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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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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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JSizzleContributor I
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Sonos Beam HDMI eARC Not Recognized

Hi,Looking for help!I use a Sonos Beam with my Samsung TV 55” QLED 4k Smart TV Q80B connected with the Sonos supplied HDMI eARC.The audio works great for between two days and two weeks, then I will randomly turn on the TV and the audio is being played through the TV speakers. The Beam shows up as a video thumbnail through HDMI 3 playing a short demo video. I can’t get it to recognize as an eARC.I unplug the Beam and the TV from power and the HDMI eARC. Plug it back in and viola. It is all good. However, I don’t want to do this weekly. Looking for help troubleshooting. Thanks!

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Ken_Griffiths
4 months ago
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arslanelverAvid Contributor III
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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
1 month ago
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HarrirbyContributor I
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Era 100 speakers - what is needed to connect?

I am in the middle of converting my garage to a mini man cave and I have just bought the Arc sound bar and 2x Era 100’s for surround effect. While they are a few days away from delivery I wanted to understand how they connect so I can have my electrician build the room properly before the new studwalls are erected…From what I understand the Eras need a USB or Optic cable (can someone please explain what the difference in between the two) connection - but does this go back to the Arc or is it hard wired to a power source? I have looked online for video / reddit or anything but I just don’t see enough detail to guide my sparky.ThanksBryan

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AjTrek1
2 months ago
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Anonymous
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Sonos Beam and 1x One sounds hollow when watching TV

Hello everyone,at the moment i have 1x Sonos Beam and 1x Sonos One connected in a group.When we watch TV the sound can sound a bit hollow to listen to. True tone is setup on both devices.Can anyone explain how this comes and how to fix this?

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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Sarge23Contributor I
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Newbie - Home Theater / Kitchen Setup. Ideas Welcomed

Hello - I am about to start with the Sonos System. Debating how I should go about setting it up. Open kitchen / living room concept house. Going w/ Arc, sub, amp (2 ceiling speakers for rears).I would like to setup a kitchen speaker so I'm not blasting the volume all the time. I have read on here that putting 2 Ones or a single Five in the kitchen would be delayed when grouped to the TV audio...Is that true? How do I eliminate the delay?  Also, go with 2 Ones for the kitchen or 1 Five? TV audio most of the time but also music. Could also do  Moves right?

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melvimbe
2 years ago
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MaxWoolgarContributor I
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Playbase Flashing Green but wont connect

I have been trying to connect my play base to the S2 since being out of the country travelling. It is flashing green but is not discoverable on either app. This seems to be a problem with Playbases having looked at threads. Is there a fix now? 

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Corry P
1 year ago
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rdwinallContributor I
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Sonos Arc / Arcana / Apple TV question

I’ve got a question about the audio output from my Sonos Arc.  Currently, I have my Apple TV 4K connected to a HD Fury Arcana, which in turn is connected to my Sonos Arc for audio output and Vizio P75-F1 for video output.  Ever since I hooked up the Arcana back in September, I’ve been able to experience audio outputs from the Apple TV 4K ranging from Dolby Atmos to Dolby Digital 5.1 to Stereo 2.0, as confirmed in the About My System section of the Sonos app.  However, tonight I noticed in the Sonos app that Dolby Digital 5.1 is now listed as Multichannel PCM 5.1 and Stereo 2.0 is listed as Stereo PCM 2.0.  Does anyone know what might’ve changed in my A/V setup? I’m assuming one of these components had a recent software update which lead to these differences. More importantly, can someone clarify for me if Dolby Digital 5.1 and Multichannel PCM 5.1 are the same audio output? Sonos OS: S2 Sonos Arc: version 12.2Apple TV 4K: tvOS 14.2

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3 years ago
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DOUDOU79Contributor I
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BEAM + ONE SL (Home cinema surround)

Bonjour à tous, Je possède déjà la barre de son BEAM et je viens de m’offrir deux ONE SL que j’ai mis de chaque côté de mon écran de TV afin de faire un effet home Cinéma et surround.La barre BEAM prend le Wi-fi via un répéteur Wi-fi mais je n’arrive pas à connecter les deux enceintes ONE SL. Je les vois bien dans mes paramètres mais aucun son ne sort d’elles. J’ai beau recommencer la configuration, les enlever et les réinstaller mais je n’y arrive pas.Est ce que quelqu’un du forum a une idée ? D’avance merci

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3 years ago
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SoloGuyContributor I
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Sony 65" Class X85J and Sonos Sound Beam 2

Good morning everyone! I’ve been struggling to get the soundbar to work appropriately with my television. I’m constantly having to monitor the volume levels while watching programs because the action will be super loud and the dialogue very quiet. I have the app and see that I only have three settings to work with: bass, treble, loudness. Is there any other function or program I can do to level this out? Surprised there’s no EQ presets to work with.  Let me know your thoughts, thank you for your help. Television: Sony 65” X85J Series LED 4k Model: KD65X85JSoundbar: Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

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2 years ago
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Theo2023Contributor I
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Sonos Port & Amp with bluetooth interaction?

Hi, I have 2.1 system connected to a Denon PMA 30 amplifier that I want to connect to all the Sonos speakers we have, so I’m looking at the Sonos port.However one difficulty is we also have a projector that connects to the amp by Bluetooth when we use it (so not permanently)Is it likely that we’re going to suffer from lots of input shenanigans going this route, or can the Sonos Port switch inputs itself on an amp?

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Ken_Griffiths
10 months ago
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The GirtAvid Contributor 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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1 month ago
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AntBarContributor I
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Beam G1 : add 2 One SL or 2 era ?

Hello,I consider to upgrade my Beeam G1 with two speaker. The title of my subject resume my mind. To make this upgrade, could you advice me about correct speaker ? I read Era 100 will replace Sonos One. The news are not my priority but the financial cost is it !What do you think ?In the future, i’ll add a subwoofer to complete my installation.Thanks

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6 months ago
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Noel84Contributor I
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How to setup a wired Ray?

I have just purchased a Sonos Ray for my TV.  The TV is connected to the internet by an ethernet cable.  I don’t have a WiFi network as that has proved unreliable in my situation.  So, I want to use ethernet to connect the Ray.My Android phone is 6 years old running on Android v5.1, so it definately can’t run the Sonos App 2!      I’ll need a new phone.But before I buy the phone I’d like to know exactly how App 2 goes about setting up a wired Ray.  Everything I’ve found so far on the Web relates to WiFi setups.  Can someone please point me to a step by step explanation of a wired setup?  I could then make sure that I get the appropriate phone and ethernet setup at the TV end.Thanks in advance,Noel84

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1 year ago
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Fridge20Contributor I
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pair arc + sub to era 2-era 300’s

How do I pair the arc plus sub to two era 300s ?

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Ken_Griffiths
5 months ago
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Greg1988Avid Contributor I
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Dolby Atmos - Beam 2 with Sonos One rears

Hi, I've got a Beam 2 and looking to get some rears Sonos One Gen 2. I wanted to know, if I'm watching something with Dolby Atmos sound, will the Beam 2 still play Dolby Atmos and the rears normal? Hope this makes sense

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106rallye
9 months ago
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crossface2008Contributor III
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Era 300 Atmos/spatial audio question

My setup is Arc + Sub x 2.  I just sold my 2 Ones as my rear surrounds and pre-ordered 2 Era 300s.  Will my shelves in these pictures disrupt the upward firing tweeters if one of my rear Era 300 is mounted on the rear wall?  Or is it not enough to worry about?  I saw something online saying if you have to mount <2 ft of the ceiling, to mount them upside down.  I can move these shelves relatively easily, if needed.*note, don’t mind the yoga mat and roller in the corner.  Those will be moved.  

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1 year ago
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jessems42Contributor I
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Sudden Sonos Beam (Gen 1) Surround Sound Completely Distorted

For the past few weeks I have started having very strange and sudden audio problems with certain content. Starting around October 4th anything on my Apple TV that was in Dolby Atmos format started sounding completely distorted. Here is a video example: https://twitter.com/JesseMS42/status/1578389336982261762?s=20&t=SgRmRpQxNQQyTZBrGlED3g I have a Sonos Beam (gen 1) connected to an LG OLED55b9pua. I watch most of my TV through an Apple TV 4K. My surrounds are IKEA Symfonisk. My TV settings are:Sound Out - HDMI ArcDigital Sound Out - AutoeARC - On My Apple TV settings are:Output: Receiver SpeakersAudio Format: Change Format: (was off, now it’s Dolby Digital 5.1) Changing the format on the Apple TV from off to Dolby Digital 5.1 completely got rid of all distortions and I can still enjoy the surround sound.  Today I started playing the Nintendo Switch for the first time in a few months. The Switch is set to Surround and there is no other options besides Surround, Stereo, and Mono. The

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1 year ago
aras
arasContributor I
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Apple TV 4K audio to Playbar via ethernet rather than digital optical

I replaced my old Apple TV HD with a newer Apple TV 4K yesterday and have great video but lost the audio. After taking down the wall mounted TV I noticed that the optical output from my TV was not hooked up to the optical input in my Sonos Playbar. So my question is, how did I get audio from my old ATV HD to my Playbar without the optical connection? The only way it could occur is through the ethernet connection (my entire Sonos household system is wired via ethernet rather than Wi-Fi).The reason I disconnected the digital optical input from my old ATV to my Playbar is because the optical output from my Sony TV is damaged - the connection is loose. So I would like to again get audio from my new ATV 4K to my Playbar via ethernet again, but I cannot figure out how to do that. All of the documentation I can find about hooking up my Sonos Playbar (it is the older model not the newer one - I purchased it in 2016 or 2017) directs me to hook it up to the TV via an optical cable.Any suggestion

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aras
9 months ago
DavidPal
DavidPalContributor II
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App update. 4 Era-300 + 2 Sub + Arc

Hey, everybody. I realize this is a bit of a silly question, but still. Does anyone know if there are any plans to update the app to use 4x Sonos Era-300? It seems to me that for people who want to watch content on large diagonals (150 inches and more), the Arc soundbar will not be enough.I wouldn't mind expanding the stage with additional Era 300/100's in front on the sides either.  

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Stanley_4
6 months ago
kalex
kalexTrending Lyricist I
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sonos beam gen 2 plays only dolby digital 5.1

Hei! I have a sonos beam gen 2 connected to a Philips 50PUS616/12 through Hdmi Arc. I have an apple tv conected to other hdmi and despitethe fact that most shows have dolby atmos, i never experienced it since the sonos app says that it is streamed in dolby digital 5.1any hints? Can i ever see dolby atmos on the app?

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Schlumpf
24 days ago
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Enter a unique usernameContributor I
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is there any way to improve the Beam Gen 2 audio quality?

I recently bought the Beam Gen 2 with reviews saying that it is enough for smaller rooms. I have it in a “5.1” setup with two IKEA symphonisks and one sub mini … but I have to say the 150€ Logitech 5.1 system I had before delivered a far superior experience. To say I am underwhelmed of this 500 Euro soundbar is an understatement so I feel like I might be doing something wrong.  at least I’m my setup the beam feels like it has ZERO stereo separation. I have truplay tuned it but that didn’t help much … is there anything else I can do or something I have to watch out for with the placements?  If there’s nothing I can do, does the arc perform reasonably better in this regard? With its wider form factor I was wondering whether it maybe is able to offer better channel separation. Thanks in advance!

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Ken_Griffiths
8 months ago
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RM513Contributor I
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Surround Sound Ideas for Living Room with High Ceilings

Looking for some advice - I have a large open living room with very high ceilings.  Audio from my TV speakers is to muffled and needed ideas on a better surround sound system for this room.  Mostly to just hear clear audio no matter where you sit.  Wanted to also put in some ceiling speakers in the next couple of rooms that i can sync up to play music on all the speakers. I was thinking of doing two in-wall speakers on both sides of the Tv, subwoofer, and then maybe two other speakers on the back of the room?Appreciate any ideas you all have.  Thanks!

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Stanley_4
6 months ago
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GaetanoddTrending Lyricist I
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no sounds output on Sony KDL-40EX720

I just bought a Sonos Arc soundbar. I connected seamlessly to the network. When I connect it to the TV, the TV says “Sound System Active and switches to that output, but no sound comes out of the soundbar. The TV is approximately from 2011, it has an HDMI Arc Port, it does have Sonos Arc listed among HDMI devices.It has the latest firmware form 2014, Sonos has the latest update too. I tried the disconnect/reconnect steps, set the audio format to PCM. I normally use an android TV box, but just to make sure that wasn’t the culprit, I disconnected it and plugged the antenna cable straight into the TV, still no luck.The connection within the Sonos app to the TV fails, which is probably the reason for the issue but I don’t know how to fix that...Any thoughts on what else I can try?Thanks,Gaetano.

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3 years ago
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KoustavAvid Contributor I
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Sonos One SL not visible in Airplay and Spotify Device list

This is my first SONOS product. While I can connect SONOS One SL thru SONOS app, it is not visible in Ariplay and Spotify Devices list most of the times. Only occasionally SONOS ONE SL is visible. I have tried in iPhone 6s and iPad 8 gen. All iOS products are on latest version.I have tried power on/off, wifi switch off/on but did not solve.I called SONOS customer support and they asked for diagnostics data which I sent thru SONOS app but yet to hear back from them.Did any of you face same issue?

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Airgetlam
2 years ago
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TurleyweContributor I
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Sonos Beam cuts out

My Sonia beam tv audio regularly cuts out with my Samsung tv. Diagnostic number is  

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controlav
3 years ago
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