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Hi all

I’m looking for some advice on a home cinema set up.

I’ve got a set of old KEF Egg 2001.3 surround speakers and subwoofer, which was linked to an Onkyo receiver.  I bought the system in 2011 ish, and recently upgraded our TV so has made the Onkyo redundant.

I am a big Sonos fan, have an Era 300, 3 Sonos One’s and a Roam around the house, and wondering what to do with getting better home cinema sound.

  1. Replace the Onkyo receiver with a newer AVR which has Dolby atmos, HDR etc - I’ve had a recommendation for a DENON Receiver for around £379
  2. Add the PORT to then connect the set up to Sonos
  3. Get a Beam now, and then look to upgrade my set up with Era 100s and Sonos sub, and get rid of my existing KEF speakers and Onkyo receiver.

Our living room with TV isn’t a huge space (around 4m x 4m), so don’t think we need the higher end Sonos stuff.  

If I did 3 - is it worth keeping the KEF subwoofer and would this work with Sonos, or is it better to just sell it with the speakers and get a Sonos sub.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Have you considered a Sonos Amp to power your speakers and send a signal to your sub?

No actually I’ve not at all thought about that!  That’s a great point, will have a look at that!

If you are trying to get Dolby Atmos sound you'll not accomplish that with a Sonos Amp. The best you can get with a Sonos Amp is Dolby Digital 4.1 (or less) as follows:

Sonos Amp

  • Powering two 3rd party speakers up front (creating a phantom center channel) and Sonos or 3rd party sub *

Sonos Amp

  • Powering two 3rd party speakers up front (creating a phantom center channel) and Sonos or 3rd party sub
  • Sending surround to 2nd Sonos Amp powering two (2) 3rd party speakers as surounds

Sonos Amp

  • Powering two 3rd party speakers up front (creating a phantom center channel) and Sonos or 3rd party sub
  • Sending surround to two (2) matching Sonos speakers (Play 1, Play 3, Play 5 (Gen 2), Five, Sonos One, Era 100, Era 300)

To enjoy Dolby Atmos (without breaking the bank) I suggest the following: **

  • Sonos Beam 2
  • Sonos Era 100’s x 2 as surrounds
  • Sonos Sub Mini (or Sub) 

 * Dolby Digital 2.1 

 ** Enjoy Dolby Atmos and Dolby Dolby Digital 5.1 depending upon the source

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