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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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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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Weasel StainContributor I
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era 100

If I use era 100 for rear spakers are they mono or do they still work in stereo 

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Stanley_4
4 months ago
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expensivetrashContributor I
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overpriced gear doesnt work

why cant the overpriced sub pair up with arc?

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Stanley_4
4 months ago
PlummerTowers
PlummerTowersContributor I
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s2 keeps losing my beam gen2 on wifi

Every now and then my beam gen2 and sub mini disappear off my system would creating a Sonos wired  system help and is it easy to do 

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Stanley_4
4 months ago
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DustinD1980Contributor I
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no power

What do i have to do to get power to my sonos ray soundbar initial setup.  I have everything connected i dont have an ethernet cable hooked to my tv.  Would this cause a problem with powering on.  I dont see any sort of power switch on soundbar

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Stanley_4
4 months ago
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DougalfordContributor II
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samsung tv through amp using optical adapter not working

I had this set up, working previously, but no longer working when I transitioned back to listen to some Apple Music. I’m not sure how to get it working again. I have disabled, the speakers on the TV and it’s running through optical and I’ve gone to the settings on the Sonos amp and cut off the IR. Any other thoughts. 

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4 months ago
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shantanu_guptaTrending Lyricist I
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Sonos surrounds

When era 100s are connected as surrounds do all drivers on Arc fire? What happens to side firing ones? Does Arc + Sub & Rears work as 5.1.2? Assuming Arc does 5 channels (front)?

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4 months ago
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gesumaContributor I
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Beam 1 and Arc

I have a beam gen 1 and recently found an open box Arc for $400. I hooked it up and will have to say I am not impressed with the Arc. It didn’t have a wow facture to me. All of my TV settings are correct on my 1 Year old Sony TV. I tried trueplay but it didn’t seam to make a difference. I am debating on returning the arc and getting a mini sub for the gen 1 or returning the arc and getting a gen2. I don’t have the money to purchase a sub for the arc just to make it sound better. 

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4 months ago
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LRregContributor I
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Speech Enhancement - ARC

I have recently bought an ARC and have it connected to an LG TV.This works fine, but when looking at the instructions to switch on Speech Enhancement. I do not get the box at the bottom of the screen to then select the Speech Enhancement option. The app is on IOS, which is 17.1.1 and the Sonos App and the Arc and sub are both at the latest versions.I can see what is playing on a PLAY 1 and open the similar box to what is being suggested here:https://support.sonos.com/en-ie/article/make-dialogue-easier-to-hear-with-speech-enhancement?language=enAny help would be appreciated.Thanks. 

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4 months ago
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turtleneckContributor I
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Connection problems with FeinTech VAX04101

Hey GuysI recently bought the FeinTech VAX04101 bridge to connect my ATV to the Sonos Arc to enjoy Dolby Atmos. Now the problem is, after starting a movie it plays the sound for around 30 seconds. After this time the movie continue to play but without sound. I tried this on AppleTV, Netflix, Disney+ and Apple Music. The funny thing is, its just when the playback is set to Atmos. When its e.g. PCM 5.1 there is no problem with the playback. I already reset my whole Sonos system and also my ATV. I already changed all HDMI cables with new ones but still no effect on it. Somebody has maybe any advice what i could do or check? My setup: LG HU85LS Beamer (only ARC HDMI supported) , Apple TV, Feintech VAX04101, Sonos Arc, 2x Sonos ONE SL and a Sonos Sub.

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4 months ago
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DivakaranContributor I
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Help : Your Era 300 has been added but may not appear in the System tab

“Your Era 300 has been added but may not appear in the System tab. If so, unplug the power cord and plug it back in to finish set up from the System tab.”  I’ve done so, and it doesn’t work. I’ve tried to factory reset several times - doesn’t help.  1 - Tried resetting2 - Tried router reboot3 - Tried clearing DHCP lease 4 - Posting in forum to check if someone can help. FYI. I moved to new home and it’s a new router with same service provider and same wifi SSID & password. 

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4 months ago
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ObieOContributor I
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Immersive Beam Set vs Arc with Sub

Hi all - Looking to purchase my first Sonos product and trying to decide what would be best for my living room set up used for movies and music. Room is around 20x15 but it’s an open concept to kitchen. Right now the immersive beam set (beam gen2, 2 era 100s and mini sub) vs the arc with the big sub are around the same price  What would be the best bang for my buck? Thank you in advance looking forward to the discussion.  

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Stanley_4
4 months ago
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MnorbsContributor I
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linking two tvs and using same speakers for two different systems

I currently have a playbar and 2 play ones set up to my tv in my living room. I will soon be fitting another tv in the kitchen and I would like a similar set up to my living room. I am going to connect both tvs via a hdmi so that they can both play the same program im sync with each other but I will also have a sly mini box set up to the kitchen tv so I can watch a different channel to the living room. The question I have is will o be able to set up a sonos system that will link to my speakers and playbar in the living room when both tvs are on the same channel but then be able to be a separate system when each tv is showing a different programme. 

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Stanley_4
4 months ago
Truls Rogstad
Truls RogstadContributor I
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Sonos beam HDMI ARC issues on samsung qled 65" port already in use

Hello there. new on the forum and have a question I am hoping you can answer, since we had a disappointing evening of unboxing our new Sonos Beam and Minisub. We have a samsung qled 65” Q90R. TV with a native samsung hub consisting of 4 hdmi ports and one optical, of which only hdmi port 3 is Arc. The hdmi arc port is already in use by the Cable Tv box which apparently also requires arc. I tried the using the hdmi to optical adapter with beam, connected it first to the TV Hub, then to the playstation console and finally to the Cable TV box. changed the sound settings to output auto or optical, depending on the options. In all cases the short samsung remote control does not control the Volume. is there available a splitter for hdmi arc, a multiport arc hub option or a firmwsre fix?

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Airgetlam
4 months ago
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MandylaTrending Lyricist I
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Era 300s, Beam 2, Ikea rears, and Sub 3

I just go a pair of Era 300s.  I have set them up as a Stereo pair room/group.  I then added them as grouped fronts to my Beam2, Ikea rears and Sub2, set up for TV.  When is listen to Movies and Music from my Apple TV the combined systems works great and produces awesome Dolby Atmos audio with no discernible synch problems.  The combined group works fine.  However when I just want to listen to the Apple Music Radio App from Sonos the right stereo 300 keeps going off.  I’ve done trouble shooting suggested by Sonos support, but the right Era 300 keeps dropping.  If I set that speaker up as a solo unit the Apple radio app works fine and the lone speaker stays on and Dolby Atmos works. Is the problem due to some interference issue which I can resolve, or is there something defective with the particular speaker?  Ideas, comments, or suggestions please? Armando  

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Ken_Griffiths
4 months ago
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PatLalContributor I
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Arc

Hi, i just bought Sonos Arm and i have a sound trouble. My Sub Gen 1 seam like not working at 100%. Also, I cannot conect my two Sonos SL. My Apps didn’t find them. Can you help me? Thanks

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4 months ago
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CF-TimContributor I
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Sonos Amp for built in ceiling speakers Atmos only

Hello all,New here.  Here goes.  I am using the Arc, Sub, and Era 100 as rears.  I have two architectural ceiling speakers over my seating area that are currently unused. Is it possible to configure and use the Sonos Amp to power my overhead speakers for overhead sounds only (ie the helicopter)?  I’m not referring to using them as rear channels, rather only for dedicated overhead sound effects.Thanks

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Stanley_4
4 months ago
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Goran1Contributor I
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Beam Gen2 connectivity issue with LG C3 TV

Hi everyone,I have a problem with my Beam Gen2. I just got it 2 days ago and I’ve been trying to set it up with my LG TV but there is always some issue. It is connected through eArc HDMI port. This is present situation:PHONE: If I play music on Youtube music or Spotify (both premium versions for what it’s worth) through Sonos app it is ok.PHONE: If I use Youtube or Spotify app directly it won’t find speaker so it is not ok - sound is only on my phone.TV: If I play music through Spotify or Youtube TV app there is no sound at all. Actually there is sometimes intermittent sound for splits of second which comes and goes. So music video is there playing on my TV but sound is not there.Netflix is working fine except there is every now and then some short glitch in sound. I could live with this last thing cause I cannot be sure whether it is due to speaker or TV or Netflix or my internet connection, but the problem with TV is killing me.I’ve tried to reset (by holding that infinity button beh

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5 months ago
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Berger2Contributor I
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Drop off and switching to TV sound

Today's issue: Have a beam and 2 Ones, connected beam to router via ethernet and HDMI to arc HMDI on TV. Things tend to work BUT I have 2 issues that keep happening. 1) TV box (android box from Bell) keeps resetting and/or picture and sound stop for a second or two before coming back on OR TV box resets and produces a solid green screen and sometimes a nice bright magenta colour. 2) when listening to music via sonos app all of a sudden the sound will stop playing music and TV will start all on its own. Had Bell technican (I am in Toronto) here this am to trouble shoot new router with direct fiber connecting 1GB service and still having the issue.

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Corry P
4 months ago
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MythicbeastAvid Contributor II
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very loud blast of sound when TV turne on

System: Arc, gen1 sub, 2 Play 1’s  77” LG OLED Sonos ver 15.10 On two occasions within the last week I have experienced an extremely loud, ear hurting/speaker damaging(?) blast of sound upon start-up from my Sonos system upon turning on my TV   I’ve also experienced, on random streams on live TV (Hulu) very garbled dialog, this just started recently as well  Any suggestions appreciated   

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4 months ago
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corvin123Contributor I
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Connection of a playbar, speakers and bass

HI.I have a old Sonos playbar, 4 speakers and a bass. The playbar has 2 ethernet ports and another input (don’t know what it’s called)What would be the easiest way to set it up and get it all running together?And how do i do it?Thank you.

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Ken_Griffiths
4 months ago
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JRSBContributor I
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Multi-Source Setups: TV, Analog Input (turntable), and Streaming

Hello. I am totally new to Sonos. I want to run my TV sound, a Technics turntable with a built in pre-amp and also stream Spotify from my phone. I think I need the Sonos Amp because of the TV HDMI (ARC) connection needed. Is this correct? If I just want to forget the TV, can I plug the turntable into the Era 300 or Five speakers directly and then also stream? Thanks  

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Stanley_4
4 months ago
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Lex1124Contributor I
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Era 300 front speaker

When are you going to enable the front speaker for the ERA 300 when used as surrounds?

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jonmichael
4 months ago
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Asterix_007Contributor II
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Connect Sonos ARC to two sources?

(1) Sonos ARC connected via HDMI to Arc port of the TV => works great.(2) Second sound source, that I convert from Optical to HDMI using the Sonos Adapter. If I connect this via HDMI to Sonos ARC (and disconnect TV), it works great. Question => Is there a switch/splitter that I can control with a remote without having to switch the Sonos ARC cables in this setup? TV only supports ARC. I connected the second source to the TV, but the TV does not recognize it.

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4 months ago
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XandraeContributor I
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Projector to 1xAMP (+2xONE in WiFi) with HDMI-ARC (Rear) + 1xARC(front) in WiFi = Atmos?

Hello everyone,I ve been looking for a similar case during 30 minutes, but unfortunately not been able to find anything. So, sorry if it has already been answered in other topic.Here is my situation for the AMP connexion for 2 different usage:As home theatre:I would like to connect my projector to the Sonos AMP through a HDMI-ARC to beneficiate Dolby atmos.- This Sonos AMP would be connected though WiFi to two Sonos ONE to build the rear surround.- This Sonos AMP would be connected though WiFi to one Sonos ARC to build the front line.As turntable amplification and connexion for the whole Sonos system:I would like to connect my turntable to the Sonos AMP through Audio-IN and stream to all my Sonos speakers.1- Is that possible?2- Do I still beneficiate the Dolby Atmos feature?3- If not, how can I manage it to work?A picture is better than a lot of words.Thank you all for your support 

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melvimbe
4 months ago
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mzm70Contributor I
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Swap Playbases

Can I get some advice on swapping Playbases, my system has been stable for many years and I don’t want to break it now?Is it just a case of adding it into the app and deleteing the old one, and will I have to retune the remote?Thanks for any assistance.Michael 

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