Home theater

TV: HiSense Canvas 4KTVSetup: Ray connected via optical. Surrounds ERA 100 pair. Grouped with one Move 2 and sub-mini.Noticing audio cutting out for 0.5 seconds while watching UHD disc movie on PS5. Please advise. 

Hello everyone, I’ve recently set up a new Sonos home theater system and I’m experiencing some issues that I’m hoping to get help with. My setup:Sonos Beam (Gen 2) connected to a Samsung OLED S95C via HDMI eARC Beam is also connected to the router via Ethernet (CAT 8) where my Download speed is 115mbps & Upload is 23mbps 2 × Sonos Era 100 configured as surround speakers Sonos Sub Mini Additional 2 × Era 100 configured as a stereo pair placed to the left and right of the soundbarIssues I’m facing:I’m experiencing intermittent audio dropouts, mainly from the soundbar (Beam), where the sound cuts out for about half a second. The issue occurs only with TV audio (apps, TV channels, and console connected to the TV). When playing music directly from the Sonos app, everything works perfectly with no dropouts. The issue becomes more noticeable when watching Dolby Atmos content.Additional behavior:When I activate (group) the stereo pair (Era 100s on the left and right of the soundbar) while

Hi everyone. Just a quick question. I watch streaming channels Netflix, Disney, etc through a 4k Apple tv connected to my Sonos system, arc, 2 era 300's, sub mini. When I am not listening to Dolby Atmos it normally shows on the sonos app as pcm multichannel 5.1, I have found setting  it to Dolby digital 5.1 on the Apple box sounds louder & clearer but they recommend the other. Would be very interested in your thoughts & help. Many thanks.

Watched an old Marx Brothers movie DVD last night.  The DVD box stated it was Dolby Digital 1.0.  So I expected that to get sound out of my Beam Gen 1 I would have to change the sound output from my Bluray player from Bitstream to PCM.  But it worked on Bitstream!  The Sonos App was showing the sound as Doby Digital 1.0I had reported this as a problem with support, as had other people.  Now it appears to have been quietly fixed.  Don’t know when but must be fairly recently. Previously reported here 

I’m installing a brand new entertainment center that will be very nice with stone and white oak.  I do NOT want a sound-bar mounted on the stone below the TV.  Therefore, I’m looking at in-ceiling speakers.  This is for a 5.1 setup (which I believe means I need two Sonos amps).  Everything I have read is that a center channel speaker in the ceiling isn’t ideal.  However, my guess is that most of those opinions are from serious audiophiles.  For a family room setup is it really that big of a deal?  If not, which speaker should I use for the center channel?

Hi allafter a bit of advice. I have built a golf simulator in my garden in a tall log cabin.  currently I have a gaming pc and sky stream box connected to a projector via hdmi. (No eARC support) I output the sound from the projector via 3.5mm output and then into a cheap soundbar and sub from creative. It works but I want to upgrade the sound.so my question is, can I go from my projector using the 3.5mm aux cable into a era 100 using the adaptor, but also have a 2nd era 100 to create a Stereo pair? is there any lag / delay? also… could I then add a mini sub at some point?being standard stereo connection what’s the sound quality going to be like? thanks  

 There is a huge difference between Dolby Atmos music and non-Atmos music.  My system is Arc - Sub - 300s.  For Atmos tracks I am usually at volume 29-30.  With the same album in a different codec I have to use a volume of around 60 or more.  God forbid I should mix Atmos & non-Atmos tracks in a playlist.  TV volume and Atmos volume are closer to each other, but I don’t listen to TV that loud so maybe not a great comparison. NOTE:  My Volume Limit is set to 65.

Bonjour,Je voudrais investir dans un pack Sonos avec deux Sonos Era 100 et une Sonos Beam.Mon vidéo projecteur est un EPSON EH-TW5400 et ne possède pas de sortie Bluetooth. Je préférerais utiliser une sortie Jack plutôt qu’avoir à utiliser un émetteur Bluetooth.Savez vous si ces produits seraient compatibles ?Merci d’avance Moderator Note: Translation by Google Translate- Hello,I'd like to invest in a Sonos bundle with two Sonos Era 100 speakers and one Sonos Beam.My projector is an Epson EH-TW5400 and doesn't have a Bluetooth output. I'd prefer to use a headphone jack rather than a Bluetooth transmitter.Do you know if these products would be compatible?Thanks in advance.

Hello,I have a sonos arc ultra + sub mini + 2 era 100 as surrounds. I have a problem when I recalibrate the system if trueplay has already been done once. The sweeps are very loud and almost unbearable. I have to do a hard reset (and link the sub and the era 100) before performing trueplay again. By now it is the only way i found to perform trueplay at a bearable volume.Is it a normal behaviour for the arc ultra or do i miss something ? I use an iPhone se with advanced trueplay.Moreover, if i perform simple trueplay on my android Phone, the sweeps are also very loud and the switch on/off for trueplay does not appear, even if trueplay finished without error.

Please see the images of our living room area, Era 300’s were placed on floor behind Sofa on floor stands, made room look untidy, cramped for space and cables etc Previously had Play 1’s mounted in bookcase on virtually empty shelves thes were less intrusive and better for general music, was persuaded to upgrade to Era 300’s whilst great for Atmos and movies, placement in middle of room is not great for music. Have played around with having them slightly higher and wall mounted and generally happy with sound. Just need some advice on best position to mount as rear left is in a corner and rear right slightly more open location. Aware Trueplay will deal with most of issues. Should I mount at 2m above floor leaving only 40 cm from top of speaker to ceiling so will need to mount upside down. Should they be flat against wall or angled in at approx 45 degrees?TV and Arc in process of being wall mounted, desk size reduced and Sofa moving back about 1/2M  System Sub Gen 3Arc UltraEra 300 pair 

I am strongly considering purchasing the new Sonos Play. I first need to know if this speaker can be used in combination with the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) that is currently being used for my TV. Or can the Move 2 do this?

I'm new to sonos and love the system. I have an arc ultra and two 300s for surround. My issue is that there isn't an option in the app to go from surround to stereo sound easily. I've seen responses to this issue before with people saying to switch to full sound in the app. I agree this helps but the audio still only comes from the top speakers in the 300s. The front drivers don't produce any sound which seems like a waste of the speakers potential. I've gone through the process of unlinking the surrounds and setting them up as a stereo pair and there's a huge difference in sound when all the speakers in the 300s are producing sound. Every speaker system i have ever owned had an option to switch between surround and stereo mode. I'm wondering is this will be considered in an app update or if I'll have to unpair them from surround every time I want to hear music from the front drivers in the 300s. Thank you

I have an Arc Ultra under my tv. I’d like to add Era 300 rear speakers. My question is, how far behind the couch can I place the Era 300’s and still get the full effect? The rear wall is 8 feet behind the couch. Will this work?

Hi,I'm experiencing an issue with my brand new Beam (Gen 2) where dialog audio occasionally cracks/distorts. It doesn't happen constantly, it seems to occur at certain frequencies or volume levels, but it happens frequently enough to be noticeable and distracting.See the attached video for an example. Around the 7-second mark, when the person says "where even more adventures await us," you can clearly hear the word "more" cracking. This is not a recording artifact, it sounds the same (worse, I’d say) in person.Setup:TV: Samsung QLED 65Q74T Speaker: Sonos Beam (Gen 2) Connection: HDMI eARCTV Sound Settings:Output: Receiver (HDMI-eARC) HDMI-eARC Mode: Auto Digital Output Audio Format: Auto Digital Output Audio Delay: 0 Dolby Atmos Compatibility: OnWhat I've already tried:Digital Output Audio Format: switched from Auto to PCM (Pass-through is grayed out) Dolby Atmos Compatibility: toggled On/Off Digital Output Audio Delay: adjusted various values Trueplay Tuning: toggled On/Off, redid the

I have a Sonos AMP, bought new in october 2025. Last couple of months I have noticed the sound is quite harsh and fatiguing, especially for TV sound through HDMI ARC. Both Stereo PCM and Dolby Digital coding give the same problem.For example, some voices tend to be too sharp and slightly sibilant. Other sharp sounds also feel too harsh.Here is what I have tried without success:Adjusting treble slider to -10 Experimenting with Loudness on/off Turning on and off Night mode and Speech Enhancement Factory reset Tried 2 different speaker pairs (Dali Oberon 1 and Dali Kupid) Changed to higher quality speaker cablesIs anyone else experiencing this? I found some threads about similar issues but they were pretty old. Could this be a hardware issue on my device? Or could this problem have reappeared with a recent firmware update?

Sonos arc ultra with 4 era 300 and 2 gen4 subs all grouped together now popping and crackling randomly while watching tv. All firmware updated all have perfect WiFi signal. Arc ultra plugged into tv eArc. Who else has this issue and how do I fix it. 

Hi, I recently purchased a sub mini to connect to my beam gen 1.  The bass on my beam was very distorted, sound like a blown speaker when any bass was present.  I bought the sub mini to take on the bass the beam couldn’t handle anymore.  I currently have the bass on the EQ at -10 so that I don’t hear bass coming from the beam.  The only way I can hear any bass from the sub is when I turn the bass on the sub up to +15.  My question is, is it worth keeping this set up having to keep the bass on the beam off and the bass on the sub all the way up.  I feel like the two should be working together to produce clean bass for movies and music.  Contemplating returning the sub mini and going a different direction all together.

Pirates of the Caribbean 4k uhd disk on ps5 and still not dolby atmos.Sonos app on pixel 10 pro xlTV: 65" Lg c3Sound: sonos arc ultra, 2x era 300, and 2x sub 4. Using factory hdmi cable that came with the arc ultra and plugged into port 2 earc. On tvTV audio set to pass through and bitstreamPs5 audio set to av amp, and priority set to dolby atmos. Using hdmi 2.1 cable and plugged into hdmi port 1 on tvMovie pirates of the caribbean(1) 4k uhd support dolby atmos and in movie menu setup selected dolby atmos, and yet still no dolby atmos when play movie only getting multichannel PMC 7.1. please help.  Also in ps5 main menu dolby atmos is working but not when playing movie.  FIX!! Friend on mine told me what I was missing so yes I set the ps5 audio to priory dolby atmos in the PS5' main menu sound settings.  Apparently you have to do it again when you have a movie running put up the start buttons(3 lines top right of ps5 controller) and select the 3 dots then got down to settings and selec

Hi,I use my Sonos arc ultra with Amazon stick 4k and Panasonic Tv.IVe seen multiple Atmos content as Monarch legacy of Monsters. When the épisode is running, the Sonos app display the Dolby Atmos tag.  But today Ive lunched an episode and the app display Dolby Digital 5.1 tag. I’ve tried with previous episodes, and it still displays Digital 5.1. Any explanations ?cheers 

Greetings all, I have arc, sub3 and 2 One SL in my home entertainment set up. Will adding 2 Era 300 enhance my home entertainment experience?

I have an Arc Ultra, Sub and ETA 300 set up. Until recently I was getting ATMOS with supported content via my 2017 Apple TV 4K, however I have noticed under TVOS 26.3 that titles that formerly played ATMOS content are now only Dolby Digital 5.1. My PS5 and Xbox still play content in ATMOS including movies over my Sonos setup.I updated the Sonos system in the app and also installed the new TVOS beta, but neither has helped. Also the usual reboots. Any ideas?

Hi, I have a Sony Bravia 8 and have my Sonos Arc Ultra with Sub 3 and 2 Era 300sWhen I watch a movie doesn’t matter the audio format Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus etc, I get intermittent audio dropouts/glitches throughout the movie randomly and happens for a second around every 15-30 mins during the movie. Very annoying I have contacted Sonos support and after being through 6 people the 7th person finally knew what I was talking about and they said they are aware of the issue but have no information at this time. hopefully this gets sorted and they fix this issue in the next update.

Not as great as I expected!!

Hi everyone,I’m writing because I feel my Sonos Arc Ultra isn’t performing as it should. I’ve noticed a few specific issues: EQ adjustments: Sometimes, I don't notice any change when I increase or decrease the Treble or Bass (especially the Bass) through the app. I don't have an external subwoofer; I'm only using the one built into the soundbar itself. Subwoofer testing: To verify that everything is working correctly, I’ve been using the test samples found on this thread: [Link]. When I run the test, the subwoofer channel doesn't produce any sound. However, if I play YouTube videos to test low frequencies, it responds well down to 30Hz (which is quite good). Could someone else without a standalone Sonos Sub run the same test and let me know if the subwoofer channel triggers any sound for them? Volume fluctuations: I notice significant volume imbalances when watching movies that are not Full Dolby Atmos 5.1. There are constant peaks and dips, especially with dialogue—voices feel too

Sonos playbar ultra not connecting to lg tv. I’ve used the below lead and plugged into e arc on tv and selected that for sound out. Lead I purchased is attached.