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Speaker output goes to SPDIF instead of HDMI

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Sometimes, when we select TV as our source, it gives us sound from our Sonos Beam, but not our additional living room speakers. When we try to add those speakers and hit Apply, we lose all sound, and “SPDIF: shows under the TV audio label instead of HDMI.

Why does this setting get turned on and how do we avoid it?

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buzz

Grand Maestro

Are you attempting to setup a surround system?

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shellbhawaiiAuthor

Contributor II

No. We’ve had this setup of just our tv (set up with Beam soundbar) and two external speakers that connect a Sonos Amp to Connect for quite a while.

It seems the latest app updates are far from being improvements, and maybe this is one more glitch to add to the list

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Brpetty

Lyricist I

I have a similar issue, playing audio from tv to beam.. I used to be able to play this audio on my move paired with the beam. Does not work now after this new upgrade. I can play other audio on the pair just not the tv optical output. It only plays on the beam.

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MeMyselfand I

Lyricist I

Same issue, my ARC has bee attached to my TV for 16 months and was working fine. Now sonos app want to play everything on SPDIF which is the TV speaker. This new update stinks.

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Coggers72

Lyricist I

This has happened to me too. Has taken out the arc and the sub in the tv room.

anyone help with a fix? Please

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Demenius

Trending Lyricist I

I have the same issue on my arc sl. Can someone flag this for support to issue a fix?

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A frame

Lyricist I

Today I was trying to play audio from tv to living room (beam plus two ones) and to media room, which has speakers connected through amp, the source showed as TV SPDIF although it is connected as HDMI. When TV was selected as source and when I selected living room (where beam and two ones are located) and media room, I got nothing. Sound does play through beam and the ones, but would not play through media room. I am pretty certain I used to be able to do this.

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Coggers72

Lyricist I

I believe there are a number of us affected by some issues not previously noted.

i resolved my issue by disconnecting hdmi leads and power, resetting my tv autoplay and reconnecting.
For my situation I will avoid playing direct audio through my tv room surround system.

Best of luck with your challenge

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RadicalDad

Trending Lyricist I

Sonos Amp in my music room claims it is playing sound from “TV Audio SPDIF.” I have no idea what that is. Moreover, I can’t use the Sonos app to stop or pause sound from this supposed source. Not that anything is playing anyway.

I have a Sonos Arc with a Sonos Sub and a Sonos Amp for the rear channels. The Arc is connected to a Samsung TV via eARC. There is no SPDIF in the system anywhere. WTF?

Of course, if I want to play audio from the TV / Sonos home theater setup to other Sonos speakers in the house, I can’t. It seems there’s no way to do that anymore.

Is there a reason Sonos hasn’t fired everyone associated with the new app? What a disaster.

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harktheharreld

Lyricist III

Sometimes, when we select TV as our source, it gives us sound from our Sonos Beam, but not our additional living room speakers. When we try to add those speakers and hit Apply, we lose all sound, and “SPDIF: shows under the TV audio label instead of HDMI.

Why does this setting get turned on and how do we avoid it?

Same now happening to us when playing from TV. No SPDIF, all hdmi. Just started appearing. Super weird.

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