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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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AjTrek1
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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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MoneydocContributor I
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replace mounting screws

I want to change out the screws that mount the beam to its mount with longer cap screws so I may unscrew them with my fingers (and my old eyes can see them, too). What size screw do I need to get to replace the originals?  Thanks.

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1 year ago
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ScottKentContributor I
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Amp not working with Playbar

I have 2 sets of Sonos architectural in ceiling speakers connected to 2 Sonos Amps in 2 separate rooms.  In one room I have a Sonos Arc and was able to have the ceiling speakers attached to the Amp get set up fine as surrounds.  In the other room I have an old playbar and was trying to set up the other Amp as surrounds with the playbar.  Got it setup and seemed to be working fine for a few minutes and then noticed that system said it could not fine the Amp.  Nothing in the app seemed to work to get the Amp to reconnect but playbar itself remained working.  Tried to take the Amp off as surrounds but system still would not find the Amp again.  Had to hard reset the Amp and setup Amp again as standalone speaker.  Tried second time to setup as surrounds and same result only Amp became disconnected almost immediately and had to do hard reset again.  Realize the playbar is a bit older and amp is brand new but seems others have gotten amps and playbar to work together.  Any suggestions on thi

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10 months ago
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JTatumContributor I
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Sound bar Volume on TV Remote

I am looking to add a sound bar to my TV.  I was going to order the playbar.  I have been told that my TV remote will not work properly with any sound bar but the ARC.  Is that true? 

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22 days ago
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Aaftab.MughalContributor II
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Buzzing noise from sub?

I have a playbar and a sonus sub gen 2. Been working like a dream for years. The other day I noticed that the sub seems to be making a slight buzzing noise.  I have unplugged it and plugged it in from the mains and the disconnected the power lead. Any help or advice guys please? 

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2 years ago
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gesumaContributor I
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Beam 1 and Arc

I have a beam gen 1 and recently found an open box Arc for $400. I hooked it up and will have to say I am not impressed with the Arc. It didn’t have a wow facture to me. All of my TV settings are correct on my 1 Year old Sony TV. I tried trueplay but it didn’t seam to make a difference. I am debating on returning the arc and getting a mini sub for the gen 1 or returning the arc and getting a gen2. I don’t have the money to purchase a sub for the arc just to make it sound better. 

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4 months ago
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PreethContributor I
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playbar grouping with sonos one and submini

I have 4 play one and 1 playbar . Recently upgraded to 2 Sonos one and a sub mini and disconnected my existing play one I tried to group the playbar with Sonos one and sub mini to get a 5.1 but it’s not working . I have grouped Sonos one and sub mini as one unit and playbar as another. everytime I pay Tv or music I try to group the two but it’s not working . Only playbar works and it plays only on playbar how to rectify this

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106rallye
1 year ago
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skodmanTrending Lyricist I
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The arc does not start the audio return sound

My setup: I have and LG tv ( it has eARC) and a appletv and a ARC.I use the remote from the appletv.When i turn on the appeltv it turns on my tv aswell. But lateliy the sonos arc dosnt start the sound ( audio return channel) the sound comes out of my tv insted.i can then mauely aktivate the return channel on my tv and then the sound comes out of my ARC. It have always worked,but for about a week ago it dit not work..I have not made any changes on my setup.I have tryed a power draine.With all the hdmi plugs pulled out of my tv.what am i missing?please help. P.S there have ben no update to my tv,i update the tv mauely.So no changes there. 

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Corry P
1 year ago
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RidgemanContributor I
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No sound from 4K player

I will keep this brief.  I have just set up my playbase with 2 play 1’s as surround.  The current setup is via my Samsung TV and Sky Q box I have two issues.   My 4K Pannasonic player has no sound at all.  It is set up with an HDMI VIdeo/Audio to the TV.   It used to be set up when I had my old receiver via separate audio and video hdmi.  I have “told” the 4k player that sound should be a single HDMI but to no avail.  There  is no audio.  Equally I have “told” the TV to expect both sound/video but its just not working but I can’t see where the instruction has gone wrong. 2nd Issue is minor but annoying.  All the apps apart from one on the SKy Q box are sending sound to the playbase  eg Prime/Netflix.  However Youtube isn’t.  No sound from the youtube app at all.   I can access youtube via an app on the TV and there is sound.  Cannot work out why the app on Sky would be different/

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7 months ago
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4ndr01d3Contributor I
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My beam disappeared from android app but available on the Mac app

Hey there,My beam is not visible from the android app, but it’s still working, if using the TV the audio comes from it, and if I use the Mac app or group it via the Sonos voice assistant, it connects and plays music.I have unplugged the beam both from the TV and power, but I still have the same issue. I’ve also restarted my phone and nothing.any ideas?

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1 year ago
minimalist
minimalistAvid Contributor I
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Can I use Era 300's as side surrounds?

To simplify all the cabling and get rid of my giant space hogging AVR, I’m contemplating switching from my existing discreet 5.1.2 system to a Sonos Arc, Sub Gen 3, and a two Era 300 setup.  But my living room is long and shallow so I don't have room behind the sofa to mount the era 300’s (the sofa is against the wall).  My current surround speakers are on stands facing the sofa from each side and the AVR knows that position and accommodates accordingly.My question is when you set up Era 300’s as surrounds does the Sonos software know where they are in relation to the listener?  or maybe this is handled using Trueplay and the built in Mics? Would angling them at 45 degrees on their stands about 1.5 feet off the rear walls 3 feet or so on either side of the sofa work.

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minimalist
2 months ago
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ab5000Contributor III
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Give me your thoughts on maximising Playbase Era 100s, Era 300s, One’s and/or Sub Mini)

So I have a Playbase and happy with it and still works, but wondering what could works best with it when thinking of todays updates. Would it be able to take advantage of anything the 300’s offer? Wondering if it is worth reconfiguring it…. I can connect:Sub-MiniOne’sEra100sEra300s 

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Stanley_4
3 months ago
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ACB15Contributor I
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pairing 2 moves to work with eh tw7000 projector.

Hi I get that we can’t pair the moves in Bluetooth, but if they are paired in wifi, is there a wifi adapter I can add to the projector to receive the signal from the paired moves?? Thank you for your help! 

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melvimbe
1 year ago
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FhantomContributor I
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Cant use Youtube Music

Hello guys, So I'm a bit perplexed. I've tried reading previous entries and discussions, yet still no luck. The YouTube Music integration is simply useless. It connects fine, but then show nothing other than the playlist "Liked songs", where I'm unable to play any of them because of "Access Denied". It works wonders with Spotify though. This whole Sonos ecosystem is suppose to be without any hassle. So can anyone tell me, what button i have to click, so actually use YouTube music on my Sonos Arc?? Sorry if I sound angry, but this really shouldn't be needed 

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2 years ago
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Anonymous
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ray and sl one surround

I can’t connect my Sonos one sl speakers to the ray soundbar as surround sound 

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1 year ago
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GrchContributor I
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Surrounds for beam gen 2 + Sub mini

Hello,Which rear speakers for beam gen 2 and sub mini? Era 100 or era 300 (is Dolby Atmos worth the extra cost?).Thanks ! 

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Ken_Griffiths
4 months ago
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ECaudioContributor I
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Setting up old Sub with new System

Hi- I moved homes and am trying to set up my old Sonos Sub:Gen2 with my new Sonos Arc. It looks like Sonos has my Sub:Gen2 still registered with my old home and I don’t have access to that old system via the Sonos app to unregister it from that system. How do I get it set up with my new system in my new home?

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1 year ago
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NostomeetyouContributor I
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Atmos and SonosNet Issue

This could get long so apologies in advance. This has been a game of dominoes/whack-a-mole and I’m not sure what to do next….Upgraded my wifi system to ASUS ZenWiFi AX (XT8). Had immediate issues with the majority of my Sonos speakers no longer available. Only the Arc (+surrounds+sub) and one other remain. Found the Community articles Downgraded the ASUS firmware to 25790. Sonos speakers showed up! But Internet speeds went from consistent 400Mbps to intermittent 1-5Mbps. Reverted router to latest firmware. Internet works. Sonos speakers gone again. Plugged Arc ethernet port directly into router to form SonosNet. All the speakers are back! Atmos no longer working, showing Stereo PCM. Unplug Arc ethernet cable, back on wifi, Atmos back! Other speakers gone. Move another speaker to plug into router, Speakers are back! Atmos is gone again.At this point I’m kind of at a loss as to how to get Atmos to work with my setup. Any suggestions or personal experience would be apprecaited.

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2 years ago
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johnyjacquesContributor I
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Sonos home theater setup

I am in the market for a home theater setup for a room I am converting into a literal theater in my house. I have looked at other products sent to me from friends but if what I am trying to accomplish could be done with Sonos/Sonance I would rather go that route as my entire home is already powered by Sonos. So here is where I landed and questions about this setup before I buy:What I am trying to accomplish here is an 7.1 Dolby Atmos configuration if possible.Room dimensions if that matters is approximately 300sqfFront right/left and center speakers = Sonos Arc soundbarSub = Sonos Sub (Gen 3)Left/Right surrounds = Sonos/Sonance in wall speakers powered by Sonos AMPRear left/right surrounds = either Sonos/Sonance in wall or Sonos Era 300s Ideally I would like to keep as much of the surrounds hidden as possible which is why I am going with in wall and not sure if it would also work with in ceiling maybe for the left/right rears or if that wouldn’t work. I was told by a friend that the So

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Stanley_4
1 month ago
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JonasneilsonContributor I
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Connecting Virgin V6 box.

Hi, I am looking at a set up with s Samsung TV, arc, amp, four ceiling speakers and a Virgin V6 box. How does the Virgin box connect to the amp?Thanks 

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11 months ago
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StarlinkContributor I
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I am out

So after 10 years I decided to sell off all my Sonos. I had enough with the nonsense.Here are the reasons:STP issues with my Unifi networks resulting in frequency cut outs and broadcast storm (SONOS ARC, SONOS BEAM) Notification connection led on any speaker that cannot understand that blinking at 2AM is pointless (Any speakers) Lack of support for advance DTS (SONOS ARC, SONOS BEAM) Tiny power button (SONOS ROAM) Many steps necessary to turn off device (SONOS ROAM) Charging a battery operated speaker can not be done when speaker is off (SONOS ROAM) Wireless charging using tiny coils that corrode and break (SONOS MOVE) Lack of native support for things like Airplay 2 (Any speakers)But more importantly I think the company and engineers are completely are lost and struggle to design a great ecosystem that just works.  Ciao.

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jgatie
7 months ago
Ronald77
Ronald77Contributor I
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Sonos beam gen2 quality of bass sound

My sonos soundbar is since recently having issue’s with heavy bass. Wondering if this can be caused by a software update, don’t think that the woofer is blown up as most of the bass sounds ok. Only when playing certain movies I get a “funky” sound which is most likely the best described as Bass distortion. 

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UKMedia
6 months ago
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Rhyder0725Contributor I
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SONOS component compatibility with ARC

I am looking to upgrade my SONOS Playbar (Gen1) with the ARC.  I want to verify my current SUB (Gen1) and Play:1 (rear) will work with the ARC.

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1 year ago
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Wan6Contributor I
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Sonos Beam freezes and unresponsive

Hello,I've a problem with my Sonos beam. Every morning when I turn on my Tv the audio stop and skip on the Sonos Beam. When I want to check the Smartphone app the Sonos beam is unreachable. The only solution is to unplug the power and the Sonos work again perfectly for the day. I've already try the factory reset with no success. Please find my diagnostic ID : 1944524877 Thanks.

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Xander P
3 years ago
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Chaser09Contributor I
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Can I include a Play 5: GEN 2 in a stereo system with a Beam and two Play 1 speakers?

Would I be able to use a PLAY 5: GEN 2 in a room system with a Beam and two PLAY 1 speakers?  I know I can have them in the same room to play audio and music, but my question is if I can actually include it in the stereo system, like how I use the Play 1 speakers as rear stereo with my TV and Beam.

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2 years ago
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MarkursiContributor I
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Problem LG 47LA7909 with Beam

I have a LG 47LA7909 TV and a Beam with two Play:1 for Stereo Sound.In the App you should be able to set up the TV for the Sonos System by plugging in the HDMI cable to the ARC port in the TV.Sound is already playing after I activated Simplink on my TV but I cannot control the TV with the app, nor the volume with the TV remote, due to this set up error in the App.It says that no HDMI ARC connections can be detected.Reseting the TV hasn't worked eitherAny ideas for a solution?Thanks in advance!Markus

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Ken_Griffiths
3 years ago
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