Home theater

Hey guys, first post here and thought I would share a solution I've found to playing Netflix Dolby Digital 5.1 on the beam. I have used an NVIDIA Shield and an old Sony Tv with HDMI ARC (also worked with optical) along with a Beam and 2 Play ones. Apparently it works with Amazon Video and DTS 5.1 audio as well. I have only used it with Netflix so that's the only one I can verify for now. Here's the link to the instructions on how to do this. https://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tv/orig-development/netflix-amazon-5-1-hdmi-arc-optical-t3894442

All of my Sonos Speakers are cool to the touch except my Sonos Beam. I was repositioning the Beam when I noticed that underneath the beam (mid left side when facing the speaker) was a bit warm. Thought maybe because I had used it recently. I checked later and the next day it still warm. I checked my Play One's and sub and they were all cool. I left the Beam idle for a whole day and it was still warm. That maybe it was Alexa Waiting for a command, Turned off the mic and removed Alexa via the app. Beam still remains warm. Is this normal, is this happening to everyone else? I've had my system for less than 2 weeks and want to make sure all is fine.

I have a good Sonos setup and love it to bits. I rarely have any problems. I love it being connected to my home theatre to really punch out some volume when it's needed. But, I have a friend (who is not very computer literate and has asked me to investigate it further), who has 4 Play 3s and a soundbar. He has set one a Play:3 up next to each of he and his wifes lounge chairs so they can vary the volume separately for each speaker nearest to them. They are very happy with it because they both have hearing problems and this solves that problem. BUT, more and more lately the volume has been fluctuating between loud and soft on both Play:3s and the soundbar. He says he rang Sonos who did an upgrade over the phone, which fixed it for a little while, but now it's back again. They are frustrated almost to the point of throwing them out. I read where one fix is to disbale the hardware controls but that is exactly what they don't want. It's how they change the volume for each speaker. U

I have a home theater setup with a playbar, sub and two Ones are backspeakers. My TV passes through sound signals from the top set box via s/pdif, and it works fine for both 5.1 signals and stereo, but I have one "feature request", I guess. My seating is quite far from the TV and Playbar, and at night I would want to hear the sound from TV-channels that only send stereo in the back speakers (I'm close to them). This way I won't have to turn the volume up so high to hear dialoge. Any way to make this happen, like with the music feature?

Hi All, Was looking forward to buy Sonos AMP. Hence wanted to verify if the HDMI on it supports eARC or just ARC. eARC is important for me since I am planning to connect to TV. eARC as I see provides Lip sync support on HDMI. Thanks, Satish.

Hi! One of the Sonos customer reps recommended I come here to try to troubleshoot a solution for my TV and Sonos Beam situation. My end goal is to have my TV output its Dolby Digital signal to my beam. Here's my setup: TV: LG 60PV450. Here's the manual: https://www.lg.com/us/support-product/lg-60PV450 Sonos Beam connected through the Digital Optical port. I've contacted LG, and they have confirmed that my TV supports Dolby Digital 4-channel, but that the TV software/firmware UI does not have a way to send that signal through the Optical port. And there is no updated firmware for the TV (ARC is not supported for any of the HDMI ports either). So, I know there's no way through my current TV settings to output the DD signal through the Optical cable, but I was wondering if there may be an unconventional way to turn one of my HDMI ports into an ARC port so that the TV's DD signal could be communicated to the Beam. Maybe something like a mini receiver? Or maybe something

Have a Sonos Beam, absolutely love it. When I turn the Volume from TV Speakers to External Speakers on the Samsung TV, every time I use my Logitech remote, a "Not Available" message displays, in the middle of the TV screen. I've followed the instructions to set up my remote to control the Beam volume. I've also followed the instructions here: https://support.sonos.com/s/article/2072?language=en_US and have added the beam to my MyHarmony logitech account. But, it still insists on controlling both the TV and the Beam when the volume button is pushed, which means I've had to resort to keeping the TV speakers on low, which really makes the sound quality of the Beam diminish. I've even tried plugging in headphones in the audio jack, only to realize that it plays through both the audio out jack and the TV. :-/ In the MyHarmony app, there doesn't seem to be any way to prevent it from controlling the TV volume. I've read tons of forums on this and short of unscrewing the back of th

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.

I have the playbase, 2 Play 5's, and a sub. The action movies are great when the sub kicks in for big explosions etc, but the dialog is so quiet I have to continuously adjust the volume. I see here on the forum that this has been an ongoing issue that Sonos has had for a while. Has anyone figured out how to properly adjust this?

Hello, Is there any benefit at all by adding just a single Sonos one to my beam? Eventually I want to complete the surround sound feel but have the option to get a sonos one now from a family member. I have a smaller living room. Thank you,

Hi, Playbar hardwired to network, optical in from TV, wireless for sub and 2 x Play:One. For a few months now the TV remote has taken 3-5 seconds for a volume adjustment to register via the Playbar - including the LED acknowledgment of the IR signal. I need to hold the volume button down on the remote for that long to action an adjustment. All other TV remote functions are processed immediately, so it doesn’t appear to be a problem with the remote itself (I’ve already tried new batteries etc). This wasn’t an issue for the first few years of ownership (TV hasn’t changed), so on the face of it seems to be a software update issue within Sonos? I’ve tried a full factory reset of all components and setup the remote again, but no difference. Diagnostics uploaded - 529557269. Cheers

I’m looking to upgrade my outdoor audio and hope to integrate it to my outdoor theater setup. My goal is to use the new AMP to power my new outdoor speakers but I would also like to use this new speaker setup as the audio for my projector. The problem I see is getting the video to the projector and audio to the AMP with a new AppleTV being the source. My Epson EX9200 projector unfortunately does not have any outputs and only inputs and the new AppleTVs don’t have the optical out like they used to so what would be the best way to get this all working? TIA, Daniel

I don't have a decent space for a playbar and beam and wanted to know if I can make the following set up work for surround sound with my TV? 2 Sonos Play 1 front left and front right (head level on stands) 2 Sonos Play 2 rear left and right (high on the wall) Sub I do also have a Sonos Amp (the new one) which drives my outdoor speakers. In an ideal world I would make the above work. Thanks for any input

Just got myself a Beam to go with my two Play 1s as rears.I think I have it working ok apart from the fact that when I select a 5.1 stream from the Netflix app on my Shield there is no sound.If I select an ordinary stream it plays fine.Any idea what I need to do.?Connections are via hdmi.

I read that I can combine 2 Play:1 as a stereo pair. If I had 4 Play:1 can I create 4 stereo pairs, meaning each Play:1 appears in 2 stereo pairs? Or can each speaker just be part of a single configuration? Can I add the same sub to each of these 4 configurations? Probably I later choose to by a playbase and want to combine it with the sub and 2 Play:1 to a 5.1 system. Is this possible while retaining the stereo configurations? BR. - nieroster

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

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

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

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!

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

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