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Home Theater Speaker Layouts

You can only add two surround speakers to a Sonos home theater setup. I would use the Era 300s as surrounds with the Arc and use the One SLs...
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Maximum amount of speakers supported in a surround sound setup for Home...

You can add up to two Subs (one must be a Gen 3) and two surround speakers to a Sonos home theater setup. So if you want to use the Era 300s...
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Jay90gwinContributor I
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sonos arc with Lytmi Fantasy 3 TV Backlight Kit HDMI 2.1 with Sync Box

Hello,   I have a Earc capable tv with the Lytmi Fantasy 3 TV Backlight Kit HDMI 2.1 with Sync Box. There is a fire cube and gaming console plug into the hdmi Sync box however the Sonos arc will not produce sound when plugged in to the tv or the sync box but will produce sound when connected through the optical cable. I know this cause a lose of sound quality. Does anyone have suggestions on how I can still get Dolby Atmos?Any help is greatly appreciate

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travellingdocContributor I
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Sonos Arc + TV with eARC + HDMI switch config

Hello!I am a newbie to Sonos, having shed an old Samsung soundbar (which was terrible!).  I have just ordered the Arc, and will soon complement with 2 x Era 100s (or 300s if my budget stretches!) and later the sub. I’ve gone round in circles trying to decide on the best configuration and it would be great to have more experienced help!My TV (Sony Bravia, 4k) has eARC, but it doesn’t have enough HDMI inputs (I need for Apple TV, consoles FireStick, Virgin media box, DVD player).  My plan is:TV to Arc via eARC  Inputs > HDMI switch > one of the my TV’s HDMI inputsI want to maximise audio and display quality so will look for a HDMI switch with minimum 4k and Dolby Atmos pass through.  I’ve seen posts about Feintech, HDFury (expensive, great reviews, but I don’t think I need because I have eARC), Kinovo etc.  A couple of questions:Does this config make sense? What HDMI switch would you recommend (to maximise the capability of my Arc)?Big thanks!! 

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Schlumpf
11 months ago
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Mini-meContributor I
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LG TV with Beam Gen 2 - seems to have reprogrammed the TV remote?

First Sonos purchase. Bougt the Beam gen 2.  I have an LG TV and connected the Beam to the eARC HDMI port. After configuring the TV for the output sound, it worked. Pretty easy setup...(no Apple tv connected yet..saw the issues here). The main problem I have is it somehow has reprogrammed the LG TV’s remote. Now the ‘power’ button on the TV is a ‘mute’ button. How do I power off the TV without unplugging it?  Anyone else have this issue?  Also, another unrelated question, is there any way to adjust the EQ? I like more bass, less treble...any adjustments on this thing?

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Maj62Contributor I
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ray soundbar

I’ve just set up my new ray soundbar and I’m finding the television remote will only turn the volume up, but not down?

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Ken_Griffiths
11 months ago
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PoelyContributor I
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speakers

Where isspeech enhancement on Beam gen 2?

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jgatie
11 months ago
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JPK1Contributor I
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Sonos Beam connection to Samsung Frame TV

I can’t get audio to play from my Samsung Frame TV to my Sonos Beam (Gen 2).  My connection is HDMI from the TV to the Beam. Do I need to connect to from the TV to the One Connect Box instead?  (P.S. I tried looking for answers on here and I don’t think this has been covered, but apologies if I missed it.)

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rcr2kContributor I
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Beam 2 with LG C2 ARCConnection Issue

Hi All.Recently purchased the Beam 2 to go with my LG C2. The sound bar is great but was a hassle to setup.At first the two devices couldn’t establish an ARC connection. Which I found a fix was to power everything down, remove all the HDMI connections, power back up and start the TV Setup process through the Sonos app, which in turn solved the issue.However the connection issue seems to be happening again randomly, so I have to do the above process all over again which can become tedious.Wanted to check if anyone else is experiencing the same issue and if they have a fix for it.Thanks in advance.

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Ken_Griffiths
11 months ago
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Ace360Contributor I
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Era 300: Pulsing sound effect playback in Surround

Im currently building my home theater sys with Sony Bravia 65 A80L  Sonos Arc, Sub Gen 3, SL 100 and just added 2 Era 300. All of my devices are hardwired except for the Era 300 due to the placement, Wall mounted 8 feet from the floor. Once i got everything firing fine, switched to surround then the  stuttering  (pulsing )  sound coming from the 300s every 5 seconds, otherwise zero sound issues outside of Surround. After several hours of troubleshooting, power cycles, tweaking settings in the app and factory reset, all to no avail so then i started restoring the 300s back into my system but  accidently left the ethernet cable attached to the speakers. The setup process recognized the hardwire connection and also gave the option to connect for Wi-Fi. I proceeded with the hardwire connection and that solved the stuttering  sound issue. I guess the system does not like having it’s devices split between wireless and hard wire connections. BTW, there might be an issue with the software indi

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Schlumpf
11 months ago
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msiau49Contributor I
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Complaint and Disappoint With Sonos

Sonos, I have a lot of Sonos products and just added a Sonos Arc, two Era 100’s and the mini sub. I am very effecient at setting up Sonos and have never had problems until the purchase of the above named products. I have spent over 20 hours trying to get my system up and running. This includes approximately 6 hours of my own time and 3 different (2 chats and 1 phone call) with Sonos to try and get it fixed. This has been a huge PIA! I have a Playbar in the Family room, got it connected and now I’ve tried for the last frickin’ hour to get the Era 100’s connected to the Family Room and it sets up another room! Family Room 2!!! So, I reset both of them and it sets up a Family Room 3!!!I feel like doing what people have done with their Tesla’s and set them on fire! I finally get the Arc working (with a chat) but no TV sound. We determine it’s a setting with Sony - boom, he’s gone. Well Sonos, I see a lot of people have Sony TVs and have had problems so maybe you can figure out the common f

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32ssrContributor I
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automatic One switing

Hi there.If I install my Sonos Ones on the celing for surround will they automatically come on with the TV then turn off when streaming music only ?I don't want my guests having to turn the Ones on for TV then off for music  as they won't have the app on their phones

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PeterJayContributor I
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sync new direct tv Gemini air remote to sonos beam

I am unable to sync the new Direct tv stream Gemini AIr remote to my Sonos Beam to control volume when playing music. I spent an hour on the phone with Sonos tech support and the guy told me this new remote is not  compatible [which makes no sense]. He tried everything to help but could not get it to work.My Samsung remote works fine but I don’t actually use it.Can anyone help?? 

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zacjdContributor I
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Tv with in-ceiling speakers

New to Sonos.  We are redoing our kitchen/living room and I’m adding 4 in-ceiling speakers with the amp.  My question is if I want the speakers to work with the tv, what’s the best way to do it?  Can I run an hdmi cord from the amp to the tv or do I need a soundbar to accomplish this?  Thanks for the help!

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jgatie
11 months ago
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FailbetterContributor I
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Beam Gen 2 has to be restarted every time we want sound from brand new SamsungTV.

Beam Gen 2 has to be restarted every time we want sound from our brand new Samsung TV. Will not appear in list of sound sources on TV. Connection is via HDMI eARC. If we power off Beam and restart it does appear. Why? Why? Why?

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Schlumpf
11 months ago
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rogers2010Avid Contributor I
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sonos arc samsung tv and one source - arc port shuts off

sonos engineering. i have been installing your stuff for 8 yearsi started installing sonos arcs when they first releasedi mainly connect them to samsung as they WERE the most behaved. the last 6 months. i am more and morerunning in to this scenario:sonos arc connected to a samsung Q90C and onesource( like directv or a hdmi switch connected to several sources. arc sets up fine when its the only source plugged inas soon as the other media source (s) is connected sonos arc drops - no sound.tv goes to tv speakersa year a ago i didn’t see this issue at all.  now i am running into it more often. reading the thread. apprentlyit happening to many. i understand the issue has to do with CEC. but why now?  as i didnt see this before.maybe the cec specs for on the tvs have changed?wonder if anyone in engineering is following and asking if there is any serious effort underway to resolve.having to add a cec-less adaptor to every source plugged into the tv or having to use optical, is am alternative,

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SnoraksContributor I
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Sonos Arc not pairing with TCL remote

I have a new  TCL 65MQLED80 2023  and Sonos Arc. I was able to connect the Arc to the TV using the HDMI arc port. However, I am not able to pair the remote. It is a IR remote. I have tried to add it using the Sonos app, but I get the message that no signal from remote control is found. How can I pair the remote control?  

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