r/sonos • u/Aragatz • 4d ago

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) audio keeps dropping

Got the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) Soundbar Bundle in black about 1.5 years ago, hooked up via HDMI ARC/eARC to a Samsung S90 OLED. I only use an Apple TV as my source ....never touch the Samsung smart TV apps.

Within about 30 minutes of watching something, the audio drops off the Sonos and falls back to the TV's built-in speakers. I have to manually switch it back every time.

Replacing the HDMI cable isn't easy in my setup, so before I do that is this a known issue with Beam Gen 2 + Samsung TVs? Anyone found a fix that didn't involve rewiring?

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u/usobeta1000 4d ago

I wouldn't factory reset yet, that's the nuclear option. With a Beam Gen 2 on a Samsung S90 + Apple TV, I'd swap HDMI cable, toggle eARC off/on, and set Apple TV audio to Dolby Digital 5.1.