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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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HurricaneBContributor I
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Sonon Arc & Surrounds - A/V cart

I wheel my Arc on a TV cart to a closet when not in use - when my Arc is unplugged I would like to use my surrounds for music but the app will not let me without the Arc plugged in - anything I can do?

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1 year ago
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JoedresdenContributor I
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apple tv + hue sync + arc

I have an LG 75up707PUD, newest Apple TV, hue sync. I am trying to get the best sound. I see I need to go to Audio format on the Apple TV and go under immersive audio but I don’t see that option. When I read the apple articles it mentions connecting the Apple TV directly to the soundbar, but that is not an option with the arc.  Maybe this is an apple issue and I need to talk to them. It just seems like they are telling me that is because of the lack of soundbar pass through.  Apple 4k TV -> hue sync → tv→ Sonos arc 

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1 year ago
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KBushContributor I
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Connecting surrounds to Ray

Just got a Sonos Ray as a gift and I’m hoping there’s a way to connect my two other Sonos speakers to it as a surround group.  The problem I think is that the other speakers are a One and a Play:1. When I got those speakers a few years ago, I had to use a 3rd party app called Sonos Sequencer to connect them as a stereo pair. I’ve used that app to group them with the Ray, but wonder if there is some way to get the three connected in a left-center-right configuration. When I separate the stereo pair to try to set them up as surrounds in the Sonos app, the speakers are not recognized. I appreciate any advice!

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106rallye
1 year ago
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jvahContributor I
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Sonos Arc with Samsung QE65QN90A TV + Apple TV

Hi everyone, I’m really considering upgrading my old Samsung soundbar to Sonos Arc (+Sub and Ones as surround speakers). When reading discussions here I stumbled upon a lot of threads regarding problems with Samsung TV’s and the Sonos Arc regarding Atmos, 5.1, sound cutting out etc. Some of the threads were quite old so I was wondering if someone with a similar setup could confirm if problems have been patched or if there are still problems with the functionality. I really wish to upgrade but at the same time I’m a little afraid to invest and then end up with the setup not working as intended… My setup would be as follows:Apple TV 4K 2nd gen—> Samsung QN90A (2021) with HDMI —> Sonos Arc with HDMI eArc Could someone comment if they still have problems with a similar setup? Thank you very much in advance!!

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17 days ago
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CelinContributor I
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sub déconnexion

Bonjour mon sub se déconnecte souvent.J’ai réussi à le connecter à nouveau mais pas de son qui sort.comment faire ? Moderator edit:Google translate- Hellomy sub often disconnects.I managed to connect it again but no sound coming out.how to do ?

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Corry P
1 year ago
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kroContributor I
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Extending TV audio into kitchen celing speakers

Hi I see similar questions answered here and here but just wanted to double check.We have a living room with at tv and arc sound bar and are considering installing ceiling speakers in the kitchen which extends back behind the couch that is the main TV viewing area. The ceiling speakers would be both for music and for extending the TV audio into the kitchen.The idea is that instead of needing to turn up the soundbar loud enough to hear it well in the kitchen / dining area (which can also see the TV), we could play the audio through the ceiling speakers (which would be connected to an AMP). However, reading previous forums, it appears that this will result in the audio in the ceiling speakers being out of sync with the soundbar.In this post, someone mentions> You could use an optical connection instead of Arc.  Use a splitter to split the optical audio to the Beam and Amp to play the same audio at the same time, 2 ungrouped rooms.  This gets more complicated though.Has anybody tried t

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106rallye
1 year ago
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Paolo P.Contributor I
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Volume issues - sound non involving

I just bought Sonos ARC and thought I was going to be blown away. The sound does not fill the room Instead the volume is very low and not very involving. I have to turn it up a lot to make it better than the TV. I have a Sony Bravia A80J. For example, if I keep it at 30 on the TV, on the soundbar I have to bring it to 45-50 to have the same sensations. I tried all kinds of settings.. I raised the highs and lows even from the Sonos APP. Has anyone else had the same experience? How did he solve the problem?I haven't used trueplay yet

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Corry P
1 year ago
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PandusambuContributor I
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Wi-Fi connection issue

Having Hard time connecting my Sonos Beam gen 2 to my Home wi-fi, can some one help?

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1 year ago
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davidarmourContributor II
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Additional speakers

I have a number of sonos one speakers around the house. I have in the living room two new sonos ones with a Ray sound bar, is there any way of being able to use another speaker say in the kitchen to listen to music whilst my phone app is being used for the tv set up.

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1 year ago
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ElminstertcomContributor I
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Playbar/Sub + 2x Sonos Amps for 5.1 surround

Is it possible to add 2 Sonos amps to a Playbar/Sub combo for a 5.1 surround setup?  I would like to use the Playbar as the center channel, one amp for the fronts and the other amp for the rear surrounds.  Is this possible?  Thank you!

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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hjsigler1Contributor I
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Wireless update issues for Play:1 & Sub *when* in surround setup with ARC

Curious if anyone else has seen or heard of similar: For the last several updates I have been unable to successfully install the update to my surround Play:1 speakers or Sub wirelessly.  I am uncertain which update this issue started, but probably before the S2 19.14 version as the first couple times it happened I didn’t realize this would be my new reality.  All my other S2 compatible speakers update without any issues.My surround system consists of an ARC, two Play:1 speakers, and a Gen1 Sub.  Prior to the last two updates, I was only able to update the surrounds & sub by connecting them to my network via ethernet cable.  On wireless update, the update process would return either Error 30 or Error 1013 for these three speakers.What I discovered over the last two updates, 14.19, and 14.20.1, if I remove the Sub and two surround Play:1 speakers from being part of the surround sound setup with the ARC, and instead have them as stand alone or unassigned speakers, then they will updat

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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sburginContributor II
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Sonos sub won't connect with Playbar

After moving to a new home and trying to re-establish my Sonos system - my Sonos Sub (2nd gen i believe Series ID A100) will no longer pair to my Sonos Playbar via Wifi.   The Playbar is optically connected to my TV (workign well) and also connected Wifi (i can stream other sources to the Playbar without issue)I have factory reset the sub a number of times and the unit establishes itself to my wifi network and receives an IP address each time in the same network as rest of my wireless devices.   just for giggles - i tried to connect the sub (after initial setup) to a working Play 1 and that worked - its only when i try to connect the sub to my Playbar where things break (despite this same setup working in my previous home).  i also notice that after trying to pair it to the sub - the “about my system” shows the sub still having an IP address on my network but in the “not connected” state.   any thoughts or pointers welcomed!

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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SabatinomasalaContributor I
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LG Oled CX ARC stopped working

Overnight, my Sonos ARC stopped working properly with my LG Oled CX. I tried changing the HDMI cable, reset the TV and unplugged all other devices. When the audio output is set to CEC with eARC enabled on the tv, audio output works. When eARC is disabled, audio output does not work. CEC volume control does not work anymore, and the Sonos app says ‘ARC Mode not connected’ when doing a tv setup. Already tried setting up universal control again to no avail. This issue seemingly happened overnight, probably due to a software update? Diagnostics 1479171840

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1 year ago
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DaystreaminContributor I
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Beam (Gen 2) won’t connect to wifi

I have a Move, Roam SL, Play 1, and two Play 3’s connected to my home wifi (5g) but the Beam Gen 2 won’t connect. It doesn’t even see the network. I’ve been through tech support 3 times and the Beam still won’t see or connect to the network even after I manually put in the network name and password.  The Beam is a new device.Anyone have any suggestions?

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1 year ago
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kingvoldContributor I
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Relocating/Renaming Two Sonos speakers to TV Room

I have two speakers upstairs in Dining Room.  Rarely used.  I’d like to remove that whole Zone (Dining Room) and just add the two to the TV Room setup.  I have a Soundbar and Woofer hooked up.  But I’d like to augment with these two speakers about 10 feet back.  Not looking for anything fancy like Surround Sound or a fancy Home Theatre.  I simply believe they will be put to better use there and maybe enhance the sound when more than 1 or two people are downstairs in mancave…...

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1 year ago
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Ashley1989Contributor I
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Beam Gen 2 loses audio randomly

I have a Philips 50PUS7505/12 and just purchased a Beam Gen 2 which is connected via HDMI ARC.I have set the TV settings to allow CEC and ARC on. I have set Philips TV to Multichannel (Bypass) and everything is working perfectly from my Fire TV 4K Max.  however every so often, I think when I play Dolby atmos films on fire tv apps (Apple TV app, Netflix’s, Disney Plus) , I lose all sound through the beam.  the only way to get sound back is to switch TV multichannel off and back on again. it works and the. Couple days off again.Is this a known issue?is this because I have ARC HDMI and not EARC?is this a Philips Issue, Fire TV Issue or Sonos.  please help 

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Corry P
1 year ago
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MarcinSContributor I
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Any Sonos speakers as rear (not surround) with Beam 2? I have 2x One

Hi all, Are there any Sonos speakers which can be pair with Sonos Beam gen2 and act as classic rear speakers (playing the same what comes from Beam), not in surround mode? I’ve had Beam gen 2 connected to my Sony TV via HDMI which plays great.However I wanted to extend my configuration and put two additional speakers close to back of my couch to hear it better and not need to play loudly at the evenings - so I bought 2x Sonos One.Then my disappointed of this system has started…It looks like I cannot pair it with my Beam as classic additional speakers which would play the same what comes from Beam (even in mono).When I configure them as surround, most of youtube or Netflix/HBO/Prime/Disney movies not use them or just play additional channel without “main voices” which comes from Beam (which is expected and by design but not what I wanted) When I configure them as stereo or just as group of speakers, then I cannot control volume of the whole group via TV remote controller or there is syn

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1 year ago
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BraboContributor I
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Sonos ARC Symfonisk frame

Hi, I have a sonos arc and one symfonisk frame and am trying to add the symfonisk as a speaker to the sonos arc. I have both added in the app.  But when searching for surround speakers in the app for sonos arc, symfonisk does not show up. My question is if this is possible, and can I connect one frame to the soundbar arc or is it important to have two frames? Alternatively is it possible to have a frame and another device from the sonos group connected? Thank you with regards, Ondrej

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Mr. T
1 year ago
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LanzeepContributor I
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pairing Ray with a projector

Hi all, how have folks connected their sound bars to a projector? Afraid I’m flying a little blind without an HDMI cable or Bluetooth option.

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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storch74Contributor I
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Sonos BEAM gen 2 und Samsung TV S95B

Hellohappy new year to everyoneI have such a problem. I am the owner of the Samsung S95B TV for several days. I also have a Sonos Beam gen 2. I wanted to connect via hdmi earc but I failed. At the very beginning the TV screamed that sonos beam is not connected to the hdmi earc plug but it was. in the meantime, the sonos application informed about the system update. currently there is version 14.20.1 and after updating Sonos Beam does not see that it is connected to the hdmi earc plug. where is the problem. help

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Corry P
1 year ago
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Joe27Contributor I
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trying to get to 4.1 with lg tv

Hi I would like to get to 4.1 or best sound I can get and am just setting up in a new space.Here is what I currently gave Lg c2 tv connected to Sonos amp through HDMI arc and running in-wall rear speakers. I have existing speakers, linn nexus, in front by tv. These are currently connected to a non Sonos amp, Naim audio. I want to use these in front. How do I use the existing equipment (plus additional Sonos amp or port) to get to surround with the Sonos amp running the rear speakers?Cheers Joe

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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compilerAvid Contributor I
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Why can the sonos beam 2 volume not go louder from the beginning?

Having noticed the sonos beam 2 volume cannot go louder after it is turned on. However, after a while it can go louder. What is the problem?

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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TmagContributor I
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sonos Arc keeps cutting out every 20 sec

I have a 75” Samsung smart tv with a E-Arc port after Install the audio keep cutting out every 20 seconds checked the tv setting and audio set on auto and keeps switching back and forth tv audio out to external speakers out. I also have a blueray hooked up to hdmi port1

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1 year ago
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HFoxContributor I
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Purchased Arc - lost Dolby Atmos

Bought a new Arc to upgrade from my Playbar in main TV room. Have used my Xbox with the Playbar setup and LG C8 OLED TV for a while now. With the Playbar, each time I’d play a game or stream a program supporting Atmos, I’d get visual confirmation on the TV that both Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision were active. Since setting up the new Arc, I have two issues. BTW, the Arc is connected to the TV’s HDMI ARC port. Sound is great.Now, though, when I start up a favorite Xbox game (2K21 Golf) I no longer get confirmation that Dolby Atmos is active. Same is true for streaming. Not really a big deal for a game like this one, just found it unusual that the Arc made Atmos go away. I still see the confirmation that Dolby Vision is active, which has nothing to do with the Arc, of course. So, first question is, does anyone have an idea why this would be the new normal for the Arc? Sonos say that Atmos is supported on ARC.The second issue may or may not be an Arc issue other than the fact that the Arc (

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1 year ago
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mike2874Contributor II
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Best Audio Signal to Send to a Beam 2?

I have a Beam 2 connected to a Samsung TU8000 series TV via eARC and is my sole speaker for sound. The TV signal is from a DirecTV Mini Genie but via a Orei HDMI Splitter/Extender system. The Mini Genie is set to 1080i and 1080P. I have a choice of sending to the TV:1080P, 2CH Audio 1080P, Dolby/DTS5.1 1080P, HD Audio 1080i, 2CH Audio 1080i, HD AudioSince the Beam 2 is providing the sound for my Samsung TV what would be the best signal to send to it?

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1 year ago
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