A:AnswerThe input for the Beam is for TV's and is via HDMI-ARC or a optical connection. If you are just looking to add a turntable as a source for Sonos speakers to play then you'd use a Play5 or a Sonos Connect. The 5 has an 1/8" miniplug input. The Connect has an analog in (L and R rca).
A:AnswerYou can control the sound of the beam 4 ways:
1) With your TV remote
2) You can use the Satellite remote if it is programmed to control the sound on your TV
Options 1 and 2 require you plug the Sonos Beam to the ARC HDMI port on your TV.
3) Via the Sonos App
4) Using the buttons on the top of the beam
A:AnswerHi, and thank you for your question. The Sonos Beam will give you clear, detailed dialog. It has a dedicated center channel for dialog, and in our app there is a speech enhance mode that turns up just the center channel. So you can hear what is being said better, but you don't have to turn up the whole soundbar!
https://support.sonos.com/s/article/4796?language=en_US
A:AnswerPersonally yes, but it really is a matter of personal taste. I had a similar dilemma when deciding to use either Play 1s or Play 3s as my rear speakers in a 5.1 setup, I ultimately went with the Play 1s. The rear speakers while watching something recorded in 5.1 or higher are only going to play surround sound effects and ambient noise, which I believe the Play 1s are well equipped to handle. Music is a different story. If you set up your rear speakers in the Sonos app to play full range sound during music playback rather than ambient sound, then the Play 5s could definitely pump out more/higher quality sound. If you have a huge room and believe the Beam, Sub and Play 1s are not powerful enough to fill the room with music, go with the Play 5s. I personally believe the Play 5s work their best as standalone speakers, one per medium/somewhat large room.
A:AnswerYour Samsung One Connect box should have both an ARC HDMI connection as well as an optical output. For the highest quality audio, connect the HDMI cable from the Sonos Beam to the port labeled HDMI/ARC on the one connect (not positive but I believe Samsung TVs usually have this on the HDMI 4 port.) You may need to switch which ports your devices are plugged into if this port is in use. If you are using all of your HDMI ports on the One Connect, you'll need to connect an optical cable to the optical out on the One Connect and plug the other end into the Beam using the HDMI to Optical adapter Sonos provides in the box with the Beam. Make sure you go into the "Sound" section in the "Settings" menu of your TV and switch "Sound Output" from "TV Speakers" to "Audio Out/Optical."
A:Answer1) No. It requires an HDMI or optical input for non Airplay 2 compliant devices. 2) Yes, you can set the default audio output from your Apple TV to your Beam and it’ll stream wirelessly.
A:AnswerThe Beam can be paired with the Sonos Sub. The Move is able to be grouped with the Sonos Beam to play the same content, but the Move can not be paired as rear channel speakers with the Sonos Beam.
A:AnswerThe Beam does have a mount that allows it to be hung from the television mount. There are third party options that would allow for exactly what you are asking to do. Alternatively, the first party Sonos Beam mount can be mounted to a standard sound bar mount that mounts to the existing television mount.
A:AnswerThe cheapest option is to connect your Blu-Ray directly to the TV and play audio through the Sonos, using the Blu-Ray player for your CDs. If you want to keep your old CD player and other components but play them through the Beam (and other Sonos speakers), you’d want to get a Sonos Connect. If you want to keep your old speakers, you can get a Connect:Amp.
A:AnswerIt works for me, using a Hisense TV. "Alexa, Tun On TV", it turns on the TV connected to the Sonos Beam.
It could be an issue with the HDMI CEC configuration on your TV, or it could be that the phrase "Turn on TV" is configured on Alexa to do something else. Check on the Alexa app if there is a group, device or routine named either "TV" or "Turn on TV".
We have a Harmony hub remove already configured in another room and Alexa was turning that on instead when speaking to the Sonos. After renaming that activity via Harmony, then Alexa worked as intended on the soundbar.
A:AnswerWhat you want to do cannot be done. In fact we had a president about 12 years ago who committed to keep the commercial levels the same instead of the volume increase that comes with TV commercial breaks. Not happening!!!!
Best solution is to get your sound associated with voice command so you can do it by voice
