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Stanley_4
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Sonos Era 300 placement for surround

I’d say place the 300s for optimum TV sound and add a stereo pair positioned to work for sitting at the table, or a Five if you can’t find p...
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BJOutdoors
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Two independent systems

I have two SONOS systems. I would like to set them up to operate independently of each other. How do I do that?
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Arc Placement

Updated 9/14/23 to include Era 300’s as surrounds (which have upward firing drivers) that replaced Sonos One’s. All other information and gu...
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Dan071973Contributor I
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speakers

Hi I have a sonos arc, sub one sl. I've recently added a stereo pair of 5's but the are out of sync and can fix it. Thanks  

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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EriksatieAvid Contributor I
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Music reproduction on a beam 2 + rears

Hi I have a beam gen 2 and thinking about adding two rears (Sonos or ikea). I use the ststem also for music and I’m not sure what happens on a system like this when playing music.Does the rears sound together with the beam when playing stereo music? The rears are playing left and right channels, doubling the beam? That would be a strange stereo image.what happens instead when playing Atmos music from Apple TV? I expect them to play differently then stereo music because in this case they have separate channels to play, but I rarely listen to Atoms Music because usually I play music from Sonos app, not from Apple TV another doubt is to use ikea symfonisk vs Sonos one SL. I understand from review that Sonos are slightly better for music. It’s worth the investment as rears? Ikea will do just as good? 

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melvimbe
1 year ago
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MissionspartaEnthusiast II
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Sound Profile

I have intentionally not updated my Arc and the rest of the system forver after the drop sub update debacle. I now have tried to add some new music services to my app and its a no go until I updated the system. So away I go to 14.20.1. For the love of God, why can you people not stop messing with the sound profile and volume ratio???? I bought this system one way. What makes you think I want a change forced on me? Everyone flipped out about this before, and you rolled back the volume and profile changes after many updates. Now after being forced to update, I find you have done it again? The system has lost so much of its punch. If you want to do this, make it a setting that we can select for the day 1 spund profile and volume ratio. KNOCK IT THE HELL OFF ALREADY 

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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Jfons2000Contributor I
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is my arc speakers broken?

Got the sonos arc and sun about a month ago. I’ve been thrilled but just noticed that the arc favors the right side a lot more than the left. Did and individual speaker test and the left speakers are having trouble playing treble and highs. Turned off true play and even reset and re paired the bar and still the same thing. Is this a setting issue or is it faulty product?

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Corry P
1 year ago
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mikey_sContributor I
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Sonos Arc cutting out when watching TV

Good evening,Not had this issue before, but the Sonos Arc, Sub and 2 x Sonos SL cuts out when we’re watching TV.  SkyQ, AppleTV, Plex, doesn’t seem to make much difference the source.  It’s also pretty random, we can watch an episode on Amazon Prime and then the next it cuts out.Don’t have cutting out issues with any other Sonos units when listening to music or watching another TV with the Beam unit.Had been happy with Sonos, but growing pretty frustrated over it due to the amount of spend £££.All units are hardwired and wifi is disabled on the units.  This has always been the case, so why problems now.Any suggestions apart from resetting again or ripping out for something else.  I’ve turned off auto updates too now.Diag ref 1839580843

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Jamie A
1 year ago
Jasvans
JasvansAvid Contributor I
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What is Sonos Ray output or watts anywhere ot anything ?

what would be the output for Sonos ray or watts for Sonos ray, few customer are asking for it.

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bockersjv
1 year ago
Cheezy2
Cheezy2Avid Contributor III
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Why does AMP think it is connected to TV

Why does my AMP always think it is connected to a TV. Never connected to TV.

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1 year ago
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Lamar021Contributor I
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karaoke issues

Are we still not able to connect a karaoke mixer to a Sonos arc? Even one with a HDMI switch? Any help?

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melvimbe
1 year ago
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notmeitherContributor I
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remove a soundbar

Just upgraded to an Arc added it to my system but how do I rename or remove my old sound bar? Thanks in advance. 

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jgatie
1 year ago
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FusionheadContributor II
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No audio on Beam while grouping

I have a new TV. Samsung Q60BA.  It only supports one Audio HDMI eArc connection.  I have a Sonos amp and a sonos beam.  I use the amp to run audio to the 4 analog  speakers I have in my living room. At the moment, I have the TV connected to the amp and then I grouped the beam so I could have a fuller sound in my living room. My problem occurs randomly I turn my tv on and select my group for the family room and the beam says it’s part of the group but no audio from the beam. When it’s working I get the group volume adjustment as well as the individual volume.  This has become very frustrating.  It only works sometimes.  This system has become very unreliable and I’m on the verge of switching back to a traditional set up. 

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Corry P
1 year ago
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BeckyW
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home theater set up

I have a playbase, a sub, two One's and two play:1's.  They are set up as playbase, sub and two One's in one product, (living room) but I can't add the play:1's unless I put them in their own product group (living room 2 & 3). Once that is done, They will all play sound, but my remote control will not control the play:1's, and I have to use the app, which is not convenient.  They are not set up as a speaker pair.  Is there anyway around this so my remote control can control all speakers?  

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jgatie
1 year ago
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FoLuxoContributor I
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Samsung The Frame 2022 + Sonos Arc = terrible sound quality

Hi everyone,I just setup a Sonos Arc on a Samsung The Frame 65” 2022 (LS03B). Both firmwares are up to date. The soundbar is connected to the eArc HDMI port using the Sonos cable. When I play sound from a phone or computer through AirPlay, the sound is OK. This makes me believe the soundbar itself is OK.When I play sound from the TV (broadcast or Youtube app), the sound is just crappy. It’s missing most of the bass, and generally speaking sounds very tinny, and only coming from the central channel. When the TV is running, the Sonos app show “PCM multicanal Dolby 2.0”. When I’m using the Youtube app, it shows “PCM multicanal Dolby 5.1”. I tried the optical → HDMI adapter provided with the Sonos - I have no sound at all. Please help, I’m at a loss here and about to return the Arc.

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1 year ago
Flyspirit
FlyspiritContributor I
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Dolby Digital - Sonos Arc - Apple TV - e-ARC - Samsung

Hi everyone, Just installed my new ARC sound bar.My setup is Samsung TV with e-ARC, Apple TV 4K last generation.My TV is set to (HDMI-eARC Auto)Apple TV is set to “Change Format - No"When playing a Dolby Atmos movie on Netflix from Apple TV, I get Dolby Atoms signal on my Sonos App.When playing a Dobly Digital movie on Netflix from Apple TV, I get PCM Stereo.I couldn't find how to get Dolby Digital signal in Sonos App…Appart from Dolby Atmos, all other contents are playing in PCM Stereo. Thanks for you help guys. 

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Flyspirit
1 year ago
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dadutcher3Contributor I
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play 1

Can I sync 4 play 1's to my home theater with playbar?

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1 year ago
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User453500Contributor I
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Sonos Soundbar and Roku Ultra

I have an intermittent problem with my Sonos Soundbar which is connected to my system using the optical output from a Sharp TV.  The AV is supplied to the TV with a Roku Ultra.  The volume will vary intermittently from normal then to very loud.  Also happens the other way around.  This is a recent problem.  Any advice and guidance would be appreciated.

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1 year ago
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DjhesepeContributor I
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Sonos Arc Flecken an der Seite

hallo,Ich schreibe das mal Deutsch, da mein Englisch nicht das beste ist. Am 18.11.2022 hab ich eine Sonos Arc und Sub Gen. 3 erworbenNun hab ich im Internet gesehen das vermehrt Nutzer das Problem haben, das seitlich an der Arc Flecken sind welche nicht weggehen.Auch meine Arc weißt diese Flecken auf welche ziemlich unschön sind.Ich wollte einmal anfragen welche Möglichkeiten es der Beseitigung der Flecken gibt und woher die kommen könnten.  

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Smilja
1 year ago
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stevetukContributor I
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Home cinema set up

Hi I’m looking for some advice on a home cinema set up. I currently have two Sonos One SL speakers. I know these aren’t BT enabled.I don’t have a projector yet, and I’m open to purchasing any sort of ‘bridge’ device from Sonos that I might need but ideally I’d like to use the Sonos One SL speakers with a projector and minimal wiring.The projector will be a distance from the screen and sound, so there’s the problem.Are there projectors that will connect up with Sonos One SL speakers? Or, do I need something to bridge them together? Or, just something totally separate entirely?Newbie to this so any advice in laymans terms much appreciated!

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jgatie
1 year ago
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Sierra OscarContributor I
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Speaker Placement - Suggestions?

Hi all, Just looking for some advice with placement for my speakers. Setup consists of:1 x Playbar1 x Sub2 x One The first image shows my basic room setup, it has a corner sofa. The Playbar will be positioned in front of the TV and the sub beside the TV. The main seating position will be at the long part of the sofa (running beside the wall) into the corner.Initially I was going to place my One’s behind the sofa in front of the TV using stands, as per the second image. They would have been at shoulder height.However my wife is not impressed with the idea of having the stands exposed, especially with children in the mix.We were thinking of putting the One’s on the stands at shoulder height behind the sofa along the wall, as per the third image. Would this work? It has the added benefit of not having to worry about hiding the power cables, and they would be out the way of the children a little.Purple in the image are the One’s / sub. Red are table furniture.Your suggestions are very much

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buzz
1 year ago
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MadeMineContributor I
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Surround setup Keeps dropping speakers

Hopefully I can give a short description of my problem and include all relevant info. Products in system:Netgear Orbi (main plus 1 satelite) Sonos Bean (2) Sonos One SL Sonos Sub Mini Sony BRAVIA XR A80JDetails:Bean is connected to TV via eArc All components are connected wireless via Orbi All Sonos are in app and in the “Den” room TV Autoplay is to the right Upgroup on Autoplay to the right Problem: What seems to happen is almost every time I go to use the speakers for some reason the only one that will play sound is the Beam. I use the speakers in two situations and in both cases the only speaker that gives sound is the Beam. My two use cases are:normal TV watching mostly through an Apple TV using the Apple TV to steam my MacBook to the TV When I stream to the TV I don't use the audio from the MacBook and instead use my phone for music and use Airplay to stream Apple Music for background noise. I’m not sure why or how but 80%+ of the time when I come back the next day and attempt to

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Stanley_4
1 year ago
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GuynamedmikeContributor I
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sound skipping or cutting out

Hello all, I have been encountering an issue with the sound skipping or cutting in and out randomly when watching streaming TV. I have a new Epson smart projector with an 8k capable hdmi cable connected to the HDMI ARC from the projector to the Sonos Arc. I have Wi-Fi extenders meshed throughout my home. I just purchased my Sonos sound bar and Sub 3 weeks ago. All of my equipment is new and has up to date firmware. I tested the projector and it performed fine when it uses its built in speaker but starts skipping when I connect the Sonos sound bar. Has anyone experienced this? If so how was it fixed? Thank you all for your time.

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1 year ago
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DaddySastexContributor I
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Sonos Beam Gen 2 Neuf - Problème HP?

Bonjour à tous. J'ai l'impression que le haut parleur central à droite du tweeter sonne moins brillant que celui de gauche, est ce que ça se comporte pareil sur toutes les Sonos Beam Gen 2? Je m'en rend compte vraiment en m'approchant de près si non je ne ressens aucun déséquilibre dans le son depuis les positions d'écoutes.Par avance, merci, bye. 

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1 year ago
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RickZakiContributor I
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Arc crashes

Not sure how to describe, but my Arc seems to crash and reboot itself every so often (about an hour).  This only happens when the input is TV.  The arc is wired with wired sub, Symfonisk frames wireless for surrounds. The arc just stops responding, and shows red in the app.  The lite blinks white for a bit, and then comes back.  It appears to be rebooting.

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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ringleb83Contributor I
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Low dialogue with Arc using Atmos

I know that dialogue issues with Arc have been discussed a lot, but I am still at an impasse. The latest updates did help a lot with dialogue on my Arc + Sub (3), but when using Atmos through my Apple TV 4K, dialogue levels are still very low. I have Speech Enhancement engaged, and typically have “Reduce Loud Sounds” engaged on the Apple TV. When I turn off Atmos in Apple TV, and revert to 5.1, the issue resolves itself. Does anyone have suggestions on what to try to resolve this using Atmos? I feel like I’ve tried every combination to make this usable. I have performed Trueplay after the latest update. 

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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mmducharmeContributor I
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One SL's vs. in-wall w/ AMP (vaulted great room)

Hello all,I have been looking to trying to find some discussions about this but cant seem to get anything clear:I am in the process of building my new home. The great room has a vaulted 2-story ceiling. Picture below)Current plan is to do Arc in front, Sub, unknown on surround.Need guidance on surround:What gives best sound (for movies) on this application? (2) One SL’s mounted on wall at sitting/ ear height, Or AMP with in-wall at sitting/ear height? If I went with the in-walls- what is the quality of the in-wall speakers? Am I better off buying the Amp and getting different in-walls or are the Sonos in-walls good quality? Thanks for the help, and apologies if this has already been discussed 

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AMPARC54Contributor I
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How to connect Samsung Frame TV, ARC and AMP with 2 Ceiling Speakers

I have 2 AMP’s. One AMP feeds my Kitchen with 4 hardwired ceiling speakers.  Great sound.  My 2nd AMP supports our living room with two hardwired ceiling speakers.  I have an ARC connected to my Samsung Frame TV via HDMI cable.   Neither of the AMP’s are HDMI connected to my Samsung Frame TV.  The two AMP’s are located in my media room closet on the other side of the house and are not connected to my Samsung Frame. The following are the connections that I would like to have.    I want my two hardwired family room speakers to play my Spotify music with the ARC speakers in sync. I have my ARC linked to the 2nd AMP.   Do I need to connect the ARC to the 2nd AMP with an Ethernet cable to allow music to be played in sync? How do I make this connection to allow the ARC and the 2 Living Room ceiling speakers play music at the same time? I also want to use my 2 living room hardwired ceiling speakers connected to my 2nd AMP to work with the ARC that is HDMI connected to my Frame TV to obtain su

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