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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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ballrusContributor II
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Switching Sonos One speakers between Surround and Stereo

So i got 2 One’s for my dad to work in surround with his arc. To his slight annoyance, a lot of the content he watches isn’t broadcast in surround, e.g. the world cup. So he would like his sonos One surrounds to work as a mono or stereo pair playing whats on tv, duplicating the arc. This can be automatic or manually switched.  I was thinking i could create a separate group with the 2 One’s as a stereo pair and just switch between them in the app, but sonos, in their unending quest to minimize system flexibility, doesn’t allow speakers to be in more than one group, or at least i can’t find a way to do it.  

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Butts CatTrending Lyricist I
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Playbase still not recognized as Home Theatre product

Hi, I still cannot trueplay tune my playbase using my iPad 9.Gen.If I try, the wrong dialog is comming up.There is no “tuning twice”. The app tries to starts right with the “Then, you’ll walk wit your iPhone...” part, but softlocks the moment I tap on “begin tuning”.If I borrow an iPhone, I can trueplay tune this PlabaseIf I use my iPad for my none Home Theatre speaker, trueplay tuning is possible.Any news on that?I have an open ticket with support, but never herad back from them. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

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ShamanPrimeContributor I
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Using bigger portable models as surrounds on demand.

Dear Team Sonos,Please work towards allowing the bigger portable models (like the Move 2) to be used as surround sound speakers on demand. E.g., I’d love to have a couple of Move 2 as surrounds for my Beam 2 at home (with all the benefits of cordless regarding practicality, etc.), that I can move to my garden in the weekend to play music when having friends over for BBQ. :)It will be a killer feature, and one thing I really miss from back in the day when I had Philips Fidelio sound bar (though I would not replace my Beam 2 for that nowadays, if Philips could do it back then, I’m sure it’s easy for Sonos :) - https://www.philips.com.sg/c-p/B5_12/fidelio-soundbar-soundbar-speaker) Thank you in advance for considering this. 

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DoggymomContributor I
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connection to smart tv

Can my Sonos be connected to my smart tv

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Airgetlam
3 months ago
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IvanFranContributor I
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sonos Beam

1. Can the level of sound be displayed?can you change the level of sound dropping to zero when first putting on?    re: Sonos Beam 

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greentom1967Contributor II
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headphone volume when tv watching

I am connected by Bluetooth to my lg g2 tv.  To get a passable volume ace is st to max volume. Apart from the eq, is there any way to boost the volume.

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gwoodtamuContributor I
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Called customer service, sat on hold for 90 minutes, got hung up on

Fantastic customer service by this company. First, their fantastic new app has left my surrounds/subs effectively as paper weights until they fix their app, then, their customer service team casually takes 90-100 minutes to answer a call, and promptly hangs up on me.  I swear to God I actually hope they get class actioned, and go bankrupt, this is ridiculous. You can’t even get these bleeps on the phone to fix their system issues that they created. 

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GlockdmjccContributor I
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4x Era 300 ! come on Sonos! Its just a software!

Please Sonos, make it so Home theater enthusiasts can add a pair of era 300 speakers to the front soundstage . People who don’t want to can keep their current setup but give the option for the rest of us . It would result in more people Interested and spend more money on more speakers ! How is that bad ? 

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jgatie
3 months ago
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timandvanessa1Contributor I
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Stop updating because then it takes me FOREVER to reconnect!

I hate Sonos!  Every time you do an update, my app stops working and I cannot control the sound on my TVs.  I spent over an hour last night at my home trying to get the system reconnected, rebooted everything and tried reconnecting.  I would be told by the app that the item was connected but then when I tried to join the surround sound to the Arc, I would get the picture of the TV and the Sonos One SL and one would make the sound and I would click that corresponding picture and it would act like it was going to connect and then I would just get error messages.  Any of these systems are the bain of my existence.  We also have on at the office and when I went to change the volume, it was told that it was not connected to my system.  I spent another hour trying to follow all of the directions to connect it again but just constant error messages.  And yes, after rebooting I just unplugged it and turned the volume on the TV on.  This system should not be this difficult and I am good with a

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3 months ago
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Brad_HContributor I
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Sonos Arc TV Autoplay Not Cutting In

When my Samsung TV is turned on, the Sonos system (Arc, play 1’s & sub) no longer automatically changes over to TV input for the system (TV Autoplay). System settings have been checked, TV auto play is enabled. Each time the TV is turned on I am required to use my phone to change the input to TV…what a load of hassle. Multiple posts on this all since recent update. System has been fully shutdown, all power and HDMI cables disconnected and re-booted. Issue still exists! 

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CWoodContributor I
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Sonos Arc Robotic Noice and other issues

Hi Sonos Support and Community, I’ve had my Sonos Arc since August 2020 and recently, my Arc has started emitting this distorted/robotic sound while watching tv or playing my Playstation. At first I thought it was my Playstation 5, however I was just watching tv (Youtube TV via my Apple 4k tv) and the sound was back. On top of this latest issue, I’ve been running into issues with my Arc not playing any sounds out of HBO Max AND Netflix. I’ve read other blogs and posts and can assure you I have my settings set up correctly. Sadly I’ve either been on hold for 60+ minutes or just been waiting as #6 in line for the chat for the past 60 minutes… Just trying to look for answers as I can’t even use my tv with the sound sounding like this. And yes, I’ve unplugged my cables and replugged and tried other HDMI cables…  Any other thoughts? 

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q50redsportContributor II
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Arc TV placement

Can it be setup like this where it is very close to the TV but sticking out fully?  

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jgatie
3 months ago
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WacoTacoContributor I
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Dolby 5.1 with Beam and ceiling surrounds

I have a rather large collection of Sonos Connect:Amps driving ceiling speakers throughout my home and outdoor speakers.  The Home theater is currently using a traditional surround sound receiver and not on the Sonos network.  There is an existing center channel, sub and (4) ceiling speakers.  None on Sonos.I’d like to get everything in my home over to Sonos.Is it possible to set up a Beam as the center channel fromthe TV via VIA ARC and use (2) Gen 2 Connect:Amp’s for the front and rear surround ceiling speakers?Will the ceiling speakers be usable for normal whole house audio fill?Will I be able to pull the TV audio from the Beam as a source for Sonos units throughout the house so I can hear the game outside or in other rooms?  

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3 months ago
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TheMilkManContributor I
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Power Beam Off with Samsung Remote

I can change the volume with my Samsung QN55 TV remote and my Xfinity remote but the Beam does not power off.

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Stanley_4
3 months ago
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SophEContributor I
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Sonos Beam with Frame TV in great room with vaulted ceiling

Hi all - I am planning my AV set up for rough wiring in a new build “great room” addition on a an old 1782 farmhouse and I need some advice. The room will be a half kitchen, half sitting area, with many windows/sliders on both North and South Walls. The ceiling is vaulted 14’ at peak, 8’ at the wall with 3 old timber tresses across and shiplap wood on the ceiling. The room is 18’ wide and 30’ long. At the sitting room end will be a small raised “hearth” with bookcases on either side of a Samsung Frame TV. Most of the time the TV will be in art mode in this room. But will be a handy space for a group to watch a movie. Plus we want music available. We are not too picky about great sound (I happily watch movies on my laptop). But we obviously want to be able to hear dialog etc. We really want the Frame to look like art most of time with occasional use of TV mode. Lots of natural light coming from the South windows so love the non-reflective nature of the Frame.Current plan is a Sonos Beam

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timar20Contributor I
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Amp integration with ARC and speakers

Looking a slowly shifting to SONOS as part of a house move.If I get an ARC sound bar and an AMP can I set it up so the sub (B&W PV1) connected to the amp is used in conjunction with the sound bar for movies then also with 4 speakers connected to the amp for music?I’ve read about delay with the amp when used for movies - is this a big issue or can the delay be tuned on the amp?

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Zeek78Enthusiast I
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Playing music through arc from tv apps

I have a arc system with sub and two ones as rear speakers. When playing music from smart tv apps, such as Spotify and watching music videos, I don’t get the best sound quality, like I do when listening to music through the Sonos app. I have found out that the arc system has two modes. One for watching tv, and one for playing music. When listening to music through tv apps, It will only play in tv mode, and you don’t get that good music sound quality the system is capable of producing. So I wonder why Sonos don’t have a manual “switch” for this?  I would love to have great music sound quality also when listening to tv apps and watching music videos.

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SergeVContributor I
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Sonos Beam Gen 2 have side firing speakers

I would like to purchase a Sonos Beam and would appreciate your response. My room has an elongated shape, the TV and bed are opposite each other on the long sides and at the same time not in the center of the room. That is, there is a little less than three meters between them. From the soundbar to one wall it will be less than a meter, and to the other it will be a little more than three meters. Since Beam has side firing speakers, wouldn't it turn out that the sound goes not to the side wall, but to the opposite one? Do you think it’s even possible to buy a soundbar with side firing speakers given this room configuration?

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sorkinos
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new New Sonos App for home theatre - unstable, unresponsive, broken, problems, frustration, mayhem - iphone users

Any tricks for iPhone users with home theaters (player (gen2), 5 player (gen 2) and Sub (3 gen)) to stabilize this train wreck of an “upgraded” app? 

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woonpin_93Contributor I
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suggestion for new sonos ace

Since Sonos has just launch the new Sonos Ace. My thought is what if Sonos use this as a new microphone to tune the Sonos home theatre like Sonos arc which achieve another alternative of true play on top of current iPhone true play feature. 

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ChristopherSmith50Contributor I
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LG Remote doesnt control volume with Arc

I have a 2020 LG CX TV with an Arc, 2 Ones and a sub that has been working fine for a year.  Earlier today, the sound stopped coming through the Sonos speakers.  I was able to get the sound to work through the speakers but the LG remote no longer controls the volume.  I have tried the manual setup controls from other threads but it doesn’t work.  Also, if I try to set up the TV in the Sonos app, I get an error that the Arc Mode is not connected but it is.

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Dmn8866Contributor I
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Arc product update in 2024?

I’m buying a surround sound system. I would wait for a couple of months for the Arc product update, but only so long.  does anyone know when the new Arc will be available for sale? thank you, 

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jsanstil34Contributor I
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Receiver/splitter possible with Sonos setup?

I have a Beam gen1 with two One SL’s in a bedroom and enjoy it.  I have never converted my living room to Sonos but with the recent sale I’m considering it.The reason I never converted my main living room were:DTS:X & DTS-HD … I have a Sony X700 and still play a lot of discs that require codec’s Sonos still don’t support. I have a 2022 Sony OLED with only two HDMI 2.1 ports, one of them being the eARC.  That only leaves me with 3 HDMI’s and I have 5 devices/inputs total.  A passthrough port on a Sonos would be nice as I don’t want to deal with HDMI switchers, which is why I currently use a receiver.QuestionI’m considering getting a Beam v2 and two Era 300’s.  I know the Era 300’s are overkill for the Beam v2 but I read all about the AppleTV popping issue with the Arc.  The AppleTV 4K is my main streaming device and I don’t want an Arc.  The plan is I’d eventually replace the Beam v2 with their next flagship soundbar (Lasso?) when it is released that hopefully supports DTS:X/DTS-HD,

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Erik BauwensContributor I
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connectie Tv met Arc

Hallo,sinds de nieuwe Sonos app gaat mijn Tv niet meer over naar de Arc. Ik heb enkel geluid via de tv luidspreker. Ik heb zelf niets veranderd. hoe komt dit?nb: muziek gaat van de Sonos app kan ik wel streamen op de Arc in de woonkamer. Moderator edit:Google Translate-Hello,Since the new Sonos app, my TV no longer switches to the Arc. I only have sound through the TV speaker. I haven't changed anything myself.How come?NB: I can stream music from the Sonos app on the Arc in the living room.

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Rhum151Contributor II
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Enceinte surround

Comment fait on pour ajuster la distance des enceintes surround avec la nouvelle application ?Avec l'ancienne application on pouvait le faire.… Moderator Edit: Google Translate- How do we adjust the distance of the surround speakers with the new application?With the old application we could do this....

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