Home theater

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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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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OKFLGAContributor I
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Playbar TV sound goes off

Playbar TV sound goes off from time to time when changing channels? Fast forward or return will usually turn it back on. Sound goes off not power. This occurs with both sat tv box and smart tv wifi feed.Thanks 

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Airgetlam
2 years ago
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Gauravsharma.SydContributor I
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Adding multiple sonos one’s

Hi, I have sonos arc, sonos sub and two Sonos one speakers in my setup. I want to add two more sonos ones in the exisiting setup. I want to add them as surround for the rear sides. If I buy two more will I be able to add them to the exisiting setup or will it have any problems adding all of them in one group. Please suggest. TIA. 

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106rallye
10 months ago
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philip1982Contributor I
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play bar audio

Hi. Can I turn down the TV audio whilst watching the TV picture but using the Play Bar for music?

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ratty
1 year ago
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Macx214Contributor I
asked in Home theater

airplay sonos

Wanting to airplay a video from ipad to my sonos beam which is then connected to a monitor. Does the beam only output audio and no video?

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1 year ago
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Dafto75Contributor I
posted in Home theater

improve the TV audio

Good morning everyone. I have a set of two Play 5s that I use to listen to music. Now I would like to improve the TV audio a lot (especially the speech), do you think I improve a lot by purchasing and connecting a Beam soundbar? Or do I just connect the two Play 5s to the TV? Thank you

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controlav
1 year ago
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Oliv64100Contributor I
posted in Home theater

Connecter un videoprojecteur android

Bonjour,Avez-vous trouvé une solution pour connecter un videoprojecteur à une ARC ?J’envisage d’acheter un videoprojecteur connecté qui fonctionne sous Android, auriez vous une idée ? Merci d’avance pour vos réponses.Olivier.

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3 months ago
LGB65
LGB65Avid Contributor I
posted in Home theater

Tiene SONOS previsto lanzar altavoces envolventes con sonido Dolby Atmos..?

Tiene previsto SONOS durante este año 2022 el lanzamiento de altavoces traseros envolventes con altavoces superiores para Dolby Atmos..?

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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JjgoldContributor I
asked in Home theater

Can Arc and Amp share same sub?

Want to use amp (older white version) with sub for music and arc for tv, can the sub connect to both devices, so when watching tv the sub is controlled by arc, and when listening to music it’s controlled by amp. 

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melvimbe
2 years ago
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Steve LeemanContributor I
posted in Home theater

TV connectivity

I've recently purchased a new Pioneer TX55JZ1000B tv and whilst I can connect through the app my phone for the volume it will not sync to allow me to adjust the volume on the remote as all my other TV's in the house so?I currently connect via a optical cable as that is the only option on my soundbar....any help would be appreciated. 

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1 year ago
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JulienC92Contributor I
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how to add 2 play 1 for Surround to a home cinema set up made of 2 other play 1 + 1 sub ?

Hello, i have 2 pairs of Play 1 + 1 sub (+ 1 connect for turntable)I want to create a 4.1 home cinema set, using 1 pair of Play1 as front speakers + 1 pair of Play1 as surround speakers + 1 subI paired each pair of play 1 together + grouped sub with the front speakers pair.my problem now is that system doesn t allow me to add surrounds speakers to the 2xPlay1+Sub group … anyone knows how I could have a turnaround here ?thanks in advance.

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2 years ago
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AlegroveContributor I
posted in Home theater

Balance control.

I have recently lost the ability to control the balance of my rears, when used as rear surrounds.  Sonos have told me that the only way to restore the balance control is to separate them from the room as surrounds.  When set up in trueplay mode or not they, the rears, are out of balance which makes listening to music terrible.  This can’t be correct.  Can it? 

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10 months ago
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DottytooContributor I
asked in Home theater

compatibility?

Hey there,I have two Sonos S1 gen2 and want to know if the little Ray tv soundbar is compatible with my 2 speakers?If u you oh can help me Thankyou.😎 

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D
8 months ago
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david_02132Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Home Theater & Music

New to Sonos and just want to confirm if I can use 1 amp or need 2?  Looking to setup a 5.1 with soundbar/amp and 2 ceiling speakers in living room. Then in kitchen/dining room use 4 ceiling speakers.  From what I read you can connect up to 6 ceiling speakers to 1 amp. Not looking to use both systems at same time, but can I utilize the 5.1 and then the 4 other speakers separately with 1 amp? Hope this makes sense. thank you, David

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2 years ago
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SamlocoContributor I
posted in Home theater

sonos surround

I have a sonos full surround system which is the arc the base and 2 one SL speakers, is it so possible to add in ceiling speakers to this system or that is all I can add to the surround system?

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1 year ago
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Margo22Contributor I
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Sync Issues Sonos 5 with iMac HDHomeRun (TV) over airplay

I am experiencing sync issues with Sonos 5 using Airplay to sync with Apple iMAC that has HDHomeRun device attached for TV access. Any suggestions as to how to stop sync issues?

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1 year ago
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nickwijngaardsContributor I
asked in Home theater

Sonos Arc stepper

Hi Sonos,I installed the Sonos Arc on my TV (with arc/earc). Only thing i’m missing as a feature is a stepper to increase/decrease the sound with 1-10% instead of 1%. It’s very irritating to press the volume button like 100 times.Thanks.

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2 years ago
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hoddy8770Contributor II
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Sonos Arc

I have a sonos playbar and am considering the Arc. I have looked up and everything mentions eArc my tv is HDMI arc with I get the and difference from the arc. my playbar is via sub and two play 1’s

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2 years ago
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Toby123Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Using the sub

Hi  I am about to add 2 sonos 1s as a stereo pair to my living room. In my conservatory I have an existing system of 2 sonos 1s and a sonos sub. How can I configure the living room pair to use the sonos sub in the conservatory, but ensure the sub still works with the conservatory pair? Thanks for any pointers.

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jgatie
1 year ago
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Wayne LContributor I
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sound issue

Good morning, I had a problem this weekend with my tv updating. No volume indicator on screen. Restarted system and that was corrected. Now the Sonos beam sounds hollow and the volume is still high even when the volume is turned down to zero. Any suggestions? Thanks

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1 year ago
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Post78Contributor I
posted in Home theater

Feature request: Adjust Night Mode strength

I’m not sure how to contact Sonos regarding feature requests so I’ll just add it here and hope for the best: I would like to be able to adjust the amount of the “night mode” effect used. I live in an apartment and there’s only maybe a 2-3 hour window in each day where I can fully enjoy my surround system. Unfortunately that’s during the day when it’s bright in my living room.Because of this I have to use “night mode” almost exclusively when watching content. While it sounds great, it’s a bit too extreme for normal daytime use. If I could bring the effect down 50% it would be perfect. I think that a lot of users would appreciate this function and a lot of purists might be less disgusted to hear it was being used. 😁

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11 months ago
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fandanzaContributor I
posted in Home theater

How do I synchronize my Sonos Home Theater Playbase & Surround Sound ?

How do I synchronize my Sonos Home Theater Playbase & Surround Sound with the lips from my LG OLED TV ?

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buzz
10 months ago
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mikeshickContributor III
posted in Home theater

Beam mount for Pioneer Plasma PDP 6010FD

anyone know of a mount for the beam to Pioneer Plasma PDP 6010FD, which has mount holes about 34” apart?  I’m having trouble :(

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Corry P
2 years ago
trintrax
trintraxContributor I
posted in Home theater

Home theatre with other rooms volume synchronised

I have a Sonos Arc with 5.1 in my living room. I also have one Play:1 in the bedroom and one Play:1 in the bathroom.  I like to have them all grouped when watching TV. The only thing what is a bit annoying is that when I change the volume with the TV remote only the Arc gets louder/softer. The other grouped speakers don't change.  It happens all to often that I decrease the volume on the TV and the sound comes from bedroom and bathroom what is not what I want and it sounds strange. Is there a possibility to synchronise the volume changes for the entire group when using the TV remote? I know it works when using the app.

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trintrax
2 years ago
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giossenContributor I
asked in Home theater

Playbase with in-celling speakers

Hi, can i use my Playbase for making an home theater system with 2 in-celling speakers and a sub, all from Sonos?

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AjTrek1
1 year ago
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Johnny.668Contributor I
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status light on OneSL’s when setup as surrounds with Beam.

Setup: beam and 2 OneSL’s as surround products. I don’t always want to use the system in surround mode, so toggle the surround setting to off - simple. However, doing so changes the status lights on the OneSL’s to flashing green - which is kinda annoying. The issue though, is that the OneSL status light still flashes even when status lights settings are toggled to off!  Any suggestions to overcome this? Am I missing something? 

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106rallye
2 years ago
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