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Where should I place Sonos Era 300?

I got Sonos Arc and Sub under my TV, but I lack a rear/surround sound. So I consider buying Sonos Era 300. What do you think is the best pla...
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Home Theater and Television Recommendation Megathread

Looking for information on Sonos home theater setups? Find answers about surround sound, Dolby Digital, TV recommendations, and all the rest...
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braveheartlaContributor I
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locking level control between Tv and Sonos soundbar and sub

Sony BRAVIA X90J TV audio output is not locking to the level control of the Sonos Sound bar Beam and sub. They get out of sync. 

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106rallye
1 year ago
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FlashinoContributor I
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audio out of sync

If I play something from my arc connect to TV with HDMI and group arc with beam and One audio Is not in Sync. Probably Is not possibile to play audio in this way…Luca

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106rallye
1 year ago
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Bigfish007Contributor I
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switching from home threater to stereo with one sub

Hello, I have 2 x play 3’s, 2 x play 5’s, Gen3 Sub and a playbar. I currently have my playbar, 2 x play 3’s and sub connected together which for TV and movies great. My play 5’s are for music and setup as another room but I cannot seem to use the Sub with the play 5’s for music… I.e. I don’t know how to connect the sub to both rooms… so when playing music I have the sub and when watching TV I have the sub… hope that makes sense…help please! Or should I just reset the whole system and start a fresh understanding the above requirement? One of my speakers is hard wired into my WiFi router for ease of set up and ALL my speakers are in the same room at the moment…

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1 year ago
Edgie70
Edgie70Avid Contributor III
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diagnostic number

Hi , is anyone from Sonos on here and can check a diagnostic number? I have occasional sound jitter , happens once about every 2 weeks which is strange but it's just done it and this is the number 943072790Or am I better ringing ? Thanks 

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Sotiris C.
2 years ago
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TaeroContributor I
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How does Arc receive audio

So I have the Sonos Arc and like many many people here I’m getting audio dropouts while streaming through my android TV (Sony X900h).  I have it connected to port 3 (eARC port) and have changed the port to enhanced etc.  I also have a PS5 connected to port 4 (so both are on hdmi 2.1). I’ve never had a dropout or sound loss etc. from the PS5 so clearly sound can travel from one to the other, however I constantly get sound dropout from the Arc while streaming. I’ve seen advice to hardwire the Arc (difficult but I could do it) but how does it actually receive audio?  If I’m streaming through my TV (say the netflix app) and my TV then relays the sound to the Arc through the hdmi cable then how does hardwiring the Arc do anything?  Isn’t the data coming first through the TV and then to the Arc?  Is the video data somehow coming to the TV but the audio data getting sent via wifi?  Or am I mixing this up and the wifi is only an issue if you’re streaming audio to it say from your phone or thro

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3 years ago
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DerekCharlesAvid Contributor III
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Help With 300 Rears

I have an Arc, Gen3 Sub and 2 Era300s.  I sit about 10’-12’ from the screen, almost against a back wall.  The two 300s sit about 1’ from the back of my head, off to the sides and about 5’ from me.  Can you tell me in which direction the 300s should be facing?

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8 months ago
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GubesAvid Contributor I
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Options to get lossy atmos from ARC only Sony TV

Hi everyone,So I just ordered a Sonos surround system (ARC + Sub gen 3, pair of One SLs).I have a 2017/18 Sony TV that I still love (75” Sony Z9D). Given its age it unsurprisingly only has ARC ( not eARC).  So this question is mainly directed to people who have Sony TVs of this era or even other brands for that matter.The TV is rated to output Dolby Digital Plus which can in theory mean compressed Atmos. Almost all of Atmos that comes from streaming apps is via this compressed codec anyway. Lossless (or Dolby True HD Atmos) is mostly found on Blu Ray discs (which I don’t bother with). I usually use Apple TV as my streaming box (TV’s internal OS is clunky). However, Apple TV uses MAT encoding and PCM where the end result is the TV cannot take that and send it to the Sonos ARC as Atmos. Internal apps should work.  Has anyone tried using something like an Nvidia shield or even a Google chrome cast Tv and get Atmos to the Sonos ARC via a Tv similar to mine?  

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106rallye
1 year ago
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RodbenContributor I
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subwoofer mini

Will there ever be a smaller, more affordable sub? The price is the equivalent to 1000 usd😅

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Airgetlam
2 years ago
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derick881Contributor I
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Whining sound from Beam

I am getting a whine in the background using beam soundboard connected to my Samsung tv. It is connected via hmdi to the tv.  Any ideas out there

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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JessicalyContributor I
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Playbar removed from surround system

Anyone else experiencing issues setting up a Playbar with Move for stereo sound operating on S2 Version 13.4 since the new iOS 15.1 update?  Did Playbar get phased out on this new update?  I hope not. 

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106rallye
2 years ago
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Chris700Contributor I
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surround sound

I’ve got a Sonos beam (Gen2) a Sonos one (Gen2) and a Sonos/IKEA SYMFONISK picture speaker all operating in 1 room. I want to be able to when I turn my Tv on the Sonos one and the SYMFONISK play instantly with the beam sound bar rather than going into the Sonos app and selecting the speakers I want to play. Is there a way I can add the other 2 speakers to play automatically? 

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jgatie
2 years ago
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jkim1014Contributor I
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Beam TV sound not working with other speakers when group

I have Beam, connect and play 3. When I grouped them I can play music with no problem but when I try to play TV, I can only hear from beam. What am I doing wrong?

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J
3 years ago
Edgie70
Edgie70Avid Contributor III
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hdmi or optical sky+ hd

Hi all , I have sky+ HD and I've been looking at the beam gen 2 with 2 Sonos 1sl speakers , am I better using the optical from my TV to the bar ( outputs Dolby digital ) or hdmi arc to the bar even though I only have sky+ hd ?? Thanks 

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Edgie70
2 years ago
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stronContributor I
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Sonos Arc abroad - electrical requirements

Have just received a brand new Sonos Arc from the States. I live in Israel and our electrical system uses 220 volts. Do I need a tranformer?

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2 years ago
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AyngContributor I
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Recommended receiver that does not cause delay

Hey guys,  I have a Sonos Connect that I use along with my home theater setup. I used to have a Harmon/Kardon AVR245 receiver, but it finally died on me so I had to get a replacement. I bought a Sony STRDH790 receiver and I noticed that it causes a delay when listening with my other Sonos speakers. I tried Pure Direct mode on the receiver and while that does eliminate the delay, it does not utilize the entire 7.1 system. After researching the issue on here I saw that this is a result of the way that Sonos streams the audio. My previous receiver did not have this same delay, so I’m assuming there are some other receivers that don’t cause any delays.  Can anyone recommend a receiver that does not have this delay? I primarily use my Connect alongside my other speakers in neighboring rooms so the delay is very noticeable. Thank you!

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3 years ago
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pgruetterContributor II
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Play:1 started in the middle of the night

Hi SonosLast night at around 01:06 AM, we had one of our Sonos player turning on. Saw a few other conversations on here and hope Sonos Support can help. Created diagnostics: 1272713662The Player was the Play:1 called Kitchen. I don’t use alarms, but I do have openhab and Google Home that could potentially interfere. But I checked the openhab logs and nothing happened before the music started. I used a Google Home yesterday at 7:16 PM and gave a command to start a playlist in the kitchen which didn’t work (I got the confirmation from Google Assistant “OK, playing .. in the kitchen”, but no music started which happens often). Is it possible that the command did work, a few hours too late?Thanks for any help

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Corry P
2 years ago
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Brett BerrieContributor I
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First gen soundbar

is the first gen soundbar eARC compatible?

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controlav
1 year ago
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SgtRock63Contributor I
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Sonos does not allow another external sound system to work on the TV

The Problem:I have been trying to add a separate headset to be able watch TV later at night. I bought a and tried to add two different headsets, one BT and the latest one has its own base that BT back to the headset and the base connects to the TV via Optical output. The issue that is occurring is that when I select the Audio as Optical, it momentarily will turn on and then turn off with the Sonos System turning back onI have set this System up on (2) different TV’s which leads me to conclude a control issue with the SONOS Sound Bar itself. First the system:Sonos - Beam (Gen 2), Sonos - One (Gen 2)(2ea), Sonos - Sub (Gen 3) Connected to: LG - 77" Class C1 Series OLEDThere must be a way to allow another external sound system, ie headset, to work and put Sonos into ‘stand-by mode’Any help would be appreciated. 

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2 years ago
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FioContributor I
posted in Home theater

Arc sound is ‘dead’

I bought an arc 8 months ago and am really disappointed with it. The sound is dead (for want of a better way to describe it) and when watching movies I’m back to turning up the sound to hear dialogue and turning down the sound when there are loud noises.  any help out there?

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2 years ago
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myatixAvid Contributor III
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New Sonos ARC with no sound from surrounds

Hi All,I have just become the owner of a Sonos ARC which I have been looking forward to for a while. After setting up the ARC and having issues with my Sonos Play 1 surrounds I decided to hardwire my ARC and use the SonosNet configuration. I have an LG C9 and Apple TV 4K and have been using Netflix to tryout the Sonos ARC capabilities but for some reason the Sonos Play 1 surround speakers don’t seem to be in sync or on occasions don’t work. Or should I say sometimes for no reason vocals will move from the ARC to the Play 1’s… Sort of with a muffled effect. I just watched Formula 1 drive to survive on Netflix and the sound was everywhere even when a driver was doing an interview???It’s as though the voice flips back and forth between the ARC and the surrounds, making it sound very unstable.My ARC is connected to the eARC HDMI port and the LG C9 has eARC enabled and Passthrough configured???I have also checked my Audio settings on the AppleTV.Everything is running on the latest firmware’

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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LumbatoContributor I
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Outdoor R+L with AMP wireless connect to TV

Hello - I have an AMP inside the house that wires through the walls to two outdoor speakers R+L and I was wondering if I can connect these wirelessly to my Samsung Terrace TV. Is there some sort of transmitter that will allow me to do this without having to purchase a weatherized Sonos soundbar to wirelessly connect them together? Best,Chris 

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Ken_Griffiths
2 years ago
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pizzaratcodyContributor I
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Dual Subs - One Gen 3, One with Amp?

I’m downsizing from a house into an apartment and trying to adopt a neighborly spirit while compromising my movie-watching experience as little as possible - “but wait, the topic says ‘dual subs’?”I want to use a Sonos amp to drive a pair of bass transducers to get the shake of heavy bass while having my gen 3 sub turned down low-ish to be a good neighbor. Is it possible to have a mixed pair of dual subs in the Sonos app without killing surround sound? I’ve seen workarounds that involve creating a second room to group but my understanding is that that would negatively impact surround sound/Atmos.

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buzz
2 years ago
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AlpinaTomContributor I
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subwoofer audio level feature now missing

Hi, I noticed that the settings menu has changed for my tv setup. I used to be able to adjust music level and tv level separately for the subwoofer. On the surround audio the 2 options are there still but for subwoofer it’s one level adjustment for both which is mildly irritating! Anybody able to shed light on it? Thanks in advance 

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2 years ago
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AlvaroRContributor II
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pair SUB with ARC

Hi to everyone. I just configurated the ARC+SUB+SL system in my living room and when I pair the SUB with the ARC, the system advise me that the SUB is currently linked to another device, and if I want to pair it to the current one.Does this mean that SONOS has sent me an already used SUB? Or is it a normal issue for these device?Your help would be great appreciated.Thanks

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Corry P
1 year ago
Bill Fuller
Bill FullerContributor II
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Home theater setup

I have playbar sub and two Sonos one’s. my question is can I add two more Sonos one’s to my setup, and will they be surround or main speakers….

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Mark P
3 years ago
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