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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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Yo$$iContributor I
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Suddenly My Sonos Arc does not respond to my lg gx oled tv magic remote control...

Hello,My Sonos Arc until Now,Respond perfectly to my LG oled gx Magic Remote Control.Why it Stop Working Suddenly,Without touching/changing Nothing?Please help Me.Waiting to your help…Best Regards.Yossi.

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Ken_Griffiths
3 years ago
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aclark20Contributor I
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Playbar + Dolby Digital

Setup:TV: Samsung UN60H7150 -- Doesn’t support DD passthrough, and app support is old enough that I don’t use.Sonos: Playbar, Sub, (2) :1 rearsInput: FireTV through an HDMI switch w/ an integral optical splitter. Also a PS4 connected to switch. The FireTV actually has a version of Netflix that outputs Dolby Digital, not +. I’d like to upgrade to something less clunky than Fire TV, I frankly don’t like the Amazon interface, and lately the device seems to be restarting on its own multiple times a day. But it seems everything out there only supports Netflix in DD+. Is there anything else out there that can output DolbyDigital Netflix, without requiring either a new TV or an Arc??

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Corry P
3 years ago
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Rhys l russellContributor I
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Four rather than 2

I understand that you can group together other pairs of surround Sonos products to a existing 5.1 setup. However I would much rather be able to pair four ones to a beam as a single group so it’s a genuine surround in comparison to grouping others to imitate stereo and surround together. A 7.1 system update in the app to allow this I believe  everyone could get behind.

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3 years ago
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MitchellsxEnthusiast II
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Arc sounding tinny after TruePlay with iPhone 12 mini

Hi All, I have recently purchased an iPhone 12 mini. I have true-played with the iPhone 2-3 times now. My ARC just sounding very tinny now, has anyone else had this issue? are the newer iPhones an issue when true-playing?     

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3 years ago
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J8888Contributor I
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voices quiet

I have a Bean and two Ones for my TV. A lot of the time the voices on the TV program are quiet but the sound effects are loud. I find myself having to constantly turn the volume up and down.is there a way to even them out?

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3 years ago
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steve_erosContributor I
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Two different TV Sound Sources?

Hello, My TV has ARC, but not eARC, so I’m getting the HDFury connector to pipe ATMOS from my AppleTV to my ARC.  My TV has other sources, and the room has the ARC and the Amp, is it possible to have BOTH my tv ARC connected to the Amp HDMI input and the AppleTV/HDFury connected to the ARC (for ATMOS)?

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3 years ago
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ankur329Contributor I
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samsung QN85Q60T dolby atmos not working with sonos

Recently purchased Sonos arc/sub/2 one SLs paired with samsung QN85Q60T. Dolby atmos reflects for Netflix movie (El Camino) & Prime (Jack Ryan). However, all other shows/movies do not display Dolby atmos? Further, movies on Disney +, Apple TV, HBO max (justice league) which supposedly supports DA, Sonos app only displays Dolby 5.1?!  anyone experiencing the same? Is it related to Samsung TVs? 

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Ken_Griffiths
3 years ago
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CarlDemusContributor I
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Sonos Arc volume issue: the volume per source is very fluctuating

Hello,I have a very annoying and disapointing issue with my Sonos Arc.First , with streaming services like Spotify, I need to put the volume up to 50% for earing music with good quality (loud and clear), whereas  20% were enough with my previous soundbar. I am a little bit sad about this. Second, the tv sound (lg cx 55’) is much louder and clearer without the sound bar. I need to put the sonos arc to 70%. (dolby 2.0) On Amazon Prime, directly from the tv : 30% is enough (dolby 5.1) , on netflix 40% (dolby 5.1 or pcm 2.0), spotify and youtube 20%. With the PS4, LPCM is not a fairy tale, i can’t passtrough 5.1 correctly , the app indicates 7.1 and the sound is very quiet. On dolby the sound suffers from a brief delay and it’s not very clear. I am very annoyed and disapointed, i wouldn’t recommend sonos. I can’t return my soundbar to my local supplier now, but for me it is just not usable. My tv is up to date, my soundbar is up to date .. I’ve tested many combinaison (arc → earc, passtrou

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joanncookContributor I
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Beam/ TV Connectivity

I have a Sonos Beam with [2] Play:1’s connected to a Toshiba Fire TV, with the Beam connected through the HDMI/ARC input.  Any time the TV is turned off/ it does not start up with the Beam as the audio output - it always defaults to the TV’s internal speakers.  The CEC is turned on, PCM is turned on.  No other HDMI inputs.  DO I need to unplug everything any time I want the Beam to be the audio output???  All firmware is updated for TV and Beam..  Autoplay is on and obviously not working.  

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3 years ago
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cajamoContributor II
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Low Vocal Clarity on Beam During Live TV Music Performances? – in a Surround SetUp with 2 Play-1s

I absolutely love my current Beam + 2 Play-1 surround setup, and have gotten proficient with the available EQ, TruePlay, Speech Enhancement options. My only issue has been when watching live television musical performances where the singer(s)' vocals are far less clear and muddled with higher musical instrument and crowd cheering sounds. I recall during the Grammys and the lile tinkering with the TV EQ bass/treble volume levels on-the-fly and the speech enhancement option but this approach is very inconvenient and wasn't ideal. It kind of ruined an otherwise pleasant surround sound TV experience. Am I doing something wrong? Could this be a new feature for live tv musical performance vocal enhancement?I also have two One SLs in other rooms. Should I switch out the Play-1s for the SLs?

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3 years ago
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ystianContributor I
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Dolby Digital Plus on Beam surrounding

I have a TCL TV with roku built in and I used it with my Sonos beam with two One SL speakers as a 5.0 set-up. I connect the TV to beam through HDMI-ARC. I realize I can only receive surrounding TV audio when the output is dolby digital (e.g., the Dolby roku app), but not dolby digital plus (e.g., all other apps including netflix, hulu, disneyplus, etc.). How should I correctly set up my speakers or TV?

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Blockie
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switch between surrounds and stereo pair automatically?

HiI have a One and One SL set up as surrounds to my Beam which work great.  I want to keep this so that the One/SL kick in with the Beam as they do now when I turn on the TV.But I was wondering whether there is a way to have the One/SL work as a stereo pair (isolated from the Beam) when the TV is off so I can stream from my Android mobile for stereo sound, but then revert to surrounds automatically when the TV is turned on..I know I can do this by ungrouping the One/SL as surrounds and manually set them up as a stereo pair, then changing them back to surrounds when i want to watch TV but i was hoping there was a way to set this up automatically?  Is that what Ungroup on Autoplay would do?Cheers

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sceepeContributor I
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huge room audio delay issue

I’ve got a large open floor plan room.  At one end Yamaha RX-A780 running a 5.2.2 Atmos config.  This is connected to the Sonos system via the digital audio output of a Sonos Port and is configured as the “den” zone.  At the other end of the room Sonos AMP running  4 in ceiling wired speakers configured as the “dining room” zone.   so here’s the issue:  when using the Sonos app to send music to both the den and the dining room zones simultaneously, the den zone is very noticeably behind the dining room zone I’m sure due to digital processing in the Yamaha receiver.  My efforts to adjust Yamaha settings to minimize digital processing haven’t helped.  Also the Dinning room amp set up has an audio delay setting but this seems to have no effect.  What I’m looking for is a way to delay the dining room to get it to match the den.  If Sonos delay settings don’t work can I get a hardwired physical box to introduce an adjustable delay?

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dodgy_jammerContributor I
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Surround sound not working (Beam plus 2 x Play:1)

I've just repurposed two Play:1 speakers to act as rear speakers in a surround sound TV setup. I have a Beam connected to my LG TV via HDMI ARC which seems to work fine, receiving Dolby Digital 5.1 from the TV.The first problem I faced was getting both Play:1 speakers connected. For a long time they refused to connect as surround speakers, with the setup routine failing with a non-descript error message ("failed to connect" or similar). After resetting both speakers to factory settings, they eventually connected and the app shows them as "Play:1 (Left)" and "Play:1 (Right)". So far so good!​​​​Unfortunately I'm still not getting full surround sound since the left speaker stays completely silent, whether watching TV or playing music from Spotify. It successfully controls TV audio (e.g. for volume adjustment) but it's not playing any sound. The Beam and the right speaker are both working fine.​​Suspecting a latency issue, I re-installed an old Sonos Bridge and restarted all my speakers t

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ShannonWContributor I
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Stereo versus Surround

I can’t possibly be the only Sonos user who wants to use their Sonos Ones for stereo versus surround sound am I? My beam is connected to my Google wifi and TV but my speakers are over wifi. We have vaulted ceilings and my Beam is about 10 feet away on the wall. It’s hard to make out words from a speaker so far away and I want to use my Ones as stereo but my only option is to “group them” which is a pain because we have to manually regroup them on our iPhones every single time we turn the TV back on. Don’t even get me started about adjusting the sound while you’re watching the TV. I have to find my phone, then log in with PIN or face, then open the app, then adjust the sound EVERY SINGLE TIME I WANT TO ADJUST THE SOUND. All because I want stereo instead of surround. We can literally fly a helicopter on Mars and Sonos can’t fix this?? Really?? Had I known this I never would have bought the Sonos “system” which isn’t really a system. It’s just a bunch of component pieces. The sound qualit

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hawk0694Avid Contributor I
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Arc set up question

My arc should arrive Monday or Tuesday of this upcoming week.  Currently I have a playbar and a gen 2 sub and two gen 1 play 1s.  When setting up the Arc would be it best best to just remove the playbar and install the arc or remove verything (playbar, sub, and play 1s) and start from scratch? Thanks for any help.

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jkirkwood001Contributor I
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can you adjust to improve dialog from an eARC TV? LG OLED 55 BX)

I just bought an Arc and two Ones. I ran TruePlay and music is fantastic. TV dialog is hard to understand, I've tried several shows and movies.Can I adjust at all? The TV controlled don't allow for HDMI output.Thanks!

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LondonboundContributor II
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Beam surrounds

Hi allI have a beam and just purchased 2 ones to act as surrounds. I have a Samsung tv which is about 6yrs old. It has a hdmi port but it is not hdmi arc so I am connecting the beam via optical. I also have an Apple TV I use as a set top box. Difficulty I am having is because my beam is connected via optical I can only get pcm audio from my tv and the surrounds are extremely low volume. The tv supports dts neo 2.5 but only through the hdmi not the optical, it seems. Is it even worth having the surrounds with just pcm? i have to say I expected a lot better than this for $400. Any help much appreciated 

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3 years ago
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mmgfesserAvid Contributor I
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Home Theater

I purchased an Arc. Also have the sub and 2 Gen 2 5's as surround speakers. Replaced a Playbar. May I use the Playbar in a different room and create a 2d home theater with a surround system? I have Playbar 3s to use as the surround speakers.

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OlloniiContributor I
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Using Sonos Arc with new AVR

We recently added a Sonos Arc, Sub and a pair of One SLs to our Sonos system to replace a Denon AVR (with B&W surrounds and Emotiva subs) that died. I love the Sonos system and have been a Sonos customer since the company first started - we have speakers in almost every room in the house.But something is definitely odd about the Arc. The new system sounds great when listening to music or watching video with no dialog. Dialog, however, is muffled and almost impossible to hear. It doesn’t matter what settings I use in the Sonos app.It may be that I’m simply getting old (I’ve been an audiophile since the mid-70s) so I decided to try a set of bluetooth headphones with a new preamp/transmitter or go back to the wired system. Lo, there doesn’t appear to be a way to connect the Arc to anything but an eArc input (not output) on a TV. As I understand it, the Arc wants to use the return channel for audio, not the primary, so there’s no way to connect it to a preamp/AVR even if it does have H

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3 years ago
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yuvalfrrAvid Contributor I
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How much vacancy on both sides of Arc?

I have placed an order on an Amp and a pair of stands to place my Wharfedales. The idea at first was to sell the Arc and use the speakers and Sub with Amp as a stereo music/HT setup. Now I'm beginning to think what if I am disappointed with the stereo+phantom center performance for DD+ material. So I thought if that's the case i would keep Arc and Sub for TV and just use the Amp and speakers for music. The Wharfedales have a big woofer and go down to 40Hz so should be awesome for music.The issue is the speaker stands which would be obstructing the Arc side speakers. The side speakers vacancy would be around 30cm. Is this enough? I should mention my room is terrible, I get 0 virtual surround effect and my sound stage is very ordinary. So I am guessing I'm not loosing much by obstructing the side speakers? Thanks. 

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ElkiehoundAvid Contributor I
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Arc Setup Awesome

Replaced Playbar with Sonos Arc Connecting:ATV4K + Xbox + ATT Osprey + Nintendo Switch To Roofull HDMI Switch To HDFury Arcana To HDMI port on Samsung One Connect box To 2016 Samsung JU7100  and the Arcana e-arc output to the Sonos Arc + 2 Play1 surrounds + Sonos Sub   Controlling with Logitech Harmony companion remote, switches everything on / off perfectly so far. Well worth it  the sound is amazing and definitely noticeable better than Playbar.  The Atmos content is immersive  If you have an older TV and external devices that support Atmos this setup works well.  A few more cables than before, but no need to mess with any Arc from the TV  as all the devices are external.Ps: The Arcana has a loose USB-C connector, HDfury  responsive and they are working on an RMA. 

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Quinlan VosContributor II
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Is it possible to have wired Front Speaker on one Amp, and the HDMI on another ?

Hello!I’m currently working on my future appartement and would like to have multiple Sonos amp. I would like to have a 3.1 configuration with : One Sonos Amp in my “Automotation closet”, with 2 Front Speaker Wired (with phantom center) One Sonos Amp near my TV, connected to the TV through HDMI ARCIs it possible to have this two sonos amp working together ? Thanks!   

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Ken_Griffiths
3 years ago
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ygpatelContributor I
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Cannot control Sonos Arc volume with LG Magic Remote when TV is off

I recently bought the SONOS Arc + Sub + One to use it with my LG CX tv and I configured the system along with setting up the Magic Remote.  When I just want to use the Arc without turning on the tv (eg. for playing songs using Alexa) I cannot control the volume of the Arc with the Magic Remote. Is there a way to make this work?The volume control works when the tv is on though.

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Corry P
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MitchellsxEnthusiast II
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Upfiring rear speakers to compete with high end LG and Samsung?

Hi All,I have an ARC, sub and rear SL’s. I previously had a Samsung Q90r. Don’t get me wrong the Samsung had many flaws but its ATMOS sound was very immersive. I don’t really get that from the ARCs ATMOS its a bit half hearted. I think Sonos should of released some rear upfiring speakers if its really wants to compete in the ATMOS soundbar market with the likes of the LG SN11 and the Samsung Q90r etc. In all other aspects I love my ARC but the ATMOS needs some more ooph to it.@Sonos if you can put this request forward. Thank you

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