Home theater

Curious if it's possible to use a play 5 as the sub with a playbar and two play ones?

I’m new to the sonos ecosystem. Just got a playbase + 2x play:1 + sub. When I play music from Sonos app the sound quality is great. But there is a clear worsening when I use Apple TV (4th gen) to Airplay stream using same service (eg: Apple Music) Am I doing anything incorrectly here? My playbase optical cable is connected to TV (Not Apple TV) Thx

I am trying to see if I can use a Connect Amp to power rear surrounds, using the rear surround output (rca) from a Marantz receiver as line in to the ZP120. I have found that it will work initially when the app is used to select the line in, playing as surrounds when the Marantz plays, turning off when the Marantz stops, and then resuming when the Marantz plays again. However, when someone comes along and plays music via the surround speakers say from Spotify, the music will be played (very nicely), but I then have to enter the app to reselect "line In" to have the speakers included back into the Marantz as rear surround speakers when a movie is watched. Is there a way to prioritize 'Line In" so that it is the default after music plays via the app from say Pandora?

Hi community Multiple articles reference the surround settings under advanced audio in the app, the problem is that I only see tv dialog settings there. Everything works great except that I want to hear the music out of the surround speakers, not just the playbar. The app and hardware are up to date. What's wrong? Thanks!

I just got a new Samsung wifi-enabled television and am plugging it into an existing system where a Sony Bravia TV was previously used. I take it that despite it's connection to my wifi network, I cannot use the new TV as a wireless source for my Sonos system unless it is physically plugged in via a line-in connection to one of my Sonos components. Can someone confirm that is correct? And if so, why is that the case? It seems like I should be able to use any wifi-enabled device as a wireless source, but what is the technical or business issue why this is not the case? TIA.

I just set up my second playbar with two PLAY:1's as surrounds. The PLAY:1's seem to work when listening to streamed Pandora music or when watching Netflix but don't seem to have any sound when watching cable TV. When watching cable TV, the playbar seems to be the only sound being generated. Is this normal or is there likely something wrong with my setup that is causing my surrounds to not work when watching cable TV? Thanks in advance.

My DMP-UB400E panasonic blue ray player is switching DTS-HD TO DTS which the sonos playbar wont play, so i am just getting stereo, when playing a ultra hd blueray disc. is there a work around this issue. Photo of my blueray sound settings below.

I have started to noticed when watching tv and watching videos that my playbar is out of sync I have it connected via optical directly into the tv. all help is appreciated.&nbsp

I just bought a Sonos Playbar and a bridge. I have a PS3 connected to a Samsung TV via HDMI. I have no audio issues with Netflix or other apps, however Amazon Instant Video doesn't seem to output any audio. Please advise.

Hello, I am trying to find a way to have audio (best possible) from all the following devices: 1) Panasonic Viera plasma Tv 2) Apple TV 3) other HDMI Following discussions on other topics, I bought a hdmi switch. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0734SYLJL/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_ARpwAbX82CTCD It has 5 inputs and 1 HDMI output, and optical + ARC audio outputs. So I connected all my devices such as Apple TV, youview box and laptop at the HDMI inputs and I connected the HDMI switch with my Playbar via optical. From the HDMI output of the switch I connected my TV. I do have proper 5.1 Surround when I use Apple TV or a YouView box. My TV though has no sound at all. At my TV I have enabled the hotel mode and I have set the internal speakers max volume to 0. What I am doing wrong and TV first get any audio output to my sonos system?

When locating the subwoofer, is the pairing stronger (enhanced) when the subwoofer is closer to the Play-base?

Why am i seeing my two "One" speakers in the list of connected devices on my samsung Smart TV. they are both referred to as "Media Server"s andI did not initiate thes connection, it appears to have happened automatically

Is it possible (or even smart if possible) to have a 5.1 setup, but instead of having the two Ones as the left/right rear, to have them in the front to the left and right of the TV/Playbar? My living room area just isn't optimal to have two speakers around the couch.

Hi I’ve a Samsung tv ue55f6670 and I’m running a sonos soundbar, sub and 2 play 1s for my surround but for the life of me I can’t get it going Dolby digital even though Samsung say it’s a dd compatible !! I’ve spoken to sonos and they said once I added my play 1s to complete the surround it should automatically go dd but it won’t , the tv is on pcm and only other option I’ve got is neo 5:2 , the option for dd is there on the tv but in grey so cant highlight it ! Just spoke to Samsung and the person reckons my sonos , xboxone and PS4 isn’t obviously compatible on my tv wtf ??? I have seen on here about other methods ie optical switches but sonos didn’t recommend this ! Can anybody help ?

I’m having trouble getting 5.1 out of my Xbox one X. My set up is Xbox one X connect via hdmi to my LG OLED 55b7 then optical to my Sonos sound bar which is linked to a sub and 2 x Sonos ones. I have selected bitstream and Dolby output on the Xbox but I just get silence. The only way to get any sound out of the Xbox is to select stereo. I get 5.1 through the TV on other sources like my Sky Q box so I’m sure the TV settings are correct. Any ideas would be extremely welcome.

Is this possible? I was given a pair of Play1s by my children with the specific purpose being to upgrade the sound of my tv. Im not interested in surround at this time. Is there a way to hook up to my tv without having to invest another $700 for a Playbar?

I recently installed a ethernet wired CONNECT to my Yamaha receiver along with a One to stream music to existing speakers in 2 zones - all is sounding great & I can play my music library on my Mac & stream from Prime Music & Pandora. I also have ethernet wired Apple TV connected to my TV to stream content/music & a Boston soundbar with sub - & my question is this, can CONNECT stream to this existing non wifi soundbar through the Apple TV device? Or would I have to upgrade that to a SONO PLAYBAR or PLAYBASE? Appreciate any ideas/work arounds!

I have bose lifestyle 235 with controller, how can i add sonos speakers with this system

We have had a Sonos Playbar and 2 Play 1s as our primary television sound system for over 3 years now and the whole family loves it. Our usual routine is pressing the play button on one of the Play 1's first thing in the morning to listen to NPR. Since the last update, we cannot longer do this. It seems that the source stays "stuck" on the television source from the night before. This has never been the case. Now one of us needs to use the app and force the source back to another audio source. We miss the convenience of starting the last audio (music, npr) by just pressing a play button on one of the Play 1 speakers. Is there a setting for this that was changed in a recent update? Thanks for any help.

Hi, I have recently purchased the Sonos Playbar, play 1's and Sub. During the set up of the playback and connection via optical cable you have to change the setting on my Samsung TV to Audio out/Optical. Now every time i try to amend the volume or even mute the sound I get the same message "Audio out/Optical". I am sure during the configuration process it did say I could go back and adjust this so that it would show the volume and mute function, as it stands I have no idea what the volume level is currently running at. I hope someone can help, probably me being stupid but like I say I'm a newbie to this bit of kit! Many thanks Adam

We just got a playbar and I keep getting a crackling sound when playing through television. I don’t get the sound when playing music. I have replaced the optical cable twice now. I just submitted a diagnostic; number is 8327905

My playbar optical lead falls out It plays ok when I hold the lead in place. Sonos want £200 for a repair/swap. How can I take the playbar apart to repair it. I have removed the two screws in the fixing key hole slots. Is there a hidden third screw under the serial no label. I am electricaly competent having built power amps and DACS. Does anybody know a supplier for a new optical socket? Thanks Bill mac

I have a Vizio TV (model M601d-A3R) along with a Sonos sub, playbase and two Sonos Ones as my rears. I love the sound and want to love the system, but like many other people (based on the posts I've read), I am also having lip sync issues. Specifically, the video is ahead of the audio, and there does not seem to be any way to correct it. In fact, if I turn my TV speakers to on, I can distinctly hear the echo of the Sonos audio happening shortly after the TV speakers audio. This seems to be inherent with Sonos. My prior surround system (a Vizio which also had a wireless sub and rear speakers) did NOT have this same lip sync issue. There is no setting to delay the video on the TV. There is an audio sync setting on the TV, but that has the same effect as the delay setting on the Sonos app, it just delays the audio even further. I noticed that LG Tvs have an audio sync option to delay the video, but they seem to be the only manufacturer that offers that feature. Is ther

I have a few Samsung TV's (less than a year old) and two surround sound set up's and both TV display the volume icon when I turn it up/down. Can I disable this? I saw the forum that will work with Direct TV remote, but not the Samsung remote when streaming movies. Please help

I'm looking to purchase a new media cabinet for my TV and Playbar. Ideally, the TV would sit on top of the cabinet and the Playbar would go on a shelf. I'm interested in a BDI Corridor cabinet (https://www.bdiusa.com/products/corridor-quad-width-cabinet-8179), which claims to allow "full sound dispersion" and is frequently shown with a Playbar on the center shelf. But I worry that there is insufficient clearance for the Playbar at the sides--Sonos recommends one foot on each side, but the center shelf of this cabinet is 38.1" wide and the Playbar is 35.43" wide. That allows more like 1 inch on each side. Does anyone have a Playbar in a BDI Corridor cabinet? If so, how is the sound and particularly the sound dispersion?