Home theater

I don’t have a space where ‘surround’ speakers are doable.  However what I’ve discovered is the amazingness of creating a wonderfully wide ‘front’ soundstage with Sonos speakers. My setup is - Arc (gen1) plus sub mini, plus two era 100’s, also in front but each about 5 feet on each side from the ARC.  I set the era 100’s as ‘full’ and tweaked the volumes of both them and the sub mini to better compete with the ARC.In the end, the front ‘soundstage’ is absolutely incredible. It’s really like having a band in front of you on a stage that’s a good 10 yards wide.  I know the ARC is supposed to create all sorts of great ‘surround’ audio, but you can’t beat physics, and adding the era 100’s as wider counterparts to the ARC creates something quite amazing IMO.Has anyone else experiemented with this kind of config?  I don’t see much mention of it anywhere, but holy hell, it’s quite amazing. :)

Hi,Advice from anyone positioning Era100’s as surrounds in the corner of the room please. Room is 188 x 124 inches, on one of the longer walls there is a 64 inch tv mounted on the wall in the exact centre with a Sonos Arc on a unit underneath (again in the exact centre).On the opposite wall is the couch (positioned against the wall) which is off centre due to a door, the left seat of the couch (which is the main listening position) is directly opposite the centre of the tv / Arc. I’ve got duel subs and enjoy the sound, but would like to add surrounds. For aesthetic reasons I’d prefer the Era 100’s over the 300’s, and to wall mount them in the corners of the same wall as the couch just above head height. I’ve been looking at the Flexson Wall Mount which enable me to fit into a corner, plus has a small degree of horizontal swivel so I can turn towards the listening position  I appreciate this will have an impact on the sound quality, but has anyone any experience of this positioning - is

Compré un era 100 y una arc ultra en usa; luego sume otro era 100 pero esta vez lo compré en Italia. El cual me entero una vez que estoy en Argentina que no es compatible con la barra arc ultra por ser de diferentes regiones. Llame a Sonos y me dicen que ellos no pueden hacer nada. A alguien se le ocurre algo? 

Hi, allCan I use two Era 100s as front left and right speakers together with a Beam, Sub Mini and two Play 1, to enrich the front soundstage in a 5.1 setup?Thanks.

So we’ve got a bit of a weird setup, which is one big living room / dining room / kitchen area, which is all windows on two sides. We have the TV mounted on a column in the corner of the two window-walls, with the Arc Ultra right under it (both facing diagonally inwards). The couch, however, is facing east-west. Picture below, with the primary listener (i.e. moi) highlighted in green. TV/Arc circled in red:  Struggling with where to put the Era 300s. Options:Doing A/B, C/F, or D/E would place them aligned with walls and couch, but diagonal to Arc Doing B/C would somewhat mimic the angle of the Arc, but misaligned with the room In either case, which direction would we face them? Or crazy thought -- put the Arc on the window sill at X displacing it from the TV (which must stay on the column in the corner)?Suggestions and rationale would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!   

Hello, I’ve been using the Sonos Arc for over a year and recently purchased a pair of Era 300 speakers.Initially, I set up each Era 300 in a separate room, but then successfully added them as surrounds to the Arc.Unfortunately, I'm now experiencing an echo in the sound output.Could you please advise on how to resolve this echo issue? thank you  

Hello everybody,  I've read that others have experienced a similar issue. I installed my Beam and Sub Mini without any problems, but today there were some power outages. Since the system was on, it lost power three times, and now it’s showing a solid red light.  I’ve already tried unplugging and reconnecting the power, but when I turn the Beam back on, after some white blinking lights, the solid red light appears again.  I also checked the Sonos app, and the Beam isn’t showing as connected to my Wi-Fi — I only see the Sub Mini. I even tried connecting the soundbar to the modem via LAN, but nothing changes, and the solid red light persists.  Additionally, I attempted a reset by disconnecting the power cable and reconnecting it while pressing the rear button with the “infinite” symbol. However, after the light flashes, it ends with the orange color, and then the dreaded solid red light appears again .  😭Do you have any suggestions on how to fix this? I’d really appreciate your help!  Th

I got my father-in-law to get the Sonos Ray for his living room and he loves it. However, recently the tv messed up and they went out and got a new one. The new tv doesn't have an optical audio connection and so I'm needing help on how to hook it up the the Ray. What adapter do I need? 

Hey folks, does anyone know if the Arc Ultra paired with Play:1 “bug” still works and hasn’t been “fixed” by Sonos? If so, I might actually get an Arc Ultra and let my Play:1s continue to shine for a while longer. Thanks.

Hi I have Sonos Arc Ultra and Nintendo Switch 2 with latest firmware/software. The pairing works fine, and audio plays fine right after pairing. However, once disconnected, reconnecting from Switch 2 seems not working, until putting Ultra to pairing new device mode again (which is a cumbersome manual step). Meanwhile Arc Bluetooth with Steam Deck seems totally fine; and Switch 2 connect with other non-SONOS bluetooth with no problem either. Anyone has similar experience? Any idea what may fix this?

Hello, found an interesting thing today. I have an Arc Ultra with Era 300s, and a Sub Mini.I was using TruePlay with my phone and my Surrounds were super loud. Tried multiple different times as well. I know I can reduce the volume but I believe TruePlay is suppose to be set it and forget.Well, since I updated to the iOS 26 beta I was unable to use TruePlay on my phone so I used my daughters phone, downloaded Sonos and re-did TruePlay and it was so much better. The surrounds actually feel like they are at a reasonable level and everything feels much more balanced.Is it normal to have such differences?I have a 15 Pro Max and she has a 15. I love the sound so much better now.

Hello, My Sky remote doesn’t work anymore with my Sonos. My TV remote still works though. Tried setting up in the app but it says ‘’ we didn’t detect a signal from your remote ‘’. My Sky remote works ok with everything else just not my sound?

I have 2 Sonos era 100 connected to my Beam as surrounds and have added 2 more to the front. can I use my tv remote to control all as it only does the beam and surrounds?  thanks 

I have an older CD player.  I can successfully connect it to my soundbar via a converter and an HDMI cable. .  I use the same soundbar for my TV, again with an HDMI connection.  I really REALLY dislike the hassle involved in plugging ang unplugging cables when I want to change for TV to CD player.  I am hoping someone can offer some advice, based on their own experience with this issue. Thank you

With our frame tv recessed into the wall so the front is 1/2' recessed can we install the Ultra Arc closer than 5.5" from the bottom of the tv?

HiI have an Lg tv (65NANO86VPA) with a Beam, sub mini and 2x Fives connected.  My Sonos app only ever shows Stereo PCM.  I’m testing with a movie on Amazon Prime.  I have beam connected via eARC. Sound output is set to Dolby digital Should I  be getting better audio output???

Hey all. I’m debating ways to utilize speakers I already own for my record player setup as additional tv speakers. Is that possible? I have a Sonos Arc for the tv, and I was thinking of getting a Sonos Port for the record player, but I’m not sure if that would technically work. Thanks!

Any suggestions as to how to make my Xfinity remote control volume work with my arc ultra sound bar?

Dear Sonos team,i upgraded from Arc to Arc Ultra and i am very pleased with the improvements that have been made in the sound quality, now the sounds are more defined and the "Sound Motion" represents a big difference in the bass compared to the previous Arc. I point out this thing that i noticed that in my opinion is an important aspect to improve, the volume of the soundbar. I also noticed this aspect in the previous Arc, the volume is too low when listening to some sources (for example some songs on Youtube). I also use a high quality e-Arc hdmi cable… Sometimes i had to increase the volume up to 60-70 to start hearing well and putting it at 20-30 it was practically silent. For example, with some films, the volume at 30 is calibrated well and in other cases it is low and i have to increase it up to 50-60. I think it need to find a volume range that is more uniform. I hope an App update arrives for this aspect.Good work

My Sonos base and speakers  keeps disconnecting from my Samsung tv 75

I've just recently upgraded to Arc Ultra with Era 300s and Sub gen 4 going from a Playbar, Sl ones and a gen 2 Sub. Im convinced that my old setup is way louder than the new system. I'm pretty disappointed actually 😕 true play actually turns the whole setup down. I'm familiar with the all the app functions and user settings Eq etc...just hasn't got that punch and loudness that the old system has.To fill in the room I'm putting up 2 Era 100s as a stereo pair and even then I will have a 75ms delay. Just gets worse for me. How can I increase the volume so I can match that of my old system?

I have recently moved home and am setting up my Sonos system again. Before I had no problems at all setting up Sonos to any tv streaming service such as Netflix, prime, Apple TV etc. Now I am on Apple TV and the trailers are being played in Dolby digital 5.1 but the actual programmes are not playing. It says unsupported format.has anybody else had this issue?

I’m experiencing an issue with the touch control on my Arc Ultra soundbar. The microphone (voice control) button on the top panel is extremely unresponsive. Sometimes it works, but other times it only responds once every 10 or so attempts. I’ve confirmed that the microphone switch on the back is turned on, and the Sonos app settings appear normal. Interestingly, it sometimes responds if I press a little harder than a normal touch, which suggests the touch sensor might not be working properly. I’ve already tried cleaning the surface, restarting the device, and changing fingers or touch pressure, but the issue persists. Is this a known issue or a potential hardware fault?

Hi, my amp no longer offers control for my third party sub. It is still sending audio to the sub, I can’t control it via the sonos amp any more. I have rebooted the amp and checked I’m on the latest app. I also rebooted the sub and checked connections.  is this just how it is for third party subs now? 

I have an arc, sub and speakers. Apple tv 4k, LGTV. Out of the blue, while watching a movie, the arc just started chiming continuously. Turning  it off did not stop it. I had to unplug it. Why? No alarms set on Sonos or voice control, no weather alerts, no.community alerts, no amber alerts, nothing. Just this ridiculous chime..