Use all Sonos speakers

Forum|Forum|8 years ago
January 29, 2018
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Hi,

I have a Sonos 5.1 surrond sound setup with:
1x Playbar
1x Sub
2x Sonos One

The surround sound is great when I am playing Dolby Digital 5.1 content. However when I am not playing 5.1 content, only the Playbar will have sound.

Is there a way for the system to utilise the Sonos Ones as well as the Playbar to play stereo content when it detects the content is not 5.1?

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Airgetlam

If I were to guess, you may need to play with the advanced audio settings in the app for the room that has the PLAYBAR.

Go to Settings>Room Settings>[Room with PLAYBAR]>Advanced Audio>Surround Settings where you can play with different settings fro the surrounds.

Bruce

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JLcyAuthor

Contributor I

Just tried to adjust Surround Settings, but unfortunately that did not work

Airgetlam

Did you change the "Music Playback" from "Ambient" to "Full"?

Bruce

J

JLcyAuthor

Contributor I

Thank you for the quick response. Yeah I did change it to full, but the rear speakers are still silent

Airgetlam

Then there's some other issue going on. Could be wifi interference as a guess. I'd suggest that you call Sonos to discuss the issue. They may need to set up a remote session to determine what's going on.

Bruce

J

JLcyAuthor

Contributor I

It turns out the rear speakers were playing sound, but it was at a very low volume. I increased the volume level in the surrounds settings and its perfect.

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