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JackThr1ll3r
Contributor I
March 25, 2023
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Sonos Era 300 wall mount positioning

  • March 25, 2023
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Hello everyone, pre ordered a pair of Era 300 with wall mounts, I want to use them as rear speakers with Arc and Sub. Could you please help me? I’m not a native English speaker so please, understand me if I write something incorrect :)

Most of the people have te sofa against the wall, in my case I can leave 50cm to 1m space from wall to the sofa, but I’m so scared to do something wrong. My room is quite big, my sofa height is 1.10m with headrest included. I was thinking to put the speakers above the armrests of the couch (wall mounts), a little over the ear level (this because of the headrest, I think it will “block” the sound somehow) so from 1.10m up, would that be a good thing to do? Over the speakers I’ve got a lot of space, it’s not a problem leaving 60cm above the speakers, same thing with the sides, I can leave 20cm at the sides of the speakers without problem. Then it comes the distance from wall to the couch, I can leave up to 1 meter of space. What would you do if you were me? Please guys, help me decide :)

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    Best answer by Corry P

    Hi @JackThr1ll3r 

    Welcome to the Sonos Community!

    My room is quite big, my sofa height is 1.10m with headrest included. I was thinking to put the speakers above the armrests of the couch (wall mounts), a little over the ear level (this because of the headrest, I think it will “block” the sound somehow) so from 1.10m up, would that be a good thing to do?

    I don’t see why not - sounds good to me (pun intended).

    If you can somehow test things before drilling holes in the wall, I would recommend it. Compare locations and decide based on what sounds best to you.

    Then it comes the distance from wall to the couch, I can leave up to 1 meter of space. What would you do if you were me? 

    I don’t think you’d need a full metre. Again, I recommend trying things out and sticking with what sounds best to your ears (those are the ones that count). The following picture from our product page certainly doesn’t show a metre’s separation:

    Remember not to angle the 300s towards the listening position - they should both face the wall the TV is against (as shown) as they are capable of channelling sound in the correct direction themselves.

    I hope this helps, and I hope you enjoy your new speakers!

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    Benoah
    Lyricist II
    April 16, 2023

     

    Merci beaucoup cela me rassure sur ma futur installation. Pouvez-vous me faire un retour d’expérience à l’occasion ? Merci beaucoup 😉

    j’ai déjà fait mon retour dans le précédent message. Ce système monte à l’envers est vraiment très très bon.

    les effets sont précis et puissants en atmos,

    Testé sur plusieurs films comme MAD MAX , Ready player One, le dernier Batman, Dune et free guy.

     

    faudrait juste que je test aussi sur Bohemian Rhapsody pour essayer un film musical atmos.

    je pense que cela peut être super.

    Parfait merci à toi très interessant comme installation. N’hésite pas à faire un retour après un bon Bohemian Rhapsody 💪🏼

    flybyme
    Enthusiast II
    April 17, 2023

     

    Bonjour,

    a quelle distance duplafond l’avez vous monter?

    Et les cables, comment les avez vous chachè?

     

    Merci

    Chuck XM
    Lyricist III
    April 18, 2023

    a quelle distance duplafond l’avez vous monter?

    Et les cables, comment les avez vous chachè?

     

    Merci

     



    Bonsoir,

    j’ai monté mes Era à 25 cm du plafond.

     

    mes câbles sont cachés à l’arrière des enceintes, enroulés autour des pieds muraux.

    et les prises électriques sont elle aussi caché juste derrière les pieds muraux en hauteur.

     

     

    Hi,

    I have mount my Era at 25 centimetres than the ceiling.


    And my cables are hide arround the mount system and I have one wall plug in the same place than the mount system.

    flybyme
    Enthusiast II
    April 18, 2023

    a quelle distance duplafond l’avez vous monter?

    Et les cables, comment les avez vous chachè?

     

    Merci

     



    Bonsoir,

    j’ai monté mes Era à 25 cm du plafond.

     

    mes câbles sont cachés à l’arrière des enceintes, enroulés autour des pieds muraux.

    et les prises électriques sont elle aussi caché juste derrière les pieds muraux en hauteur.

     

     

    Hi,

    I have mount my Era at 25 centimetres than the ceiling.


    And my cables are hide arround the mount system and I have one wall plug in the same place than the mount system.

    Merci….ah la chance d’avoir 2 prises en hauteur!!!

    I must admit that positioning the ERA300 up side down gives more the sensation of being the “audio” form the upper drivers directly to the listener while in “normal” position the sound goes to the ceiling (few meters far ) and bouces back to the listener….so in this case the sound must , per instance, move trough 2 m + 2 m before reaching the listener...and so getting “lost”.

    In the up side down positionning the sound reaches the listener just from a distance of 2 meters…

     

    Correct?

    Chuck XM
    Lyricist III
    April 18, 2023

    Yes, this is what I think.

    the sound is more direct and the vertical effects better also.

    flybyme
    Enthusiast II
    April 19, 2023

    Yes, this is what I think.

    the sound is more direct and the vertical effects better also.

     

    And what about positioning them not up side down bit a mid height of the wall.....so the sound still bounces on the ceiling but at less distance than just at ear level...?

      dasus
      Lyricist III
      July 17, 2023

      Yes what about it,

       

      - is mid height bib inverted than high heigh inverted?

      - if inverted how doe you know if you need to swap the speakers? Is it still surround or atmos

       

      Chuck XM
      Lyricist III
      August 4, 2023

      Hi @Corry P ,

       

      a question for you, I have my 2x Era 300 (surround) hanging on the wall upside down and since the last update of the sonos application, I have always had a message asking me to straighten them. something I don't want. could you do something, update the application, so that the inverted mode is finally taken into account, or at least that the application does not force the normal direction on us. THANKS.

      Corry P
      Corry P
      Sonos Staff
      August 4, 2023

      Hi @Chuck XM 

      Thanks for reporting.

      So we can be sure of several things, could you please take the trouble to submit a support diagnostic and reply here with the number given, and please include in your reply a screenshot of the message you see in the app and a photo of your Era 300s in-situ? I’ll be happy to take a look at the situation for you. Thank you!

      "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein
        Chuck XM
        Lyricist III
        August 7, 2023

        Hi @Chuck XM 

        Thanks for reporting.

        So we can be sure of several things, could you please take the trouble to submit a support diagnostic and reply here with the number given, and please include in your reply a screenshot of the message you see in the app and a photo of your Era 300s in-situ? I’ll be happy to take a look at the situation for you. Thank you!

        hi Corry, ok thank you, I will send you all information when I come back at home after my summer holiday week.

         

        have a Nice day.

         

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