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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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method_benTrending Lyricist I
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Playbar: dropouts when the optical cable from TV is plugged.

Hi,   I have had dropouts when I stream content to my Playbar since the end of October. I have my Playbar setup as a home theatre with a sub and two Sonos One. I also have 4 more Sonos One speakers in different rooms. The dropouts only happen on the home theatre. I have never had a dropouts with the other speakers.    I spent 3 hours on the phone with Sonos Support trying different options: Playbar wired to the routeur, changing channel of the SonosNet, changing the output format of my TV, etc. Nothing work. They asked to move the Playbar in another room because the support agent thought it was cause by interference. It worked but for me it doesn’t make sense that it was cause by interference.    When I moved the Playbar in another room, I unplugged the optical cable. I figured out that the problem is when the optical cable from the TV is plugged to the Playbar. I put back the Playbar where it was (below the TV) without plugging the optical cable and then, no dropouts. The problem is r

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4 years ago
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Ajaja2020Contributor I
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New Sonos Arc update

Hi,Today a new update was sent over to my Sonos arc bar, there is no information on what this update did to the bar.Can anyone please explain if anything has been improved in this update? Thanks 

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3 years ago
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Steven SlaterContributor I
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Xbox series X, Samsung Q90r and Playbar, audio delay

Afternoon All, I have jsut got the xbox serices X and they ahve remoed the optial out port which i used to connect my xbox x to the playbar with. So now my only option is to go back to the optical out from the TV’s conenction box. The problem with that is the audio is then delayayed when i set the xbox to bitstream and DD. This seem to be a well know problem with no obviouse solution. I have a couple of questions would a spliter like https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extractor-Splitter-Optical-Toslink-Converter/dp/B08CK59T9X/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=hdmi+optical+splitter+60hz+xbox&qid=1605015709&sr=8-3 solve my problem and give me the option of puting the optical out from there rather than the TV? Or is i sold the playbar and got the beam and used hdmi arc would that work or would I still get the same audit lag.  (note there is no way to adjust the tv, xbox or sonos to fix audio lag only video lag :-( ) Any help you can provide would be appreciated

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3 years ago
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NevenEnthusiast I
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Playbar reset?

Hi all! My playbar suddenly got a bit quieter with playing 5.1 sources (I am talking 15% quieter, but only PB, the surround Play 3s are loud). This happened to me once before, and it went away simply by powering Playbar  on/off. Now this method does not work. Do you have any suggestions? Also, if the Trueplay is activated, does the EQ for Playbar have any effect on sound? Thank you Neven

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4 years ago
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dum_surferContributor I
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Remote Suddenly Not Working on Samsung TV

Hi, I am aware that there are multiple Samsung remote issues on these forums, but I believe mine may be distinct. Last night, my Beam suddenly stopped working w/ the Samsung TV. After factory resetting the beam, unplugging the TV for 60 seconds, and then setting everything up anew, it is working again. However, starting tonight, my remote (similar to the one pictured here) won’t control the TV volume (though the Sonos app will). This had worked fine for months and even did last night after I redid the setup. What’s especially strange is that when I hit volume up/down/mute on the remote, the normal popup that an “HDMI” volume change is underway pops up on the screen, so it is receiving some command, the volume just never changes. Any ideas? Thank you for your help.

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3 years ago
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SmoothMcGeeContributor I
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Let's get this settled ... Who's happy with their Arc?

I have 20 days left to return my Arc and continue to hear harshness in the treble, lack of midrange, and the unpleasant subtleties when listening to music over movies.  With all of the comments, posts, and quotes from the community … there are issues with Arc, hardware and/or software related, with or without the Sub, software update 12.1 and/or Trueplay with or without an older iPhone.  Houston we have a problem. I’m interested hearing from Arc owners who are enjoying their purchase.  Owners who have either owned a Playbar or Playbase in the past.  Maybe I’m crazy or I truly have a defective unit that needs replacement.  I’m looking for a sign of hope that will keep me from flat out returning my Arc thus severing the head of my Sonos ecosystem. For owners happy with their Arc … where you at??    

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3 years ago
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steveboyerukContributor I
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Samsung UE55HU7500, Sonos Arc and Sky Q

I have a samsung ue55hu7500, sky q 2tb and just replaced bose sound bar with Sonos Arc. But for some reason, the sky q will only play sound as normal. The tv and sound arc are connected via arc hdmi. Seems stupid that these three don’t talk. After spending all this money on tv and sound bar in last few years, it would be great to know if I can get the sky q to use the Dolby. Oh don’t get me started on the lip sync!!

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3 years ago
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RobboadamTrending Lyricist I
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Why doesn't Sonos support DTS 4 (ie. Blu Ray DTS)?

So I’ve had a longstanding issue with DTS on Sonos, where I can play DTS Blu Rays, but only if I turn off the ‘eARC’ of my TV. This is better than nothing, but frustrating as turning eARC off causes other issues with my setup.Sonos today told me that this is due to my Blu Rays outputting a form of DTS called ‘DTS 4’ which apparently Sonos don’t support. I’ve never been aware of DTS 4, and it seems all/most Blu Rays output DTS using that.Apparently the reason it works with eARC off is that my TV then downgrades DTS 4 to DTS, and Sonos plays it.But I really don’t understand why this is not supported as standard if it’s the only form of DTS on Blu Rays, and why there isn’t a way to just automatically downgrade it (without turning eARC off)? Does anyone know if Sonos are likely to add support for this soon?My setup:TV - LG B9 OLEDBlu Ray Player - Panasonic DP-UB820Sonos - Sonos Arc + One SLs

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1 year ago
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jbenthallContributor I
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Symfonisk with playbar for surround?

Could 2 of the Symfonisk speakers be used with a playbar for a surround setup?

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Airgetlam
4 years ago
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hongkien66Avid Contributor I
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Sub in 2020?

I’m planning to buy a Sub for my currently 5.0 setup (Beam and 2 Play 1s). The setup sounds very good but I feel like it’s missing the thumping bass of a subwoofer. I know that the sub is very expensive at 700$ but after the EoL announcement, I wonder how long the sub would be support by Sonos. IMO I think that the sub should be able to last longer than the playbar (same released date in 2012) because the sub doesn’t work alone without a speaker. So I think that the main music streaming is from the speaker itself like Ones, Play 5, Beam or Bar.  What do you think I should do in this situation? Thanks

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4 years ago
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Ravica3Chromatic Producer I
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Which to get first, Sub or Surrounds?

Hello everyone, I'm new here and this is my first post. I will be purchasing a Sonos Beam in the near future with plans of building a 5.1 system (though I wish Sonos offered a 7.1). I will be building my system in steps ans wondering after getting the Beam should I go for sorrounds next or for the sub. Eventually I'll have both but in the meantime which would I benefit from more? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

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5 years ago
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T.WadeTrending Lyricist I
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Sonos Arc and 2020 Samsung Frame Atmos issue

I just bought a 2020 Samsung Frame and Sonos Arc and I wanted to test the Dolby Atmos feature but when I tried the only app I could get to output Dolby Atmos as shown in the Sonos app was Amazon Prime Video. I’m using the built in apps on the Frame TV. When I play Netflix content that should be Atmos is says Dolby Multichannel PCM 2.0. I have the premium Netflix subscriptions and it says Atmos under the title in Netflix but only Dolby Multichannel PCM 2.0 in the Sonos app. When I play from Disney Plus I get Dolby Multichannel PCM 5.1 at least, and I get Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 when playing Apple TV+. I understand their might be some issues with Disney and Apple, but at the very least Netflix should be outputting Atmos. I’ve also read about all the issues with eArc and audio cutting out with the Samsung Frame, fortunately I haven’t had any of those issues, just the issue of it not outputting Atmos when it should be. Hopefully I’m just missing something simple.

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3 years ago
Edgie70
Edgie70Avid Contributor III
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arc / optical question

Hi team hope you can help I have a Samsung TV and sky+ hd , I use it to watch standard BBC / itv / Ch 4 and Ch 5 and sky channels Using the TV speakers everything is fine , no audio issues at all The day I got the beam , connected via arc after an hour I got audio stutter / jitter whatever it's called , went ok for a week then same happened again ! It's been like that for about 2 months .Diagnostic numbers don't show any issue apparently I've reset the TV , reset and restarted the beam & surrounds , restarted the sky box , 2 days later same issue .I'm now trying the optical adapter ( old Yamaha bar was connected via optical and was always fine ) so I'm seeing how this goes , been 2 days and fingers crossed lol If the beam is ok on optical but has issues on arc could it still be a beam issue ? The way the beam handles the arc signal ? I know that it points to a TV arc issue but just wondered .A guy on the Samsung community had the same issue as me with his Samsung TV and Samsung sou

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Edgie70
2 years ago
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Ready AFContributor II
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Sub Color - White or Black Show Less Wear

I prefer the appearance of the Sub in black, but I noticed some older threads about the first generation sub’s black gloss finish getting easily scratched. Any thoughts as to whether the black or white finish will show materially less wear over time (3+ years)?

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Stanley_4
4 years ago
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mewantsonosTrending Lyricist I
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why not allow 2 one SLs or ceiling speakers as rear height channels for ARC?

Hi Sonos,   it’s great that you launched the ARC but why limit that with just front height channels? Why can’t you allow us to add rear height channels using ceiling or ONE SLs speakers? It would blow everything else out of the water...plus it will give us true Atmos experience with physical speakers?  

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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GReeeeNTrending Lyricist I
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Sonos Arc and PS4 Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio Lag/ Delay

  So my Sonos Arc just arrived and the sound is very impressive so far coming from a dedicated 5.1 HT setup. I went to test my PS4 and enable DD 5.1 from the PS4's sound settings via HDMI and now there seems to be a significant delay from the on screen actions and the sound coming out. There is no delay when selecting PCM which is 2.0, but I purchased this system to have surround sound... especially in games. Internal apps, Nvidia Shield, etc work fine with DD+. PS4 is connected to a LG C7 which is then connected to the ARC via ARC. Coming from a deciated 5.1 setup with a dedicated AMP, there were no issues or delays with this same setup. Looks like this a known Sonos issue back to 2017?, really?, and still doesnt seem to be any solution?. The ARC doesnt even have an optical port so cant even carry a second audio signal from the PS4's optical port which seems what most people have resulted to. Does anyone know of a fix?, otherwise might have to put the Arc/ Play Ones back and in

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3 years ago
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Luke_18Contributor I
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Sonos Port Used for Surround Speakers

I’d like to use a Sonos Port for surround speakers. Can anybody tell me if this is possible? Thanks!

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3 years ago
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Oats1Contributor I
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Help with Playbase + 2 x Sonos One SL

So I just bought a Sonos Playbase (front) and two Sonos One SL (rear). My TV is a Philips 70PUS7555. It supports SPDIF (Optical) to the Playbase, and have setup everything in surround. My problem is, that in my TVs audio settings I can pick “Stereo”, “Multichannel” or “Multichannel Bypass”. It seems like in the description, that it manages/alters the HDMI ARC audio, in which I have none of. When watching TV (streamed channels), or movies (Netflix, etc.) the Audio isn’t great. It seems like the rear speakers are at 5% volume, and only play some random background noise. I dont get any “wow” feeling from the surround, and it seems like theres something wrong. Am i missing something? I followed every step of the Sonos setup guide; and deactivated the built in TV speakers. Help please - I’m starting to regret my $ 1500 setup…..  

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3 years ago
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PjotrskiContributor I
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Chromecast with Google TV: no Dolby Digital 5.1 surround

I am not getting any surround sound from my new Chromecast with Google TV (CCGTV).Its plugged in a Samsung TV. Sonos Beam connected via HDMI ARC.The CCGTV audio settings are set to Auto: Dolby Digital or Manual: Dolby Digital (tried both)The Samsung TV audio settings are Bitstream - PCM (Dolby Digital and DTS greyed out, not available)My TV is playing stereo 2.0 PCM only.The Sonos app only shows stereo 2.0 PCM.  My PS4 is in another HDMI input, set to Bitstream-Dolby Digital.The Samsung TV audio settings are Bitstream - Dolby (here Dolby is available)My Sonos is receving a Dolby 5.1 signal, the Sonos app shows Dolby Digital 5.1 from the PS4.So the TV can passthrough Dolby 5.1. Is the CCGTV not outputting the right format?Can someone assist me to find a solution?

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3 years ago
Ryan S
Ryan SRetired Sonos Staff
published in Home theater

Understanding Surround Sound and SonosTips & Tricks

This article will help clarify what surround sound is, and answer some common questions about using Sonos surround sound setups. So if you’re wondering: Why don’t I hear anything from the rear speakers? How do I make surrounds louder? My surrounds aren’t working? Or something of that nature, this thread might be for you.   What is surround sound anyway? Surround sound is TV and movie content that surrounds you with the audio based on how it’s intended to be heard. When talking about 5.1 audio, surround sound is dedicated mixing for six channels. You’ve got the front left and right channels, along with the front center, and the rear surround channels as well. When it’s working correctly, you should hear the audio mixed for each specific channel play out of that side.   Surround sound does not mean the front and rear speakers are mirroring the same audio. We’ve heard some requests to make a mode or setting to allow this in the future, but don’t have any announcements around doing so.   W

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CripesdudeContributor I
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Major dialogue and True play issues

Hi all - I’ve got a new Arc connected to an LG CX (eARC HDMI port, eARC enabled, pass through enabled).I’m having MAJOR issues with dialogue (and Trueplay). For example, when watching a talk show or the news via digital terrestrial tv and the sound is dialogue only, it sounds like the voices are coming from a small muffled box. I held my ear to the Arc and during these kinds of scenes the vocals are only coming from the central speaker(s).As soon as there is additional sound, say background music or effects, the vocals are boosted and sound perfect! When I hold my ear close to the Arc during these scenes I can hear that the dialogue is now coming out of the centre and also the left and right speakers. In a show where it switches from dialogue to dialogue with additional sounds though, the voices keep going from muffled to perfect. It’s awful. What’s worse is when I try a Bly-ray (in this case David Copperfield DTS-HD Master Audio (via a Sony UBP-X800M2) ALL the dialogue sounds muffled!

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2 years ago
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sevengrooveContributor I
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Audio delayed on Sonos ARC from native LG C9 TV apps

I’m experiencing an audio delay on my Sonos Arc whenever I use native apps like Youtube and Netflix through my LG C9 TV. All the settings I’ve found deal with delaying the audio further, but none let you do the reverse (i.e. delay the video signal or pull the audio signal forward). It’s a delay of somewhere between 100 - 200ms using this a/v sync test video, and it’s just about noticeable to be infuriating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjAa0wOe5k4 This delay seems much shorter when I watch the video through my Shield device, but I’d like to stick to the native LG apps because of better Atmos support.  Any thoughts on why this might be happening and how to fix? I’ve looked at a couple of posts here and here but I don’t see a negative value for the audio delay on my TV sound settings. Here are my current settings: C9 sound settings: Sound out set to HDMI ARC; Digital sound out set to Passthrough; e-ARC on; AV sync adjustment set to Off Arc: TV dialog delay set to zero.

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3 years ago
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danpolContributor I
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no dts on Playbar

I have audio dts file when I play it it says stereo pcm I have the latest Sonos app

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2 years ago
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Killer Systems ComputersAvid Contributor I
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Butt kicker wireless with sonos surround sound

I was wondering since butt kicker released a wireless system Would it work with my surround sound sonos system  I have the arc and 2 sonos five's and 2 subs This would be really awesome if this could work Also can't wait to get my hands on optima 2 I hope they're coming really soon true Atmos  is what sonos needs 

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1 year ago
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blitz143Contributor I
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Sonos Arc sound cuts out

Hello, just bought sonos arc last week and have already started getting sound cutting out issue. I have a Sony XH90 TV with eARC port and I connected the HDMI to eARC port. I frequently keep getting sound cutting out. I noticed this so far while watching on Netflix.I reviewed there are related topics on this forum but none seems to be helpful for me. Please help.

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