Home theater

I’m a very satisfied user of Sonos, having a surround system with a Beam and two Era 100, plus two other Era 100 in other rooms. BUT… there is one thing that annoys me very much with the TV surround setting. There is no way to choose for a setting where the sound would come out in the same way from all the speakers. This means that when you look at TV shows, sometimes the sound comes only out of the front center Beam speaker when there is mainly speech, and then all of a sudden there is some background music in the show and then only it comes out of the rear Era speakers. Even worse when I listen to a music concert on TV, the speech (singing) comes only from the front center speaker (with some music) and only music is coming out of the rear speakers. Sorry but for me this is very disturbing and not at all the right music experience. So my simple question is to Sonos: just foresee a setting for TV sound where the sound comes out of all speakers unprocessed or unfiltered in the same way

Hi  I just bought the JMGO N1S 4k and it only has 1 earc HDMIAny idea on how I connect this to Apple TV and PlaybarWould a HDMI extractor work which is split to hdmi for apple tv and an optical cable to playbar?Thanks!

I'm using Apple Music with a Sonos setup consisting of Arc + Sub + two Era 300 speakers.When I play the following album, playback consistently halts mid-track, and the Sonos system becomes completely unresponsive—as if it's frozen. After a short while, it recovers as though it had rebooted.https://music.apple.com/jp/album/tchaikovsky-the-sleeping-beauty-childrens-album-piano/1825381287(Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty; Children's Album; Piano Sonata, Op. 80; Theme and Variations, Op. 19/6 – performed by Danil Trifonov)If you're using Apple Music, could you try playing this album from the beginning and see if the issue occurs?(not via AirPlay, but directly from Sonos App) In my case, the problem happens 100% of the time, although the timing varies. It usually doesn't take long to reproduce.There have been reports in this community of similar issues with Sonos + Apple Music—such as tracks skipping, audio dropouts, or playback stopping unexpectedly—and I believe this may be related.From m

Problem:Almost daily, my surrounds/sub all disconnect from the Arc Ultra and stop playing sound (thought he Arc continues working as expected). When this occurs, the app shows "Needs attention" for the Arc Ultra. Power cycling the Arc Ultra immediately resolves the problem for 24-48 hours.Setup: Soundbar: Arc Ultra (connected via Wi-fi) Surrounds: 2x Symfonisk Bookshelf Gen 2 surrounds Sub: Sub Mini Routers: Asus AX86U Pro + AX58U AiMesh Node Other Sonos speakers in the house use SonosNet via a single Symfonisk lamp that is wired to the router (does SonosNet play any part for the surrounds/sub in this setup?) Things I've Already Tried: Various AiMesh binding options Disabling DFS channels on 5 GHz Setting router 5 GHz control channel to static value Disabling automatic Sonos firmware updates (on the theory that the update process resulted in the disconnect) All the standard Asus Wi-fi tweaks to improve compatibility with Sonos (Airtime Fairness, beamforming, etc.) Rep

I have a small LR, 11’x23’. Which soundbar is better suited for my small room, Beam or Arc Ultra?Also, I don’t have room for 300’s would Era 100’s (or older One’s) do for the surrounds --considering they don’t have Dolby Atmos? Thank you

Hi! I’ve recently purchased a beam 2 and 2 era 100 with the idea to use them as a home theater (I’m planning to buy the sub mini in a future) but I can’t figure it out at all.  I have the beam already configured with the tv connected tru hdmi arc.  I have in another system both of the era 100 individually (not paired for stereo)  and now when I’m trying to add both era 100 in the configuration area of the beam 2 they never show up.  am I doing something wrong? I’ve reset everything twice now and can’t connect them together  

I have had my Arc for about 2 yrs. Recently we have had to turn up the volume to hear the voices clearly. When we first had it we were at about 24 volume level. Now we are at 34-36. And some of the voices are not very clear. I have even gone in and turned on CC to read what they were saying. Never used to be this bad? Nothing has changed except doing recent updates. Can my ARC really be performing this this bad? I have tried Trueplay many times and get no improvement. I have a lot of money tied up in Sonos. Even thinking of adding 2 era 100 speakers as surrounds. But now i am wondering do i just eat the cost and switch to Bose? Anyone else having sound issues with their Arc?

Is anybody else experiencing certain Dolby Atmos music tracks where you can barely hear the vocals? I have come across this quite often recently with Dire Straits Sultans of Swing being the most recent. Could this be a Sonos issue with playback of certain songs where the vocals practically disappear? I can't imagine Mark Knopfler approving the release of this song sounding this way. Any thoughts or feedback?

A while ago I created this post: This is still a problem. For several games, if not all games, the volume is not how it should be. In the game Metaphor, dialoge form the sides are much louder than from the center. In other games, certain sounds seem too loud. These problems are especially bad when using Dolby Atmos on PS5, but also a problem in Linear PCM, in some cases just as bad like with the Metaphor example. I have tried several combinations without luck. This is not an issue with the TV or PS5 because this is not an issue with the TV audio. I am using passthrough on the TV and device type soundbar on PS5, but tested multiple combinations. Do I have a faulty Arc Ultra? I’m only using the Arc Ultra with my LG C4 TV, no sub or other speakers. I find it odd I can’t find anyone else reporting this. Edit: I think the main problem is that the soundbar mixes up dialoge and music, so in Metaphor when characters are talking from the sides the volume is increased, but when it is from the ce

Hoi there,Have been using Arc Ultra + Sub 4 + 2x Era 300 aka Ultimate Immersive Set with Arc Ultra for over a year now and been quite happy with the system overall. Sure there has been SW glitches here and there, but no deal breakers, and the sound is great. But the issue I got , is that the Sonos Android app installed with my Samsung S8+ tablet forgets all the Arc Ultra’s settings (speaker lvls, Speed Enchantment, TruePlay) multiple times a week. Not a deal breaker, but it grows tedious after a while for sure. I was thinking that this might be due to  the schedule I’ve set the system to cut off power with a separate timer for night time, but got the same timer thing with my living room Sonos Beam+Sub Mini for years, and it has never lost its settings to date. Wondering if anybody else has experienced the same, and if there’s a fix for it? I am dead sure there was a question like this in the forumsalready , but could not find it just now. Thanks! 

I just set up my new Samsung TV with a new Sonos Amp.  I also connected external speakers for TV using the eARC HDMI connection so I could listen to TV through my Sonos on external speakers.  I noticed that the TV would not let me select TV audio through this configuration.  Every time I tried to select TV audio through the TV settings, the TV audio would come on for a couple of seconds and then immediately over ride my selection and reconnect to external speakers.  I called Sonos...they pointed the finger at Samsung.  I called Samsung...they pointed the finger at Sonos.  Surprise..surprise.  I tried unplugging everything and reconnecting like many suggested on the internet.  I also factory reset the TV and Sonos  to see if this would fix the issue.  I made sure TV and Sonos s/w were up to date.  Nothing fixed the issue.  Finally- after researching the issue on the internet, I found this to be a known issue and found a work around.  I had to disable the ‘anynet + (HDMI-CEC)’ setting un

I have a full set up in my living room and I have just no go an arc set up for another room wort 4 gen2 and a gen 3 sub but it won’t set up as a separate system on same WiFi, done everything it’s asked but it just won’t find the new system any of it. 

Dialogues in my sonos playbar sound metallic, like an old radio.

I recently purchased a Sony QN65QN70F TV.I also have an AppleTV 4K and Sonos Beam 1st Gen.I currently have everything connected as follows: AppleTV → Samsung TV → Sonos Beam.I am pretty sure the AppleTV 4K supports Dolby Atmos.The TV does not.The Beam does not.My question is, if I upgrade to to Sonos Beam Gen 2 will I get Dolby Atmos out of it, or is the Samsung TV going to keep that from happening.Thanks in advance…..Bob

I have a Sonos Beam Gen 1 and 2 Sonos IKEA Symfonisk Bookshelf Speakers connected.In order to be able to use this set up as my audio source for my Mac mini M4 I have the Mac connected to the Beam using:Mac connected to a USB C to SPDIF Optical Audio Output Adapter with 192khz/24 bit DAC This is then connected to the official Sonos Optical Audio Adapter  This is then connected to an HDMI cable which goes into the Beam.With thanks to ​@wheee09 who suggested this method in this thread 3 years ago. When I use the Apple Music app on my Mac to play music with the USB SPIDF Adapter selected as the source it works perfectly. Audio from the browser (Safari and Chrome) also works fine (for example YouTube). However when I launch GeForce Now (a gaming service) on my Mac the rear bookshelf speakers have a faint rippling/warbling noise coming out of them. Q - does anyone know what might be causing this and if there is a fix? The only thing I can think that is different between the three sources I’m

Beam Gen 2 with Symfonisk SpeakersI have a Beam Gen 2 soundbar and recently got 2 IKEA Symfonisk speakers (one Picture Frame and one Floor Lamp). I can see them in the app and play music on them, but I'm unable to add them as surrounds to my Beam. I also can't set them up as a stereo pair.Troubleshooting steps I've already tried: Moved all speakers to a new room Created a new room and moved everything there Factory reset each device and tried re-pairing - same issue When I tried putting the 2 speakers in setup mode to add them as surrounds, the app wanted me to add them as new speakers instead of recognizing them for surround setup I haven't tried using Ethernet since I don't have easy access to ports nearby, but I don't see why that should be necessary for this.Has anyone else experienced this issue? Any suggestions would be really helpful. Thanks!

I’ve just moved into a new house and have acquired the existing AV system from the previous owner, all of which was installed around 2015 I believe. I’ve already updated the TV to a new OLED, but my next step is to figure out what to do with the audio system. I am currently just using the TV speakers as the old system is quite complex - plugging into an unlabelled mess of cables and Cisco boxes! The Current SystemIn the TV area the current system has two rear speakers mounted into the ceiling which are connected to a Sonos Connect: Amp. There is also a Sonos Playbar which I believe was connected to the old TV via optical cable. And finally there is a rather large Sonos Sub which I noticed was unplugged by the previous owner - not sure why! There are also two ceiling mounted speakers in the outside patio area, connected into a second Sonos Connect: Amp. What next?I’m wanting a simplified system, but something that makes the most of what I already have. Also don’t want to spend an absolu

 Hi, I noticed that when Trueplay is enabled, the two Era 300 surround speakers are automatically set to the maximum distance (more than 3 meters), meaning that since they're positioned very close to the seating, their presence is very strong. I know I can lower their level, but I wanted to know if this is normal, or if I'm doing something wrong, since I can't adjust them like I do without Trueplay. Many ThanksRoberto

Hi I got four groups,All - Arc ultra and sub 4Cinema - Arc and sub 3Tilda - IKEA Sonos oneMaster bedroom - IKEA Sonos one Group cinema is dropping out randomlyBoth when watching on connected Samsung 55” led and with Spotify and apple music services from within Sonos app. Tried without HDMI cable from TVTried new HDMI cable from TV Tried  channel 1 6 and 11 from Sonos app network settings.They tried various channels on the router wifi All Sonos products are up to date Also sometimes an extremely banging noise occurs from the arc in group cinema and sometimes a loud repeatedly sound like a machine gun is heard and i need to unplug the power cord to the arc. I have tried factory reset a couple of times for all peosucts. I just sent a diag to the support ***********I talked to the support in Sweden a couple of times.Please help. Regards Himzo Moderator edit: recorded and removed serial number

Hi all,I have a friend who would like to install a Sonos Amp and connect it to two ceiling speakers.They have already purchased an EPSON tw7100 projector.They wish to use a laptop to watch Netflix etc on the projector.My question is, how would all this be connected up to get the picture from laptop and audio from Sonos system?Any and all help would be greatly appreciated Matt

Are there any updates about how to get a Samsung solar remote to control the volume of a Playbar?  I see from extensive searching that pairing a Samsung remote with a Playbar has been a problem for a long time.  My TV is a Samsung QN75Q7FAAFXZA  if that makes a difference.  it runs eARC and doesn’t have an optical output so I’m using a converter to connect the TV to the Playbar.  This setup worked when I was using a Xumo remote and Xumo box.  I eliminated the box because it isn’t needed to run the TV.

Arc Ultra and Era 100’s  Anyone else have this setup and noticing that the Era 100’s as rears are doing less work with the Arc Ultra when compared to the standard Arc? I’m barely noticing any audio coming from the rears even with the surround volume turned up to maximum.  I swapped my original Arc back with the Era 100 surrounds and tested the same Atmos movies on the Arc and the Arc Ultra, and there is a significant difference/reduction in the signals being sent to the Era 100’s in the rear channels with the Arc Ultra.  Increasing the “TV Level” setting for Surround Audio in the Sonos app increases the front surround volume coming from the Arc Ultra but the signals coming out of the ERA 100 rears are almost non existent.  Is this behavior the result of how the Arc Ultra processes surround channels, and should be considered normal operation?

Hi, is it possible to use my setup (2x Era 100, 2x Era 300 and 1x sub mini) for surround? I would use the era 300 as rear speakers and the era 100 in the front. Does that work out?