SONOS Era 300 stands and stereo placement advice

How big is the room?

10ft ceiling, 10.2 x13 ft

The Sonos stands for the Era 300 are excellent IMO. I have a stereo pair and two surround setups using Era 300’s on Sonos stands.

Although less expensive I’d caution against using the Sanus adjustable stands for the Era 300’s. The speakers themselves prove to be too heavy and override the locking mechanism causing them to slide downward.

A spacing of 6 to 8 feet apart is best. Follow the recommended instructions found in the online product guide for the Era 300’s reference clearance behind and on either side.

FYI, your ceiling height offers no problem which is the maximum height IMO based upon the nominal 8 feet.

Okay cool. Thanks. Just didn’t know if them being on stand would sound less good with immersion. 
 

I put one on a living room doorway console and it didn’t sound as good as it does in my room where it is on a lower table.  But the living room is much bigger with dining space combined. in an apartment. 

The Sonos stands are excellent for seated listening a d not bad for standing. Ceiling height really doesn't enter into the stand question, it does for wall mounts.

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Distance apart is a more flexible issue than when you had the hard rules for the stereo imaging triangle as Atmos does better with different positioning. Usually a bit further from the side walls to accommodate the side drivers.

As always try a few different positions and a good stereo and Atmos track to see how each sounds. Then pick what your ears like that is livable.

 Both my 300 Pairs are too high, one on kitchen cabinets and one on a tall computer desk with multiple shelves. Both sound great, the Atmos height is better in the computer room, about 3 feet from the ceiling than the kitchen, about 4 inches. Both are impressive and a nice upgrade from the smaller Sonos, and from the Play 5 for Atmos content.

Just to add…

The Era 300’s mounted on stands IMO creates more open air flow resulting in a 360 degree pattern all around (i.e. top, bottom, left, right, front, rear and all points in between. When playing Atmos audio that is what you want to suggest the illusion that you’re inside the music (so to speak). 😊

Not a fan of the Sonos stands or any other stand that has a single skinny post like the Sonos stands.  I prefer those stands that have more than one support.  The best supports are hollow tube or hollow square supports that can be filled with sand or steel shot.  The heavier the stand the better.  You want to play the speaker, not the stand.
 Spikes help, but may not be something you want to use on your floor unless the spikes are used with those little disks with the notch in the center for the spikes to sit in.  The little disks would only apply if the speaker stands were on a hard floor.  Last a triangular base is best if using spikes.  it is more difficult to get four spikes to be on the same plane to keep the base from rocking.  Hard to find stands with triangular bases though.

i know it ain’t popular but carpet helps a lot.

Gotcha so for stereo format stands are fine. I only have a 4 ft apart option now if I leave on tv stand

4 ft. Is really too close.  If you can, use stands and keep the speakers away from all walls within reason of course.  Placement of course is something you can experiment with.  When you have found the best spot run TruePlay.

Okay thanks. Guess I gotta spend on the stands too. Reviews say two era 300s in stereo atmos is mind blowing so. Here’s hoping I made a good investment