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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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Victor87Contributor I
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How can i play music from tv to a sonos immersive set

I recently bought Sonos Arc , Sonos sub gen 3 and two  era 300. How can I play music from TV without Sonos app?Thank you!!!

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10 months ago
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Jimt42Contributor I
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Sonos ARC eARC connected music control does not work

Remote control will not control SONOS played music volumeFrom everything I have read I went two steps forward and one step backwards.  I had the playbar and LG OLED55E6 connected via Optical.  The remote volume controls worked for the TV and for offline music when the TV was off.Upgraded to a new LG OLED65C3 and Sonos ARC. The TV and ARC work beautifully together.  However now I understand there is no way to control the ARC for music volume via the LG Magic remote.  Yes I can ask Alexa to adjust volumes but it sure was nice to grab the remote and turn music volume down when the phone rings or company is in the room .  Now I have to scramble for a phone or command Alexa to control the volume.Not sure why SONOS did not engineer a way for a RF remote to work via CEC and direct when CEC is inactive. 

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10 months ago
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Jkohler561Contributor I
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playbase lags

Been having an issue with my play base lagging from the picture. Slowly gets worse and worse the longer I let it play. I even connected to my tv through Auxiliary cable to try to rectify issue, but still continuing. Tried restarting tv and play base, didn’t fix it. Anyone else encounter this issue?

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10 months ago
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stevemgAvid Contributor I
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surround sound

I currently have a play bar which will be replaced tomorrow with the arc I have gen2 sub2x rear play 3.  After reading the play 3.  R now old should they be replaced if so with what.  ty

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10 months ago
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AndyAGHContributor I
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faulty Arc

Got my Arc 2 weeks ago.. after about 2 hours of tv the sound starts distorting, a tick sound every few seconds plus tv sound goes for a fraction of a second.. pause the tv & tick sound continuous… so this must be the Arc not the signal.. I’m using optical as the arc hdmi didn’t work when I set it up, plus the previous speaker was on optical & never had any problems…I’m really p’d off as I waited a long time for my Arc & Sonos customer service is nonexistent….Any advise appreciated…

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10 months ago
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usersuomestaContributor I
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sound difference - streaming vs bluray

HiDoes Sonos have different ”settings” for sound when the source of sound is different?When I stream music (stereo) from my Plex server (24/48) the music sounds fuller than when I burn the same music to bluray disc and play it from there. When playing from bluray the surround speakers do not play with same level as when streaming from Plex. Also the user interface on ios app is different - the enhance speech option is available. From the app I can see that Sonos receives TrueHD stereo from bluray so sound is not degraded somewhere in the middle. 

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106rallye
10 months ago
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Rich KawasContributor I
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Sonos Beam will not Connect to my System

Sonos Beam will not connect to my system. I did a factory reset on the Beam, attached to router with a cable . It gets recognized. I then unplug the Ethernet cable and it doesn't connect. I have 3 Moves, 1 playbar, sonos 1 and a Era 100. No issues with them. Just the Beam

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Corry P
10 months ago
Neil25
Neil25Contributor I
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Sonos Arc and Sony Blu Ray player

Good afternoon all New to Sonos, I’ve got an Arc and I’ve got it working with Sky Q and arc connects to HDMI 3 eArc input .. Sky is on HDMI 2 and Blu Ray HDMI 4 … sounds ok on Sky but no sound at all on Blu Ray.  I’ve ensured that Blu Ray is on same network as Arc .. looked at settings on Blu Ray (Sony BDP-S790)  .. can’t find anything more I can do .. any help appreciate here please  

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10 months ago
Geekboy
GeekboyContributor I
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Atmos issue betwwen Beam 2 and LG Oled C7

My Beam 2 is only outputting as Stereo PCM and not Dolby Atmos. I’ve been through numerous discussions/instructions to find out why but drawing blanks. I have a PS5 and Sky Stream and have the Beam 2 in the HDMI arc (2) slot. My tv is an LG Oled55c7v.  Key settings - outputting to hdmi/optical set as auto and on. What am I doing wrong?

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Geekboy
10 months ago
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Obi-Wan AloniTrending Lyricist I
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2x Era 300 wall mount positioning for surround (joining Arc+Sub) sofa located mid-room

Hey all,Wondering about the 300 placement and would appreciate help:- I understand I need 20.5 cm distance from sides.- I understand I need to place them upside down, and not tilt them towards the couch.Would placing them where I marked help me fulfill their capabilities to the fullest if I'll follow the above suggestions?Note that I won't put them on the wall right behind the couch as I won't run cables on the wall. Also, floor stands are not an option. Thanks,Alon

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Obi-Wan Aloni
10 months ago
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PshrmContributor I
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Sonos sub gen2 underwhelming bass

I’ve added sub (gen2) recently to my existing Sonos system (playbar, 2X play1) and I don't hear or very little bass from sub if I set the sub setting to +7 and more.I have gone through the posts/questions here and none of the solutions provided, worked for me. Things I tried.factory resetting the sub and adding it to system multiple times trueplay active and without trueplay changing sub placement (playbar and sub are always placed very closely) restarting the playbar removing the surround sound and adding it again connecting playbar to LAN cable connecting sub to LAN cableThe sub is equally bad when playing music from Sonos app and from TV.What else can I do? any help would be appreciated. 

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106rallye
10 months ago
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MehulptlContributor I
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Trying to setup new Home Theater but running into issues.

Hello,Im new to sonos. I did all the search in this ask question before posting. I have epson Ls12000 projector with eArc - I have 100ft fiber hdmi cable running to sonos arc up front as center speaker. I got 2 sonos subs and a sonos amp for in ceiling speakers. The only issue im having is when i tie everything together. Sonos amp does not have white light and in ceiling speakers are not working. Arc and sub works fine. Sonos Amp is connected via ethernet cable. All 4 in ceiling speakers are hardwired to sonos amp. I can pause and play when i tap on amp or turn up or down volume on amp. Just that white light is not on but amp is functional as i can pause or play on it. I have tried to reset amp, arc and sub multiple times and every time i tie everything together i have the same issue. Not sure what am i doing wrong. I have also looked at trouble shooting tip section for amp but no luck.  Thank you and sorry for my grammar. 

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10 months ago
Fragments Of
Fragments OfAvid Contributor I
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Sonos Ray - dimensions on the back side

Hello Everyone,I wanted to know if somenone can give an information, I need the dimension of the Sonos Ray not on the front side but well on the back side.Thank you forward for your feedbacks.Kind regards.

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Fragments Of
10 months ago
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CpocpoContributor I
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sonos arc eliminate headphone out

When I put a jack headphones into tv out, soundbar is disconnected.Problem is that I hace jack tv out connected to my vibratoon system.....any idea?

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buzz
10 months ago
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Tim_StottContributor I
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How do I stream my music library from my Phone

I have ripped all my CDs and put the digital music on my phone.  But how do I cast the music on my phone to my Bean Gen 2

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10 months ago
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NJAudiophileContributor I
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Using ZP120 as surround w/ beam gen 2

I have a ZP120 can I use it as surround speakers for a new Beam Gen2?  Thinking I might have issues with control as ZP is still S1 and beam gen2 is S2 only.  Anyway to make it work?

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106rallye
10 months ago
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El Pietro KINGContributor I
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Sonos ray as an SPDIF audio Optical input receiver for the rest of my sonos speakers ?

Hello ! I own a sonos one at the moment.I am planning on buying a sonos Ray for my PC set up. I will be able to connect the ray soundbar to my pc through a tosslink optical cable streaming that way my computer sound.My question however is the following :Will I be able to pair my sonos ray to my sonos one and therefore listen to local file music being played on my PC on my sonos one through the sonos ray ?

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controlav
10 months ago
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StevenFangAvid Contributor I
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Sonos ARC and Sub Gen 3 Updating error 30

Hi, I have a ARC and Sub Gen 3 in 15.2 version. In the past I have informed that error occurence when I changed in network router, it is able to finally update with existing Ipad, luckily… Currently I also tried to update to newer version with Iphone 11 of latest IOS. However it cannot update and shown error 30 SUB.. Anyone have advises how to update with Iphone also. 

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10 months ago
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JagielakTrending Lyricist I
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should i upgrade from beam 2 and 2x sl's to Arc and x2 era 300?? what kind of gain in quality i can expect from it?

As in the topic , I am being torn with buying arc and two 300’s . I can buy them for 1250£ for all 3 and really not sure if it's worth upgrading beam 2 and 2 sls.Anyone who has similar situation and now use new speakers could give me some help and feedback ?Thank you P.s: had them in the checkout like 20tikes now and can't decide on the purchase

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10 months ago
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Mags4321Contributor I
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playbase tv and FireWire connection

Hi,I have a QLED TV and Sonos Playbase, connected via optical cable.  I also have a Sony 4K DVD player connected.  I want to be able to watch camcorder films by connecting FireWire cable and watching on TV withSonos playbase.  Can anyone advise how I can do this? Is there a type of optical/firewire adapter? Thanks lots.

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10 months ago
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tjwilliam07Contributor II
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using "group" stereo with arc for wider channels

I saw a video where someone used a 300's in a stereo set up along side an arc system (subs and rears) and mentioned it was okay and did provide more wider channels.  Has others tried this?  Does it "work" as a work around? I assume you'll lose some precision from the arc but would you gain wider channels? 

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buzz
10 months ago
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ZathyronContributor I
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Sonos Playbar doesn't play TV sound unless power cycled

Hey guys, I've got a problem.Sonos playbar with 2 Sonos SL. Worked beautifully without problems for 2 months.Now, it only plays TV if I power cycle it. It still plays music from internet, I can access it fully, I can change the input to TV, but there is no sounds from TV. After power cycle back to full functionality. But after every time I switch off the TV I have to restart the sound system. Wtf? :)

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10 months ago
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MasterChief27Contributor I
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problem sonos one surround

Hello, I will try to expose my problem, I have a router asus RT ax88u Pro with beta firmware that allows to create a pro guest network (see screenshot) .I have a sonos beam (gen 2) and 2 sonos one in surround . And when I activate the guest network (VLAN) the Sonos One in surround does not reconnect to the wifi network and no longer works and when I disable this guest network all work again. On the other hand the sonos beam works in my 2 cases. I also have a Sonos Play 3 in another room that also works when the guest network is enabled.I am French so sorry for this translation. 

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Jamie A
10 months ago
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TenyorouninContributor I
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Playbar keeps cutting out - likey overheating - suggestions?

My play bar from 2018 has been cutting out. I suspect it's overheating because the longer I unplug it, the longer it runs again after being plugged back in.Does anyone have any suggestions on causes or how to repair it?Another possibility, but I don't know if it has a temperature sensor somewhere, might be faulty temperature reading.

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Airgetlam
11 months ago
Stanley_4
Stanley_4Lead Maestro
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Beam stops responding to IR remote with optical connection

One of my Beams stopped responding to my IR remote, tried a second remote, tried turning off all the lights too, still no joy.Both remotes work fine when a spare Beam is configured to use them.Can’t reconfigure the problem Beam as it sees neither remote in the setup steps.Took a while but I found this old topic and a quick power cycle got it working again.I’ll watch for this and if it happens I’ll submit some diagnostics.Old topic: 

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Corry P
11 months ago
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