Home theater

Get help with your Ray, Beam, Arc. Playbar, Playbase. How do you set up a Sonos 5.1 system and TruePlay it? Which Sonos product work with your TV? Get help with your home theater questions

  • 4,670 Topics
  • 25,386 Replies
Stanley_4
Stanley_4
solved this question

Sonos Era 300 placement for surround

I’d say place the 300s for optimum TV sound and add a stereo pair positioned to work for sitting at the table, or a Five if you can’t find p...
  • 0
  • 1
BJOutdoors
BJOutdoors
started this topic

Two independent systems

I have two SONOS systems. I would like to set them up to operate independently of each other. How do I do that?
  • 0
  • 15
AjTrek1
AjTrek1
started this topic

Arc Placement

Updated 9/14/23 to include Era 300’s as surrounds (which have upward firing drivers) that replaced Sonos One’s. All other information and gu...
  • 7
  • 22

4670 Topics

B
Bezzy1Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Sonos Beam on shelf below TV

I’m considering a Sonos Beam 2 for a wall mounted TV. I have a shelf that is 2 feet below the TV. Will it sound good if I place the Beam there, or do I need to wall mount the Beam below the TV? I’d prefer not to wall mount it but don’t know if it will sound good that far below the TV

2
Stanley_4
6 months ago
aras
arasContributor I
posted in Home theater

Apple TV 4K audio to Playbar via ethernet rather than digital optical

I replaced my old Apple TV HD with a newer Apple TV 4K yesterday and have great video but lost the audio. After taking down the wall mounted TV I noticed that the optical output from my TV was not hooked up to the optical input in my Sonos Playbar. So my question is, how did I get audio from my old ATV HD to my Playbar without the optical connection? The only way it could occur is through the ethernet connection (my entire Sonos household system is wired via ethernet rather than Wi-Fi).The reason I disconnected the digital optical input from my old ATV to my Playbar is because the optical output from my Sony TV is damaged - the connection is loose. So I would like to again get audio from my new ATV 4K to my Playbar via ethernet again, but I cannot figure out how to do that. All of the documentation I can find about hooking up my Sonos Playbar (it is the older model not the newer one - I purchased it in 2016 or 2017) directs me to hook it up to the TV via an optical cable.Any suggestion

7
aras
9 months ago
B
BritfolkgodTrending Lyricist I
asked in Home theater

Am I getting Stereo PCM or 5.1 Multichannel? Sonos vs. Kodi

I am playing an audio file through Kodi running on my Amazon Fire Stick.  While the file is playing, the Kodi screen on my TV tells me the file is 5.1, PCM, 48kHz, 6912 kbps and 24 bit.  But when I go into my Sonos app on my phone to see what is playing it says Stereo PCM and nothing else.  I believe the file to be a 5.1 multi as that is how it was created, but the Sonos app is concerning me that perhaps the file is being downconverted somehow.Which is giving me the correct information?

15
B
3 months ago
E
ed07netContributor I
posted in Home theater

PS5/Sonos Arc Dolby Atmos

So, I have been testing streaming from my PS5 (Plex, Prime, YouTube, Spotify) and it looks like everything I stream from the PS5 through the soundbar it's giving me Dolby Atmos (that's what the app is showing).  Not sure who is making the trick because for YouTube I was surprise, I wasn't expecting getting the Dolby Atmos message in the Sonos App.  I tested the same video from Amazon Prime with the PS5 I get Dolby Atmos even tho the movie doesn't have it!! With the NVIDIA Shield I get sorround 5.1 as expected. So, who is making the tick here, the PS5 or the Sonos App is having some kind of bug? But I can notice the sound difference so not sure what the hell is the PS5 doing to convert everything to Dolby Atmos. 

1
Airgetlam
6 months ago
E
eltraiContributor I
asked in Home theater

Sonos Beam optical adapter input format

Hi,I’m trying to set up my sonos beam in order to play sound from an analogical system. I bought an analog to digital adapter that is offering a sdpif output with the following characteristics : 2 channel, LPCM, no compression, 48 Khz.However, when I plug in the sdpif adapter from the beam, it does not work. The adapter works with my TV, so I know it works by itself.Does anyone know what signal is the sdpif beam adaptor expecting ? Is there any way to make my setting work ? Thanks for reading.

7
Corry P
3 years ago
R
ryandesign22Contributor I
posted in Home theater

Sonos Beam not working on Samsung TV

Last night all of the sudden my Sonos Beam stopped working with my Samsung TV. I tried everything from resetting both the TV and Sonos device to trying different cables. Turns out I needed to turn off Dolby Digital Plus in the TV audio settings. Unfortunately, the Beam (Gen 1) does not support this audio format. Hope this helps others 😀

8
Airgetlam
8 months ago
M
maxx42Contributor I
asked in Home theater

S2 vs S1 for Beam and OneSL

I’m a bit irritated with Sonos at the moment.  Normal audio equipment should just work, and this has not been the case. Sonos says that OneSL and Beam are compatible with S2When I open the S1 app, it says an update is needed.  When I try the update, it wants to download S2.  Fine.  But when I open S2, it says my OneSL and Beam are incompatible!  So which is it?  In the meantime, I’m having issues where every few times trying to play music via WiFi, I am no longer able to do so, and some magic combination of rebooting the router, speaker, and time of day I guess, *sometimes* gets things working again.  I was hoping an update would resolve the issue, but the S1 vs S2 thing is stopping that from happening. My main question: Is there a reason my devices are showing up as incompatible with S2?​​​​​

1
J
2 years ago
E
EnEmAvid Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Using TV to control Sonos soundbar (probably a Beam G2)

Quick question about adding a Beam to a secondary TV Thinking about adding a Sonos soundbar and may be sub to a 2022 LG tv. What I wonder is whether everything for TV watching, everything can be controlled from the TV remote once the IR link is working.By everything, I mean when TV is turned on using LG remote, does soundbar start working automatically and can the volume be controlled by the TV remote? Family using this set-up won’t want to use phone/Sonos App, or controls on top of soundbar.As always thanks in advance for your help.

6
E
9 months ago
S
Shack13Contributor I
asked in Home theater

beam and two sl speakers

Hi all , newbie to Sonos, I’ve finally added two one sl’s to my beam gen 2 for a home cinema set up , now, I don’t really want surround sound while simply watching football or tv which is what’s happening now, is there a simple way of just having my beam on for general tv with no speaker sound?? And press of a button for say watching a movie to put cinema sound back on???    Also the stereo pair if I just want to listen to music through my speakers only??? Do I have to keep going on the app and change all the settings??? I can’t even find how to stop cinema pairing ?? 

4
S
1 year ago
1
1anContributor I
posted in Home theater

Connecting Sonos Beam to a DLP projector

I dont seem to be able to get sound out of my Beam when I connect it to either my Blu Ray player or directly to my BenQ TK800 m projector.  Is there an ‘idiots guide’ as not particularly technical!  Both are new and I was expecting to be able to ‘plug and play’ but having read various posts I now realise it is more complicated than I thought.  Thanks in anticipation for any help provided. 

2
1
3 years ago
E
eccgolfpro1Contributor II
posted in Home theater

connecting Sonos Arc to Epson LS800

I recently purchased an Epson LS800 projector and looking to pair it with the Sonos Arc Soundbar.  What is the best way to connect it.  

9
jgatie
5 months ago
S
SwoodyContributor I
asked in Home theater

Can I use a connect with S2 speakers?

Hello! I bought a Sonos connect for Christmas for my husband in hopes that he could then play his vinyl collection through our Sonos system. We have a One SL, One, Beam and a roam that we use through the Sonos 2 App.  is it possible to connect the Sonos Connect to the receiver so that vinyl can be played through our Sonos speakers? If so, how? Do I have to use S1 to make this happen? Can my other speakers be used through S1?  thank you so much! 

4
ratty
2 years ago
R
RM513Contributor I
posted in Home theater

Surround Sound Ideas for Living Room with High Ceilings

Looking for some advice - I have a large open living room with very high ceilings.  Audio from my TV speakers is to muffled and needed ideas on a better surround sound system for this room.  Mostly to just hear clear audio no matter where you sit.  Wanted to also put in some ceiling speakers in the next couple of rooms that i can sync up to play music on all the speakers. I was thinking of doing two in-wall speakers on both sides of the Tv, subwoofer, and then maybe two other speakers on the back of the room?Appreciate any ideas you all have.  Thanks!

1
Stanley_4
6 months ago
T
TbroghanContributor I
asked in Home theater

sub says connected but no sound

Sub says connected but no sound. Occasionally I can restart the sub and it will connect, but then loses connection.  20233538

1
Airgetlam
6 months ago
I
IDibContributor I
posted in Home theater

RF TV Remote control of Playbar Volume

It’s been a while since people asked a similar question, but perhaps advice has evolved. Is there a workaround to make a single RF TV remote control Playbar volume (IR). I realise they won’t communicate natively,but is there a good workaround. TV is Loewe Bild i.55 and gorgeous remote uses RF

2
controlav
1 year ago
R
rsgContributor I
asked in Home theater

How to connect Arc with ceiling speaker

Hi.I don't have any sonos speakers so far, but I'm designing an installation in my new home and would like to use a sonos system. I wonder how to prepare the installation for sonos arc, sonos sub, and two ceiling speakers so that it is connected to the TV.What will I need to keep everything running afterwards?Internet socket to conect sonos amp, wires from audio speakers to amp. How do I pair the amp with the arc bar?What do I have to think about now so that I don't have problems later?Thank you.

2
J
3 years ago
E
edlauContributor I
asked in Home theater

Sony XBR800 TV / APPLE TV 4K / Sonos Arc connection issues

I got my Sonos Arc, Sub3, OneSL to all connect to my Sony tv and Apple 4K box flawlessly before Christmas.  Earlier this month, I inadvertently allowed the tv to update the Android OS and now I have had nothing but troubles. I haven’t checked all of the various posts but here are my observations and issuesConnecting the tv and sonos via wifi and the network strength seems healthy The tv would switch to the Sonos system at the beginning (1 week ago) and now it can’t even find it (today). Sometimes it would drop the connection. I have unplugged everything except my Arc and the TV (eArc port which is hdmi3).   I can stream music to my speakers from my iPhone The app can’t find the tv nor does the tv find the sound system. I have unplugged it and switched cables but still not sure. If I switch to hdmi 3, I get a picture/pattern similar to the ones you see on the sonos box.So now I am thinking that there is a bug either in the Android OS or the Sonos S2 app on my iPhone.  Not sure what are 

3
E
3 years ago
J
JeffsaflyerContributor I
asked in Home theater

Best Connection With Samsung TV, Roku Ultra, and Arc

I just purchased a new 85” Samsung QN90C, Roku Ultra, and Sonos Arc. Looking through the forums, I can’t seem to find decisive direction on the best way to connect these components or if I should change any settings to get the most out of the Arc.  Thank-you.

12
Stanley_4
3 months ago
J
jonnysmContributor I
asked in Home theater

I am very disappointed with Sonos

I am very disappointed with Sonos, because I spent 1700€ for an ARC soundbar and a subwoofer.And now I find myself with a system that works badly, because I have a Connect Amp from 2014. Something I have to control with App1 and something else with App 2.If I don't have my phone I can't adjust the volume of the associated speakers via cable.If I had known that I have to spend another €500 to be able to control the volume with the TV remote control, I would never have bought Sonos!Then I don't understand, you do a promotion to solve your problems but you force me to spend more, why don't you give me a refurbished one with a discount.I spent all this money, thinking of buying the top I find myself in an embarrassing situation, either I spend more money or I sell everything, because it's not manageable like this.has anyone solved differently?

19
jgatie
6 months ago
S
ShemsureshotContributor II
asked in Home theater

Sonos Arc with AMD Radeon

Hi,I am unable to turn on Dolby Atmos in my PC settings since installing my Radeon 6900 xt graphics card. It used to work fine with my previous Nvidia GPU. My TV is the LG CX 48” with the Sonos Arc. Everything is set up and installed correctly but I just can’t turn on Dolby Atmos.  

3
S
3 years ago
A
Anton D.Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Problem with TV and Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

I bought one of these recently to augment my Panasonic TV. Problem is, the TV has only one HDMI connector (which is occupied by a set top box). The only other possible connections are two SCART sockets and a VGA computer connection socket. So, is all lost, and I have bought a very expensive paperwight?

9
A
2 years ago
C
CDRRegContributor I
posted in Home theater

ARC/DIRECTV connection

I’m contemplating buying an ARC sound bar, my TV doesn’t have a HDMI ACR input.  I would use the included adapter, but how do I get the signal from the directv box to the TV?

3
buzz
1 year ago
T
Treehouse17Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Good Surround Sound require trueplay?

New user here.  I bought a Sonos Arc, Sub, Amp and a pair of Sonance Mag8r for our rear surrounds in a Den/Home Theater setup.  I now learned that the Mag 8r’s do not work with Trueplay.  Am I better off exchanging them for a pair of architectural 6 1/2” speakers and use the 8r’s in the kitchen for stereo speakers.  If I did that, I’m guessing it will work off of the amp using a separate zone for the kitchen? Thanks for the help

3
Airgetlam
1 year ago
D
Dean_HAvid Contributor III
posted in Home theater

Sonos Arc eARC Splitter for Changing from TV to Projector

Hello Sonos Community.We’re (hopefully) in the process of moving house and I’ve got a connectivity logistics question I’d appreciate some help with.Currently we have a Sonos Arc plus a Sub Mini with 2xGen Sonos Ones as surrounds connected via eARC to a 55” Samsung Frame TV One Connect box where Apple TV 4K, PS5 and Nintendo Switch are all connected.As part of this house move, I want to reintroduce a cinema screen and projector into the mix but trying to work out how to reuse all the same AV sources without having to rewire anything but continue to use the Arc setup for all the sound. The Samsung OneConnect box seems to complicate things a little because of the proprietary cable to the screen vs HDMI and I don’t know how a HDMI switch might complicate the audio to the Arc.I had thought a HDMI switch initially so as not to confuse the projector which source is active at anyone time (otherwise ensuring all non used devices are switched off) but don’t know how that would work in this setup

7
D
5 months ago
R
RLB1Contributor I
posted in Home theater

Beam to Receiver

I just wanted to say I connected my beam to a wired AV receiver speaker setup by connecting my XFINITY cable box digital audio toslink output with adapter to HDMI input on the beam. All audio perfectly synced- that’s if you have a cable box with digital audio out.

1
Airgetlam
2 years ago
Terms & ConditionsCookie settings