use beam gen 2 sometimes only

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I have always liked to use my soundbars when watching something worth the special sounds, but like to use the tv speakers when watching the mundane everyday stuff. It kind of makes watching films etc feel more special that way, however since hooking up the beam to a hdmi arc, I cannot tell my Sony tv to use tv speakers only because when I do it automatically goes back to the beam even when I turn off the auto switch features etc. Does anybody see a way around this? I can only assume that I may have to use optical, but if I get an Atmos tv soon then that would not allow Atmos would it?

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GuitarSuperstarAnswer

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Then your only options are using optical or disconnecting the Beam from the TV. With optical you will be limited to stereo PCM and Dolby Digital audio.

If you want the Beam to sound “less special” with normal TV viewing, try turning on Night Sound (moon icon) in the Sonos app. This will lower the dynamic range of the audio. I use this feature with everyday TV viewing on my Arc.

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GuitarSuperstar

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Have you tried turning off Bravia Sync (CEC) on the TV to switch to the TV speakers?

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Greeneel78Author

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Have you tried turning off Bravia Sync (CEC) on the TV to switch to the TV speakers?

Yes I have, and the tv seems to go into a state of confusion for a minute, because it switches from tv speakers to external speakers a few times before sticking with external speakers. But thanks for the reply.

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GuitarSuperstarAnswer

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Then your only options are using optical or disconnecting the Beam from the TV. With optical you will be limited to stereo PCM and Dolby Digital audio.

If you want the Beam to sound “less special” with normal TV viewing, try turning on Night Sound (moon icon) in the Sonos app. This will lower the dynamic range of the audio. I use this feature with everyday TV viewing on my Arc.

"Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi

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Greeneel78Author

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Then your only options are using optical or disconnecting the Beam from the TV. With optical you will be limited to stereo PCM and Dolby Digital audio.

If you want the Beam to sound “less special” with normal TV viewing, try turning on Night Sound (moon icon) in the Sonos app. This will lower the dynamic range of the audio. I use this feature with everyday TV viewing on my Arc.

Ok, yes I may use optical for now as my tv won’t send Atmos anyway. I am thinking of changing my Tv soon, so maybe I will get better results of speaker options when using HDMI on that.

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