it, it kinda turns me off from the idea of ow

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5 years ago
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britishwonderingsEnthusiast I
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Music setup with Beam, two play:1s and a Sub

Hi This may have been asked before but I have no idea how to frame a search for my question. I currently have a beam and two play:1s as surround sounds speakers. For music I have set the play:1s to ‘Full’. I am thinking of purchasing the Sonos Sub. My question is how this would it work for music with the Play:1 speakers set to full. Would the sub still be used for music. And should the sub be placed near the play:1 speakers for the best music experience. Don’t get me wrong - I want it to sound good for movies and such but I want to prioritize music. If Sonos bring out new play:3 type speakers I may eventually replace the play:1s for that. I love the stereo separation but two play:5s would be too much for surround sound IMO and my room is not that big! Thoughts and suggestions much appreciated. Thanks Andrew.

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5 years ago
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SWHERBERTContributor I
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Static noise coming from Playbar at times

I own brand new playbar, not even a month old, and I had a static noise. I told the store I bought it from and they replaced it, but the new one made the same noise right away. It's connected to a Toshiba Fire TV through the digital output. I have only noticed the noise when watching Netflix. and I do not have any other devices nearby causing interference (no cell phone signal, bluetooth signals or antennas) I'm not sure but it sounds like interference as it will come and go.

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Mark P
3 years ago
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ecppelofontContributor I
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Connecting Panasonic TV to Beam

I have a Beam connected to my 65" Panasonic TV using an HMDI cable. When I turn on the TV the Beam does not connect. I have to unplug and replug the HMDI to the Beam for it to work and it usually works at that point. The volume control on my TV or cable box sometime works. Any suggestions

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
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RiddlerTrending Lyricist I
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Beam - room size

Hi, I want to add a sound bar to my TV and as I have 2 Play 1s in the room already, I'm thinking of choosing the Beam. I see that the information on the Sonos site says it's suitable for small to medium size rooms but it says that on the US and UK site, and also on the Spanish site (I live Spain), which seems odd to me, as most Americans I know think that what I regard as big, e.g. houses, cars, etc. are in fact quite small. Hence my question. My room is 6 meters by 4 and I sit around 5 meters from the TV. I would have the bar under the TV (obvs) and a Play 1 in the corners behind me. Surely that's enough power to give me a good sound? It's an apartment and I respect the neighbours so my Play 1s when dealing with music and radio rarely go above 25% on the volume scale. I really need the soundbar just to aim the sound in my direction (instead of the wall behind the TV) and add some clarity, and hopefully to eliminate the ups and downs between dialog and action that has me r

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5 years ago
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ildefonsoContributor I
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Can the Beam be placed above the TV?

I wanted to hang it below but then then the TV would be too high to watch it comfortably. But I’m concerned for the sound e.g. if sound will go upwards and therefore deteriorate. The decoration consideration is not relevant.

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
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daylelunnTrending Lyricist I
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Beam audio output is Stereo only

Hi, I'm having problems getting Surround Sound working with my Sonos Beam and 2 x Play 1s. I've gone through the initial setup and all is playing fine, however, when I am playing audio through the TV, whether it is iPlayer, Netflix or Amazon Prime, etc, the Sonos App is reporting that the audio is being received as STEREO. I am getting audio out of the surrounds, but I think that's just the stereo feed being sent out to them. It's getting very frustrating, does anyone have any ideas? TV is a Sharp LC-40LE831E connected to the Beam via the ARC port.

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5 years ago
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feromexicoContributor II
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Audio in sorround speakers with stereo input

Hi, my current configuration is 5.0 since I have not acquired my sub yet. The question is how can I have sound on all the speakers, when the input is only stereo. with the current configuration, I only have sound in the beam. when the input is 5.1 or 2.0 it works properly. Thank you

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5 years ago
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Drew1836Avid Contributor I
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How will Thenos Play Box In Ceiling Mount System work with Play1 as Surrounds

Does anyone think these new playboxes will impede the sounds on my play 1's that I am using as my surrounds speaker, sound quality, they look like they will make a nice clean installation

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5 years ago
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sevondraContributor I
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Sonos play 1 loud static

1817831652 My speaker is making really loud crackling sound. Can’t even listen to it. Help! That is my diagnostic number.

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Edward R
5 years ago
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stamper11Contributor I
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5.1 Full Audio Setup

Just got a home theater setup with playable, sub and 2 play 5s. If I don't want surround sound but instead want all Tv audio to come out all speakers, can that be done? if so will there be issues with sound being off sync between speakers or from source?

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5 years ago
Jack Hennety
Jack HennetyContributor II
posted in Home theater

Beam HDMI 2.1

Simple question which I can’t immediately see an answer to: does the Beam support HDMI 2.1? Thinking of potential advantages of eARC to rectify the temperamental nature of HDMI-ARC switching, when I upgrade the telly.

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
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Larry CroninContributor I
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Xfinity XR11 remote keeps losing connection to Sonos Beam

Hello, I have an older Sony TV KDL-52WL135 connected to the Beam using the opt port. I have setup the Xfinity XR11 remote using both the Sonos controller app and using the Xfinity remote control setup through the cable box. The controller will work for a bit but once I shut off the TV when I turn it back on I cannot control the volume on the Beam, I can still control the volume using the Sonos app. If I unplug the Beam and plug it back in the Xfinity remote controls the volume again. Any thoughts? Thanks Larry C

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5 years ago
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CarsonPlowerTrending Lyricist I
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HDMI ARC / dolby digital question

I'm close to getting a new TV: The Sony X900F. Just wanted to make sure there were no surprises in terms of dolby pass through to the playbar. I have two older sony's, and both passed dolby thru no problem. There was no consideration/need for "ARC". Now, the specs for this new TV (per RTINGS.com) says, " 5.1 Passthrough Optical Dolby Digital: Yes" ...which I take to be a good thing. So I should be all set? But also, of the four HDMI ports, one of them is listed as "ARC". Would that mean I should be using that particular HDMI (arc) input INSTEAD of optical? Also, specs say: "5.1 Passthrough ARC Dolby Digital: Yes" Just a bit confused with my options and when/how/why I'd want that ARC input, versus (or in conjunction with) the optical. All to ensure I get dolby 5.1 without a problem. Many thanks for any help!!

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5 years ago
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StupooContributor I
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Placing a sound bar or beam behind the sofa - Samsung Frame dilemma

Currently have a Sonos 3 and a couple of 1s in the house. We have invested in a nice new TV (Samsung Frame) but don't want to go down the route of buying a Samsung sound bar - i'd rather keep all my music on one platform. Besides i'm blown away by the quality of Sonos and am happy to stick wtih them. One of the features of the Samsung Frame is that all the TV gubbins (e.g. HDMI, Audio, Scart, Coax/Sky) are in a separate box which is connected via a proprietary Samsung fibre optic "invisble" cable to the TV screen. So we took the decision to place our Sky box and our Samsung TV gubbins on a book shelf snug down the side of the sofa. The invisble cable is routed along the ceiling/wall to the TV screen at the other end of the room. All very minimalist. Now my dilemma is - the Sonos Beam needs an HDMI cable from the TV. Which means if we want to put the Beam underneath the TV then we will have to route a lengthy HDMI cable from the corner of the room by the sofa (from the TV gubbins

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ratty
5 years ago
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buzardpsuContributor I
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Dolby Digital?

Quick question regarding surround sound. I have an older Panasonic Viera, using Apple TV 4K, connected with hdmi and the through arc. I have sub, beam, two Sonos:1 for LS &RS. Sonos sounds great first of all! However, when I look at the about my Sonos, it’s always Stereo? I know Hulu isn’t in DD5.1, and that’s ok, because Sonos is so good at making it sound great. But for example through my movies I’ve purchased on iTunes, like Avengers that I know is DD5.1, it still comes in as stereo? Is it safe to assume that the older Panasonic doesn’t send the DD5.1 signal? Or am I missing something? If I need a new tv, I will, so any recommendations

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controlav
5 years ago
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