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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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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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Jonathan KContributor I
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Sonos Five pair for music AND as stereo pair with Arc

I use two Fives as a stero pair for music. Right between those is an Arc connected to my tv screen. I find the Arc sounds rather thin, so I would like to use the Fives to work in tandem with the Arc when watching tv. I know this can be done if you add the Fives to the same zone, but that would make the Arc play music as well which sounds terrible. My question is: can you use the Fives in two different zones?

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Stanley_4
10 months ago
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MandylaTrending Lyricist I
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Using a stereo pair, with Beam 2 and Era 300s Surround

I currently have a Beam 2, Sub 3, and Ikea Symfonixs Surrounds.  I thinking of upgrading to Era 300 surrounds.  What would happen is I add the Ikeas as front stereo pair “group” to this Beam/300 set up.  Would front dispersion be improved, or degraded?  Would there be a lag with Movies?  Would there be lag with Music? Can lag be improved by changing sync in the setting? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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jgatie
10 months ago
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MKlinContributor II
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what is my system

Hello all, I have home theater. One Arc with two sub (Gen 3) and two Era 300 for surround.  is it 7.1.2? or ?can someone tell me?   thx!

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Ken_Griffiths
10 months ago
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JamesBukContributor I
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Beam Gen 2 loses eArc connection to Samsung S95

HardwareSamsung S95B 65” (firmware 1520)Apple TV 4K (iOS17)Sonos Beam Gen 2 (latest firmware)I have the AppleTv connected into HDMI 1i have the Sonos Beam Gen 2 connected into the HDMI 3 eARC.CEC is switched on.BackgroundFor the past 9 months since getting the setup everything has worked perfectly. The TV has switched on with the Apple Remote, the input defaults to HDMI 1 and audio plays out the soundbar be default.Issue2 weeks ago, this all stopped. Whenever I turn the TV on with the Apple TV remote and use the AppleTV apps the Samsung Tv no longer sees the Sonos Beam and defaults to TV Speaker.WorkaroundThe only way to fix it is by switching off the Beams power disconnecting the HDMI and reconnecting, the TV then sees the Beam again, reinitialises the connection and continues to play audio from the Beam.As soon as I switch the tv off again… later that day, turn it back on and I have to repeat the same process. CEC isn’t being disabled and no config is changing in the TV settings, it

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8 months ago
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teazelContributor I
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Sonos Beam Gen 1 and eARC

My Beam Gen 1 worked fine connected to an old Sony TV through the Sonos optical HDMI adapter, but was recently moved to a new Samsung QN55QN90BAF TV with eARC. I removed the optical adapter and plugged the Beam into the eARC port, but my TV doesn’t appear to recognize the connection.  Am I doing something wrong or is the Beam Gen 1 just not compatible with eARC?. 

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10 months ago
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Claude_CHContributor I
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Gen 3 sub not paired with Sonos account

HiI recently had to update my home cinema composed of 1 Arc / 1 Sub Gen3 / 2 one SL. as the update would not go through, I reset all products individually, reboot my router and trued adding back each product to the same Sonos virtual room. The 2 one SL paired correctly with the system and updated correctly as well. I could pair them together as a stereo without problem. The Arc paired correctly and did not require an update. the Sub Gen 3 pairs corrctly with the system, connects to the wifi, but fails to be « added to the system » or to the « sonos account ». Can anyone help out?       

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Jamie A
10 months ago
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AuroreContributor I
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sonos beam

Hello I would like to know if the Sonos can connect to each other if they do not have the same connection mode, one part in HDMI ARC and the other in Optic  

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buzz
10 months ago
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tcbakesContributor I
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Sonos In Wall, Sub 3, One SL for 4.1 surround?

Hi,I’ve got 2 Sonos One SL’s that I’m currently using for a 2.0 setup with my TV.  I’m considering turning this into a 4.1 setup by adding an In-Wall Set for front speakers and moving the One SLs to the back as surrounds, and adding a Sub 3 is this possible? any gotchas I need to worry about? Also, does this produce a “phantom” center channel (I assume through some kind of Sonos wizardry)?  Is it decent or should I consider having a 3rd in wall speaker for the center channel?

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Airgetlam
10 months ago
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LucalucaContributor I
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beam gen 2

Non riesco a configurare trueplay con android.. avete consigli?

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Airgetlam
10 months ago
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TsmarContributor I
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sound

Sound is coming loud from tv and quiet from sonos 

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Airgetlam
10 months ago
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Bezzy1Contributor I
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Sonos Beam on shelf below TV

I’m considering a Sonos Beam 2 for a wall mounted TV. I have a shelf that is 2 feet below the TV. Will it sound good if I place the Beam there, or do I need to wall mount the Beam below the TV? I’d prefer not to wall mount it but don’t know if it will sound good that far below the TV

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Stanley_4
10 months ago
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Pantzar123Contributor I
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sonos era 300 lower volume than one sl

Hi guys! I just purshased the era 300 to replace the sonos one sl as back speakers. Got the arc sub and era 300, am i the only one that has low volume on the back speakers? Turned up the sorround on the eras but it's still much more quite than the sonos one sl i had eariler.Thanks in advance!

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10 months ago
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CopperKim08Contributor I
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Number of surrounding speakers with Arc

I paired Arc with a pair of Era 300. I’d like to add a pair of Play1 as additional surrounding speakers. Can I add two pairs of surrounding speakers with Arc?

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10 months ago
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OptimeistTrending Lyricist I
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era 300 front driver clarification

I have an arc and 2 300s on order. Am I correct that if I add the 300s as surrounds, there is no way to enable the front drivers when I want to play non spatial music like Spotify? I just can't believe that would be the case, so hopefully I'm mistaken. I totally understand disabling them for atmos and spatial , but it's like you are locking them into that and then can't use them properly for regular music?Thanks for any advice or workarounds !

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Airgetlam
8 months ago
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Lars_2650Contributor I
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Apple TV 4K 3rd gen - NEDIS ACON3455AT/OREI HDA-935 - Sonos Arc sound cutting in and out

HiI see that there are several people with different issues on Apple TV 4K → Sonos so sorry if this has been answered elsewhere.I have an older LG OLED that only has ARC and not eARC support so that is why i bought the Nedis product which seems to be the same as the Orei one.When I connect my apple tv through this box the sound cuts in and out a couple of times per second it seems and app shows PCM 7.1. I also have a chromecast ultra 4K and a nvidia shield pro and when using these as inputs for the same sources Netflix/Apple tv+ etc sonos arc performs perfectly with dolby atmos displayed in the sonos app.Is there a general issue with apple tv 4k directly communicating with a sonos arc ? I know the common setup would be with an eARC supported tv in between but I would think the box would do the same job as the tv - transferring lossless Atmos to the Sonos Arc.I have tried having the Apple TV connected to the Tv and the Arc connected to the tv then I get sound not cutting in and out but

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Airgetlam
10 months ago
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Ves_UKTrending Lyricist I
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Sonos beam gen 2 sound connectivity issues with Samsung QE55Q80

I am connected to sonos beam gen 2 and two sonos one speakers as surround. All works fine untill I turn off the TV and on again and then I don't get sound from my sonos. Only from my TV speakers. ARC is turned on on my TV settings and after diagnostics my TV can't find issues with the HDMI cable connect to sonos beam. When I change sources I can see sonos images on the TV but my remote control change the TV volumn not the sonos. Also on the mobile app i am changing to TV input and i am changing the volume up and down but it is not showing this changes on the TV screen and TV still play from it's speakers. After turn off beam gen 2 from power cable and connect again it connects automatically and all works fine untill I switch off the TV again. That happen when no other devices are connected to other HDMI ports. Any solutions? I changed 3 new HDMI cables so far and no difference  

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9 months ago
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BlueacresmanContributor I
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no sound from hulu app on samsung tv

Beam works with everything else except Hulu app.

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controlav
10 months ago
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TxHornContributor I
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Connecting a TV via ARC HDMI to Amp Gen 2

I have an outdoor TV with and HDMI cable run through brick to my current receiver.  Trying to connect a Sonos Amp Gen 2 with this cable.  I am looking for a converter to connect to the opposite end of the HDMI cable and plug into the Sonos Amp Gen 2 Analog Audio cables.  It will be next to impossible to just feed audio cables through this brick.Can you recommend a splitter/converter in order to make this happen?

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Airgetlam
10 months ago
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AiryContributor I
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volume control on Sonos Beam

Sonos beam will not work at all on occasions. When it does work I cannot control the volume. What can I do?

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Airgetlam
10 months ago
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NaokiContributor I
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Rear speaker volume is low when connected to TV

I am building a surround environment with sonos beam gen2 and two sonos one sl.In this environment, the volume of the rear speakers is low when the beam is connected to the TV, is it possible to increase the volume of the rear speakers only?

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10 months ago
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bigbdunkContributor I
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Sonos and your Television

Can I use my Sonos speakers to be used instead of the TV speakers and /or to not use themat all with the TV?  IE:  Can I set them up to be chosen as the go to speakers or not?

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Airgetlam
10 months ago
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barneyoooContributor II
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Nvidia Shield / Playbar 1 / Projector

Hi I've just purchased a playbar at a really good price ( to replace my Sony TV stand with speakers) With the Nvidia, is it best to go hdmi splitter with optical out to playbar and hdmi to projector or has anyone had experience with hdmi to projector and usb optical out from Nvidia to playbar? At the moment I use a splitter ( as the Sony is only hd out ( whereas the projector is 4k)) but I'm getting flickering ( maybe the 10 meter hdmi cable is too long/ poor quality...or the splitter is a bit rubbish) Thanks in advance

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10 months ago
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NetworthyContributor I
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Best setup with Arc, 300s, Subs and Fives.

I currently have an Arc, 2 Subs, 2 Fives and 2 Ones grouped and it works well. I have just bought 2 300s to replace the Ones. What’s the best config for this in a symmetrical room ? Thanks

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buzz
9 months ago
BJOutdoors
BJOutdoorsContributor I
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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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106rallye
8 months ago
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DAP1981Contributor I
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sonos arc rubber base

The Sonos arc rubber base has started to lose its stick holding it on after owning it about 2 ½ years and is dropping down on one side. Will Sonos help me with this as it’s really very disappointing as on the wall mount it now looks terrible.

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Stanley_4
10 months ago
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