Home theater

Hi, I have the Sonos 5.1 system which I have set up with my LG 4k oled and I can choose DD or PCM On the TV setup menu. My first question is What is the difference with DD and PCM? Can they both do output true 5.1? With PCM will I get a different sound from each speaker if the source I am Using can pass through? I was watching a film the other night which was in 5.1 and put my tv setup to DD and every 30 mins or so it went silent for a split second then worked again, I think this is more regarding the TV than the Sonos. PCM gives me true 5.1 then I will change. Any help is much appreciated. Riddick

I successfully installed Playbase a couple months ago. It is still working as a speaker, but has disappeared from the app. HOw do I get it back?

Hello to all, I'm wondering to buy a playbar (truly still haven't decided yet between playbar and playbase). I have a B6V LG OLED TV with a central stand, not wall mounted, so my question are: 1) Should I choose a playbar or playbase - which sounds better, paired with the Sonos SUB? 2) If I will choose the Playbar, after trueplay, are there any big differences between installing it wall mount and tabletop? Question #2 is important because, in any case, I will NOT mount the playbar on wall. If I will chose the playbar, I thank to buy together with Flexson playbar stand in order to let the playbar became a base for my TV. Thanks in advance for your support.

New to this forum and what I would like to ask is my old Pioneer plasma 5080xd compatable with the Sonos Playbar, Does anyone have the same setup,all answers would be very much appreciated, Kind Regards Bob

Hi folks. Sorry if there’s an answer elsewhere. I have the Panasonic EX750b tv, as a result of turning off the speakers you get an annoying Speakers Off notice every time you adjust the volume. Anyone got a solution to removing the notice?

Ok I got the playbase and sub. Can hook up left and right fronts and left and right surrounds? I wanted to use two play 5’s as left right fronts and then purchase 2 play 1’s for the rear surrounds. :?

I have CONNECT:AMP with a pair of speakers connected to my PlayBar in a surround sound mode. The Surround sound "sound" works OK, but not as great as I expected. However, when I turn it off through the various apps, my old settings do not return. In other words, I don't see my old CONNECT:AMP pair of speakers as a separate room. In my house I have five CONNECT:AMPS, two PLAY:1's and one PLAY:3 and I run the SOnos app on three platforms, all recently upgraded. Love all other aspects of my Sonos network, but this issue frustrates me. Any thoughts?

Hi there, I never have had a problem with my speakers before (My setup is Soundbar + SUB + 2xNEW Play:5s. After the update to the 6.3 for some reason the right or left surround cuts audio sporadically. They never cut at the same time. What I already tried to do. 1 – Shutdown my router, wait a while and turn it on again. (My router is the ASUS RT-AC5300) Since this didn’t work I went to the next step. 2 – Remove the surrounds speakers, remove the power cord of the speakers, wait a bit and reconfigure the surround speakers. It didn’t work also. The sound cuts are very brief something like 2-3s of no sound from the affected speaker, and let’s say that on an interval of 10 minutes this happens around 6 times. Someone has any other troubleshooting tips? What to do from here? Regards, Tiago

I just set up the Playbar. Initially, the remote controlled the TV volume, but after a few min, I cannot control the TV volume via either the TV remote or the Sonos app. I've been to the "changing TVs" link and it mentions going to Room Settings and then Change Remote. This is not a listed option under my Room Settings menu. Any idea how to update/reset the remote settings to enable the TV remote to control the Playbar volume?

I thinking of entering the Sonos world, I'd like to start with the Playbar acting as my only speaker system and expand the system later as required. What would I need to connect the Playbar to an analogue source in addition to the TV?

hello i have a panasonic TX-55CX400B and i can't find how to turn off the internal speakers, and also the sound bar identifies my remote. But will not sync correctly, does anyone know how to fix said issues?

I just updated to 8.0 about 20 minutes ago. I have playbar and base connected to receiver and TV. It worked flawlessly prior to updating today. Now, when I select TV option, the play button is grayed out and I cannot select it to play. No sound from playbar or from base. I can choose a song and playbar works.

Hi. I got a benQ projector. The signal goes through HDMI into blurayplayer. Can i connect playbar with 2 linked play1 with optical and everything will work fine?

Hi, I currently have a PLAYBASE connected to an older TV. I am going to purchase a pair of PLAY.1's, as well as the SUB to achieve 5.1 surround. I am also planning to purchase a new TV, but I am really struggling to find which TV's are able to pass the 5.1 surround audio signal out through optical to the PLAYBASE. I am mostly concerned about Apple TV, and my Blu-ray player (connected to the TV via HDMI). I cannot find any definitive answer on which TV's are capable of this. Even the SONOS forum with a list of TV's is a very incomplete list. I am looking at the following TV's in the 65-75" range. If any of you have these, or any recommendation on a TV that is capable, please let me know. LG - 65UJ6540 LG - 75UJ657A LG - 65SJ850A Samsung - UN75MU800DFXZA Samsung - UN65MU800DFXZA Thanks Bob

Please can someone help with this problem. My Sonos setup includes playbar, sub and play1 x w. I have a Samsung UE65K8000 TV and Samsung UBD-K850, along with a SkyQ box. Everything is connected directly into the Samsung Connect box - TV into HDMI 1, Bluray into HDMI 2 and Playbar into the optical out. When I play my TV I can check on the app and it is outputting 5.1. However, when playing a DVD I can only get Stereo 2. I have tried numerous permutations of settings, and also tried introducing an optical switch, but wondered if there was a something I was missing somewhere. Thanks in anticipation. Alison

Hello, My setup: Vizio E500i-A1 HD TVArmstrong Cable PACE RNG200N DVR HD boxPlaybar, version 5.2(No Connect or Sub. Just two Play:1's in other rooms)My TV audio is turned off and the Playbar correctly starts up when I turn my TV on and plays audio fine. It also functions correctly as a music player when the TV is off.  My problem: Occasionally, when changing cable channels, the audio will cut out (when the new channel comes on, it is without sound). The problem is rectified when I turn off the TV and turn it on again. It will then be fine until I change the channel again, when the problem may occur again. I have not been able to notice any pattern - sometimes this happens, sometimes it does not. Thanks for your help.

I would absolutely love to purchase a set up for my home theater based around the SONOS Playbar.  I have one SONOS play 3 now and love it.  However, the lack of support for a feature/technology that seems to be present on not only my current TV, but many of newer TVs I have looked at recently absolutely baffles me.  For me, this support is a show stopper.  I am looking to purchase my new home theater equipment by the end of 2015.  Ideally any new functionality would also include support for 7.1 surround sound using additional Play 1 or Play 3's.  Hopefully this support can be added by then, or I'll be looking to implement another solution for my home theater, and later whole home audio set up.  I really hope SONOS is paying attention, I have seen numerous posts on here from other customers and dealers with very scant and shallow replies from SONOS.  It really makes me hesitant to purchase SONOS products when I get the feeling that the company seems conten

Ik wil met mijn laptop filmsdraaien via een beamer en wil het geluid graag via mijn Sons systeem afspelen? Kan dat, hoe doe ik dat?

Does the Logitech device work with Sonos?

I HAVE RUN DIAGNOSTIC NUMBER 8022983. READ THREAD ON FORUM AND TRIED ALL SUGGESTIONS - ANY IDEAS ON WHAT NEXT?

Does it make any sense to put a Playbase beneath a TV of an open faced cabinet the width of the Playbase? A Playbar is not an option due to cabinet design. Would the sound quality be severely hampered?

Hi there, I would like to use 2 Play:1’s with my TV and have left and right channels. I understand there is a LOT of complications doing this. I know that I can use an RCA to optical audio adapter and then the adapter to a Sonos CONNECT and then finally to the speakers. However, will the channels be individual (left and right)? If not, what do I have to do to achieve this? Also, would I be able to stream music via the Sonos app to the speakers or will they be just for the audio coming out of the TV? Kind regards, W Collins

Hi- I've successfully turned off the TV speakers and everything works perfectly, but I cannot seem to disable the onscreen text display of "Speakers Off" that shows up on my Panasonic TCP-54V10 every time I adjust the volume. It's a minor annoyance that I'd love to solve. I'm using a Comcast Xfinity XR2 remote to control the entire setup. I've seen a few potential solutions patched together but nothing that addresses my setup directly. Can you please give me some tangible steps? Thanks for your help.

Hi, I have a play base, a sub and two Play 1 surround speakers each side at the rear of the sofa, which is immediately in front of the TV. I decided to invest in two Play 3 speakers to place each side of the TV in a traditional 5:1 arrangement, but there doesn’t seem to be any way of adding them in the same room. All I can do is add them as a pair of stereo speakers in a new room. For music this is no problem, because I can group the two rooms, but they don’t seem to work with the TV, which is hard wired to the Playbase, via a digital fiber cable. Can anyone help with this?

I have the new Apple TV, and the remote is supposed to control volume for external devices. I can't seem to make it do the volume on my Playbar. Has anyone found a solution for this? My TiVo remote *does* do it, and I tried learning from the TiVo remote, but it just doesn't ever work for some odd reason.