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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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beauvalonContributor I
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Samsung Blue Ray DVD Sound System

I just purchased the Sonos Beam.I have a Samsung Curved 65” TV connected with 1 Cable to the Samsung One Connect box (BN91-14846E). So from the TV to the Samsung  One Connection box where all HDMI’s connections such as the AT&T DirecTv receiver.and the HT-D5300 Sound system are all interconnected.Before purchasing the Sonos Beam, my sound came from the Samsung HT-D5300 5.1 Channel Blue-ray home theater system. With new Sonos Beam, I get sound from the TV show we are watching including Netflix/Amazon Prime etc. via Sonos Beam except when I play a movie from the HT-D5300 blue ray/DVD player.  I have 1 HDMI cable from that sound system to the Samsung All-In-One-Connect. I even connected an Infra-Red cable from that HT-D5300 Sound system to the AT&T Infra-Red but no sound while trying to play the blue ray/DVD player.  I have connected the Sonos Beam directly to the HT-D5300 sound system Infra-Red port but no sound while playing the DVD.Any assistance to get sound from our HT-D5300

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106rallye
3 years ago
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JasvansAvid Contributor I
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Arc+one SL+ One

Can we connect Sonos Arc with  One SL + One to make them 5.1 together.what I mean is one of friend has just bought  Sonos Arc but back home he has One SL and One so can we a proper 5.1 setup or a stereo setup.  

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EwchrisContributor I
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Connexion Apple TV et Beam 2

Bonjour, Je souhaite envoyer l'image de mon apple TV vers un projo via cable HDMI et envoyer le son vers une enceinte sonos Beam.l'enceinte sonos apparait bien dans la liste airplay de l'apple TV mais quand je clique dessus la connexion ne veut pas se faire (petit rond qui tourne et ne s'arrete jamais...)mon apple TV est de 2eme générationmon sonos beam est le gen 2est ce un probleme Airplay 1 ou 2 non compatible?je précise que j'ai également un naim muso sur lequel l'appel tv se connecte très bien merci de vos retours

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3 years ago
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PgarciaContributor I
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Subwoofer

I intend to wall mount a 85 inch Samsung Frame TV into a large room with ceiling mounted Sonos front and rear speakers at an elevation of 11.5 feet. Obviously a clean look is what I am looking for so I would like to conceal a subwoofer if you recommend it . Any recommendations on ceiling mounted subwoofer or concealment as well as equipment and distances. TV viewing area is about 12 by 12 feet at a distance of about 10 feet from tv wall.

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lisahaley000
3 years ago
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JL13Contributor I
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Sonos Arc Left/Right Channels REVERSED

Hi. To start, I have the full setup with the Arc paired with the two SL’s and the sub. I’ve had this setup for about two months now. While watching a movie last night I could have sworn I heard something funky in a left to right audio pan on a scene. Because of which I fired up channel/panning tests on YouTube and one Netflix. Every front left/right test is REVERSED! When left/right rear speaker tests run they are correct accordingly. I am absolutely baffled. I almost want to believe the left/right channels were wired reversed when being assembled in production. Seeing how there is no way to change the channels via software, what am I supposed to do?

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Tech enthusiastContributor I
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Are play 1 the best to use as rear surrounds with ARC?

Hi all I have a Sonos Arc and subwoofer gen 3 and I paired my Play two Play 1s that I have had for several years as the 2 rear surrounds.  Am I shortchanging myself by not using the Sonos ones that are newer or will the sound be the same.  Additionally what would be a better sionos speaker back there short of Sonos 5 which is very expensive Thank you 

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Smart ControlContributor I
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Home Theater with in-Ceiling speakers

Hello,We would like to create 5.1.2 channel Home Theater system with Sonos Ceiling speakers. As we have done some research, we see that it is not possible to get both surround and Sub effect with only one Sonos Amp. So we were wondering, should we use 2 Amps and 5 in-Ceilling speakers for 5.1.2 channel system?If not, it is possible to use Sonos Arc, Sonos Sub, Sonos Amp and 2 in-Ceilling speakers as Home theater and also 5.1.2 channel system?Is it possible to get Sub effect from only in-Ceilling speakers?It would be great if we can get an answer.Thank you,Have a great day.

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kanderson1078Contributor I
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soundbar

Do you feel pressure from the Playbar when there are loud sounds from the movie you are watching? 

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3 years ago
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Robert HalliganContributor I
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Sonos Beam won't connect to old Sharp Aquos 42" TV

I'm wondering if someone could please help me out with my Beam soundbar. I have a 2007 Sharp Aquos LC-42XD1E LCD TV which i'm trying to connect to the beam , but because its an older TV it doesn't have a HDMI ARC connection, only a standard HDMI connection. It also doesn't have an optical digital port either. Is there any suggestions as to how i could get it working? I have attached a photo of the back connections on the TV, any help would be greatly appreciated 

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buzz
3 years ago
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brian5or6Contributor I
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No sound from Arc when playing 5.1 content from Apple TV 4K

I can’t seem to find a solution to my problem. I have a gen1 Apple TV 4K connected to my LG OLED C1 TV, which is connected to my Sonos Arc. When I set the TV to PASSTHROUGH, I get Atmos content no problem from my Apple TV, but I get no sound when playing Dolby 5.1 content. Sometimes, after resettling everything, I get sound but it comes in as Dolby Multichannel 7.1, which obviously isn’t correct. If I set my TV to AUTO, the content will play as Dolby Multichannel 5.1. I was told Passthrough is the best option but it sucks Audio doesn’t work for 5.1 content. Am I doing something wrong?

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Shimmer BFFAvid Contributor I
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Sonos DTS

I own a Sonos Arc, 2 One SL's and 2 Subs in a home theater configuration. The Arc is connected to a Samsung TU8000 TV via EARC. I was excited to see that Sonos released a DTS firmware update, but I was let down when I realized my television doesn't pass thru DTS or multichannel PCM from my Sony Blu-ray Player and the Blu-ray player doesn't convert DTS to Dolby Digital on the fly. As a result, all I get when playing DTS blurays is stereo 2.0 PCM. Is there a workaround that doesn't involve the Arcana Fury for example to get true 5.1 audio with a DTS disc? I'm afraid I already know that the answer is no;  therefore, I don't get all the hype involved with Sonos releasing a DTS update. Thanks in advance for any answers!

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Airgetlam
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Karedor1Contributor II
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HD Fury Arcana, Beam gen 2 & Apple TV

I set up my Hd Fury Arcana to Beam gen 2 and connected Apple TV 4K 2021 model. I have set the Arcana to beam on but I don’t get Dolby Atmos just DD 5.1. When I changed the mode to EARC and turn off beam mode on Arcana I don’t have volume but can set up Dolby Atmos on ATV.  Arcana has the latest software version 0.84. I have watched on You Tube how to set up but I am not winning! Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thankyou in advance.

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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ShnakeyTrending Lyricist I
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Beam Gen 2 - PS5 Linear PCM Volume

Hi everyoneI've got a Sony X950H and for the most part the Beam Gen 2 works quite well. That is except with the PS5. I've had audio delay issues when using anything but Linear PCM, so I switched to this setting. The issue I have now is that the volume (and perceived fullness of the audio), doesn't compare with the Dolby audio setting.Has anyone else experience this and will there be a fix coming?Thanks    

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ThetneeContributor II
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Beam PC Speaker latency?

Seeing all the Sonos Beam 5.1 setups with people's PCs here looks AWESOME. Wonder what kind of latency it would have though? Is it suitable for gaming? Wouldn't be nice if the audio lags. I imagine it can't be too bad if my Xbox Series X sounds great on my Sonos Arc?

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3 years ago
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PixelfenixContributor I
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Sonos ARC + Hisense U8 + PS5 = Surround not working

Finally decided to reach out to the professionals here after going crazy over this for a few days. I have a new Hisense U8 with the latest firmware, a Sonos ARC with two One SLs and for some reason I can’t get Surround to work with PS5 games. I have my input set to Passthrough on the TV and have eARC on but any PS5 settings I tried didn’t work with different results.LPCM: Setting the output to LPCM and 5.1 channels on the PS5 shows as PCM (Stereo) on the Sonos App when playing a game. It’s also incredibly quiet.Dolby: Setting the output to Bitstream(Dolby) shows as Dolby Digital 5.1 on the Sonos App but nothing is played on the rear channels, for all intents and purposes it appears to be playing as Stereo…. As a reference I have my Xbox One X set to output as Dolby Atmos and every game I can throw at it work with 5.1 audio perfectly, I suspect their transcoding is really good.

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P_E_T_EContributor I
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Disney+ getting DTS:X

Given Sono’s stance on generally providing codecs to streaming services, its now become aparent that the Disney+ service will start to utilize DTS:X.Refer to Article: https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1636365375 Will Sonos add DTS:X Codecs to the platform, and in doing do, add the full DTS codec suite?

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FontIoTContributor I
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SONOS Arc have an HDMI ARC or is it HDMI eARC ?

Hello, I have a question that may be absurd. Does the SONOS Arc have an HDMI ARC or is it HDMI eARC ?. The doubt comes from the fact that on the website, in the summary section, it appears as HDMI eARC but in the specifications it says HDMI ARC. Can someone with SONOS Arc answer? Thank you

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jgatie
3 years ago
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PetrockContributor II
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Sanus extensionable mount for Sonos arc on full motion wallmount

Has anyone installed a full motion wallmount rack that pulls down as well with a Sanus sound bar extendible TV mount design for Sonos arc. Looking for thoughts on a full motion wallmount that pulls down that the sanus extension can be hooked up to it.

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nathanprattContributor I
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Dialogue difficult to hear on arc

I know multiple people have this same issue but none of the other solutions seem to be working for me. I just started using my sonos arc and while the quality is excellent for music and for louder sounds, it is very difficult to hear dialogue. The dialogue in movies sounds flat for lack of a better word. I used the speech enhancement and night mode settings with movies and while the dialogue is slightly improved, it is still not ideal. I have a sonos arc, sub and 2 sonos one set up for surround.  Does anyone have any other ideas about how to improve dialogue audio? I love the soundbar other than this one issue.

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vnallapaContributor I
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TRUAHD Atmos not working Sonos ARC + Nvidia Shield

My Setup:Plex Media Server + Nvidia Shield + TV(not eARC compatiable) + Arcana + Sonos ARC Previously this setup was playing my 4k Atmos TRUEHD content no issues. But recently it stopped playing it all together. Will only play content if I switch the audio stream to AC3.  I read this thread below and it seemed to be pointing to an issue with the latest 13.x Sonos firmware causing the issue. So I updated my Arcana firmware to .84 but it doesn't seemed to have fixed the issue? Am I missing anything in terms of Arcana settings to get this working?  

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User385716Contributor II
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Soundbar has stopped working

Soundbar was working fine before holiday. It was switched off at the mains with all our other electrical items. On return it’s stopped working.Power lead is fine, I have tested on another Sonos product.Any ideas ?

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donorsdonorsContributor I
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When watching Atmos content, we will experience the sound dropping/cutting out for a quick second, sometimes only once or twice throughout an whole movie.

We have tried both wifi and ethernet connections, have changed all the HDMI cords. TV is a Samsung Q8DT and we also use an apple tv 4k as well as PS5. We mostly use the apple tv, but have experienced the  issue with apple tv and native samsung apps. I think its been happening ever since I got the Arc, I love the Atmos but this happens every time we watch Atmos content and really kills the movie.

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nkriekContributor I
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Triangular Room

I am building this room and from the dimensions you can see it is quite large with vaulted ceilings so a large volume of space too. My intent is to install a 75” TV on wall A and to have a Sonos Arc soundbar and subwoofer under the TV with Sonos speakers in the opposite corners marked as B and C.I am worried that the space will be too big for what the system can deliver and also the fact that the rear speakers are not in a 45 degree angle relative to the soundbar underneath the TV.Any suggestions will be much appreciated as I would not, ideally move away from Sonos. 

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Stanley_4
3 years ago
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GC3Headliner I
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Dolby Atmos Music Yet ?

Several months back there was an announcement that Arc would be able to play Atmos Music streamed from Amazon and maybe Apple? In 2021.Latest 13.3.3 firmware update still doesn't provide this capability as far as I can tell. Anyone seen or heard anything new on this subject?

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richard8466Contributor I
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Using Sonos Amp as rear speaker driver in surround sound

Just upgraded my gen 1 Sonos 5 to an Arc. Have a Sonos amp in the same room but behind the sofa driving speakers facing the TV. The amp and TV are on the same LAN network but are too far apart to connect by HDMI cable, Is there a way to connect the TV or Arc to the amp for surround sound?TIA  

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