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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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TheEMVBContributor I
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Sonos ARC - 5.2

Hey GuysDo you know if is possible to have in my living room a 5.2 setup?  arc doing center Chanel and atmos2 Sonos 5  - Front left and Front right2 Ones SL  - Surrounds And 2 subs Thanks guys

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KeithmacVirtuoso
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Is Samsung M9500 best UHD player for Playbar?.

Hello all, my Playbar (and system) on S1 is still going great. We mainly stream Netflix etc over in built TV or Nvidia Shield Pro (even YouTube in 5.1).There's a few films I'd like to own in 4k and this comes with the DTS conundrum so for me a Blueray player that downmixes to 5.1 is acceptable.So that brings me to the Samsung M9500. Anyone on here still use one and is it.a decent player?, they goo for a big premium ove the K8500 (still UHD).Thanks for any comments.

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2 years ago
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Bruno620Contributor I
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Beam2 does not play sound from Samsung Q9 TV

Hi Alli have a Samsung Q9 (2019) connected via HDMI to my Beam 2.  This set up has worked previously and only recently stopped working.  I made no changes to the settings and the Samsung Q9 is on the latest firmware (version 1325).  Anynet+ is activated.  My Sonos app indicates that there is Sound transmitted to the Beam2 but no sound is heard despite repeated efforts to increase/decrease the volume. I have unplugged the Beam 2 and Samsung TV and removed and replaced the HDMI to no avail.     I have not taken the Samsung TV back to factory defaults yet.  Any suggestions ?

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MrWedelContributor I
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Cannot use my Arc + 2 One SL as normal speaker?

Hi, I have a play:5 in the kitchen, a IKEA Symphonic in the hallway and one in the bedroom.In the living room I have a surround system with a Arc and 2 One SL.When I play music, it seems like I cannot use the surround system speaker (arc + 2 One)..Is that by default, just as they show up in a group as TV?Really sad if I cannot use the One speakers when playing music..

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hendrix.003Contributor I
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Signal Path for Apple TV to Samsung Frame TV 2022 to Sonos Amp to Speakers and Sonos Sub

Hello Community. I need some help with what is hopefully a basic situation, but has confounded me for the past few weeks despite multiple searches and deep contemplation. I’m seeking know-how for the best way to connect an Apple TV 4K, a Samsung Frame TV 2022, a Sonos Amp wired to two in-ceiling speakers, and wirelessly connected to a Sonos Sub. Currently the Apple TV is connected to the Samsung One Connect Box via HDMI. Do I now need to connect the One Connect Box to the Sonos Amp? And if so, with what type of cable? I purchased a Sonos Optical Audio to HDMI adapter - is that what I use to connect the Box to the Amp, and then tune some settings in the Apple TV and/or the Frame TV? Thank you in advance for the help with this fun project!

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Ken_Griffiths
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StutenContributor I
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Sonos Arc and Tivo Bolt

I have a Tivo bolt, and LG TV, and the Sonos arc. In my old setup, I ran the HDMI cord from the bolt to the HDMI port 1 and then use an audio cord to run from the TV to my sound bar. How do you set it up with the arc? If I run the arc to HDMI port 2, it won't play the sound coming out of the tivo port. There doesn't appear to be a place for one of the optical audio cords…Thanks! 

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Toddmichael33
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LAG!

Spent 2k on an arc, 2 surround and the bass and the lag is so bad i have to set it to pcm stereo. Wasre of money time and aggravation!

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Melb77Contributor I
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how to connect my Yamaha tts303B turntable to my ARC

Purchased a Yamaha turntable and silly me thought it would be just plug and play. It’s a tts303b and I need it to connect to my Sonia Arc which is connected to my LG Tv. Any help please?

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KemskiTrending Lyricist I
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Sound keeps dropping out on Xbox Series X with Arc

HelloI’ve recently bought a QN800A Neo QLED 8K HDR as its got eARC I decided to upgrade my Play bar to a Arc.  Its’ linked up to two Sonos 1’s and sounds amazing when using the apps through the TV.  It sounds great when gaming too, last night I was looking at reviews and one guy was on about ready player one as a great test of the Arc’s capabilities so I stuck the Blu-ray in my Xbox series X and realised through the app that it was only playing in multichannel ppm 7.1.  Then realised that you have to download the Dolby atoms app and set it up that way.  Sounded amazing blah blah… Turned the xbox on today to have a blast on Halo and the sound drops out intermittently, while it’s on it sounds fantastic but keeps dropping out.  I’ve got it all set up asTV settings:HDMI-eARC Mode (Auto)Digital output Audio Format (Passthrough)Dolby Atmos Compatibility (On) Xbox settings Display 4K UHD 120 HzSpeaker Audio HDMi Dolby Atmos for home theatre. (Additional options Allow passthrough) Any ideas ho

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chucksmith33Trending Lyricist I
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Arc with LG B7 - no Atmos

I just swapped out my playbase with an Arc.  It sounds great, but I am trying to get it to play Dolby Atmos content.  I have a 2017 LG OLED B7 TV that has an ARC output (not eARc).  I have found a few streaming sources with Dolby Atmos content, but it will only play through the TV speakers (when switches to internal speaker). Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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alexcubbyContributor I
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Remote volume not working with new samsung TV

I recently bought a new Samsung QN95B smart TV. I have connected it to my S11 Sonos playbase with the optical cable. I am trying to get the volume on the playbase to work with the new Samsung remote. I’m having no luck. The playbase volume does not seem to work with the Samsung remote. I can only operate sonos volume via sonos app on my phone.  Any ideas on how to get Samsung remote to operate volume on sonos playbase?

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Ken_Griffiths
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DPUKContributor II
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Grouping speakers to be a home cinema sound system

Hello Newbie here,I have recently been purchasing Sonos speakers to create a home cinema sound systemThis is what I have so far 1 pair of One SL’sSub Gen 3 Arc LG OLED TV (with eARC socket)Android Sonos app  The Arc was the most recent purchase, which seems to have changed the app to S2 (whatever that is)How do I get all the speakers in a single group, so that they all play together from whatever is being played on the TV. TIA  Dave  

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Andy_cContributor I
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How would you set up a home theater in this room?

Hello! I'm in the midst of a new home build and I'm trying to figure out what would be the best path forward for rear surround speakers in the room where my main TV will be set up. It's not ideally shaped, unfortunately.Right now I have a Sonos Arc, but I'm not sure if it would be best to pair this with two speakers like One SLs on speaker stands set up behind the couch, or if it would make more sense to do a set of in-ceiling or in-wall speakers. If I did in-wall speakers, the back right would be further back than the back-left.Any recommendations on what may work best in this space? Thanks! 

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marijnmoermansContributor II
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TV remote can’t control volume from Playbar anymore

Since a couple of days my TV remote can’t control the Playbar volume anymore. Nothing changed in the setup, it just stopped working.when trying to “setup remote” I’m getting the error that the remote isn’t recognised.On the TV I’m getting a Sonos + and - icon, but the volume doesn’t change (see picture).The remote is a Samsung remote (see picture).Any help would be great. No clue what has happened.thanks in advance Marijnp 

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Ivan XAvid Contributor I
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What's the meaning of "Atmos" as a supported codec separate from Atmos (TrueHD) and Atmos (DD+)?

At https://support.sonos.com/s/article/4945?language=en_US, “Dolby Atmos” is listed as something distinct from “Dolby Atmos (Dolby Digital Plus)” and “Dolby Atmos (TrueHD)”.My understanding is that Dolby Atmos is metadata which is delivered via either DD+ or TrueHD, but not a format in and of itself.I’d love any clarity here. Thank you.

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Jason A.Contributor I
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Can Sonos separate my system to

Can Sonos separate my Playbase as - a center channel and base/sub base and…make my (2) sonos play 1 as the front left channel and right channel making it 3.1?????

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TegsAvid Contributor I
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Help with sudden Arc and surrounds lip sync issues.....

Does anyone know if the Sonos Arc would have been updated recently?My setup was working wonderfully until recently when lip sync issues appeared and no amount of tweaking will get rid of them, TV is a 77"AG9 and I have a Sky Q box.Its so frustrating when everything works perfectly until it doesn't!!!If it gets resolved the "auto update" is getting set to off*****Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the Community Code of Conduct. Specifically, removed links.*

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No Sound from TV with Ray

Have Lg uhf 50 tv. Trying to add Ray. Sound out set as digital sound out auto (tried Pcm also) and simplink off as it’s not hdmi. No sound. Settings on Sonos are just standard. Tried turning on and off and reset to no avail. Does the audio out that comes with Ray different than previous? It fits fine in that but different shape on back of my tv which less than 5 years old. One on the tv doesn’t seem like it’s already in. Don’t want to push too hard as that’s what happened with the arc hdmi, it pushed the jack in so I can’t get at it. Any help appreciated. 

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larson-7Contributor I
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Connecting two Fives to soundbar

Hello, We’ve collected Sonos speakers over the course of a few years and ended up with two fives in stereo and two rear-facing ones in stereo. As I understand there is no way to make the front facing fives part of the 5.1 channel that the soundbar + 1’s + sub would create, correct? Is there any way to accommodate them? We really like the 5’s for listening to music, but the 1’s are not a true rear surround now while watching movies. I know we should have done our homework more, but we slowly acquired these overtime and recently moved, which yielded us a very large common space that contains all of these speakers.

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dev12Contributor I
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Beam Gen 2 with dolby atmos on epson projector

Hi I’ve just bought a beam and and epson EH-TW7000 which i’d like to use to with a chromecast ultra and hopefully get dolby atmos. I now realise I need some kind of HDMI switch/matrix to get the audio out but I’m not sure exactly which one….don’t really want to spend another couple of hundred pounds on an HDfury if I can avoid it. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks,

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drenContributor II
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2020 Samsung qled + AppleTV 4K + Arc = no sound

Here’s my setup:Apple TV —> HDMI to 2020 Samsung qledSonos Arc —> HDMI eArc to TVHere’s the problem:I get sound when clicking around on the AppleTV menus, but no sound when I play anything. Nothing through Netflix, Hulu, Disney, or iTunes.  I DO get sound when I don’t use AppleTV and just use the apps through the TV.  I know this is an issue that others have, but Apple doesn’t have a solution besides turning off all surround sound and I haven’t seen Sonos provide any support to resolve it.  All new brand name tech and they don’t work together??

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VerricomContributor I
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Support for latest Panasonic remotes

I have just upgraded to a nice new shiny 65 inch Panasonic 2021 OLED TV, everything appears to work perfectly in respect of optical connection from the TV to my Sonos Playbar however the Playbar cannot/will not learn the volume settings from my infrared remote whilst trying to train it using the volume up button. Has anybody come across this issue with the most recent universal Panasonic remote (mine is a R3PA265) and if so is there a known fix to get the volume up, down and mute buttons to work.

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Dahl
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ArlSetupContributor I
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Adding Sonos during Renovation/Addition - Advice & Best Practices Requested

Hi All-New to Sonos and we are currently in the process of renovating and expanding our house and looking for the best setup to get what we’re looking for. A few notes before getting into the details:Planning on using a Samsung Frame TV Use YouTubeTV, not a traditional cable provider Would like to avoid a sound bar for aesthetic purposes  Want to ensure that TV audio is easy to hear Looking for audio in 2 (Family Room/Kitchen and Dining Room), potentially 3 (Family Room/Kitchen, Dining Room+ Living Room), rooms Dimensions of rooms are: Family Room/Kitchen - 16’ x 27’; Dining Room - ~ 11’ x 12’ 6” and Living Room - ~12’ x 13’I would appreciate advice on how the best way to set this up is; I’ve provided our floor-plan with my initial thoughts on how this should be done as well as what Sonos products I am thinking from my research, but would like confirmation that this is the best way to do so and will function properly.Below is our floor-plan and I’ve denoted (proposed) speaker location

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Simon23Contributor I
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Sony KD-65A1 TV and Sonos Arc

Until recently my Sony KD-65A1 TV and Sonos Arc have worked perfectly since I purchased the Arc over 12 months ago. The Sonos Arc is connected to the TV via HDMI/ARC. Recently the TV sound on the Arc has been dropping out after using one of the TV Android Apps such as YouTube. Even when I close the App and go back to TV there is no sound. Once the sound has dropped out the only way to get the TV sound back on the Arc is to disconnect the power or HDMI so the sound switches to the in-built TV speakers and then reconnect the Arc when the sound is then redirected back through the Arc. I have tried all combinations of settings to try and resolve the problem without success. The Sonos App does not show the type of signal from the TV when there is no sound (blank instead of the usual Dolby Digital 2.0, Stereo PCM, etc.) so I think the Arc has stopped processing the sound from the TV HDMI. Both TV and Arc have latest software and I wonder if the issue is as a result of a recent software updat

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Mart the FartAvid Contributor I
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Atmos with Arc

Could you please kindly assist please…….again!I bought a Arc and installed it ok, the problem is I cannot get any atmos on it?The tv is Samsung 2017 model, if I look at the audio outputs there is no DD+ only DD and only see DD 5.1 in the Sonos app, is the DD+ format totally different to normal DD and should I be able to select DD+ in the audio settings? Maybe the tv is too old?I am aware that the Arc needs to have a minimum of DD+ for it to play a compressed atmosIf I play a blu ray with atmos soundtrack I still only get DD 5.1, there is no tv setting for passthroughwould a HD Fury Arcana resolve this?Also if I stream Amazon music ( not unlimited) via airplay should I see cd format 16bit 44khz in the app as I don’t😥Thank you 👍Martin

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