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Nygrknick
Contributor I
Nov 11, 2026 8:15 PM UTC

Best location for surrounds

Sonos Arc + Two One SL Surrounds — Which Placement Is Better?

I have a Sonos Arc, two One SL surrounds, and a Sonos Sub.

My TV is on the right wall, and I have two couches arranged at a 90-degree angle, as shown in my floor plan.

I’m considering moving my left surround from the upper-left corner to the upper wall behind the main couch, while leaving my right surround beside the other couch.

My goal is to get the best possible surround sound for movies and TV from both couches, especially my main listening seat marked in red.

Would this new arrangement improve surround coverage, or would you recommend different locations for either One SL?

I’d appreciate advice from anyone experienced with Sonos home theater setups.

 

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    NygrknickAuthor
    Contributor I
    Nov 11, 2026 8:18 PM UTC

    The Old location for the left surround one sl is behind the pink bucket between the two couches towards the back rear of the picture under the window 

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    Stanley_4
    Stanley_4
    Grand Maestro
    Nov 11, 2026 8:30 PM UTC

    The best suggestion is get a couple extension cords (so no rebooting) and try multiple locations and go with what sounds best.

    Maybe even keep the extension so it is easy to adjust to the number/position of folks watching.

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    buzz
    buzz
    Grand Maestro
    Nov 11, 2026 8:31 PM UTC

    Do the TV and ARC swing out for viewing?

    in the configuration drawn, the Left surround will dominate the red seat. The ends of the soffas will experience the best surround.

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    melvimbe
    melvimbe
    Nov 11, 2026 10:01 PM UTC

    Personally, I would never sit on that side couch, since it’s a terrible viewing/listening location. It’s fine to fill up the space or ‘overflow’ seating, but it should not be your main seating area.  I would keep the two surrounds behind the back couch.  If you just can’t do that for some reason, I would probably give up on surround sound entirely and relocate the Ones to a different room .

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    Danny
      bibleblessings
      Lyricist III
      Nov 13, 2026 9:28 AM UTC

      I put my surrounds slightly behind and to the sides of my main seat, about ear height and angled in towards where I sit, and that worked better for me than pushing them right into the back corners. The part that made the biggest difference was running Trueplay again after I moved them, since the tuning changed quite a bit once the speakers were in their final spot. I would try the new position for a few days with the extension cord idea before fixing anything in place.

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