Home theater

I really hate this system. I tried to add a sub back onto the system. It was there before. I did that and the whole system lost connection and the tv wouldn't work. I spent the evening trying to reconnect it. Spoke to tech support for 2 hours and they told me that I needed a new router and now my tv is stuck on super loud and they said they can't fix it. It worked fine last night. Audio that requires an internet connection is a flawed system. I hate it right now and want to toss all of it in the trash!

Sonos has made it pretty clear Home Theater is not a priority for them. I was really hoping for an announcement at CES but while other companies were running laps around their decades-old audio codec support, Sonos was nowhere to be found (unless you count their panel on gender equality in the industry). Sennheiser's CES offering seems to deliver everything I am looking for and more. Can't wait until this comes to market. https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/11/sennheiser-ambeo-3d-soundbar/

I have a playbase and sub with on play 1 and just purchased the sonos one. Would I be able to connect the sonos one with the others to complete my surround sound?

I'm trying to find out what the best TV (preferably 4k) would be for me to buy for my set up of playbar, playbase and x2 play 1's

I'm considering buying the Playbar for our new apartment.. But I have some thoughts before I buy (besides the high price tag). I already have 2 Play:1s which I plan to be back surround speakers. But I'm unsure about some things: 1. Is it not possible to connect the Playbar wirelessly to the network without the Sonos Bridge? Or do you have to plug it directly in my router via a cable? 2. My Setup consists of a Samsung Smart Tv, a PS4 and an Nvidia Shield. Will I be able to experience the full sound experience from these sources? (PS4 and Nvidia are plugged in the TV by HDMI). I hope someone can clarify this for me. Thanks 🙂

Hi I currently have 2 play 1’s in various rooms around the house I have just purchased a sound bar and sub and want to reposition the 2 play ones I have as surround speakers, do I need to reset them to factory settings to achieve this or is it just a question of repositioning them to the right Room, renaming and following the set up procedure in the app? Sorry this might sound like a silly question but not sure what to do. I have replaced the two play ones with Sonos ones. Thanks in advance for your help.

Is the HDMI cable that ships with Beam a high speed cable?

With my previous Samsung television, I was able to control the volume of the Playbar with my Directv remote. I now have an LG OLED55C7P with the same Playbar and same Directv remote, but I cannot get the remote to control the volume. Has anyone figured out a way to fix this so I don't have to use my phone to control the volume?

When I turn the TV off the Playbase’s volume increases to max for a split second letting out the last noise on the tv.

Hello, I would like to do a new audio-visual setup in my place but I am not sure if this would be feasible and if so how. I am not purchasing the individual sonos nor the projector before I figure out how to do this. Basically 1. I want to use a projector mounted on the ceiling as opposed to a tv to see games, movies etc. 2. I would like to connect my cable box (already connected to a router) and possible an appletv to this projector, but wirelessly 3. I would like to use a sonos system (one with/without playbar) for sound for these (plus for playing music as well) Is this feasible and if so what would be the appropriate setup? In particular, what kind of projector do I need to get? I get confused over projetors that claim to have wireless mirroring versus those that you can connect a hd wireless connection kits. These kits have a base which you can input other devices. And on the sonos part what should be the best combination? Basically, I cannot have long wires connecti

I have a TCL 43S515 TV that I can turn off via voice on Beam but it won't turn off via voice control. However, I am able to turn on or off the TV using the Roku App on my mobile phone. Is there a setting to enable this on via voice? When I tell Alexa to turn on TV I just get the "OK" confirmation from Alexa.

Need Help with set-up. I connected my Beam to the Receiver using the HDMI/Optical converter - plugged into the Optical TV/Sat digital output slot. Have Roku HDMI to receiver Input. Have HDMI cable from Receiver output to projector HDMI input (not arc). The Roku displays content through the projector successfully. The problem is that the Beam does not produce sound but the projector does (poorly of course). What am I doing wrong?

I have an older home theater system that is fairly complicated, not to mention bulky. I'm considering a Beam to help simplify things and conserve some space. When I first set this up 6 years ago, optical media was king, and loud, bombastic movie night was our thing. But, the kids are older, and the AppleTV is now the primary source. So, here's what I currently have: TV: 2013 LG 60PV450. Might support HDMI ARC, but most likely not. AVR: Denon 7.1 Sources: Dish Network Hopper, gen 4 AppleTV, PS4, Nintendo Switch Current speakers: Velodyne 12" sub, Polk Monitor series 7.1 remote: Logitech Harmony Hub So - I'd like to keep the TV and sources, but swap out the large speakers and older Denon AVR. I currently have 2 Sonos Play:1 speakers (love 'em!) that I can use for surrounds. If I get the Beam, I **might** get lucky and find my TV supports HDMI ARC, or most likely need to use the HDMI to optical adapter, leaving me with 2 available HDMI ports on the TV. I'm thinking the Hoppe

I'm addressing 2 issues. Firstly the sound on my smart TV is atrocious and secondly, I want a decent music system in the same room - a 16x21ft room with vaulted ceiling and very few soft furnishings. I'm considering a Sonos beam plus a couple of Play 1s. Am I on the right lines or selling myself short? Secondly, how should I mount this combo in relation to each other - for example the Play 1s on an opposite wall to the Beam or on the same?

Hi there. When I set up my Sonos Beam through Sky Q using the Optical connection, I am unable to use either my TV remote or Sky Q remote to change the volume. When it's through HDMI it is fine, however my TV will not push through Dolby Digital and I have to put my Sky Q on Normal audio. Any help much appreciated!

Hi I am considering buying a sonos beam and appreciate some opinions. I intend to link the beam with a new 4k blu ray player (possibly LGUBK90 supporting dolby vision and dolby atmos) as well as Sky q. I looked on the back of a random 4K blu ray (Avengers infinity war), the audio format on the disc is reported as Dolby 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos / Dolby Digital 7.1 / Dolby 2.0. From what I have read the player and tv will send the soundbar the best format it supports/signals so I believe in this case the sound will be sent as Dolby 2.0. What experience do other people have of playing movies using the beam with Dolby 2.0? Does anyone have this movie and how does it sound? I'm worried if all the new movie releases ship with Dolby atmos or DTS.X and a provide a Basic Dolby 2.0 mix I may be disappointed with the sound while watching movies.

I just got a beam and find it very annoying that anytime someone wants to watch the tv, I have to get my phone to turn on the sound. I’ve read that I can also do this with the Voice command, but understand that Alexa learns your voice and therefore if someone else besides me wants to turn on the tv (my four year old, a friend, etc) it needs my voice to work? Also not everyone who used my tv speaks English, we switch back and forth and would prefer not to only have voice commands. Are these the only two ways to turn on sound? It can’t be done on my tv or just stay on?

I'm sorry if this has been solved elsewhere, In fact I'm sure I read of a solution but now I can't find the relevant information. I have a Beam connected to Arc point - Dolby Digital Audio from an app within the TV such as Netflix or Prime pushes dolby digital through to the Beam. Lovely. However, trying to get Dolby Digital from my Sky Box (into HDMI 1) or Xbox (into HDMI 3) and then to pass through to the Beam via the Arc isn't possible 😞 My TV doesn't support HDMI audio passthrough. I'm sure I read of an hdmi switch box or some kind of workaround that would allow me to get Dolby from sky box through to the Beam via my TV's Arc connection?!

Considering buying Beam but have old TV no HDMI ARC

Hello everybody, I want to connect my PS4 slim directly to the Sonos Beam, because my TV has no hdmi arc. Is this possible by using a 1 to 2 hdmi splitter and connecting the first hdmi cable to the tv and the second one to the beam? Best, mmae

Thought this might be an off topic, I still want to ask you ... hoping there's an HDMI guru here. I'm having some difficulty getting an HDMI 2:1 switch working. I'm using TI's TS3DV642(datasheet: http://www.kynix.com/uploadfiles/pdf65976/TS3DV642A0RUAR.pdf ), which is made for muxing HDMI and DVI signals. My project needs to be able switch between two HDMI sources and display the selected source on one HDMI sink. Both sources will be consumer electronic-grade HDMI cameras. For simplicity, let's just say I've got two GoPros and I want to be able to switch between them to display one of them on an HDTV screen. I made a test PCB and it failed. I get no video on the display or any indication that the display even realizes there's something plugged in. Unfortunately, I don't have access to a high-speed oscilloscope right now, so I can't directly probe the HDMI TMDS lines. Here's my schematic and PCB layout for visual reference. The left-most and right-most components in the sc

I have an old TV in my family room which will not connect directly to my Sonos Beam, so I have optically connected the Beam to my Sky HD box. I have a second TV in my kitchen that uses a magic eye connection so I can control and watch Sky programmes remotely via the coax out connection from my Sky box to my kitchen TV. When I switch on the Sky box from the kitchen, the Beam comes to life in the living room and plays the Sky content, even if I have previously muted it. How can I mute the Beam so that it stays muted until I explicitly unmute it? When I submitted this as a question to the Sonos team, they suggested disabling autoplay, but as I understand it this would require that I always have a smart phone to start the Beam playing in the family room, which is overkill. I'd love to see a feature whereby the box stays in the state you last left it (maybe with an upper volume limit so you don't risk breaking your ears when you unmute)

I'm looking to expand my pair of Ones in the living room with a Beam in the kitchen, to effectively get surround sound with the Ones next to the sofa and the Beam right in front, since the sofa is facing the kitchen. First of all, is this a good setup? I'm mainly using the speakers for music, and sometimes video via airplay. What are the dimensions of the two holes under the Beam? I was thinking mount the Beam flush with the kitchen cupboards, by drilling two holes in the cupboard under the microwave (picture attached) where there is space for screws (that are in the two bottom holes of the Beam), flip the speaker upside down, and secure it with bolts/nuts & rubber washers (to minimise vibrations) from above. Avoiding a Flexson mount would get the Beam closer up to the cupboard.

Queue position is lost when switching from music to TV. Now that I have a playbar, I regularly switch my input from music to TV. When switching from TV to music I would like to be able to listen from where I was in my queue earlier, but system doesn't remember.

Hi Just set up the Beam, its hooked up to a LG 49UH652T using the supplied HDMI cable. Two issues: 1. Theres a lipsync problem when watching free to air television 2. Alexa cant control the tv on/off functionality. The sound is great! But if its not in sync its a problem. Any ideas or support are very welcome.