Home theater

So I had run into an issue with getting my Sonos Beam to get Dolby Digital audio from my Fios VMS1100. Long story short after a lot of troubleshooting I figured it out that no matter what setting I changed on the hidden/non-hidden menus on the VMS1100 -- it would not output Dolby Digital audio from the HDMI wire. The TV would not allow me to set Dolby Digital audio for the input and the Sonos app reported Stereo coming in. I've seen it work with my Fire TV connected to the same TV that allows me to set DD on the TV and it reports it in the Sonos app. During my testing I noticed the Optical Out on the VMS outputs Dolby Digital everytime. And when connecting it directly to the Beam with the HDMI adapter, it sounds exceptionally better (especially on Dolby Digital content). So after searching I found this audio inserter: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=13347 With the Fios outputting optical and HDMI to this device, I have the joined signals passing to my TV which now allow

Many people, myself included, have has significant audio sync issues with the Beam and LG TV’s (C8 OLED in my case). However, using the latest LG firmware recently released and recent Sonos update, the problem seems way less noticeable. I’d go as far as saying ‘fixed’. Has the Sonos has any improvements made in this area, or is it the TV? Am I imagining it? Anyone else noticed any improvements with similar setups?

Have tried 2 different Sonos optical adapters to connect to my 4 year old LG TV that doesn’t have HDMI ARC. Every time it says “Adapter not found” in the TV setup screen. What should I do?

Just purchased Playbar and Panasonic tcp65st60. Cannot disable tv's internal speakers. Volume adjustments on remote affect tv speakers. Frustated because I like the sound produced by the Playbar. Any suggestions? Thank you.

Hi forum members, I've been using the playbar for a while now. I love the sound quality but want to add the SUB to "beef" it up. I know that SUB transforms the playbar but my concern will I notice the difference in all cases?Let me clarify. I am watching mostly IPTV with stereo sound. If playbar tries to create fake surround sound from every type of audio you throw at it (i think this is the case) how will the added SUB recognize what frequencies to "take" from playbar? Thank you Neven

I'm considering a Sonos Beam for my projector set up as a way to improve the speech (centre channel) in movies, tv series etc. My current floor speakers do really bad job at it, no surprises here. I was doing some research and noticed that Speech Enhancement and Night Mode are not available over Airplay 2. This is the only way I can send audio from my Apple TV, since it's attached to the projector on the ceiling. My question is, why can't these features function over Airplay 2? To my understanding, Airplay 2 broadcasts 5.1 audio (Dolby Atmos) in lossless format. So, in theory, it shouldn't be problem.

How do I get my sonos one gen 2 to play the tv sound without being grouped with my Playbar and sub. My 2 ones are a stereo pair. I did add a different one because Best Buy had them on sale. Now when I added new speaker to existing sonos one, speakers will play in a group Playbar + sub and 2 ones 2nd gen. Now when I ungroup and play the 2 ones by themselves for tv sound there’s nothing. Then in order for sound to come through again I have to go to browse and tap the tv button. I don’t know what to do cause it worked fine before I added new speaker

I was thinking about buying an amp(newest model) and 2 sonos ones. But my question is if I can build a 4.1 system. Using the amp and 2 passive speakers as the front speakers and the sonos ones as the rear speakers. Will this work?

Hello, I have two Play 1's (first gen) and I am looking into buying the Beam. I have two questions: Will the beam connect well with first gen Play 1's? I am a cord cutter and everything is streamed using chromecast or fire stick through my tv. Is this an issue or will it work the same way? Thanks for your help.

So I knew about this DTS issue before I purchased my Beam but I thought that it would convert it to stereo instead of not getting any sound at all. I use "cast to device" on my Windows 10 PC to stream movies from my hard drive to my Sony XF9005 TV. If I change the audio output on my Sony TV to PCM I get stereo sound. If I leave it on auto, the DTS movies won't give any sound at all. The TV and Beam are connected via HDMI ARC if it makes any difference. So, what are my options here? If I didn't stream movies from the PC and instead had a USB stick on the TV would that help, if I used to TV's player? Or a Box could possibly transcode the audio and convert it to AC3? Or maybe I could convert the DTS movie to AC3 on the PC with some kind of program? What would you suggest?

Not ideal but after Trueplay tuning it really fills the whole area with sound & the 5.1 really shines.

Can I connect multiple Sonos soundbars to the same system?

I just recently pulled the trigger on a 77” LG OLED C8 after being fed up with DD5.1 pass through incompatibility with my old TV and having to use an unreliable HDMI switch. Everything seems to be working better with the OLED. However, from time to time, it will switch off of the Optical output option and instead defer to Internal Speakers. I don’t know why. The other thing that will happen is no sound will come out of the speakers at all. That’s when I have to go into settings and turn off Simplink. I don’t know how it keeps turning back on. The only thing I can think of is somehow ARC is resetting the sound output settings. Is this an LG problem with their settings? Or a Sonos problem since for some reason “Sonos” is not an option listed to add a new device, and we have to instead use Philips?

Has anyone had an issue of the L bracket on the Sanus Mount WSSBM1-B2 blocking the Beam’s IR sensor? When I attach the Sonos Beam to the L bracket using the 2 supplied screws, the Remote control does not communicate with the Beam b/c the metal plate covers the bottom of the IR sensor. The only way I can get it to work is to remove one screw and rotate the Beam on the bracket 15 degrees so that the bottom of the Beam’s IR sensor is exposed. It looks goofy but at least the remote works. Was wondering if anyone else had this problem and was able to come up with any better solutions.

i have the playbar and sub and was thinking of adding two play 1's to make the surround system complete anyone know if this works with my existing TV Model LG 49UH661V TV please help

Hello! I recently purchased a Sony XBR49X900F TV and love it. The wife and I would like to create a home theater area while also getting into the Sonos universe. I was about to pull the trigger on a Sonos Beam 5.1 surround bundle when I came across several posts in which people report lip syncing issues with Sony Bravia and LG TV's. This is somewhat concerning, but most of these posts are now several months old. Before I drop $1500 on a 5.1 Beam setup, can anyone confirm that the Beam performs well with an X900F TV? I'd rather not go through the return process with an entire 5.1 system. Thanks so much in advance for any assistance that can be provided.

Wife is about to kill me, so so let's try my question again, because i didn't phrase it correctly the first time round :) I don't think i can be the only one here who loved the concept of SONOS 5.1 (1 playbar, 1 sub, 2 ancillaries). I use, like many others, MKVs with ac3 or DTS as my main source of entertainment. (or more to the point, my wife does :D) So, if you assume that: - I do not wish to sell my sonos setup - I do not wish to sell my tv (LG OLED65B7V) - I am *very happy* to source any hardware to create a compatible source What should I do in order to get the rear speakers to ever work? Whatever I tried, i always end up with the sonos app telling me i'm pushing 'stereo' to it, even though Im clearly not. I tried: - Kodi on shield set to 'passthrough' - set to 'ac3' (only, with dts compatible decoder disabled, as its my understanding that sonos doesn't support dts) - etc So, clearly, it's 'not working'. QUESTION: How many of you have been able to enjo

My older Samsung UN65H7150 tv randomly drops audio to my 5.1 Playbar, Sub & 2 Ones via optical out. My Setup: TV: Samsung UN65H7150 Media Player: Nvidia Shield TV via Arc HDMI I tried an HDMI Extractor from Best Buy (Insignia- NS-HZ340) but could not get audio from the HDMI ports to the extractor. I had to connect the extractor from the Nvidia Shield TV then grab the optical from there but I feel like the sound quality doesn't sound as good as when i'm connected directly to the tv's optical. Spent hours reading through the forums here & haven't found a good solution. Any help is appreciated.

I just purchased a playbase and am running in-ceiling surround speakers with a connect amp. Is there a way to get these to revert to stereo sound when not watching tv/movie? It seems a little ridiculous to not have this option. My Denon receiver that I previously used is over a decade old and did this. I have tried everything that I can think of short of un-linking the surround speakers from the surround setup. Is there something else that I can do?

How do I reset my play bar to the factory setting ?

Hi, It is possible to use a Sonos Beam with 4 Sonos One Gen 2 speakers for 5.1 Surround sound, and if so, how well does it work/sound? Much appreciated Richard 🙂

I have a Sonos Beam, and I have connected a pair of Play 3's as surround speakers. I now want to connect a pair of Play 1's to use as rear channel surround sound speakers. There doesn't seem to be anyway to do this? It looks like one one pair of speakers can be connected, and then only as the rear channel surround sound speakers. How can I accomplish this to have a Beam as the center channel, a pair of Play 3's as the front channel, and a pair of Play 1's as the rear channel?

Hi All, I've searched long and far, but can't seem to find anyone with the same issue. Looking for ideas to see if there is anything obvious I'm missing. Using a Playbar & 2x Play 3's. Current set-up is: HTPC (Windows 10 / nvidia GTX 960 HDMI Output for Audio and Video) - > Monoprice HDMI Switch - > Playbar (VIA Optical) I've set Kodi to Passthrough and I get 5.1 for anything that plays though Kodi, verified through About My Sonos System. Anytime I play Video or a Game through Windows though it is only pushing out Stereo, again verified through About My Sonos System. I've set the internal Speaker Set-up in windows to 5.1 and even tried stereo, but still only stereo is being sent out. Windows test only plays on left and right channel. I've verified all content is AAC that I have been testing this with, and been at this for about two weeks trying to figure out whats going on here. Any other thoughts?

My new tv comes with a list of speaker companies that it pairs with why is sonos not on the list? And what code can I use to program my universal remote manualy?

Hi guys ! I've just ordered a White Beam but I'm a bit concerned about the mesh durability/staining over time, especially after I saw it in the showroom (the sides were really dirty/greyish) but I understand this is not the best environment for it. Are you concerned as well and do you experience stains on your Beam ? How do you/did you clean it ? Do you recommend going for the white or black version to avoid staining and have the best durability ? Here is attached a picture of actual set-up if needed (also we have a cat). Thanks !