Home theater

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.

6,731 Topics
34,065 Replies

Stéphane Lenclud Trending Lyricist I

Have Sonos add DTS support

Question

Sonos seriously need to do something about that silly DTS issue. Sign the petition: http://chng.it/vjFkf8B8sQ

Herr_Vlad Avid Contributor I

Summary of problems with solutions for Beam. Suggestions for improvements.

Hi Sonos, First, I'm sorry if I've sounded abrasive at times. I really appreciate your products, and currently own Beam and Sub. That's an investment already, and I've had nothing but the words of praise for the quality of the sound. And the app is very convenient. Not so much for the ease of use....

Justinf Contributor I

Pairing tv remote to my playbar

Question

Just got a new Sony Bravia x950g tv. I think this tv uses a bluetooth remote and I cannot get it to pair with my sonos playbar. Sony claim the tc comes with a IR blaster in the tv but I cannot get any headway in being able to control the sonos sound through the remote. Any suggestions?

Kristoffer Valdbjørn Listener

volume adjustment slow

Answered

Just Got A playbar to my 2017 lg oled and using my magic Remote the volume adjustment feels kind A slow.. Can i speed the adjustment up somehow?

Sindreg Contributor I

Stereo or surround mode

Hei I have just bought a Playbar and 2 Play:5 speakers. I have the playbar on the wall under my TV and the Play:5's as back speakers, works like hell!? When i play from the sonos app, it plays in "stereo" mode and when i turn on the TV it plays in surround mode. My question is how do i get "stereo"...

SonicN Contributor I

Connect both tv and projector to Sonos Beam

Question

Hi everyone! I have connected Beam to my tv through HDMI ARC. Works fine. I use the built in tv decoder for tv signals and Chromecast connected through HDMI in on the tv. I also want to connect my projector. The projector will have its own Chromecast connected through HDMI in. I want to have DD 5....

lisaerys Contributor I

Sonos Beam making random beeps while attached to Philips OLED TV

Question

My Sonos Beam (attached to my Philips 55OLED803 via HDMI) had been randomly making screeching beeps (very short and randomly occurring). During one 50min Netflix episode it has been occurring some 20-30 times. So you can imagine this is very annoying. While googling it seems to be related to Alexa,...

Rpst46 Lyricist II

Surround system

Answered

I have a playbar with a sub and 2 back speakers the sonos one. I set them all up but the back speakers don’t work all the time. There is no microphone light o when the speakers aren’t working and the Alexa isn’t operating as well. I’ve unplugged them and still no change. Any ideas as to why thi...

marn Contributor I

Sanus Beam TV mount and Vogels Thins 445

Question

Hello Does anyone know if these work well together: https://www.vogels.com/en-us/c/thin-series-full-motion-tv-wall-mounts?product=4013 and https://www.sonos.com/en/shop/sanus-tv-mount-beam.html

brandonf Contributor I

Setup problem with tv

Answered

I was able to setup my sub, beam, and ones as surround but when I try to set up my tv it says setup error. Please check connections, device is plugged in, or settings for time and date. I’ve done all of those and still get the same message. Thanks for your help.

Patrick_4 Contributor I

Does the Beam play AAC 5.1?

Answered

I have a playbar 5.1 setup and recently tried to play a movie that was encoded with AAC 5.1 audio. When that didn't work, I found a thread that said that the playbar only will support AC3. My question is: can the Beam play AAC 5.1 or would it be better to re-encode the file to AC3. Thank you!

timbehr Contributor I

no sound with beam and Direct TV Client

Answered

set up beam, works with everything, apple tv, smart tv netflix ect, cant get sound from DTV box. checked audio setting on dtv box, tv, beam, no luck, get beautiful pic...no sound, tried otic to HDMI swapped hdmi cables and inputs on tv still no sound. can anyone help? thanks

judahl Contributor I

Surround sound not working w. Sony TV

Question

Hey I just setup a room w. Sonos Beam and 2 play:1's. When using Spotify I get surround sound. When watching youtube or hbogo on my tv, sound is only output from the beam and not the surround sounds play:1's TV: Sony XBR55X900F 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV I am using an HDMI connection to t...

jstamatov Contributor I

Creating "Surround Sound" with Connect

Answered

I have a Beam for my Sony TV, and I would like to use my B&W 685 speakers for L/R channels. I have a nifty Rotel amp that I figured I can use to power the speakers, so would a Connect work in this application? Instruction I see online only refer to a Connect Amp....

WhamboMPS2 Contributor I

Workaround for only one remote on Sonos home theater speaker

Sonos Support article 3402 reads in part "Only one remote can be programmed to control the Sonos home theater speaker at a time." Anyone know why this would be? I am hoping to find a workaround if anyone has one to use two remotes concurrently. Want to know WHY I want this? Read on... We use a...

purplehaze Contributor I

Beam mounting screws

I have a playbar mounted to the wall on one TV and just purchased a beam for my other TV. I am using a mantel mount (TV can swing down about 30"). The mantle mount has a soundbar bracket in which the two screw holes of the Beam fit perfect. I just need the mounting screw size that fits the scree...

Ryan S Community Manager

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 to get the best possible theater experience on Sonos here. We’ll keep this thread up to date with your recommendations for TVs and other devices as well....

pbroberts Contributor I

Tv switches speakers after a few minutes

Question

My sound bar is set up with WiFi and my tv and DVD play through the sound bar just fine as long as the DVD player is on. But when the DVD player shuts off automatically my tv (Sony bravia) switches the tv speakers back on. My sound bar still plays sound but so do the tv speakers until I go into the...

DetroitJuice Contributor I

Sound Cutting Out - Samsung TV

Answered

Everyone-- Hello. I've recently bought Sonos speakers for our living room setup (Playbase, Sub and Play:1's). When I'm listening to Music through the speakers, everything sounds great. However, when I listen to anything which is routed through my TV (Cable or AppleTV). There is some random cutt...

cody.brian Contributor I

Sonos Surround Speakers crackle/static sound

Good day, I have a Playbar and two Play 1s as surround speakers. Coming from my left Play 1, I sometimes hear crackling or static sound coming from it. Anybody have this issue before and if so how did you fix it. Thanks!

Gbonagura1 Contributor I

Epson 2150 hooked to a sonos 5 has a few second time lag audio to video

Answered

Have an epson 2150 hooked to a sonos 5. The sound comes through and also can be grouped with other sonos speakers. The sound however is several seconds behind the video (very annoying for watching movies). When the sound comes through the projector it is synced. Is there a setting in either the Ep...

michielaker Contributor I

Sonos beam is not connecting to Samsung tv anymore

Question

Al was fine, no changes in setup. No changes in other connected devices. since last couple of day’s My sonos beam does not find the tv anymore. keeps on asking to Connect to ARC (wich it is) and to check the Samsung settings (anynet+) Which is correct. what to do? again, up to last week it worke...

Skizz3tto Contributor I

Amplifer + Sonos Playbar

Answered

Hello everyone! I bought a few days ago the Playbar and tried to connect it to my amplifier Onkyo TX-SR508 via the optical cable. I use the amplifier because in hdmi input I connect the firestick / Sky, PS4 and hdmi output I have a video projector. The problem is that audio through the optical cab...

cfhumble Contributor III

Controlling PlayBar with TiVo remote

I have a Sonos PlayBar connected to my Sony TV. I use Comcast. I'm considering getting a TiVo. It uses an IR remote. I want to control my PlayBar directly as I do with the Comcast remote. The TiVo remote is programmable. Can I do this?

Riihn Contributor I

Sonos Beam not loud enough!:( HELP

Answered

Hi! I just helped my parents bye a Sonos Beam to get better music experience when watching TV and concerts. It’s all connected and fine. But I can’t turn the music up high! What should I do?

1
...
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
...
270

Page 6 / 270

jgatie
36 likes
Airgetlam
24 likes
ratty
19 likes
N

nik9669a
12 likes
Ken_Griffiths
10 likes

trbnado earned the badge Meet and greet
clbmedia earned the badge Meet and greet
SalonNirvana earned the badge Meet and greet
faddotta earned the badge Meet and greet
edenhamilton earned the badge Meet and greet

View all "Badges"

Cookie policy

We use cookies to enhance and personalize your experience. If you accept you agree to our full cookie policy. Learn more about our cookies.

×

Cookie settings

We use 3 different kinds of cookies. You can choose which cookies you want to accept. We need basic cookies to make this site work, therefore these are the minimum you can select. You can always change your cookie preferences in your profile settings. Learn more about our cookies.

Basic
Functional

Normal
Functional + analytics

Complete
Functional + analytics + social media + embedded videos

Accept cookies