surround sound

I found ‘Bitstream’ so clicked on that (whatever that means!). 

And…? What sounds are you now getting from the speakers? What shows instead of “Stereo PCM”?

Hi. The sound seems better I think! This is what is showing now

As it says, you now have the correct signal reaching the Sonos system. Remember that the rear speakers are for effects so they won’t always produce sounds. And if the program you’re watching is only broadcast in stereo they will again remain quiet. When streaming music from Spotify or wherever they will also play the stereo sound along with your Beam. 

Thank you so much for explaining that! Really appreciate the help and knowing it’s set up properly now

There are some folk on here that go a long way to help newbies. Always good to see them getting thanked too.  👍

Any more questions or issues, you just need to raise a new topic 😜

I may have missed it above but there are two modes for your system, TV and Music.

In TV mode you are pretty much stuck fiddling the levels with the source having most of the control of the sounds.

In music mode you have the level controls but also a choice of Ambient and Full modes. In Ambient Sonos fakes up low volume rear sounds to add a bit of ambiance to the front speaker. In Full the surrounds mirror the front L/R channels giving you much more sound.

I like Ambient for general listening but for parties or when I’m not in my usual listening spot Full is my preferred option.

Hi. I’m back again! Thought I was sorted - switched to Bitstream on my TV and Dolby Digital 5:1 was showing on my Sonos app - but today, although the TV still shows Bitstream, on my Sonos app it’s gone back to Stereo PCM. How do I get it back to Dolby? Thanks!

Sometimes the source is going to be stereo.  Play something you know to be DD 5.1 and see if it changes.  By the way, most YouTube videos are stereo only, regardless of what they are listed as.  YouTube downconverts to stereo when videos are uploaded, except for  the ones in their pay service.

Thanks!