When used with a compatible Sonos home theatre speaker, you can listen to your home theatre audio through Sonos Ace using the TV Audio Swap feature. This article goes over how to set up and use Sonos TV Audio Swap, the feature’s requirements, and the different settings you can adjust.
Requirements
You can use the Sonos app for iOS or Android to set up TV Audio Swap with your Sonos Ace. Wi-Fi must be enabled on the home theatre speaker in order for it to work with TV Audio Swap.
Supported home theatre speakers
You can use TV Audio Swap with the following home theatre speakers:
- Arc
- Arc SL
- Arc Ultra
- Beam (Gen 1)
- Beam (Gen 2)
- Ray
Set up TV Audio Swap
To set up TV Audio Swap, Sonos Ace must already be set up in the Sonos app and connected to your iOS or Android device.
- Go to the Settings menu and select your Sonos Ace in the Headphones section.
- Under Home Theatre, select Add TV Audio Swap.
- Select the home theatre speaker you’d like to use, then follow the instructions in the app to complete the setup process.
Swap audio from your TV to Sonos Ace
In order to swap home theatre audio from your TV to your headphones, make sure your TV is on and that TV audio is already playing from your home theatre speaker.
- On Sonos Ace, you can swap TV audio by long-pressing the Content Key on the right ear cup.
- In the Sonos app, you can swap audio from Sonos Ace’s info screen. Select the
Swap button to play TV audio through your headphones.
Sonos Ace home theater audio settings
While Sonos Ace is playing TV audio from your home theatre speaker, you can adjust settings in the Sonos app related to spatial audio and head tracking.
Go to the Settings menu and select your Sonos Ace in the Headphones section. In the Home Theatre section, you can adjust the settings listed below.
Spatial Audio
When spatial audio is enabled, your home theatre speaker will create a spatial audio mix to send to your Sonos Ace. This provides a full surround sound experience when watching content that has surround sound or Atmos audio. When playing stereo sound, you’ll hear a virtualized spatial audio mix.
Dynamic Head Tracking
Dynamic Head Tracking adjusts the direction of your spatial audio when you move your head, creating the effect that your home theatre audio is coming from a specific direction in the room.
When you enable Dynamic Head Tracking, the audio’s centre point is assigned in front of where you’re facing. You can reset this by disabling the Dynamic Head Tracking setting, facing where you want your audio’s centre point to be, then re-enabling Dynamic Head Tracking.
