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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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BenjaminellisbernardContributor I
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replacing playbar with era 300 in a surround system

Himy system for home theater is curently a playbar grouped with two sonos one used as surroundscan i replace the playbar with an ERA300 that will be connected to my tv by optical, and still use the two ONEs as surrounds as they are now? thanks

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22 days ago
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feiyukongContributor I
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Awesome device for using Sonos with a projector

If you still have trouble using Sonos with a projector, I strongly recommend Orei HDA-934 (https://www.orei.com/collections/new-arrival/products/4k-hdmi-audio-extractor-switch-with-earc-and-edid-management-hda-934). It is only $100. I have Sonos Arc, AMP, and they work perfectly. It supports Dolby Atmos and I have tested on my Apple TV, Xbox, and PS5. More importantly, it supports multiple HDMI inputs. Strongly recommend!

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Schlumpf
21 days ago
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Blurnosedaz7Contributor I
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dolby atmos v dd plus

Hi I’ve got a Panasonic oled fz802 with arc hdmi port , I’m streaming Netflix and prime through 4k firestick through my beam 2 era rears and sub mini , sound is great and showing 5.1 dd plus , should I be bothered about not getting full atmos showing on the Sonos app with atmos movies ? I can get atmos when streaming Apple Music not sure what difference I would hear with a upgraded tv or a Arcadia fire etc 

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Schlumpf
22 days ago
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User67Contributor I
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supplied cable

Is the cable supplied with the arc soundbar earc?

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controlav
20 days ago
Rockenrobbie
RockenrobbieContributor I
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The Arc Sound Bar & LG Oled Audio

And attempting to mute the sound of the arc sound bar I’m not having any luck. connected via eARC HDMI PORT. I have Gone into the television settings, TV sound only, mutes the sound bar for five seconds but then the sound bar comes back on?  any suggestions?

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Ken_Griffiths
23 days ago
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cbkzContributor I
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Surround sound - In-Wall compared to Speakers Equivalence

Sonos has a lot of home theater setup guidance and with an Arc + Sub (3rd) + rear speakers; they state whether the system is 7.1 or 5.1:  For 7.1 you need an Eras pair, and for 5.1 you need the Ones.  Where do the In-Wall Sonance speakers (with TruePlay) fall?  Would they fall in to the 5.1 category like the Ones?I’m debating the In-Wall.  I have existing in-wall (2015 episode speakers with very comparable system specs as the Sonance) however the cut out is 12”x8” vs. the Sonos required 10.75”x6.93”, so I think the hole is too big and would cost (dry-wall) a bit to remedy.  But I think I’d only be missing the TruePlay option.  If you have a similar setup, I’d like your opinion on how well it works.  What I don’t want to do is buy a pair of speakers and then have unused in-wall speakers.p.s. I did search many prior questions and did not see my specific question but several similar ones.

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Stanley_4
23 days ago
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GL_AngmeringContributor I
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cant connect my arc. samsung tv thinks its now tv

Just bought an arc soundbar and trying to connect it to a Samsung Q series via hdmi arc port and system thinks the soundbar is a now tv device. Soundbar works fine as a speaker but can’t connect it to tv.  Any ideas anyone?

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23 days ago
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crnorrbomContributor I
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TV and streaming services audio skip out every few minutes (Samsung Q70AA

Hi,I have a Samsung Q70AA 65” TV and recently upgraded to ARC, Sub and ERA100 in a home theater setup. I have connected the ARC using the HDMI cable to the eARC HDMI on the TV set and ran through the normal setup process. However, now the audio is skipping out for a few seconds every few minutes which is really annoying. Does anyone have any ideas?

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23 days ago
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ant75aContributor I
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Sonos Arc and rear Yamaha speakers

HiLooking to replace my existing Yamaha 5.1 system with an Arc.  Doing so to de-clutter the room.  I already have in-ceiling Yamaha rear speakers (wired) which I was hoping I could utilise.  From what Ive read, looks like I need to get an Arc and a Sonos Amp.  Some questions I had: Are there any known issues with using Yamaha in-ceiling rear speakers? Am I correct in assuming I need an Amp for the rears?  Any way to connect them to the soundbar directly? From a sound perspective, is it worth buying an Amp just to connect rear speakers?  Not using any other Sonos product.  Just want good surround sound. Does the Arc have google home inbuilt?  I have a dedicated good home speaker.  Was hoping  to sell the existing google home speaker and use google home via ARCAll my TV shows/Movies will be coming from a Apple TV device connected to my Samsung TV..  We mainly watch shows on Netflix and ABC iView.. Thanks 

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AjTrek1
23 days ago
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Richard 85Contributor I
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problème son

Bonjour,comment utiliser la télécommande Free pop pour commander le son de Sonos beam 2merci pour votre aideModerator edit:Google Translate-Good morning,how to use the Free pop remote to control the sound of Sonos beam 2Thanks for your help

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Airgetlam
24 days ago
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The GirtTrending Lyricist I
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16.1 Update Problem with Volume

Hi everyone. Since the 16.1 update the volume on my system has dropped a lot. If  I had it on 45/50 now it is 60/65 & the sound is very flat, not happy at all, it was superb before. LG C2 tv, Sonos gen 2 beam, sub mini, 2 era 100. Any one else having similar problems?

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Pillroller81Contributor I
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Onkyo TX-RZ50 and Sonos

I have an Onkyo TX-RZ50 AV Receiver and it won’t recognize the Sonos Port.  The Portis plugged into the CD input jack. During the setup of Hardware, the receiver doesn’tallow “works with Sonos” to light up.  Has Onkyo had a computer glitch with the particularreceiver?

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revgsmallContributor I
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Sonos and LG set with the Sonos optical converter-no sound

I have the Sonos Sound bar (v2) and an LG tv with a optical out. I bought the Sonos HDMI to digital cable converter but I am not getting anything. The LG is set for optical out. What am I doing wrong?

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24 days ago
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Brimarr07
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distance of speakers from seated position

Hi, I have the arc,gen3 sub I'm thinking of getting the era 100's for surround sound.My room is oblong 17ft by 8ft my settee is up against the wall)17ft so my seating is 6ft away from sound bar and TV, the eras will be roughly a foot behind me, will I still achieve suround sound or am I too close to sound bar, in other words will the sound bar drown out the rears?

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Corry P
25 days ago
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CellAvid Contributor I
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Beam And Stereo Balance

I’ve a reasonable Sonos system consisting of various One’s Move, Playbase, Sub etc. I quite often do a full group play around the house while doing stuff. It’s not that often though I sit in from of my Mac and listen to music on one individual Beam. I had been aware though with YouTube that the sound of definitely around 70/30 to the left in pan. Made more aware of it this evening while listening to some actual music.  I’ve tried various sources, Mac via hardwired HDMI through a CALDigit TB3 Hub (normal setup)Tried airplay from my Mac, iPhone, iPad but all with the same pan issue. I do however have a second Beam connected to a TV in one of the bedrooms. Quick swap out and the issue persists.Double checked the stereo on the Playbase and that’s perfectly down the middle.  Any advice please?

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Airgetlam
25 days ago
LGB65
LGB65Avid Contributor I
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ERA 100 - placement while surrounds

A qué distancia de las paredes laterales y traseras se recomienda colocar los ERA 100 como envolventes?No dispongo de mucho espacio ni lateral ni trasero desde mi situación de visionado Moderator edit:Google Translate-At what distance from the side and rear walls is it recommended to place the ERA 100 as enclosures?I don't have much space on the side or back from my viewing position.

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Sotiris C.
24 days ago
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Franfs4Contributor I
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Problemas Sonos Arc

Hola,Os escribo para ver si me podéis echar una mano.Primero os cuento lo que tengo:TV Lg C2 AppleTv 4k 2023 Sonos arc con sub mas dos One conectados al puerto eArc de la Tv.El motivo por el que os escribo es que en algunas ocasiones al reproducir desde el AppleTv contenido en multicanal PCM 5.1 o 7.1 no se reproduce la pista de audio principal por la Arc y se reproduce por los One, para que se reproduzca correctamente tengo que salir de la reproducciones y volver a entrar varias ocasiones hasta que se reproduce correctamente.Por mas que he tocado la confirmación de la Tv y del AppleTv no he conseguido que deje de hacerlo y solo cuando configuro la Tv en modo transferencias parece que no lo hace pero no se reproducen todos los sonidos como cuando está en automático. Todas las configuraciones de la Tv los tengo en Automático y Bitstream.La gente de Sonos estuvo analizando los logs de diagnóstico y no encontraron nada.Desde la Tv desconozco si se comporta de esta manera ya que siempre us

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24 days ago
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BrianatmerseaContributor I
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Sonos beam cutting out

My Sonic Beam occasionally cuts out, I have to power off by socket and restart.

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25 days ago
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Steve251Avid Contributor III
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Adding two front surround speakers

I have an Arc and two Three for rear surrounds.Plan on add a Sub later on. I read on a non Sonos forum that it may be possible to add 2 5’s as left and right speaker at the front. Is this correct? Steve

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Airgetlam
25 days ago
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arslanelverAvid Contributor II
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era 100 vs One

Hi everyone !i finally bite the bullet and got a sonos sound system. I ordered beam gen 2 first and in my 18 sq meter living room i was a tad underwhelmed. I read so much about it and also checked it myself in department store and i was waowed but… at home it felt a bjt underwhelming. Clarity was amazing but almost i can say it was rich enough. I got sub mini and that was a game changer. Dverything elevated! Sound was fuller and richer. I can genuinely hear the difference and felt what everyone was saying (sub mini will help beam to offload the low frequencies). anyway, after my long winded entrance….lets talk about surrounds. Era 100 s were next to order. They havent arrived yet but i am already regretting a bit my purchase since i feel like it wont be that different for a surround speaker compared to sonos one. I know there is an extra tweeter and mid woofer bigger etc. But… i wondered if i am gonna be still ok with a second hand cheaper sonos one for rear. thoughts? Anyone tried bot

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Stanley_4
25 days ago
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chlatourContributor I
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best connection using Sky Q

i have a Sonos Beam Gen 2, currently i have it connected directly to my Sky Q box, is that the best connection or should i connect to my HDMI ARC ?

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26 days ago
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theusualtomContributor I
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HDMI ARC to Optical Adaptor

Would using the Sonos HDMI ARC to optical Adapter plugged into Sonos Ray work using a PS5 / through a monitor connected to the PS5 without audio delay? I know that using speakers there's a 75ms delay, and using a Beam using HDMI would be fine, but the Ray is slightly cheaper and smaller form, so it would work better for my purposes.

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Schlumpf
26 days ago
terriblybritish
terriblybritishContributor II
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Delay question - Beam (gen 2) set up as PC speakers, with pair of Era 300s as rears

Hi everyone, I recently acquired a Beam (gen 2) that is to be hooked up to a PC set-up as its speaker. I have a pair of Era 300s that I want to link to it as the rears. I bought the Beam to avoid the delay issues that the other Sonos line-in speakers experience, in the context of a gaming/AV use case. The Beam will be connected to my monitor via the HDMI 2.1 connection, with a HDMI 2.1-ready cable, and the monitor connected to the PC tower also via a HDMI 2.1 connection with a HDMI 2.1-ready cable. If relevant, I do have other Sonos products active in the property (2x One SLs, Sub and an Ethernet-connected Arc) - which are currently in their own group in the app. With this in mind, my questions were: 1. If I grouped the Beam + 300s in the Sonos app, would the 300s use the 'internal' group network created by the Beam and also share the same zero/near-zero latency the Beam would otherwise have if it was by itself? 2. Would there be any confounding issues if the Beam was connected to my r

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terriblybritish
26 days ago
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CurleymwContributor I
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getting surrounds to work

I can’t get my surrounds to work with movies….they do with music

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21 days ago
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mahi83Contributor I
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Beam2 power connection

Hi I have Beam 2 procured in US with US power cable. Can  I directly connect it in India power outlet or do I need stepup dc-to-ac  converter?

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19 days ago
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