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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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AsvosContributor I
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sonos ray and lg 55b7v

My soundbar doesnt work when I adjust volume on tv. On device connector I just choose optical connection and that’s all, there isn’t any option for choosing Sonos or anything like that. If I unpair the magic remote then I can adjust volume on my soundbar, it seems that when it pairs something change. Is there any solution? The software version is 06.10.30

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Ken_Griffiths
5 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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DavidMorrisContributor I
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Era 300

I currently have a Sonos Beam Gen 2 with a Sub Mini and a pair of One SL as my Home Theatre System. How/can I integrate a Sonos Era 300 into this system as an additional speaker in the same room?

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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AsgerJContributor I
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LG OLED55B7V+Beam with surround+Nintendo Switch = No surround

Hi.  I have a LG B7 OLED with a Beam gen 1 and two Sonos Ones for surround. It works great with my other consoles, but not the Switch. I have looked up different solutions on these forums, but the suggested settings doesn’t apply to my TV, I think. I’m not sure. Most of the answers corresponds to a LG C3.If someone has any experience with this kind of setup, I would really appreciate the help. It’s got eArc and such.  Thank you! 

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1 year ago
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GraemehendersonContributor I
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Problems with connecting turntable via receiver, Sonos Connect and Beam

Hi everyone, hoping someone can help me out.  I have an existing Beam set up to my tv in a room called “Living Room”. Recently picked up a used Connect (Gen1) and have it hooked up to an old Yamaha receiver (CR-620, if you are interested). The receiver in turn is connected to a Yamaha turntable (YP-511). I have set up the Connect to a room called “Record Player”. From the receiver I have analog cables running from tape rec out to the Connect analog in. When I plug the cables into the rec out, I hear crackling from the Beam so I know it’s picking something up, but I cannot get it to pick up sound when the input is switched to “Phono” on my receiver!  I just cannot work out what (probably obvious) thing I’m doing wrong.  Many thanks in advance for any advice you can give me! Graeme

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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ksfosfeContributor I
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Connect sonos Beam and one to TV

Hello ,  I have Sonos beam + 2 sonos One , I actually connected each other in one room .I am put music from my phone everything work good. But When I connect it to te samsung tv The sound come out just from the beam and not the 2 Sonos oneCan you help me how to fix this ?Thank You   

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2 years ago
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SonoDContributor I
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Ps5 and Sonos beam

My beam has a knocking sound when I'm gaming on ps5.... How to I stop this? Very, very much appreciate a solution

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1 year ago
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DaviddlContributor I
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I just installed my Arc + Sonos Era 300 and my Arc sound bar only makes gunshot sound

I just installed my Arc + Sonos Era 300 and my Arc sound bar only makes gunshot sound

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7 months ago
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knowhere0Contributor I
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Can external speakers and Arc share a single Sub?

I have an Arc for theater and an excellent pair of passive bookshelf speakers exclusively for music. I am considering purchasing the Sonos Amp to power and stream music to the passive speakers. My question is whether I can use a single Sonos Sub with the Arc for theater and switch to use the same Sonos Sub paired with the passive speakers for music?  I assume something like this is possible by setting up two different rooms with the Sub in both rooms, but will doing so cause the Sub to play music out of sync with the passive speakers? Would I be better off purchasing an external subwoofer and let the Amp power the external sub and leave the Sonos Sub paired with the Arc?  

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3 years ago
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PBJimContributor I
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Using Connect:Amp wired to Beam for surround speakers on Sonos S2 system?

I have an existing Sonos 2 network throughout my home, including a Beam + Sub + Sonos Amp for surrounds in my family room, and other Sonos speakers around the house.  I am installing a projection TV in my bedroom and bought a new Beam for it, but would also like to use some existing speakers for rear surround.  I have an older ConnectAmp that I would like to use to power those.  If I use a wired ethernet connection between the Beam and the ConnectAmp will that work for driving the surround speakers even though the ConnectAmp is not compatible with the newer Sonos 2 wireless network?

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3 years ago
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nofearcContributor I
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Sub's connection

Hi,  I’ve recently purchased 2 subwoofer mini’s and a ARC soundbar. I can pair one of the subs, but the second one says it doesn’t have any speaker to add. Whats the workaround to fix this? Regards

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Corry P
10 months ago
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STEVIER
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Era 300s as a pair for sound... Can I also connect a tv via 'line in' connection that a turntable / cd would use...?

Building a bar in garden and at the stage of running cables…. I fancy buying 2 x Era 300s as mainly for music...but also tv for occasional Netflix etc (this would be more occasional use)… Can I :-Have them either side of tv an I connect a tv to via audio out to the Era 300s...ie via hardwire input (you would connect a cd etc too like this...)  (Id have to buy…the adapter from Sonos)-Just use tv volume...but connect the era 300’s somehow…Ive also heard you can use Apple TV for apps...and it forces the pair to act as the tv speakers... Possibly using and HMMI out to audio splitter…?Any Help/Guidance appreciated…or other options...Thanks,STEVIER 

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Schlumpf
2 months ago
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SimoneLa5Contributor I
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Build a surround with Arc and Sonos One(s)

Can anyone provide detailed guidance on how to set up a complete Dolby surround sound system in my living room using the Sonos Arc connected to my LG C3 TV and multiple Sonos One speakers? Any advice on configuration, compatibility, and setup process would be greatly appreciated!"

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AjTrek1
1 month ago
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kevintillmanContributor I
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Netflix some titles atmos YES, some atmos titles NOPE

Arc, Sub, 2x SL     new LG TV with eARC   Media Players:  Webos, Shield Pro,  AppleTV, XBOXThis is weird,  if the Netflix title says Atmos = great.  But only some of the 4 players work with the sonos app indicating atmos.    You would think it would be consistent.    The XBOX is the most consistent.egWatch Peaky Blinders on Shield, app says Dolby Mutlichannel PCM 2.0 Watch Peaky Blinders on XBOX, app says Dolby Atmos Watch F1 Drive to Survive on Shield, app sys Dolby Atmos Simplistically this leads to me thinking all Netflix atmos tiles are are not the same/different on different platforms.weirdness      

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K
1 year ago
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XijaContributor I
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Sonos arc sub gen 3 micro stutters

Hello! I have had the Sonos ARC and sub for a couple of days now and I have some issues with it. When playing music from Youtube Music the sound stutters for a microsecond, like it’s skipping a beat.  I have tried reseting the arc but that didn’t help. I have also updated to the most recent update and that has not helped. I’m running the arc and sub with ethernet cable so it’s not a wifi issue.  Diagnostics : 1727632160 

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2 years ago
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legedemaContributor II
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Connection issues

I do have a beam gen 2 , sub mini and 2 x Era100 which I use as surround.Lately I noticed that there are connection issues like  when watching a movie the sound is totally lost from all speakers for about a second and  continues like every minute which annoys me when watching a movie.Recently it went worse and sound stopped totally when watching movie on apple TV ( Netflix)  and never came back until I switched to TV then closed the TV and open again. This happened also a few times but I really don’t know the reason.My modem is in the same room with my setup, don’t think there is anything wrong with the wifi.Any of you facing same issues ?

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9 months ago
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DaveRurakContributor I
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Sony TV - Sonos Arc Volume Issue

I have 2 Sony XBR75X750H TV’s connected to Arc’s, Sub, and Amps (for rear speakers).Occasionally on both systems, the volume will not go off even when turnign down to 0.  I can fix by rebooting the TV.Yesterday when this problem happened, I unplugged the HDMI from the TV and the volume working properly on the internal speakers.  When I plugged the HDMI back in, the volume then also worked properly on the Arc.I have unsuccessfully tried Sony and Sonos support, although Sonos suggested calling back when the problem was happening.Any ideas?

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2 months ago
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BOL74Avid Contributor I
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Dual Playbase

Hello everyone👋 As i really enjoy my Playbase i start thinking of getting another one and add it to the same Panasonic-tv. I will use a Toslink/spidif-splitter for connection. Have someone done this in the past and what was the outcome?Is it so i might be able to hook up dual sub for each Playbase? Then my next question will be: Do i add surrounds to the secound Playbase and witch one. My choice is the Ikea Symfonisk frame-speaker cause of limited space.Is this something i should STOP thinking bout,or….The other reason for adding another Playbase…..my TV-furniture is kinda low and by adding a secound Playbase i will get the TV up a bit.

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6 months ago
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MarkdmContributor I
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playbase

Help!I can’t get my play base connected no matter what I do, app keeps saying cannot find play base but my other bits(speakers) do show up and are working.I have hardwired play base and even that isn’t picking up thanks

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8 months ago
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Patrick vContributor I
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Sonos One surround connection falls out from Sonos Beam

one sl sonos regularly disconnect from surround.  composition: beam, sub and two one sl. When it is happening i have to restart all  one sl and reconnect them. it also very difficult to connect the one sl to the beam. It takes a lot of time. i buy them 2 weeks ago and surround was working two days. I see this is a problem that has been around for a long time.my mobile is an iPhone 12 pro max and the router is a Netgear Orbi RbK 23  when can we hope a solution ?    

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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SnappyBobContributor I
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TV Room "Sub and Ray" GROUPED WITH Recreation Room "HiFi Set of Fives"

Suppose I have 2 “Rooms” set up.Room 1: Hi Fi Set of FivesRoom 2: Ray soundbar and a SubwooferFor listening to music from my music library in stereo, I want to group “Room 1” with “Room 2”. Physically rooms 1 and 2 are actually the same room. Assuming I can do this and I’m not at all sure I can given I’m grouping rooms with multiple speakers in each: Question 1: Will the stereo paired fives (Room 1) maintain their stereo status when grouped with the soundbar and subwoofer (Room 2)?Question 2: Will the sub act as a proper subwoofer, i.e. will the Sonos designed crossover still work?Question 3: Will the”Ray” play in stereo?Question 4: Could I reverse the process when i want to use the TV i.e. start with the “Ray and Subwoofer” (Room 2) and group with the “Hi Fi set of Fives” (Room 1) to use for TV sound?Thank You Sonophiles, much appreciated.

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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MurasgulAvid Contributor I
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No sound youtube app

Hi community, I seem to have a problem, and I am not the only one. When I’m watching a YouTube video, I sometimes have no sound anymore if I switch to an other app or put T he hdmi input for the PS5, and than back to the YouTube app with the same YouTube video exactly where I left it off. Usually I have to kill the YouTube app on the tv and than it works, but sometimes also not. The Sonos app says that it’s still playing sound from the tv so that’s not it. I’m getting a bit tired from this since I paid lots of money for my setup and every time something happens, software related. Guess my friend was right by telling me Sonos always has software issues. Anyone knows a solution? Other people think that it might be caused by playing Dolby atmos sound and than switching back to normal sound. But the soundbar should be able to switch back no?

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2 months ago
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SRH_82Avid Contributor I
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Sonos Beam - Ethernet Connection Failing

Current setup: Sonos Beam connected via ethernet.  All other devices connected over SonosNet.Recently got a new router.  The modem stayed the same so I wouldn’t expect any issues.  Everything was working fine until this morning when my Sonos app couldn’t find any devices.  The ‘System’ button is dithered and it states ‘Unable to find your Sonos system’.Troubleshooting steps so far:Confirmed Beam connected over ethernet is showing as an online and connected device on through my modem. Unplugged all devices except for Beam. Tried the walkthrough steps on Sonos app to reconfigured the plugged in Beam and it states it can’t find the product.Any help would be appreciated.

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1 year ago
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RemiSujetContributor I
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Sonos Beam Gen 2 won't update

We have 3 Sonos beams. Two update fine. One refuses to.We have unplugged it for an hour.We have disconnected it from the HDMI port.We have done the above singly and at the same time.It's attached to a Samsung Smart TV. We have uninstalled it from the Samsung and re-installed.There is NO, ZERO problem with the router. Even the SONOS app acknowledges that the WiFi is fine.When we get an error message, it is simply “1”.I don't know if we need the update, but this is driving us crazy.  

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4 months ago
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dougworldContributor I
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How do you know if Dolby Atmos working on Arc with 300s as rears?

This may be a dumb question but how can you tell if the uprising drivers on the Arc working when paired with the 300s?  I find that the 300s are louder than the Arc so it's a bit hard to tell.    

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10 months ago
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