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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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dmarchiContributor I
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Can I listen to music with the tv picture turned off?

This may sound silly. Just installed a Sony 900e with Playbar and Sub. Can I listen to music with the TV monitor off? Not sure how to do that. Or can I listen to music sourced from Sonos with a screen saver on? FYI I also use an Apple TV and I know that I can use that to do what I want, but I want to know if I can do this solely with the Sonos. Thanks all.

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6 years ago
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jmc856Contributor I
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Getting Dolby Digital 5.1 out of my Playbar instead of Stereo

Setup is a Playbar with two sonos play 1 speakers set as the surround sound and a connect attached to a record player. Playbase connected directly to my tv via optical cable. My TV (vizio m series) allows two audio output formats, PCM and Bitstream. Sound is coming out of my L+R surround but it's faint (even with TV surround audio all the way up). When I check "about my sonos" it says Audio In is stereo. When playing music (either through spotify on sonos app or record play) the surround sound is MUCH louder and "about my sonos" Audio In is blank. I'm trying to achieve louder/better sound from the surround sound while watching TV and I hear the lack of Dolby Digital 5.1 as the Audio might be issue, what are my options here?

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6 years ago
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billsy2331Contributor I
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Comparable tv for sonos playbar in Dolby digital

Is the Sony kd55xe8596 compatable with playbar via optical cable? Thanks. Adam.

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NaekyrEnthusiast II
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Does the Playbar do virtual surround?

I have the playbar, sub and 2 play 1's But not all content that will be played is already in the 5.1 dolby digital format Does the playbar do any sort of signal processing to simulate surround sound or are all the speakers just playing stereo out? Thanks

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6 years ago
Papabearlink
PapabearlinkContributor II
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True Tune Not Available in App

I have moved my two play 5s from one room to my TV room to use as rear speakers for the surround sound. I was able to add them just fine, however, when I went to tune the system there is no True Tune to select on my app. I have an iPhone X

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6 years ago
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Mike231Avid Contributor I
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Using Playbar as Optical Line-In for Music - Compression??

My objective is to achieve uncompressed music distribution from a CD player to 6 Sonos speakers, using an optical line-in. My CD player is connected via Toslink to my Playbar. My Playbar is grouped with my 6 Sonos P1's and P3's and I can hear music from each of those 6 speakers. Question 1: Is the Playbar is streaming uncompressed WAV files to the 6 speakers, or is it using the SBC codec to compress? Question 2: Within the app there is the option to select 'compressed' or 'uncompressed'. I would expect selecting 'uncompressed' to delay the sound approximately 2 seconds (as is the case using an analogue line-in to a Sonos connect). But this doesn't happen. The sound is either not delayed two seconds, or is equally delayed on 'uncompressed' or 'compressed' settings. Changing from 'c' to 'uc' makes no difference. Question 3: When pausing the source music on the CD player sound on all Sonos speakers stops immediately. When I unpause the CD player it takes about 2 seconds for soun

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NaekyrEnthusiast II
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Getting DD 5.1 to the Playbar from a PC

Hi, I have a playbar, sub and 2 play 1's Currently I have my PC connected to my TV over HDMI and then the TV connects to the playbar over Optical - because of this Windows only let's me select "stereo" for the sound output format because Windows does not see the soundbar, it only sees the TV as a stereo sound system using it's EDID data during the HDMI handshake process I want to change this to Dolby Digital 5.1 so that I can get surround sound through the Sonos system How exactly do I go about getting this done? I know there are several options, but the two main ones seem to be getting some sort of HDMI to Optical switching tool which confuses the PC into thinking it's a 5.1 audio system OR another option I've found is getting a sound card which supports Dolby Digital Live encoding - that would allow me to connect the sound card to the playbar over optical and force all audio output into DD 5.1 format Has anyone done the above, which is easier/better and are there an

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5 years ago
Mountkeen
MountkeenTrending Lyricist III
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Ethernet cable to Playbase?

Just pulled the trigger on a new Playbase. Wondering what to do about ethernet. At the moment I've a physical connection from ethernet port on the wall behind the TV going into my media/PVR device (Youview box). Should I just leave this alone and rely on wifi for the Playbase or is there any benefit in putting in a switch and hard-wiring both devices with ethernet cable?

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Stanley_4
6 years ago
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rwmoore73Contributor I
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Playbar IR

The playbar offers 2 IR sensors. I've been using the side or edge IR sensor and now would like to change and use the other IR senor. I cannot get the other senor to work. The senor light will not respond.

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Keith N
6 years ago
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ScoopbhoyContributor I
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TV with Sonos One

Hi, can I ask if it's possible to link Sonos One speakers to a standard (rather than a smart) tv?

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Chris
6 years ago
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mcclurejjContributor I
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Volume Control in Surround Sound Group

Please make it so that volume of each speaker in a surround sound group can be controlled individually.

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5 years ago
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rgb75Contributor I
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Sound no long comes from Sony Smart TV apps (Netflix, etc.)

I have been using a Playbar with a Sony Bravia for several months. No cable box, just a Xbox and the apps on the TV. Now, all of a sudden, the sound from the Xbox still works but no sound from any of the apps (Netflix, MLB, etc.). Any ideas?

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Keith N
6 years ago
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Mak65Contributor I
posted in Home theater

samsung frame /sonos

I have a Samsung frame tv and my sonos playbar is connected via an optical cable, the only option. I have set the the TV to external speakers to use the sonos devices. The only problem is I can only adjust volume using my iphone and the sonos app. Samsung tell me the only way I could use their remote to vontrol volume is if the playbar was connected to an hdmi port

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5 years ago
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Uncle DugContributor I
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Playbase speech not clear

Hi guys, I have a Playbase and the speech whilst watching anything is not clear. I find myself rewinding stuff to try an make out what was said.. I’ve tried the speech enhancement feature and it makes little to no difference. Our living room is quite big with vinyl floor and we have a vaulted ceiling. Could the room be too big for the Playbase? Is the playbase only suited to smaller rooms with low ceilings? It’s such a shame because it is loud enough and looks cool , but the quality is quite poor :?

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6 years ago
Bythebeach
BythebeachContributor II
posted in Home theater

Touch up paint for playbar scratch

Has anyone managed to get a similar colour match paint or pen to touch up scratches on the silver part on the playbar? Sonos tech team don't have any and suggested asking the community.

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Edward R
6 years ago
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jonmcoxContributor I
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Shortcuts for surround speakers

I have a TV room containing a Playbar, Sub and Surrounds. When watching movies the Surrounds are on Ambient, but when I listen to music I switch the Surrounds to Full. Is there a quick way to make this switch rather than going through the laborious process of Settings>Room settings>(Room)>Advanced audio>Surround settings>Music playback each time?

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6 years ago
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hifi_1Contributor I
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Playbar with external ceiling speakers for 5.1

Question: Would like to run a Playbar (no receiver) for the front 3 speakers (LCR) connected to a TV and also connect to existing ceiling speakers for the rears. Possible with a Playbar? Sub would be awesome too.

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melvimbe
5 years ago
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SealContributor I
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LG Magic Remote fails to register in SONOS app

Hello! I recently upgraded my television to a [url=https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/lg-65-4k-uhd-hdr-oled-webos-3-5-smart-tv-oled65b7p/10620658.aspx?]newer model[/url] and so far everything has been pretty good! I did unfortunately learn that the PLAYBAR does not support DTS which is unfortunate, but it still sounds great! What isn't so great, is despite following the instructions [url=https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4267/kw/lg%20remote]in the LG magic remote setup page,[/url] I am unable to register the magic remote with the SONOS app on my iPhone! I register a new remote, and press the volume + button, which is registered within the app. Then it asks me to press the volume + button 3 times, which is registered within the app. Then it asks me to press the volume - button 3 times, which is registered within the app. Then it asks me to press the mute button 3 times, which the SONOS PLAYBAR will not recognize no matter what I do. I believe the LG

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Higgy64Contributor I
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TV remote volume stopped working

I have a Playbase connected to an LG tv. When I initially setup the system I paired the Sky TV remote to Sonos and turned off the TV speakers as instructed and it all worked fine. However, now it's stopped working and I have to use the app to control the TV volume. I have tried to pair the original TV remort with the Playbase and, whilst the app tells me it's been recognised, that doesnt work either. I've read through the Topics on here and wider on the internet and tried various things like restting the Sky remote (from the Sky help pages) but to no avail. Can you help ?

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AjTrek1
6 years ago
Buchholdt
BuchholdtAvid Contributor I
posted in Home theater

Setup for both surround sound and turntable in same room

Hi all, I hope some of you clever guys can help me with some input on how to set up a Sonos system, that will be great at booth playing stereo music from my turntable as well as sorrundsound from my TV. So there's two areas to address here: Sound from turntable in living room: I want The best possible stereo sound from my turntable. Therefore I am thinking about connecting it to a Sonos connect and then into a stereo amplifier and then into some floor speakers. Having a connect in the middle enables me to send the sound to the rest of the house, and having a amp connected to larger floor speakers ensures good sound in the room Surround sound from tv in living room: I have a tv connected to an Apple tv. I can then connect it to a sound bar that is on the Sonos Network so I can have booth a sub and rear speakers connected. In the attached image I have tried to sketch out setup that might be able to do it, but I'm not sure this is the best way, or if there is a better way.

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6 years ago
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jerrycwjContributor I
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Do SONOS have any plan to support DTS?

If it support, I will buy a playable immediately. But...

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6 years ago
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illtakespamContributor I
asked in Home theater

Roku Ultra + Playbar

Just setup a Roku Ultra (2017) to my Sony x900e. I have a Sonos Playbar connected to the Sony x900e via optical. Any advice on why I am not getting any sound output from the Roku Ultra? I have a ps4 on another hdmi input and the Playbar works fine there.

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5 years ago
GTMoskoff
GTMoskoffContributor I
posted in Home theater

Sony 900F

An answer from Sony U on Amazon says the Sony 900F series wont pass dolby digital through the optical cable. This contradicts the 900F user manual (page 17). Has anyone hooked up their playbar to a new 900f? What was the result?

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5 years ago
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dant86Contributor I
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No sound through Playbase when watching Netflix on Panasonic TV

I have a Panasonic TX-50EX700B with Netflix built in, connected to my playbase. Normally there’s no issues at all, Sky and freeview audio play through it with no problems. However, when I try and watch Netflix, the audio is really temperamental. As in, it will play audio normally for one show, but if I go back and try to watch a different show, no sound at all. The only thing that seems to resolve it is turning everything off at the wall and leaving it for 5 minutes. Anyone else had this issue? Anyone know how the hell I fix it??

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6 years ago
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Cleo2002Contributor I
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Can't get LG Magic Remote volume control to work with Playbase

Following these instructions can not get the LG magic remote volume control to work with the Playbase. When using the Sonos app and get to the part of pushing the mute button 3 times it says "No button press has been detected from the remote control". https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4267/kw/magic Would appreciate any help anyone can offer.

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6 years ago
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