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Recommendation for a stable HDMI audio extractor for Sonos Beam + projector (Dolby Digital only)

  • January 13, 2026
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Hi everyone 👋

I’m looking for some advice on which HDMI audio extractor to use with a simple home theater setup.

My setup is:

  • Sonos Beam

  • 2× Sonos One SL (rear surrounds)

  • Sonos Sub (Gen 2)

  • Apple TV

  • Projector (not 4K)

I don’t need Dolby Atmos — I only need Dolby Digital 5.1 and I’m not trying to pass anything more advanced than that.

Up until now I’ve been using a Nedis HDMI audio extractor between the Apple TV and the projector/Sonos. It worked fine for a long time, but recently the audio suddenly drops out after a while when watching content via Apple TV. If I restart my Sonos Beam the audio comes back, but then disappears again after some time.

If I play audio directly via the Sonos app there are no issues at all, so it doesn’t seem to be the Beam itself.

So I’m just looking for a stable extractor that can:

  • handle Apple TV → projector

  • pass Dolby Digital 5.1 to the Beam

  • doesn’t have to support Atmos, TrueHD, etc.

  • doesn’t need to be fancy — just reliable

Thanks in advance! 🙏

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Corry P
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  • Corry P
  • Sonos Staff
  • January 14, 2026

Hi ​@mido1812 

Welcome to the Sonos Community!

I’m sorry to hear that what worked for you in the past now seems to be a problem. I recommend that you at least try removing power from your current extractor, just for a few seconds, to see if that helps matters at all.

You could also try calling in to our technical support team who have tools at their disposal that will allow them to tell you what the Beam says about the incoming feed at the point where the audio stops, though I am not entirely sure what might be done with the information, to be frank. Please also be aware that such extractors are not officially supported.

In terms for getting another extractor, I cannot recommend any particular devices, but if you only want to get Apple TV audio and not the audio of any built-in TV/Projector apps, then a fairly basic extractor should do (it won’t need to support HDMI-ARC).

My posting here will get your question back on the list of those recently active and a community member may see it and advise further.

I hope this helps.

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