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Willwakelin
Contributor I
January 22, 2020
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beam placement

Can I have my Sonos beam to the right of my tv?

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    Airgetlam
    AirgetlamAnswer
    January 22, 2020

    I wouldn’t recommend it. There’d be a cognitive dissonance in your mind with the center, left and right sound channels coming from somewhere other than where your brain thinks they should be because your eyes are telling you something else.

     

     

    Bruce
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    Airgetlam
    AirgetlamAnswer
    January 22, 2020

    I wouldn’t recommend it. There’d be a cognitive dissonance in your mind with the center, left and right sound channels coming from somewhere other than where your brain thinks they should be because your eyes are telling you something else.

     

     

    Bruce
    WillwakelinAuthor
    Contributor I
    January 22, 2020

    Thanks Bruce. There is no way to place it centrally due to the location of the TV. Therefore I will need to think of a different solution 

      MSterling
      Prodigy I
      January 22, 2020

      Do you have the ability to mount it above or below the TV to a mount that would in-turn attach to the TV?  Depending on the size and weight of your TV, you would want to be careful if placing it on top, if the TV is freestanding.   I had a similar problem, mine is below the TV but not quite centered on a cabinet countertop..

      Michael
      Stanley_4
      Stanley_4
      Grand Maestro
      January 22, 2020

      Consider a Sonos Amp, get speakers that will fit beside your TV and it will power them as well as providing a virtual center channel.

      WillwakelinAuthor
      Contributor I
      January 22, 2020

      Thanks all. I am new to sound systems. I am not sure what an amp actually does. To answer one suggestion, the way the TV is mounted, carved into a chimney breast there really is no way of mounting the beam on top or below the TV. I have alcoves either side of the TV so the speakers like sonos ones I’m guessing would be a great idea. So in theory I assume I connect the amp to my Samsung one connect box, place a Sonos one in each alcove and the amp will receive from the Samsung one connect box and amplify to both the ones in the alcoves either side of my TV? as I said I am a newb. Cheers

      Stanley_4
      Stanley_4
      Grand Maestro
      January 22, 2020

      Not exactly, the Amp is an amplifier, intended to power conventional home stereo type speakers. You’d buy two that fit your space and wire them to the Amp.

      You’d ideally connect the Amp to the TV. https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/amp.html

      You could add surrounds using Sonos speakers to avoid wires.

      el rubio
      el rubio
      February 22, 2020

      @Willwakelin think twice before engaging with the Amp - if you have no other SONOS gear, then the SONOS Amp may be an expensive option

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      Tejs Dyrvig Ernst
      February 22, 2020

      I had a Beam next to my tv temporarily when I was preparing a move. Using Trueplay to adjust the sound, I was able to get it sounding okay actually. 
       

      Sonos has a very generous replacement system (money back if not satisfied the first 100 days). 
       

      I think you should try it out. 

      Tejs Dyrvig Ernst
      February 22, 2020

      The Ones can’t be connected to the TV unless your using an Apple TV as you can then connect them to the Apple TV via Airplay. 
       

      Only speakers with input for the TV, are the Beam, Playbar, Playbase and the Play:5

      Crutonix
      Contributor I
      August 17, 2020

      I’m in the same boat. Don’t really have the option to mount under tv. Was thinking to mount on the bookshelf about 2.5’ to the right. Figure Trueplay could help and eventually add one or two Ones, Plays or Ikeas to help even out the sound. What did you end up doing? 

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