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Home Theater Speaker Layouts

You can only add two surround speakers to a Sonos home theater setup. I would use the Era 300s as surrounds with the Arc and use the One SLs...
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Maximum amount of speakers supported in a surround sound setup for Home...

You can add up to two Subs (one must be a Gen 3) and two surround speakers to a Sonos home theater setup. So if you want to use the Era 300s...
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BOL74
BOL74Avid Contributor I
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Airplay and if this is normal?

Hi folks….Airplay…..well i’m just try to figure how to ask the right question here. I’ll try my best. The TV’s i got are more or less 10-14yo. They are all Plastma and they got HDMI ARC-connection.Before i got the Arcana HDfury,i had my home cinema streaming movies over Airplay(yes i got a Apple tv 4K for all my TV’s). When i start choose soundsource from the side menu i turn on my Beam and turn off speakers in TV. Then press play….everything seems to be working ok….If i watch Youtube,and there is a commercial,the Beam disconnected and only TV-speakers work. Then you need to go to sidemenu again…..choose the Beam and turn off TV speaker. Is there a way to fix this? Or i just buy a new TV with eARCor another eARC-extractor like an OREI or another Arcana(or a cheeper one….any suggestions?) 

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106rallye
1 year ago
BOL74
BOL74Avid Contributor I
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Going secondhand soundbar

Hi all good people. Can i get some input of what route to go. If some of you have scrolled around my questions i’m gonna let the ones that didn’t a little brief.Tree different rooms,only one with a home cinema-status.The other two rooms got both Panasonic 2010-mod and Apple Tv 4k.I will get the Arc in a few months,so one of the two rooms will have a Beam G2 transfere from my precence home cinema setup.The final room would like to get a soundbar as well,but i’m not sure what to get. It probobly would be a budget system. I allready got Ikea Bookshelf’s for surround,and i will probobly gonna get a Gen2/3.So….do you people recomend the Playbar or the Playbase? Or is the Ray so much better that these options. The price is basicly the same for these items here in Norway.

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BOL74
1 year ago
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Knotflying2dyContributor I
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Audio delay

Hi, I have a slight but annoying audio delay. The lips of onscreen actors/news anchors is faster than the audio. Also, when pausing a show and then resuming the episode a short time later, the audio does not resume sometimes up to 10 seconds. I use Bluetooth for my (two) Sonos one SL’s, an arc and amp. In Sonos app settings, delay playback is off. I have high speed internet in the house. Router is next to the arc. All the speakers are contained in the family room. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks. 

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1 year ago
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MrpwagnerContributor I
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playbar not connecting to wifi.

My modem died yesterday. I got a new modem and try to get everything all set up. My play bar wasn’t showing up in the settings, but was still playing. As I want to be able to control it independently, I tried multiple things, including, unfortunately, (as per comments, here by administrators), factory resets. I cannot get the Playbar to connect to the Wi-Fi. I’ve spent hours on the phone with both my Wi-Fi service provider as well as Sonos. I can get it working just fine with an ethernet cable. Unfortunately the TV is not located in proximity to my modem.Is the Wi-Fi dead in this playbar?Thoughts? Thoughts? Any help in getting my player? Bar connected to the Wi-Fi would be greatly appreciated. I’ve spent countless hours and torn out many hairs trying to get this resolved.

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1 year ago
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BatcountryContributor I
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pairing era 300 with sonos one

I currently have a surround sonos set up (playbase, sub, 2 sonos one speakers). Can i replace one of my current sonos one speakers with an era 300 without any issues?

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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3PinballsContributor I
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1 Sonos Arc mounted 1" below TV and 2nd Arc Mounted directly below 2nd TV

So My installer put Arc under my 77 Inch Samsung S90 (installed with Sanus 4D mount) I took pix this morning in dark with Flashlight to show Atmos, upward firing speakers, distance from TV.. The TV only covers about 1/4” to 1/2” Max of the back of speaker.   Will this be okay for Sound?  If Not, what are any suggestions?  Can I make the speaker stand off the wall further without having to move Arc mount to a lower position? I’ll take other pix later, but the 2nd TV mounted above the Fireplace where the Arc is right under TV with no spacing, the TV covers about 1/2” of the back of the Atmos speaker.  Thx everyone!!! 

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jgatie
1 year ago
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honeymoonContributor I
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Apple TV 4K Connection Issue

Hello everyone! Forgive me if this is an elementary question but I am confused on how to connect my Apple TV 4K to my Sonos Arc (w/ Sub) when I’m using the only HDMI port on Apple TV to plug into my TV’s eARC port. My TV is the Sony Bravia X90K. I then connect my Sonos to my TV directly (there is only one eARC port) and Apple TV asks me to manually connect to the Arc every time. Is there a way to connect Apple TV both to the Arc and TV? Should I use an AV receiver? Thanks so much!!

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1 year ago
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brsingContributor II
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Beam and wireless rear speaker solution

I have a Sonos Beam that I use for my TV front audio and was wondering if there is a Sonos product that could be used (wirelessly) as a rear speaker ?

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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EdrossContributor I
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sound fades in and out- Arc and sub mini

I just added a sub mini to my arc. Why does the sound go out or fades seemingly at random times. Thanks in advance!

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
DavidPal
DavidPalContributor II
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App update. 4 Era-300 + 2 Sub + Arc

Hey, everybody. I realize this is a bit of a silly question, but still. Does anyone know if there are any plans to update the app to use 4x Sonos Era-300? It seems to me that for people who want to watch content on large diagonals (150 inches and more), the Arc soundbar will not be enough.I wouldn't mind expanding the stage with additional Era 300/100's in front on the sides either.  

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Stanley_4
1 year ago
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ninecowsContributor I
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5.1/multichannel music playback

I have the arc and 2 x ones and they work fine together for movies giving me both atmos and surround from movies on my Apple TV + LG tv. But… I also have a blu-ray with music in 5.1 format. Can I somehow rip this and convert to something that can be played back correctly on my system? For my dvd and Blu-ray collection I have ripped these and store them on a NAS which the Apple TV can access and I then play back using Infuse. Works like a charm. My music collection is also on the NAS and I can get the Sonos app to play back tracks from it. What format should I pick for the music? Can the Sonos app somehow access and play it back in multichannel?

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Stanley_4
1 year ago
gregeeh
gregeehTrending Lyricist I
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Will rear speakers help my situation

Hello Everyone,I have a Beam Gen 2 connected via EARC to my Sony X90J TV.We watch TV via an HDHomeRun where channels here in Australia broadcast in MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 with different audio formats like PCM 2.0, DD 2.0, DD 5.1 etc.Sound quality and volume varies a lot on the different channels.  Sometime a volume setting of 34 is OK while others it can be up at the 60 mark.  Even at higher settings it is difficult to understand what is being said.Add to this we live in a duplex which renders the use of loud volumes being not an option.My thought was to buy a couple of One SL Speakers and place them at either end of the lounge where we sit and watch TV.So my question is would this help or am I just wasting my money?TIA 

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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OptimeistTrending Lyricist I
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300s direction when used as surrounds with no rear access - couch against wall

I’ve searched and read lots of posts, but still can’t figure out the optimal direction to face my 300s.  I know some posts say just try each and see what sounds best, but I would like to first determine the theoretical best direction.My couch is up against a wall and there is no way to place 300s behind (as you can see from the pics).  What is the best direction to face them?  It seems like the best would be to face them towards the TV so at least 1 of the sides is directed towards me and the other side is bouncing off the wall, but I would love to get some expert opinions.  I don’t mind moving each speaker a bit before watching a movie, which would give me the 8 inches clearance recommended.Left surround position - against wall ~6 feet from listening positionhttps://photos.app.goo.gl/KW8CD5QJg9V6bTLC9Right surround position - against bookshelf ~14 feet from my position (I could move it behind the lamp table, which would make it 9 feet from me, but 3 feet from the right couch seat)http

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Stanley_4
1 year ago
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AidanbContributor II
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beam, play 1’s and Roam as surround sound

I have a beam and two play 1’s which can be set up as either stereo or surround.  I also have a roam.  im wondering if I add another roam could I set up the beam with the play 1’s as front and roams as rear.  I have some dvd’s which have 5.1 surround music on them and wondering how I get to listen to them in a better setting  I am currently just playing them as 5.1 dts.  I also use the play 1 to connect to my port and turntable.  im hoping someone can direct me how to make the most of my system when I want to watch dvd  I also have an old Sonos play bar in the front room and can move the other bits to make it work in there if that helps   

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Stanley_4
1 year ago