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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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paulvanguraContributor I
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Audio Issues with some programming via HBO NOW app

Long time lurker (thanks for all of the random help over the years), first time poster here. I've had a Sonos system for quite some time, and have both a 3.1 setup using the Playbar, and a 5.0 setup using the Beam. My Playbar and sub are connected to my 'main' living room television, a Sony XBR900E (65 inch) via optical. The Beam and 2 satellite Play 1s are connected to a TCL 6 Series in my basement via HDMI. I've also got various other Sonos speakers throughout my house, so I'm familiar and comfortable with the system. A few other setup related notes: - Verizon FiOS, gigabit service, no cable or satellite for TV (all apps/internet) - Sony TV is set to output Dolby Digital - Sony TV also has an Xbox One, Fire TV, Apple TV 4K, and Nintendo Switch hooked up to it, all via HDMI - Apple TV 4K is also set to output Dolby Digital at all times - No special settings for the Beam/TCL TV, aside from turning on CEC controls My issue is as follows: - When using the Sony TV/Playbar

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5 years ago
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RiftyboyContributor I
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Beam placement for best 5.1

Hi All, I’m planning on building a carbon copy of the below false wall to house a fireplace & 65” tv. The beam needs to fit somewhere onto / into this and I therefore have a few options for the placement of my beam which form the centre of my 5.1 set up. 1) Beam attached to wall above fire but below tv – not preferred as I don’t particularly want anything ‘sticking out’ of the wall. Also unsure of how much heat will be rising up from the fire so probably not practical anyway 2) Beam placed into its own small recess – problem then being that the side firing speakers will be slightly obstructed unless the recess is made larger which may then look not quite right 3) TV recess extended downwards slightly to accommodate the beam under the TV; shouldn’t have any issues with obstructing the side firing speakers then. Just wondered if anyone has anything similar and what options / advice can be offered. I’ll only get one shot at building it so want to get it right first time! Tha

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5 years ago
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mark_166Contributor II
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Beam Drop Out

I have had Sonos is the home for over 14 years with no issues, however we have recently added the beam which is connect via ARC to our sMSUNG tv. We are experiencing daily drop out where we have no sound from beam, to resolve we have to unplug, and re connect....The speaker selection keeps changing from Receiver to tv speakers, so annoying.....advice please

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ratty
5 years ago
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Brianc10982Contributor I
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Fire Cube with Sonos Beam

So I just bought a fire Cube for my TV. I also have a Sonos Beam. My TV is from 2015 and doesn't have HDMI Arc or optical input, so using the adapter I connected the beam directly into the cable box optical input for sound. Now I bought the cube and have it into an HDMI input but cannot get sound at all. Does anyone know what the solution would be to my overall setup so that the beam provides sound no matter what input I am on? I realize I probably need some sort of adapter but I'm not sure which one or how it should be setup. I really appreciate any advice/input. Thank you!

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5 years ago
Shecat
ShecatContributor I
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Sonos beam drop out

Hello I’m having difficulty with my sonos set up I have the beam subsnd two sonos ones +the boost I bought the boost to try to resolve audio drop out from tv It hasn’t worked My tv is LG E7 oled The beam is connected via arc hdmi And tv settings is on hdmi /optical out Setting the sound out is set to pcm as the Dolby atmos is unsupported As the beam drops out frequently I bought the noisy thinking it would help it has not As soon as the beam drops out I’m constantly having to switch sound settings on tv back to hdmi /optical pit because it reverts automatically to internal tv speaker I’m at a loss how to solve this any help with my problem il be grateful to receive Many thanks

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5 years ago
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Michael_229Contributor II
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IR repeater capability when in wall mount mode

Could we please add the ability to adjust the IR repeater to on when in wall mount mode. Newer cable boxes are becoming smaller and smaller allowing mounting of the unit behind the TV. With the PLAYBAR mounted below having the ability to use the IR repeater at this time would be a huge advantage to a cleaner look for the end user.

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5 years ago
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Ravica3Chromatic Producer I
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Don't need to watch the news in 5.1 surround sound

So got my 5.1 system yesterday with the Sonos Beam. It appears it completely takes over the TV audio. I assumed that I would be able to choose when I wanted to use the Beam. You know for movies and things of that nature but would rather just use the TV speakers for causal listening. However it only seems to have audio with the Beam even when I use the Sony tv remote to change the setting to TV speakers it still outputs through the Beam. This means everything I watch will have the sub and surrounds on as well even though they may not be outputting anything. Any easy way for me to configure when and when not to have the Beam active?

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5 years ago
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KeithmacVirtuoso
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Playbar optical input?.

Hello all, I have a Playbar on its way and have been reading up on here for a couple of days. I have a Samsung LED TV with optical out, Xbox One, Tivo (Virgin Media), Minix Neo U1 and Samsung Blu-ray. Eventually I'll have the Sub and maybe 2 Play 1's for rear surround but for now it's just the Playbar. What's the best signal for the Playbar only, does Dolby 5.1 make any difference over just stereo from the TV?. I don't mind taking the time to get 5.1 through the optical TV output if it makes a difference if it's worth the trouble.

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5 years ago
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pburrellContributor I
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Surround speakers cutting out with Youtube TV

My TV speaker setup is a playbar and sub with two ones as surround sound. I recently starting using Youtube TV and have watched live, recorded, and on demand content with no problems. The exception to this has been every recorded Blazers basketball game I've watched, during which my two surround speakers cut in and out. It's really more that they are off and occasionally they play sound for a couple seconds. I haven't experienced this problem with any other tv audio. I'm hoping someone else has experienced something similar and may have a fix. I submitted a diagnostic report (#371038805) but couldn't figure out where to follow up on that here, so information on a better place to go for that would also be appreciated.

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Engernd
5 years ago
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Ravica3Chromatic Producer I
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Sonos Shelf for Surround Speakers

I've been looking at speaker stands and wall mounts for my 5.1 Sonos system arriving tomorrow. I have Sonos One's as surrounds. My wife saw the Sonos Shelves and she become fond of them and would like to get them. My question is do you seen any disadvantage of using the Sonos Shelf instead of a typical wall mount for surrounds. I just want to be sure just in case we go this route. All the pictures I've seen seem to be of solo speakers not in a surround system. Thanks

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
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ZulloftContributor II
posted in Home theater

Sound Quality not as clear

Hello, In my bedroom, I have 2 Gen 2 play 5 paired, 1 Gen 1 play 5 as a stand alone, 1 play 1 in my bathroom and 1 Amp connected to 2 Nakamichi Playlink speakers with a line in from the TV. It works ok but I have two issues. This is my diagnostic number 2113532709. First issue which has been happening for some time: the volume sometimes run. As in, the volume, either when I start the system or at times in the middle of playing something, suddenly runs from where it is to almost full bar in the app, creating problems for me with my neighbours especially at 3am. At times I can literally see the volume shoots from 0 to 100 on the app volume bar and usually ends up the speakers bring ungrouped. I don’t think it’s the internet because the living room system and the kitchen, guest room and bathroom that is part of another group but using the same wifi network are still in tact. Is there a way I can control that, and is there anyway I can control the volume using other remot

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AjTrek1
5 years ago
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Alfie FroudContributor II
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Are any of my devices able to do DTS to Dolby Digital transcoding?

Hello :) My Blu Ray is the Sony bdp-s3700 and TV is Sony kdl 32w705b. Will I be able to transcode DTS to Dolby Digital with any of these?

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5 years ago
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RichmorrTrending Lyricist I
posted in Home theater

Sonos beam buyers remorse

Long time sonos user and love my 5.1 setup but yesterday my playbar blow up all the speakers went pop with sparks and cracking coming out of plug I don’t know how this has happened . I’ve had the playbar since release so out of warranty and being impatient and not been able to afford another playbar and bought the beam. I’m very impressed with the sound-stage produced by this compact bar,I don’t have a large living and if I’ve I’m honest I can’t tell a difference in sound....but part of me feels like I’m down grading from the play :( not sure if I should return it now and see if it possible to repair the playbar.

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5 years ago
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Rich MorrisEnthusiast I
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Blu-Ray DTS to DD. List Blu-Rays players which can do this

Can we get a list of Blu-Ray players which convert DTS to DD through HDMI. Using the Xbox one at the moment but want a proper player. Samsung players do this but is it through HDMI? and are the models mentioned on sonos support from 2013? Let's get an upto date list for now n in the future.

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Sageguy
5 years ago
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Marlon DIDONContributor I
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Auto Switch Off

I've setup my Sonus home cinema system - which comprise of a Playbar, Sub and two Ones. I thought switching my TV off will also power down my sonus system. Is that not the case, or is there a setting to do this. Please advise

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WendellContributor I
posted in Home theater

White playbar

Hey guys have you seen Sonos one? The white white? It's beautiful isn't it?....please do this with the playbar....PLEASE!!!!

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5 years ago
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meanspachContributor I
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Sound Bar Sound to other Sonos Speakers

I'm looking to get a Sound Bar (Playbar or Beam) but want to know if it is possible to have the sound from the TV being fed into that sound bar also be used by one or two other Connect:Amp s that we have. This way we can have the TV sound through the in ceiling speakers and out on patio.

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
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michellemwilson2Contributor I
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Volume control for my Sonos possible with the remote

Is it possible to have one of my remotes (Sharp TV remote or Dish remote) turn up/down the volume to my Sonos Beam instead of me getting up to manually do it on the sound bar? Or maybe Sonos has a remote i can use? I went to advanced settings/allow volume control on home screen and turned it off. This is so that I could control my volume to my cell phone's volume buttons WHICH INTERFERES WITH THE SONOS VOLUME. I just want to use my remote but when I do the sonos volume stops and the tv volume takes over which is crap. By the way: no where does it say I had to restart my phone each time I turn a command on/off from the Sonos settings. Gosh I turned up the volume on my cell and suddenly Sonos volume also went up too. I just want to know if I can make my remote turn up the volume FOR SONOS volume to work. Right now the remotes volume is down to 0 so that the Sonos Beam volume can work. Again a yes or no, is it impossible to make my remotes work the Sonos volume? Thank you in advance

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
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wibo945Contributor I
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playing a movie from plex on a samsung tv the SONOS Soundbar does not work

When i play an episode of a tv series from my plex, the sound will not work on the Sonos soundbar. After 1 or 2 seconds it is not playing anymore, if I switch to TV speakers it's ok. The red light is showing on the end of the cable Soundbar side. The Soundbar works ok with the tv and via Spotify. Anybody an idea??

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Airgetlam
5 years ago
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Chuck D.Contributor I
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Pair a single Sonos One to Playbar?

With the Playbar connected to a TV, can you pair a single Sonos One to the Playbar or do you need 2 Sonos One’s? Couldn’t seem to pair just 1 of them for TV sound...

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5 years ago
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NHGooseContributor I
asked in Home theater

Full/ambient level adjustment. Tv level adjustment

Did an app update remove access to this feature? The setting are not there under room settings

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5 years ago
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tavoldsundContributor I
posted in Home theater

Apple TV with projector and playbase

I am currently using my apple tv to send video to a projector (HDMI) and sound to my playbase (Airplay). This is not working as well as i hoped since the sound is often out of synch with the video. I am now locking for an adapter (HDMI 2 HDMI+Optical). Anyone that can help me with finding the right devise? Someone who has tried this and who is satisfied with the result?

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5 years ago
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Chris L.Contributor I
posted in Home theater

Sonos Beam / Samsung TV- No Dolby Digital

I can't seem to get my Samsung TV (F7100) to output Dolby Digital to my Beam, only stereo. Connected with HDMI ARC and also using a Roku stick. I tried to set audio to Dolby Digital on the TV, but it's greyed out and I can't select it. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

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5 years ago
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eurekaContributor I
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Nvidia Shield + Plex DTS Audio Transcoding

Hi all, I have a Sonos Playbar and happy with it for more than a year now. Only issue is of course that Playbar doesn't support DTS. From what I understood it was possible to use a NVidia Shield + Plex to transcode the audio tracks to dolby digital. I cannot find how to do this and I was to stupid back than to save the topic... Does anyone know how to use NVidia Shield TV + Plex to transcode so I can use dts files. I tried plex forum but no luck. Hoping there are other people on this forum who tried to solve the issue... Thanks!

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5 years ago
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rimbalzinaContributor I
posted in Home theater

Volume level not matching?

Hi, I have a playbase connected to my Sony 49XF8577 by optical cable. I have disabled the TV speakers and have paired the TV remote to the Sonos. When I click the volume button I see the LED on the playbase that blinks. I have also a second remote of my cable TV that can control the TV sound level. I have two problems: - the first is that when I use BOTH remotes to change the volume they seems to produce different effects (at the same volume level indicated on the TV I can hear different actual volume). Sometimes to stop hearing I need to push the volume down button even beyond the 0 sound level shown on the TV. Sometimes the max volume with one remote seems to be capped by the other; - the second is that even when I restrict myself to use ONLY the remote coupled to the Sonos it happens that, when I play with the audio level, I end up hearing different volumes although I set the volume level to the same value (as read on the TV). E.g. I start from 0 and hear nothing. Increase t

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bockersjv
5 years ago
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