Home theater

Hi,I currently have a Sonos Beam 1 and an LG TV which does not transpose DTS from the PS5\4k Blu Ray Play to the Beam due to licencing issues with LG. I was looking at a splitter with audio extraction like the one below: HDMI eARC Matrix Switch 4x2 for soundbar - FeinTech Will this work? I am downgrading Atmos to 5.1 which I am happy with at the moment until I buy an arc but finding it frustrating that when I play a 4k Blu Ray that only has DTS I am getting Stereo 2.0 through to the soundbar due to the limitations on the LG TV. Hopefully the Feintech will fix my issue but just want to check with the group.Thanks all

Hey there,I just moved to a new flat inside of a single family home and they share the internet by having some kind of mesh network with a main router in the basement and LAN-connected routers serving as satellites on each floor. Every router has a different name but they all share the same password.I have a Beam Gen 2, and I can‘t get it to connect with the router on my floor. I only get to the point where it lets me enter the password of my satellite router, but it wont connect to it. LAN or Wifi connection to the main router is not possible because it is in the basement and we are on the second floor. I would like to stick with a wifi connection, since a LAN connection to the satellite router would be quite tricky to do.Any ideas?

I have several speakers in my S2 app.  The only one that gives me a problem is the Arc that keeps defaulting back to “default room” every 7-14 days.  I do not have the speakers connected to HomeKit and I refuse to add the to HomeKit to apply a workaround for the renaming issue that is specific to HomeKit.   I’ve talked to support and the only reference they have to this problem is when the speaker is added to HomeKit.   Anyone else have this issue?

TV recognized the ARC immediately, but I cannot select Dolby or Dolby+ for sound output in the tv menu, because these options are greyed out. I have tried it with normal tv (probably no dolby), but also with Netflix and Amazon Prime. Bought a new 2.1 HDMI-cable, just to be sure. Did not help. Also did a reset of the tv and new initial setup. Did not help. On the phone with Samsung as I am typing this (still in cue). Does anyone have any clues for me? Thanks for your time.  

When I bought my Playbar years ago, I had to turn off the sound from the TV to stop a slight echo effect. I am now having sound issues, with the sound dropping occasionally. I want to disconnect the Playbar and turn back on the TV’s sound to see if it is the Playbar or the TV that is having the issue, but I can’t remember where the setting is in the Samsung menu. Does anyone know how to do that?

Is this typical that no speaking sound comes out of my added one SL speakers?I’ve got a very big room where the tv is and I’m far away from it, so it’s necessary for me to be able to hear the voices in my one SL speakers.  Moderator edit: combined posts

I'm planning to hang my rear speakers Sonos sl one on the wall, approximately 3 feet away from the sofa. Is this distance suitable for achieving optimal sound quality, and is it advisable to mount them high on the wall for better surround sound experience? Any recommendations on the ideal placement for optimal audio enjoyment would be appreciated!"

Hi, I have a home theater where surrounds are through Sonos amp.  the amp is connected to sonos ceiling speakers.  The music sounds like coming through transistor radio.  Quality is not good.  I have it set to full.  Ambient doesn’t sound much better.  other parts are sonos playbar and sub.  Any thoughts?

 I only have the Sonos arc, no other speakers.Is there way to make the movie soundtrack louder?  The dialogue and sound effect come through, but I feel like the soundtrack/music in the film isn't as loud as on other bars.  I've noticed this issue on a 4k Blu-ray movie with Dolby Atmos.    

I recently got a Sonos arc.  Are there any wireless headphones that work with the sound bar.  I have a Samsung tv

Watching the green light flashing, still not able to connect and set up. I’ve had system for several years and set up multiple times and always experienced hassles.power went out and system disappeared… app picks up our Roam at least but not happy.any help is appreciated 

Hello sonos user,does anyone testing the beam gen 2 with the Era 300 as surround speaker? I own the beam gen 2 which is supporting dolby atmos. And i ask me how it sounds with 2x Era 300 as surrounds. I know it would be better with the Arc but i am interested how it sounds with the beam gen 2.i have the beam gen2+ sub(gen2) + 2x play 1 (5.1)  

I have had my Samsung 65” QLED (QN85B) TV connected to my Sonos Beam Gen 2 via eArc for over a year. In the last month, when I turn on the TV, the two units connection is lost. This happens frequently (once a week or so). To resolve, I must turn off the Samsung TV, unplug the Sonos, wait 10 seconds, plug in the Sonos, wait for lights to stop blinking, turn on the TV. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I hope you can help.  I have my Sonos Beam (gen 2) hooked up to my Samsung TV. It has been working great for many months until now every time I turn off my TV and put it back on later the Sonos does not work and only the TV sound works. If I unplug the Sonos and plug it back in when the TV is on, it will find it and start working until I turn it off the tv again.What can I do? I called Sonos and they told me to call Samsung. No one can help. 

I understand and see it very clearly stated in the documents (of course after I just saved a bunch of money to buy this thing).Note that the subwoofer output is disabled when Amp is being used to power surround speakers for a Sonos home theater product.I bought this specifically to add 2 speakers and a sub to finish my home theater setup. So why can’t we do this? Is my only option to buy a Sonos sub to complete this? This is a real bummer. 

Hi everyone. Please excuse me if I sound a little stupid, but still new to this so be gentle🤣I am getting a Sonos arc how do I set it up with my other products, 2 era 100, sub mini, & replacing my beam with the arc, is it easy, even for someone like me.🤔  Many thanks for your help😃

Hello,I’m new here and I need advice regarding the combination mentioned in the subject line.First one is if this combination works reliably? I intend to use the Bem G2 exclusively for radio listening in bedroom. Second and most important one is if its possible to switch off the Beam with the Symfonisk remote control? Third, not so important is, if its possible to change radio stations with the Symfonisk, but this is really not important as 90% of the time I listen the same station. Fourth - Thank you advices!P.S. I want to use the Beam due its shape, no place for “classical” speakers.

How do I make a feature request? I have been trying to do it myself for some time using my PC. Would be awesome if Sonos had this feature built it. When playing music though my arc I noticed the arc has some fancy patterns that show on the TV. These are static images. There should be a way to display an audio visualizer on the tv when listening to music through the connected Sonos speakers. Anything to boost the atmosphere. 

is there a solution for combining the playbar with 2 sonos era 100 speakers? Can we synchronize 2 systems, one with the playbar and subwoofer and the other with the 2 Era 100 speakers? And the cherry on the cake, can we have them in surround?

Hello. So I recently got four in ceiling speakers for my den. I didn't quite understand the concept behind surround sound but I do now. Am I correct in saying that to achieve a surround sound experience, I'll need a central speaker and a sub woofer? And if that's the case would any of the sonos soundbars work in conjunction with my in ceiling speakers or would it just end up overriding those? Thank you for your time and I hope people can excuse my surround sound ignorance!

A bit of background  Received our Arc March 2023. Setup is Arc, Play 1’s surround, gen1 sub, Samsung OLED 77 A2PUA. Arc connected to Ethernet. Current gen Firestick for content (dislike Samsung native). System worked/sounded great, no issues. 8 months.  Following the November 16 15.10 update I started getting very loud over-driven-speaker sound blasts. Not “pops” that this update was supposed to fix. Plus garbled, echoey, reverb-like audio from the surrounds.  Came here to the forum and posted this very loud blast of sound when TV turne on (not having completed any research 🧐). Followed advice given, contacted Sonos support and opened a ticket. The tech looked at the diagnostic, told me “it’s a known issue” and initiated the return process. That is a whole other story, see here if interested, DITTO: “HELP! I am trying to return a faulty Arc”…sonos support is terrible so far! So, received a refurbished Arc and…same problems. Sent 2 diagnostics, opened a ticket, was told nothing is wron

Hi, I’ve just purchased beam gen 2 and 2x era 100. I can set up the beam to my tv no problem and the 2 era 100’s not the same network 2.4ghz. Whenever I try to set the era 100’s as surrounds I can’t get them to connect. The app just says trying to connect and won’t connect? 

Buenos días,mi pregunta era acerca de la barra sonos beam 2,y quería saber si se le puede conectar un lector de CDs para escuchar los CDs de música,gracias 

I searched the forum before posting here and there are similar queries but nothing that answers my question. I have a samsung tv, 3 years old, i have a sonos arc and a sub gen 3. 3 times now in 6 months we turn the tv off at night and when we get up the next morning and turn the tv on, the hdmi-earc doesnt come on the TV speaker does. The only solution we have found is to unplug the tv and unplug the arc and start over which is a pain. So my question is why is this doing this. The first time it happened everyone said it was a bad HDMI cable so we listened and bought a new cable well it obviously isnt the issue. It is so frustrating and inconvenient to keep having this happen. I am hoping someone can give me some insight. Is it the TV is it the arc itself, what causes this issue.

Hi,Can anyone advise whether it’s possible to use a pair of Playbases  as a “conventional” Sonos stereo pair?Im asking as this would be the ideal solution for sound in my kitchen. The only real space I have is on top of tall units and a gap of about 4 inches - which a Playbase will fit into. I can easily get power to them and also an Ethernet cable, so the optical input won’t be used. The only real issue I have is how I’d configure them, ideally as a stereo pair, if that’s even possible. Any comments welcomed. Thanks - Rob