Home theater

I have a new 65 inch LG OLED TV that I paired with a new Sonos Playbar, sub, and two Sonos One speakers for a 5.1 system. After doing some research, I bought a Samsung 8500 DVD player and adjusted those settings as recommended on the forum for bitstream output. I also set the LG TV sound output as recommended. Best Buy set up the system and also programmed my Harmony Elite remote so that the TV also works with Alexa. My problem is that I no longer get 5.1 sound going to the Playbar. At first, I could get 5.1 sound on FireTV Netflix and from 4K DVD's but now, from all possible sources, I get stereo sound. Any tips on how to restore 5.1 sound to the Playbar? Thanks.

Can someone please tell me how to set up Sony Bravia TV with my Sonos system? Thanks

I am considering the Sonos Connect Amp. How I see the speaker connections include left, right and sub. Can you configure it so that it has front, center, and back channels? If so, how do you do this?

I have a Panasonic Soundbar and Sub but I would like to install Sonos throughout the house. Can I connect to the existing specification to listen to the TV and utilise current Soundbar and Sub. Any help would be much appreciated.

Hi - I’m considering moving from Sky HD to Sky Q. Does anyone know if the remote on Sky Q can be setup to work like the existing remote with the playbar? Ie I can turn up/down the volume currently.

Is SONOS ever going to update to virtual DTS X. Until then I won't touch SONOS since it is an old system

Hi, my first post on here after reading through several conversations about Homepod but not able to find any definitive information. I'm running 3no Connect:Amps which brilliantly control 3rd party speakers throughout the house but I'm also considering the purchase of a Homepod, mainly for use in a couple of spaces which haven't been hardwired, as the allegedly higher quality Homepod does appeal. So here's the question - if I was to choose the Homepod route is the Connect:Amp able to control the Homepod so that it's playing the same as the rest of the speakers? Otherwise I can obviously go with a Sonos One as an alternative but do fancy trying a Homepod as I'm quite invested in Apple stuff already. Thanks in advance.

I enjoy showing movies outside with a projector by my pool. The best way I have found to do this is to bring my playbase down to the pool to connect into the optical audio in and then set up two play ones for surround sound. This is a bit cumbersome, does anyone have any other suggestions? Using a Sonos connect just means the audio experiences a significant delay from the video so that isn't an option. I really wish Sonos made a small device that had an optical in that would make that sound available to all Sonos speakers.

Generally I think that if there is an option to use wire then this is better than WiFi. With the Sonos Mesh I think the opposite. If I hardwire all my speakers can I still have the flexibility to connect to the mesh? I am setting up my speakers in a weird shaped concrete flat. I could hardwire the lot but then if I got a new speaker for one of the rooms that can’t reach the router would it be able to bounce to the router via the other speakers ? Or would it be put on a limb ? Without the mesh am I going to lose functionality ?

I have Sony Android TV (55XBR850D) that has no issues passing through DD 5.1 to my Sonos for built in apps like Netflix, Amazon and connected HDMI devices Apple TV, PS4 etc. The only issue I have is with purchased or rented movies on the built in Google Play app on my TV it won't passthrough the DD 5.1 and the Sonos says under About page that is receiving Stereo only. Has anyone else had this issue on other TV's I'm trying to determine if this is just an issue with my TV or Google Play not working right with Sonos speakers? Thanks!

Hi. Has anyone come seen a mounting solution to fix a playbar above a TV instead of below. Clearly it's possible the wall mount above but is there any product which would allow screen mounting the playbar above??

Greetings - just setup my new Playbase last night and all is well except for one issue. The volume adjustment from my remote requires me to push the up or down button on my remote for every change of level instead of allowing the button to be held down for continuous, flowing changes. I use a Logitech Harmony 900 (in IR mode for the Playbar). Does anybody know if there's a setting for this or is this normal behavior? It's annoying since there's no visual indication of level. Thanks!

We've determined there to be an issue with Dolby Digital playback devices (including the Sonos PLAYBAR) and Samsung televisions in the JS and JU series. An example of a TV model number of this line would be the Samsung UN55JS8500. The optical output from these televisions doesn't pass a consistent signal to devices wired in through that connection. This could present when you're watching any Dolby Digital content through the TV's optical connection. As a workaround if you're using one of these TVs, you can set the output of the TV to PCM (Stereo). There isn't any issue currently with that TV streaming stereo content to the PLAYBAR through the optical. Otherwise, you can look into using a different device. Some suggestions for setups and community recommended devices can be found here on our megathread. We are working with Samsung on this issue, but there isn't currently a timeframe for a resolution. We'll update you as soon as there are any further details. Because of the nature o

I purchased a sound bar and wired it to my tv and connected it to the connect amp with speakers to create surround sound. After 24 hours the sound bar broke. The good folks at Sonos sent me a replacement, I reinstalled it but now I cant get audio from rear speakers. Please help me, how do I connect the connect amp speakers to my new sound bar?

Hello SONOS Community, After much deliberation on what to get for a new system I decided it could perhaps help if I cleared up some matters first on questions I couldn't find clear direct answers to for my usage scenario or via the retailer. I want to get a Playbase plus two Play:5 Gen 2s and set them up in a single system. The Playbase would go underneath my TV and I have room for the new Play:5s besides the TV. This is the only type of setup I am considering. And if I understand this correctly, this is perfectly possible. The fact that SONOS has the ability to connect 3 speakers this way is the very reason I'm considering a SONOS system to begin with. I actually have a huge budget to spend but despite that if a SONOS system could do the preferred things below while being the usual self-contained-self-powered units I don't think there'd be a clear alternative out there anyway on any budget. The only thing is, my source would primarily be my computer connected over Optical TOS

Hi I have a playbar and two 3’s set up for surround sound. Had them working with great sound last week. Been away for the week and come back to only sound from the playbar and a faint hissing from the 3’s. Have looked at the sonos advice and nothing is relevant. Any ideas? Very frustrating and missing the sound

I would like to buy a Sonos Soundbar, but my question is if can set up the positin of the bar in the back of the sofa and not in the front where is the tv. Can I do this? The sound quality will be good? Thanks

Hi guys, I have a Playbase and the speech whilst watching anything is not clear. I find myself rewinding stuff to try an make out what was said.. I’ve tried the speech enhancement feature and it makes little to no difference. Our living room is quite big with vinyl floor and we have a vaulted ceiling. Could the room be too big for the Playbase? Is the playbase only suited to smaller rooms with low ceilings? It’s such a shame because it is loud enough and looks cool , but the quality is quite poor :?

Do both rear speakers have to be the same? I wanted Alexa in our media room, so have a Sonos One and a Sonos Play 1. Can those be rear speakers together? Setup says they don't match, so no can do??? Seems a bit arbitrary. Both speakers are the same, one has Alexa, but same speaker.

I would like to request that you add the capability of saving sub level, EQ, and surround speaker settings together as presets in the 5.1 surround sound setup. I think 10 preset slots would be enough. That way I wouldn't have to keep adjusting these things when switching between different genres of music. P.S. Please add DTS support.

Hi, I'd like to connect Sonos to my setup box (optical/coaxial) on my balcony. Which speaker is most suitable for outdoor listening? Thanks.

I have 2 sonos plays set up as surround with a sonos playbar. The left one keeps dropping audio every couple of seconds consistently. It is hard wired in with a network cable. I ran a diagnostics - this is the number 1492453848. Please could you take a look and see if anything is wrong? Thanks.

When playing 4K content from Netflix my Playbar produces an intermittent crackling sound. The sound at is connected to a Sony Bravia XBR55X850C

new convert to Sonos - I have a playbase and two Play Ones set up for home cinema. Slightly disappointed by the bass of the Playbase .. just wondered is the Sub a good and worthwhile addition? .. bearing in mind the £700 it costs!

Can you add a second sub to a Playbar?