Home theater

I have a Beam and 2 different symfonisk speakers (the frame and bookshelf) I have all three grouped together on the all but would love the ability to change the volume of all at once with the tv remote. The Beam is the connected to the tv so currently the volume only changes on the Beam. Is there a way to bond my 2 symfonisk speakers as a pair to be used as surrounds for my Beam?  Would love an easy way to change volume at once for grouped speakers without having to use the app like using tv remote or when using the physical controls on a device. Since they’re grouped together it would be nice if the volume changes were grouped together not just in the app

Sorry in advance for the naive question. I just set up the Arc with a new OLED TV. The previous homeowner left two Bowers & Wilkins 4” 100W Satellite wired speakers mounted as rears. I’d prefer to not waste them and have to replace them with Sonos rears to create surround sound. Can I use the Amp to connect these rear wired speakers to my Arc for surround sound (after I add a Sub)?thank you 

I miss the width of the Arc. Can I add two One as front speakers?

Simple question. Is the Zone 2 analogue out on my Yammy AVR the same as tape out on old stereo amplifiers? I was hoping to connect Zone 2 out to my Sonos Connect inputs and then stream whatever my AVR is playing to my Play 3 and Play 5. If that is a goer what will control the volume on the Play 3/5? The AVR or Sonos App? It’s a Yamaha RX-A2A.   

I have an Arc, Sub and SL’s for my set up and am now using an HDFury Arcana where my PS5 is the source. I can get Dolby Atmos via Bitstream when using the PS5 Blu-ray player and if I fiddle with the output setting in the PS5, I can get PCM 7.1 showing up in the Sonos app. What I’m trying to work out, given the limitations of the PS5, is what the best Audio settings set up is? I want to try and get the least compressed audio through to my Sonos Arc whilst keeping the benefits of Dolby Atmos and am struggling to understand if I’m better off having Dolby Atmos show up in the Sonos app, or if PCM 7.1 is the way to go. Is PCM 7.1 uncompressed better than Dolby Atmos? or should I just stick with Bitstream Dolby Atmos? If anyone knows what I should be doing to get the best audio out of my PS5 into my Sonos Arc (via an HDFury) i’d be very grateful to know. My TV does not have eArc and I’ve connected the HDFury to the TV’s ARC (HDMI2 on my Panasonic TV). 

My setup:Sonos Arc + Sub (Gen 3) + Play:1s Panasonic ST60 Plasma (2013) with HDMI ARC HDFury Arcana eARC Adapter Panasonic UB820 UHD Blu-ray PlayerWhen watching DTS-encoded Blu-rays, I have always set my Panasonic UHD player to convert DTS to PCM so the Arc would output DTS audio as “Multichannel PCM 7.1”. This has worked great. Today, I set the DTS setting on the UHD player to Bitstream instead of PCM with the expectation of getting Stereo PCM audio from the Arc (since Sonos still doesn’t support DTS audio). But to my surprise, the Sonos app still reported “Multichannel PCM 7.1”.Has it always been this way? Has it been this way since the multichannel LPCM update last November and I just never noticed it because I kept the UHD setting on DTS to PCM? Or has there been a recent update that allows the Arc to take the bitstream DTS signal and do the DTS to LPCM conversion on its own?

Has anyone else noticed the slightest bit of lip sync on lossless content such as LPCM and TrueHD/Atmos since the 13.3 update got pushed? I never noticed this before, and my setup hasn’t changed (running my Arc through a Sony A90J).I feel like the audio is now slightly ahead, and this wasn’t the case before. I have confirmed all settings on my tv, blu ray player, and Arc have remained unchanged.

Hi thereI started watching Alien 40th Anniversary Edition in 4K tonight and was looking forward to hearing the 5.1 surround sound the disc comes with. However, on the sonos app I use on my phone it says it is in Stereo PCM and not 5.1. Can someone explain why this is and what does it mean? The TV I have is a new Sony Bravia 4K and the 4K player is also a new Panasonic DP-UB820. I have a Sonos Beam, two Sonos One speakers and a Sub for bass, which creates a great 5.1 surround sound when watching other 4k movies I have or streaming films on Amazon or Netflix.I have never had an issue with anything that says it is in 5.1 until tonight when I started watching Alien which was only in Stereo PCM. I have toggled with a few settings on the TV and Bluray/4k player but nothing seems to change.I would appreciate if someone could know what the problem is.Thank you.

Hello. Lately my Arc has had the status light alternately flashing red, white and green. There is nothing wrong with the audio, but this was never the case before. In the app's settings, I have always had the status on light disabled. I'm not sure why the lights are doing what they are doing. Should I be worried?

i noticed that already a lot of people ask this question but I have to know for sure because it costs a fortune.I have an Epson EF-11 projector. As an external visual source I use my MacBook. I am aware that my projector does not have HDMI arc or earc so it can’t be connected to an Sonos arc. But is there someway I could connect it to my projector and experience the whole Dolby atmos stuff? Is it possible, in this particular case, with HDfury arcana?thanks for all the answers

Hi everyone. Hoping you can clear something up for me. When I first received and set up my Arc last Summer, I remember that the Sonos System Info (under About my System) would differentiate between the two types of Dolby Atmos audio signal received: DD+ or Dolby True HD.Having established that my Arc was capable of receiving both types of Dolby Atmos signal (depending on source, of course), I pretty much stopped paying attention (just so long as the magic 'Dolby Atmos' lights up on the app, I'm happy.I've been playing with my set up again, however, and even sources that I know to be TrueHD rather than DD+ display simply and only as DD+.Has something changed on the software end? Has anyone else noticed something similar? I'm running the latest version of the S2 app and software, 13.2.2. Nothing has changed on the hardware side (although I'm acutely aware how finickity these audio settings and set ups can be).If anyone could clear this up for me, I'd appreciate it. Cheers.

Alright, please bear with me. I know the beam is not designed to be compatible with these kinds of devices. But…. if we can be theoretical at least, what does it take to convert the digital output from the pioneer djm 900nxs mixer to a signal that the sonos beam can play?I have seen some people converting RCA to digital hdmi audio, but I just bought such a converter, and the beam would not recognize it. I then noticed that the pioneer mixer has a digital output, same physical plug/socket as a single RCA / phono connection, but should be digital, however I don’t know more about it than that. Link to the manual is here: http://docs.pioneerdj.com/Manuals/DJM_900NXS_DRB1542B_manual/?_ga=2.122783947.1149498362.1631907776-1773056362.1629119165or the website: https://www.pioneerdj.com/en/support/documents/archive/djm-900nxs/The digital output is sparingly mentioned on page 8.I don’t understand what the digital audio signal is, or is called, and I haven’t been able to find any converter that t

https://www.engadget.com/roku-os-10-5-update-voice-speakers-130013021.html their sound bar as center channel with wireless speakers on front left and right and rear  not sure how well it is going to work though...

Apologies if this has been covered before Recently bought a LG TV (LG OLED65GX6LA)  Running the latest Firmware 03.23.35 , and have linked up my soundbar via a optical cable and have two Sonos play ones as rear speakers and a sub and it used to work well. Since september I only get sound via internal speaker.I control the playbar and my TV using Logitech Harmony.Adressing the Playbar using the Sonos App Version 13.2.2 and Build 64320120. I can play music as usual but no sound from the TV or via HDMI connected devices via playbar or satelites.I don’t know what changed, but it’s frustrating not getting any surround sound... 

Hi,I am considering upgrading my TV to an HDMI 2.1 capable device with ARC/eARC support (for future proofness) and specifically I am looking at the Philips OLED 806 or 807.Many thanks to @pwain for reporting so thoroughly the issues he is encountering related to eARC & Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos on this and other fora! However, I am getting a bit worried that I will have similar issues with this TV.Specifically, I am running the Sonos AMP with two passive B&W boxes as fronts, and two Sonos Ones as back speakers. I believe at this point, the Sonos AMP supports just plain ARC (no eARC), so this probably simplifies the situation a bit. I use the latest Apple TV 4K for playback with Plex/Infuse.Does anyone else here have any experience to share with the Philips OLED 806 or 706 and the Sonos AMP in a similar setup as described above?

I have Sonos Arc and Sub Gen 3. The firmware is updated to the latest release. True play done and EQ set. Despite everything, the mids and highs on Arc sound very feeble. The fidelity on Arc feels underwhelming especially considering it’s a very expensive Soundbar so sound quality should be of paramount importance. Sonos doesn’t seem to be addressing a very major issue with Arc and I have seen multiple forums with lack of clarity around mid-high range. This affects dialogue, speech and loudness of the system. Coming from Bose 700 Soundbar, ARC is no match for Bose”s handling of mid and high frequencies. The subwoofer however is the best and beats the Bose Bass Module 700 easily. Can we please expect Sonos to give an ETA to provide a software update to fix this or should this product be returned? 

I have arc in one room, and two surround one sls in another room. It's there an easy way for me to setup arc with surround in case I'm watching a movie? I want to temporarily move the ones, watch a movie, and place them back. Or the ones need to be retuned each time?

I use sonos beam with my Samsung smart tv (2018- not sure the model #). When watching Samsung tv plus, when the commercials come on they are 2x times louder than the tv program. So, I have to either keep the remote handy to turn it down or ask Alexa to turn it down. Every 5-10 minutes.  In Samsung sound settings, I can’t choose the “auto volume” option says “function not available” so wondering if there’s a way to do this with sonos settings. It’s driving me nuts :)

Hello, I have sonos beam and one sl (surrounds), 5.0 setup. past few weeks I hear this distortion when there is a bass (when output is dolby 5.1) Initially, I sent videos to Sonos tech/support and they sent me a replacement stating harware issue.Meanwhile I bought a beam from costco and tested and had same issue with that brand new beam. Tested with replacement beam from sonos and had the same issue.After all this testing, I realized it’s not the hardware issue.My tv is sony xbr65x900f. when I watch same content via firestick 4k, I do not have any issues.  what might went wrong?I had this set up for like 3 months and had no issues watching content in my sony tv (android os).  any suggestions would be appreciated! thanks!

I recently purchased a new home and a 75” Samsung 2021 Frame TV. My ceilings are 10’ tall and the wall the tv is going on is 15.5’ wide. The main viewing seat is 15-16’ from the wall. The room over all is a large open concept kitchen and living room. I don’t have a measurement but I would guess 25-30’ deep and about 18’ wide. I’ll include photos from the real estate listing (Previous owners furniture). I’ve marked the tv location and main seating in green. I plan to also mount a Sonos Arc underneath the tv and add a sonos sub in the near future. Another unique feature is my baseboard trim is a foot tall. Typically I have hung TVs where the center is at eye level but I’ve never had a room or tv this big. With the added distance from the tv I’m thinking it needs to be mounted higher than I normally would. I also need to account for the sound bar underneath (seems like this is the best location). Any insight or suggestions are appreciated.   

This issue just started happening last week.  I have an Arc & 2 SLs connected as surrounds.  When I turn off the TV using my Xfinity remote, the TV goes off & the audio stops briefly.  After about 3 seconds the lights on the speakers turn green & the audio feed comes back on.  I cannot get it off…..so have been muting it.  Any ideas?

I just bought a Sonos sub that I want to use in a covered patio. Can I use it with a cover over it to protect it without losing performance?

We recently purchased a Sonia ARC, Yamaha RX-V4A and an Epson Home Connect 4010. We have an HDMI cable plugged into the ARC and run to the receivers HDMI output eARC/ARC. Sonia ARC says it can not find the connection when we try it in the Sonos app, hence no sound. HDMI is plugged in to the receiver and the projector. Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated. 

i have 2 solution if your beam stops every time you turned your tv off an on1)YOU NEED TO TURN ON THE TV AFTER SONOS THEN TURN OTHER DEVICES ONIn my case i always turning on the tv after i turned on my tv box (humax). i didn’t change the priority for some time then decided to give the tv priority and problem solved. soturning on order;1-sonos2-tv (wait until tv completely booted)then turn on whatever you connected to your tv through hdmi. you can buy usb on off switch for any usb device that you want to control when to turn on. (google: usb on off switch)I have a roku and a humax tv box also connected through hdmi to My Panasonic tv. Humax tv box was causing the problem. now my beam is on all the time because it doen’t have a on off switch and takes some time to boot so i turn on my tv first, wait for few seconds to see a blank screen after it shows panasonic logo and then i turn on my tv box and voila, i have my beam works flawlessly. roku does not create an interference.2)unplug any

I’ve lost the capability to control sound on my Sonos Beam from my Samsung TV remote.  This had been working fine for years but stopped working after a full power outage.   Since then, to change the volume, I either need to push the buttons on the sound bar directly, or I need to use the Sonos app on my phone.The sound bar is hooked up to the TV via optical cable, and I've confirmed the TV is set to use the Optical sound output.  I've replaced the batteries in the remote, and have also tried two Samsung remotes (both of which are connected to my TV).  When I hit Vol+/-, the /- indicator on TV shows up, but the sound on the Beam does not change.I have tried re-configuring the remote, deleting/adding the remote but nothing has worked.I’ve already read past fix suggestions relating to Samsung Universal Remove settings eg.https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Qled-and-Frame/Can-no-longer-control-Sonos-sound-bar-optical-cable-via-remote/m-p/1674545#M13739but this doesn’t work.  Has anyone els