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After hours of trying to get a stupid Beam soundbar working through surround speakers, i’ve given up. Over an hour with a Sonos tech and no one knows wtf they’re doing. meanwhile, i just hook in an appleTV and the speakers all sound fine. Sonos has the best sound when it works, but it never works for long. I’m constantly dealing with connection issues and this last one wasted several hours of one of the few days off i have.I’m returning this POS beam soundbar. i wish i could return my entire sonos system. the engineers at sonos are terrible and things never seem to get better. funny thing, i had this all set up just the night before and today it was all f’d up and sonos customer service had no idea after over an hour. Waste of time. i wouldn’t advise anyone get Sonos. i doubt Bose or any other system has the constant connection issues that Sonos can never seem to truly fix.Junk.

Hello, I recently purchased the Beam Gen 2 and I cannot set it up as a stereo pair sync with the Play 1. I can press the play button on the Play 1 and will play sound from the Beam but they are slightly out of sync and I need to adjust them independently. Anyone know how to rectify this? Thanks  

My remote for ignite TV  keeps losing connection and I have to repair to control volume    Help please 

I just purchased a Sonos Ray and connected it to a Samsung TV. It seems to work fine. The way it is currently configured is so the audio comes out of both the TV and the Ray. Is this ok, or should I not have audio coming out of the TV and just have sound coming out of the Ray?

What are the best settings I should put on my Vizio that’s connected to my Sonos arch? 

On 04.april I ordered a Sonos Beam gen2 Black. The order was paid in full, wich was confirmed by Sonos support. It has been on storage from several weeks on the online shop and the order is marked as "getting ready for shipment* in mypage and it has been like this for several weeks.  I have called and sent email several times, but I do not get an answer. The sales-department has not picked up the phone for several weeks and I only manage to get through to the support departementet wich do not have expertise in sales. 

Spoke to Sonos customer service. The staff were friendly, polite, helpful and knowledgeable. The products I’ve used have generally been great, easy to setup, user-friendly and are relatively seamless and produce decent quality sound for the price-point… but I’ve hit a snag on my Sonos journey that I’m hoping will not be the end of an otherwise good relationship. Was hoping to grab the sub gen 3 to compliment the set, but really want to overcome this hurdle first.Problem: can’t add my recently inherited 2x Play:5 gen 2’s to my new Arc as ‘surround’ speakers.So far:1. The play:5’s came factory reset from a friend and I had no problem connecting to them or adding them to my ‘Living room’ (where the Arc is).2. I can link the play:5’s as ‘stereo speakers’ no problem, both in the ‘Living room’ or other rooms.3. When trying to link them to the Arc as ‘surround speakers’ (noting that this has been attempted following a factory reset and relinking as well as after they had been setup as ‘stereo

I currently have a surround system using a sonos beam generation 1 and 2 sonos one.I have just bought a Sonos beam generation 2 and was thinking about changing my surround system by swapping the Sonos beam Gen 2 with the Gen 1 and using the Gen 1 elsewhere.Is it worth doing or will it be more hassle than it’s worth?

Hi, I am unable to get the volume working on Sky Q, any ideas?I have tried auto setup and selecting the model (Ray not known) Cheers

Any suggestions as to who I might try - tried 2 Techs thus far - results Zero !! No problem with the Arc & Sub -working perfectly just will not pair with LG tv???

Hi There -I’ve been using the Arc, Sub and One SL’s as surrounds successfully for 2 years without issue and recently I noticed there was no bass coming from the sub and nothing coming from the surrounds even though everything was still connected in the app (Sub+RS+LS).  If I pull the power to reset the Arc and everything seems to wake up and come back, but then it’ll randomly drop out while watching something or be out when I turn on the tv next time.  Everything is all in the same room and the router is near by, but hardwiring the arc would be a bit of a hassle so I wondering if adding the boost may solve the issue.  Thanks!I’m using and Apple TV+ and Sony X900h.  

Hello!I need to know the required TV features to maximize our Arc. We bought an Arc in 2020 and hooked it up to our TV, which is a Vizio E65-C3. The Arc sounds amazing when I play music out of it. It’s sounds meh when I play the TV.  My suspicion is that the TV--purchased in 2015--is outdated for the Arc. We are moving and getting a new TV. So I can correct this problem...I think?! I called Sonos tech to find out ask which required features are needed on a new TV. Sorry, that was a total waste of time. This tech person was really just a call agent.  I am hoping that a Sonos tech expert on here can help: As I shop for a new TV, what are the required features I need? In my research I’m seeing conflicting info from customers. Thank You!Rod.   

My sub will regularly go out of sync with my arc - especially when skipping through songs on spotify. Sometimes the sub will stop playing for a few seconds and then come back online but out of sync. I have my arc connected to my router via ethernet. I have my WiFi router and SonosNet on different Wi-Fi channels. The arc is maybe 10 feet away from the sub. I’ve never had an issue with my ones either that are 20 feet away. It’s just the sub that seems to be the issue. I submitted a diagnostic report: 475378171.

Hi guys,I’ve spent a few hours trudging around forums trying to find an answer to this, but coming up short so figured I might ask the community about my specific situation.I recently bought an LG OLED C1 77”, with a Sonos Arc soundbar and a Panasonic UB-820 4k Blu-Ray player. I have the 4k player connected to the tv via HDMI, and then the tv outputting to the soundbar via HDMI eArc. I believe that is the right setup? Please correct me if it’s wrong.Played my first movie last night, sound was coming through just fine, but I noticed in the sonos app on my phone that it was saying Multichannel PCM 7.1 Is it supposed to be saying Dolby Atmos instead? As far as I’m aware, I thought that was the goal. I believe all the equipment supports it. And I was playing a 4k UHD disc that states Dolby Atmos too.Just a tad confused as to what I’m supposed to be seeing. Still new to all this, and don’t want to missing out on anything.Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Not quite sure what’s happening with my Sonos Surround Set (Arc plus two Sonos Ones).  It was working fine. Then, last night, it has stopped working properly. What I mean by that is, on the “Audio Output” screen of Apple TV’s Settings, the Default Audio Output is “Receiver Speakers” - and there’s no other option. I can select “Living Room Cinema” (What my Sonos Set is called) but only on “Temporary Audio Output”. Even then, it doesn’t work properly. My surround sound isn’t coming on. Speakers are fine (they’ll play music, as normal) but I can’t seem to find the issue. Also, when I go into the options for Temporary Audio Output, it has a U2 song at the top! No idea why. Can someone point me in the right direction?  

Hello Folkscould someone kindly assist me please, I’m confused with the replies from this previously asked question 😥in “ laymans” terms how do I replace my existing soundbar with an Arc?I see replies about “unbonding” the surrounds and the sub, what does this exactly mean?is this remove them from the “room” and if so what happens to the playbar, surely it still exists in the “room”?I understand about adding a product ( the Arc) how do I then re add the surrounds and the sub?sorry to ask such a dumb question but I need it clear in my mind before I start!Thank youMartin

I had the Playbar and purchased a pair of One SL speakers to set up surround sound in TV room. Are they compatible?  Cannot hook up using Sonos S2 app.  If compatible, how do I hook up for surround sound?What speakers can pair with Playbar for surround sound?

Hi,About a week ago my beam and two One SL speakers started to randomly mute on and off while watching TV. Now even when the TV is off I will hear beeping from the beam (it sounds like someone taping on an app key board). We will watch tv for an hour or so with no issue but the muting and beeping will start again.  Has anyone else experienced this issue? 

Equipment: Samsung UE55AU9000KXXU (2021)  Apple TV 4K  Sonos Beam (Gen2) + Sub (Gen3)There seems to be a number of topics describing similar issues but no definitive answer. I’m presuming it’s a lack of standards support somewhere but it’s really frustrating and I’d love to know definitively which device is causing the issue.The issue I’m having is I get intermittent audio from my Sonos with my setup. The easiest way I’ve found to recreate the issue is with Netflix although it happens with other streaming apps I use like Prime, Disney +, Plex. I can’t say I’ve ever seen it happen with YouTube or BBC iPlayer.If you just scroll around in Netflix, when you leave it a couple seconds it starts playing the trailer for the selected show. Sometimes I get audio, sometimes not. I can scroll to the next show, get no audio, scroll on, get audio, scroll back and get audio on the show trailer I had none on a few seconds ago. This just repeats, it seems totally random wether you get audio or not.  Th

I have had a Sonos Beam for my TV audio and its been great. I recently made a purchase of the Five and the T1 Phono SB turntable. I have tried connecting both my Sonos beam and five together when I listen to TV and it makes this weird echo sound and the sound in the Five seems to go in and out. As well as if I connect the two when I listen to a record, the same sound falls in and out but from the Beam. However, with I choose to stream music from Spotify for example with both speaks it works beautifully. I went with the Five for the turntable since I already had a Sonos set up and thought it would work together well, but maybe I am not setting things up correctly? any advice or assistance with this issue? 

Hello Sonos:We have a Sonos Arc which is connected by HDMI to our TV. It works great when played with movies and by itself. However, when we play music through the Sonos App (Sonos Radio or Amazon music) with the other connected speakers the Sonos Arc is delayed and skipsout. It is very frustrating and we have no clue how tofix it. Thanks in advance for your help. 

I recently made this post and marked it as answered but it was by accident and I don’t know how to unmark it so forgive me. I have an arc with a sub and 2 one sl, but over the past 2 weeks my arc will cut out when watching content in Dolby atmos. Sometimes it will cut out after watching for 5 minutes and other times it will take 30 mins to an hour to cut out. I have called and chatted with support several times to no avail. But if I reboot my arc the sound will come back again for 30 mins to an hour or sometimes if I just watch a non Dolby atmos show the sound will come back within a minute. I have an Apple TV 4K with a 55 lg cx but I have tried to watch something directly through the tv and the sound still cuts out. I also bought a new hdmi cable. I have also turned off a lot of devices to make sure the arc had plenty of bandwidth available and the sound will still cut out. 

Hi there, I've had a sonos arc approximately 1 month and had no issues. Nothing has changed and now tv stays muted when I try to play volume through arc. No cables have been changed, nothing has been damaged. It just decided not to work. I try to change volume and unmute with tv remote, and it just shows mute symbol. Tv will play volume when I change the output. Sonos arc will play music from phone.  Any tips would be appreciated. 

I can't get my LP player connected to my Sonos port to play on the Sonos soundbar

Music, movies, nothing is using my surrounds + sub.Sound is only coming from the Arc. Seriously? What the hell is going on? Why do I have a $2,000 home theater setup that can be broken by idiotic software engineers at Sonos? Edit: called support and they restarted my system from their end. Everything appears to be working for now...