Home theater

I am not new to home theater, but I am new to Sonos.  We having a custom build started and I will be meeting with the low voltage supplier in a couple of weeks and I am trying to see what Sonos system would work for my needs.  In the loft upstairs (22’x18’), we will have a TV on one wall and a sofa on the opposite wall.  What Sonos system would work best for that room?  We are also thinking about having a few other Sonos speakers around the house so I want to know what’s a good setup to have Airplay2 added in the system as well.  Thanks in advance! 

Hi, I have a group setup in my living room, consisting of the Beam and the Amp (which connects to a pair of rear in-wall speakers). I am playing sound my mac mini, which is connected to my TV through HDMI, then from there I am connected to the beam (through e-arc) which acts as the center of the group. The mac to TV part might not be relevant here. My question is whether I can output sound to the existing group I have as stereo instead of surround. I would like both my front and rear speakers to play the SAME sound and not use surround channels. I would also like to achieve this NOT using airplay (as there’s a slight lag), but to access the entire group through HDMI and output stereo sound evenly to the 3 speakers from there. Thanks for the help!

OK...this may read like a Fanboy post. Well...it’s not. However, I’ll leave that to your own interpretation . As you know the Sonos update to v13.4 brought DTS 5.1 Surround to Sonos home theaters speakers Arc and Beam Gen2.  Since the update there have been posts complaining about DTS not being processed to the Arc. BTW the Beam Gen2 will process DTS as well; but the Arc seems to be the “whipping (boy) speaker”.Fact of the matter is in addition to having a disc player that can decode the DTS signal and/or process DTS:HD to DTS your TV must be cable of “Pass-Through” audio to the Arc or Beam Gen2. If not you must consider using a HD Fury Acrana between your TV and Sonos speaker. To do so you split the incoming HDMI source signal to the FD Fury Acrana via HDMI-Out 1 to HDMI-In on the Arc or Beam; and HDMI-Out 2 to HDMI-In on the TV (*).The point being is that Sonos delivered on their promise to bring DTS to the Arc and Beam. Albeit not DTS:HD or DTS:X. But nevertheless...DTS. If you are

My Sonos Beam soundbar is working with my Panasonic tv.I suffer from Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) which means that no matter how much I turn up the volume, I have difficulty with speech which sounds distorted and incomprehensible. Enhanced speech mode doesn't help. My disability means the Sonos helpline is no use because I cannot participate in telephone conversations. I sent an email to Sonos support but it was bounced back.Can anybody tell me if there is any way of linking the soundbar to my Bluetooth headphones? If so, please give full details of the type, make and model of device I need to buy, and explain how it has to be connected to the soundbar in order to enable my headphones to pair with the soundbar.Any assistance would be much appreciated.

 I have 2 Sonos arc setup, second one was only bought couple of days back. Other one is in my living room we used to get moderately good sound around level 20, now we have to bump it to around 45 to hear properly and to get good room filling sound have to go till 80. And the new arc is in small bedroom felt that sounded even lower.

Only my ARC ever works and that's only when it's linked by optical !!!!!! Whole system trash speakers are great when they work, but that's never throwing my whole system in the trash what a waste of 1000s of dollars!!! I would rather thought out 10k in speaker then waste 100s or hours of time!!!

Hello Everyone. I'm new here and new to Sonos. Please help me with two questions, as I set up my TV viewing experience.  It's a small room with little wall space in the rear. The couch is against the rear wall, which is mostly a window with a bit of wall on either side.First, I'm wondering if Era 100s would be sufficient, or 300s would be better and work well in a set up right above our heads.Second, we don't want them mounted on the wall... rather we're making niches for them. We will put them in the niches with their fronts sticking out to minimize sound degradation from being enclosed in niches. Has anyone tried this? Think it'll be fine? Does the sound come out other than from the front?I really appreciate your advice. 

Tengo un sonos zp 80 conectado al televisor para transmitir a un sonos play 3, todos usando sonos s1. Quiero saber si actualizo el play 3 a sonos s2, si aún se podrá transmitir desde el tv con zp 80 con sonso s1 a play3, que será con sonos s2

Beam intermittently working ,output of my LG TV on Telus system continuly stops working ,support indicates the tpye of Audio from TV causing Beam to stop working ,basicalliy its a paper wieght now ,i never know when it will work very disappointed and looks like ill return and try a competitor .

Complete newbie in desperate need of help to create a home theatre set up with a recently gifted Arc and Benq 2710i. I’ve searched and searched this community and the web to find an answer but to no avail, even AI failed me. I know it’s probably me, so I’m hoping the experts in this community can help. My equipment is as follows: Sound: Sonos Arc, 2 x Sonos One  Outputs: Samsung Frame (2023), Benq 2710i (both have earc) 4 media inputs (Virgin cable TV, Firestick, Blueray DVD, HDMI WiFi dongle for laptop).Here’s my wish list of a setup: output of all the inputs, only 1 at a time, to either the TV or projector and have atmos sound to the Arc. Use the TV media dongle on the Benq 2710i to output sound to the Arc.   This last wish I can ditched if it creates too much of a complicated /impossible solution.I expect to need to invest in other technologies to make this possible and that Sonos officials will not be able to make those recommendations, but this talented community can!Thanks in adv

My sony tv has only a HDMi ARC. Is it worth buying a SONOS ARC?  If i do want to use SONOS ARC - how do i get the best sound output from it?

I have read that this can be done with the Soros app and it is exactly what I am trying to achieve.I have 2 5’s for stereo which I would love to also use as surrounds, music sounds awful using all as a group that is just not for me.unchecking surrounds and rechecking retuning with the official app is far too time consuming, how hard can it be to save the tune?The posts I have read say, yes just do that with Soros1 click stereo, 1 click surroundsBut not how to do that.Do you start as all separate speakers, as surrounds, stereo pair?And then what?I am sure its easy when you know how.

I have a sonos Beam 2= 2SL speakers and 2 Ikea symfonisk Frames. All are connected tp apple tv 4k and LG Tv that supports ARC. I recently purchase a eArc converter.  want to create surround sound. I have 3 questions How to best place all the speakers to get dolby or surround sound where to place my Ikea speakers

Hi There, I have the Sonos arc and Gen 3 subwoofer for some time, and I am in love with sound quality, I just purchased four Sonos 1 Sl wireless speakers, with Stands that I will install today.  My questions are:​​​​​​​should I connect the Sonos 1 speakers via Wi-Fi or through an Amp? my house comes with an option to add speakers on the ceiling, is this a good idea? I have 6 ceiling speaker ports, 2 in the main Lounge with the Sonos arc and surround speakers, 2 in the kitchen and two outside in a patio/pool area. Would I need 2 amps for this? how would it link to the Sonos ARC?

I’m writing to you after giving up on messing with settings and trying to figure out what is going on with my setup. I am completely puzzled and really need help.My setup consists of:- Apple TV 2022 128GB- PHILIPS 58PUS7805 TV- Sonos Beam Gen 2This TV model has 3 HDMI ports all marked as ARC, not eARC, so I connected the two devices to two random HDMI ports, using the included HDMI cable for the Sonos as I expect it is the best possible for the soundbar (correct me if I'm wrong). For the Apple TV, I bought a 2.1 HDMI cable with eARC compatibility (pretty expensive IMO, but went for the best I could find).I noticed the sound quality differs a lot on YouTube/HBO compared to ATV+ or Netflix. This difference consists in loudness and clarity of sound, I would say. After playing a lot with the settings and audio configurations, I managed to track this difference down to the fact that when the audio format is Dolby Digital 5.1 (on YouTube and HBO), the quality is WAY better than when in Dolby

Hi. My Samsung remote has stopped turning the volume up on the tv. how do I remove it and re add it. 

Recently installed a Beam 2. Paired with a couple of Ones for home theater. Realized Samsung TV no longer displays closed captions.  I use a Firestick for streaming. Closed captions are enabled on both TV and Firestick. Any ideas if this is a Beam issue?Thanks.Larry Silvey

In my living room I currently have a stereo pair of Play5 for music. I'd like to add a Beam just for the TV. I'm also considering adding a sub. Is there any way to have the sub work with both the Play5s and the Beam depending on which is active? I'm assuming the answer is no, but I thought it would be worth asking.

I have read the thread on no Android integration for Trueplay, but I would hope spending 1500 on a system there would be a better solution than "borrow an iOS device from a friend"!  Especially after3+ years!!!  First thought, if it is a microphone issue, then standardize your system with 1 mic to calibrate your system with.  Yamaha, Marantz, Denon, Pioneer etc ALL provide a setup mic with their systems.  Microphones among iOS devices also differ, they are different from year to year and model to model.  So that verbage doesn't add up or holdmuch water.   Second, before the android bashing begins, I bet the cost of my system if the table was turned and it only worked on android and not iOS devices, there would be a loud outcry of Apple users, especially if told to go "borrow" an android from a friend.  Not that this will change anything but I got to express my opinion.  I'm the proud owner of a top-of-the-line Sonos system that is"Meh" at best.

Bonjour à tous la communauté.J'ai besoin de conseil svp.J'ai actuellement une sonos beam et deux sonos one sl en surround.Tout cet ensemble qd trouve sous ma TV pour la beam et derrière le canapé pour les deux sl.J'ai cependant un problème : lorsque je suis a table, nous aimons bien regarder les informations et malheureusement nous n'entendons pas super bien car celle ci n est pas dans l'axe des enceintes ce qui nous oblige a monter le volume assez fort et c'est parfois désagréable.Quel produit pourrais faire que je puisse "déporter" le son pour l'avoir proche de nous et ainsi éviter de monter le son.Merci de vos réponses et ou pistes.Cordialement.Flo.

Hi everyone. Hope you can help me, I have a small TV room with a gen 2 beam, sub mini & 2 era 100. I would like to add a Sonos arc but am worried that the room is too small, do I you think it would be OK? Many of thanks for all your help😀  

Hola a todos!La pregunta o el problema es el siguiente:Es posible utilizar unos auriculares inalámbricos teniendo conectada la ARC al televisor mediante eARC?En la práctica sucede que puedo emparejar los auriculares pero creo que al estar conectada la television por eARC, no deja cambiar la salida de audio (ni al sonido de la TV, ni a los auriculares). Desde el menú de la TV puedo cambiar en manual la salida, pero al momento vuelve a coger la ARC.Hay manera de solucionar esto?Muchas gracias y saludos!!!  

This topic is older and might not have the most up to date information. Please click here to see a list of more topics around the same subject. I am using a Sonus ARC Sonus Sub TV: LG 65UN6955ZUFWhen I turn on the TV using the Streaming box (AT&T) remote which also controls my Sonus ARC, there is no sound from the Sonus ARC.I then to power everything down, and then power up.  Then the sounds come from the Sonus ARC.I power down with the remote The following day I need to go through the same process to get sound out of the Sonus ARC. How can I fix this??

Beam connected to Sony tv with optical cable2 S1 s set as surround.worked great with cable tv. Not so much with streaming services ( YouTube tv, Hulu…)can I set the beam and 2 speakers up to broadcast the tv audio?Thanks,

HelloI have a Sonos Arc, 2 One’s and a sub set up at home for all-round TV and music use. They are connected to an LG GX LED and Apple TV.I’ve had this set up now now for over a year but can’t for the life of me get to audio settings that I am happy with. Something always sounds off.  If I compare it to listening to the same audio on my Airpods Max, everything always seems perfect and in balance with those and that’s what I am trying to get with my Sonos set-up.Can anyone advise on how to find the optimal settings for my own set up? Note: I already run trueplay every few months.Thanks in advance