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Sonos - Beam Soundbar with Voice Control built-in - White

Model:: BEAM1US1; |
SKU:: 12515051

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QuestionCan I connect a turntable to the Beam? If so, which ones are compatible?
Asked 7 years ago by Mike55.
- Answer The 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).
  Answered 7 years ago by David
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QuestionCan you control the beam with the tv remote and the satellite remote or can you only control the sound though the app?
Asked 7 years ago by BMW.
- Answer You 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
  Answered 6 years ago by ogabar
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QuestionWe already have plenty of volume through surround speakers but voices on movies, etc are extremely fuzzy. Will the Sonos Beam improve this?
Asked 5 years ago by Kent.
- Answer Hi, 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
  Answered 5 years ago by Sonos Customer Care
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QuestionJust recently bought a Playbar but could still exchange. Is the Beam just as good (or better) for less money?
Asked 7 years ago by Skarzan.
- Answer not quite the bass punch as the higher priced sonos sound bars, and quite a bit more compact, but its also 300 bucks less..
  Answered 7 years ago by wase4711
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QuestionHow do I connect Sonos beam to my tv AND blue ray DVD player?
Asked 6 years ago by Kathy.
- Answer Yes, the beam needs to be connected to the HDMI ARC port on the tv. And blu ray can be connected to any other hdmi port on the tv.
  Answered 6 years ago by Josh
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QuestionIs pairing the Beam with 2 Play 5s and a Sub versus the Sub and 2 Sonos Ones an overkilI? I just purchased 2 Play 5s, 4 Sonos Ones, a Sub and the Beam and I am now having second thoughts on the original configuration/room location
Asked 7 years ago by Oceanswim.
- Answer Personally 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.
  Answered 7 years ago by SonosJunkie
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QuestionI have the Samsung ONE CONNECT box. Optical to electrical converter per say. What port of the SAMSUNG ONE Connect do i hook up to the Sonos Beam? What are the available ports of the Sonos Beam?
Asked 7 years ago by Adiste10669.
- Answer Your 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."
  Answered 7 years ago by SlothLovesChunk
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QuestionI am interested in buying the new sonos beam speaker, do you sell an accesorie to mount it on the wall?, please let me know.
Asked 7 years ago by MARIO.
- Answer There will be a wall mount for the Beam. You can see details here. https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/wall-mount-for-beam.html
  Answered 7 years ago by Murch
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Question1. Can I wirelessly connect the sound bar to my QLED Samsung TV, or do you recomend a cable. 2.Can I play music from my Apple TV through the sound bar. Suggestions?
Asked 7 years ago by JLA111.
- Answer 1) 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.
  Answered 7 years ago by djerich414
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QuestionCan The Beam be synced with the Sonos Move speaker and The Sub?
Asked 5 years ago by Babka.
This question was asked about the related product: Sonos - Beam Soundbar with Voice Control built-in - White
- Answer The 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.
  Answered 5 years ago by Sonos Customer Care
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QuestionDoes the Beam Soundbar allow for it to be hung from a tv mount? I have a fireplace with the tv mount installed into the wall, but don't have much interest in drilling in additional holes to mount the sound bar.
Asked 5 years ago by mketony.
- Answer The 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.
  Answered 5 years ago by Sonos Customer Care
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QuestionI ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH VOICE CLARITY BEING LOWER THAN THE BACKROUND NOISE WHEN I INCREASE THE VOL IT DOESNT HELP WHAT CAN I GET TO INCREASE THE VOICE AUDIO WITHOUT INCREASING THE BACKROUND OR A BEST HAVE THEM EQUAL
Asked 6 years ago by MURPHMAN.
- Answer In the app with beam connected there are settings that enhance voices when selected
  Answered 6 years ago by Markag123
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QuestionDoes the placement of the Sound bar need to be in an open area? My TV stand has a place below the top where the current speaker is located that is only open on the front side.
Asked 5 years ago by MainNutz.
- Answer In the users manual, it recommends 1’ clearance on each side.
  Answered 5 years ago by JudyD
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QuestionLooking into a sound bar to avoid our two year old blasting the tv volume which she currently does with the current Roku remote. Are we able to not sync it to the remote so that when she pushes those buttons it doesn't blow out our speakers?
Asked 6 years ago by kblakemore.
- Answer You can control the volume with your tv remote if watching. If you’re just listening to music the volume is controlled from the app
  Answered 6 years ago by Dave
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QuestionCan this soundbar be connected to AV Receiver 7.2 in the center channel as a passive speaker, and be used as a hub to connect additional Sonos One speakers throughout the home that play simultaneously? Or, is the Sonos Connect required?
Asked 6 years ago by bigkiddle.
- Answer The only two input this has is optical and hdmi and no output so I don’t think this will work for you.
  Answered 6 years ago by jcg432
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QuestionI plan to replace my home theater (Sony system over 15 years old)...I have a Samsung Blu Ray Player and a Sony DVD Player, the Blu Ray is connected to TV..but the DVD Player is to the Home theater..Can I get rid of the home theater with Beam?
Asked 7 years ago by Gogol.
- Answer The 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.
  Answered 7 years ago by MisterMike
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QuestionI have set up the beam and can turn off the tv with Alexa, but when I ask to have the tv turned on, it never turns on even though Alexa says it is done. What am I doing wrong? I have a TCL 49inc Roku tv. It is set up on both Sonos app and Alexa app.
Asked 7 years ago by PhilS.
- Answer It 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.
  Answered 7 years ago by emiliosic
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Question1.) Is the SONOS sound bar (says Model S14 on the back )Generation One or two? 2.) My TV is an older Samsung, the HDMI link on the back does not say ARC, can I still set it up?
Asked 4 years ago by SunRiver.
This question was asked about the related product: Sonos - Beam Soundbar with Voice Control built-in - White
- Answer Not likely, it does however support Optical Audio and that should do the trick nicely too. Not sure if that supports all audio formats.
  Answered 4 years ago by VDubs
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QuestionDo any of the Sonos sound bar models have the ability to control the output volume level as TV channels change? Now, when I change channels, the volume often changes and I often need to manually adjust it - can be a real pain.
Asked 5 years ago by bruceg.
- Answer What 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
  Answered 4 years ago by Retireddawg
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QuestionCan Alexa be turned off?
Asked 5 years ago by Murphy.
- Answer I just didn't install Alexa in the Sonos [Beam} app.
  Answered 5 years ago by RodgerDodger
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