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Mix Sonos ONE and Symfonisk as Surround for Arc

  • January 11, 2025
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I was attempting to create a surround pair for my new Sonos Arc and when I went through the setup in the app, I realized I could not mix the surround pair.  

I have two Sonos ONEs and two Symfonisk Lamps (the previous generation, not the current ones).

What I wanted to do was use one of the ONEs and one of the Lamps as the surround pair to my Arc.

While I was setting it up in the app, it picked up those 4 speakers and asked which one I wanted to use as the surround.  On selection of the first speaker, if it is the Sonos ONE that I selected, it will then ask if I want to use the second Sonos ONE to pair with, but it will not let me choose the Symfonisk speakers.  Alternatively, if I select the Symfonisk as my first speaker, it will ask if I want to use the second Symfonisk to pair with, but not the Sonos ONEs.

 

When I googled mixing the two, it seems to be possible, but maybe I'm misunderstanding something?

Could someone advise if this is correct behaviour, and I just won’t be able to do what I’m trying to?

Best answer by Stanley_4

Not sure where you Googled but it wasn’t the Sonos Support site.

Matched speakers are needed for surrounds.

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/surround-sound-guidelines-and-limitations

A Sonos home theater speaker can use two Sonos speakers of the same model as surrounds. For example, two Sonos Ones can be used for surround sound but One and Play:1 cannot. However, related models like One and One SL can be used together as surround speakers.

 

You might be able to do the mixed surrounds if you use a third party controller to do it. Search here for that.

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Stanley_4
  • Stanley_4
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  • January 11, 2025

Not sure where you Googled but it wasn’t the Sonos Support site.

Matched speakers are needed for surrounds.

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/surround-sound-guidelines-and-limitations

A Sonos home theater speaker can use two Sonos speakers of the same model as surrounds. For example, two Sonos Ones can be used for surround sound but One and Play:1 cannot. However, related models like One and One SL can be used together as surround speakers.

 

You might be able to do the mixed surrounds if you use a third party controller to do it. Search here for that.

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  • EbayYellow
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  • January 11, 2025

To save the search IIRC Sonosequencer on iOS could do this. But double check before you buy as it’s not something I’ve tested. 

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  • j3tang
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  • January 11, 2025

Thanks both for the info!  

 

As for where I found the info, no it was not Sonos Support site, the google search results led me here to the Community.  A solution was provided but it was very general terms and so it seemed like it would work, but as I tested it out, it looks like it required a bit more setup than expected.

I will have a look at Sonosequencr and also weigh my options in terms of how I want to setup the decor in the space -- might be possible with a different arrangement of speakers.

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