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AndyMittelmanContributor I
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Accessory for Arc Ultra soundbar

I am looking to buy the Arc Ultra Soundbar and the Arc Ultra Wall Mount Accessory. Does anyone have experience purchasing a recessed wire hider (to snake the wires into the wall). For example, I’m looking for something like this, but that will fit with the Arc Ultra Soundbar. Thanks!! https://www.amazon.com/Echogear-Soundbar-Safely-Cables-Behind/dp/B07H9DDP1X/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3G2FR10D4T8R6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6J46AJuvnCYq3ghoiQqz37nPiX1nIUkEIDxEeXC7afOpM-F2JDXQFqwuMKEvT4TpULf3yCxQC0iNefCDqG7p_mGQAjudXt73iNwdzC8Sts5rFTcsfxvqHMtvbDruonHU9xBDi686C7VziE4I72IqKM6ZaEdyl94a6pZvc4WpYXoXNADEbocIV9IbJdGzCjRKcbYKRbggxoiakUHBIrAjjTwRnJeFjuVmz6abRRdcP5o.i-T64rbpYXivsNPirs5O2y58rUIjpxedlnXwiHAUzGc&dib_tag=se&keywords=tv+and+soundbar+cable+concealer&qid=1743075310&sprefix=tv+and+soundbar%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

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ABallContributor I
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HT 5gh band change

Hi, could support please tell me the channel numbers the Arc uses to talk to the surrounds? It's playing havoc with wireless devices killing speed and causing disconnection. If the Arc has been designed to use a specific range of channels I can create a new 5ghz network with a fixed channel outside of the HT range the Arc uses. I read some old posts where people have fixed the Arc to 52 but I can't find a way into the system to change it, just it's 2.4 for router connection. I have transferred my system to a friend so I need a permanent fix. Ethernet is not an option if that's one solution. Thanks.

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RowiAvid Contributor II
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Best way to listen to music in home theater setup

Hello Sonos community,I’m struggling to find the best way to listen to music in the full setup: Arc Ultra, Era 300, Sub 4The music sounds completely different depending on the source, that is super annoying:Spotify from Sonos App vs Spotify from AppleTV Apple Music, … Airplay

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Sonos Arc Ultra and Sound Issues with Sky Q

I have just purchased the Sonos Arc Ultra (one week ago) and I am having issues with the sound not playing on some sky channels and fine on other channels. When I use it direct with the Tv’s Apps it seems to be working fine with Amazon and Disney etc but when playing it back from the SKY Q will not play properly  I can see there are lots of other people with the same kind of issues  Any advice would be appreciated 

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Connecting sonos amp to a frame tv that already had a samsung sound bar and wireless sub?

I recently jumped the gun and installed four sonance in ceiling speakers with a Sonos amp controlling them. I already have a Samsung soundbar for the tv with a wireless subwoofer from Samsung. Now stuck trying to figure out if possible to have all speakers work at the same time for the tv? Would love to have the four ceiling speakers and sound bar work at the same time but concerned I can’t link all together. Help please

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Is it possible to set up a home theater using just a pair of Sonos Beam Gen 2 and Sonos Era 100 pair without a Sub?

https://www.sonos.com/en-us/blog/5-1-vs-7-1-surround-soundThe article above says that pairing Sonos Beam 2 + Era 100 + Sub allows for 7.1.4 expansion. My question is, is the Sub absolutely necessary? Is it possible to configure it as 7.0.4 without the Sub?

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CguielContributor I
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hooking two sonos amps to outdoor tv hdmi arc

I have two sonance architechural outdoor 6.1 sets powered by 2 seperate sonos amps and have now added an outdoor tv. I would like to use both amps for the tv. It has an Arc hdmi out on the tv which I have spit to the two amps but I don't seem to be able to get sound. any ideas. tv is set to arc ou

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PerroflautaContributor I
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No stocks of era 300

Hello, I enter the Sonos page and, although they say that from May 2, when I try to pay with PayPal it tells me that PayPal cannot be used if there is a lack of stock. This seems incongruous. I am quite disappointed because I was determined to take advantage of 30% to renew my playbar and play1 for the Arc ultra system and it was 300, but I find it impossible to buy it. When will there be stocks of era 300 in Spain? Greetings.

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soundlyContributor I
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Roam 2 pair: slow to catch up when unpausing BT

I use a Roam 2 stereo pair over Bluetooth as bedroom TV speakers. Works fine, *except*: if you pause the TV, then (a little later) unpause, it takes about 5-8 seconds before it plays an audio - before that: silence. It also does this when turning the TV on, but that's less annoying. Is there any way of disabling whatever sleep mode this is?

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bbeck757Contributor I
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Arc Placement Advice

I’m moving into a new home in a couple weeks and have some questions about how to place the Arc. For a little background, my setup in my living room will be the Arc, Sub (gen 3), and (2) One SLs for my surround speakers. I’d like to mount the Arc to the brick wall below the TV and above the fireplace/mantle but I don’t think the wall is tall enough to mount the Arc 4” below the TV like the website suggests unless I leave the Arc on the mantle. It’s a decent size TV and it might be close to touching the ceiling.How is the sound quality difference between mounting the Arc on the brick wall vs it just sitting on the mantle? The mantle sticks out probably 8” so I’m concerned with it blocking sound. Anyone have any advice? 

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BrodonkadonkContributor I
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Upgrading from Ikea bookcase surrounds to Era 300s game console sound issues

I recently upgraded from an Arc with ikea bookcase speakers for surrounds to Era 300 surrounds. Streaming content sounds great which is in typically Dolby Atmos or Dolby Digital 5.1. I tried out using my game console and am finding that the rear channels have a bit of a garbled sound. My console is outputting uncompressed 5.1 sound, and with the ikea speakers the rear channels sounded normal. My console specifically is a docked Steam Deck and I’m unable to output Dolby digital or atmos. Has anyone experienced this before and is there some remedy to fix?

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EricalismContributor I
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Should I upgrade ?

Hi, I am currently have beam gen 1, 2 One SL as surround, 1 sub mini. I mainly steam movies through Apple TV. Should I upgrade to Beam Gen 2 or Arc and do I need to upgrade the 2 One to Era in order to have Atmos? Thank in advance

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MSN88Contributor I
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Different configuration for TV and music?

Hi, I know this question was already asked several years ago, so I thought maybe it’s been updated since.I’ve got an Arc Ultra, Sub 4, and 2 300s, and I’d like to use a different configuration when listening to music then when watching TV. Basically, I’d like turn off the surround sound, when listening to music.Anybody know how to do that easily?Thanks everybody.

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dttiimd98Contributor I
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Single Era 100 with Ray soundbar

I bought a ray sounbar and sub mini as a set. I then felt like I missed the surrround experience as I have 4 overhead speakers from before but I don't have room for two speakers behind my couch so I only bought one era 100 speaker which I was told could sync with the ray sound bar and provide a rear feed. Is this incorrect? Do I need two speakers two have any chance of rear sound? Since the era 100 is sold as a single or a pair I thought it was good to go but I can't get it to sync with the ray soundbar for tv/movies. 

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SamSinContributor I
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Beam Gen2 User Manual

I had an install done by Best Buy. I purchased the Sonos - Beam (Gen 2) 5.0 Channel Smart Soundbar with Dolby Atmos. They took the manual when cleaning up.I tried downloading the PDF, but it shows up the size of a postage stamp no matter how hard I try to print it.  Is it possible to have a manual mailed to me? Who do I contact?

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XenomorphContributor I
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Surround arc ultra

Hi!. I’ve just started with somos arc ultra and i’d like ti know wich surround soeakers and sunwoofer i need to complete my home cinema (médium size room) . Itll be enougb with sub mini and era 100?

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DrecabContributor I
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No power button on Sonos Arc

When you spend 2700 on a surround setup you would hope it has a power button. Brand new 3200 lg tv always reverts back to sonos even when switched to TV speakers. I have to unplug from the wall everytime we are not watching a movie. 

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Danitron81Contributor I
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I can only get PCM stereo or Dolby Digital 2.0 sound on my Beam Gen 2

Hello, I have a Sonos Beam (Gen 2) connected to the HDMI ARC (not eARC) on my Samsung Q60R, and honestly, I'm completely stuck with the setup. So far, I can only get the sound to output in PCM 2.0 stereo or DD/DD+ stereo. I've already checked the TV settings, and there's no "Passthrough" option to let the soundbar handle the decoding. I have the option to connect it via Optical, but I'm not sure if that would help me achieve my goal of at least using the 5.1 channels (for now, without a subwoofer). Any ideas that could help me? Thanks!

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FriskeAvid Contributor I
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Surround Sound LG 75UT8000

Our fire station just got an LG 75UT8000.  We have been doing surround sound through a Samsung tv prior. As of right now I can get surround through the LG when playing through the built in apps. But I only get PCM when playing through the HDMI output which plays from an Apple TV 4K. There were no issues through Apple TV on Samsung TV. I haven't changed settings on Apple TV. I've tried auto & pass through options on LG TV and still get PCM through the Apple TV. Currently connected optical output audio through a Sonos Playbar.  Thanks for any insight 

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michaelwekuContributor II
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Home Theater Era 300 Placement

Hi,Would placing the era 300 upside down around 50cm from ceiling affect sound quality that much?Perceptually how would it differ from placing them at ear level?Thanks

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Arc ultra india release?

When will  the Arc Ultra available in India ?

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MiniEmmaContributor I
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Samsung One SolarCell Remote with Sonos Playbar but via ARC Audio Extractor/Converter

Hi allThis is similar to a lot of posts on here but with an added extra in the form of Optical - HDMI converter.We just bought a Samsung S95D TV and all was well.  Once I discovered the Universal Remote settings on the TV and just clicked Yes to the Power Off question I even had the One SolarCell remote working the volume on my beloved Sonos Playbar that was connected to the One Connect box via Optical cable.BUT we noticed terrible lip sync issues when watching on our Sky Q box but the delay was the wrong way around for any of the delay settings to work. All delay settings just made it worse.  Googling seems to show this is a known issue.SO we bought an Optical/HDMI converter, plugged the optical from the Playbar into it and then it into HDMI 3 eARC and the lipsync is much better but I can no longer find a way to make the ONE SolarCell remote to work the volume.I've tried all sorts of configurations in the Universal Remote settings but I am unsure whether to choose Optical or HDMI 3? I

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AdeTheuxContributor I
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"No signal" LG + Arc + Apple TV + TV box

I’ve read dozens of threads about the “no signal” problem when the Arc is connected via eArc but still have an issue that appeared recently.No config change, but I did receive a new TV box from my provider. Since, then, when turning on the TV, I get a “no signal” message on the LG TV.Apple TV works fine constantly. Switching the input back to TV gives “no signal” again.I performed the TV setup after unplugging everything and letting the TV etc unplugged for about 10 mins.I performed a factory reset on the Apple TV, Arc, LG TV, and received a new TV box from my provider as they thought it was the culprit.If I plug the TV box directly in the TV HDMI port (not via eArc), it all works fine.But via eARC, the Apple TV will always work and the TV box will pretty much always show “no signal”, black screen and of course no sound.If I un/replug the HDMI of the TV box, sometimes, the Arc LED turns green, sound starts playing and the image appears again. Sometimes the sound will start playing but

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kallenContributor I
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Using existing, non-Sonos surround speakers with an Arc Ultra

I am upgrading my home theater with an Arc Ultra and would like to use my existing, wired surround speakers and Velodyne sub-woofer. Is that possible; if so, how?

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TheChemistTrending Lyricist I
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Sonos ARC with Apple TV 4K gen3 and LG OLED evo C4

If you activate the eARC option on LG OLED evo C4 (2024 model) the native DD+ 5.1 audio is sent from the Apple TV 4K gen3 streaming Apps to the Sonos ARC soundbar in Multichannel PCM 5.1 format with loss or little presence of surround effects and poorly reproduced central voice, while if you deactivate the eARC option on the TV (therefore keeping the less performing ARC transmission) the audio reproduced by Sonos ARC is the native DD+ 5.1 with the surround and central voice effects present and well reproduced...using the smart TV apps downloaded from the LG store the audio in eARC passes to the Sonos ARC soundbar correctly and is faithfully reproduced in DD+ 5.1...is there anything that can be done to avoid disabling eARC, which results in the failure to play Dolby Atmos streams ???...

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