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swompdonkey98
Contributor I
September 9, 2023
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Playing Line-in from Era 100 being used as surrounds

Is it possible/will it be possible to easily switch between using the Era speakers line in while they're set up as surrounds? Seems like a major oversight to not allow this and to require the speakers to be totally disconnected and readded as a stereo pair ever time you want to use the line in input, especially since the setup process never goes as smoothly as advertised.

 

Could this be a future software update? I'm honestly pretty frustrated with this lack of functionality considering how these speakers are advertised and their price.

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    ratty
    rattyAnswer
    September 9, 2023

    This is by design.

    https://support.sonos.com/en-gb/article/surround-sound-guidelines-and-limitations#:~:text=usual%20listening%20position.-,Limitations,-The%20following%20features

     

    The logic is essentially that the 5GHz private wireless connection between the surrounds and the HT master player is only to be used for distributing the relevant audio channels from the master. The latency is very tightly controlled, to preserve lip-sync, which means shallow network buffers. Loading the surrounds’ wireless connection with other data could potentially delay the real-time audio, leading to dropouts. 

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    beaky1211
    Lyricist I
    December 21, 2023

    I was disappointed too to find the line in doesn’t work in home theater mode.  I didn't find that out until today while replacing the 2 Sonos One SL.  It was one of the main reasons for the purchase.  While it is on the web site buried in the FAQs - it should be more prominent.

      Stanley_4
      Stanley_4
      Grand Maestro
      December 21, 2023

      Just gave the product page and guide a quick look and I’d agree that the surround-mode disabling the line in and Bluetooth in should be mentioned in both places where the connectivity is discussed.

       

      https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/era-100

      https://www.sonos.com/en-us/guides/era100

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