Replacing Sonos One surrounds with Era 100 setup question

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Hi,

I currently have the Sonos Arc Ultra, Sub Mini, and 2 x One.

I’m planning to replace the 2 x One with 2 x Era 100.

Is it enough to just remove the current surrounds and add the new ones in the app?

Or is it better to re-pair the Arc + Sub + Era 100 from scratch? I’m wondering if anything from the previous sound profile might still be linked.

Thanks!

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MoPacAnswer

Headliner III

Just remove the One speakers then add the 100s. Run Trueplay when you’re done.

MoPacAnswer

Headliner III

Just remove the One speakers then add the 100s. Run Trueplay when you’re done.

106rallye

Do you expect a big advantage in using Era 100’s?

Stanley_4

Grand Maestro

I did a Play 1 to Era-100 swap a while back. Not a lot of difference as 5.1 TV surrounds or in ambient music mode, seemed a bit better in full mode music. Didn't test with an Atmos source though.

I found adding the Eras, with useful temporary Room names and giving the old surrounds useful names once removed reduced my confusion level. Not essential, just handy.

melvimbe

I saw someone on reddit recently claim that switching from Sonos One’s to Era 100s made a huge difference. However, I don’t know that you can really make a good comparison between the 2 setups unless you ensure all the configs are identical, trueplay turned off, and source identical. It’s entirely possible that the users previous trueplay tuning just wasn’t that good (ad the new one is significantly more to your liking. While the Era 100 does have the additional tweeter, I don’t think surround setups take advantage of that in any way.

Danny

Stanley_4

Grand Maestro

I really should have done an A/B/C test between the Play 1, One SL and Era-100 when I had them all, but my ears just aren't good enough to report reliable testing results.

kdowling

I replaced OneSLs with Era 100s and didn’t notice a big difference. But then, my ears are probably as reliable as Stanley_4’s. :)

AjTrek1

I can’t argue the point with any certainty as I no longer have a Sonos One. That said the angled Tweeters in the Era 100 may offer a slight improvement even in surround mode. Top pic is Era 100.