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Era 100 4 speakers in one room


AlwaysJammin
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I have a pretty basic question for you guys..

I have a sterio pair of Era 100s in a rec room. I am considering a second pair in the room for better coverage at lower volumes. Following the APP build the 4 can be controlled by setting up a "room" but my only concern would be any delay between the 2 pairs. I have an Orbi mesh system that covers the house well so I'm sure both pairs will be on the same satellite so I'm not expecting an issue there but only concerned with the 2 pairs in the same room. 

 

What are your thoughts about this? 

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  • Senior Virtuoso
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  • March 29, 2025

Music will play to grouped rooms in sync. Just set up Room1 and Room2 each as a stereo pair. You can then create a named group, or just group/ungroup them as and when it suits you. Choose your room, start streaming music to that room, then group in the other room. Or select the grouped rooms and start streaming to the group. Whichever way, music will be sync’d.


AlwaysJammin
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  • March 29, 2025

Nik, thank you for the confirmation.  I wasn't overly concerned it would be an issue but just wanted input from you guys with more complex systems than mine is right now. 

 

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The existing pair I routinely use the touch controls rather than going to the app once the room is active.  Once the 4 are grouped will the touch controls on one pair control the volume on the second pair as well. Ultimately both pairs will be at the same volume. 


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AlwaysJammin wrote:

Nik, thank you for the confirmation.  I wasn't overly concerned it would be an issue but just wanted input from you guys with more complex systems than mine is right now. 

 

ETA

The existing pair I routinely use the touch controls rather than going to the app once the room is active.  Once the 4 are grouped will the touch controls on one pair control the volume on the second pair as well. Ultimately both pairs will be at the same volume. 

I think the buttons will only control the pair, not the group. 


AlwaysJammin
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  • March 29, 2025

I thought that was a stretch but was hoping lol. That would be a nice firmware tweek.

 

Thanks again nik. 


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AlwaysJammin wrote:

I thought that was a stretch but was hoping lol. That would be a nice firmware tweek.

 

Thanks again nik. 

No problem.
 

Perhaps a moderator will be along soon, to add this as a feature request? Who knows if/when it’ll be implemented though. 


buzz
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  • March 29, 2025

Generally, stereo pairs are in separate physical areas and you would want to adjust Volumes separately when touching a speaker. I suppose an option could be added, but this is not so simple because Grouped speakers might sometimes be in the same physical area, but other times not. In general SONOS is reluctant to add more and more options because this risks becoming “complicated”. 


AlwaysJammin
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buzz the scenarios you describe are viable issues, I agree. Maybe my situation is much less complex than most,  a large rectangular room that will have speakers in each corner hence all levels relitive to each other would be the same. I, at this time watching the struggle with the app, wouldn't advocate for change but a simple switch to allow coupling the controls within a room with multiple speakers seems well this side of complex.


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