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Jagielak
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Era 300 wall mount - Advice

Hello everyone. I need advice on the positioning of the era 300 , as they are mounted now they are an eye sore and don't like the angle of t...
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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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daMamboKing
daMamboKingContributor I
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How do I register my new Playbar?

I just purchased a playbar from Costco. I went online to Sonos and set up my account. Under system it says nothing registered. Where do I go to register my playbar?? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank You.

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melvimbe
4 years ago
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jamos316Contributor I
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Audio out issue

HelloI have a Toshiba 40L3451DN tv and have just purchased a Sonos Beam.This tv has no arc ports and no optical port. It does have a spdif coaxial and ability to change headphone output to lineout. Is any of these options compatible with the beam and if so will I need to purchase any more equipment? James

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ratty
4 years ago
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ZakaraContributor II
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Playbar - basic sound quality

Dear community I am new owner of Sonos Playbar, I have just installed it today under my Sony Bravia Android, I have replaced it with my old 2.1 JVC sound bar which was given me a lot better sound, I  tried to find some sound settings to maybe lift up bass or so but I could not find it so at the moment I have basics sound which even is worse compare to sound from my TV, please advise if I have done something wrong or it is how it is, I was really expecting premium sound from that expensive sound bar 

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4 years ago
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bluesmanAvid Contributor I
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echo dot 3 rd gen & Sonos Beam setting up

Just bought Sonos Beam, sound is brilliant but mic is poor. We have a Sonos One controlled by Amazon echo dot, it was set up by a friend and works perfectly. I bought the beam and a  3 rd gen echo dot hoping it would be ok. I am about to give up and return the both after a very frustrating few hours trying to get it sorted. Unfortunately the friend who set the Sonos one and dot up is no longer around to help. I’ve asked a couple of others with mixed views ...no it can’t be done is the last view. The main reason for the echo dot controlling it is the Beam is in a unit under the tv, and mic reception is very poor. Any advice appreciated, I need to sort it quickly or I’ll just send it back for a refund.

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4 years ago
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NottechsavvyContributor I
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Surround sound not working (Beam plus Play 1 and One SL)

Hi, I’m trying to connect my Play 1 and One SL to my Beam for surround sound.  They are all WiFi enabled and powered on.  This is the sequence I’ve tried:System - (chose the room I want eg Living Room) - Set up Surrounds - Continue It them brings up a message saying : Two compatible Sonos speakers are required to add surrounds.  Make sure your products are powered on and connected to WiFiCan anyone suggest where I am going wrong :( Thanks

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4 years ago
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ModfoxContributor I
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My Beam works however my sonos play ones keep dropping when watching tv

Any ideas?The play ones just keep dropping.The Beam operates fine

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Mark P
4 years ago
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DuncBContributor I
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No HDMI ARC or Optical connection on TV

Hi, anyone know how I can connect my Beam to an old Sony TV with no HDMI ARC or Optical connections? Thanks 

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controlav
4 years ago
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Lord SpeakerContributor I
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Can’t add speakers to Arc setup

Hi allI’m praying that you guys can help me out, as I’m at my wits’ end here.Trying to setup a new Arc/One SL/Sub system.Even just adding the Arc doesn’t seem to come without its issues. The S2 app prompts me to Connect to TV - in this case, an LG CX. I’m hooked up to the eArc input. Connection will fail in the app, which informs me that something is interfering with the HDMI connection. I’ve removed all other devices, yet this persists. However, the TV settings still allow me to select Passthrough and eArc, and the bar does appear to work okay. So I’m more just curious if this is expected behaviour, or should the app still be reporting a successful connection?The far bigger issue, is that I simply cannot add my additional speakers to the Arc afterwards.Every speaker is powered, with a flashing green LED, and they’re showing up as ready to be connected in the app. I’ve tried with and without SonosNet. It can see them, it knows they’re there, but it can’t talk to them or form a handshak

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4 years ago
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painter_Contributor I
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Sonos One SL keeps dropping out?

I have two Sonos Play 1 in a network that I’ve had for years with zero problems.I got a Sonos One SL this week to expand the network, and it drops off all the time? The other two speakers will continue to play music, but the new one will just go in and out….. 

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Mark P
4 years ago
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AaronBossContributor I
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Sub wifi (working but not working)

Hello all  I am new to the Sonos family and so far very happy (when it works) my issue is with this brand new sub gen 3.  firsrly on occasion it will just work but it takes a lot of work to get there and if I do a simple router restart I then have to start the whole process over again.it is important to note that YES the sub is connecting to the WiFi router and according to my router statistics the signal is “Excellent”. Another note to make is that Yes I have tried 2.4 ghz and 5ghz and it makes no difference.  I have screen shots of the sub showing up or even at the end of setup asking me to reboot the sub for the app to see it. it is quite frustrating can any one direct me if they have the same issues. I just bought this and am thinking Sonos have a dud and it needs replacement. 

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4 years ago
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deejcukContributor I
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PLAYBAR will not connect to DrayTek router

so i swapped out my bt homehub 5a with OpenWRT for a draytek 2762ac, i enabled 5G and 2.4G, on the 2.4G channels i kept the SSID the same name, i kept the password the same.i messed about for ages trying to move it to the new wifi, i reset it, reset the app, many times, each time it connects and tells me that its all setup but then never shows in the appi see it has a DHCP IP address, my phone is on the same network during the setup etc.any ideas ? i spoke with support chat they told me to remove band steerring etc, enable upnp (nope) and a few other things that the router seemed to have set already but the weird thing is that it seems connected as i see it in the arp table and dhcp table but the app never sees it, the app (IOS) has full network access.i am lucky in that i can connect it via an ethernet cable but even though i can im not sure why it would suddenly stop working on wifi 

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Annazel S
4 years ago