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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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Salsa_mikeContributor I
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Amp (in ceiling speakers) + soundbar + sub

I moved into a townhouse with in-ceiling speakers pre-installed, so I purchased the newest Amp (as of late 2023) to power them. It works great for steaming music from my phone. It also works great via an HDMI connection between the amp and my TV.  I want to add a subwoofer and a soundbar so I can:1- Stream music from my phone and get in-ceiling + subwoofer (soundbar is a bonus, don’t care if it works)2- Watch TV/movies and get in-ceiling + sub + soundbar in terms of products I’m thinking about adding, I am thinking Beam 2 and Sub 3rd gen   will this setup work with what I’m trying to do? 

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Stanley_4
3 months ago
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CG1218Contributor I
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Arc turning TV off TV

Hello everyone, My current set up: Sonos Arc SL, Apple TV (latest gen) and an LG OLED65CXPUA. I also have the latest HDMI cables. Issue: TV will turn off randomly at times, most notably when watching YouTube TV. Sometimes it will make a buzzing noise and the TV turn itself off and at times it will take a couple minutes to come on. Other instances it will come back on in 30 seconds. I have tried everything under the sun to try and fix this issue. Turned off CEC, turned off EARC, switched HDMI cables and even ports, power cycle, etc. I’ve come across other TV such as Sony and Samsung having similar issues even without an Apple TV. Was there a recent update that broke something with the connection with other devices? This makes watching anything almost unbearable.  I would say within an hour of watching TV the does its little reset at least twice and as much as 4 times. If anybody has a solution or a possible way to roll back a certain update please let me know. Thanks.

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27 days ago
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RamseySContributor I
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Crackling Surround Sound

Play 5 Surround Speakers Crackling 

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3 months ago
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CayBobContributor I
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Remote control

Use Apple TV+ remote 

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jgatie
5 months ago
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AlbrittsContributor I
posted in Home theater

Surround sound issue.

HI, I have a play bar and 2 play 1’s set on my living room TV. I use optical feed from the TV direct to the play bar.  we have a problem that intermitently the sound changes from surround to what seem like music ambient play setting, so the vocal audio etc is sent to all three speakers, then at a random time ti will revert back to normal surround. So damn annoying!!! :-)Any ideas would be greatly welcomed!!! pleeeeeeeasecheers ALan 

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3 years ago
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airgrayContributor I
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Add Playbar to Beam?

Hey all!  Got a new TV and wanted Airplay & volume control to work so I bought a Beam to replace the Playbar from my old TV setup.  New TV working great with a Beam + Sub + 2 old Play 1’s for surround.  ✅ All good.Question: If I “group” the old Playbar to the room (as configured above), will the Playbar improve or detract from the 5.1 surround sound?Yeah, I know I could/should just try it but I’m away from home and wanted to ask the sound geeks first.  Thoughts?

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2 years ago
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HeksantiContributor I
posted in Home theater

help!

I have a beam and two One SL as surrounds but the surrounds don't work with my TV but do with music. The audio output from my TV is Dolby digital.

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106rallye
2 years ago
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Jacques BdxContributor I
posted in Home theater

Beam 2

Bonjour Est-il possible de couper l’alimentation de la Beam ou faut-il la débrancher ?

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Ken_Griffiths
7 months ago
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UdiContributor I
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Arc with surround from another room

I have arc in one room, and two surround one sls in another room. It's there an easy way for me to setup arc with surround in case I'm watching a movie? I want to temporarily move the ones, watch a movie, and place them back. Or the ones need to be retuned each time?

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2 years ago
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sifuhallContributor II
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Is a 2nd row of rear speakers possible?

I currently have a playbar, 2 play1s for L and R, and 2 play1s for rear and it works well.I am moving and in my new house I plan on having a theater room with 2 rows of theater style seats.I would like to add play1s behind each row for the rear channel.Is it possible to have 4 play1s for the rear channel?Maybe 6 play1s if I decide to expand?

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3 years ago
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fandanzaContributor I
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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
1 year ago
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JjgoldContributor I
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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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FabyBabyContributor I
posted in Home theater

sonos whole house setup

I’ve recently been turning my living room into a home cinema piece by piece, currently have the arc, 2 of the Sub gen 3  and 2 ones for my surround setup, also have 2 moves which I absolutely love.  going to upgrade to 2 fives for my surrounds, and putting the 2 Sonos 1 in my hallway and basement :) the sound quality is insane, the newly introduced Apple spatial audio works great with the Apple TV 4K  really impressed 

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Airgetlam
2 years ago
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bbence84Contributor I
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Beam2 + ATV4K + Feintech eARC passthrough + Philips TV - audio channels mixup (no dialogue) with Atmos?

Hi!I am not sure where the issue lies, but I would really appreciate some help, as I am losing my sanity here. :) Here is my setup:1. Apple TV 4K, 1st gen2. Feintech VAX04101 eARC Pass Switch (video input set to 2nd HDMI (the Apple TV), audio set to Auto, eARC switch ON)3. Sonos Beam 2nd gen + Sonos Sub Mini4. Philips 55PUS6482 TV (has HDMI ARC, but not eARC, hence Feintech VAX04101)Now the issue is the following, which only started to happen recently, and I have no clue why. In the Apple TV, I have set audio out to Auto, and Atmos enabled. We first noticed that the Netflix shows does not have any dialogue for most trailers or even the shows if started. I also use Infuse to stream some stuff from my PC, and those (e.g. Blade Runner 2048), does also not have some of the dialogue. I suppose the ones that would be the rear speakers, but I don't have any additional speakers (I only have the Beam 2nd gen soundbard and the Sub Mini).If I switch manually on the Apple TV to 5.1 and Atmos is of

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Corry P
12 days ago
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CambridgeContributor I
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surround sound

Do you really need 2 of the same devices for surround sound and why is that. I have 7 speakers collected over the years and all are differnt models do I really need another to use as surround sound. I was hoping to connect a Sonos bean and Era 300 together.  ThanksH

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jgatie
6 months ago
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SpurlyContributor I
asked in Home theater

sonos arc

Why cant I see sonos arc (paired with 2 play 1) on my room list.  When I had playbar on sonos 1 app I could see it on my list as living room and play music through it.

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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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jfdnaContributor I
posted in Home theater

Surround sound with a small tv

Thought I would share my experience using a 5.1 system with a 32” tv.Living in a smaller home, I’ve learned to use visual cues to help the space feel generous, but I really wanted to have an immersive experience. Limited to a 32” tv because of all the art & stuff on the walls, I bought a 4k Samsung tv (not a lot of choices), then added a beam/2. Then added 2 one st’s  for surround and a sub mini.The result is remarkable. Adding sound adds so much space with a small tv! With dwellings becoming smaller for many good reasons, sound really does help the space feel fuller. A yet relatively unexplored benefit for Sonos.

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Corry P
1 year ago
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Dennis from FLAvid Contributor III
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Arc cycles on and off when switching HDMI sources

I have three sources into the Arc (Apple TV, Cable box, TiVo antenna box) and output is to an OLED LG TV and am using a Logitech Elite remote with hub.   Most of the time all is well.   Sometimes when I switch sources, the source cycles on and off (video and sound) about once every second.   If I turn everything off, it fixes it and all is well again.  It happens most often when switching to the Tivo box but not always. Diagnostic= 1356345119  

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Ken_Griffiths
2 years 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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1 year ago
LGB65
LGB65Avid Contributor I
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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
2 years 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
3 years 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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3 years ago
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GazRhodesContributor I
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Distorted sound on Beam at startup

I have a Sonia Beam connected to a Samsung TV through the HDMI ARC port.When the beam starts, or when it has been muted for a period, the sound is distorted and crackles for the first few minutes. After a while it returns to normal so it almost seems like it needs to ‘warm up’. Is this normal behaviour?

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Airgetlam
2 years ago
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JipieContributor I
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réglage son

Bonjour , Comment faire pour régler le volume du son sur sonos avec télécommande de la tv ?merci.

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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