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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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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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jperm47Contributor II
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Unidirectional HDMI

I am planning on running a 75 foot Fiber Optic HDMI cable between my patio TV’s ARC input and my Sonos Amp inside.  The cable I bought is unidirectional and so the side you hook up to what is important.  My electrician will be running this through the walls so don’t want to make a mistake. I have 2 sides, one says “Source” and one says “Display”.  In my case, I am not passing video so I am a bit confused as the TV can be the source and the display. I believe the “Display” side should be the TV in this case but want to triple check with anyone who has run this sort of configuration before

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10 months ago
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karlGContributor I
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Best way to connect ethernet to playbar, TV, bluray player and Bell fibe receiver

Hi,I have a switch right beside me router, and I got 2 Ethernet wires to bring me Internet from the switch to the farthest side of my home. At that place, I have to connect a Sonos Playbar, a recent 4K TV, 4K bluray player and the Bell fibe receiver for TV channels. So I’m short of two Ethernet connections. I wish to wire-connect everything. What is the best way to do it? If I buy a second switch, how should I wire it? If I can connect only one item in the first switch, which one should it be, considering all others will be connected in the second switch? What should I connect in the second Ethernet outlet of the Playbar?Thanks a lot!!

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10 months ago
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AV challengedContributor I
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two amps to create a surround sound system

I hired an av installer to setup my house that we were remolding.  In one of the rooms I told him that I wanted to setup a surround sound home theater.  He suggested and installed 4 x ceiling speakers and two sonos amps.  It has been a few months and I never felt like it sounded correctly, so I found an iOS app that would play test surround sound by playing to each speaker.  After doing this I discovered that the rear speakers play when sound is playing to all the speakers, but will not only play the left rear or right rear.  I don’t know if this is possible to have two amps in a surround sound setup.  If it is possible I haven’t been able to figure out to set this up.  Currently I have an eARC connection going from my TV to the front amp.  When I add the rear amp for surround sound it still plays the left/right rear sounds through the left/right front speakers.  This makes me feel like it isn’t possible to setup two amp in a surround sounds and that my best option is to add soundbar (

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conesplitterContributor I
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Connecting Era 300 as surround sound speakers for TV

Hi guys,Got a Playbar connected to TV and the Sub connected but trying to work out how to connect my 2 Era 300’s as rear surround sound speakers but can’t work out how to do it.I’ve set them up and thought I’d added them to the ‘living room’ where the Playbar and Sub are connected in the app but the only option I’m given in that room is to add the Amp as surrounds which seems weird. In the App I’ve now got the following but can’t work out how to have the Playbar, Sub and 2 Era 300’s working together:Rooms (since adding)Living Room (+Sub) which has the Playbar Living Room (L&R) which has the Era 300’s Living Room (Fives) (L&R)Not massively worried about adding the Fives as use those for music more than anything but surely there must be a way of adding the Era 300’s into my TV sound setup?I hope someone can help as doing my head in! 😉Cheers,Jon 

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crazysports457Contributor I
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Confused on using connect:amp 2 as surround for Arc

I have 4 speakers in the ceiling in a theater room (2 front and 2 rear).  I just got an Arc for the TV.  I have connected the 2 front speakers (left and right) to one connect:amp and the 2 rear speakers (left and right) to another connect:amp. I currently do not have wired ethernet available in that room. 2 questions: Can I set it up to use the Arc and the 2 front and 2 rear speakers? I am confused on the ethernet connect need.  The online directions say “The Sonos home theater speaker is wired to the Connect:Amp with an Ethernet cable and another Sonos product is wired to the router.”  Does that mean I can take an ethernet cable from the Arc to  an unmanaged switch and then 2 ethernet cables from the switch (1 to each) to connect:amps.  Then I can take a totally different connect:amp (not associated with the theater room) and connect it to the router by ethernet?Sorry for the crazy question.  I thought I would just be able to do it all wirelessly when I set it up.

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Airgetlam
10 months ago
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MaddieJContributor I
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connection problems

Hi , we have a beam and two sonos ones.  All have been working for months with our tv sky box and playing music through Spotify , but for some reason they have dropped off the Internet and won't recognise and connect anymore .  We've turned the router and the sonos products on and off several times but to no avail. Any ideas and help.much appreciated.  Maddie

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Airgetlam
10 months ago
Obi-Wan Aloni
Obi-Wan AloniTrending Lyricist I
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Glass Door (porch exit) and Trueplay usage?

Hey all,So I'm about to add two 300's to my Arc+Sub setup and now investigating how to setup the sound settings. Can someone advise on how should I setup the Trueplay and sound settings considering that instead of a wall, my apartment's left seating position wall is actually a glass door exiting to the porch?Should I use trueplay with the glass door open or shut? any thoughts around that? I wouldn’t want to tampre with settings but rather go with something that would work when both open or shut. (If that’s even possible).Regarding configuration - any advice on an approach to set it correctly for my space? I'm hesitant to go with Peter Pee's recommendations as his setup is set for a completely different acoustics than mine.Cheers for your help

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10 months ago
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CT111Contributor I
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Box size and weight of Sonos Gen 3 & Era 100

Please provide the box size and total weight for. Gen3 and Era 100. I would like to calculate the global shipping cost thanks!

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serravalcAvid Contributor I
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era 300

hello all can they be used as left and right channel?

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10 months ago
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KingKeokiContributor I
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era 100 placement

Currently have a beam g2 and want to add a pair of era 100.  How would it sound if I place the era's 10 inches on each side the beam g2 facing forward.  Want to avoid adding speaker stands and wall mounting is a no go due to room layout. Open to suggestions, thanks 

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Professio7Avid Contributor I
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Beam Gen2 Lip Sync Issues with LG OLED C2 over eARC

I have a pretty common and simple system with a Beam (Gen2) and an LG OLED C2. Connected using the supplied HDMI Cable, “eARC Support” is enabled, and “Digital Sound Output” is set to “Pass Through” in WebOS.Unfortunately, I’m experiencing a lip sync delay of about 200ms where to audio plays before the video in movies/tv shows with Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 audio streams. Dolby Atmos (over DD+) seems to be okay, however. I’m using the internal TV Apps for streaming. It doesn’t matter which ones I use (Netflix, YouTube, Plex) I always get the same delay.When I disable eArc the delay seems to be gone but I lose Atmos support on the Xbox Series X.What I don’t want to do is manually set the delay using the Sonos App (which by the way +5 wouldn’t be enough) every time I watch a DD or DD+ movie or disable/enable eARC every time I use the Xbox. I was under the impression delay issues would be solved by some sort of lip sync correction layer in the HDMI signal spec of HDMI-e

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Alr1996Contributor I
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beam (gen2) & era 300

Hello! Could you guys help me I have the 300 as sorrounds But I feel like it doesn't sound they way is supposed to sound. I don't know if I have to do something with the settings. I'm in a room I don't know if the 300 it's too much.

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Corry P
10 months ago
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hubbinslfcContributor I
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Sonos One Crackle

Hi. I had my Sonos Beam and 2 Ones set up as rears for 5.1. All devices were on wifi. Worked flawlessly for months. Then started getting random crackle on one rear speaker usually on bass noise but was intermittent and could not always be reproduced when playing the same source.  Sent diagnostics to support and they I had wifi interference and suggested connecting the Beam directly to the router and then the Ones would connect to the Beams own network. I’ve done this but the rear Ones are still connecting to home router wifi and not the Beams Sonosnet. Can I force them to connect? In the system info, rears show as WM3 which I think means aren’t connected to the Beam. Any suggestions please?Thanks.   

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10 months ago
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GDazTrending Lyricist I
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Era 300 Surround Placement - How Bad an Idea is This?

I’m adding a pair of Era 300’s as rear surrounds (to a Sonos Arc + Sub). Our couch is against the back wall (has to be that way given the room). There are also window wells on the back wall (on either side of the couch). The wells are approximately 10 inches deep, 30 inches wide, and 23 inches tall. From a room aesthetics point of view it would be ideal to use them (as opposed to drilling/mounting on the rear wall).How “bad” would it be to set the Era 300’s in those wells (roughly centered)? See attached picture.FWIW, I have them installed there now and to me it sounds good (i.e., sound is directional/immersive). Just wondering if I’m potentially trading off much better sound given this placement.

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Corry P
10 months ago
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Mrcu222Contributor I
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Adding 2 additional Era 300’s to set up

I currently have an Arc, (2) Sub Gen3’s, and (2) Era 300’s as rear channels.  My question is, can I add 2 more Era 300’s as front channels…(front/left and front right)? 

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jgatie
10 months ago
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Arjun AnandContributor I
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Dolby

Wondering why my app doesn’t show Dolby atmos and shows stereo PCM :( pic attached  

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GaziContributor II
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Arc, Sub Gen 3 and Era 300

HiCurrently I am using Sonos arc . I have 2 question :Is Sonos is capable for all 3 systems at with one system together ( via Apple TV ) with arc, sub gen 3 and  Era 300 currently I am using Sonos arc. Is it enough if I buy era 300 to get a full Dolby Atmos with large sound ? Or I also need to buy sub gen 3 too ? ( my common room size is 20 sqmthanks 

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barrymcdonnellContributor I
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Dolby Atmos

Hi Can you help me I keep getting stereo PCM on my sonos system and not Atmos, I have arc, sub and 2 300 speakers, I have LG OLED83C24LA , I am watching via the apps and not via Sky,  believe I should be able to get ATMOS I have been advised to go into sound settings, on the TV and set to dd+ turn on e arc, and set to pass through. I dont see how I can do that.All advanced settings in the TV are greyed out when I access the menu. I also don’t understand the term pass through, It wsould be great if someone has a similar set up and can help me to get the settings right on my TV so that I can enjoy the sonos system prefectly - thanks in advance 

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flybymeEnthusiast II
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Sub mini and rear ERA300 surround speakers positioning?

Hello to all, After reading SonoS suggestions I have placed the Sub mini just below the Beam (on the floor against the wall) and both are in the exact TV mid and facing the viewer.The “holes” of the Sub mini are parallel to the wall.This because I think that if I place the “holes” perpendicular, the sound coming from the hole against the wall, will bounce on the wall instead of being free.Have I done well ?even though SonoS reports there is no difference on having the hole facing the viewer or less. The rear ERA300 are placed just above the couch (that s against the wall) , facing the TV , at an ear viewer height and at a distance of 1,5m.But having in this position, the viewer has the sound coming directly from the left (of the right speaker) and the right (of the left speaker )drivers only.The up firing drivers send the sound to the ceiling while the other 2 side drivers send the sound on the left and right zone of the room (my side walls are more or less 2,5m far from the viewer. An

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Short-tContributor I
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Autoplay

How do I turn autoplay off? I thought there was an option at one time, but can’t find it now. Sometimes I don’t want the TV to play anything but its own speaker, but turning on the TV engages autoplay for the Sonos system. I want to disable that on ocassion.

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Pops62Contributor I
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beam gen2 no sound

I’ve got no sound from my new beam gen2, I have a Sony tv , when setting up via app it says CEC not connected, I’m getting bounced from Sony tech and Sonos tech , I’ve even done factory reset on tv , tried different hdmi cables but no effect , did try beam in another tv (Samsung) and it worked instantly. I’m a now lost  ,,this was ment to be an upgrade from my playbar , so far not a pleasant experience, any help advice would be much appreciated,thanks Dave 

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Clemens van der VeenContributor I
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sonos ray to philips

I have a Sonos ray with optical output. My tv only has hdmi earc input. Where can I buy an adapter?

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Airgetlam
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RexorgContributor II
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LG TV turns off when streaming Dolby Atmos

My LG 55UM7000AUE 4K TV (2019/HDMI ARC) turns off for awhile while watching streaming apps on my Fire Stick 4K Max displaying Dolby Atmos on the S2 app.  Usually the TV will come back on in a couple seconds with sound; other times I’ll have pic, but no sound.  My system for the TV is the Arc, Sub Mini, and One SLs for the surrounds.  I’m using 8K HDMI cables now, but I had the same issue with 4K cables.  If I select Dolby Digital and not Best Available or Dolby Digital Plus in the Fire Stick audio settings the TV will not turn off, but then I only get Dolby Digital 5.1.  I’m thinking the issue is with the TV’s processor/HDMI Arc/CEC not the Fire Stick as I’ve lost sound when switching inputs from DVD to Xfinity, etc.   if I turn the TV off and wait awhile the sound will come back on with Sonos, but not always.  Another clue is that if I switch to internal speakers the Arc will not default back for my audio as it does with my other Sonos systems.  Oh, my audio signal with Xfinity is Dol

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vjkAvid Contributor I
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Sonos Arc Side Speakers Option for Front or Surround

So we know the side speakers of the Arc fire either front channels or surround channels depending on which rear speaker it is paired with. It would be nice if we can have the option to set how the side firing Arc speaker function regardless of the paired rear speaker. For example, 300 users may want to hear more front channel instead of surround with their Arc or viceversa for 100/One/Five users. I understand this unique behavior of the Arc and 300 is to create a “bubble” but having that option so users can toggle what works best for their ears and home would be a nice to have. What are your thoughts? This, along with option for front hiring on 300 and official support for reverse mounting is on my Christmas wishlist. For now I can only wish.

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AllTheWay
AllTheWayContributor I
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55" TV, Sonos Beam and TV Cover

Hola, I’m mounting a 55” tv with a mount that has a Sonos Beam mount attached to it. It’s on a patio and needs a cover. I haven’t had any luck finding a cover that was made specifically for that combo. Has anyone else tried this? Or did you just buy a bigger cover, one that would just need to be cinched down more? Thanks for any information. 

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Corry P
10 months ago
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