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MAB275
Contributor I
March 15, 2024
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speaker setup with soundbar

  • March 15, 2024
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Hi all,

I currently have 2x sonos 5s, 2x sonos ones and a sub in my living room. I can only use them to play music at the moment because they are connected to a soundbar or amp. Is it possible to get a Beam gen2 and then connect all the speakers to the tv? So basically the Beam would need to act as a center speaker. I have a fairly large living area (10m x 5m with 4m+ ceilings) so only a beam (or even arc) with 2 rears wouldn’t do the trick. 

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Best answer by jgatie

No, there’s is no setup that lets you use a Sonos soundbar (or any other soundbar) as a center speaker.  Soundbars are by definition the Left, Center, and Right speakers in a single enclosure. 

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jgatie
jgatieAnswer
March 15, 2024

No, there’s is no setup that lets you use a Sonos soundbar (or any other soundbar) as a center speaker.  Soundbars are by definition the Left, Center, and Right speakers in a single enclosure. 

    MAB275Author
    Contributor I
    March 16, 2024

    So will I be better off with a Sonos amp rather than soundbar?

    nik9669a
    Senior Virtuoso
    March 16, 2024

    I think Amp needs passive speakers, rather than Sonos’ active ones. It will then drive Front Left and Front Right speakers and create a phantom Centre channel. 

      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      March 17, 2024

      Just to lay it out clearly, there is no option other than the Sonos soundbars to have three front speakers. The soundbars include all three in a single enclose, the Sonos Amp requires two passive speakers, and creates a ‘faux’ center channel by sending that data to both right and left. 

      Bruce
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