I own a Sonos Arc Ultra and two Era 300 speakers. I would like to use the Arc Ultra together with the two Era 300s as a home theater setup, but also be able to quickly use the two Era 300s independently as a stereo pair.
In my experience, the sound quality of the two Era 300s in pure stereo without the Arc ultra is significantly better for music listening than when all speakers are combined in a home theater setup. Unfortunately, switching between these two use cases is currently not quick or convenient.
I would strongly appreciate a feature that allows multiple setup presets to be saved and switched between. Ideally, these presets would retain their individual Trueplay tuning settings.
For example:
- When I want to watch a movie, I select a “Home Theater” preset, where the Arc Ultra and the two Era 300s play together.
- When I want to listen to music the next day, I select a “Stereo Music” preset, where the Era 300s automatically disconnect from the home theater setup and operate as a stereo pair — quickly, automatically, and without manually removing or reconfiguring the speakers.
At the moment, when the Era 300s are configured as part of a home theater setup, they are no longer available for use in a separate room or stereo configuration. They must first be manually removed from the home theater group before they can be assigned to another setup. This additional manual step makes switching between use cases unnecessarily cumbersome.
A fast and seamless switching mechanism between such presets, while preserving the respective Trueplay calibrations, would significantly improve usability and the overall Sonos experience.
I could imagine that many out there also miss this Quick switching between setups
