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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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volume levels after latest update

I have just added an extra sub 3 to my arc , 2 x Eros 300 and existing sub 3. After the set up Sonos updated the software. Now the volume is so low. I previously had the base on about -4 as was great if needed it louder and now with the extra sub and update I have to have it on + 9 or 10 to get the base. Also the volume I have to now have the system on is 100% when listing to say music and can’t get any louder when before I had it on 70% and it was lovely and loud. Why by adding an additional sub 3 has the system now gone quieter as this was the whole reason why I wanted an extra sub to boost my sound as I have a very large living room and like to have the sound loud. Please help. 

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Channels mixed up on 5.1 content

Has anyone encountered a problem where audio (specifically with 5.1 content) will occasionally have the channels mixed up? I will occasionally get all audio sent to the surrounds when using both Disney+ and Netflix, but only with 5.1 content. If I change the audio format from passthrough to auto it seems to help, but I am at a loss what is going on. I have reset both the TV and the Apple TV, which did not help. I also tested the Arc with another Apple TV and TV, and the issue persists. It seems like the Arc is having a problem decoding the 5.1 content. Setup:- LG C2- Apple TV- Sonos Arc + Sub Mini + Symfonisk Surrounds 

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sonos arc connection

HDMI 4 (arc) connector on tv does not work with the provided hdmi Sonos cable

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Connecting Era 300 outside of Boost

How can I connect my new Era 300 to my surround set up if all the other speakers in the 5.1 are connected by Boost? Outside of Boost, I have to reconnect some of my speakers almost daily back to my network. Network is Deco(TP link) XE75 pro (Mesh). Any suggestions for improving Wifi connection or getting my Era 300 on the same system. thanks

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My new cable box cannot connect to my Connect: Amp

My old cable box had a RCA outputs that I was able to connect to my Connect: Amp.  My new one does not have any RCA outputs, only an ethernet port.  Is there any way to connect the Connect: Amp to the cable box, or directly to the TV?  If not, what are my best options? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

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sonos era 300 inverted

In a earlier question months and months ago.  A person asked a question about sonos fully supporting era 300 inverted as surrounds.  A rep from sonos said that sonos will be fully supporting that feature soon.  It has been quite a while since then.  If a person from sonos directly can address this,  then that would be greatly appreciated.  Is inverted era 300 still happening? Is it happening soon? Is it happening not soon? Thanks 

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SONOS + Logitech ELITE remote control.

Hello, I’m French.SONOS + Logitech HARMONY ELITE remote control.I have a SONY BRAVIA TV.I have2 Play 1 - kitchen2 play 1 living room1 playbar1 subI listen to my TV on the Playbar.I can no longer adjust the VOLUME of SONOS with my Logitech ELITE remote control. On the other hand, and this is odd, I can mute the sound completely.From my remote control, the SOUND slider on the TV increases and decreases, but the SOUND itself doesn't decrease or increase.I need your help.Thank you very much.JPR_ProjectP.S./ I still can't understand WHY the SOUND from my TV comes out on the PLAYBAR but not on my PLAY 1s and SUB.P.S.2 : Similarly, I can't understand why when I watch a 4K ULTRA HD movie from my blue-ray player, I don't get CINEMA sound on my PLAY 1 and SUB?Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

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Sonos arc + sub low bass

I have purchased sonos arc and sub 3 days before and looks like sub audio is not up to the mark. Its not giving me punching feeling.  I changed my setting to EQ  bass +10Sub audio +. 15then i get some punchy base, in this setting my room must be shaking but its not.I checked both sub and arc is firmware is upto date. I moved sub here and there multiple places in room but same output. My sub and arc both connected to wifi 2.4Ghz because it automatically takes 2.4Ghz SSID instead 5Ghz. Now days router uses same SSID name for both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz.   I am really disappointed with soundbar and sub, my 100$ sound bar and sub sound far better than this 1800$ crap. I was so excited to hear but it ruined my new year.

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Sonos Beam lost connection to Deco WiFi

Hello, My Sonos Beam lost the ability to connect through WiFi to my Deco X55 today. It works as intended with Ethernet cable connected.  I have 4 Sonos products that all of them has been connected through WiFi. If a connect an Ethernet cable to the Beam and then to my primary deco, my Play:1s also shows up as wired connection though they are not.The Play:3 is still connected to WiFi, if I remove the Ethernet cable from the Beam, the Play:1s connect to WiFi again but the Beam loses connection and is unusable.This is driving me nuts to say the least as it was working this morning and all of a sudden it's not anymore.  Has been in contact with Sonos support live chat for two hours and we did a factory reset on the Beam and it looked like it was stable until I removed the ethernet cable and the Beam lost its connection again. What to do?

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update SUB

 HelloEvery time I do an update on my Sonos System, the update fails on completion and I can see my SUB has a problemHave sent the below log to you1022973452

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Parsen66Contributor I
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PCM Stero via blu ray player

Hello, when playing a blu ray via my LG blu ray player I only get PCM stero. Doesn't matter what settings on my Samsung CU8000 TV or on the blu ray player itself. I've swapped out the HDMI cable just in case and no change. The blu ray is connected via HDMI 3 on my TV.The Bean Gen 2 is connected to the TV via the eArc HDMI port.  Any thoughts or advice please ?

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Sonos ARC - Ethernet or Wifi

I currently have the home theater composed of the Arc, a pair of Era 300, and Sub mini, all of which are connected wirelessly (via home wifi) for now.  Question: wondering if there will be a lift for the sound quality if the Arc is connected via ethernet while other devices remain the same connecting approaching (i.e. Wifi connection) - this is what my friend told me but I suspect it.  thank you 

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Arc, Era300, Sub3 setup without ideal seating

Got the Arc, Sub3, and a pair of Era 300's with Sanus stands for Black Friday. Looking for suggestions on best placement. Unfortunately I won't be able to get 'ideal seating' with the room layout. Any other suggestions besides the attached photo? TV is 65" LG C9 wallmounted.Unfortunately I can’t change the furniture layout just because of the door, openings, and windows. I am open to returning the 300’s though if I won’t get much of a benefit without ideal placement.  

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KClineContributor I
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ERA 100 speakers - wuh wuh wuh wuh sounds

I have a new system with Beam (2nd gen) and 2 ERA 100 as surrounds. The first day of use they sounded great - then the back speakers started pulsing (wuh wuh wuh wuh). I’ve taken them back to factory reset, turned microphones off, reset WiFi connection - no change. completely unusable. Any ideas?

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ArkangilContributor II
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sony x90j remote wont change volume with Beam

Just got a new Beam gen2 to connect to my Sony X90J tv. Plugged into the TV I have a cable box, a Nintendo switch, and another gaming console. The Beam is plugged into the earc hdmi port.  No matter whether I am using any of the above devices or a streaming service like Netflix the sound does come out of the beam.  The problem is I cannot get the remote to control the volume on the beam. I’ve tried setup through the sonos app and the tv and it just won’t work. It tells me to turn cec on on the tv but the Bravia Sync is already on.  Any help would be appreciated!

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Should I Upgrade

For my home theater system I have the Sonos Playbar with a subwoofer and two play 3 for surrounds. I was planning on buying a new TV and was wondering if it would be worth buying the arc? And if the older play3 speakers and sub are compatible with the arc?

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TryintohearatmosContributor I
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Arc not recieving Atmos

So, for a week now I’ve been trouble shooting why the sonos App never displays that its receiving Atmos. Ive bought new hdmi 2.1 cables, checked and rechecked the settings. Purchased a new Apple TV 3rd gen. Still no Atmos. My Television is an LG Oled C1. All devices are updated to latest software. E-arc is enabled, pass through enabled, the Arc is plugged into the eArc HDMI port. Still at best i get Dolby 5.1+ or Mutlichannel PCM 5.1 (from the Apple TV). No app whatsoever produces Atmos sound with the Arc whether native on the TV or from the Apple TV.  Im so frustrated im considering just returning the Arc soundbar and moving towards a Klipsch Atmos setup. What could possibly be the problem that im not finding nor thinking of? 

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Concreteman1Contributor I
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Hooking up 4 era speakers to sonos arc in one room surround

I am trying to configure my room with a Sonos Arc, Gen 3 sub, and 4 era speakers as surrounds. I can’t get the 3rd and 4th eras to hook as surrounds in the room. Any suggestions?

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SteveLRContributor I
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surround speakers

Choice of surround speakers. Which work best with the arc and sub. I want to set up a home theater system.

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JoshuaCContributor I
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Multichannel PCM 5.1 Drop-Outs w/ Beam (Gen 2) and LG G3 TV

Hi, Everybody. I’ve been driving myself crazy trying to troubleshoot an issue with a Beam (Gen2) -based home theater set up (Beam Gen 2, Sub (Gen3), and two Era 100s). The issue happens whenever the source device, in this case both a latest-gen Apple TV and a Nintendo Switch, outputs audio in MultiChannel PCM 5.1. The audio drops out for about two seconds EXACTLY every one minute. Audio output in other formats, including Dolby ATMOS, plays back perfectly. My television is a new LG G3. All devices are on the latest available firmware/software updates as of today (23 June, 2023). After spending weeks trying every possible solution (HDMI cable replacements, network configurations, wired/unwired setups, different TV and device settings, etc), I had a call with SONOS Tier 2 support today where I was told very confidently that this is a known-issue with the LG TV firmware and that I should contact LG directly. I asked if SONOS was in contact with LG at all to attempt to remedy this issue on

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Speaker setup, compatibility, arrangement, etc…

I want to buy a Sonos Arc for my TV and a sub (maybe rear speakers, undecided) to create a home theater situation… also want to put a record player in the same room, would like to share that sub with it somehow and play through Sonos speakers in stereo. Originally I was thinking about getting 2 Fives to hook to the record player (in stereo) but if i link to the arc system to use the sub I’m afraid there might be issues like delay? Furthermore, I would like to install Fives in my garage and be able to play music from either the turn table or TV setup through them. How do I go about all this?

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Charlie.HowardContributor I
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Sound loss on sonos beam gen 2

I have recently purchased a Sonos beam gen 2. Sound quality great but the sound frequently just drops out and I have to turn everything off to get it working again. Any ideas?

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beam 2 loses connection

I have a Beam 2 that loses connection with my samsung TV randomly.  TV will suddenly start playing out TV speakers.  Beam is Connected via HDMI/eArc. This same TV worked fine with the Playbar until the speaker change.  All firmware is current and the only solve is to disconnect power for a few minutes then power back up.  I’ve swapped HDMI cables to ensure that is not the issue.  This has been happening to plenty of others as I see in this community.  Any help?

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Lost precise Roku TV volume control from Beam

Stumped on this one, especially since it’s involving multiple vendors, but figured I’d try here first because of Sonos, Roku and Alexa communities I figure you folks are the most clever.I have a Beam 2 connected to a TCL 5-series Roku TV via eARC. The name for the Roku in Alexa is “Living Room TV”.  The TV uses a 0-100 volume scale.Until a few days ago, I could ask Alexa on the Beam to set a specific volume on the TV, in several ways:“Alexa, set the volume on TV to 14” “Alexa, set the volume on Roku to 14” “Alexa, set the volume of living room TV to 14”… you get the idea.  Doing that would bring up the Roku volume display on the TV set to 14 (out of 100).But I recently added a cheapo Fire TV in a bedroom here so now Alexa knows about two TVs.  And ever since then, I have not been able to use the Alexa on the Beam to set a specific volume above 10 on the Roku TV, even when I specify “Living Room TV” or “Living Room Roku”. One of three things happens (phrasing is from memory here):“I’m s

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Setting up new Arc

I’m setting my new Sonos speakers including a ARC. Prior to these I had a sonos system in our living room with a PlayBar. So I just started with the Arc and I see no fiber connection for the Arc. Only HDMI to Ethernet.My issue is that I stream my TV via Hulu and normally set my TV Audio to the Fiber out. I don’t use any HDMI connections on my TV.How will my TV see the Arc and direct the sound to it and all the other speakers I am setting up?TIA...

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