Home theater

I am currently using Beam + 2x Sonos One + Sub with my TV.My computer desk is located behind my couch, so my 2x Sonos One are actually placed where one typically would locate PC speakers.If I were to upgrade my 2x Sonos One to 2x Era 100, would it be possible to switch between PC and TV?I have from the information online found out that this could be tricky.

Everytime I turn on my TV I get the following popup message “Audio device connected via HDMI-eARC. The screen may flicker as the audio settings are changed.”I think this only happens with Sonos Soundbars when connected with eARC. I suppose it is because the soundbar HDMI-port gets in some sort of sleep mode when TV is off. Is it possible to fix this so we don’t get this message everytime?As a note I also want to add that sporadically I get disconnects during this handshake. I get following messages:Audio device connected via HDMI-eARC… Audio device disconnected from HDMI-eARC… Audio device connected via HDMI-eARC…This causes the HDMI port to flash number of times each time I turn on the TV.I think this should be low hanging fruit for Sonos to fix for Samsung TV users.When using HDMI-ARC (no eARC) I get no popups whatsoever. This only applies for eARC.For reference I have a Samsung Q90R from 2019.Hope anyone from Sonos can help!

I am upgrading my TV to ATMOS (LGC3) and need to be sure of compatibility. The retailer have suggested I bring my Sonos to store to check with their demo TV. Will I be able to this on a different TV ?

So I had a crazy idea.my living room has an AVR and 5.1 with ceiling speakers but no sub. The ceiling speakers are very noisy upstairs so it’s rarely used.I also have a sonos beam and symfonisk bookshelves as rears.Both systems receive the same hdmi feed.i am going to add a Sonos sub and I’ve been trying to think of a way to get the sub to also work with the existing 5.1 system for the odd occasion it’s used, and I’ve had an idea. what if I bought a cheap symfonisk bookshelf.Could I open it up and find some way of snipping wires so that it worked perfectly to group with but no sound ever came out of it?I could then make it into a room with the sub, share the audio from the sonos beam with that room (which is the same sound as goes to the ceiling speakers)  Turn the sonos beam volume down to zero And then I should - should have ceiling speakers in sync with the sonos sub? Sound possible? 

Hi, Mostly in the question, I am attempting to connect a Samsung ‘The Frame TV’ to the Sonos network and it isn’t anywhere near as simple as one would hope. I am trying to play it out of a Gen 2 Play:5 and a Roam SL. Has anyone successfully tried this?  I also have a Roam SL that we are using as a mini soundbar, does anyone know if I can connect this via bluetooth to the TV?  Seems a little crazy that there is all this tech and innovation yet connections are still as convoluted as cables! :D  Thanks in advance,I just want to enjoy the speakers!

Hi folks,   I’ve recently purchased a new LG TV with eARC audio to my Sonos. That’s working fine. However, I’m half deaf and like to hook up my nice B&W headphones so I can hear the dialogue while the rest of the family listen to the Sonos. Unfortunately, the LG won’t allow me to do this. I’ve tried every conceivable setting and contacted LG. The main issue is the TV can’t walk and chew gum. When the eARC is active it trumps all other settings. There is no way to pair the headphones at the same time via the TV, or by using a Bluetooth transmitter. You can hook up the headphones and listen to the TV audio, sans Sonos, but to make that feature work I have to physically unplug the eARC to my Sonos. I have a great BT transmitter but the TV doesn’t output an optical signal when the eARC is plugged in. My 10 year old LG could do this but not the new one. LG have washed their hands of it and won’t recommend a third party solution. I’m hoping someone has had some luck with an eARC splitter

I have a Sonos Arc and Sonos Sub. I bought a pair of Sonos Era 300 for surround sound in my home theater. I can barely hear the Sonos Era 300 speakers when used as surround sound for watching TV. I played around with positioning speakers, adjusting speakers' settings, Sonos TruePlay tuning. Nothing changes the home viewing experience. What am I doing wrong or did I have unrealistic expectations?

How do I switch between music playback and the TV audio signal without using the Sonos s2 application? For example. I'm listening to music or it stays in "alexa mode" and I want to put the tv audio signal back on without using the app. thanks

Bit of a strange one. My living room has an AVR and ceiling mounted 5.1 system that was there when we moved in.it’s great but we rarely use it because the ceiling speakers are right under the kids bedrooms. also I got rid of the sub because the only place to put it is in what is now the children’s play corner. I’ve since bought a sonos beam and two symfonisk bookshelf rears, which we use 90 per cent of the time. The same signal gets sent to both setups. i’m thinking about adding a Sonos sub but was wondering:Would it be possible to effectively add the Sonos sub to the existing 5.1 by playing to both systems simultaneously by switching off the symfonisk surrounds and somehow muting the beam but not the sub. I doubt it is but not sure.  

Hi everyone, I'm writing because I'm having problems with my SONOS system consisting of Arc + 2 ERA 300s configured in surround: I connected the system to my LG G2 via HDMI using the e-arc port, the TV settings are passtrough+earc, I tried to watch Dolby Atmos content (e.g. Jack Ryan on Prime and some blurays) but nothing on the SONOS app, I only see Digital 5.1. Can anyone help me? Thank you

I have been reading the posts concerning this subject, but I am still confused and I am hoping for some help. I have a Sonos Arc with sub and Era 300s for surround in my theater room. I also have both a new tv and new projector that both support eARC.  I would like to connect both to the Sonos Arc, but for the life of me I cannot understand which switcher I need.  Do I need and HDMI extractor?  I just want to get the complete sound (including Atmos) from both devices to the Arc.  Thank you in advance for the help. 

I have a Sony XBR 65-900F tv that doesn't have eARC and only ARC and I can't get Dolby Atmos from my Arc,Era 300's and Sub Gen 3thanks in advance for any help

Hello,I connected 2 Era 100’s to my Beam soundbar in my living room.  They appeared to work, then after tying Alexa to the “system”,  I didn’t get sound coming from them (I think this is what happened?).  I disconnected them from Alexa, and disconnected the surrounds, then re-connected the surrounds to system.  Still no sound coming from the Era 100’s.  The lights are on, they seemed to have connected??  Does the Bluetooth need to be on?  I think I’ve tried that also... I’m stumped!  I thought this would be an easy connect/use.  Full disclosure, I am not very savvy with Audio stuff!  Help anyone!!  

My LG 3C TV has E-Arc (port 2). Some articles indicate that the Apple TV 4K should go into that port. Then I read that the Sonos Arc should be plugged in that port. Which do I plug in that E-Arc port? I need to start with that question as I’m having other issues. 

Have Arc, Sub gen3, and pair of Ones in home  theatre setup. During movie playback or streamed TV the sound is great. Connection is via eARC, HDMI. However streaming music via wifi it is as if there is no output from Sub. I cannot adjust phase with no discernible change. I can adjust Sub bass output from -15 to +15 with no change in bass output. I have reset, restarted, removed and reinstalled Sub. Same great bass during movie playback. Essentially no bass output for streamed music. Same music played through paired Fives has better bass, even paired Ones in another room have better bass. Amp connected to my towers and another Sub Gen3 have satisfactory bass output. What is it with Arc and music not arriving through the HDMI connection that delivers NO bass?

I just purchased a new 85” Samsung QN90C, Roku Ultra, and Sonos Arc. Looking through the forums, I can’t seem to find decisive direction on the best way to connect these components or if I should change any settings to get the most out of the Arc.  Thank-you.

Hi, Hope you are all well, I have a Beam Gen 1, Sub Gen3 and 2 Play 1 Setup for my home theatre. I have a LG TV that does not support DTS as well.My Question is if I play a 4k Disk that is Dolby Atmos will the Beam automatically downgrade to Dolby Digital, I believe it does but just want to confirm I did test with the Dune 4k release and surround, sub base and everyone seem to be outputting as 5.1 (confirmed in the app and with my ears). Thanks,

Hi all! I’ve an open space configured as the image I attach.Arc is linked to a 65” Sony A95k. I use all these as surround both for film and music (Apple Music).I want to upgrade sorround replacing ONE SL with ERA 300. Do you think is a good upgrade? I have to put upside down the ERA?Thanks

Trying to get my Sonos Ray to work with my new LG OLED42C34LA with Magic Remote. I can get sound to come out of the soundbar but when I try to adjust the volume with the Magic Remote, I get an icon of a speaker with a line through it.I’ve tried setting up the Magic Remote with the Sonos app, but it doesn’t recognise it.None of the guidance on this forum seems to fit with the operating system for this model.Any suggestions?

I have a Samsung UN60TU690TF. When I connect the optical cord and change the setting on the tv to optical it is not working. I have tried multiple times to do this and when I try to connect to tv on the Sonos app it continues to load/buffer until it tells me it is unable to connect. I have changed the default audio output to PCM and it is still not working. I’m looking for any advice on how I can connect my Ray to my tv. 

Hello,I am not getting Dolby Atmos if I play shows or movies through Apple tv 4k(I am only getting dolby digital 5.1). If I play them via TV app(like netflix or hbo max)it works just fine. Sonos app show atmos. Where could be the problem(also in apple tv i cannot select atmos anywhere) and i am running tvos 17.2. Tv model is Samsung q60c

New Sonos Ray will not connect to my Samsung tv.  Only Optical (ie. No HDMi) available with Ray. Is it a Samsung problem?

My TV is connected to a Soundbase and Subwoofer. If I pair ANY of my other Sonos speakers I get crackling and dropouts in the added speakers. Am I doing something that is not supported by Sonos?

Can I connect my Beam to my Optoma HD27E projector? It was connected to a Sky HD box but I’m now using a Chromecast

Cant get my remote to work with sonos soundbar.