jim Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 On 09/11/2022 at 11:03, AVFCDAN said: If you use a Sonos Beam and connect up 2 more Sonos wireless speakers do you have any problem with sound being out of sync to the TV? I’ve had no issues, was a really easy process as well. I was sure I would have issues as mine are older play ones that I’d never managed to get to work on the S2 app but they work flawlessly now. I’d highly recommend adding the surrounds, really opens up the performance of the Beam. I’ve been playing MW2 and it’s like being in the middle of a Warzone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted November 22, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 22, 2022 Very happy with my Yamaha YAS-109, for a cheaper option, though I've never had any "proper" surround sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) Well i got my Sonos Beam 2 and installed it today. It's not very loud or any significant different sound to my TV! It's set up just underneath the TV in my lounge and i've got the Sonos volume on 80/100. Even at 100/100 volume, its the same volume level as my TV on max, which isn't that loud. It's connected through by HDMI into my TV's HDMI (Arc) slot which is what the instructions said to connect it to. I've also changed the setting on the app to maximum bass and treble, but same bass level as my TV speakers. I can change the Sonos volume using my Samsung TV remote but it also doesn't show any volume numbers on the TV just a + and - button. Am i doing something wrong? Edited November 23, 2022 by ender4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted November 23, 2022 Administrator Share Posted November 23, 2022 33 minutes ago, ender4 said: Am i doing something wrong? Is there any sound coming out of the soudbar? Is the TV volume off? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, limpid said: Is there any sound coming out of the soudbar? Is the TV volume off? Yes, the sound is coming out of the soundbar and no sound coming from the TV. The voices seem a little clearer but that's the only difference really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted November 23, 2022 Administrator Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, ender4 said: Yes, the sound is coming out of the soundbar and no sound coming from the TV. The voices seem a little clearer but that's the only difference really. That suggests that you've wired it up properly. Sorry, but that's the limit of my knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Ok, when I played Sonos Radio straight from my phone through the soundbar, it had loud volume and bass. So that suggests its a setting on the TV limiting the volume and bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted November 23, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 23, 2022 17 minutes ago, ender4 said: Ok, when I played Sonos Radio straight from my phone through the soundbar, it had loud volume and bass. So that suggests its a setting on the TV limiting the volume and bass. Looks like you are not alone. A couple of different solutions here, mostly changing output format from the TV. https://en.community.sonos.com/home-theater-228993/sonos-beam-low-volume-6809698 Might be worth a shot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Tegis said: Looks like you are not alone. A couple of different solutions here, mostly changing output format from the TV. https://en.community.sonos.com/home-theater-228993/sonos-beam-low-volume-6809698 Might be worth a shot Yep that’s exactly what is happening. I’ll try and solve it tomorrow otherwise will return it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 On 23/11/2022 at 16:19, ender4 said: Well i got my Sonos Beam 2 and installed it today. It's not very loud or any significant different sound to my TV! It's set up just underneath the TV in my lounge and i've got the Sonos volume on 80/100. Even at 100/100 volume, its the same volume level as my TV on max, which isn't that loud. It's connected through by HDMI into my TV's HDMI (Arc) slot which is what the instructions said to connect it to. I've also changed the setting on the app to maximum bass and treble, but same bass level as my TV speakers. I can change the Sonos volume using my Samsung TV remote but it also doesn't show any volume numbers on the TV just a + and - button. Am i doing something wrong? Doesn’t sound right, the difference is substantial vs TV speakers. Check you’ve got audio over HDMI on the TV and connect earc if you have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted November 27, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 23/11/2022 at 19:13, ender4 said: Yep that’s exactly what is happening. I’ll try and solve it tomorrow otherwise will return it If you're watching Sky on the TV, you might want to check the sound settings on your Sky box. The standard setting is (I think) 5.1 through HDMI, so with a soundbar only system it treats the bar as the tweeter only rather than channelling all the sound through it. I appreciate I've written this in a very confident manner, which probably isn't justified. I had a similar problem with my soundbar, though, and it was the Sky Q settings that were causing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 has anyone tried to use their Sound bar to play vinyl ? Mrs h has a heap of vinyl's but we don't' have anything to play them on , I don't really want to go full stack system and speakers so wondered if i could just Bluetooth / Wifi link a vinyl player to the sound bar and she can listen via that ( she's not a purist , she just want's to listen to stuff that's been in the attic for countless years ) some of the vinyl platers have a pre-amp built in , so presumably a pre-amp + the Sound bar would do the job ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 On 23/11/2022 at 16:19, ender4 said: Well i got my Sonos Beam 2 and installed it today. It's not very loud or any significant different sound to my TV! It's set up just underneath the TV in my lounge and i've got the Sonos volume on 80/100. Even at 100/100 volume, its the same volume level as my TV on max, which isn't that loud. It's connected through by HDMI into my TV's HDMI (Arc) slot which is what the instructions said to connect it to. I've also changed the setting on the app to maximum bass and treble, but same bass level as my TV speakers. I can change the Sonos volume using my Samsung TV remote but it also doesn't show any volume numbers on the TV just a + and - button. Am i doing something wrong? Just wondering how your getting on with your sonos beam gen 2 did you sort out the sound ? Curious as I've just brought the Beam 2 & am mighty impressed with this, it blows the tv speakers out the water, (my tv is only couple years old)I purposely tried just the sound bar 1st as I brought the mini sub also & added to rear play 1's as rears. But sticking with bar it's an awesome bit of kit stand alone. But when you add the mini sub & rears it's a whole new ball game & when you put Dolby Atmos through the system it's very impressive, it's not actual dolby atoms as you can get that unless you have ceiling speakers but it throws out a virtual height sound which isn't bad, it does need the right source regards sound coming through it. Disney + is great for Dolby Atmos content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Frodo said: Just wondering how your getting on with your sonos beam gen 2 did you sort out the sound ? Curious as I've just brought the Beam 2 & am mighty impressed with this, it blows the tv speakers out the water, (my tv is only couple years old)I purposely tried just the sound bar 1st as I brought the mini sub also & added to rear play 1's as rears. But sticking with bar it's an awesome bit of kit stand alone. But when you add the mini sub & rears it's a whole new ball game & when you put Dolby Atmos through the system it's very impressive, it's not actual dolby atoms as you can get that unless you have ceiling speakers but it throws out a virtual height sound which isn't bad, it does need the right source regards sound coming through it. Disney + is great for Dolby Atmos content. Sounds great. I took mine back to John Lewis for a refund. Spoke to the tech guy there and he said that Sonos had a lot of random compatibility issues with some TV’s and quite a few get returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 That's unfortunate, so you wasn't wrong in what you was hearing from the sonos, shame as if your TV was compatible with the sonos you wouldn't of been disappointed. What did you go with in regards a sound bar ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 10 hours ago, Frodo said: That's unfortunate, so you wasn't wrong in what you was hearing from the sonos, shame as if your TV was compatible with the sonos you wouldn't of been disappointed. What did you go with in regards a sound bar ? I decided the sound directly from my TV was good enough lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted February 7, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 02/02/2023 at 16:15, tonyh29 said: Mrs h has a heap of vinyl's but we don't' have anything to play them on… @mjmooney look what Tony’s done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted February 10, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 10, 2023 On 02/02/2023 at 17:15, tonyh29 said: has anyone tried to use their Sound bar to play vinyl ? Mrs h has a heap of vinyl's but we don't' have anything to play them on , I don't really want to go full stack system and speakers so wondered if i could just Bluetooth / Wifi link a vinyl player to the sound bar and she can listen via that ( she's not a purist , she just want's to listen to stuff that's been in the attic for countless years ) some of the vinyl platers have a pre-amp built in , so presumably a pre-amp + the Sound bar would do the job ? Yep Just a wired connection to mine. Have to play it "through" the TV as an input though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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