Home theater

I am trying to setup a fairly large room that is family room & Kitchen. About 24 feet by 24 feet. I want to put a playbar on the TV, and have surround speakers. I also want to be able to fill the room with music when not watching TV. My question is, if I went with a playbar, sub and 2 play 5's for surrounds, when playing music, will the play 5's and sub act together and be stereo ? I think the right terminology is: If I bond the playbar, sub and two play 5's as surrounds, can the play 5's act as a pair when playing music and use the sub. To throw one more loop into the mix, I would be willing to put play 5's in each corner of the room. So would the config then be Rear play 5's are bonded to the playbar as surrounds. Sub is bonded to playbar. Front play 5's are for music only, so they are paired to be stereo, but will all 4 play 5's act as music speakers then ? The other option is I just put up play 5's and a sub for music, and a playbar, some play-3

Hi everyone. Sorry for yet another 5.1 question. I've tried searching and couldn't find anything applicable to my setup. We just bought a Playbar and Sub. We don't have cable/Direct TV. Samsung UN55MU9000 with their unusual "One Connect" box. It's a special cable from the TV to best I can describe, a hub. HDMI, Optical, USB. Apple TV - HDMI to this hub Xbox One S - HDMI to hub Optical from Sonos Playbar to hub. TV Set to optical All we get is Stereo from any movies played from ATV. Same with playing any games via XBox. Any guidance on solutions would be greatly appreciated. I'm sure if we can get 5.1 going, movies will be even more amazing (hopefully). Thanks, William

Ok, so there are tons of forums going around on this topic and feel like this is TV model specific as i have tried multiple ways suggested by users but none have worked for me. Basically I have an old LG OLED TV, model is #LG 55EC9300. and cannot connect the remote control to the Playbase I have tried device connector and used Optical-->optical-->Phillips--->remote 1,2,3,4 etc. but no luck :( Anyone else have this TV model and/or recommend any other options? Perhaps setup from scratch?

So I have a new PlayBar with Play3 surrounds which is awesome except we are experiencing 2 problems. Problem 1. The audio cuts out when watching Smart TV apps such as Netflix or Amazon. Also cuts out while watching U-Verse. When listening to music, it never cuts out. If I rewind a show / movie, change TV channel (sometimes), switch to music, I can get the audio to come back. Problem 2. Audio is lagging picture. No matter what I've tried, the AV synch or dialog settings on TV provide and Sonos App provide no help. Just reset to defaults for both TV and Sonos app. TV Used: LG 65UJ6540 - Current audio setting is Optical/HDMI ARC - Digital Sound is set to Auto which supports the audio supported Sonos formats of: Dolby Digital (Optical). This is according to the LG User Guide. Again, all AV synch settings set to Off Playbar Information: PLAYBAR: Family Room Version: 7.3 (build 36442130) Hardware Version: 1.9.1.10-1 Audio In: Dolby Digital 5.1 WM: 0 OTP:

With the latest version, is it still a requirement that both the Playbar and Connect:Amp be wired to the network when using the amp as surrounds for the Playbar?

Apparently the latest firmware for Sony's 2015 & 2016 models will fix the sound issues that's been plaguing us for the past few years. Certainly a welcome addition. Here's a copy of the announcement from Sony; We are pleased to announce that a new firmware update (version 3.885) will become available by network download directly onto your TV, on the 28th June 2017. The update features: Adds support for HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma) HDR format via HDMI input* Reduces input lag for 4K HDR gaming* Resolves issue where the right-hand side of the screen becomes bright when changing input from HDMI (4K signal input) to Terrestrial Resolves sound skipping when using Sonos sound bar Resolves stuttering playback on Amazon video when pressing ACTION MENU or VOL+/- buttons Resolves poor video quality on BBC iPlayer when using “Watch from start” feature

I recently bought an LG 65 inch SJ8000 model TV with a magic remote. I've set up my sonos playbar and I've tried syncing my TV remote several times and it keeps saying that it can't find the remote. I've gotten my TV set up for external speakers only, but I'm not able to control my soundbar from the TV remote. Anyone know why I can't?

i thought i was happy when my 10 year old system stopped working, i was excited to get my sonos surround system, already have a Play 3. I thought i would have a easy setup, tv, via optical cable to sonos, and my 4 new speakers. but as i read all this info, i think i am screwed. tv only puts out dolby digital plus, or sts studio sound, or dts premium sound 5.1, and sonos does not like any of those. tv is a Samsung UN65ju6500F what can i do

I have a Sony Receiver for my TV/DVD/etc I have from speakers wire to it and a subwoofer. I would like to add wireless Sonos speakers as rear speakers. Is this something the Connect:Amp would do?

I don't have a television or a home theater cabinet, rather a projector/retractable screen that comes down in front of a book case. - I'd like to place the sonos playbase on the floor under the book shelf's lowest shelf. It will have no obstructions for 36 inches above it or to the left or right. Will the audio suffer for being on the floor or does it need to be elevated? - My source is not a TV or A/V receiver, rather a mac mini running PLEX. The audio will be split out from the HDMI into optical and run to the playbase. Should I anticipate audio source issues? - My rear channels will be my existing Play 3s, any issues to anticipate with these? - I have a connect:amp that connected to a record player and a pair of vintage speakers, will the playbase be able to pickup the record player as a source? Thx!

Hello. I purchased a sonos playbar today and set it up with my sony bravia tv XBRD850. The remote worked initially (for a few hours) but now i have to control the volume through my iphone app. Please help as i need to use the Sony Bravia tv remote for volume control.

I am thinking of purchasing an outdoor projector and screen but would like to play the Movie sound through my two sets of outdoor sonos speakers. I control them through my Sonos app on my phone. Is this possible? If so how?

I have the Playbar as by front speakers and was wondering if I can add a single Play:3 speaker in the rear to serve as a rear channel?

I bought the Playbar + 2x Play 1 to see if it would work with my TV. I have my PC, Xbox and PS4 connected to the TV via HDMI and the TV connected to the Playbar with optical cable. I'm still not sure if the TV passes 5.1 or only stereo. The only option in the PC sound settings is stereo, so either it's because the TV only broadcasts stereo or because the computer only registers the TV which is stereo. On my normal AV receiver system the PC detects the receiver so it will let me choose between 7.2, 5.1, 2.1 etc. On the consoles it's difficult to tell if it's true surround or simulated. I tried testing with some games, but I can't be sure. I need to do more tests. I set the TV to Optical/HDMI ARC and PCM (and I can choose between Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus), but maybe I forgot something? It's a shame because I really like the system and the extended stereo (simulated surround) works fine for all stereo sources. It's also fine for movies. It's mostly for games I need surro

I am using a J-Tech HDMI switch that has the Spdif optical output (model #JTD4KAT0301SW). I have the audio output on the switch set to 5.1. Does the Sonos app allow you to verify if it is receiving 5.1 sound? Or can Sonos customer service determine that with diagnostic information?

Can any one suggest a projector with optical audio out capability? It doesn't seem like an option on most projectors.

I've just bought a playbar, my 1st Sonos device and have to say that I'm impressed, it sounds way better than the bose stuff it's replacing. I'm wanting to slowly expand it to a 5.1 system as funds allow. What would people recommend to buy next? The sub or a couple of play 1's for the rear channels? Also I can't mount the rear speakers behind the sofa as it's up to a wall, would the sound be right if they where out to the sides around 8' high and angled down to the seating position? Cheers

Hey guys just bought a playbar. At first use I was super impressed, but when I tried it on my PS4 I can't get high volume; hell I don't get volume at all until 50% and it takes up to 80% to get anything respectable. Plus, any other audio now is weak. This is upsetting 😞. What did I do wrong??

Does PlayBar or PlayBase provide this feature? This is a nice feature where one can setup an acceptable dB level and the speaker will auto-control the volume to that level coming from various channels/sources. Thanks

Is there a way to play music through my Playbase, while the TV is still on? For example, if I wanted to have the match on in the bachground, but the wife has friends round so the music is on to keep us all happy...? :8

We would like to 'copy' the output of the play bar to our surround speakers. That way all in the room can hear the dialog without have the play bar turned up too loud.

Hi everyone I have a system of a Playbar and ceiling surrounds powered by a Connect:Amp. Everything is in a Boost setup, and all seems to work fine. I have a few questions please: 1. Is there a way to switch surrounds on and off easily without having to go to the effort of typing in the Playbar’s IP address each time. When I watch TV, I want the surrounds activated. If I'm just chilling in the kitchen or something, then I want the ceiling speakers to be able to just play Spotify. Surely that's not as hard as finding the IP address of my Playbar and going to the settings each and every time? 2. Is there anyway to increase the level of the rears?

Playbase specs say is can take TVs weighing up to 77 lbs; mine (78 in Samsung) weighs 87 lbs. Can the playbase take this weight?

Excited to see hear about the Playbase. Particularly as the Playbar is too wide to fit in the alcove my TV sits in. I already own a Play5 and would like to know if it can be set up effectively to work with the Playbase. The marketing material only talks about using it with a Play1 and Subwoofer.

I have a 2016 Bravia KD-65XD8599 - I cannot get sound output from the optical connection to the soundbar - can someone please let me know where in the settings I can resolve this?