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Stanley_4
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Sonos Era 300 placement for surround

I’d say place the 300s for optimum TV sound and add a stereo pair positioned to work for sitting at the table, or a Five if you can’t find p...
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Two independent systems

I have two SONOS systems. I would like to set them up to operate independently of each other. How do I do that?
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Arc Placement

Updated 9/14/23 to include Era 300’s as surrounds (which have upward firing drivers) that replaced Sonos One’s. All other information and gu...
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MitchellsxEnthusiast II
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era 300 music playback bad

Recently got an ultra and era 300s coming from Arc and Sonos ones. mostly do movie watching but on occasions like to play some music. Arc and ones sounded pretty good but I’m disappointed by the era 300s for music playback, find them very tinny sounding and don’t sound as good as the ones I had. Don’t quite understand why they sound so poor, for the cost of them I thought they would excel at all content thrown at them. I’ve tinkered with settings but of ended up setting them to ambient rather than full play back. Has anyone experience of this? Know why they are so poor. 

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Stanley_4
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GaryM6929Contributor I
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Bravia 8 connectivity to Arc Ultra

Hi,  I am looking to upgrade my TV to match up with my Arc Ultra and I wanted to make sure there are no issues connecting these two together. 2024 Sony Bravia 8 and the Arc Ultra. plan is to use the E-Arc connection as I have done before so I really don’t expect an issue, but thought I’d ask before I spend the money on the TV

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turbalfContributor I
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placement of era 300 in my tiny space opened on a large one, couch against wall

Hi there, here is my tiny home cinema space, and I need some advice please :)As you can see, one side is closed and the other one (where I stand to take the photo) is open to a large room, next wall (behind me) is 4m20 from the end of the couch.The wall of the tv is 2m50, the couch is 2m60.Left wall and TV wall are 3m30 away.I intend to switch my sennheiser ambeo max + B&W sub to a sonos arc ultra, mainly to use my ace headphone and avoid disturbing my daughter’s sleep.I plan to add later a sub (maybe a mini so it could fit in my TV bench) and some surround speakers.My choice would be the era 300 because I watch a lot of atmos content, but how to place them...There is no more other half so I can do whatever I want :)I was thinking about move a little forward the couch (maybe 30cm and improvise a home made thin shelf to fill the void), use stands or wall mount.But if it’s ok I can just wall mount the era 300 without moving the couch.Unfortunatly the era 300 would be very close to th

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BigtimContributor I
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sonos arc ultra loudness and overall presence within a home cinema set up

I just invested in the arc ultra + sub 4 + 2 x era 300 surrounds.I'm a little underwhelmed by the front sound of the arc ultra.  Linked to this I need to have the system volume at around 55 to get a 'normal volume' The overall tone of the front of the system is a bit boxy and doesn't seem to fit well with the sub and surroundsIs this normal? Or could there be an issue with my ultra. I just set up a samsung q990d for a friend and power wise its blowing my set up away. 

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MikeythepikeyContributor I
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metallic distorted screech squeek from sonos arc ultra

I recently noticed whilst watching certain programmes that my arc ultra makes a strange metallic squeak type sound from what I believe to be the side speakers only playing certain frequencies. I watched buy now the shopping conspiracy on Netflix on my Bose soundbar in the bedroom and it sounded fine then I decided to watch it with my partner downstairs through the arc ultra and some of the background music had a strange high pitched metallic sound emanating from the side speakers. I have also noticed it on other programmes with background music or sound effects but just thought I was being paranoid. It almost sounds like some high frequency distortion. I have tried truplay enabled and without and it’s still there, connected to a Sony a80j using EARC and good quality hdmi cables. Has any one else noticed this or do I have an issue with my unit?

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NDMathersContributor I
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Connect CD player to Sonos Ray

I have a Sonos Ray connected to my tv and attached to the tv on a mount to hide all wires. I’d like to get a cd player to connect to the ray so I can enjoy the sound via the Sonos Ray. What are my options that don’t include purchasing a Sonos dock which is out of my price range? Is there any way to connect to my Sonos Ray via Bluetooth and avoid messy wires up to it? or use a blue ray player that plays CD’s and somehow mount that to the TV as well to avoid messy wires coming down from the TV to a player?

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Stanley_4
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soundheals
soundhealsContributor I
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Arc Ultra and Playing Spatial Audio/Dolby Atmos Music

Since the new Arc Ultra has Bluetooth, would I be able to play spatial audio tracks from my iPad directly to it instead of using Apple Music? I would like to play my own produced tracks, not Apple Music songs and there wasn’t a way to do it with the original Arc.

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aaaesContributor I
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How do you add existing built-in speakers to Arc soundbar

I recently purchased an Arc soundbar & Sub(Gen3) and wanted to connect my existing speakers to the Arc. Suggestions greatly appreciated. 

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q50redsportContributor II
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Placement of 2nd sub?

Would adding a 2nd sub to the front of the room right under the TV make any sense? I already have a sub right behind the couch. The reason why it’s not in the back corners is because I wanted to keep the base down for my neighbors. It can’t be in the corners up front because there is no wall. It’s a weird room.  

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Golfer72Contributor II
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Appreciate Play 1 is not SUPPORTED with Arc Ultra but do they actaully not Work?

I understand that the Play 1 is not supported with the Arc Ultra, however some have said they do work. Has anyone found that they actually do NOT work? Sounds like Sonos want to remove the support stream. I appreciate there could be a future issue with upgrades etc but my question is has anyone found they were unable to bond the Play 1s with the Arc Uktra?

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MatheouxContributor II
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Sonos 9.2.4 home theater setup acoustic treatment.

Hi,I’m building a home theater setup. I have a 9.2.4 setup in the room (arc ultra + 2 gen4 subs + 2 era300 ). I want to do some acoustic treatment to improve sound since the room walls are empty and have too much reverberation. I’m looking into getting some acoustic panels maybe also some diffusers. I’m trying to figure out how much can I treat without affecting sound channels directionality.I think I can put sound absorbing panels in the whole back wall behind the era 300 since sound doesn’t need to bounce back having back speakers. Also the front wall behind the Arc doesn’t need to reflect sound. Does anyone have experience or can share some advice?Cheers.

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RedBulletContributor I
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Google Assistant on Arc Ultra?

I recently jumped on the Sonos bandwagon with the Arc Ultra, Sub-4, and a couple of Era-300 (happy happy happy).But I just noticed that Google Assistant is not listed as an assistant I can install from the app.Is this just because it is new or something?

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GryphaeaAvid Contributor I
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Arc Ultra and Samsung Tv - audio drops

I have replaced an Arc with an Arc Ultra, attached via e-Arc to my Samsung QE55QN90B. They are associated with 2 Era 300s and a Gen 1 Sub.When playing from my NAS, ( Ethernet connected Jellyfin source), I get a short drop in audio every minute / couple of minutes. Only lasts a second.   Sources from Atmos, to 5.1 to Stereo all experience it.As it all worked fine with the Arc, I’m assuming it is related to the Arc Ultra Any thoughts on cause / resolution ?   

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ArcxContributor I
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HDMI (e)ARC broke after Sonos update

Hey everyone,after the (terrible) Sonos system update, the (e)ARC connection between my TV and my Sonos Amp stopped working. No sound is played at all and the TV setup in the Sonos app just states, that no (e)ARC connection is possible. As it worked before the update, of course the TV is set to output the sound to the (e)ARC-HDMI-port. Tried turning it off and on again, reconnected the HDMI-cable a couple of times, rebooted the TV and the Amp and even set the TV to factory settings and reanabling (e)ARC-output. No dice.Does anyone has a solution to this? Or do I just have to wait until Sonos fixes this problem? It’s so frustrating...

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moitrierkContributor I
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HDMI CEC to control power ON / OFF the Arc Ultra

My Sonos Arc Ultra is connected to my LG OLED G3 via eARC.I also have an Apple TV connected to the TV, and I can control the soundbar's volume from it.However, when I power off the Apple TV, the TV shuts down, but the soundbar does not.Previously, when I had an AV amplifier connected via eARC to the TV, I could power on/off all devices using the Apple TV.Is there a way to achieve the same with the soundbar setup?Thank you in advance,Kévin

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WolfholzContributor I
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Lautstärke - Volume reduce to 15%

Die Lautstärke stellt sich immer wieder auf 15 % zurück nach einigen Sekunden, egal wie hoch ich sie per App oder Fernbedienung eingestellt habe Moderator edit:Google Translate-The volume always goes back to 15% after a few seconds, no matter how high I set it via the app or remote control

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FCPContributor I
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Sonos Arc Ultra Crackling sound

Is anyone else experiencing a crackling noise with their Arc Ultra? I upgraded from the Arc to the Arc Ultra, which is connected to a pair of Era 300s and two subs. The crackling sound has been intermittent, mainly occurring when streaming movies.

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ElnekhleyContributor I
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Issue between Soundbar and LG TV

I have 2 soundbar (Beam and ARC) when connect it to the TV direct through the HDMI eARC, it work fine and can control the volume through the TV remote.  But when connect any HDMI inputs to TV like setupbox or PS5. the TV convert the sound automatic to TV speakers and I can’t able to use the sonos soundbar.  

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DavidJWizzContributor I
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Sonos surround and network cables

Hi, I am new to the community however not new tot Sonos. This week I have set up my Sonos player and a Sonos connect amp als a surround system and it works. However if I remove the network cables the surround cables stop. Is there a way to get the system up and running without the networkcable? Am I correct to think that my subwoofer out, that worked fine when not in a surround set up, is disabled once I have set up the surround modus on the connect amp? I am thinking about getting 2 play one speakers to replace the connect amp and speakers in the surround, Will they both need network cables?Thanks community for any answers David 

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Parrothead1809Contributor I
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True Play with Non-Sonos Passive Surround Speakers & AMP

Using passive speakers that are NOT purchased from Sonos as surround speakers connected via AMP to a Arc Ultra - Will True Play optimize the passive surrounds?Thank you,-PH

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displaynameContributor I
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Sounds dropouts and glitches on Beam gen2

I have very recently added a Sonos Beam gen2 to my Sonos setup - I also have a Sub and two Ones which i’ve had for years and have been very happy with.My problem is that the Beam keeps dropping / glitching audio whilst watching TV - it’s not a complete dropout, but very noticeable particularly on louder sections. It happens regularly every 5-10 minutes or so, but if I rewind what I’m watching it never happens at the same point in the program.I was previously using a Sony Blu-ray/home cinema system with the same Panasonic TV and that never demonstrated this problem.The other relevant info is that the Sonos will not work with the HDMI-ARC output on my TV - I’ve had to use the optical HDMI adaptor. (and I know the TV ARC output works as that’s how I’ve been using my Sony system for many years)It happens regularly enough that I’m thinking of returning the Beam whilst in the returns window.TV is Panasonic Viera 58DX750   

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Mart the FartAvid Contributor I
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arc replacement with arc ultra on existing system

I currently have an arc, sub gen 3 and 2 era 300’sis there a step by step procedure for replacing the arc with an arc ultra?I seem to be blinded by science with all I’ve read concerning resetting the system, disabling speakers etc. etc.surely it’s more straightforward?Thanks

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Mart the FartAvid Contributor I
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Sonos Arc Ultra Bluetooth

Stupid question perhaps..when using the Arc Ulra Bluetooth function would you be able to pair it with a pair of Bluetooth headphones and use this feature rather like the swop function if using Sonos Ace headphones I don’t possess Sonos Ace but Bower and WilkinsThank you 👍

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EdissonContributor I
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Installation

I can install the Bean 2 upside down with the Asia commands down.

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AmzypopContributor I
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Can’t get 5.1 to work on PC (Beam & Ones)

 Hello,I’m having some issues with my audio setup and am wondering if anybody’s able to support me. I’m not an expert but will explain the setup along with the issues I’m experiencing. Please let me know if more information is needed and I’ll answer.I use a Sonos 5.1 surround sound system (Beam gen 2 soundbar.My TV only has 1 HMRC ARC port. The Beam is connected to this.A non-ARC HDMI port on my TV is then connected to this splitter as the input.The below devices are connected to it as outputs. I can see what type of audio is being received and played on my system via the Sonos app:Apple TV (Dolby Digital 5.1)PS5 (Dolby Digital 5.1 )Nintendo Switch (Stereo PCM)Windows 11 PC (Stereo PCM)My main priority is fixing the Windows PC to output 5.1. But it would also be nice to fix this for the Nintendo Switch. I’ve installed the Dolby Access app for Windows and it said Configuration Failed. Under this it says I can go to Windows’ settings > Sound > Audio Output and change the Spatial So

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