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BigTop
Contributor I
November 28, 2023

Era 100 as surround speakers

Hi, Kind of a newbie here. I have an Arc and a Gen3 sub which my TV plays through an HDMI-Arc format. I would like to add a pair of Era 100’s as rears in a surround sound set up. Will my current configuration allow for this? In other words, will the Era 100’s be recognized and allow the TV to come through them?  Ultimately, I want to be able to both watch movies and play music through this set up. Seems simple enough, but I have read some reviews (not on this website) where users had problems getting their TV to play through the rears in this kind of set up. Thanks!

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5 replies

GuitarSuperstar
Lead Maestro
November 28, 2023

Yes, the Era 100s will work great as surrounds with the Arc and Sub. Just set up the Era 100s in the Sonos app and add them as surrounds:

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/add-surround-speakers-to-a-sonos-home-theater

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    Stanley_4
    Stanley_4
    Grand Maestro
    November 28, 2023

    If you wish you can also set the surrounds to “Full Mode” when playing music and they will mirror the front L/R channels.

    BigTopAuthor
    Contributor I
    November 28, 2023

    Thank you for the replies! My understanding from reading more in this community is that the Era 100’s will be great, as long as they’re receiving the music through the TV HDMI-Arc. When trying to play stereo music through the Sonos app, not so good. Do I have that right?                                                      Sorry for all the questions. I just don’t want to spend $400 and be disappointed by some technical snafu.

    Mike
    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    November 28, 2023

    When you add surrounds, they become part of a Sonos ‘room’ (think zone). When you play music to that ‘room’, there are two modes, where the surrounds support the sound bar (Ambient), or play as full stereo speakers (Full). You also have the options of volume for those surround speakers in comparison to the sound bar, but it isn’t possible to turn off the sound bar, as it’s part of the ‘room’. 
     

    I think you’ll find that for either TV sound, or for streaming music, the Sonos solution will sound great. 

    Bruce
    nik9669a
    Senior Virtuoso
    November 28, 2023

     Sorry for all the questions. I just don’t want to spend $400 and be disappointed by some technical snafu.

    Buy direct from Sonos and you’ll probably have a no-quibble home trial period. If you don’t like, just return them. (Check this is available in your country - your profile doesn’t say where you are.)

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