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Discuss Ray, Beam, Arc. Playbar, Playbase, and the entire Sonos home theater experience. Should you get a Sub Mini or a Sub? Maybe two Subs? Which Sonos work with your TV? Talk about your Sonos Home Theater experience here.

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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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Wagnek00Contributor I
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No Sound from DVD

No sound from DVD player I'm concerned to my tv with optical cable and cannot get sound from my blueray player. BR player has no optical out. I have HDMI and audio cables to tv. Suggestions?

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6 years ago
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Mercedes_1984Contributor III
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Remote Control

I just got a new Remote control from AT&T that I use to control the TV (Samsung 55"). My current Remote works fine with the SONOs Playbar volume. Question: to get the volume control on the SONoS with the new remote; do I have to setup the playBar from scratch or is there an easier way?

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6 years ago
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Pingu1Contributor I
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Wired Ceiling speakers to player to create Sonos surround sound

I have a wall TV in a bedroom to which is connected a Tuner Amplifier (Yamaha) via HDMI. The Tuner Amplifier powers two front and 4 ceiling speakers at the back of the room (2 Left and 2 Right pairs). I also have an Apple TV and a Blue Ray player attached to the amplifier to Channel music and Media through the amplifier. I also have Sonos Play Base in my den on another floor connected to a TV and the house router. Ethernet is available via the same router in the bedroom and currently provides the internet connection to the Apple TV via an ethernet switch. I'm planning on purchasing a Sonos Play Bar for the bedroom. How should I connect the Ceiling Wired speakers to create surround sound? I do not mind eliminating my Yamaha Amplifier if the system becomes user friendly.

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6 years ago
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pbandersContributor I
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Sonos, Samsung TV, BluRay, and Playbar Setup

I'm sure I'm not the only person out there who is using YoutubeTV with a newer Samsung TV (with the One Remote) that has the built-in YTTV client. I like having a Chromecast, as I cast from my PC's and tablets to the TV a lot, and I have the Chromecast showing our photo library continuously. Because I use YTTV, I wanted the TV to turn on to the Chromecast input, so that I could pick YTTV or whatever app or input I wanted, without having the OTA TV blaring in the background. I did some setup work on mine today and I have a suggestion for anyone who has a similar setup, and wants volume control with the Sonos to work for the native OTA Samsung TV tuner, a Blu-Ray player (or any other HDMI device), and the Chromecast. If you do a "Setup TV" from the Samsung menu, and you have the Chromecast on HDMI 1 and a Blu-Ray on HDMI 2, the TV will automatically recognize the Chromecast and the Blu-Ray. Generally, it will set up the Samsung One Remote to work with the Blu-Ray, but not with the C

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6 years ago
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Tanis71Contributor I
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PLAYBAR with PLAY3 and PLAY5 surrounds

Ok I bought a PlayBar sub 2 play3 and 2 play5 in the app i have the play 3 set up as surround but I wanted to add the play5 as surround also but the only way I was able to do that was pairing the 5 then adding that to my original group I can’t find a way to add the 5 to the original group as another set of surround is it even possible

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Chris
6 years ago
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akhawk1982Contributor I
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Playbar connection to Samsung tv

The optical cord doesn't fit my 2014 Samsung tv. What can I do ?

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Keith N
6 years ago
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CellAvid Contributor I
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Having Major Problems LGC7 + Sonos

I'm currently running a Playbase plus 2 Ones off a LG C7. Although I have been using the Playbase for a few months, I'm having nothing but problems with this surround setup. Wondering if anyone else has had the same issue. For the past week I've had intermittent skipping of sound across both my Apple TV4K and UK Sky Q 4K Box. I've tried all sorts of combinations between dolby on/off on the TV, on/off on the ATV and every combination in between. Although at time it seems ok, can go for a full film, or, part way through a film it starts skipping like crazy. What I have found it flicking the TV from auto to PCM stops the problem, going back into auto starts the problem, this points to a processing problem with the Sonos system. The internal speakers has no problem playing 5.1 with no skipping. Please find attached video of the problem

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6 years ago
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Josec41Contributor I
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Only Stereo Output from Roku, no Dolby Digital

I have a Roku Streaming Stick+ and I am not seeing it output Dolby Digital to my Sonos Playbar. My setup is as follows: - Panasonic Plasma 50" HDTV (not used for audio, video only) - Panasonic Blueray Player that has built in streaming capabilities, model DMP-BDT220 - Cable box = Google Fiber Set Top Box (STB) with HDMI out - Roku Streaming Stick+ - Sonos Playbar w/ 2 Play:1 and a Sub that gives me the ability to listen to 5.1 surround sound. - Monoprice or KanexPro HDMI Switchers (Monoprice MD-415ARC or KanexPro SW-HD4X1AUD4K) In order to get the 3 different HDMI devices to connect to the TV and surround system, I am using a 4 port HDMI switcher with a Toslink output. The STB, Blueray player and Roku SS+ are all connected to the switcher inputs via HDMI, the TV is connected to the HDMI output and the Toslink interface on the switcher is connected to the Sonos Playbar. The reason I listed 2 switchers is because I was trying to see if the switcher was the issue and it wasn't.

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5 years ago
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Rossjw89Contributor I
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Rear surround not working when playing music

Hello, I have a playbar, sub and two play 1 As rear surround. The play 1’s work when the TV is on however they are not working when playing music through the playbar from the app. On the older version of the app there was a setting under room settings to have the surrounds on when playing music from the app. This appears to have disappeared... any ideas?

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5 years ago
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Albert_8Avid Contributor I
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SONOS connect to SOundbar etc.

I have a SONOS Connect (Zone Player) attached to a YAMAHA [b]YSP [/b]2500 Virtual 7:1 surround "sound projector" but when i want to play music over my Play speakers and the [b]YSP[/b], there is a clearly audible delay of the YSP vs Play speakers - a nuisance as i then have to I have to set the [b]YSP [/b]from surround mode to stereo (no surround) as otherwise AND remember to change it back to 5:1 + 2 (virtual 7:1) It ,must be even worse with ATMOS etc. soundbars or AVRs I would like to see an option to change delay of the SONOS PLAY speakers/Connect or other bridge device to enable play speakers etc. to match the delay introduced by surround processing of the [b]YSP[/b], AVR or virtual surround sound bar(projector) I also would like to play you tube music over SONOS so at present I am limited to using YOutube on a smart BluRay player connectingthe BluRay player`s stereo analog output to the connect and use the line in to relay you tube music to the rest of the SONOS system. The

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bockersjv
6 years ago
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advansisContributor I
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Playbar ethernet connections

I have a playbar, sub and two Play:1 all connected wireless to my home network. (so nothing wired) Can i use one of the ethernet connectors at the back of the playbar to connect my smart-tv to my home network?

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Chris
6 years ago
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sps1013Contributor III
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Play 1 - wired question

I have two Play 1’s the first is wired into my router by Ethernet and the second is not. I made some changes to my cabling and now both Play’s are connected via WiFi as I can see them on my network. How can I get back to my previous set up? Is it worth me pursuing this route? Thanks.

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6 years ago
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DetroitJuiceContributor I
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Sound Cutting Out - Samsung TV

Everyone-- Hello. I've recently bought Sonos speakers for our living room setup (Playbase, Sub and Play:1's). When I'm listening to Music through the speakers, everything sounds great. However, when I listen to anything which is routed through my TV (Cable or AppleTV). There is some random cutting in and out of the sound. It still somewhat plays, but gets very quiet and then will go back to normal sound or will sound like it loses the surround sound aspect of it. Here is my setup. Samsung TV - UN65MU8000FXZA - Digital Audio cable from TV to Sonos TimeWarner Cable Box - Connected to TV via HDMI cable Apple TV - Connected to TV via HDMI cable Is there any fix for this? Helpful hints to make sure I have my TV set up correctly through the digital audio cable? Thanks!

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4 years ago
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lfallo1Trending Lyricist I
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7.1 Support

Are there plans for SONOS to add support for a 7.1 system (i.e., Playbase or Playbar + Sub + four Play 1's)?

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6 years ago
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CorrodeEnthusiast II
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TV Passes 5.1 for Apple TV but not Blu Ray Player

My current setup is a Panasonic TCP42S2, an Apple TV 4, and a Samsung BD-J4500R Blu Ray player all connected via hdmi. I have an optical out from the TV to my Playbase. For some reason, when using my Apple TV, I get 5.1 on my Playbase just fine. But when using Blu Ray, I only get stereo. I’ve tried every setting possible on the player and my tv. I’ve ensured the Blu Ray is set to “re-encode Dolby D” and downmixing is set to “Surround”. I’ve turned off CeC, changed hdmi cables, swapped inputs, and no dice. My only thought is, in the Blu Ray player manual, there’s this stipulation: “[i]If your TV is not compatible with compressed multi-channel formats (Dolby Digital, DTS), the player may output PCM 2ch downmixed audio even though you selected Bitstream (either Re-encoded or Unprocessed) in the setup menu.[/i]” How does it decide this and can I override it? Link to manual: http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201602/20160222184813068/BD_J4500R_ZC_WEB_1029.pdf Any

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Corrode
6 years ago
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baresr95Contributor I
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Playbar not showing up in my Sonos app

Set-up a new Playbar yesterday and everything seemed to be working. Now, when opening the app, the Playbar isn't shown in the "Rooms". It's playing sound through the TV, but can't play music.

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Keith N
6 years ago
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Paul_295Contributor I
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High Pitched noise coming from Playbar

Hi, my playbar is just 3 years old, been working fine the whole time and after recently moving house, I have setup the same equipment as before, OLED55TV, apple TV, router, cable TV box - everything in the same setup and now I am getting a high pitched noise from the playbar, It still plays music OK, but you can hear the high pitched noise behind the TV or music sound. It is very annoying - like tinnitus!! I have seen many posts on this community and seems it is a known problem. I have done a factory reset as instructed on the other many posts about this topic and the sound goes away and then comes back during the setup.

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5 years ago
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NurseLizzContributor I
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Unable to create surround sound group with new Playbar

So we have had 2 Play:1 speakers for a few years now, no issues, one each in our family room and dining room for ambient music. Decided to switch our family room surround sound to Sonos as the wire clutter is annoying in this room. To start off with we just purchased the SoundBar and a pair of Sonos One's. No issues having all 5 speakers in the house connected, we can play each independently or in various mixed groups successfully, however we cannot get the Soundbar to create a surround sound setup with either the Play:1s or the Sonos One's. Each time we attempt it, it fails and then drops the pair of speakers off the digital controller (but not the Soundbar). The wireless router is located in the same room as all speakers. None of the speakers are hard wired although I did try hard wiring the Soundbar to see if I could resolve the issue, no dice. Help!

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6 years ago
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drubenstein3Contributor I
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Surround Sound Help!

I have a playbase wired to my router with two Play Ones. They were working perfectly a few days ago. Today I noticed that the play ones were no longer connected. I managed to add them again to the surround system, but no sound comes out of the rest speakers. I noticed that the playbase is WM0, meaning boost mode, but the Play Ones are WM1, meaning standard. Is this causing the problem? Any suggestions on how to fix this? I really want to get my beloved Surround Sound working again! Thanks!

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UKMedia
6 years ago
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chriscpmtmp2Contributor I
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Playbar dominates surrounds when playing music, but sounds right for movies. How do I balance them?

I ran the room calibration. I'd really just like the stereo pair (two ones) of speakers to play music, then the paybar, with the surrounds for TV. But even with music going though the playbar, is there a way to balance it better so the surrounds are the main source?

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6 years ago
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Brian SutherlandContributor I
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New update to controller

Installed new update to controller and now the tv option is missing and the only thing that works are the music services. Not happy at all! !!

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6 years ago
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lasportyTrending Lyricist I
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very low volume from DVD player

hello everyone! i recently bought a playbar in hopes of building my sonos HT system. i successfully connected and installed my playbar. the volume from the television is fine and when the volume is turned up it's magnificent, however the volume from my DVD player when watching DVD movies is VERY low. even when turned up to the highest volume level it's still far too low. if i can't increase the volume more i'll have to return the playbar as i bought mostly for movies. i've attached the volume settings from my DVD player. any suggestions on what needs to be changed? i'm at my wits end. [img]6276cc0f-6bca-4d1c-bef1-ac689d87bac7.jpg[/img]

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6 years ago
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spalmisanoContributor I
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Audio with HDMI Switch

I picked up a Monoprice HDMI switch (MD-415ARC) and I'm having difficulty outputting audio to Plex on the Samsung Plex app. I'm using a Playbar, two Play:1s and the sub. The Xbox, PS4, and DirecTV receiver all output audio correctly, but I'm unable to get any audio at all via Plex using the TV's native Plex app. Without the switch audio works fine, save for anything in DTS, hence the need for the switch. I've tracked down that the non-DTS audio works in Plex without the switch because the Playbar is connected directly to the TV via Toslink. This means the TV is sending the audio directly to the Playbar and the Playbar does everything it can to output the signal its given. When using the switch the Toslink is connected from the switch to the Playbar, but since the Plex app is native to the TV there's nothing coming from the TV directly to the Playbar. The TV has a wired LAN connection, which means Plex works without an HDMI interface. There's nothing to send audio to the Pla

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6 years ago
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cbdenverContributor I
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Playbar optical cable connection when wall mounting unit?

I'm in the process of wall mounting my sonos playbar and while working through it I have come up with a few issues that I'm hoping others have solved. The first is when you wall mount the unit, the standard optical cable when plugged into the playbar sticks out past the bottom which doesn't look very good. I purchased an optical elbow, but now when I try run the optical cable through the small hole in the middle of the wall mount bracket, I'm unable to bend the optical cable enough to get a flush mount. Has anyone solved this optical cable problem? Also, does sonos have a cover for the cable connection area that can be installed when wall mounted so that none of the cable connections are visible?

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5 years ago
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ElpidioContributor I
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How to get better sound from my Crosley and Play 5

I have a Crosley recored player plugged into my Play 5. Simply put, I am not happy primarily with the quality and secondary the volume of sound coming out. What can I do to improve sound? As it does have a built in preamp will an external amp or another preamp or sonos connect or sonos amp improve sound quality (or damage anything)? note- I cannot upgrade the record player as it was a gift from my wife so hoping something between the record player and play 5 will do the trick. Thanks. record player: http://www.crosleyradio.com/turntables/product-details?productkey=CR6019D&model=CR6019D-BK

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6 years ago
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