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Discuss Ray, Beam, Arc. Playbar, Playbase, and the entire Sonos home theater experience. Should you get a Sub Mini or a Sub? Maybe two Subs? Which Sonos work with your TV? Talk about your Sonos Home Theater experience here.

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Where should I place Sonos Era 300?

I got Sonos Arc and Sub under my TV, but I lack a rear/surround sound. So I consider buying Sonos Era 300. What do you think is the best pla...
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Home Theater and Television Recommendation Megathread

Looking for information on Sonos home theater setups? Find answers about surround sound, Dolby Digital, TV recommendations, and all the rest...
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JMB64Contributor I
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First post - Your Advice pls...

Afternoon all.  I recently purchased a Sonos Beam Gen 2 and I also have a One SL.  I have a Sony KD-49XG90 TV.I’m bamboozled by the variety of Audio in results I have showing on my S2 App.My Beam is connected to my TV via ARC (HDMI 3), my Apple TV (4K 2021) is connected to HDMI 2 and Sky Q is connected to HDMI4.I get Dolby Atmos for Premiership football matches I watch in UHD via SkyI get Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 for movies in UHD via SkyI get Dolby Digital 5.1 via Apple TVI get a mixture of Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM 2.0 for normal channels on SkyCan anyone explain the disparity between the results I’m getting please, is layman terms if possible.I would at least like to get Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 on Apple TV and I don’t understand for the life of me why I only get Atmos for the football on Sky UHD but for no other programme, not even UHD movies on Sky!Many thanks in advance

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2 years ago
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Five-OContributor I
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My surround pairing with my LG SmartTV has stopped.

I have a play bar, sub and a pair of Play1 as my surround.For some reason it no longer plays what’s on TV when external speakers are selected. This leaves me with only the TV speaker to watch a TV show or movie. How do I reconnect or re-pair the speakers with my smart TV?(If it’s important - Our TV provider is TELUS and we have an OPTIK TV box.)

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2 years ago
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AndrewbmContributor I
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Old Toshiba TV

I have an old Toshilba TV - 10 years old at least.  No ARC connection, also the Optical output is old style and does not fit with the cable provided.  Is there another solution to adding my Beam to the TV ?  Best solution is a new TV, but this one has great picture and nothing wrong with it.  

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Airgetlam
8 months ago
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craigus111Contributor II
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Sony bdv-N590 vs Ultimate Immersive Set

Hello all!I currently have an old "all in one" home cinema system in the Sony bdv-N590 (5.1) and was wondering if somebody else out there has had a similar upgrade experience to a Sonos surround package? My current system stands up pretty well to be honest both as tv sound and music (I've moved a few 1ns and era 300 into the living room to compare and simply put, 5 speakers are better than 1 (or 2)). I'm looking to upgrade because my system lacks the newer encodings, I always find speech a bit muffled and I also have a burning desire to Sonos-fy everything!! My only reluctance is whether the upgrade is worth it or should I wait one more generation (plus the electrician costs to get electrical sockets installed behind the rear 300s.... :s).Any input would be appreciated 👍 

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buzz
10 months ago
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Edgie70Avid Contributor III
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Sonos system & Amazon fire TV box connected via ethernet

Evening all , me again 🤦🏻‍♂️ !! After hours of issues today that started with one surround speaker not connected and couldn't connect it back online I have finally sussed the issue ! Its took hours to get the speaker to connect again ! My Amazon box is connected via ethernet and has been like that for years .I got the Sonos and set it all up only watched sky tvToday I tried the Amazon box , buffering all the time plus couldn't connect speaker .I've disconnected the ethernet cable ( now on WiFi ) and now no buffering ! Speaker has connected straight away too !!! So now I have full surround I plugged ethernet back in the fire box , buffering loads !! Turned off Sonos system, fire box is fine on ethernet !! turn Sonos on and buffering !! now I have fire TV box on WiFi , surrounds connected easily and working , hopefully I won't come down in the morning to one speaker disconnected ! thanks  

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Edgie70
2 years ago
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AustinBossContributor I
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One TV Channel out of all channels is mute

I have a new Sony Bravia 75” 4K with a direct line to the internet for streaming. Audio includes an Arc, Sub, and two 1SLs. Arc is plugged into the eARC port. All channels are selected from the Home button with no inputs to the HDMI inputs. Prime, Netflix, MLB, Disney+ all work just fine, but Hulu loses all volume periodically. Sometimes the audio will work for a while and then cut out. Sometimes turning it off for a while will restore audio when it is turned back on.Any suggestions? 

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3 years ago
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mgrahnContributor I
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IOS S2 app always showing Dolby Atmos

I just purchased the Beam Gen 2.  I have a Roku Ultra 2022 and a Sony with an ARC HDMI port.  The new IOS app S2 always shows in “Dolby Atmos” on all content.  This can’t be true.  Does the Roku Ultra upscale every signal to Atmos?  

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ratty
8 months ago
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RasmithnmContributor I
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Audio Drop during scene chahges

I have a SONOS Arc connected to my LG monitor. The sound bar stops working each time a scene changes during a movie, and a commercial is broadcast when watching broadcast television. The dropout lasts about 30 seconds, then begins to work again. 

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11 months ago
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RyanBLContributor I
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feature request move surround sound

Hello dear support I read lots of comments about beeing abke to make move souroundsound avble. I understand when unbonding and bondong it takes lots of tome and configuration. However i've seen this is wanted by a big part of the community so my question, is this matter on the timeline from sonos to develop?Apprechiate the answer thanks and have a good dayKind regardsRyan B

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2 years ago
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AlijohntContributor I
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Arc and Pansonic Tv

I have an arc, sub and 2 one sl’s. I am planning to upgrade to a new Tv.   The Panasonic 50HX820B looks good with Dolby Atmos which should, in theory, make the most of my set-up when streaming Netflix or Amazon Prime via the Tv. However it seems to output Arc, not eArc.  Will that make a difference to my sound experience?  

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2 years ago
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Little SwiftContributor I
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Compatibility Sonos One and Sonos Play 1

I setup surround sound several years ago with a Sonos Playbar and 2 x Sonos Play 1s and wanted to replace one Play 1 with the Sonos One to use with Airplay specifically but also Alexa if I wanted. Alas, upon purchase, I have found they are not compatible and I’m unable to do this. Somewhere in your documentation you should mention that it is not possible to pair speakers, particularly as I wasn’t even aware that the Play 1 and Sonos One were different beasts. A beast indeed.

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3 years ago
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galaxyqContributor II
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Arc + Samsung QE65Q80R : do they work together?

I’d like to pull the trigger on an Arc, upgrading from a Playbar, but am terrified it will screw everything up.  We have a large Sonos system still on S1 due to a Connect and some Play5 Gen 1s.  I’d be happy to take the step up to the Arc, and go S2, but reading conflicting reports about compatability with my QE65Q80R.  If I take the leap there’s no going back, and it might be a total waste of time, money etc.  

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3 years ago
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DentonesContributor I
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SONOS 5.1

I have 4 x Play One's, a playbase and a sub. Can I use all of these in a Sonos set up like 5.1?

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Ken_Griffiths
2 years ago
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CCJACKContributor II
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good stands for Sonos Move

I have a pair of Sonos move speakers (bought them versus 1s because I enjoy the flexibility to take them outside in the summer) that are hooked up to my turntable via a port. They work great, but are currently sitting on boxes because I haven't found any decent stands that are meant for them.  Curious if anyone in the community has found a good set of speaker stands that can securely hold them? I know I could wall mount with Sanus but I would ideally want them a bit farther away to get a better sound when I listen to records. 

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bockersjv
1 year ago
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BennyBlancoContributor I
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Adding Arc and Amp to existing HT

We are looking to add the Sonos Arc and Amp to our current HT setup. Below is a crudely drawn picture of what we have today and how we think it will be setup. Question: Does the Arc and Amp need to be connected by wire or wireless? Can I get TV sound with both the ARC/Amp? Would we need to connect the Sonos Connect, PS4, Android and Sat. receiver directly to the TV?Appreciate any help, we are newbies at this. 

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3 years ago
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mjlee325Contributor I
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Home theater using Sonos Arc and Beam

Couldn’t find the answer to this but was wondering if I could use the Sonos Arc with the Beam as the rear speaker for a home theater setup. Considering they can both do Atmos...was thinking it could be a nice setup. Thoughts?

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1 year ago
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SteveZenContributor II
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Optimizing Sonos System

Current Sonos products in my living room listed below. Is this an optimal surround system system? From what I read, Sonos Ray is a step back in quality, so that is not an option. What components am I missing or is this a decent Sonos setup. Thanks for any expert guidance. Sonos Playbase Sonos Play 1 Sonos Play 1 Sonos Sub (Gen2)

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1 year ago
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Rene6345Contributor I
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Failed Sonos orginal optcial audio cord.....

My original optical equipment audio cord no long successfully connects the Sonos Playbar to the TV. Playbar works fine with other sounds sources. The Sonos Playbar using the original optical audio fails to make a working connection with two different TVs leading me to conclude the optical audio connector cable is the problem. The cord appears to have "female" to "male" plug-ins on both ends of the cord. I am unable to find such a replacement cord from the normal after-market suppliers. Does any  one know of a source for Sonos replacement parts? I am unable to find online connection to order a replacement optical audio cord that works with the Playbar. Unfortunately, I now own 3 replacement optical audio cords that will not connect with my Playbar and a TV and the orgianal which connects but does not work.  

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controlav
2 years ago
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FriskeAvid Contributor I
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Sonos One & Sonos Play 1 paired rear together?

I'm getting a Sonos Playbar and want to add rear speakers for surround sound but also want to have Alexa voice control. Instead of using two Sonos ones in the rear is it possible to do a Sonos one and a Sonos Play 1 as rears or does it have to be the same speaker in the back?   Thanks!

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3 years ago
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Digitize4uContributor I
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TV Source Skipping on Additional Speakers

I have a TV with a Sonos beam attached.I also have a Sonos Move, a Sonos Rome and 4 Sonos Amps outputting to speakers throughout my house and pool area.  If I play music through the beam and group other speakers, everything works GREAT.   No issues whatsoever.  If I put the source on my SmartTV to Youtube and play videos and only play the beam, no issues whatsoever.  However, when i group the other speakers (Move, Roam and Amps), I get audio skipping.  I have seen this topic many times but I haven’t found a solution.   My connection is great.  I have fast and strong internet.  I have also tried new cables, switching TV’s, connecting the TV and Beam via ethernet and have placed calls to support with no luck.Unless I get a good solution, my next step will be to put another amp and connect my TV and a non-sonos soundbar to the Amp and see if that works.This is really frustrating.  I have a significant investment in Sonos products and I don’t think what I am trying to do is unreasonable.

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9 months ago
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Bill KentContributor II
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sonos Arc sound: Little Things

I must say, the smallest of changes make all the difference!  For me, using an older iPad for Trueplay, pointing the mic towards the arc when tuning for 2nd part and then following Peter Pees advice on angling the arc (to achieve better atmos) made huge differences in the sound, night and day really.  Highly recommend Peter pee videos if you’re not getting the right sound!

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James L.
3 years ago
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sumerianContributor I
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Apple TV and Dolby Atmos in films

I´d like to buy Arc and Sub mini. I have TCL tv and Apple TV 4K. Will be Dolby atmos in films available in situation when I connect Apple TV to normal TCL HDMI port, and Arc I will connect to TCL ARC HDMI port? And I suppose, that when I connect Arc with Apple TV via Airplay 2, and play some film with Dolby atmos, this Dolby atmos will not be available?

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18 days ago
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06DameContributor I
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Ceiling Speakers

Can you add the ceiling speakers to the ARC, Sub and 2x One SL's? Been all over YouTube and Google search, but can't find anything solid. Tried to get the Atmos effect to the fullest. 

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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rpbrooklynContributor III
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Zone controls

Is there any plan to integrate volume sliders and play/pause controls on the “rooms” (zone selection) page of the app? I think it’s be very convenient to have control over each zone without having to load each zone in the app first. For example, if I have 3 zones playing music, I can alter the volume on one of the zones playing from the rooms page instead of having to select the room and then alter the volume.

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melvimbe
1 year ago
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ShinyDebContributor I
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Sonos Arc & Samsung Q900 compatibly

I see quite a few sporadic messages for intermittent connectivity issue between the Sonos Arc & many Samsung TVs. My symptoms seems to be very similar to others where audio completely cuts out and a lot of restarts later, the audio (eARc) is restored. I’ve tried new cables, different AnyConnect settings, varying audio formats and the issue persists.  does anyone have a long term fix for these issues?  thanks in advance!

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2 years ago
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