Sonos Ray + Beam with AppleTV4K

Question

Hi,I currently have a Sonos Ray + Apple TV4K ethernet + a TV with HDMI ARC.I connected my Ray to the TV using Optical and it is extremely annoying as I have to change the airplay to the Sonos each time i watch a new video on the Apple TV.My plan is to buy a Beam Gen 2 which should solve my problem. My question is: will i be able to seamlessly continue using my Ray as a secondary speaker connected to the Beam ? That is, everything my Beam plays, my Ray also plays ? Thank you

AjTrek1 · Accepted Answer

The others are correct regarding AirPlay. There’s no need when the ATV is connected via HDMI to your TV. You are essentially causing your own issues.

Furthermore Sonos isn’t designed to have two sound bars connected to one TV. Besides I haven’t yet seen a TV sound menu that will allow an HDMI and Optical sound out-put simultaneously. Then again…I haven’t tested every TV in the market 🤔

If by using the Ray as a secondary speaker the answer is yes if you group the Ray to the Beam. However, there will be 75ms delay for TV audio to the Ray causing an echo effect if in the same room. For streamed music there will be no delay.

Airgetlam · Answer

And it depends on the TV. Some turn off the digital optical port when a CEC speaker is connected to the ARC port, some do not.

Either way, as the previous poster suggested, it would likely be a mess, with two sets of center, right and left channels.

And you shouldn’t be connecting at all via AirPlay 2, you should allow the TV to send the signal to the speaker whichever one you settle on. As far as I’m aware, once you choose AirPlay 2 on the Apple TV, it stops sending any sound out via ARC.

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