Home theater

After working my whole summer break I treated myself to a Beam with leftover money earnt. I play it through a Samsung mu6400 tv and absolutely love it, and wanted to connect up a vinyl player, most likely the Audio-Technica LP120. However, as a student my funds don't really cover purchasing a Connect box to work alongside it as well - and if I'm honest, despite knowing that their brand model depends on ensnaring customers into only buying their products, and despite my love for all the Sonos speakers, the somewhat extortionate price of the Connect leaves me with a very bad taste in my mouth for the company. I was wondering therefore if anyone has managed to devise any workarounds for inputting just a record player into my beloved Beam that doesn't cost nearly double what the vinyl player does - whether through adaptors to the optical input or through my television first.

I recently bought the Beam and frequently sharing anything worth noting or the problems I have encountered on this forum. Another issue I have found with the Beam worth noting is the audio/video sync issues through HDMI ARC (out of all the interfaces!) Optical works fine, but there's a flaw with some TV's passing Dolby Digital through HDMI ARC causing large (300-400ms) sync issues where the audio comes after the video. You'd think ARC fixes this... but it seems to have made things worse. Essentially, some TV's struggle to decode video and pass DD5.1 through in sync. My Sony 43XE7073 has this issue, but it's common with some people who have this issue with flagship TV's too. You'll find if you run audio in PCM or just stereo the issue is heavily remedied or gone. Something to do with the chip in modern TV's? Anyway, I use my Xbox One S for media and am now (unfortunately) using the Optical out as my TV doesn't have an option to disable audio in conjunction with the Beam a

I’m turning my former home office into a den. I am currently running two wired bookshelf speakers off of a PS Audio Sprout, with a Connect into the Sprout’s digital input (the Connect will soon be repurposed for landscape speakers). I have a turntable connected to the Sprout. I’ll be adding a wall-mounted TV (with all my equipment in a media credenza below the TV) and had planned to add a Beam before Sonos announced the new Amp. Now I’m torn between two approaches: 1) Install a Beam with the TV and continue to run my turntable off of the Sprout with the wired speakers, or 2) Wait for the Amp, then connect the TV through HDMI ARC, and use the Sprout as a phono preamp/headphone amp. Appproach 2 seems much more streamlined (one amp for TV, streaming, and vinyl; existing speakers are used for music and TV; can still listen to turntable with headphones), but Approach 1 gives me built-in voice control and maybe a slightly better TV-watching experience (and saves 200 bucks). What would yo

Placement of Sonos beam above tv? Will the sound be just as ideal as the placement of the beam below the tv?

I have a stereo pair of Play:5 gen2 speakers (stunning audio!) which are used for Apple TV 4K sound output via Airplay2. Randomly, the speakers will lose audio sync with the video, and the only way I have found to correct it is to go into the Apple TV audio settings, disconnect the Sonos speakers and reconnect them. It happens randomly, not all the time. Both Netflix and Amazon video have this problem. This is with the latest tvOS 11.x update. The Apple TV is set to never sleep. tvOS 12 is due very soon so I will see if that fixes the issue. The Play:5 speakers are connected to a Sonos boost AP and have static IPs assigned, so there is lots of available bandwidth. The Apple TV is connected to the same gigabit network switch as the Boost via Ethernet cable, not WiFi. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how the problem can be fixed?

Having problems getting this to work. Fyi, this is a TV with Roku built in. I've tried connecting standard RCA cables from the TV to the amp, did not work. Have also tried using a digital to analog converter using an optical cable from the TV to the converter, and then RCA cables from converter to amp. Still did not work. When disabling the TV speakers and then trying to access the AV icon on Roku, it says no signal found. Has anyone been able to get this to work?

I've got a playbar but don't want to have the audio wire visible. How does Sonos recommend doing this? In the sonos brochure you have a tv and wall-mounted playbar (on bright yellow wall) with no wires showing. Presumably you buried these into the wall?

I had a Sonos beam And two play ones but my TV will not Output 5.1 stereo. It is a 3 year old Panasonic - very dissapointing! Therefore I currently have the optical out from the sky going via the HDMI converter gadget through hdmi cable into the beam. The HDMI out from the sky box is going directly into the TV therefore I have visual from the HDmi sky and sound from the optical sky into the back of the beam . It’s shonky bit it works. However I also have a streamer that I want to be able to direct straight into the beam as well . What do I need to buy to plug into the back of the beam to allow me to have two separate sound feeds going in the beam , one from the skybox and one from the streamer. The visual from the streamer can also go direct to tv via hdmi but do not want anything I stream or whilst using Netflix or amazon from my Panasonic app to be only getting crappy tv sound. Any help appreciated! Rob

Hi guys, sorry if I'm repeating other people questions. I've got playbar + 2x play5 so I could enjoy 5.0 surround sound from MKV movies played from NAS, but problem I've got is that all DTS is decoded down to stereo. So I was reading up and seen that samsung ubd-k8500 can downmix DTS to DD5.1, so i went ahead and purchased one and to my surprise, it doesn't convert dts to dd5.1 but only to stereo, as this is what I can see in about my sonos system screen. I have tried plex, dlna and twonky servers on my nas and all outputs same. Even DD5.1 mkvs are outputed as a dd2.0/stereo. So now that I can see that samsung k8500 player doesn't really do what I need it to do, is there any other player/decoder/media streamer that could do it - that doesn't ruin the bank? Also, noticed that although playbar doesn't do anything with DTS, it still shows DTS in ABOUT MY SONOS SYSTEM. Strange. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Just got a new SUB and bonded it to my Playbar and two Play 3s but it sounds pretty quiet when music is playing. Anyone have a suggestion?

Hi, I have been experiencing substantial delays in the audio emitted from the BEAM when playing video, sometimes several seconds. I have an Apple Mac Mini for streaming content which is connected to the speaker through the wifi network. My display is a projector connected directly to the computer at the back of the room so running a cable from the speaker is not really an option. Are there any tips for reducing this lag? It is pretty frustrating as is. Thank you. -A

Hello I just purchased the Beam along with a 65” Samsung NU8000. It is plugged in via hdmi ARC. The remote will control volume playing through the beam but does not indicate a numeric number to ththe volume , I also tried to link the Samsung remote control with the sonos app and that it was unsuccessful , but it does adjust volume regardless of it not being linked, is there any solution to getting volume indicator? Or does sonos need to make an update for this tv?

So I have a TCL 55E5900US and everything works - except - the remote for the TV will not control the volume on the Beam. When I try and train the remote through the Sonos app it does not even recognize i have a remote. Now having spoken at length to Sonos and TCL and read countless blogs/complaints it is clear this is a significant software issue - who's exactly i am not sure but i would like a clear answer please Sonos. And before you suggest obvious potential issues i confirm the following: Alexa works though the Beam and "she" adjusts the volume of the TV and turns TV on or off T-Link (CEC on the TCL) is on and shows the Sonos Beam in its on screen settings The only options there though are amp on or off - clearly i have amp on Sound is coming through teh Beam - Music plays through the Beam - i just cannot use the TV remote to control volume The TV remote has new batteries I have turned everything on and off again, unplugged re-plugged etc The TV says its software is up to

I have the Beam, and at some point will be getting a LG TV model 49UK7550PTA. On the specs sheet for the TV, it says the ARC HDMI port is "Designed to work with compatible LG Audio only". So, does that mean it will only work with LG sound bars? Does anyone have this TV and a Beam? Thanks for your help!

I am still waiting for a refund from 29 July 2018. SONOS, not me, advertise a 7 working day refund policy. After I contacted them after 7 working days I got a reply stating they are unable to refund to a credit card, the very card I used. Absolute rubbish. SONOS are no longer even replying to my emails as I wait for a full refund for a Playbase. I have also asked them when and if they were ever going to tell me they couldn’t refund to a credit card as they never did let me know. They did state in one email that the delay was due to the massive number of refunds they are currently dealing with. Well that tells you something doesn’t it? They have my equipment and my money and are now ignoring my emails. Do I have to get the Police involved? Buyer beware. I fully expect all the SONOS lovers to leap to their defence. Don’t bother, there is nothing you can say that makes the treatment I am receiving defensible. Finally, the title: It is deliberately designed to be provocative.

I have just replaced a Connect Amp for my TV/living room with a Beam. Very pleased with it, and it seamlessly "just works" as a TV speaker replacement. However, it is not always wanted to use the Beam for TV audio e.g Headphone use, late night/early morning when the Beam is too intrusive even at low volume/night mode, or (and this is the major one for me), when other less-gadget-friendly family members just want to watch the TV without having to worry about changing Sonos source back etc. With the Connect Amp we used the TV speakers when we wanted, and, for when we wanted the better sound, we turned the TV speakers down and selected line-in. We had a play/stop button so it stayed on or off just when we wanted it to. There is no play/pause with the Beam. Even leaving it on another source does not help, as it senses TV audio and switches back, sometimes at an undesired volume level (as it does not remember what you had TV set to). With the Beam, whenever the TV is on, it assume

Can I pair two play 3s with the new Beam - or does it have to be two play 1s - will it work correctly for surround sound while watching movies?

Hi! I just recently bought the Beam (and I love it!), and paired it with my 2 Play 1's. It works great and theres alot more sound from the rear speakers than i expected..! However, when we're just lisining to music, I kinda miss having the option to just play music on the 2 play 1's. Is it possible to have the 2 play 1's in a 'room' for them self, while still being part of the surround setup for when we're watching TV? BR. Kasper

I currently have a Play:5 in my TV room. I am considering a Beam. I do not wish to buy another Play:5, or two of something else. Can I have the Play:5 as a rear non-stereo speaker working with the Beam?

I have a Sony KDL-46W3000 (no HDMI ARC) and have connected the Beam using the digital optical out and digital adapter supplied by Sonos. The Beam is working and receives the audio signal from the TV, but when I seek to change the TV's audio from the native TV speakers to the other choice ("Audio System" - which should be the Beam), I receive a message that the Audio System is not available and audio is being returned to the TV speakers. The result is that the volume control on the remote turns up the native TV speakers. Any help would be appreciated.

When I shut the TV off and then come back later, there is no audio from the Beam. If I then switch the TV off and back on, it will start playing. This is a brand new Beam connected with an HDMI cable

I have a sonos beam hard wired into my ethernet in boost setup with two play 1s acting as surrounds in my bedroom. When playing music, watching movies from apple tv the sound is perfect. However when i try to watch a movie from my tv the sound cuts out half a second or so every 5/10 seconds. Its infuriating. I have tried changing the wireless channel and the audio from auto to compressed. Im in china and the internet is not great but im confused as to why it works perfecyly when streaming apple tv or spotify but not directly from the tv. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

We are trying to connect a Playbar to a Sony Bravia TV. The Playbar plays music through Pandora, etc. but will not play sound for our TV. Our TV settings show that the Playbar is successfully connected to the TV and we set the TV speakers option to Audio System but we still get no sound. Sony won't help because it isn't their soundbar. Can anyone suggest what we should do get the Playbar to play sound for the TV?

Soundbar makes loud static pop sound when watching tv. Support #976172907

I have a Sony Bravia tv model KDL-47W805A, , I used the Sonos app for instructions for the set up. I connected the beam to hdmi arc ( which is numbered 1). The tv is attached to our cable box by hdmi no. 3. I enabled the Sony sync, everything should have worked. I can get sound on the beam when watching Netflix, YouTube etc but not when watching anything using the cable box, in fact if the beam is attached with the hdmi cable I don't get any sound from the tv.