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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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DwarrelpootTrending Lyricist I
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Dealing with dips peaks and nulls

So I did the sub crawl with the sub gen 3 and found the best spot I could find. While doing initial measurements it seemed quite flat, but now a day later, I remeasured and there's a lot of dips.I use a beam gen 2, 2 one SL's as surrounds and the sub gen 3.Blue is with trueplay and orange is without. After trueplay the 30hz was on par with 50 and 60 and I didn't have the dip between 50 and 70.Without trueplay 30hz rattles the doors and is painful to the ears anywhere but the couch (it's probably in a null or something).Any tips to get this to be a bit better? 

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10 months ago
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FrenchracerContributor II
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Sonos sub refusing to join any group in my house

I had a Sonos sub that worked fine connected to an Arc + two surrounds group. I deleted it and tried to pair it to another group with an Arc and two surrounds in my house. It wouldn’t accept joining the group. I performed a factory reset. re Added the sub to my Sonos house system. Then tried to add it to either an Arc group or a Beam group and in both cases it refuses to join them. It reports having a strong wifi signal and nothing else has changed in my house. Totally at a loss for why. I have 20 speakers and two other subs and know the process very well. It seems that sub is stuck and while is accepting getting on the network it doesn’t accept anymore being added to anything. 

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10 months ago
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Brad_OrlandoContributor I
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Roku remote no longer adjust volume for Arc

Hey Sonos community, all of a sudden my remotes (Apple TV remote/Roku Remote) no longer adjust the volume of the Arc soundbar.  I have a Vizio TV (newer OLED) that has the CEC turned on and Audio eARC turned on.  Out of nowhere both remotes stopped working.  I have unplugged the HDMI cords and also made sure the Arc has the latest software updates.  I can change the volume with my Sonos app on my iPhone but that’s it now.   Any help would be great!

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LorenIpsumAtmosContributor II
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Sonos - please let us set speaker levels!!

Dear Community,So I still face the isse that one speaker is closer that the other. Trueplay keeps messing up speaker distances an sets all to “more than 3 meters” in the rears.Why is there just no option to level the rears? They where set as stereo in the beginning and it was possible. Setup with the arc my experience is worse 🫠 why?For the love of good audio - please let us level our speakers!

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Corry P
10 months ago
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Snehil_rContributor I
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Front Surround and Rear Surround With sonos Amp

Hi, I am planning to use arc + 4 ceiling speakers + sub gen 3. I want the front two ceiling speakers to create that separation, which is lacking in the sound bar alone (coming from a klipsch floor standing speakers). Q1. What are the options currently in sonos app, for setting up the 4 ceiling speakers (2 amp is okay) along with arc + sub gen 3? Q2. Is 4 ceiling speakers paired with sonos arc a good setup? I learnt that rear ceiling speakers wont give rear atmos effect.    

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legedemaContributor II
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Connection issues

I do have a beam gen 2 , sub mini and 2 x Era100 which I use as surround.Lately I noticed that there are connection issues like  when watching a movie the sound is totally lost from all speakers for about a second and  continues like every minute which annoys me when watching a movie.Recently it went worse and sound stopped totally when watching movie on apple TV ( Netflix)  and never came back until I switched to TV then closed the TV and open again. This happened also a few times but I really don’t know the reason.My modem is in the same room with my setup, don’t think there is anything wrong with the wifi.Any of you facing same issues ?

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ab5000Contributor III
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Give me your thoughts on maximising Playbase Era 100s, Era 300s, One’s and/or Sub Mini)

So I have a Playbase and happy with it and still works, but wondering what could works best with it when thinking of todays updates. Would it be able to take advantage of anything the 300’s offer? Wondering if it is worth reconfiguring it…. I can connect:Sub-MiniOne’sEra100sEra300s 

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HannupContributor I
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Only stereo sound with Arc + LG OLED

Maybe a simple newbie question… bought Arc today and easily installed it to my LG OLEDs HDMI-ARC port (no eARC available).Can get sound from TV and Spotify, but only in stereo. Tried several movies (from Disney+) today with Dolby Atmos mark, but getting still only stereo sound (checked that in the app).  Have been browsing my tv-menu and can see that Atmos is selected (but greyed out as only selectable when using tv’s own speakers). No selectable options available more (even how hard I scroll - saw other thread with this solution so wanted to note this…) So far tried: several re-start and cable re-instal of both arc and TV. Re-installed arc from app and re-connected it to tv again. Check that there are now updates available to tv, arc or any app in tv.  Not yet tried optical cable connection.Any good ideas or advices!   

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Rockym19Trending Lyricist I
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Sonos Beam gen 2 + LG OLED55C9PLA

good day everyone.  I would like to ask you about the way to connect my sonos Beam gen 2 soundbar to the LG OLED55C9PLA TV.  I tried to select eARC passing through in the sound settings, but no sound from the soundbar.I am doing something wrong?Thank You 

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Rockym19Trending Lyricist I
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PlayStation 5 + Sonos Beam gen 2

good day everyone.I bought a PlayStation 5 a while ago and I was shocked that the sound is only coming from my LG OLED55C9PLA TV and not from the sonos Beam gen 2 soundbar.I tried setting the sound output to eARC but that didn't help at all.do you have any tips or advice on how to get the sound from my PlayStation 5 through Sonos?Thank You.

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10 months ago
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Chris_UK23Contributor I
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connecting Ray + Amp to PC via Optical

Hi guys,I’ve been using Sonos products for years and looking to expand my current kit into my home office.  I’d like to connect a Ray to my PC via optical. I’d also like to connect the Sonos Amp to my PC via optical (assuming this is necessary and the amp can’t pick up the signal via WiFi). The amp will be powering 2x Q Acoustics bookshelf speakers that will act as rears.  my PC only has one optical connection so with the above needing two optical connections, I’ve hit a roadblock. Does the amp need to be connected via optical if the Ray already is?  any thoughts or guidance would be very much appreciated!  

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HT005Contributor I
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Direct spotify music on arc

How to directly play Spotify on arc?It happened at beginning when I set up arc (a week ago) but not today. Both apps are updated.

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Need AdviceContributor I
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Compability Questions

Purchased Playbar, Sub, 2 X Play 1’s and a Play 5.Playbar fails to power up. Am told it is not reparable.Wish to replace it with Beam Gen 2.Questions:Is the Beam GEN 2 compatible with the original Sub and Play 1’s for Surround?Can I (or must I) use Sonos Version 2 App for all ORCan I only use Sonos Version 2 App?

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MNojoContributor II
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Arc dialogs are extremely "flat"

I’ve just bought the Arc and I am extremely disappointed with the flat sound of dialogs (center speaker). It sounds like it is all trebble - no midtones, no bass.I think the Arc is capable to provide much richer dialogs, because there is “ok” midtone and bass in music.I’ve tried turning voice enhancement on, but that is worse.Any ideas?

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10 months ago
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Moneypenny12Contributor II
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Sonos Arc

Hi we have a Sonos Arc and want to add two sonos play 5 (gen 2) to the TV sound. Anyone know how this is done.  thanks 

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Ken_Griffiths
10 months ago
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Carlos309Contributor I
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Why does my Sub G1 keep dropping out?

My Sub keeps dropping out randomly.As in it goes quiet for a bit then comes back on. Always comes on if I pause it and restart. Seems to do it more when I’m playing it medium to low volumes.Any ideas? 

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Airgetlam
10 months ago
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grunge03Contributor I
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Rear speakers for high ceiling

Hi everyone,I've just moved to a new house and we are trying to create a nice space for watching movie.I have an arc + a sub but I want to add some rear speakers.I'm hesitating between adding 2 era 300 or (just) 2 era 100 since my ceiling is very high and not straight, I've browsed a lot of threads here but couldn't find someone with the same ceiling.Even with true tuning trying to do is best, I'm not sure it's worth since the speakers will not be able to make the sound bounce from the top nor the side?Thanks for your help  

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LarsUSDContributor I
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HDMI ARC / Samsung Set-up - Unable to select Dolby Digital

EDIT: I was able to select Dolby Digital after restarting my AppleTV. But I am not able to select Dolby Digital+. Anything I can do to get that option? I recently set-up an Arc Soundbar, Sub (Gen 3) and 2 Era 100 speakers for surround sound. I noticed while watching TV Samsung QN82Q70RAFXZA) that there was no sound from the Era speakers so I checked the TV Sound Settings and for some reason I cannot select Dolby. The only option is PCM. I swear prior to installing the Era speakers that I had it set to Dolby. I double checked the HDMI and it is plugged into the ARC port on the back of my Samsung TV and plugged into the Arc Soundbar. Not sure why I am unable to select Dolby from the TV Sound Settings.Additionally, I checked my AppleTV settings as well since that is primarily what we watch TV and Movies with. What am I missing or doing wrong?Red HDMI plugged into Arc Soundbar.Samsung TV Sound Setting won't let me change to Dolby Digital even though I am plugged into the ARC HDMI port.Sams

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babag21Contributor I
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Soundbar and two Ones do not join the same room

I have one Sonos Soundbar and two Sonos Ones (G2) that simply do not want to be part of the same room. Two Ones were set up as Living Room and play nicely. When I try to add Soundbar it is always created as a separate “Living Room 2”. I can group them as two separate rooms to play the same music, but if I try to tune them they get tuned independently as two separate rooms.Any way to make all three speakers part of the same room as the same setup? 

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TeabarContributor I
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Sky cutting out and listening to music !

Hi, so I quite often watch the sport on the TV with no sound, and listen to music instead on the Arc, (connected to the same TV), so no TV sound.However, I use a Sky mini box, which is very temperamental and quite often loses signal and cuts out.  Every time the sky box loses its signal and then reconnects itself, it cuts the music off of the Arc and plays the tv sound by default.  So I am forever restarting the music.Is there a way to stop the TV from cutting off the music every time ? and giving the music that is playing priority ?Thanks.

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Norberto2nContributor I
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Configuración Cine en Casa

Buenos días.Tengo la barra de sonido Sonos Arc y los altavoces Sonos One y Sonos One Slquiero adquirir el Subwoofer Sonos SubMi pregunta es ¿puedo añadir también dos Sonos Era 300 para que la experiencia fuera máscompleta o no se puede ?Tendría los Sonos Era 300 en los laterales del sofá y los Sonos One detrás del sofá.O no hace falta añadir 2 Era 300, con 2 One ya sería suficiente ?Mi salón es de 4,5 metros de ancho por 5 metros de largo.Gracias por su atención.Un saludo.Norberto Rodriguez.

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dens38Contributor I
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Barre de son et TV Sony Bravia, problème de coupure

Bonjour. Je viens d'acheter une tv Sony XR-77A83K, connectée à une barre de son sonos (première génération) avec le câble optique. Et depuis cet achat, quand la tv est éteinte et que j'écoute la radio ou musique de ma bibliothèque, sur mon système de son, donc barre de son sonos et d'autres enceintes sonos, j'ai le son qui coupe régulièrement pendant quelques secondes (7s) uniquement sur la barre de son, et pas sur les autres enceintes. Quand je déconnecte le câble optique de ma barre de son (donc venant de la tv), je n'ai plus le problème. Ce problème vient bien de la sortie optique de ma TV. Avant j'avais une TV Sony bravia 55W905A, connecté avec câble optique à la même barre de son Sonos et je n'avais pas ce problème. En cherchant sur les forums, beaucoup de personnes ayant des barres de son Sonos (ou autres marques) connecté en câble optique ont le même problème. Donc je pense que Sony est déja au courant.C’est vraiment gênant car chaque fois que j’écoute radio ou musique, je dois

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Mr markoContributor I
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4x ceiling speakers, 2 x amps

Hi all, I have g3 sub, g2 beam, 2 x g2 amps & 4 x ceiling speakers. Initially I had hoped to use all together then realised the soundbar was a issue with the 2 front ceiling speakers, I had then hoped to use the beam, sub and rear ceiling speakers as a set up on 1 amp for tv etc for 5.1 then turn on the 2nd amp with 2 front ceiling speakers connected to it to play music all together, however this does not sound good listening to music, likely because of the soundbar I assume. Also the rear ceiling speakers set up as rear surround and on max volume etc are hardly noticeable. Any way around this? Do I scrap the sonos and go conventional amp with center speaker etc to control ceiling speakers for 5.1 and music stereo or other option I thought possibly have all 4 ceiling speakers on 1 amp just for music, then sub, beam and 2 further sonos for rear speakers behind sofa, the only problem I see with this though is the sub would only work with 1 amp or the other amp whereas I would like it

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Airgetlam
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ggoddardContributor I
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Era 300 Placement for Surrounds

Hope you are well folks!I am trying to understand the guildelines from Sonos on placement  (specifically how high on the wall to mount them.  In the guide is states;Era 300 should be placed indoors and have approximately two ft (.61 m) of overhead clearance for optimal sound quality. Is this stating two ft (0.61m) is the optimum height as that is how it reads to me?  In my experience I would have thought the ideal placement would be closer to ear level?

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Ken_Griffiths
10 months ago
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alexis0391Contributor I
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Multiroom and TV

Dear All,I have a very simple question : i have a tv, and i would like to hear the sound of my tv through sonos multiroom environment in every room of my house. ​​​Could you please help me out on what equipment i have to buy and what protocol  i have to use in order to connect these equipments together ?I thought a connected tv with connected speakers would work together easily, however it seems not to be the casethanks for your help 

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Ken_Griffiths
10 months ago
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