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Discuss Beam, Playbar, Playbase, and the entire Sonos home theater experience. How do you set up a Sonos 5.1 system? Which Sonos work with your TV? Ask your home theater questions here.

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Enabling CEC on your TV for Beam

Sonos Beam, the smart, compact soundbar for your TV is now available. We've collected some of the best resources for Beam in the thread here...
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If you're experiencing audio delay issues, read this

I've been living with lip sync issues (audio behind the video) since I got my Playbar about a year ago but I finally decided to do something...
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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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Problem with Apple TV 4K
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Every time I turn on the Apple TV, the audio output defaults to ‘HDMI’ which is the Apple TV itself. I have to switch it to Sonus every time. This is annoying. Does anyone know how to get the apple TV to automatically default to Sonos for audio output?

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Playbar no Dolby Digital Plus - pathetic. Any work around?
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This is terrible, surely there is some solution here?TV is a Philips 65PUS7303/12 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Android Smart TV , and it's set up with a Sonos Playbar, Sonos Sub and x2 Play Ones.I'm now in a situation where seemingly my TV is putting out better sound that the 2000 euro Sonos set up. Will som...

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Baba15076 Contributor I

Sonos Playbar+Sub+plays connected to onkyo TX NR646 -->projector Benq BUT NO AUDIO :(
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I have synced sonos playbar+sub+play via app and hooked to receiver TX-NR646 to BenQ HT2050A and plugged in firestick(FS) but when i play any video from FS i get no audio.. what should i do??? should i plug FS to projector ??? my projector have inbuilt basic speakers any help in getting audio and sy...

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Stewart UK Contributor I

SONOS BEAM + 2 Plays 1 positioning
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Hi For my living room... I'm thinking of buying a SONOS Beam. I already have two Play 1s set up as a stereo pair. My question is about positioning. Unfortunately the way my room and furniture is set up the Play 1s can only really go where they currently are. Which leaves them roughly in line with th...

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Popping and rattling sound on Sonos One SL
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I just added 2 Sonos One SL (less than a month) to my Beam which I bought earlier this year. One of the Sonos One SL (one on the left) has developed a popping sound and today I noticed it has started to rattle especially when there is a deep bass while watching a movie. To me it sounds defective and...

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rhowlin Contributor I

TV has no HDMIC ARC and no Optical Out
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Hello all - wondering if its possible to use a Beam with a TV that has not HDMI Arc or Optical Digital output?

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Sigmacom Contributor I

10 Minute TV timeout on Amp
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On my Sonos Amp I have both an LG OLED TV connected to the HDMI in and a line-in source connected. I have both “TV Autoplay” and Autoplay for the line-in source turned on. When the TV is turned off it takes 10 minutes before the line-in Autoplay will work. This is annoying as it means I have to open...

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jbenthall Contributor I

Symfonisk with playbar for surround?
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Could 2 of the Symfonisk speakers be used with a playbar for a surround setup?

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Fishman Contributor I

Samsung TV QE55Q70R with Sonos Beam Compatiability Confirmation
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Hi, i have just bought a 2019 Samsung QE55Q70R TV, and am thinking of buying a Sonos Beam to go with it as I already own two Sonos One’s Gen 2. I see a lot of people in the community have been having issues with lip sync and connecting the Beam to Samsung TV’s. Can anyone please confirm if the Beam...

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rolfr Contributor I

issues with Apple Tv audio on Sonos via Airplay2
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I’m using projector and an Apple TV HD (4th gen) for movies and streams the audio to Sonos with Apple Airplay 2. Using a pair of Sonos ones and a Sonos sub. It almost works but I’m experiencing some issues: 1..every time I turn on the Apple TV I need to select the audio output to Airplay 2. But on...

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JP80 Contributor I

run 2 subs
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Can i run 2 subs on a play 1 system with soundbar and 2 play 1 surrounds 

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PBalit Contributor I

Playbar Optical to Bluetooth
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Hi all, I’m not really great with technology and would want to confirm something regarding using a bluetooth receiver that’s connected to my Sonos Playbar. Problem: I want to allow certain music/videos from my phone/laptop to play on my Sonos speakers using bluetooth. I have a Playbar, Sub and Beam...

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Qgon Contributor I

First Sonos System
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Hello together! I would like to buy my first Sound System. My room is something about 5x4 meters big. I use the system 50/50 for music and Films/Netflix. I now have to decide between 3 Setups: Playbar + 2 Sonos Ones as Rear - setting music mode to “full” (maybe adding Sub later) Playbar + 2 Play:5 a...

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mpgaertner Contributor I

Television Audio on new Sonos Beam Cuts Out Periodically

As it says in the title. Just replaced our Playbar with a Beam to get the Airplay 2 fun working. Sounds great EXCEPT, every few minutes the audio goes silent for a second or two. I've only tested it extensively with our Apple TV since it was installed yesterday. The source is coming from the direct...

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If I could influence Sonos’ development...

I would like to see a new Home Theatre device. Either an Amp-sized unit, or with single (centre channel) speaker inbuilt. It should incorporate the processors to handle and distribute DTS and DD+ as well as DD. It would send front Left and Right (and centre) data to Ones or play:5’s so we can reuse...

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using 2x Play:1 for music with Beam
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Hi there, I have read a few similar threads but am not fully clear on an answer as I don’t currently have the setup.... If I have a beam + 2 play:1 set up as a HT system, is there a way to play music/radio to the play:1s and not the beam without breaking apart the HT “room”/setup? If NOT watching th...

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CD74 Contributor I

Atmos Forward Compatibility
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Does anyone know if today’s Sonos products will be forward compatible with potential future Atmos upgrades/products?

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jwhite1 Contributor I

Left Rear In Wall Speaker Went Low
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My Left in wall speaker went out (very low muffled sound). I tried re booting the amp, checked the wires and tested the right side speaker (works fine). Does this mean this speaker was blown? 

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ekartash Contributor I

Pairing Bar with TCL Roku TV - Can't control sound
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I connect my Sonos sound bar using optical cable to a TCL Roku TV. I can't get the tv remote to control the sound on the bar. I was able to do it with my previous Samsung TV. I tried the remote control settings in the sonos app but its not recognizing the remote when I asked to hit the volume + b...

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Andre Bester Contributor I

Surround not working
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I have a playbar, sub, booster, and two play:3 as surrounds. Worked perfectly well playing music, but has now stopped working. All settings are checked and on. Remove and added again and still not working. Any solutions?

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ShaneS11 Contributor I

Sonos 1 surrounds won't play
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I have a sonos beam, 2 sonos 1 set up as surround speakers, and a sonos sub, but no matter what I do I can’t get any sound from my sonos 1’s. My beam is connected to my samsung TV via a HDMI to the ARC HDMI input into my TV.  I do not have a set top box, my TV is just connected to an aerial. I also...

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BillyCarroll Contributor I

sonos beam not connecting to sony x800G tv
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I have the beam connected through HDMI ARC, went into the Bravia settings and enabled Bravia sync, enabled the device, tv stated it was switching to external audio. Still no sound out of the beam. I’ve read other people fixing this just using Bravia sync enabled but that didn’t solve the problem for...

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markstenseth

playbase not working
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Honestly Sonos. I can’t even express how upset I am. My Playbase was like $700 and honestly it’s worked great for like 2 years. Every 3-4 months it stops working and I just have to unplug and repugnant my router and everything is great.    tonight I come home and the Sonos app doesn’t recognize my p...

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getmele Contributor I

ARC over cat6

How to send ARC from tv to amp over cat6.

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RossNorbertKlopp Contributor I

Sky Q and Sub
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Hi. I have Sky Q 2TB box in living room.  Beam via ethernet Sky boxes WiFi disabled just brought sub. Great base of streaming music from phone. But no base in films or music channels.  Any ideas?

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