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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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BenjaminellisbernardContributor I
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replacing playbar with era 300 in a surround system

Himy system for home theater is curently a playbar grouped with two sonos one used as surroundscan i replace the playbar with an ERA300 that will be connected to my tv by optical, and still use the two ONEs as surrounds as they are now? thanks

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9 months ago
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Blurnosedaz7Contributor I
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dolby atmos v dd plus

Hi I’ve got a Panasonic oled fz802 with arc hdmi port , I’m streaming Netflix and prime through 4k firestick through my beam 2 era rears and sub mini , sound is great and showing 5.1 dd plus , should I be bothered about not getting full atmos showing on the Sonos app with atmos movies ? I can get atmos when streaming Apple Music not sure what difference I would hear with a upgraded tv or a Arcadia fire etc 

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Schlumpf
9 months ago
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RockenrobbieContributor I
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The Arc Sound Bar & LG Oled Audio

And attempting to mute the sound of the arc sound bar I’m not having any luck. connected via eARC HDMI PORT. I have Gone into the television settings, TV sound only, mutes the sound bar for five seconds but then the sound bar comes back on?  any suggestions?

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Ken_Griffiths
9 months ago
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cbkzContributor I
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Surround sound - In-Wall compared to Speakers Equivalence

Sonos has a lot of home theater setup guidance and with an Arc + Sub (3rd) + rear speakers; they state whether the system is 7.1 or 5.1:  For 7.1 you need an Eras pair, and for 5.1 you need the Ones.  Where do the In-Wall Sonance speakers (with TruePlay) fall?  Would they fall in to the 5.1 category like the Ones?I’m debating the In-Wall.  I have existing in-wall (2015 episode speakers with very comparable system specs as the Sonance) however the cut out is 12”x8” vs. the Sonos required 10.75”x6.93”, so I think the hole is too big and would cost (dry-wall) a bit to remedy.  But I think I’d only be missing the TruePlay option.  If you have a similar setup, I’d like your opinion on how well it works.  What I don’t want to do is buy a pair of speakers and then have unused in-wall speakers.p.s. I did search many prior questions and did not see my specific question but several similar ones.

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Stanley_4
9 months ago
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GL_AngmeringContributor I
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cant connect my arc. samsung tv thinks its now tv

Just bought an arc soundbar and trying to connect it to a Samsung Q series via hdmi arc port and system thinks the soundbar is a now tv device. Soundbar works fine as a speaker but can’t connect it to tv.  Any ideas anyone?

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crnorrbomContributor I
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TV and streaming services audio skip out every few minutes (Samsung Q70AA

Hi,I have a Samsung Q70AA 65” TV and recently upgraded to ARC, Sub and ERA100 in a home theater setup. I have connected the ARC using the HDMI cable to the eARC HDMI on the TV set and ran through the normal setup process. However, now the audio is skipping out for a few seconds every few minutes which is really annoying. Does anyone have any ideas?

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9 months ago
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ant75aContributor I
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Sonos Arc and rear Yamaha speakers

HiLooking to replace my existing Yamaha 5.1 system with an Arc.  Doing so to de-clutter the room.  I already have in-ceiling Yamaha rear speakers (wired) which I was hoping I could utilise.  From what Ive read, looks like I need to get an Arc and a Sonos Amp.  Some questions I had: Are there any known issues with using Yamaha in-ceiling rear speakers? Am I correct in assuming I need an Amp for the rears?  Any way to connect them to the soundbar directly? From a sound perspective, is it worth buying an Amp just to connect rear speakers?  Not using any other Sonos product.  Just want good surround sound. Does the Arc have google home inbuilt?  I have a dedicated good home speaker.  Was hoping  to sell the existing google home speaker and use google home via ARCAll my TV shows/Movies will be coming from a Apple TV device connected to my Samsung TV..  We mainly watch shows on Netflix and ABC iView.. Thanks 

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AjTrek1
9 months ago
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Richard 85Contributor I
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problème son

Bonjour,comment utiliser la télécommande Free pop pour commander le son de Sonos beam 2merci pour votre aideModerator edit:Google Translate-Good morning,how to use the Free pop remote to control the sound of Sonos beam 2Thanks for your help

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Airgetlam
9 months ago
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LGB65Avid Contributor I
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ERA 100 - placement while surrounds

A qué distancia de las paredes laterales y traseras se recomienda colocar los ERA 100 como envolventes?No dispongo de mucho espacio ni lateral ni trasero desde mi situación de visionado Moderator edit:Google Translate-At what distance from the side and rear walls is it recommended to place the ERA 100 as enclosures?I don't have much space on the side or back from my viewing position.

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Sotiris C.
9 months ago
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Franfs4Contributor I
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Problemas Sonos Arc

Hola,Os escribo para ver si me podéis echar una mano.Primero os cuento lo que tengo:TV Lg C2 AppleTv 4k 2023 Sonos arc con sub mas dos One conectados al puerto eArc de la Tv.El motivo por el que os escribo es que en algunas ocasiones al reproducir desde el AppleTv contenido en multicanal PCM 5.1 o 7.1 no se reproduce la pista de audio principal por la Arc y se reproduce por los One, para que se reproduzca correctamente tengo que salir de la reproducciones y volver a entrar varias ocasiones hasta que se reproduce correctamente.Por mas que he tocado la confirmación de la Tv y del AppleTv no he conseguido que deje de hacerlo y solo cuando configuro la Tv en modo transferencias parece que no lo hace pero no se reproducen todos los sonidos como cuando está en automático. Todas las configuraciones de la Tv los tengo en Automático y Bitstream.La gente de Sonos estuvo analizando los logs de diagnóstico y no encontraron nada.Desde la Tv desconozco si se comporta de esta manera ya que siempre us

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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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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
9 months ago
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CellAvid Contributor I
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Beam And Stereo Balance

I’ve a reasonable Sonos system consisting of various One’s Move, Playbase, Sub etc. I quite often do a full group play around the house while doing stuff. It’s not that often though I sit in from of my Mac and listen to music on one individual Beam. I had been aware though with YouTube that the sound of definitely around 70/30 to the left in pan. Made more aware of it this evening while listening to some actual music.  I’ve tried various sources, Mac via hardwired HDMI through a CALDigit TB3 Hub (normal setup)Tried airplay from my Mac, iPhone, iPad but all with the same pan issue. I do however have a second Beam connected to a TV in one of the bedrooms. Quick swap out and the issue persists.Double checked the stereo on the Playbase and that’s perfectly down the middle.  Any advice please?

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Airgetlam
9 months ago