Home theater

hi there,I am looking for some help in connecting my old Blu-ray player (Sony BDP-S570)My current setup is Sonos Arc HDMI connects to LG C2 TV eARC.The Blu-ray player HDMI connects to LG C2 HDMI. I was expecting this connection to carry both video and audio signals however I am only getting video, no sound.Next, I kept the Blu-ray HDMI connected to the LG C2 TV HDMI for video and added a digital optical audio toslink from Blu-ray player to the Sonos amp using the Sonos optical HDMI adapter for audio. however, that also did not produce any sound.I am running out of ideas... am I not thinking about this right? thanks for your help.

Hello community,  I have a playbar witch wouldn't connect. And came across this post: https://en.community.sonos.com/home-theater-229129/playbar-not-powering-on-blown-regulator-tps54226-replace-does-not-fix-it-6879440?postid=16638419#post16638419 2 years old but same problems with the main cpu board. TPS54226 blowen powerlane completely shorted. Pin 9 on TPS54226 is shortet to ground. Pin 9 is alsow shorter to Pin 1, 5, 8 and 10. Don't know if this right. After further investigation I found a ic with a "big" hole in it. Near the cpu.  U55-Markings: IDT6V4919 8APGG 1507T A58636FMY Does

Hi,Not sure if anyone has asked that already (couldn’t find any posts) but why the ERA300 cannot be used with the SONOS amp and SUB as surround speakers. Why do one need to use the ERA100’s ??I didn’t expect that one would have to get the ARC in order utilize these great speakers as the surrounds

Hello,  I’ve had issues for weeks…I moved from the US overseas- obviously requiring a new network. I finally had a person via chat tell me that I needed to update my Vodafone setting to split the 2.4 and 5G. So now I have the WiFi split. Finally getting some momentum in not having to connect my be via the Ethernet in order for it to be recognized. However, when I go to update the network, to the new 5G, all four products I own appear, and all connect except for the beam. It is recognized, then at the very end of the work flow states something went wrong, please select your product again. I then go to search again, and it doesn’t pop up a second time. If I kill the app. Then the beam pops up and I restart the process each time with the same error message. Any advice?? Thank you in advance 

How can I set the volume higher on my two play 1?Al the sound comes out the ray and only a little on my play 1 devices 

I recently bought a projector and a sonos beam gen 2 soundbar to connect both to my PC and have a cheap home-cinema setup. Eventhough I can connect my PC to the Beam, I cannot use the beam as a speaker, I can only cast music on it from the Sonos app. Is there a possibility to do what I have in mind?

Is there a noticeable difference in sound quality between Arc and eArc?   I currently have Beam Gen 2, sub mini and 2x Era 300 surrounds. My Panasonic GX800 TV  (from 2019 I believe) has Arc not eArc. The sound sources I see on the Sonos app are Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus 2.0 and Dolby Digital Plus 5.1. What other sound sources would show on the app if I upgraded my TV to eArc?  Dolby True HD?  Or would I need to get an eArc TV and alsio upgrade the soundbar to perhaps Arc Ultra.?  

Just changed from Sky Hub to Vodafone ultra hub. System worked great previously, have two paired Play1 rears (2016) a beam and a gen3 Sub. I’m also on the latest app, but when I try to connect everything back up, the best I can get is the following… I can’t get everything to connect in the same room to set up a 5:1 system, when I add the rear surrounds to the beam it disconnects from the sub. Tries resetting everything and starting from scratch adding one by one but failing miserably. Like I said, all connected fine until I changed bb provider, any tips appreciated 

Hi!A few months ago I updated my Sonos Home Theater system.I now have an Arc Ultra with Sub 4 and two Era 100.From day one I noticed something that puzzled me: whenever I use Night Sound with Dolly Atmos content, the Night Sound mode is unusable because sound from the Arc Ultra get way louder at times (it clearly have to do with some specific positional audio elements during the playback) and also dialogues get way too low to the point they re not audible. This dialogue thing is easily solved with Speech Enhancement, but the audio fluctuations, where it gets way to loud depending on some specific positional sound effects just is an absurd.Also, at times, surrounds get delayed creating an echo effect to the whole content.It seems to be a software thing because this does not happen with other sound formats aside Dolby Atmos, and only happen with Night Sound on (hence I suspect this to be a software thing rather an hardware issue).Any clues?

Hey all,  I don’t know enough to know what I don’t know. Looking for other people’s thoughts.  For years, we lived off a 2.1 system. This last December, we bought an Arc Ultra. No bass, no side speakers yet.  When I play native Dolby Atmos audio - ie, modern movies and games with it as the original mix - the sound is stone cold amazing. Absolutely mind blowing.  And on stereo, in sounds fine. It sounds like stereo. Not great, just fine, like you’d expect.  But when it tries to output 5.1 sound or plays old 5.1 movies remixed as Atmos, it just sounds off, like it actively does not use all the speakers in the bar, or puts things out to the upward speakers when those aren’t part of the 5.1 track. …. Again, I don’t know what I don’t know here, sadly. Is this a common problem? Is there a way to fix this? Do I need side speakers for the 5.1 experience? Did Atmos just spoil me immediately? 

I am trying to improve my system (Beam-1, 2 Sonos One surround speakers, mini-Sub) by connecting my beam to my home router with an Ethernet cable and using SONOSNET to wirelessly connect to the sun & surround speakers. Yes, I also suffer from the random sound drop-outs!!I have looked up the “About My System” page on the “General Setting’ option, hoping to confirm that my system is using the WM-0  connection protocol (for SONOSNET connection), but the line of text showing WM status (which should appear under the IP Address line) is missing on my “About My System” page.Has anyone else had this issue?

Bonjour,J’ai un système Sonos avec deux enceintes Era une barre de son Beam et caisson de basse (pack home cinema) depuis des années.Je n’arrive jamais à lancer la musique depuis mon téléphone Androïd si la télé a été allumée avant.Par exemple le soir on regarde un film. Le lendemain matin impossible d’allumer la radio depuis mon appli sur le téléphone.Je peux ouvrir l’application mais tout est grisé dans les favoris et impossible d’accéder à la recherche non plus. Il faut que je ferme l’application en forçant l’arrêt et que je rouvre. A ce moment seulement je peux contrôler l’appli.Suis je la seule ? L’application est tellement nulle que plus rien ne m’étonne et ca fait des années que je fais avec. mais bon je me dis que peut-être à moment donné les choses vont évoluer maintenant.Merci ! Moderator Note: Google Translate- Hello,I've had a Sonos system with two Era speakers, a B

Hello Sonos Community. Thanks for sticking around if you are patient, this seems to be a strange one . . .I am having a heck of a time getting an ARC/SUB/AMP configuration to be adjustable and tweakable the way it should. I have added the Amp as Surround and Sub to the ARC configuration in a single room. The amp feeds 4 ceiling speakers that sound great. The sub kicks in. The True Sound applet runs and sends its pink noise everywhere and sounds great. The issue is that True Surround gives a super heavy front surround mix out of the gate, and there is no way to manually pump up the Surrounds (AMP and 4 speakers) or Sub. There is a section to adjust these and the sliders do absolutely nothing. The ARC User Guide itself says that these adjustments are possible, and I quote:https://www.sonos.com/en-us/guides/arcSurround audio settings

I've been trying to get this thing added for days and nothing works. I've done reset after reset. Tried physically connecting it through Ethernet (I'm tech savvy, I have gigabit Internet with a solid router). I can get the setup to find the sub and begin the process of adding it. When I lay my phone on top of it, it recognizes it. Then, it's just stuck on this with no end in sight. The two times it's gotten past this, it asks me for my WiFi password and then failed to connect. I tried both my 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz SSIDs. Sonos, what gives?! 

Living Room contains Amp/in-ceiling speakers, Sub & Arc via HDMI (eArc/Arc). Is there a setting so I can watch TV video & have Sonos audio playing? Have same setting question for Beam (eArc/Arc) configuration.Can’t find product versions, but system was installed May 2023.Thanks

Hi there.  My Arc is connected to the HMDI ARC on my tv, but no matter hwat i’ve tried i cannot get it to output 5.1.  Netflix/prime/tv etc. Sound works fine but the app keeps saying its playing in stereo.  I have tried using the optical adapter as well - same issue. the DD option in the TV menu is greyed out and “PCM”  is the only option I can use.  I’ve even tried using an hdmi switcher which changed nothing.  TV and Arc and the app are all on their latest software version.  Tried multiple HDMI cables, sources, etc.  Thoughts?

I am so disappointed by the fact that I can’t have a single system (fitting my apartment size) that allow me to take full advantage of both home theatre as well as music playing capabilities of the devices I own.I would argue creating a toggle shutting down the soundbar is doable in this time and age, but from what I have read in the forums. It clearly is not. having gone over a vast number of threads these solutions seem like an amazing option to create an alternative for those of us who either for financial is logistical reasons cannot afford to keep additional 2 or more speakers at home.Please, consider this an upvote to what’s most likely has already been posted. Since it’s time to push ALL OF THE Company’s ENERGY INTO FIXING - AND ENHANCING, APP interface and overall experience for those of us who have trusted Sonos with their money, I wish to make it a point to remind the engineers and management about these ideas. thank

I’m trying to help my senior with poor eyesight to control her TV (with Bell Fibe service) using voice commands with an ARC capable Sonos speaker.  I understand that Alexa or Google voice commands can turn the TV on or off and control the volume output but I’m looking for more control.  Channel selection, TV Bell Fibe guide display, input switching, etc.   Possible?   

I have  2 home theatre set ups.  1 in basement with Sonos arc, Sonos sub and 2 era100s. The other is the family room with sonos soundbar and Sonos sub. Can a different show/movie be watched in each zone at same time with Sonos sound ?thx Gordo 

My current setup is Play Bar, Sonos One, and Sonos One SL as rear.  (Previous 2 Sonos One but I do not need 2 voice control in the same room, and same issue before switching too)Network setup is Eero 6 mesh, and TV is LG 75UK6190PUB.  Currently no devices are connected via Ethernet, as Sonosnet was awful in a multi dwelling apartment where Wifi is VERY saturated.  (With sonosnet half of my speakers are always offline… I have concrete walls in my apartment and Sonosnet was just not penetrating no matter how many nodes we add.  For context, I had bought 2 Sonos Boost to no effect whatsoever) When watching anything in Dolby Digital 5.1, the surround system goes awry in a few minutes - Playbar and Rear are still in sync but sound is stuttered.    Resetting the TV (unplugging from wall) seems to be the only fix.  But problem usually comes back within the next 10 minutes.Are there any fix?

I have a Beam 2 connected via HDMI(eARC) to a TV and a single Era 100. Both are on the same wireless network. If I group the speakers together, I only get TV audio out of the Beam. If I play music on the Sonos app, they both play flawlessly in sync.I've tried associating them in the same room and as separate rooms. The app acts like it's playing on both speakers when I group them. Is this just not possible in this configuration? 

Salve, collegandomi in smartview/mirroring con il mio smartphone non sento l'audio dei video riprodotti sulla TV. Potete aiutarmi? Il resto funziona tutto Moderator edit:Google Translate-Hi, when I connect to smartview/mirroring with my smartphone I don't hear the audio of the videos played on the TV. Can you help me? Everything else works fine

Hi. I’ve just purchased a Beam 2 and Mini Sub to add to my existing setup.  All is working fine for movie content etc - sounds great.  When I playback music, either via an app like Spotify or in the Sonos App, the sound only comes from the Beam 2 and nothing from the Sub. Is there any way I can change this?  Thanks 

Hello everyone!I have to ask you a suggestion for the placement of the Sonos product in my room:In the image in red you have the soundbar and the subwoofer, is ok the position?The two other era (100 or 300 i don’t know yet) where i have to put it ideally? i would like not to put it on the wall behind the sofa, if it is possible, otherwise no problem i have to do a little work on the wall. Thanks a lot for a reply!   

I have an entertainment system with the specs below, which I’m trying to use the “Monster Bluetooth 2-in-1 Wireless Audio Adapter” to connect the entertainment system to our Moto Motion Audio Sofa and Recliner via Bluetooth. I can get the Samsung TV (native mode) to play through the Moto Motion by connecting to it via Bluetooth, but I’m unable to play through the Nvidia Shield / Sonos Arc Soundbar. The Nvidia has all our media apps. I was thinking if I could make the Sonos Arc accessible via Bluetooth, I might be able to get this to work. Any thoughts and guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Regards,JulioEntertainment System Specs:Samsung TV (UN75MU800DF) - doesn’t support two different audio out options like some of the newer modelsNvidia Shield (2019)