Home theater

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As the previous thread () was closed and we’re still waiting for an update by ​@Corry P, I’m opening this new thread to continue the discussion

Hi all I’m new here and I just order Sonos arc ultra with sub 4 I can’t wait to be here before end of this week  

I have a sonos amp to tv with in ceiling speakers. All worked fine for a couple of years. Intermittent audio from tv for a mouth or so now no audio from tv but all fine streaming music just no tv audio. I’ve changed HDMIs over and still the same issue. Any ideas?

Something strange is going on with my Beam 2. First time since I have installed it 2 years ago. When playing stuff from YouTube sound volume is automatically going down or sound is completely muted. I did factory reset of my soundbar and still no change. Anyone experienced something similar?

I recently purchased a Beam 2 to use with an LG C4 and Roku 4K Express stick. No matter what I try, I can’t get the Roku to passthrough Dolby Atmos. The audio always registers as stereo PCM on the Sonos app. Atmos works just fine when I use the native apps on the TV. I have tried various audio settings on the Roku, but I keep getting stereo audio when I should be getting Atmos. Any suggestions? 

I have a Sonos Beam Gen 2 and I wanted to buy some Play:3 for surround sound and to do Dolby Atmos but I don't know if it's possible...

I’ve got a set of two SONOS Era 100’s plus the Beam 2 soundbar but no TV. It all works fine, unless I want set my PC’s output sound to the SONOS groups which seems impossible at first glance as Beam 2 does not support BT. No cable connection possible. Any idea on how to set it up in a tricky way? When I remove Beam 2 from the group it all works flawlessly with pair of 100’s.My SONOS set up for this room is Beam + 2 surrounds.

I have accidentally created my Era 300 as main speaker under ‘Your System”.  How can I move it to my Arc Ultra as surrounding speaker? Thank you.

Hello Sonos Community,I love the Arc Ultra, 2x Era 300, Sub 4 for Movies and Atmos Content, but for music it’s clearly lacking behind a stereo pair.playing Atmos music is more like a gimmick for me, nothing I want to keep listening to for extended periods  the options to adjust the Era 300 in music mode are a good start  however a sound bar will never be able to create a stereo stage  therefore it would be great to utilize the Era 300 that are surround speaker in movies, as a stereo pair in music. It could be an easy switch like “Stereo mode” is there any comparable mode/way that does not require re-pairing the speaker ? kind regards Robert 

I have an Arc Ultra, Sub 4 and pair of Era 300’s. Surely it would be easy to add an option to the App to allow users to either use their system in full Theater mode for movies - or if they wish to use the two Era 300’s ONLY it would allow Stereo only - with all drivers functioning? Seems like a basic capability that many people would like to utilise? 

I just got an ultra and sub. It’s going in a small(10x10) room.  This my MOVIE room. Where is the best placement for the sub?  Would surround speakers work in a small room?

I have owned the Arc Ultra for a few months and I always planned on building up to the full surround kit as i could afford. So today, I pulled the trigger on the sub mini and a single era 300 (i cant afford 2 right now, ill add the second one next month). Is is true that you need to have a pair of era’s to add them as a surround speaker? I have tried adding it to my system 30 times, factory reset everything, reinstalled the app, firmware updated on my router...literally every newbie troubleshooting step i can think of, thats why I need an expert to step in. My system is all set up with the arc ultra and running perfect, when I add the Era 300, no matter what I choose, it adds its own room everytime. So say my arc ultra is set to “Den”. when i add the era to den it creates a “den 2” everytime. I cant fix it. It also wont run as a surround speaker. I just have to enable them both as seperate speakers playing the same sound. So its not surround sound, its just 2 speakers near each other p

I just bought the Arc Ultra, the Sub 4 and 2 Era 300. Then found out I don't have eARC on my tv. Will I be able to use all those channels with the optical adapter? I read the optical cable only support 7.1 and the Arc Ultra alone has 9.1.2 and I'm adding the dedicated sub and the 2 surrounds. Will I be very limited in my sound quality?

I have a Sonos amp and Sonance outdoor speakers mounted on my house used mostly to stream music for listening on my deck. During the summer we do outdoor movies in the backyard. I planned to use an arc (recently upgraded to ultra so have the old one around) for the sound and would like use the Sonance speakers as surrounds. Is there an easy way to do this or do I have to modify my Sonos settings for my outdoor “room” in the app every time?

Is it normal behaviour for the Sub 4 to produce a soft thump after 10 seconds of pausing whatever is playing? Background: connected to arc gen 1 and happens whatever the input (eg hdmi, air play etc) No other thumps or pops during playback etc. Some threads seems to suggest it may be normal indicating going from active to idle, but other have said it’s not normal - so a little unsure if I should be returning or keeping. Thanks!

I have Sonos Beam gen 2 installed to my TV and have now installed 2 new Era100 as surround speakers. It works but every now and then the sound in the Era100 is interrupted for a few seconds and then it is fine again. The problem occurs both via sound from the TV or if I play music.

My living room is a bit awkward in my opinion. I have a wall right next to my couch and right behind my couch. But the other wall is off a little ways. I have the arc ultra and I’m adding the era 300’s my question is how high to mount them. Plus where they should be facing as well. I will include pictures  

Does anyone have an idea if Dolby atmos passthru can work through some of the cheaper LG nano tvs or not? Say, 75NANO82T6B? I have an Apple TV I use to watch most things that would supply the Dolby atmos, so I’m not needing the tv to natively handle it through its own apps, then passing via e-arc to Sonos arc (at present, hoping to upgrade to ultra).I asked lg but I think they misunderstood me asking if the tv itself could handle it. I’m thinking as long as e-arc it will pass the signal on?!ThanksChris 

HalloHabe seit dem Wochenende ein Problem mit meiner Arc. Sie macht im laufenden Betrieb, egal ob über TV-Box oder PS5, immer mal wieder Neustarts. Die Arc ist über HDMI am TV angeschlossen, sowie die TV-Box und die PS5. Ton auf einmal weg und die LED am Arc blinkt weiß, nach zirka 30-60 Sekunden ist der Ton wieder da. Der Fehler tritt zirka alle 30 Minuten bis 1 Stunde auf. An was könnte das liegen? Moderator Edit: Google Translate- HelloI've been having a problem with my Arc since the weekend. It restarts every now and then during ongoing operation, whether via TV box or PS5. The Arc is connected to the TV via HDMI, as are the TV box and the PS5. Sound suddenly disappears and the LED on the Arc flashes white, after about 30-60 seconds the sound returns. The error occurs approximately every 30 minutes to 1 hour. What could that be?

Making Ikea book shelf speakers work as rears with my Play Bar and sub, both S1. The Ikea book shelves are S2 apparently! I control mostlyby android mobile. 

My Sonos Playbaris 10 years old.  When I watch a movie with low Bass sounds or music streaming with a lot of Bass it has started distorting the last few months.  I have restarted, retuned, reset to factory. This happens at any volume and not just when it is up high. The device has been mounted in the same spot all this time.  Could it be damaged hardware, and if so can it be repaired?

I recently bought an Ultra + 2xEra 300 for my new home, I wall mounted the 300’s couple of weeks ago and added them to the Sonos app.. and played a bit of music through them waiting for the day (today) that I’d set up my TV and start up my Ultra.. I followed the start up instructions for the Ultra via the app WiFi connection TV connected via the HDMI arc then added it to my Living Room to join my 300’s. Turned on my TV sound coming from the Ultra but nothing from the 300’s even when I tick the yellow box for 300’s in the set up menu… Could someone be kind enough to let me know what I’m doing wrong.. sorry I’m new to the Sonos family Kind regards Anthony

Connecting new beam, but no sound coming from it (except all the testing sounds). Sound only coming from the remote via tv speaker.told to click on to viera link.. unable to find this…  

Hello I bought a Sonos arc gen 2 with sub and era 300 speakers,I am connected by hdmi/arc and the settings on my Panasonic tv says hdmi/arc but above the surround sound is blanked out,should I have surround sound or just leave on hdmi arc ?Thank you.