Home theater

Hi all, I recently (stupidly?) brought an Apple TV 4K to replace my Nvidia Shield. 5.1 seems to work fine with built in apps like Netflix and Amazon Prime. The problem is it won’t play 5.1 audio through to my Sonos setup when using Kodi. It worked fine before on the Shield. It’s practically the same setup. Does anyone with a similar setup have issues or the right settings they could share? Thanks, Mark

The Play 5 constantly cuts in and out when grouped with TV Sonos Playbar. Is there a simple fix for this? The play 5 when grouped with any other speakers (primarily Play1) there is no issue.

When using the pre-outs of the ZonePlayer into a receiver or Pre/pro, and then having that unit process the signal in any way that requires digitizing the input, there is obviously a slight delay. Using the speaker outputs of the zoneplayer in an area close by results in the dreaded "echo" effect. Most receivers (newer/better) have adjustable delay, but it doesn't do any good in this case, as the signal is already delayed too much. If the zoneplayer had a programmable / adjustable delay for the speaker output only, you could utilize the built in amplifier (which is actually quite good, by my ears.) This would be a VERY usefull addition. - Thanks Chris

As you may have heard, Sonos just unveiled a new soundbar. It is about half the size of the current PlayBar. I'm sure there is a market for it and it will do great, but for me this is the wrong direction.

I have a Samsung PN58B550 flat screen plasma TV. Now that I've set up external speakers, Sonos Playbar works great. However, I receive an annoying message onscreen (when using any remote control) when I adjust volume that says "Not Available". How do I eliminate this message?

The Sonos Beam looks great. While I wish it was made for larger rooms I’m still thinking about getting it. One thing I’m not clear on though is the HDMI port. If I read correctly, it sounds like to use it, your TV has to have an HDMI out. Could someone confirm that for me? I’ve check my tv, new LG OLED 65inch and it doesn’t have any HDMI outputs. Sounds like I wouldn’t be able to take advantage of it but not sure.

When will we get a new Playbar?! Perhaps in 2018?!

We might finally get a new one. Including HDMI 2.1. The guy who posted the topic on reddit soon deleted it after it was posted possibly because he actually wasnt allowed to post it? If you click on his profile you'll find posts where he do everything in his power to make the post "less likely" and told people it was false. I think he fucked up revealing sensitive information. (since Sonos is too private about their releases and upcoming stuff) Rumoured source: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:PMYMBHFS8QoJ:https://www.reddit.com/r/sonos/comments/7vm79v/leak_the_next_sonos_sound_bar_will_have_hdmi/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=dk https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1517993468

Hiya, I'm considering getting a SONOS Playbar, Sub, and two Play 1's for my home theater system. I'll primarily be watching movies on my Plex server, which contains ~1,000 of my own blu-ray rips. Needless to say there's a lot of DTS content on there. I've heard SONOS doesn't support DTS, so what's going to happen when I want to watch my movies? Will the sound work at all? Will it sound terrible? Will Plex be able to transcode to a usable format? Etc. etc.

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.

Does anyone know if I can use 3 Beams together? One as a center channel and the other 2 as surrounds? I need sound dispersed over a very large area. If yes can they all play full range when connected to a TV?

So, had the sonos 5.1 (2 x play1 + playbar + sub). Now i have the heos 5.1 (2 x heos 3 + heos bar(the big one) + heos sub). Thought id share my experience. Round 1: app interface Sonos clear winner (there was a update some time back, that put the two apps on par for a periode, but now that sonos ended their absurd app-experiment, and are back to a user friendly app, sonos steamrolls heos). Sonos is so far ahead that i connected a sonos connect to the heos speakers, so that the heos speakers act as part of the sonos eco system. Heos is NOT wife-friendly! I would almost go as far as to say Heos is wife-hostile! Round 2: Esthetic/Looks Sonos clear winner, heos looks like sh*t in comparisson. This goes for all heos products, except the sub, where heos is more discrete. The heos soundbar, and the heos 3´s look horrible. Any time we have guests over we put the heos 3 speakers in a drawer. Round 3: music sound: Close, but heos seems to have an advantage when exclusi

Hi, I'm interest on Sonos Beam but I have some question about this new product. Can I use Beam's HDMI ARC audio input to send audio ONLY on Play3 situated in another room? Does the Beam work well if I don't have HDMI ARC but HDMI version 2.0? Thank you

Hi. I actually enlisted all my Sonos for sale, as I think Sonos isn't up to date and actually doesn't have the visions to be (for us surround users) updated, only for multiroom purpose. BUT, now s14 is in the horizon which is rumored to have hdmi. For at start I think its nice, since I will be able to control Sonos sound on my Apple TV remote app. In this scenario, it would be nice and some kind of a must if this S14 has at least one hdmi input.I use all my hdmi inputs on my old b6 and would have to skip one unit in order to make place for at Sonos soundbar with hdmi. I think many Sonos users use all of their hdmi inputs on tv as its kind of the thoughts - the tv is the hub. BUT isn't this against Sonos´s "bulletproof" philosophy?. im thinking on handshake issues, personally I could think Sonos only supports sound on hdmi, in order to avoid handshake issues. Well it may have a hdmi 2.1 socket which have the capacity to potentially fix many of these hdmi issues. Which brings me t

(1) The Beam contents are listed as including a "power cord" and "HDMI cable". How long are these cables? (2) Is a power cord extension available? (3) The Sonos store sells an HDMI cable ( https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/hdmi-cable.html ) but its length is not specified. Is it longer than the one included with the Beam? Thanks!

Can the input be selected on the Beam? For example, can I watch my TV and listen to music from my library or streaming service through the beam?

Any word on a possible second generation Playbar in 2018 or 2019? Seems like it is past due for a facelift if it wants to compete in today's home theater market. Thoughts?

Do I need a Connect or Connect AMP if I am just using Playbar? What would I need a connect AMP for?

Hi Sonos and Sonos Community members, I’ve had a playbase for a few months and there is one thing is really annoying and destroying the user experience. I’ve seen a lot of threads about this problem: - When music is streamed, the Playbase volume is okay at around 10-15% for a good audio experience - When audio is from the Optical input (i.e. TV / games console / blu-ray player) the volume needs to be at least 50% - It doesn’t matter what brand TV is used, the user experience is less than satisfactory, especially far a £700 product So far there has been no solid resolution, even with re-routing audio connections or using separate DACs. Simple fix: Add a ‘level’ option for the optical input, the same as there is for the ‘aux’ input for the Play:5 Okay...it’s probably not as simple as the statement and may need some software development time, but come on Sonos, listen to your customers...

I’m thinking of purchasing a pair of play 1s to complement my sound bar and sub ! I’m wanting 5.1 surround but worried I won’t get that as my tv isn’t listed on the recommended list of tvs on the sonos forum

I just set up my Sonos yesterday. I have synced the Direct TV remote with Sonos. But every now and then the remote control volume does not work .. Have to use the app.. Again it works at some times but it is not in sync with the app volume.. Its very confusing and looks very buggy. Never had such an experience with my previous home theatre.. Also some time when we start the TV there is no volume at all.. How can i resolve this ?

Sonos' Support Team on Twitter suggested I post here to see if anyone has found a workaround for converting Nintendo Switch's linear PCM 5.1 format to Dolby Digital 5.1 in order to enjoy Switch games with true surround sound. I did some searching here and couldn't find any options in previous threads. Those threads were posted a while ago though, so I'm hoping that this new thread might lead to sharing new discoveries. Any thoughts?

I have a Playbar connected to a TV via optical cable that recently started having to be reset anytime I want to use it. If I stop watching TV or playing music on it for a little bit of time, it won't play any sound (music or TV audio) until I unplug it and plug it back in. Then it kicks back on. It isn't paired with any surrounds or sub but there are other standalone Play 1s, 3s and 5s on the network. I have had the system in its current configuration for years with no problems like this. I haven't recently made any changes to my system that would trigger this that I can think of. It just started happening one day. I have tried a factory reset on the Playbar but that didn't fix the issue. Any ideas?

All of my Sonos speakers got wonky after I replaced my wifi in the house. I was finally able to set up the Play:1 speakers again, but the problem remains with my Playbar. It still plays audio from my TV, but it got disconnected from the iOS app and from the two Play:1 speakers that were its surrounds. I’m trying to re-set up the Playbar, but every time I press the play/pause and + buttons, the light flashes red for a few seconds. Yes, I’ve unplugged the power cord, even leaving it unplugged overnight at one point. But it always returns to this state. I don’t see any way to get the Playbar to reconnect with the app or the surround speakers. What can I do here?

Hi, I have a PLAYBAR, SUB, and four PLAY:1’s in my TV room. I have the PLAYBAR right under the TV, the SUB and a PLAY:1 on the left of the TV, a PLAY:1 to the right of the TV, and am using two PLAY:1’s for the surrounds. My question is how do I add the PLAY:1’s to the same room as everything else because I can’t figure out how to. Right now I have it setup so the left and right front speakers are a separate room but it gets annoying because the Tv remote doesn’t control their sound with the other room so it gets all messed up without using the app to adjust them as well.