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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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benmitchell
benmitchellAvid Contributor I
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a playbase and a new TV

I am getting a new TV and I have a playbase set up on my old TV.  What kind of process is needed to hook the playbase up to the new TV?  Do I need to install it again or just plug in the audio cable?

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3 years ago
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CazzaBContributor I
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Sub not configured

So my sub is saying not configured. When I select finish adding to my system and add to room (lounge), I keep getting  a message saying there was a problem setting up your sub.I have checked in About my System’ and my sub is showing as connected to the WiFi .This is driving me insane, my arc and sonos one’s have been set up with no issues.I have tried numerous times re-setting the sub and starting from scratch. 😡🤦‍♀️

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buzz
3 years ago
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Powderfreak1Contributor I
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connection - blu-ray - projector - beam

Hi I’m not sure if it’s info overload from the internet or I’m just a bit slow but I’d be really grateful for any pointers on a set up for the following since the Beam is back in its box now :-(SONY BDPS6700B blu-ray side of room connection to projector via hdmi within walls and ceiling.SONOS BEAM ideally placed beneath projection screenEPSON TW-650 projector mounted on ceiling via hdmi from Blu-ray,How can i connect the Beam, ideally without cables running around the room. But failing that any solution would be appreciated.I’m confused with switchers, Amazon prime Bluetooth, hdmi arc on one and not the other.… Thanks in advancePs I’m not even going to ask about the two Sonos play1s since i think the os is updated.   

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3 years ago
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smh0410Contributor I
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Sub Cutting In and out

Diagnostics- 315833212 Up until recently everything was working fine. Nothing has changed in the system or surrounding devices. The sub cutting in and out during 5.1, surrounds still playing though.  I’ve hardwired the playbar, and that didn’t seem to help. I’ve also restarted the router which reduces how often it happens, but it still occurs.There are no 5ghz items within 10 feet of the playbar except for the WiFi range extender which is running on a different channel than sonos net.  Any thoughts?

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Paul A
3 years ago
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StuffuTrending Lyricist I
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Arc issues with no sound in some apps on Apple TV 4K.

Hii decided to switch my old playbar to an Arc. While impressed with the sound I have issues with some streaming apps doesn’t output any sound at all. It’s now disconnected and I am currently using the TVs built in speakers.The Arc is connected to a Samsung UE55KS8005 to its HDMI ARC port. I mainly use an Apple TV 4K to stream content. Now to the strange part. Some apps, like Netflix and Disney+ is working as expected. As well PlayStation 4 and raspberry pi. But some apps is streaming video but no audio. For instance, a Swedish public tv app SVT Play. A friend has the exact same setup and it works at his place, except the TV that is different.It’s strange because I would believe that the Apple TV outputs audio in the same way for all apps. The only way to get the sound from those apps is through airplay but that’s a workaround I’m not that interested in.Anyone have a clue on how to fix it? I would deeply appreciate a solution to this so that I can enjoy my new Arc. thanks in advance! e

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Paul A
3 years ago
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dcacarrContributor II
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Sonos Beam sound and new Sky Q box.

I have just changed my Sky HD box for Sky Q2 box in conjunction with Samsung 4K smart TV and Sonos Beam. I find that on switching the system off at night, when I come to use in the morning there is no sound until I increase the volume myself, also the same thing occurs after pausing a recording to leave the room and so on. This did not happen before. The engineer just swapped boxes and there we are, so any ideas, please where the problem originates?

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Simon B
3 years ago
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Youngy87Contributor I
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sound out of sync to tv

Hi I’ve recently purchased a beam which I am using with two play:1 speakers for my TV.  im finding that a lot of the time the sound is out compared to the picture which is really frustrating. Sometimes it’s fine (more on terrestrial channels) but moving to the digital programmes like sky sports, movies, Netflix’s etc, there is a delay.  ive looked at the sonos f&q page and have tried what they suggest, but still can’t seem to get it right.  can anyone help with the best way to fix the problem? If it helps, the TV is a Samsung 65” 2020 QLED

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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gjs1980Contributor I
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Sonos Arc with one Sonos One speaker?

I have the Sonos Arc and one (1) Sonos One speaker. Is it possible to pair the two so that the Arc plays music along with the Sonos One? Right now only the Sonos One will play music through the Sonos app

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Mark P
3 years ago
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nycmusicloverContributor I
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Issue setting up Beam with older Pioneer TV - pdp5080

hi! I’m trying to set up my Bean with my Pioneer PDP5080.  Unfortunately, my TV is 7 years old and doesn’t have an Arc input and the optical out is only for Dolby Digital and I was told by Pioneer it wasn’t meant to be compatible with a soundbar.  Is there any work-around here? Basically i was told by Sonos I can get a refund with no other solution.  I was really excited for my Beam to have some better sound quality for my TV but also to use it as a speaker for music. I also have an appleTV 4k -not sure if that matters or not. 

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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JchalupsContributor I
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Beam sound bar has echo

New Beam sound bar sounds hollow and echos after tuning with my iPhone 11 on TruPlay. help

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3 years ago
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Sonos in TexasContributor I
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Can't add PLAY 1 as right surround

My right play1 speaker is not being recognized for surround sound setup. I have a playbar, sub, and (2) Play1 speakers. I can set them up individually, and as a paired stereo set. But when trying to add as surround - the right speaker isn’t being recognized. the only time I got it to work as surround was when I had a wired connection with the Sonos boost. When I unplugged and moved back to its location - same problems as noted above. Looking for some advice or help please Diagnostic # 88499131

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Mark P
3 years ago
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evovContributor I
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Sonos Arc surround sound.

Hi I have just bought a Sonos Arc and have set it up.  I am now trying to add to older Play 1s as surround sound speakers.  I did it before on an older Beam without issue.  \I have reset both play 1s.  They are flashing green.  But they will not connect.  The app just says “2 compatible Sonos speakers are required…...” any ides? thanks 

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Paul A
3 years ago
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vickyvirus30Contributor I
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Arc not connecting to Nest WiFi

I have a Sonos Arc 2 and the 3rd gen sub. I have a google nest wifi network and see that the Sonos Arc is not able to connect to the google wifi name even though the password is correct. It always says incorrect password even though there is nothing wrong. It connects to my main wifi (router) without any issues. But I am forced to switch between wifi networks to use the sub from my phone. Is there a way Sonos can work with google wifi?

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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ocesarContributor I
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Sub and surround not working when playing music

Hello everyone!I’ve been putting together my home theatre system. Initially I got two One SL and then the Sub Gen 3. When I paired the two Ones as stereo together with the Sub, it sounds fantastic.Today I got the Arc, so I decided to add it to my system. I don't have a TV yet, but I figured I can still add the Arc to the Ones and Sub and use it to play music. Adding everything together was a breeze and I can see in the Sonos app that the room says + Sub + LS + RS. Wi-Fi is turned off in all speakers, as everything is wired via ethernet.The problem is when I play music I only get output from the Arc. No sound is coming either from the Ones or from the Sub. If I remove the Arc and group the Ones and Sub in another room, they work as expected. Music is being streamed from Apple Music via the Sonos App.The Sub is turned on and the Eq settings are correct. Music playback in the room settings is set to “Full” and “music level” is 9 while “TV level” is set to 0. The Sub sound is turned up as

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3 years ago
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anthonypraznikContributor I
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Sonos sub (gen 3) will not connect

Sonos sub (gen 3) will not connect to the arc soundbar once the sub has been setup, and says it will remain unsed until you connect it.  however, it wont connect and says not found - please help🤦.

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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ademarco6Contributor I
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Google Nest Wifi and Sonos compatability

I have an Arc, Sub, and (2) Ones that I just purchased and they won’t connect to my Nest mesh WiFi. I can only see one device and I have to unplug it to see another device. I bought a Boost yesterday and not sure how that can be added as I tried to plug it into my router by Ethernet and by having the Ethernet cable disconnected. The app doesn’t detect the Boost. Please let me know if I can solve this issue or should return the Sub, (2) Ones and the Boost. I like the Arc, but would prefer to have a surround sound experience. Thanks!

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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njsjlContributor I
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Wifi performance affected by addition of Sonos Sub 3

Have just bought a Sub 3 to go with my Beam. As soon as it is added and audio is playing my wife performance drops from 60Mbps+ to less than 3Mbps. If I disable the Sub the performance goes back up.  Can anyone help with solutions? If it can’t be fixed the Sub 3 will have to be returned which I don’t want to do as I’m happy with the sound.  

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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mi.brankovaContributor I
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Surrounds speakers randomly increase volume when playing Atmos

I have submitted 2 diagnostics - 839597077 and 696830721 after the issue happened.More background on the issue - i’m running a sonos arc surround setup with hdfury arcana to split earc from appletv4k and pass it to the sonos arc.Whenever I’m watching dolby Atmos content on Netflix - the witcher, hunting of bly manor - I’m getting random increases by 20-30% for 2-3 seconds in the volume of the surronds(One SLs).When I’m watching Apple+ Atmos content, I havent observed the issue. My sonos app displays that I’m getting Dolby Atmos sound Can someone fix my title? - seems i cant edit it from my phone that i’m using to submit this question 

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AjTrek1
3 years ago
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verrolContributor I
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cannot connect Sub and base

After numerous attempts to connect both Sub and base to Sonos app In my system using both Wi-Fi and Ethernet, Both are not found by this new but poorly researched app.i am technically literate and this new app does not support these items, no matter what you have said 

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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Bick nickContributor I
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loosing signal - sound is switching from Tv Speakers and beam every 2 seconds

Hello, My beam worked well for more than a year. Suddenly the sound is switching from Tv Speakers and beam every 2 seconds.  I installed the last version of the firmware. And nothing changed.  Does someone has an idea about what to do? thank you

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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BelJonesContributor I
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Connecting Beam without HDMI Arc or Optical

Just bought Beam and unable to connect to TV (LG 43LF510V) as the TV only has one HDMI which is being used for cable and does not have an optical outlet. Do I have any options that don’t involve buying a new TV? Thank you 

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J
3 years ago
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StuffuTrending Lyricist I
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Sonos Arc audio format questions

HiTrying to figure out how to get the best out of the arc and have a few questions.My Samsung TV lets me choose between PCM or Dolby Digital as audio format. From what I understand is PCM 2.0 stereo, so I should choose Dolby Digital instead?Also, when support for LPCM arrives, I still have to use Dolby/PCM since the TV doesn’t support LPCM, even if Apple TV supports LPCM? Meaning, is the tv a bottleneck here?Last, is bitstream an option as a possible update to the Arc in the future?thanks!

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Krishma M
3 years ago
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MadgerocksContributor II
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Issue with Play 1's when set up as surround sound with Playbar and Subwoofer

My two play ones have been working fine but recently stopped. I’ve reset  as individuals and then  a stereo pair and work fine but as soon as add them as a surround sound they stop working (no sound) and the revert to the green blinking lights. Can anyone offer any advice.

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3 years ago
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bourke.declan
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Setup Issue.

I setup 2 x Sonos Fives, 1 x Arc and 1 x Sub for the first time on a new WiFi network.I’m using the Sonos 2 app on an apple iPhone X with iOS 13.7.  I couldn’t get the app to find any of the products until I plugged in one of the fives to the Internet access router. With one five connected by cable I was able to set everything up. But as the five was in a different room to the other devices and I want them all in the one room I unplugged and moved the five.  I now can’t find any of the devices. I’ve rebooted the router. Uninstalled and reinstalled the app. Zero. I keep getting an unending “searching for nearby products”.  I’m using Virgin Media’s latest high speed offering.  Any ideas welcome! 

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Paul A
3 years ago
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BhavikContributor I
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Sonos Beam crackle.

I’m getting random cracklings noises from my sonos beam it’s connected to the tv via hdmi arc and I’ve submitted the diagnostics (935533658) does anyone know how I can fix this?when I pause my sky for a few seconds and press play again it seems to sort itself out

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Simon B
3 years ago
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