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jgatie
jgatieAnswer
November 19, 2023

Era 300s will give you the best Atmos effects.  Less expensive options are Era 100s or Ones, which are still effective as surrounds.  I consider Fives to be overkill.

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jgatie
jgatie
November 18, 2023

Is there a question?

SteveLRAuthor
Contributor I
November 18, 2023

I just updated my question.

SteveLRAuthor
Contributor I
November 18, 2023

I have an Arc and sub. Iwant to add speakers in the rear for a home theater effect. 

jgatie
jgatieAnswer
November 19, 2023

Era 300s will give you the best Atmos effects.  Less expensive options are Era 100s or Ones, which are still effective as surrounds.  I consider Fives to be overkill.

    SteveLRAuthor
    Contributor I
    November 19, 2023

    Thanks

      Stanley_4
      Stanley_4
      Grand Maestro
      November 19, 2023

      Look at the positioning requirements for the 300 and if you can follow them then the 300 are a great choice. If not maybe the 100 would work better in your space.

      Ones and One SLs are showing up in last chance offers so I’d lean to a 100 despite the slightly higher price at this point.

      pedro9686
      Lyricist II
      December 30, 2023

      I have the Arc and deciding on rears. There’s about 1ft of space to the wall at either side of our sofa which is placed against the back wall of a 15ft long room.

      So the room is 15ft by 9.5 ft and 8ft high. The TV + Arc are 14ft in front of the sofa with little room on either side of the sofa. If my wife and I watch something together we would be very close to surround speakers (unless I put them near the ceiling). Is the room too narrow to consider rears at all? 

      Peter_254
      Prodigy II
      December 30, 2023

      I have the Arc and deciding on rears. There’s about 1ft of space to the wall at either side of our sofa which is placed against the back wall of a 15ft long room.

      So the room is 15ft by 9.5 ft and 8ft high. The TV + Arc are 14ft in front of the sofa with little room on either side of the sofa. If my wife and I watch something together we would be very close to surround speakers (unless I put them near the ceiling). Is the room too narrow to consider rears at all? 

       

      I've had my Play 1's pretty much right next to my head for several years and didn't find it a challenge, not quite optimal but sounds fantastic together with my Playbar and sub.
      In addition, you can set them via Trueplay and you can also turn up or down the surround sound (your rear speakers).

      In other words you can adjust your speakers to fit any room.. You won't regret it :)

        pedro9686
        Lyricist II
        December 30, 2023

        Mm. Just been to shop (H Norman) and sales rep said it wouldn’t be ideal and the Arc is such a beast it wouldn’t make a lot of sense in a room that size. He said even the mini sub would be a bit of a waste. I have an added issue of only having one socket in the room and I believe the Eras need to be plugged in 24/7. 

        Stanley_4
        Stanley_4
        Grand Maestro
        December 31, 2023

        With that space maybe the IKEA picture-frame speakers for the rears?

        They would be happy on an extension cord so the single outlet shouldn’t be a problem.

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