Home theater

I am looking to install a 5.1 sonos system with Sonos Sound bar sub and play one. I intend to use 2 ceiling speakers for rears. What equipment is required? What is required for the 2 play one speakers. This is a new construction home so getting power or cat 5 to tv will be easy. I plan to use connect amps to power other in ceiling zones. Thanks

I’ve had a Beam running with two Play 1s as rear speakers for around a week now. Everything works fine and I’m enjoying using Alexa. I’m intrigued though as to exactly what sound it is that’s being extracted from ordinary stereo music streamed from Spotify, and output through the rear speakers. Does anyone know please? My previous Sony surround system used to be able to do this but then it had all sorts of fancy capabilities (pro logic etc) which I don’t think the Beam has.

Hi guys, I'm experiencing pretty weird issue with Sonos Playbar optical input when I'm trying to use Pro-Ject pre-amp via Toslink it skips audio every single second. So it plays for a second, then pause then again plays a second, and again pause. When I connect Apple TV via Toslink it plays constantly and has no issues. I've double checked everything, cables, ground, connection, tried different input sources. Can't understand how it's actually possible, but here we are. I even can't explain what's wrong with Playbar as it plays audio through Apple TV, so it can't be returned due warranty. Any ideas how I can fix it?

Hi I recently bought a beam, and am experiencing the well documented lip sync issues when passing Sky Dolby digital feed through my Phillips TV. Switching to "normal" solves the issue of course. So Im looking to bypass the TV processing for the audio, which seems to be the culprit. What is the best way to connect the Sky Q and a PS4 audio to the beam?. I originally hoped a simple 2 to 1 optical splitter would do it but it seems the orientation of the Sonos optical adapter won't allow for it. Any advice and product links appreciated.

Hi everyone! I currently have the Onkyo AV receiver TX-NR636 that I use to play music. It's connected with 2 old (wired) speakers and I want new, wireless speakers, e.g. the Sonos Play:3. I was wondering if that will work fine and if I just need the speakers, or do I need something else as well? (The Onkyo I have "does not work with Sonos") Thanks! Matthias

Hi guys, I need your help with my setup here. I have an Intel NUC and an USB sound card (Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro) to have a optical SPDIF output to connect my Playbar who have a sub and two Play:3 as surrounds. I have the Dolby Digital Live function enabled. A sound test file in MPEG AAC Audio 6 channels work great but when I play a DTS Audio files and others movies general movie with 6 channels audio, the sound is like a stereo converted to 5.1 (I only have a little sound on the rear surrounds who is a mix of all). One time only I successfully heard a movie with the full audio 5.1 capability. Was it a bug? Because after a restart the same movie didn't as excepted :( I remember disabling Sound Blaster enhancements to get it to work but as Dolby Digital Live is part of it it's suppose to stop working. And now it is not working at all when I disable enhancements. It drive me crazy ah ah.

I’m setting up a projector with a Directv Genie and am wondering what the best way to hook up my Beam to the Genie for audio.

Can you make a Sonos application for smart-tv? I'm using Sonos Connect in the living room and it would be very nice to get it on the TV (Got a Samsung UE55ES6805). I know a lot of people who chose Apple TV instead of Sonos just because of this.

I'm in China, use spotify daily with their app and I never had any problem, it works perfectly. Sonos officially support Spotify, but seem the in China it's a big problem. I finally been able to set-up my spotify account on sonos after about 3 hours of pain, through the poorly designed android and windows app. Now I got it working, but the songs would only play for 30-60 seconds before the connection is lost because it says the internet connection is too slow. I'm streaming Spotify with their own app and HD Netflix movie through my home connection and never had any problem, why the hell sonos is not able to stream a damn song ? Why the hell i cannot directly play my spotify library stored on my phone to sonos since their streaming is so bad ? I believe both these company focus first on how to make max money and have long forgotten about their costumers needs as they seem to never have talked or agreed to have some sort of

Hi, the Beam completely disconnected from the TV when my internet dropped out! Did not expect that as its connected to the TV with hdmi(arc), is this normal??

After the last one or two updates on the Beam, the audio sounds considerably lower. I used to be able to put the volume on 18 or 30 for different content but for the same content it's now 30 instead of 18 and 50 instead of 30. It's much harder to hear voices particularly and I have to raise and lower the sound a lot. It sounded perfect when I first got it and before the last one or two updates. I'm pretty sure it was after the very last update though. Anybody experience the same thing? Was anything changed in the programming that should even affect such performance? Sony x900e TV using built in Netflix and Amazon apps, Panasonic UB820 Bluray player and Verizon FIOS set top box. Experiencing with all devices.

I am looking into getting the beam for my TV-setup. I love surround-sound, but haven't had it in years. Now I am considering getting Play:1 or One in the back to complement the Beam, but does it work well without audio lag? Are the "One" better than the older Play:1? Would the newer model use it's microphone to tune the sound for my room together with the Beam or am I expecting too much?

i want to buy the playbar but it is an old model and the beam i think is not heavy enough

Quick question... I have a epson projector which I connect to my Apple TV at that is all, no other devices. I want to buy the Beam with the play 1s for surround sound but have read this is tricky. Can I run hdmi from projector to Apple TV then use optical from beam to Apple TV and get surround sound?

Hi All, I'm considering switching from my Samsung HW-K550 to the new Sonos Beam. I have some questions before I do though - please feel free to answer any as appropriate! Thanks in advance! 1. My HW-K550 came complete with a wireless sub... will I miss not having one with the Sonos? I live in a terraced house so I do have the bass turned down quite low most of the time anyway! 2. I have listened to the 'Beam' in Currys and it sounds pretty good (I always think it is pretty difficult to judge when stood in a big shop though). Next to the 'PlayBar' the Beam does sound kind of muffled which raises some concerns about speech clarity (the Playbar sounded a lot 'crisper' to me). How have people found this? If anything, the Beam sounded much 'deeper' and 'bassier' than the PlayBar... but I've read the opposite online. Voice clarity is perhaps the most important thing to me. 3. With the above question in mind, would I perhaps be bette

Hi ya'll, I have a Vizio E500-B1 that's almost 4 years old. I recently hooked up a Beam to it no problem and had no issues using the Roku remote to control the TV volume. Until this morning. I woke up, used the Roku remote to turn on the TV and hit the volume button. Nothing. Plus, no audio was coming out of the Beam from the TV. I checked the Sonos app and the Beam is still present and will play Spotify, podcasts etc. It's totally functional aside from no longer putting out audio from the HDMI ARC. I did the standard power cycles- Unplugged the TV for an hour w/ HDMI ARC unplugged, plugged it back in, yadda yadda- and that didn't fix anything. CEC is enabled in the TV menu. Where I think the problem is is that if I go into the Settings menu of the Sonos app and try to re-do the CEC/HDMI setup for the Beam, it gets to the step where it performs the CEC test and fails. Any ideas here? The only

When I first turn on my TV, the Sonos Beam volume starts off really loud and then resumes at normal volume after a few seconds. I hope there is a way to fix it since it is jolting to hear every time you turn the TV on with the remote.

Hey guys, I've had a 5.1system with sound bar now for a few years and not pressed with the sound bar for music. Any reason I can't create another room and add two more play1’s to the front in stereo mode? Assuming it won't work for HT but at least I'll get fuller sound from the front with music. Thx

Hi I'm about to upgrade my tv and dvd player to a Samsung UE65K8000 TV and Samsung UBD-K8500. I already have a Sub, Play 1 x 2 and Sonos Playbar linked to my Sky Q box (can't connect old Pioneer TV direct) and Apple TV (gen 1) using an optical manual switch. My question is should I connect my Playbar directly to the new TV or still through the Sky Q box - are there any advantages/disadvantages either way. Also, I'm thinking I can get rid of the Apple TV as Netflix, etc is on the new Samsung TV. Can anyone advise if I am missing anything that this new setup would not give me. Thanks

Hi, I am very interested by the Beam. The only issue is that I won't have enough space in front of my TV stand given the size of my TV desk. I wonder if I could put it on top of this stand, even if this stand is smaller than the Beam ? I am afraid of vibration, etc. My TV is a Sony KDL-46W5500, pictures enclosed. The TV stand is 47 cm wide vs 65 cm for the Beam. Thank you for your help! Best

Hi guys hoping for some help, not an audiophile by any stretch so go easy on me, laymans terms please. Got and oldy but goody set up in the flat, projector (Infocus IN1144) VGA to laptop (Toshiba satellite C850) with AUX from laptop to old speaker, which just kicked the bucket( not so much of a goody)... have a few play1s in other rooms so thought I'd get a beam and have some fun. Unfortunately I read HDMI connection not HDMI arc (wtf the difference is, though arc was worse!) and now having allsorts of issues. Currently, Beam won't detect laptop when HDMI directly in (assuming not HDMI arc compatable) but Beam will find projector when HDMI'd in. But, with beam on HDMI for sound you can't get image from laptop over VGA... suggestions please. I was going to pick up 2 to 1 HDMI adapter for the back of the project for both Beam and Laptop to attach but this would just be trial and error. If someone can confirm this would work o

Hi folks I have a problem that I am having trouble diagnosing. I would appreciate any help I can get. ## Equipment / Source TV - Panasonic TH-55FZ950U Speaker - Beam Connection - HDMI ARC Source - CH9 HD, mainly drama type shows. Other HD ## Problem - sound is distant, quiet, muddy with DD5.1 - audio has a large soundstage, clear, etc with stereo (forced SPDIF setting on TV) - audio is also great on non-HD channels including 9 - problem appears to be a DD5.1 issue ## Settings - tried playing with night and voice modes but o real material change - I prefer loudness off, and to be honest the setting makes the issue worse Is there anything I can do here to take advantage of 5.1 without copping a huge decease in audio quality?

I have a Bose Lifestyle 5 from 2006 in our great room. It is now dead, but wiring is in the wall for front and rear bose lifestyle jewel cube 5.1 speakers. It also powers in ceiling speakers in a bathroom and bose 501 speakers in an exercise room. In our media room I have an existing playbar. What is the best way to set up a new surround sound system in the media room (use existing speaker wire or go totally wireless), and how can I power the ceiling the bose 501 speakers?

I’m new to Sonos and have just got a Beam. I have it connected to my Samsung TV and love the sound. However, I’ve found that when I first turn on the TV and start to watch, I can’t mute the sound using the mute button on the remote. If I turn on, then change the volume first, I can mute without a problem. If I don’t change the volume, the mute doesn’t work. Any ideas?

My playbar is currently sitting on a cabinet below my tv and I can adjust the volume up or down just fine. I finally got my tv mounted and have now mounted my Playbar just below my tv. For whatever reason the volume does not adjust with my DirecTV remote. Any thoughts?