Home theater

I’m looking to buy the Sonos Arc for my Sony A1E 65 Inch Oled and I’m curious as to whether or not I will be experiencing true Dolby atmos given the hardware limitations of my tv. Apparently, Dolby Atmos requires an eARC input, however, I’ve heard from a few sources that you can still get Dolby Atmos with the ARC input via DD+ conversion. Is this setup possible? If not, is there any way I can remedy this situation with any external devices such as a dedicated receiver? Thanks!

I've read everything I can find re my question but am still unsure of what is possible.  I want to buy an Epson LS11000 cinema projector that has an eARC port and connect it to my Sonos Arc and use Apple TV4k as my streaming device.  Is that possible or do I need to buy a splitter such as the HDFury Arcana in order to use the soundbar?  Or do I need to return my Arc/One’s and get a different sound system?

It took me a while to crack this,  I could not find anyone else writing about their success online, and I’m SURE I’m not the only one with this problem. I hope someone else finds this helpful:I have a projector set up on one end of the room, and want the sound to come from the screen in front of me, not the projector.  Without a TV, I’ve got nothing to generate an HDMI ARC signal -- Sonos doesn’t create it, my reciever can’t create it, and even the projector can’t create it, so Sonos wouldn’t let me use HDMI at all.  Even if they could have, I can’t run an HDMI under my floor or through my walls, and I really didn’t want to trip on the cable.  My reciever has plenty of optical input slots, but no optical out. Bluetooth has been serving us well for carrying the sound across the room -- quality is WAY better than I expected -- but the BEAM does not accept Bluetooth Input.  After trying and failing with a lot of different ideas, here’s what ultimately worked:Fire TV Stick → BenQ HT2050A p

Just bought the Sub Mini to complete my Beam 2/2xOne home cinema and when I try to connect them to the rest of the system the app keeps saying it can't be done because there is a new update app available but it's not on the play store so I need to wait. Please tell me this is some sort of joke. Who on earth disables important features of an app before the update is available. Is this the type of thing I can expect from Sonos? I'm not best pleased I'm sat here after having spent hundreds of pounds on this sub and can't even use it.

I purchased the Sonos Arc, Sub and two one Sl's. While I was sort of happy with the Cinema Sound stage, I wasn't happy with the sound of music through this set up. In my opinion, the arc is an awful sound with music only, great with Home Cinema. While I get that this set up is primarily for Home Cinema, I have changed the One Sl's for two fives. However, I only wish Sonos would allow the user to disable the Arc when playing music through the Fives. You can disable the sub and the surrounds, why not the Arc? At the moment I have set the One SL's back up with the Arc and sub and set the Fives up as another room within our living room. A pretty overkill option just to use the Fives as a standalone pair. Im wondering as a work around, if the option of disabling the WiFi of the arc in the app would work? However, I see you need an ethernet cable connected to do this. Maybe if I put an ethernet cable and don't connect to the Router, this will enable the user to use the toggle within the app

Sonos Arc with Front and Rear Surrounds! How to connect! Ultimate Sonos surround system with 7 speakers and 2 subs.Setup:  1)Use digital audio splitter2) and 2 Sonos HDMI digital audio adapter. Connect everything via 1 optical cable and 2 hdmi + 2 Sonos HDMI optical adapterThen you have to install 2 system in Sonos app:1) In Sonos app you can connect Sonos Arc with 2 Sonos fives (or Sonos in wall or Sonos ceiling with rear Sonos AMP) + sub2) And second you have to connect Front Sonos APP with Sonos in wall (or Sonos ceiling) + Rear Sonos AMP with Sonos ceiling (or Sonos in wall) + sub. I highly recommend connecting a subwoofer as it will take the bass off the speakers.  Since I had a problem that the sonos in wall vibrated a little.  But after connecting with a subwoofer, everything became fine.At all you will get fantastic audio experience. How to connect in this video:  Moderator Note: Made corrections requested by author. 

Have just added sub mini to my existing Beam (1) and 2xPlay 1 setup.  Appreciate there are other setups ( more £s) but this is the best home cinema setup I’ve experienced to date.  Think I’m going to enjoy this upgrade :-)

Is the hdmi cable provided with the arc is getting the best possible performance for sound??

Pretty new to the surround world. Been a Sound Engineer for 25 years so I focused on getting the best stereo sound I could.Just ordered a new Beam Gen 2 and have a couple of older Play:1 speakers. I planned on just keeping the Play:1 as multi room speakers, but I’m curious about adding them as surrounds.If I add them as surrounds, does this affect the Atmos playback in the Beam? As in, does it then try to play all surround content as 5.0 or will it play the Atmos content through the Beam while adding some rear info into the surrounds?Or are the surrounds ignored when playing Atmos content?Having trouble finding this information. Thanks.

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. 😁

Hey allJust after some advice. We have a Playbar set up with two Ones as surround sound.We have a new Five and will connect the record player to.Are we able to add the Five to the surround system or will this have to be a standalone speaker?

 I just got my Sonos Arc today and I’m loving it!I was just wondering if my Arc is too far from my TV (20 inches from bottom of TV) as Sonos recommends Atleast 4-6. If so, do you guys recommend wall mounting the Arc? Am I loosing any sound immersiveness? Currently the Arc is sitting below my sitting position so if I wall mount my Arc will it noticeably sound better. For reference my ceiling is 9ft and I'm sitting around 6.5ft away from the ArcAlso should the Arc be placed on the tip of the console like the pic attached or I can push it backward as it will look neater.My main use is for watching movies and TV shows so I would appreciate any setup improvement. 

Can 2 Roams be used as rear/surrounds with a Beam?

Hi.I’ve bought Philips TV. OLED806. I have Sonos Arc and Ones.And lip sync wasn’t correct. Adjusting to step 5 (the highest) helped a little. But it seems as it needs at least step 7. Or more.Is it possible to “hack” this setting to allow higher number? :)Thanks.Josef

Hey guys, so I’m a bit of a novice when it comes to this kind of stuff. I’ve searched a few times on here and I’ve been able to ascertain that the ARC can’t play DTS-HD tracks, but this is where I get a little lost.I have a LG CX OLED connected to a Panasonic 4K bluray player with a Sonos Arc + Sub + 2 x ones for surrounds.  Trying to play Scream 2 4K which has a DTS-HD 5.1 track. The Sonos app says it is playing Multichannel PCM 7.1 and it sounds pretty awful. Very soft and not at all powerful.  Am I doing something wrong ? Or is there a bit of a workaround ?  Sorry I do appreciate that this has probably been asked ad nauseam but just feeling a little lost :(

I have Sonos Arc since 2020. and a playstation 4 pro. Sonos never worked with PS4 like its other straight-forward features.  I wonder if there is anyone in the world has succeed connecting them? will there be any PS support come to Sonos? Since Sonos overrides settings and doesnt support PlayStation mutes everything; and the forgot putting a turn off button on it, i have to plug it off while playing PS Sonos drastically decreases my gaming comfort, fyi who has a PS and would like to consider buying Sonos system Moderator Note: Combined two posts so it doesn’t look like topic has been replied to already.

Requesting Sonos to have the option by end of 2022 to early 2023 to be able to install front right and left front speakers to a home theater setup to get dedicated right and left sounds from it's own front speakers.

I have surround system with Arc + 2x One SL. I have already Trueplay-tuned that system with my Iphone 14 Pro Max, which has iOS 16.0.2. Now I have recently added also Sub Mini to that system without any problems, but when I try to Trueplay-tune the whole system, I get error message that Iphone is not supported ??? Any idea, what could be the problem and silution ?

I have a projector, Arc, Amp and 2 Subs. I had purchased an HDFury Arcana and had nothing but issues with the unit their tch support helped as much as they could.So I purchased a new Epson projector, LS12000, with eARC. Source is a 4K Apple TV.The CEC works perfect from the Epson remote control. The system is now reliable enough for my family to use. I’ve also remapped, using Pro Control, a Lutron Pico to control the projector and lighting in the room. One button turns on the projector and lighting and another turns everything off. Next, I’ll be looking to hack the Atmos and install in ceiling speakers and use the internal amplifiers, hopefully it’ll offer better sound.  

Hey everyone, I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to all things sound. Love my Sonos system and just got the mini sub for my Beam + One setup. I’m struggling to figure out where to place it in the room. The best spot space wise is on my entertainment unit behind the TV.I know it’s not perfect, but how much bass quality am I losing with that placement?Thanks!

I just bought me a Sonos Beam (Gen 2). Attached to my LG tv via HDMI Arc.When listening to TV everything is fine. But streaming form Netflix, HBO the sound is very hard to control.When I turn op the volume to listen to the voices, then the Music and sound effects is way to high. Going the other way around, turning volume down for music and sound,  I can’t hear the voices.I have tried enhanced speak and night mode, but that does not help. It’ s like the sound and music is 3-4 times higher that the voices.Very annoying especially late at night trying to watch a movie without waking up people sleeping.Any suggestions? Otherwise I have to turn it back, I can’t live with it as is.

We all know the complaints and issues with the sound profile being changed on the Sonos Arc through recent updates. The majority of people picked this product based on its sound profile and most likely listened to the set up in the store, friend or family's house, etc. Changing the sound profile on the product after its been purchased without giving an option to keep it as original as absolutely ridiculous. The product was bought. Changing it without the ability to remain the same or change it back to how it was at purchase is sooooo odd that I have to wonder what they were thinking. I think we have waited more than enough for a "fix" or way to return it to before. Something needs to be don't and soon.

Received my Sonos mini sub. Set it up, power light is on, no difference to the music? Anyone with any ideas.  NICK

I upgraded to a new TV that supports Dolby Atmos, eArc, etc. I often stream content through an Apple TV 4K which does a better job than the TV’s native apps or any of the Firestick products.Currently the set up is Playbar, Sub (gen 2) and two Play:1 surrounds. I ordered a Beam Gen 2 to replace the Playbar to take advantage of Atmos content. (Sorry, Arc, but your price and mounting system made you impractical for my setup.) Question 1: Playing music via my Apple TV seems to be the only way to get Atmos/Spatial music into the system. I’m fine with that for the moment. Right now when playing TV content it automatically goes to speech enhancement mode, something I absolutely want when watch video content. So this comes on automatically when playing music via Apple TV. Does this impact music audio and how? Will I have to remember to turn speech enhancement on and off manually to take best advantage? Question 2: Since I still love my Playbar, I’m thinking of putting it in a large room (no TV

I recently removed my Sonos Arc/Sub/One SL system from my TV Room and installed a Sony audio system on my Sony TV. I preferred the Sonos system so after a couple of days I removed the Sony audio system and I installed back the Sonos. But the problem now is that the Sonos sound is badly affected. Bass is boomy both from the Arc and the Sub and there are screeching, harsh sounds from the rear speakers.  Only other change I made is I installed EU plug to UK plug adapters on the end of the power cables. In Cyprus where I live power plugs/sockets are the same as in the UK but for some reason Sonos ships its products with EU plugs. Before I plugged the EU plugs (2 pin) in the 3 pin sockets but I thought it was better to use an adapter now. What can I do to fix this? I did the TV setup in the Sonos App but still no change. I thought of resetting the TV and the Sonos speakers too but I would like to hear from someone on this forum first.