Advice please. I have a Beam 2 and 2 x One SL’s in my living room, which I use for TV and music. I am about to take possession of 2 x Era 100’s for my conservatory, just for music. I would like comments on whether to put the Era 100’s in my conservatory, as my original plan, or put the 2 Ones there and bring the Eras’ into the living room with the beam. Thank you 😎

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Advice please. I have a Beam 2 and 2 x One SL’s in my living room, which I use for TV and music. I am about to take possession of 2 x Era 100’s for my conservatory, just for music.
I would like comments on whether to put the Era 100’s in my conservatory, as my original plan, or put the 2 Ones there and bring the Eras’ into the living room with the beam.
Thank you 😎

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nik9669aAnswer

Senior Virtuoso

It’s simple enough to remove and add surrounds. Try both the Ones and the Eras as a stereo pair in your conservatory and let your ears decide which is better.

buzz

Grand Maestro

Do you want surround sound with the TV?

Which speakers sound better (to you)?

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Badger in SpainAuthor

Contributor I

Yes, I want surround sound, I think? I’ve not received the Eras yet so I don’t know which sounds best. As I can’t compare yet I’m not sure if surround sound is better?

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nik9669aAnswer

Senior Virtuoso

It’s simple enough to remove and add surrounds. Try both the Ones and the Eras as a stereo pair in your conservatory and let your ears decide which is better.

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craigski

Local Superstar

Another option, the ERA-100 has dual angle tweeters, so depending on room size, what you are listening to etc, you could have single ERA-100 in conservatory, and the other ERA-100 in another room.

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Badger in SpainAuthor

Contributor I

Room size, conservatory, is small. As I live in Spain I close or open it all up and sit, there or in garden listening to any kind of music, apart from crap or modern jazz.🤣

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nik9669a

Senior Virtuoso

Another option, the ERA-100 has dual angle tweeters, so depending on room size, what you are listening to etc, you could have single ERA-100 in conservatory, and the other ERA-100 in another room.

Single-speaker stereo is rarely going to sound as good as two speakers though.

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Badger in SpainAuthor

Contributor I

It’s the sole reason I bought two. For the stereo sound. Thank you.👍🏾

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craigski

Local Superstar

Single-speaker stereo is rarely going to sound as good as two speakers though.

Agree, if you are sitting in optimum position, equal distance from both speakers, then of course a pair will sound better.

But, maybe if you are in kitchen, away from conservatory, listening to a pair of ERAs in conservatory it wouldn’t sound as good as if you had a single ERA in kitchen?

Or if you are seated very close to single speaker of a pair?

In any case, its easy to move/change wireless speakers, and let ears decide, as you said earlier 😀

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nik9669a

Senior Virtuoso

It’s the sole reason I bought two. For the stereo sound. Thank you.👍🏾

I still stand by my first reply - when you get the new speakers, try the Ones and the Eras as your stereo pair and go with your preference.

Stanley_4

Grand Maestro

I have both One SL and Play 1 surrounds on two different systems and find them quite adequate. An upgrade to 300s might make sense from a sonic standpoint but the 100s really wouldn’t.

Unless you are unhappy with your current surround sound I’d just put the 100s in the other room. But as said trying both is an option.

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