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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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RossihContributor I
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Updating sonos beam

We cannot get our new beam Sonos speaker to work and cannot work out why. We have tried all the things listed in your support pages and get the error 30 message every time. I have tried on a number of devices, reconnected the internet, phone, speaker etc. Still no luck and 4 others have tried with their devices and they cannot get it going either. we would really appreciate some support with this ASAP. Thanks    

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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EscapedContributor I
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Atmos Jack Ryan Firestick - clicking noise

Hi a newbie here and to Sonos. I recently, last week, took delivery of an arc, sub gen 3 and two ones.On music and 5.1 they sound fantastic, I am very impressed…..BUT listening to Jack Ryan with Atmos, there are regular clicks, three at a time….there does not seem to be much atmos content to test out the system. TV has ARC but not EARC, The fire TV shows atmos. Any suggestions welcome 

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3 years ago
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benaaaaaContributor I
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18.6tb of data down.

I have 9 Sonos devices connected and have what I think is my beam chewing up a tonne on data.it’s used for tv via arc connection so not much streaming of music but currently showing 18tb down and 493gb up over a few weeks.It’s not constantly playing music but audio from the TV. I use sonos app daily and it’s not playing audio or using any services.  what could be causing this?

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3 years ago
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cougcoolContributor I
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Arc clips when used with Samsung Frame

I have an odd issue , every now and then the sound from my arc clips, I don’t notice it from the other speakers sl’s or the sub and it only occurs with my TV . The TV is a 2020 samsung frame . I changed all the HDMI cables to 2.1’s , When it happens if I switch to streaming it goes away . TV audio is set to auto. the only way to make it stop is to unplug the ARC . and again it is very random . 

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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yuvalfrrAvid Contributor I
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Sonos Beam not sounding in both sides.

Ok so I just purchased the beam. Very happy with sq considering size and price. But I do have a problem. When listening to music for example you will hear the center and left side of the speaker. The right is simply non existent. Could this have to do with my asymeyric living room? Where the beam is at, on its left around 12 inch space there is a wall, but on the right side (non existent side) there is open space. Be aware I didn't true play the system yet. Waiting for lock down to end and bring a friend with iPhone. Thanks

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Mark P
3 years ago
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Benkenobi90Contributor I
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I lost my 2 Play 1.

Hi everyone I Lost my 2 play 1 on my network today…They are connect by WiFi, and when i try to reconnect them it doesn't work…I have another device (one SL) which IS still on my WiFi and works.I've tried to reinitiate them but unsuccessfully. It appears when they are directly connected with LAN but they don't work on wifi… Do you have any ideas ? Best regards Benjamin 

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Mark P
3 years ago
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dansmith21Contributor II
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No noticeable surround effect from Arc.

I recently bought/installed a Sonos Arc, connected via HDMI to a Sony X900H TV.I’m generally quite happy with the sound quality, but was disappointed that I didn’t hear any noticeable surround effects. I hear a bit of left-to-right movement, but nothing front-to-back. There are no obvious configuration problems—I’ve confirmed via “About My System” that it’s getting a 5.1 signal (and Atmos when available); I’ve run Trueplay tuning.Some reasons I might not be noticing surround effects:It’s not going to work in my room, due to wall/ceiling dimensions or furniture configuration. I’m doing it wrong. Need to find & tweak a setting somewhere or do tuning differently in order to make it work. It’s one of those illusions where you don’t experience it until you stop thinking about it. It’s subtle, but I’ll notice it eventually. I’m expecting too much. A soundbar is not a surround sound system, and isn’t going to sound like one. The advertising about a multi-dimensional soundstage is mostly j

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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TrixtaContributor I
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Fetch TV to Sony Bravia ATV3 TO Beam + Sonos Ones

Hello,I recently bought a Sonos Beam and two Sonos ones as surround speakers.The beam is connected to my Sony Bravia ATV3 via the ARC HDMI port and my Fetch TV is connected via HDMI port 2 If I play YouTube or Netflix straight from Sony TV, I get surround sound via the Sonos. However,  if I try to play the same content now via the Fetch TV device,the content only plays on the beam speaker. There is no surround sound from the Sonos Ones. The Fetch box has dolby 5.1 enabled on its audio settings but doesn't play its content via the TV to sonos in surround.I have also tried to get the Sonos beam connected via the optical connection to the TV but that didn't make any difference. I was told that the HDMI via ARC offers the best sound for the beam /Sonos One.Do you have some advice on how to the Fetch TV box working in surround sound? 

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3 years ago
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BrodoContributor I
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Left surround disconnecting when phone connects to 5g wifi network.

Oddly enough, either the sub or left surround disconnects when my phone running the sonos app connects to the 5g wifi network instead of the 2g one. Anyone faced something like this before? Would really like to be able to use my 5g wifi lol.

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Rowena B.
4 years ago
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hunteroContributor I
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Sonos ARC surround system without WIFI

Hi Sonos community I have a poor/zero wifi connection in my room and wanted to connect with a wired system. Pleast let me know if this is a possible set up for the Sonos Arc surround package. The situation is: I have a wired ethernet connection/port into my room from the router in the main house. Plan:Convert this singe ethernet port into multiple ports with a switch e.g. TP link TL-SG105Sonos ARC connected via ethernet to swtich, and ARC HDMI To TV Hisense N7 series (which is also connected to router via the switch)Connect Sonos Sub and SL One to Sonos ARC network WITHOUT wifiPlay TV with this Sonos surround system  I understand i wont be able to control Sonos wireless e.g. on mobile app for music purposes which is fine as this is temporary until i move into a home with better wireless setup.  A wifi range extender wont work for my room.Looked into a mesh network but my room almost gets almost zero wireless connectivity so not sure if this will work. Spoke to someone about another wir

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106rallye
4 years ago
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KradTrixveraContributor I
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Sonos going in and out during videoplay

Sonos arc been having problems just recently. It would skip every minute or so with a silence and have the sound back on again. It’s very frustrating. I’ve changed channel and submitted a diagnosis. Number is 326850152. Please someone help resolve this issue. 

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controlav
4 years ago
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benjaminbeaudetContributor I
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Connecter un système surround Arc avec une platine vinyle Project T1.

Bonjour, Est-il possible de connecter une platine Vinyle sur le pack surround Arc ou doit-on obligatoirement disposer d’un sonos 5 ?Merci

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Airgetlam
4 years ago
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jaguarikContributor II
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App Sonos 2 freeze and not work.

Good day.  Purchased Sonos Beam, Subwofer and Sonos One.  Sonos2 application for Samsung Galaxy 10, Android latest version.  Everything is in the common wifi network.  Cannot play music from the device to the speakers.  The application writes ‘Song title’ is no longer available on Samsung 970e .. Please support how to set streaming music from mobile iOS Android to speakers.very Thanks. Miroslav

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3 years ago
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maxallContributor I
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Plus de voyant sur Sub (gen2)

Bonjour,Mon caisson de basse Sub ne s’allume plus ..est ce qu’il y a un fusible..??D’autres ont ils eu ce probleme…?

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Ken_Griffiths
4 years ago
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TheRealMamilContributor I
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PS4 Audio sync issue

Having serious trouble with PS4 audio delay. Philips Hue Tv with Sonos Beam and two One surround speakers. Virgin TV box is fine - it connects to TV via HDMI and is always in syncPS4 is only in sync if it runs PCM and that’s only just, on Dolby its miles off with the picture ahead of the sound so no way of fixing it.AV amp has no issues syncing the two so the issue is a Sonos one… at this point in time having tried every combination of cables, optical and HDMI, it is not possible to have Dolby out of my PS4 and it be in sync, which is extremely annoying as I watch Prime/ Netflix and Disney+ through the PS4 and Game quite a bit. Right now I would like to send it all back but I rather stupidly believed the hype and thought it would actually work so threw the boxes away.Anyone want £790 of stereo PCM speakers? Not me… How do I get a refund - this is junk. 

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3 years ago
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TheRealMamilContributor I
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Sonos beam and Surround One PS4 Audio Sync (philips 4k tv)

Was having a seemingly common issue with my newly acquired Sonos Beam/ One surround setup. the Audio was out of Sync but I couldn’t push it in the right direction via the app. After doing lots of reading on reddit and the support groups here I tried the following tweaks.I switched out the HDMI from the TV out and used Optical - noticed a crisper wider sound but lip sync not improved.I then removed the PlayStation VR setup attached to PS4 Pro.This solved the problem straight away. Sound locked via PS4 now.Bit annoying I will have to plumb it back in every time we want to use VR but its not our go to so I’d rather have Lip sync on and better sound anytime. A lot of grumpiness about Sonos when I think for the most part its add on kit that causes the issues   

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4 years ago
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Paris_Not_The_CityContributor I
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no sound from surround speakers one sl.

I have been Running a beam on my tv via HDMI ARC for about a year now with no problems. Today i bought 2 one sl's tot complement the beam. First i had problems tot connect them as stereo Pairs tot the beam. This was because i wired the beam with An ethernet cable to the router and my one sl's we're connected by wifi. I connected everything tot the wifi and the setup completed. But there is no sound comming from the speakers. I also set my wifi  to 2.4ghz

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4 years ago
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RonCranhamContributor I
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Sonos Sub Gen 3.

HELP my sonos sub isn’t working at all, I have connected it and disconnected it and it’s still not producing any bass with my sonos beam and two sonos ones and I have a code for diagnostic 1086014768

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Simon B
3 years ago
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NothingtoseehereContributor I
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Sonos 5 and One SL became unpaired.

I had my Sonos Play 5 paired with my One SL and it worked perfectly for maybe a month. Suddenly a few days ago, they showed unpaired and I tried to go into settings to do stereo pair again and it says I need to have 2 compatible products set up to create a stereo pair. I wouldn’t have purchased the One SL if I knew they would make it not compatible in a pair.  How do I fix this?

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Paul A
4 years ago
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Bheam05Contributor I
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Sonos One SL's won't connect as surrounds..

I had to disconnect my surrounds after the left one stopped working. I am trying to reconnect them and I got both of them to start flashing green. The app senses both of them when attempting to set them up individually, but I get an error every time I try to set them up as surrounds. Not sure what to do here and this is quite annoying.

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Paul A
4 years ago
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Mike BatistContributor I
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DVD naar Beam

Ik heb sinds kort de beam aangeschaftHoe kan ik het geluid van mijn dvd speler ook via de beam krijgen??

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norm13Contributor II
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wireless vs wired.

I originally wanted to ask why i’m not seeing any sonos clients on my unifi network when i have 7 speakers around the house with only one being hardwired.. a playbar. then i found this article:  https://support.sonos.com/s/article/3235?language=en_US My playbar is hardwired and everything else is not.  So now my question is more about efficiency and equipment life.  I have a strong wireless network and can serve all the speakers no problem entirely wirelessly.  considering how much i paid for these speakers am i better off pushing the access points more?  Or are these speakers expected to last the same amount of time as a quasi hardwired mesh? lastly, everything works great.  sounds great.  i love it.  every day.  i’m not really looking for trouble.  but i’d rather replace an access point down the road than a playbar.  Any thoughts?  

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4 years ago
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RonCranhamContributor I
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Sonos Sub.

Sonos sub isn’t working properly with my sonos beam. Was working fine now it keeps flashing white and coming on and off. I tried a diagnostic 2104799934

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4 years ago
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Ash2stroke1980Contributor I
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Sonos Arc not showing in system on S2 12.1 app

I've just downloaded 12.1 on the s2 app. Once completed my sound stopped through arc gen 3 sub and both rear play 1 speakers. I factory reset all speakers but when I try and reconnect the arc, it says its done but doesn't show in my system. I turned WiFi off and on also. Plus the arc is wired not wifi Any suggestions as I'm at my witts end 🤬 Thanks all

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Airgetlam
4 years ago
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ghflowTrending Lyricist I
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Sub Gen 3 Tickling Noise

I received my Gen3 sub and paired it with Arc sometime ago, and I noticed that whenever something is payed through the TV, the sub will make this constant tickling noise like a bad PC fan. I have seen another thread about this problem, and I requested an RMA for replacement. The second sub I received have the exact same problem(even a bit worse than the first one).At this point I am not sure if I should spend more time requesting for another replacement. The noise is not noticeble from more than a meter away, but if you stick your ear close enough to the opening you can hear it. I have updated my system to the new 12.1 software, and it did not help. If this is indeed a widespread problem I think sonos should provide a solid solution for it. What is more, the problem is inconsistant with the content I played. If I play music through airplay or the sonos s2 app, the sub makes a hissing noice which is much less pronounced than the tickling noise it makes when playing through TV. I wonder

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