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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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User273439 Contributor I

Sonos Amp ARC TV compatibility

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Im having a new kitchen installed and have four ceiling speakers fitted which will be fed from the new Sonos Amp. Im looking to connect this via HDMI arc to a TV which in turn is connected via HDMI to a sky Q mini box. Firstly am i correct with the above set up and secondly are there any known comp...

rascalking77 Contributor I

two sonos ones as wireless rear with 3.1 via onkyo

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Looking to use a pair of Sonos one gen 2’s as wireless rear speakers with an Onkyo receiver. Is is it possible to use Onkyo as 3.1 system and use the Sonos CONNECT as a bridge to pair the Sonos ones as rear speakers?

vrveerar Contributor I

Sonos beam + HDMI ARC on Receiver

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Hi Folks, I have an older TV which has no HDMI ARC out but does have an optical out. In spite of my best efforts in getting an 5.1 signal to Beam, I have been unable to do so. Here's what I tried: I have a Roku unit which streams Amazon Prime video & Netflix, I verified that Roku is sending o...

Bodobb Contributor I

Sonos Sub not working

Sub has no light and doesn't react. Its roughly a year old and stopped working all of a sudden. Does anyone know how to fix this / open the sub? Its a bit heavy to send around the world...

larry a williams Contributor I

Sonos Amp + 3rd Party Subwoofer

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I have recently ordered the new Sonos Amp. Does it have the same limitations as the Connect:Amp in regards to using a 3rd Party subwoofer when used in the Surround mode with a Playbar in that the Amp would also disconnect the sub outputs? If that is the case, I assume that you could add the Amp a...

dferretto Contributor III

Best setup for a powerful home theater

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Hello, I'm new here on the forum and I really want a powerful home theater using a Sonos system. Can you help me? I would like comments and suggestions on the following setup for a 650 sqft room with 80 ”tv: 1. Playbar or Playbase; 2. Four in-ceiling by Sonance (two pairs); 3. A Sub by Sonos: 4. A...

ari6000 Contributor III

Using Beam with Older TV - What is Better? Non-Arc HDMI or Optical

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Greetings, I am using a Beam with an older but amazing high-end Samsung TV. The HDMI isn't ARC. What is going to be better in terms of sound quality? Using Non-Arc HDMI or Optical? Please let me know! Thanks!

JR57 Contributor I

SONY BRAVIA AG9 Playbar

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Hi, I can't seem to get my TV remote to pair with my Sonos system. Otherwise the hook up went as normal. I have tried on numerous occasions, the Sonos system doesn't recognise my input on the volume button. Any help gladly received! Thank you

Najib BENNANI Contributor I

5.0 vs 3.1

hye guys, In my living room I have 5.0 sound BEAM = 3.0 play1 X2 surround = 5.0 And it's Amazing But I would like to experience the SUB and take the advantage of 2 Play1 for other rooms . So I was thinking to remove the 2 Play1 in other rooms And put a SUB with the BEAM in the living room to get 3.1...

Conmaffei Contributor I

Setting up Sonos Playbase, Sub and 2 Sonos One as Stereo speakers

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About a year ago we purchased a Sonos Playbase, a Sub and a Sonos One. I configured the Playbase and the Sub to work with my TV as Home Theater and the Sonos One as a stand alone piece on the counter of the kitchen, which is the same room as the living room. Since then we decided to disconnect the P...

drballard33 Contributor I

Will the beam send sound to the connect, then to other speakers?

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I currently have a Sonos Connect, hooked up to my existing Speakercraft wired whole home audio system to allow me streaming services and app control to music. One of the zones of this wired system is outside on a patio. I am enclosing the patio and putting a TV in that space and would like to use...

tad401 Contributor I

Beam will not emit television audio

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Hi! My Beam is playing music, and will turn on and off my Samsung TV...but it isn't playing the tv sound. For just a second my TV sound plays through the TV and then stops. I am using the HDMi connection.

ChromeDome Contributor III

5.1 Beam with no HDMI ARC or 5.1 Pass through

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Hi, I have an older (2010) Samsung TV,it looks like there is no HDMI ARC, only Optical out. Using this i only get Stereo, so my question is how do I get the full 5.1. I have an Xbox One which I'm thinking of trying (optical out) or I've seen there HDMI splitters but there is so many out there. Any...

cj.carter Contributor I

unable to connect Sonos Play 1 to nextwork.

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I got a new Sonos and unable to connect to network via Wi-Finor Ethernet cable

dc9 Avid Contributor I

sonos gone - how to plug in the three ires.

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Sonos Playbase has gone. It had three basic wires plugged into it. Sky now says no signal. Obviously, some or all of the three wires have to be plugged in somewhere else. Sky q box involved. Any ideas where? Thanks

vish_jaan Contributor I

2 sonos one + 1 bean setup showing question marks ??

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I have 2 sonos one and 1 beam.. I want to set them together with surround sound setting. I see TV Room (+?+?) and do not see True Play tuning. And only beam is working. Other 2 sonos one are not working in surround setup. Attaching snapshot of TV room setting. Please help.

Drowfiend Contributor I

Sonos for Computer Speakers

I have read lots of threads here and on Reddit with naysayers indicating that Sonos does not work well as your home computer speakers and this is simply not true. If you have the budget, there is nothing that even comes close to Sonos for immersive sound for gaming etc. I have been using Sonos as m...

whitman27 Contributor I

Living Room Setup Help!

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Hi Everyone, We just bought a new house and I am trying to figure out how to get things to work properly. The house already has speakers mounted in the ceiling (Front Left, Center, Front Right and 2 Surround) Speakers all mounted in the ceiling. They are wired back to a receiver that is connected to...

Joel Azzopardi

Sony X850G Remote won't work with Playbar (Bluetooth v IR)

I just recently bought a new Sony television. I've been able to get the remote that comes with it to control the volume on my Playbar if I disable the bluetooth, but doing so disables the voice control for the remote. Is there a work around to use the Bluetooth connection on the remote, but still ha...

Jeff McL Contributor I

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?

ByteCrawler Contributor I

Sonos Beam, Dolby Digital, and Fios Quantum

So I had run into an issue with getting my Sonos Beam to get Dolby Digital audio from my Fios VMS1100. Long story short after a lot of troubleshooting I figured it out that no matter what setting I changed on the hidden/non-hidden menus on the VMS1100 -- it would not output Dolby Digital audio from...

lucy.sin Contributor I

soundbar and ceiling speakers sound cutting out on netflix and now

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Hi, I have a TV set up with the sonos playbar, sub and two play ones. These are created under one room in the sonos app. i also have two ceiling speakers connected to a sonos zp120 amp. These are created as another room on the sonos amp. when watching a movie, we group those rooms together so effec...

vzzai Contributor I

Epson 4010 4k projector with Sonos Beam

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I appreciate your feedback. I've a Epson 4010 4k projector and I would like to connect that to Sonos soundbar via using "Sonos - Female-To-Male Audio Adapter". Would this work? If not, do I need to get a HDMI switch box? what is the most easiest way to connect soundbar with epson 4010 projector?

Badgercop Avid Contributor III

LG TV + Beam - audio/lip sync issues fixed?

Many people, myself included, have has significant audio sync issues with the Beam and LG TV’s (C8 OLED in my case). However, using the latest LG firmware recently released and recent Sonos update, the problem seems way less noticeable. I’d go as far as saying ‘fixed’. Has the Sonos has any impr...

gvdias Contributor I

Sonos Amp: Phantom Center worth it?

I'm considering the new Sonos AMP, for the solely purpose of improving the speech/dialog on movies using the Phantom Center. Is it good enough to justify buying the AMP? Currently, I have an Apple TV connected to a stereo amplifier and a pair of bookshelf speakers. I'd love to add a centre channel...

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