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Home Theater Speaker Layouts

You can only add two surround speakers to a Sonos home theater setup. I would use the Era 300s as surrounds with the Arc and use the One SLs...
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Maximum amount of speakers supported in a surround sound setup for Home...

You can add up to two Subs (one must be a Gen 3) and two surround speakers to a Sonos home theater setup. So if you want to use the Era 300s...
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Mart the FartAvid Contributor I
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Improvement of sound?

Would the addition of a Sonos amp to my current system provide an improvement in sound quality to justify the purchase?I currently have an Arc, gen 3 sub and 2 x Era 300s as surrounds, LG Oled 55” tv connected to Arc via Earc If my reply is positive is the installation relatively easy?i am aware that you can add further item’s and speakers etc but that doesn’t concern me at present except for maybe a turntable at a later date.Thank youMartin

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Guilherme0195Contributor I
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Playbase not connecting to Wifi

I have a Sonos Playbase that is no longer connecting to Wifi. It only works when connected via Ethernet cable. I have tried via Sonos S2 and S1 apps but it just doesn't create that temporary network or adjusts to my new network (it was previously wired). I have heard some previous discussions about the wifi card failing, but not sure if it is my case or if I'm just doing something wrong. Any way to run a diagnostics? 

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Airgetlam
7 months ago
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davegdzContributor I
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Dolby Atmos on Arc via pc

Will dolby atmos work with games and movies from pc->TV output?

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Schlumpf
7 months ago
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Kjell_RuneContributor II
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samsung tv change to internal speakers

My Samsung Frame (mod QE65LS03RAUXXC, Firmware v. T-MSMDEUC-1420.0) have recently startet to use internal speakers instead of my Sonos Arc. To get the sound through the Arc I have to go to "Input Signal Plus" on the Samsung TV and enable or disable (doesn't matter  which order) a couple of times, and then sound flows through the Arc as normal.. That is until next time I power on the TV. The Arc is connected to eArc HDMI 3 on the Samsung one connect.I’m running ver 16.1.1 78152020 on the Arc.Anyone else encountering this problem?

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7 months ago
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EbbEllisContributor I
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Arc not working

Hello, my Sonos Arc has stopped working. There is no central connecting light red/green/white and the microphone light is constantly on (white.) Unplugged, re-booted……nothing at all??Thanks

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jgatie
7 months ago
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Mikey67Contributor I
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Beam to older aquos sharp 70” arc TV.

My tv is older but has hdmi1 arc connection.  I’m only getting stereo pcm from any source I watch. Hulu firetv apple.  Just tried optical hdmi connector.  Still same.  I was sure it was a tv setting issue but idk.  Help!!

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controlav
7 months ago
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ajhoerresContributor I
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Sonos Arc Popping, Loud Blare, Complete loss of functionality

My Sonos Arc, which has been working perfectly in the middle of a show on Netflix had some audio drops, where it would mute for a bit then come back on. Finally tonight, audio dropped then an incredibly loud blaring noise played for a second. After that all functionality was lost and my TV defaulted to using its own speakers. I saw someone say that an update was sent out ~4 months ago that solved this issue. This clearly isn’t the case as this has been a reported issue for over 2 years now. Is there any way to fix this, and does Sonos plan to actually fix this issue?

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Sotiris C.
7 months ago
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croomeyContributor I
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Sonos One Gen 2

Hi there will my Sonos One Gen 2 pair connect with the Sonos Ray soundbar? I’m hoping to use them to connect to my TV for surround sound.

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buzz
7 months ago
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Mix00nContributor I
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Help to a newbie

Hi, I'm a total novice. I'm going to buy a Sonos Beam (Gen 2) and additionally a few Symfonisk speakers. I read on the Internet that they can be used as surround speakers and that's why I had a few questions: - Is it possible to make the symfonisk speakers play continuously, e.g. when I watch something without an atmos track (or also with atmos)? - Is there a limit for additional speakers and can I set their position relative to myself using some equalizer? - Will everything I play on TV be heard by the set I create? - Is it possible to use this set also as a sound source for a Windows PC?

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Airgetlam
7 months ago
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chhupa_rustamContributor I
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Sonos Arc power cord is loose

Hi, My brand new Arc is driving me nuts because any time someone touches the TV console the power cord gets shaken loose and the speaker setup stops working!! Has anyone else had this issue? Can you please suggest how I can get the cord replaced as it must be covered under warranty?

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Stanley_4
7 months ago
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Pilot1012000Contributor I
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creating a surround group with a beam gen 2 and two era 100 speakers

Just got my Beam Gen 2 and two Era 100 speakers home yesterday, and installed them on out TV.  Obviously, excited about the Plug-and-Pray process I was about to embark on, knowing full well it wouldn't work, but up for the challenge.After 3 hours of constant speaker resets, adding and removing speakers, etc. Etc. - still no surround sound, regardless of the sound source (Dolby atmosphere, etc.)  The speakers go through the process of creating the Surround group, and I get the confirmation in the app (and that great sound to confirm) then when you check the two Era 100 spealers in the System tab in the app, they show as not connected.  No sound, no connection - nothing.I'll close out that I'm not an audio wizard, but I have worked in the IT & AI industry for 30 years, and aside from the app being super not user friendly, I have gone down every rathole there is to resolve, and so far I have a Beam that works, and two expensive book-ends either side of my TV..…Any advice from you Sono

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buzz
7 months ago
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mfsephirotContributor I
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Sonos Arc with home theater and turntable

Hi,I currently have a Sonos Arc, and I’m planning to buy a couple of Era 100 and a Sub to build a home theater system.I would also like to use that system to play vinyl, and I could buy a Pro-ject T1 Phono turntable, both line in or bluetooth.What is the best way to use a turntable with an Arc+2 Era100 home theater system?

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Stanley_4
7 months ago