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ERA 100 surrounds connectivity

  • August 17, 2026
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Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone can clarify the connectivity/usage of the Era 100s for my specific setup before I buy them.

I currently have a Sonos Beam Gen 2 and I’m considering buying 2 × Era 100s as surrounds.

My main question is about what happens when I want to use the system for music rather than TV.

My ideal setup/use case is:

  • TV: Beam Gen 2 + 2 × Era 100s working together as a normal surround setup.
  • iPhone: I’d like to play music from my iPhone and have the Beam + both Era 100s play together.
  • Turntable: I have an Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT, and I’d like to connect it via Bluetooth and have the Beam + both Era 100s play the turntable audio together.
  • Ideally, I don’t want to repeatedly remove/unpair the Era 100s as surrounds just to listen to music.

So, specifically:

  1. If the 2 × Era 100s are permanently configured as surrounds with the Beam, can I still use an Era 100’s Bluetooth input and have the Bluetooth audio play through all three speakers?
  2. Can the same setup work with my AT-LP60XBT via Bluetooth?
  3. Can I easily switch between TV → iPhone music → turntable without having to reconfigure the surround speakers each time?
  4. Are there any limitations with Bluetooth when the Era 100s are being used as surrounds?
  5. If this isn’t possible via Bluetooth, what would be the simplest way to achieve this while keeping the Era 100s permanently configured as surrounds?

Thanks!

Best answer by jgatie

  1. f the 2 × Era 100s are permanently configured as surrounds with the Beam, can I still use an Era 100’s Bluetooth input and have the Bluetooth audio play through all three speakers?  No.  Bluetooth is disabled on surrounds.
  2. Can the same setup work with my AT-LP60XBT via Bluetooth?  See above.
  3. Can I easily switch between TV → iPhone music → turntable without having to reconfigure the surround speakers each time? No, in order to use Bluetooth and/or the Line-In on the Era-100s you would need to remove/add the surrounds each time you switch.
  4. Are there any limitations with Bluetooth when the Era 100s are being used as surrounds?  See above.
  5. If this isn’t possible via Bluetooth, what would be the simplest way to achieve this while keeping the Era 100s permanently configured as surrounds?  You can’t.  You would need to add another Sonos speaker with Bluetooth and use that as a source.

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  • August 17, 2026
  1. f the 2 × Era 100s are permanently configured as surrounds with the Beam, can I still use an Era 100’s Bluetooth input and have the Bluetooth audio play through all three speakers?  No.  Bluetooth is disabled on surrounds.
  2. Can the same setup work with my AT-LP60XBT via Bluetooth?  See above.
  3. Can I easily switch between TV → iPhone music → turntable without having to reconfigure the surround speakers each time? No, in order to use Bluetooth and/or the Line-In on the Era-100s you would need to remove/add the surrounds each time you switch.
  4. Are there any limitations with Bluetooth when the Era 100s are being used as surrounds?  See above.
  5. If this isn’t possible via Bluetooth, what would be the simplest way to achieve this while keeping the Era 100s permanently configured as surrounds?  You can’t.  You would need to add another Sonos speaker with Bluetooth and use that as a source.
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