Home theater

Hey guys, im not much of an audio guy, but my friend recommended me the sonos ray and after looking at it, i would love it. Problem being my monitor doesnt have an optical port, what can i do to solve this problem? Thanks

I have a Samsung TV in my screened in porch with an HDMI cord (in the eARC port) connected to a Sonos Amp inside which is also connected to two in ceiling speakers.  I am having trouble figuring out how to get sound from the Tv to come through the ceiling speakers. 

Hi Everyone, I have just upgraded my Playbar to an ARC as I bought some ACE headphones. At the moment, in my Home Theatre set up I am using 2 Ones as the rear speakers. I have been reading articles that lead me to think that I should swap the Ones for Play 3s. Is this a waist thing to do? Would it give me better sound?  I already have the Play 3s so it won’t cost me anything. thanks in advance, Matt 

I’ve connected a sonos sound bar  to the router and now can’t connect to the samsung television.I have connected the soundbar to the TV via the ARC socket but it still doesn’t connect.What am I doing wrong? 

I have been using my ARC and Sub connected by wire and 2 Play 1’s as wireless surrounds for a while.  recently (the last 2 weeks or so), the sound cuts in and out on the Play’1s.  I have tried removing the Play 1’s as a surround and adding them back as well as resetting my modem.  They will play for a while using Spotify, then start cutting out after a while.  (Intermittent).  This does not seem to occur on just Spotify though.  The subs do this no matter the distance I set them nor the “Group Audio Delay” I set.  Volume limit is off.  Night music is off, but Spatial Music is toggled on.  Am I missing a troubleshooting option here?

Hi There, when I am playing music/watching movies on the Sonos App it shows that The Sound is PCM and I cannot seem to change it to Dolby Atmos. I have the following:Samsung TV (TU7000 55 TV):eARC Active Auto Dolby Atmos OnApple TV 4K:Audio Output - Auto, Dolby Atmos OnAny idea what to do? Thanks!

I have a arc gen1 soundbar and trying to connect a sub also gen1, I have tried everything I can think of to connect wireless and hard connection, I even spent 2 hours on live chat with expert and still same message sub not found.please can anyone help me or advise me  many thanksjo 

Bonjour j'ai actuellement une sonos ray et 2 one, je voudrais rajouter 2 era 100 pour les mettre derrière mon canapé. Es ce que je vais pouvoir créer un home cinéma avec avec cette configuration ?  Merci d'avance 

May i ask, how can i let the Amp & Arc work on projector and firestick? Thank you so much!💛

I can see lots of historical posts about issues with Samsung Frame and Sonos Arc, but most topics are closed (some implying the issues are fixed).  Well, I have a brand new Samsung Frame (2024) and a brand new Arc, both running the latest updates, and it most definitely still a problem.  Things will work fine for a day or so, then sound will stop being sent from the TV to the Arc. The TV still knows Arc is there, and it’s selectable as the output for the TV, but the Arc doesn’t seem to receive any sound. After a few seconds, the TV will flip back to sending sound via the internal speakers again. I can re-select Arc as the output get no sound and a short time later it does back to speakers.  When in this state, it doesn’t matter what input is used, what the sound format is (eg Atmos or not). The volume control on the TV brings up the overlay saying “Sonos Arc (HDMI-eARC” but the plus and minus icons are missing.  No setting changes on the TV fix it. No change on Arc settings fix it. Res

Hi there, I’ve got a Sonos arc, sub, amp and 6 ceiling speakers as my Sonos set up. The arc and sub are connected via hdmi to my tv.  The 6 Sonos ceiling speakers are connected in the same wifi network. When I play music via Amazon music or spotify I can get the music to play from the tv (arc and sub) and through the ceiling speakers that I group as kitchen.  What I can’t seem to work out is how I get the sound from them all when I’m watching the tv. When I watch tv it only comes through the arc and sub and nothing through the ceiling speakers. Is there a connection that I should be making when playing sound through my tv to get it through the ceiling speakers as well? Thanks. 

My ARC is not connecting with TV via HDMI cable

Having read a few of the now closed threads on Arc and Beam power cables, I thought I would just share my experience having applied some of the advice suggested. I have a first generation Beam. It was all good for a long time, but at some point in the past year, the power cable became unplugged. I popped it back, the Beam returned to power, all good. Except it wasn’t. I began to notice intermittent loss of sound and realised the cable was very loose. A quick browse of the forum tonight, and a few people commented that the cable needs a firm shove into the socket to make it fit snugly. I tried, and can confirm that was the problem with my loose cable! So for anyone struggling with a Beam power cable that appears to be plugged in flush but is loose, just push it in more firmly, and it should slide in and become a nice snug fit.Thanks to the tip on the now closed Beam and Arc power cable threads. 

I have a playbar, boost and sub in my living room. They have always worked, but Ever since the app update my sub won't assign to the living room so I can use it. The playbar is working with music that I play and tv that I watch. When I go to sonos system info, it shows playbay is assigned to living room, boost and sub are unavailable. When I click on living room, then connect sub, it says let's assign your sub to the living room. When I click on the speaker icon below the picture of the sub, my sub will play. But will not add it to the living room. I have a diagnostic test ***********.Moderator edit: Diagnostic number recorded and removed

what size are the 2 short attachment screws used (in the back) to attach Ray.  I have bracket to attach Ray to portable TV stand.

I have a SONOS BEAM Gen 1 (I think) and recently brought a new TV. Now I can’t get the beam to connect to the new TV. New TV supports HDMI eARC rather than ARC, but everything Iv read online says that shouldn’t matter. No option to optical connect either. Any ideas or suggestions would be great thank you. 

Cannot hear sound from tv

Recently my Beam 2 has been stopping playing sound and the white light on tops flashes for a short period, then it stops flashing and sound returns. It has been doing this daily for the past week.I’ve checked all cable connections, source is an Apple TV and have used it’s Check HDMI connection feature which reports that “Your HDMI connection looks good” Any ideas? Thanks, Greg

Hi all,  I have a Arc soundbar, two Era 300 and a Sub Gen 3, I feel missing something in front like no power or big sound, is it a good idea add one or two Sonos Five in front and is it possible ? Thanks for your advice.  

Hi, We've moved and landed on what will be our placement for our TV, couch and two chairs. The TV is perpendicular to the seating, and while the couch is up against the wall the chairs are not (there is a space of about 5 feet between chairs and the wall).  We have a beam which will go beneath the TV but where to place our play:1:s for surround sound? I can't think of a great solution. The poorly drawn sketch shows where I think is the most likely. The speakers om the red X:s. Any better solutions? 

We've been adding Sonos to the house regularly, most recently an Amp in the living room connected to our Victrola turntable and powering two home theater bookshelf speakers. My wife recently feel in love with the sound and I'd like to expand the living room, still using Sonos.The first picture is my current setup. It's a bit unique given the items installed, but it all works flawlessly. I want to remove the soundbar/sub from the setup and replace it with a pair of architectural speakers, sub + one more amp (already have the amp) to use as a home theater setup (and she can use to play music, records, or watch tv/movies on).However, as you can see, because of the other items (namely the hue sync box and the headset), I've now complicated the setup ( i'd like to retain both, as I use the headset for gaming and the strip adds some immersion to our viewing).I am looking at an OREI matrix, using the input from the sync box (which captures and passes thru the sources), which would then split

Hi, I would like to have advice please for Sonos Beam first gen and Era 100 please. Thanks in advance,

Beam + 2x Era300 + Sub Mini 2 Hi all, The sofa is centered against the TV.You see I don't have plenty of space to move. I am thinking of getting wall mounts and I want to place the Era300 in 30* degree. Listening plenty of music, sometimes movies.What would be the best position to place them taking into account my situation for the best Atmos? Thank you  

Before I completely go mad! I’ve spent hours with Panasonic who sent me back to Sonos so I have no spoken to 3 times and have just got a new optical lead.The sound will come through the Ray but will not stop going through the TV. I’ve tried both not using my TV remote and using my app but then there is no sound through the Ray. live turned off and turned down the speakers on the TV but I cannot  operate the ray with out the sound coming on the tv. I can just listen to the tv by turning down the Ray but not the other way round.im at my end with it all.My old telly worked perfectly.i do understand that this Panasonic is made else where than other Panasonics and I’ve checked ideas from others but nothing will.Am I going to have to buy a new TV because of this crazy situation which is driving me slightly crazy. Help! 

Hi, I currently have an ARC, a Sonos 5, and Sonos port (for built in speakers throughout townhome).Wondering what the best plan of action for optimizing my set up and hardware for a home theater? Btw I recently moved into a home that came with everything in it which is why I have a kinda disjointed collection of Sonos products.From the research I've done it seems I could potentially use the built ins as surround speakers for the arc if I get an amp (I currently have an origin DPS2-200 amp). Do I HAVE to get a Sonos amp to use these speakers as surround sound? and is this recommended vs say just getting some 100s or 300s for the living room (idk what type of speakers are in the ceiling)? My 5 is somewhat redundant now. I'm thinking of selling and getting a sub to go with the arc. Good move or am I selling it short? I can play TV sound thru the Arc, the 5, and the built ins at the same time which is cool but not really accomplishing anything (other than having tons of stereo sound throug