This is a basic setup question. Looking to use a Beam Gen 2 as the sound bar for my TV. I have in-ceiling speakers that will be powered by a Connect Amp (compatible with Gen 2) and it's main purpose is background music.
Is it possible to group the 2 devices together and use the TV sound as the source for both devices (if I want to listen to the big game on all devices)? It looked like the only input sources (when grouping devices) were online services (e.g., Pandora, etc.), but I may have been missing something.
Best answer by nik9669a
Unfortunately the way Sonos works means there’s a delay between “starting” audio playing and the actual sound coming from the speakers. This buffer allows synchronised music from multiple rooms/speakers. When the source is tv audio the delay to the soundbar is minimised (30msec or so) to try to eliminate lip-sync issues, but the delay to other speakers is still the same (70msec or thereabouts). In your configuration this will result in a terrible echo effect. For music though, all will be fine. You could, I think, use the ceiling speakers as surrounds though, as a different setup. Music streaming will be synchronised too in this setup.
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Unfortunately the way Sonos works means there’s a delay between “starting” audio playing and the actual sound coming from the speakers. This buffer allows synchronised music from multiple rooms/speakers. When the source is tv audio the delay to the soundbar is minimised (30msec or so) to try to eliminate lip-sync issues, but the delay to other speakers is still the same (70msec or thereabouts). In your configuration this will result in a terrible echo effect. For music though, all will be fine. You could, I think, use the ceiling speakers as surrounds though, as a different setup. Music streaming will be synchronised too in this setup.
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