Home theater

Hi,I have a lg up7000upa with an arc,sub and era 300s. When I set my tv settings up I have to set the hdmi output to Auto. This disables the ability to select 5.1 or 7.1 uncompressed on Xbox series x. If I set it to passthrough as I have read you are supposed to for Atmos and other audio types.  If I play stereo pcm content on appletv the arc is distorted and the sound crackles. Has anyone else ran into this or knows a way to fix it?

Hi. First time posting. I did a search, so if this is answered elsewhere, do direct me please.Goal: Use a Connect Amp (Gen 1) and two B&W speakers as the sound output for my nice but old Philips TV.Output: My choices on the TV are HDMI, HDMI ARC, Digital Audio, and the trusty-old Headphone jack (3.5mm).Input: The Amp has RCA left and right. My hunch: Headphone jack directly to the RCAs and call it a day. I ordered a $10 cable from Amazon and hope it works.Questions: Think it’ll work? What about the mystical “delay” that seems to exist or not depending on … something? Generally speaking, will the use of the headphone jack simply direct the sound that way or does one need to select that as the preferred output? Can I set the Sonos volume to something reasonable and then use the TV audio controller to raise and lower the sound rather than control the Sonos using the phone?Thank you and best wishes.

Hey Sonos Community,I have receintly purchased a Sonos Ray soundbar to use it on my BenQ 850i Projector but can’t seem to get any sound. Any advise that’s very techinical.  Thank you  

I have a Beam (with Ones for surround) connected to the ARC port on my LG OLED C2, My Nintendo Switch is connected to the TV with HDMI. I don’t have AVS. How do I play Nintendo Switch audio thru the Beam and surrounds?

I have a 2022 Apple TV 4K I am wanting to know if I can use 2 symfonisk lamps in a pair as my tv speakers. Thanks 

Recently I have noticed, that using my Sonos Arc, Sub and Play 1 in Surround setup causes music to be “pulsing”, when the source is Dolby 5.1 (older movies). The problem doesn’t happen on Dolby Atmos. 

Hi there! New to the world of Sonos, have been enjoying my surround sound setup a lot these past few days. However, as others have experienced on these forums, surround sound on my Switch is proving elusive. Details:I have an Arc, Sub and two Era 100s Switch runs fine in stereo When switching to surround on the Switch, the audio test only plays 2 out of 6 sounds, from the front speakers TV is a Philips OLED754/12, which only has ARC, not eARC Audio options to tweak are extremely limited on this TV - basically just switching between “Stereo”, “Multichannel”, and “Multichannel (Bypass)”. Tried the latter two, doesn’t seem to make a differenceI suspect I’m out of luck without eARC right? But I wanted to double check just in case, especially with the new Zelda coming out! Thanks all. 😊

hello I have an era300 +sub gen3 that I use as a stereo.I am thinking of adding an arc 3,Can I use the arc without adding to the era 3 as I want to use them only for music stereo with the subwoofer?Also, can I create a room only for arc and subAnd another room for era300 with subThanks 

When watching CNN, the volume seems to peak at the beginning of someone speaking, for a second or two, then come down and level out.  I only hear this on CNN or at least it is most noticeable on that channel.  My settings pretty much mirror Peter Pee’s suggested for Arc + Gen3 Sub + 2 300s.  My source is Directv.  Is this common or do I have a problem?  Is there a setting that will level this out?

My Sonos Ray has lost contact with the Sonos app. I have tried every obvious means of re-establishing contact. My efforts to reset the system have also failed. I’m using an iPad updated to IOS 17.01 Can anyone suggest what’s wrong and how to put it right.

Hey, everybody. I have an Arc and two Era 100. The question is how best to position them in the room. It is possible to put them as in the picture. But I'm not sure if it is optimal to put Era100 on the sides of the head? Thanks 

Hi everyone,I am a college student trying to cobble together the best home system I can with Used sonos’s. I have 2 Play ones and recently purchased a Connect.The goal: Have TV output come out of a 3rd party speaker and the 2 sonos Ones that are mounted in the rear of the room. My TV has a optical cable for audio output. I have bought a converter from Optical (out of the TV) into RCA to go into the Sonos Connect. And RCA to Analog into the 3rd party speaker. So far I cannot find a way to make it workFirstly, I wanted to make sure that this set up will work as expected. Secondly I would love advice on how to make this work or what I might be doing wrong.Thanks!​​​​​​​ 

I must connect my ERA 100 every time when I open tv!! Only ARC is auto connected.is there any solution to adjust era 100 volume with tv remote ?

I have been using a Sonos Beam with 2 Sonos Fives as surrounds for watching content on my TV. The Beam standalone is not as good of a speaker compared to the Fives in my opinion and I have been contemplating if I should just sell it. On a side note, I am exploring the idea of grouping 2 Sonos Era 100s and 2 Sonos Fives and connect them to my Apple TV. Has anyone tried this before and have any feedback/inputs? 

My set is: : playbar + sub , 2 surround connect:amp in wall, I would like add two more play1 at the front, is the possible ? 

Hi everyone. I bought 1x Ray and 2x Era 100. I put the Ray in the center and the Era 100 on the sides. Can you please tell me if the Sonos app realized that the Era is used for the front right and left channel? I have an assumption that the Sonos app thinks the Era is used for the rear left and right channels. Is there any way I can check this and reconfigure it? Thanks.

Hola buenos días , qué aparato debería utilizar para no tener que andar quitando y poniendo el Hdmi en la barra beam 2 ? la finalidad es tener la tv y el proyector conectados a la barra de sonido , sin tener que andar quitando y poniendo el cable gracias 

I have had issues intermittently with the sound cutting in and out or skipping with my system. I have an epson projector with an hdmi cable 50ft run through the ceiling and down the wall to my Sonos arc. From the Arc I have a sub and two SLs connected. I have good internet signal and everything worked great for about a month, then I started to notice the skipping or cutting in and out of the sound. It’s annoying as heck when trying to enjoy a movie. Has anyone experienced this? If so then how did you fix it? I tried calling SONOS for help and it just direct me to someone in another country following a set list of trouble shooting.

My question During set up I put the arc as living room.The video says to assign the pair of Era 100 to a different room?I dont assign them with the living room?So do I assign them to the kitchen?Thanks Moderator edit: changed Ethos to Era

Sonnos ArcZ Smart SoundbarThe unit on has a spot to connect traditional speaker wires, but includes a USB cord and a sticker that says wireless. Specs include bluetooth connectivity.What should the package contents include? How does the unit receive power for the bluetooth to work? Are there other components i need?

Hello,I'm planning to buy a Sonos Sub Mini and I need your help please.Is it possible to use a sonos sub for a home cinema installation (beam gen2 and 2 one) AND for a music installation (2 five)?Everything is located in the same room.Of course I don't want to use the home cinema while I listen to music.Have a good day.

I have a very new Sonos Arc and a Sony x800M2 which play through my 9 month old LG 65OLEDCS6 I have had no sound problems so far I bought my first 4k disc to play. Close Encounters. It has 3 versions on it I sat down tonight to pay it but there is no soundThere is sound when I start the DVD off and it goes through the pre-amble but when I select the version I want, and I have tried more than one version there is no sound. English is the first optionI scrolled throught the others, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian and German etc and when i select those languages there is sound But when I select English again nothing Very frustrating as I have waited a long time to get this disc. Any thoughts. ?

I pared my Samsung TV remote to my Sonos Beam, following the Sonos instructions exactly.  Ever since every time I use the remote to control the tv the actions are announced.  How do I stop this?  It is very annoying.

Some troubleshooting help for those experiencing the popping/static/distortion sound after upgrading to tvOS17 with Apple TV 4K and Sonos Arc…I was experiencing this crackle/distortion from the Arc after a few minutes of use and most noticeably when I would start the Apple TV VPN service (I tried 2 different VPN Apps, same impact). Resolution:changing the Apple TV Video to 4K HDR (HDR10+) 60 Hz (from the 50Hz option) seems to have solved the issue after restarting the Apple TV and the Arc Trouble Steps taken (no resolution):Update Sonos S2 App, then update the Sonos speakers after (no resolution) Testing for 2.4Ghz interference, fixed wifi to channel 1 (from 6) and SonosNet Channel (in app) to 11 (from 6) (no resolution) trying different VPN (no resolution)Equipment:Apple TV 4K tvOS 17 (ethernet connected) Arc (ethernet conencted), ERA100 (x2), Sub (G3) Samsung “55 120Hz capable with One Connect box  HDMI 2.2 cables Xbox Series XGood Luck to All!

If I buy a beam gen 2, with my dolby atmos tv would I be able to play movies in dolby atmos with my sub and sonos ones as surrounds?