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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I’d suggest trying Ambient and Full to see which you prefer.
Personally I like Full but the downside is that you lose some of the Stereo image.
I think that the Era 100s are impressive and that is why I like them in full mode when I listen to music. With my Beam Gen 1 they really fill the room. Note I do also have a Sub Mini.
Gaham wrote:
I’d suggest trying Ambient and Full to see which you prefer.
Personally I like Full but the downside is that you lose some of the Stereo image.
I think that the Era 100s are impressive and that is why I like them in full mode when I listen to music. With my Beam Gen 1 they really fill the room. Note I do also have a Sub Mini.
Ok thanks but if I leave it on full to listen to music for example from Apple Music and then I want to watch a movie in Dolby Atmos for example do I have to put it in ambient or can I leave it on Full? in full do they always work as surround if there is a multichannel track? Thanks. Andrea
Flyflot wrote:
Gaham wrote:
I’d suggest trying Ambient and Full to see which you prefer.
Personally I like Full but the downside is that you lose some of the Stereo image.
I think that the Era 100s are impressive and that is why I like them in full mode when I listen to music. With my Beam Gen 1 they really fill the room. Note I do also have a Sub Mini.
Ok thanks but if I leave it on full to listen to music for example from Apple Music and then I want to watch a movie in Dolby Atmos for example do I have to put it in ambient or can I leave it on Full? in full do they always work as surround if there is a multichannel track? Thanks. Andrea
Full/Ambient is for music play back only Sonos will base playback when watching TV on the signal it is receiving so you don’t need to worry about that.
Ok thanks and after have create sorround or home theatre I came back
Gaham wrote:
Flyflot wrote:
Gaham wrote:
I’d suggest trying Ambient and Full to see which you prefer.
Personally I like Full but the downside is that you lose some of the Stereo image.
I think that the Era 100s are impressive and that is why I like them in full mode when I listen to music. With my Beam Gen 1 they really fill the room. Note I do also have a Sub Mini.
Ok thanks but if I leave it on full to listen to music for example from Apple Music and then I want to watch a movie in Dolby Atmos for example do I have to put it in ambient or can I leave it on Full? in full do they always work as surround if there is a multichannel track? Thanks. Andrea
Full/Ambient is for music play back only Sonos will base playback when watching TV on the signal it is receiving so you don’t need to worry about that.
Ok and after configuring the surround or home theater mode do I have to do the trueplay or do I leave the one created when I received the beam 2? Thanks.
Flyflot wrote:
Ok thanks and after have create sorround or home theatre I came back
Gaham wrote:
Flyflot wrote:
Gaham wrote:
I’d suggest trying Ambient and Full to see which you prefer.
Personally I like Full but the downside is that you lose some of the Stereo image.
I think that the Era 100s are impressive and that is why I like them in full mode when I listen to music. With my Beam Gen 1 they really fill the room. Note I do also have a Sub Mini.
Ok thanks but if I leave it on full to listen to music for example from Apple Music and then I want to watch a movie in Dolby Atmos for example do I have to put it in ambient or can I leave it on Full? in full do they always work as surround if there is a multichannel track? Thanks. Andrea
Full/Ambient is for music play back only Sonos will base playback when watching TV on the signal it is receiving so you don’t need to worry about that.
Ok and after configuring the surround or home theater mode do I have to do the trueplay or do I leave the one created when I received the beam 2? Thanks.
I believe that Sonos recommend that Trueplay is run after any change so I would run it.
Gaham wrote:
Flyflot wrote:
Gaham wrote:
Full/Ambient is for music play back only
Except for Atmos Music tracks, in which case Sonos ignores the Full/Ambient setting.
furacaopr wrote:
Gaham wrote:
Flyflot wrote:
Gaham wrote:
Full/Ambient is for music play back only
Except for Atmos Music tracks, in which case Sonos ignores the Full/Ambient setting.
Hi and with atmos tracks how they behave?
in combination with the beam 2 it should feel good…
Thanks.
Andrea
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.
Stanley_4 wrote:
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
Andrea
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.
Stanley_4 wrote:
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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