Home theater

I’ve dug through various forums including here and can’t find a solution to this problem.I have just purchased a Beam with two SLOne’s as rears. The rears are right by the sofa. When they aren’t being used, the have a constant high pitched hissing sound. It’s not loud, but the point is, I can hear it, which isn’t good!I’m downsizing from a regular amp/speakers 5.1 set up, and I would never hear anything coming from the rears when it wasn’t supposed to.Digging around the forums, nobody seems to have a resolution for this. Any ideas? edit: these are on latest upgrade - all brand new units.

I noticed a lot of high end subwoofers can play really low frequencies but after running a few test frequency files, I realized I can’t get any of the lower frequencies which would round out the high quality music files and bass in movies. this be a great feature for the next Sub. 

Is there a way to have my Apple TV remote control my Sonos Arc when the TV is off. For example if I am streaming my Sonos and the TV is off, my Amazon Fire TV remote is able to mute and control the volume on the Arc, which is *very* handy. The Apple TV remote, however, can only control volume when TV and Apple TV are powered on. Strangely the Fire TV remote doesn’t even require the fire stick to be plugged in for the remote to control the Arc. Hoping to find a way to duplicate this functionality with the Apple TV remote. Sorry if this is the wrong sub forum.thanks for any ideas!

I know this topic has been brought up in the past but it’s shocking that we still don't have this feature.  All Home AV Receivers give you the option to force multi channel stereo output to all speakers.  This is great for many reasons and can’t grasp why sonos hasn’t addle an option for this.  I have an arc and two One SL’s and have them in my main room.  Due to this limitation and the space setup I just decided to have all 3 speakers configured as separate rooms so i can achieve this. I understand i’m giving up 5.0/1 setup but worth it for my use case.  Ideally sonos wouldn’t ’t’t force it’s customers to make this choice and give us an option.  Completely ridiculous,… I’ve fond posts dating back 6 years asking for this feature.  What gives sonos?!

I read a rumor somewhere that Sonos intends to issue a firmware update for the Arc that would allow for a volume slider in the S2 App to independently control the volume of the height channels (upfiring drivers) on the Arc. Can someone please confirm if they have knowledge of or have heard that is true. Thanks in advance 

I had purchased an Arc, Sub, and 2 SL’s for a home theatre configuration, replacing an ancient analog JVC receiver w/2 bookshelf speakers.  We found we missed the stereo separation, so I purchased another pair of SL’s.  But they cannot be added to the room the Arc is in  - apparently the max for the Arc room is the sub and one pair.   The accepted workaround is to add the two new SL’s to a different Room, then configure them as a Group to play together while watching TV.  Two major drawbacks to this:     1.  Volume on TV remote doesn’t control the new Room     2.  The 75 ms delay (inherent to Grouped rooms) is very noticeableI have used Sonos for audio in a different room (I esp. like the dedicated wireless you get with the Boost) and have really enjoyed it.  But I’ve paid a lot of money for this new Sonos home theatre and am sorely disappointed.  If this is the best home theater that Sonos can provide, I plan on boxing up everything and sending it back for a refund.Why on earth is it

Hi, is it me or is Atmos on the Arc just a myth! I’ve had the Arc for about six months feeding it Atmos soundtracks from ATV and XBox (streamed and Blu-ray) and can honestly say I have not once detected a ‘directional’ sound. It sounds good and the 5.1 effect seem to work pretty well but as far as Atmos goes I forget it even has it as a feature, which is a shame as that was a big draw for me. I also prefer my Beam for music. I hate to say it but I feel the arc is a bit overrated.

Just bought a new Samsung QLED 8k tv and using a Sonos playbar with optical cable. The lip sync is horrible and i have searched endlesly and called Sonos and Samsung for a fix but cannot find one. I have tried all different settings and reduced lip sync delay to zero in Sonos and in the Samsung TV and there is still a delay. Any other ideas out there to get this fixed? You would think in todays technology age this would be a non-issue. Going to return the TV if i cannot find a fix.

Hi all,I'm new to both the forum and Sonos, so please bear with me regarding this case.I am a bit confused about what I can do with the setup noted in this post title.  There are already a few discussions in the forum about this general subject, but I am still not sure, so I’ll try to be as specific as possible in my situation and what I would ultimately like to accomplish.I currently have an appleTV (non airplay 2 capable). I bought the One with the idea of using it as a smart speaker (Alexa or Google), as well as to serve as the speaker of the ATV, However, I didn't do enough research prior to buying the ONE to realise that I can not stream from my ATV because it is not Airplay 2 capable.Nevertheless, I really like the sound and build quality of the One, so I am sticking with it, so I am now looking for an alternative solution. I know that buying a new AppleTV will solve my problem. However, I am keen on trying the Chromecast with Google TV dongle, which brings me to my question:Will

Anyone having same issue as me ? After trueplay it sounds good and sounds are balanced on both rear speakers but after a half a day or so , my rear left speaker started to sound quieter compare to my right speaker. I have tried to trick the speaker on the left side to make it louder but then after half day it becomes quieter again. I truely think this is a bug on the trueplay software. I'm using an arc and play 1 surrounds by the way

I recently purchased 5.1.2 Entertainment Set with Arc, Sub G3 & One SL to use in my theater room in my basement.  My intent was to pair it with my Yamaha RX-V685 receiver and Epson 4010 4K projector.  I also use a Roku Ultra 2020 to stream my video.After trying several different connections and configurations, I can’t get sound to play through my Sonos.  Have I made a very expensive mistake buying the Sonos? 

Hi Community!I bought a house with pre-wired, semi-surround speakers in the walls.  I was thinking of connecting the wired speakers to a Sonos Port and adding a Sonos Arc but am not sure I can ‘synchronize’ them when watching TV or playing music. I would like to create the same experience as using the Arc + 2 ones this way.  Does anyone know if this is possible and if so, how would I set it up?Thanks!

Will there ever be a smaller, more affordable sub? The price is the equivalent to 1000 usd😅

I have a beam and two One SL as surrounds but the surrounds don't work with my TV but do with music. The audio output from my TV is Dolby digital.

I have my living room set up with a Beam, two Ones for rear channels and a sub. The beam is in a TV armoire with the tv. When we are entertaining, we have the armoire closed and playing music. However, since the beam is in a closed armoire, is doesn't sound great and is muffled.  Is there a way to bypass/turn off the beam so music is just played through the 2 Ones and the sub? 

Hi,i have an arc sound bar installed on my fireplace under the tv.  about ten feet back I have passive ceiling speakers wired to a new Amp (not connect amp) upstairs in a media closet. They sound fantastic but I would love a way to connect the Arc with these Passive Amp powered speakers. Right now I can only see an option to add Play 1s as surrounds on the arc.  any options here to link everything together?

I have a roku remote that is not an IR remote control.  I paired it with my Sonos Beam when I first bought the Beam and used it for a couple of months.  One day, the remote no longer controlled the volume on my Beam and sonos system.  Can someone please tell me why this happened and what can be done to fix this problem so I can continue to use my Roku remote to control volume? Thank you,  

I am replacing my Sonos Playbar with a Sonos Arc. The Playbar is currently mounted under the TV using a Sanus Universal Soundbar Mount (Model SASB1). Can I use that same mount for the Arc ? Mod Edit: Changed Play to Playbar for clarity.

I have messed with the app and searched the forum and can’t find a clear answer. I see a lot of talk of Zones but in the app I don’t see any option for zones. I am using the new app. My normal setup is all speakers, Arc, Sub and Play 1’s as home theater surround sound. However when we are outside I would like to unplug the Play 1’s and have them just be a stereo pair for music. I have found I can remove them from the room, then create a separate stereo pair but this is very conversion. Each step takes a while for the app to update so you can do the next. Is there a better way? How do Insetup zones in the new app?

I have a new Beam and have set it up with two Play 3s - works fine.We also have a Sonos One - is it possible to add this to the surround sound so that it’s volume can be controlled when we use the Beam?

I'm wondering how to solve my challenge.The setup is:Apple 4kTV HDMI to Optoma UHD380x optical out with HDMI converter to SONOS BEAM (Sonos beam paired with 2 play one and SUB)I guess the reason why I get STEREO PCM as listed input is that the conversion through the Optoma beamer or the conversion from the Optoma optical out to beam HDMI in port. Would there be a solution to get both the image onto my OPTOMA and the sound to my BEAM with 5.1 instead of Stereo PCM?! thank you so much!I guess the Optoma is the issue because the SPDIF only supports - SPDIF Out (2 channels PCM).beamer: https://www.projectors.co.uk/optoma-uhd380x-projector/Is there something like an HDMI splitter so that I directly after the Apple 4K tv split the audio from video into two HDMI cables; one going to the beamer and one to the Sonos Beam?

Hello, I have spent the last few months trying to sort out the best new sound system for my living room. Sonos ARC + sub + 2x One SLs seem like love at first sight for me but I didn't get it yet because of 1 reason:I want dedicated front left and right speakers for a wide sound stage.I know I am not the only one asking for this.Can we gather enough people to convince Sonos to do this?If they would announce this, I would get the whole package without a heart beat. Cheers!

Sound cutting in and out on my Sonos Arc after playing Dolby Atmos content on Apple TV 4K I’ve had my Sonos Arc and Sub Gen 3 for about two weeks now and I’m very satisfied with the sound quality, but I’m having some very annoying issues with audio cutting in and out… I have the latest LG OLED TV, a LG GX (same as the CX, just wall mounted). The only two boxes I have hooked up to my TV is an Apple TV 4K and a PS4 Pro, but I’m having sound issues on my Apple TV.Before I explain the problem, yes, I’ve pretty much done all the troubleshooting I can do. Plug everything in and out, check that the cables is properly connected, updated everything, the Arc, TV and Apple TV, everything should be up to date as I’m writing this post.  Okay, so here’s the issue, with a half ish solution. My issue: If I play any content that supports Dolby Atmos on iTunes, Apple TV+, Netflix etc. and try to play some music through the Apple Music app or watch any video on YouTube on my Apple TV after that, the audi

Hi all,After last week’s software update on my Sonos Arc, my Arc does not play any TV sound anymore unless I physically remove the power from it. I am, however, able to play music through the Arc just fine (via the Sonos app).Here’s my setup:Apple TV 4K LG C8 OLED HDMI ARC linkThe problem occurs after the TV has been switched off and then switched on again. Nothing else changed in my setup or device firmware except for the Sonos software update.Anyone experiencing this as well? Any tips or ideas? Thanks!

After receiving the new update, I noticed using the arc, that when i switch sources mid playback, I end up losing all sound and have to unplug at least one device for a brief moment to regain it. my setup is the arc connected to my 2018 qled tv, and the nvidia ShieldTV as a media playerin order to get the atmos features i run that system with the hdfury arcana in between, and i think it might have to do with this setup, but as it worked before and is now broken after the update, I blame sonos.The error occurs whenever I switch from regular TV from the built in sat-tuner to the external source that is the ShieldTV, I lose all sound. Can someone else confirm?I read from users over at reddit, that experienced the same, but need to mention it here, so that it gets seen by moderators and developers.