Home theater

Hello,I recently bought a Sonos beam in which I have it connected to an LG 4K tv thru HDMI (ARC). Every time I go to watch tv and have the audio play through the beam - it’s fine. When I want to switch over to music my beam gets disconnected from the APP in which I have to do the “let’s fix this” steps. Anyone have any ideas how to fix this and seemingly switch from TV audio to music? The Beam is connected via WIFI. I have the TV autoplay set to off. TV audio always works, just playing music bugs it out for some reason. 

I’d like to setup a soundbar in my house and I really like the look and specs of the Sonos Arc but I’m not interested in any connected features.  I just want the sound out from my TV.  Can the unit be operated without any network connection at all?

Hi, my diagnostic number is 179484943.The audio from my tv works fine sometimes and others it cuts out all the time, regardless of the channel.  Two paired Play 1 speakers with a connect hardwired to the tv and router.  Both speakers show WM:0.Any help would be much appreciated.

Ok. I’ve seen many old posts regarding random soft bong sound coming from Arc. Keeping it simple… my Arc has never been connected to my TV. I use the Eero Pro WiFi that has performed extremely well. I use Alexa only on my Sonos devices. Sound tone happens when not using Sonos for 24 hrs. Seems like real issue that has not adequately been addressed by Sonos. I’m regretting my $2k purchase and afraid to mount this device. Please help. B

Hi hopefully you can help...I've been having trouble using my Sonos system recently.The Arc disappears from the Sonos system after playing music in a group with other speakers from Spotify.When I group the Arc (with sub and 2 rear surrounds) with a Sonos One and Sonos Five,  it fairly consistently drops out of the system, requiring a power cycle to bring it back. All speakers are connected by WiFi. All except the Arc are using 5ghz, not sure if this is relevant...My wifi router is an Asus RT-AX55. I had a search and found an article suggesting disabling a setting (airtime fairness),  but this doesn't appear in my router config.I've tried connecting an Ethernet cable to the sub and use SonosNet but this didn't work at all. Nothing could connect, I assume its because it is part of the Arc subsystem… Any ideas on how I can fix this for good? Thanks,Paul

Suddenly I am hearing my Beam bass is distorted with a vibrating noise. I have been using the factory set equalizer setting without any custom adjustments.

I have the black subwoofer that has the single button on the front.  When I plug it in no lights or anything appears on the front.  I have tried another power cord, tried holding the button on the front and plugging it in.  Nothing works.  1k for a few years…  do you have any ideas?

I have a Sonos system hooked to my TV. A Playbar, two Play 1s, and a sub. My issue is, I think the sub may be missing some lows. It hits incredibly well, but there are movie parts that I remember being so much better on my traditional sub than on the Sonos sub. A clear example is the Lion King. When all of the animals are coming to Simba’s introduction at the beginning, the traditional sub would shake the house with the elephant steps, but the Sonos sub barely even plays those steps. I don’t know if it’s part of the remastering of the movie, or a lack on the part of the Sonos sub. If it’s the latter, is there a way to make it pick up and play those sounds? As I said, it is great in most movies, but maybe I’m missing something I don’t realize because I’ve only ever seen those movies since my Sonos system. 

I plan to fix my Beam under my 24” Panasonic Tv (vesa 20x10) which I plan to change to a 32” later this year.the TV is on a fixed Spectrum PL60 floor stand and the vesa bolt holes are 19cm and 29cm above the lower edge of the tv.So, I’m looking for a simple solution that would have 2 vertical L shaped brackets that would be at least 30cm long to allow fixing, space for the Beam and access to the controls.Spectrum say it can’t be done, but I believe there must be a simple solution out there. Does anyone have any recommendations? thanks

Hello everyone.I have a wall-mounted Arc and find that for many movies/shows, the sounds are quite loud, but voices are too quiet.  My kids are watching cartoons now, and the sounds (crashes, sound effects, etc.) are BOOMING, but the voices are quite lower in the mix. - Loudness:  OFF - Trueplay:  ONIs anyone else running into this?

Hello everybodyI am having a question, about this setup.LG TVSonos Beam, with EthernetSonos One SL, for surroundI am streaming, Viaplay, Netflix, HBO, disney.What is the best Way to do it, and gives the best Sound and experience. Chromecast or Apple TV ?And which port is the best for it, HDMI or optical ?

We cannot get our sonos system working with our android phones. We have 2x sonos one sl speakers, and we were looking to expand, but we can not connect to our sonos system from our android phones. We daily reset our router, restore to factor settings on sonos speakers, but after the initial setup on connecting the speakers to our system, we loose connection, and the sonos app cannot find our system and speakers. We have tried everything from reinstalling sonos app, reset ting our router, factory settings on speakers, and yes the speakers and phones are on the same stable WiFi with maximum signal. We have No option for wired settings. This issue with No detection to sonos system from the app is extremly frustration. Anyone Who could help? Ty in advance This has lasted for two months now. 

Sonos beam and Sonos one not connecting on iPhone 12 but connected on my old IPhone 7. Keeps asking me to reboot my BT home hub which works for a few hours?  do I need to delete the app from iPhone 7 or is it a problem with BT router? 

My set up:Internet and TV Provider = CoxTV = Vizio E600i-B3Streaming Device = TiVo Stream 4K with Android TVSurround Sound system = Sonos Beam with 2 Play 1s and a SubSettings:TV speakers are set to "OFF" and digital output is set to "Bitstream" per the TV instructions to get multi-channel audio.Sonos equipment is currently connected to the Optical output of the TV, but I had it connected to the HDMI ARC (HDMI 1) output and I get the same results. I use the Optical because the Sonos can use either output and I need the HDMI ARC connection for a different piece of equipment AND the TV instructions say that Optical can deliver multichannel audio.TiVo Stream 4K is connected to HDMI 3 and in the Audio setting I have every audio profile turned on.The test movies I am using are Zach Snyder's Justice League, Godzilla V Kong and Aquaman on HBO Max.I get full surround from Aquaman and on the title screen the audio is listed as 5.1I do not get any rear sound from the other two movies and they ar

My new Sonos One SL drops off my controller, or stops functioning on the controller like as if it loses signal. It keeps playing with my Beam and Play 1 in the other room, but at times I can’t change the volume until it finds the system again on the app. Or like just now, I go to listen to music on the One SL and it’s not on the app, unlike my Beam or Play 1. They’re only in a room next to one another, and the room that the SL is in, does not have signal issues for any other devices like an Echo Dot, mobile phones, or laptops etc.All the devices are wireless. This is happening daily.

My Sonos Beam keeps losing the connection from the app and from my Spotify list of devices.The Beam is still connected to WiFi as I am still able to use the Alexa voice control to play music from Spotify or Amazon.To find the Beam again I would have to keep switching off and on the router. The Beam would reconnect with the app again but then the next day would have disappeared again. Very frustrating. It was obvious that something was happening overnight for this to occur again and again.I have since switched off the option for the Beam to check for updates automatically overnight. Since I have done this, the problem of the Beam disappearing from the app and the Spotify list of devices has been solved.So although this solution works, I now have to manually check every now and again for updates. This isn’t ideal and I feel it must have been in an update for this problem to suddenly occur. I had had the Beam for 6 or 7 months with no problem like this at all and my Wifi network at home i

Hello all,I’m having trouble getting the surround sound setup for my current setup and don’t really know what the solution would be, My devices are as follows: T.V: Samsung UN65RU7100FXZADevice: PS5Surround System: Arc, One SLx2, Sub I have no issues with streaming services outputting correct Dolby audio as per the app saying it, but when on I’m on PS5 with the av receiver setting selected and 5.1 ch with Linear PCM choosing as well the app only shows Stero PCM. Selecting the bitstream options bring a slight delay which I read was a common issue and there’s not a concrete work around for it so I wanted to just use the LPCM route but this also isn’t working as intended, am I doing something wrong here?

My Beam crackles way too much. Can it be fixed or do I need to replace it.Diagnostic number 1087756801Please Help.

Hello everyone,First of all, please forgive my English !I would like some help on my problem ; I bough a Beam, my first Sonos product but I am quite disappointed…I connected the Beam to my TV via HDMI and works fine, connected to the wifi works fine too.I setup my router to shutdown the wifi during the night and then to run it at 8.00 am (router is still up, only wifi is shutdown). On the morning when wifi is back, every thing working good except I can’t connect to the Beam (unable to connect to sonos). It’s strange because in the wifi devices list I can see “Sonos ZP” connected, but on the app I can’t connect to it. If I want it to work I have to reboot my router, and then Sonos is back. I try this : put a fix IP address, separate the 2.4 and 5Ghz networks but still same thing ; in the morning when wifi is back, everything is working except the Sonos. Thanks for your help !

I’m about to receive a second Arc for the upstairs LG tv. I was wondering if I should connect the new Arc with ethernet, or will the existing Sonos net, based on the first Arc (which IS connected by ethernet, and it’s the only Sonos component connected with wire)  suffice? Is the direct ethernet connection for the second Arc required, redundant or harmful? BTW, I’ve had the first Arc (with a sub) for a month, and I feel like I’ve jumped generations of technology, absolutely love this system!Thanks!

I have an system arc + gen 3+ 2 sl that that have being working fine for almost 5 months. Some days ago the sub stop giving sound.  Restore sub and arc to factory settings,  reset app but with no luck.When I connect the SL with the sub,the gen3 works fine, the problem is when I try to connect with arc. In the app everything is connected but gen 3 doesn't respond ( for example in mute the light stays white instead of turning green).

I have a brand new LG TV. And a brand new Beam. It’s hooked up through the ARC port on my TV. And the audio continually goes in and out. One sec, everything is fine. The next sec, the dialog is muffled and you can barely make it out. This happens whether I’m watching stuff through my cable box. Or streaming from apps on the TV. 

I have a Sonos Arc and Sub (Gen 3) and have 2 issues related to these products.  The first issue has to do with the google assistant and asking the sonos arc to play music with Spotify.  Until recently it has worked fine however now I receive a response that says “Sorry, it looks like the sonos isn't available right now”.  I have done a full factory reset on both arc and sub, disconnected and reconnected my google assistant, unlinked and linked my Spotify account.  None of these has worked.The second issue I have is that while watching TV or listening to music, every so often the Sonos arc will dim the sound down to really low for about 3-5 seconds and then return the sound to normal.  It happens at different times as at first I thought there was something happening at a specific time like a notification but there is nothing consistent about it.Any help with any of these would be greatly appreciated!!!

Hi, I have connected my sub in my lounge and it shows as Lounge + Sub (connected via Etherley as was struggling via wifi) however I'm not getting any sound even when I go to sub audio and slide all the way to the right 

I have a PC with an Nvidia GTX 1060 hooked up to an LG CX conntected to my Sonos Arc SL, Sub Gen 3, and 2 One SLs hooked up as surrounds. I downloaded Dolby Access and was able to successfully see Dolby Atmos reflected in the Sonos app, however when I went to play non-Atmos  sound I had a loud buzz come out of the One SLs, this has happened a couple times trying to get Atmos to work. I had set the TV to pass through, but then it seemed the non-Atmos surround sound didn’t work, so I set it to Auto and it seemed like everything was great until I came back after a half hour and tried to play a youtube video and had that god awful noise. I’m wondering if my HDMI cable from the pc is too low quality, as I’m having an issue enabling HDR on the TV after changing the port to pc mode.