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Sonos era 100 and beam 2 setup surround

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Hi I own a beam 2 and I am getting 2 era 100. To configure them as a home theater if I understood correctly the steps are as follows: I connect the first speaker in the same room as the Beam 2 then I connect the second and then I go to the create surround option. But in the end do you have to do True play or not? At the moment done for the Beam 2. And do I have to set in ambient or full? I would use them both as a music listener and as a surround obviously for films. Thanks. Andrea

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FlyflotAuthor

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Perfect.

Thanks.

Andrea

Stanley_4

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You may have to give your new speakers different room names when you first add them, that will be overridden when you add them as Surrounds.

Ambient or full? I’d say yes.

OK, seriously…

I have my main media room set to full, as when listening to music in there I’m rarely in the stereo sweet spot and the more even sound levels from Full help. I’d even like a mono mode for party use.

I have my office set to Ambient as I’m almost always in the stereo sweet spot but I like a bit of sound from the back. The Sonos Ambient mode gives me that, not as well as a full AVR with multiple sound-fields to pick from but it is decent.

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FlyflotAuthor

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You may have to give your new speakers different room names when you first add them, that will be overridden when you add them as Surrounds.

Why i must setup new speakers in a different room?

Andrea

Stanley_4

Grand Maestro

Why i must setup new speakers in a different room?
Andrea

You are missing a key point here. (A stupid point to be sure, but essential.)

A room is not the same as Room. (And isn’t that special.)

Yes Sonos made it confusing for no good reason. (Calling them Zones was not confusing.)

So you can set up your new Sonos in any room (that is room of your house) but each Sonos Room (only a stupid label for the device’s assigned name) must have a unique name.

Once joined to your Beam in a home theater system all will then show the same Room label, no matter which room of your house you have them in.

And some folks don’t understand why I hate folks in Marketing with a passion.

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FlyflotAuthor

Avid Contributor I

Why i must setup new speakers in a different room?

Andrea

You are missing a key point here. (A stupid point to be sure, but essential.)

A room is not the same as Room. (And isn’t that special.)

Yes Sonos made it confusing for no good reason. (Calling them Zones was not confusing.)

So you can set up your new Sonos in any room (that is room of your house) but each Sonos Room (only a stupid label for the device’s assigned name) must have a unique name.

Once joined to your Beam in a home theater system all will then show the same Room label, no matter which room of your house you have them in.

And some folks don’t understand why I hate folks in Marketing with a passion.

Ah ok…

Thanks

Andrea

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