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Sonos Speakers: Product Comparison Chart

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Sonos Home Theater Speaker: Comparison Chart

Published 5/10/20 Exciting things are happening at Sonos. They have just announced the June 10, 2020 release of a much anticipated addition...
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cklim55Trending Lyricist I
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era 100 vs era 300

I currently have an arc,gen3 sub,and play 1’s as surrounds. I plan to move the play1’s to the bedroom for music and I had planned to buy the era 300 for surround replacement. After hearing that the front driver is not working when in surround mode I am thinking of bypassing on those speakers. Now I am thinking about the era 100 for surround speakers. I listen to music around 20% of the time with my current setup and it sounds good but with the 300’s I am reading that music doesn’t sound good unless you’re listening to atmos music. So I was thinking that if it doesn’t sound that good with regular stereo music then it might not sound good for movies that aren’t Dolby Atmos. In fact with non Dolby atmos movies two of the drivers wouldn’t be working (front and upfiring)? That’s why I was thinking I should buy a pair of era 100’s for surrounds. All the drivers would be activated 100% of the time. I realize I wouldn’t be enveloped in a spatial sound bubble when playing Dolby atmos material b

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Jake.hansonContributor I
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Beam 5.1 vs base

By no means am i an audiophile, but I do notice a good home theater system. In between getting a beam + sub (already have two sonos ones) or a playbase with no sub. Generally speaking what would you guys imagine is the better set up sound quality wise? Initial reviews seems like Beam is going to be missing some bass, but sub in my mind would help make up for that?

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RemyRemBContributor I
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bluetooth connection from Sonos to Marley Stir it up

Hi, i have the Marley Stir it up vinyl player. This vinyl player includes  a pre amp function and a bluetooth connection. With this features I thought I could connect it to my speaker sonos 1 easily but it does not connect and  I learnt reading some discussion on this community that the  sonos one speaker does not have a bluetooth connection.can you please confirm me which model I should use to make sure I can use my Marley device ?Roam or Move correct?Will they be ok to connect to the Marley device described above? Thank you! 

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vvrContributor I
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Crestron module Line-in activation

Good day Is there a way to activate Line-in (Sonos Connect) with Crestron Sonos module ? Thanks

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5 years ago
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GuitarestContributor I
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Amp Backorder, is it actually shipping?

I ordered a Sonos amp 12/24. Ship date was supposed to be 1/14 but now they are saying it’s delayed and don’t know when it will ship. My question is has anyone actually been receiving their orders at all or does the ship date just keep getting pushed back for everyone?  I’ve noticed these expected ship dates being displayed for the last 6 months. Has anyone actually received one?  

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bbogottContributor III
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Bose and JBL speakers added to system

Hello all! I have a Bose and some JBL speakers that I would like to include in my new Sonos set up I am ordering.    Is that possible?   Thank you!

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2 years ago
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Dusty262Trending Lyricist I
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Help please - Upgrading Connect:Amps

Hi   i have three old connect amps - one connected to in-ceiling speakers in the kitchen, one connected to in-ceiling speakers in the dining room and the third connected to outdoor speakers on my back deck.    I am thinking that the best solution for the indoor zones is just to replace the connect amps and speakers with a couple of Ones or OneSLs. It doesn’t seem to me that I would be missing anything that I currently have, except that I would need to keep the speakers somewhere they could be plugged into power outlets.  Does this sound correct?   my bigger question is with the outdoor speakers. Ideally I would like to keep the speakers I have. I am not sure if I need the port or the Amp to do this.  Can anyone advise?   thanks

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Sgt.CortezContributor II
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Can you combine a play 5 with two stereo play 1's?

Hi, i have recently bought a play 5 and love it. However i would love to get the stereo effecr. I was wondering if it is worth getting two play 1's to go with the play 5 all in my room. So the play 5 would be at the front, and then the two play 1's would be behind, making the stereo effect. Would this work? Im not sure how the grouping feature works in the sonos app.

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5 years ago
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artshotwellAvid Contributor I
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About Sonos Arc + Samsung tv with ARC, not eARC

I have a 2019 Samsung Q70R and am wondering about sound quality if I got a Sonos Arc. Apparently my tv does not have eARC. I currently run a Comcast cable tv + Apple TV + Oppo BluRay player through a Yamaha receiver. I’m trying to minimize things with a move to a soundbar. So, looks like I would get 2-channel stereo from DTS BluRay discs from my Oppo, since the Arc cannot decode DTS, right?As to my cable box and Apple TV box, since streaming is mostly or all Dolby Digital, would I get full Dolby via the Arc? But, lose Atmos? Thanks

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NickOHioContributor I
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Playbase or single Play:5 for TV

I've been contemplating Sonos for quite a while, but having built my house with mostly in-walls and ceiling, I had a hard time justifying. Now with the Alexa integration, I'm taking another look. My whole house system could easily be retrofitted with 6 or so Sonos Connect devices, but before getting there, I'd like to try it out. So I figured my family room TV could use an update, currently using an old 2.1 setup with no integration into my whole house system. So my thought was to get a Playbase, which I would use equally for TV and Music. But I was a little worried about the bass so I thought the Play:5 might be a good option, especially when on sale for $399. Regardless of the 70ms delay when using the P5, thoughts? I don't mind spending 300 more for the Playbase if the bass is on par with the P5. Not sure the optical connection to get dolby digital is all that important either as I never plan to add 5.1, I have a 7.4.2 home theater already. Basically, talk me into the Playb

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brombergAvid Contributor I
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Refurbished sales - how?

Hi.. Is there a way to get noticed when sonos has some refurbished units? (Im from denmark) Or is it just luck?

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6 years ago
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sleejusaContributor I
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New to Sonos - Need help on the right Amps to get!

Hi! We are building a new house and I need some advice on the right Sonos equipment to purchase. I will qualify with, we are new to Sonos, and we are not huge audiophiles or anything like that. We just want to easily be able to play music in various rooms with easy, and at times, push our tv sound over some speakers in our adjacent kitchen area. We are having 4 Sonance VP62R ceiling speakers installed in the kitchen/morning room area, and two Mariner 54 speakers on the back patio. All our speakers are being routed to a central A/V wire location in the basement. For our family room, we are not planning to put any built in speakers. I had intended on getting a playbase for that room (we dont need an overly impressive surround sound setup in there... we will be doing that in our basement at a later date). I could use some input on the right equipment to get to do what we want. It was suggested to me to get two of the new Sonos Amps to create two "rooms," one for the patio and

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cdc904Contributor I
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Sonos Amp - What floorstanding speakers to get?

Hey everybody,As a music & home theater set-up: I currently have the Sonos Amp + 2x Boston Acoustic VR2 floor-standing speakers.I also have 2x Sonos Fives as the Surrounds, and 2x Sonos Subs connected. It’s an awesome set-up as is! I started with the Arc (instead of the Amp) + 2x Fives + 2x Subs and loved the sound quality, but needed more ‘oomf’ and energy from the front of the room since I’m used to a traditional 5.1 set-up with floor-standing speakers. Now that I’ve transitioned to the Amp, I love the volume; but I’m missing that high fidelity sound, immersive effect, and subtlety in instruments the Arc had (when coupled with the Fives and Subs). My primary use case is music and the Amp shines with music.  The Arc did too, though it had to be turned up considerably to feel that energy.  But it was great when turned up because you could hear every individual instrument around the room. Feel like I should probably upgrade from these old Boston Acoustic VR2’s, and curious if anyone

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webharvestContributor I
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Sonos Arc White or Black?

I’m new to Sonos and I’m looking at buying the Arc, Sub and Ones for surround.  I will mount the surrounds to the back wall and mounting to the wall under my TV.  The wall is white so I was thinking about buying the white Arc but not sure what that would look like given the TV is black.  Was curious if anyone here has pictures showing what the white Arc looks like mounted to a white wall?

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3 years ago
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AlexfuContributor I
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sonos 5 gens

Hi can someone pls share the serial numbers of the Sonos Five series. Gen 1, Gen 2, and Gen 3. For white and for Black.

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DublinerinBostonContributor I
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Which CD player with radio (ideally bluetooth as well) to connect to Sonos system

Hey, I want to connect a CD player with radio into a PLAY 5 2nd Gen (line-in)- which player to get?? Ideally would have bluetooth, should come without speakers, and amp function not needed as connecting to Sonos system. Does not have to be top tier machine. Thoughts? Thanks, Brian

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MrFixitOKContributor I
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Use Sonos Port to bring Airplay 2 to older Sonos speakers

I bought a house with some older Sonos products: Playbar and two Play:1 speakers setup as surround sound for a TV, two other Play:1 speakers each in different room, and two Connect Amps, each driving a separate set out outdoor speakers.  I added a Beam and two ONESL speakers as another surround system and another pair of ONESLs stereo paired.Before I drop $450 on a Port, I need to understand how it would work.  I would ethernet it into my network in the equipment room where the two connect Amps are.Can I just do that and then be able to Airplay through it to the older Sonos speakers and Connect Amps over the network?  If so, how do I do that and be able to control which speakers are used for the Airplay output from the Port?  Or does Port need to be physically connected to an output?  Sonos support info seems to imply that but other things I read indicate the Port can play to other Sonos speakers.  If so, how? 

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eseremContributor III
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Avr/5.1 sonos and 3 or more new sonos amp

Hi I would like to buy an avr hi-fi 5.1 for my livingroom, where I would connect apple tv, nvidia shield, console and pc, but at the same time, I would like to have the various speakers at home powered by my sonos amp, playing audio from apple tv, nvidia shield or pc. How should i connect all my sonos amp to avr? whereas all the HDMI port will be used by the various devices. Or do you recommend creating a 5.1 system with sonos? at the same time how would I connect the various devices to sonos beam? Thx so much at everyone for help

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NybhhContributor I
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Which Sonos pair is comparable to B&W 600s

I’m finally ready to start unplugging old amps and getting rid of all these cords everywhere.  I’m far from an audiophile but have been underwhelmed by my wife’s Bose Bluetooth “smart” speaker so I’m trying to calibrate expectations. I think I want to start with my office which is currently just a pair of B&W 600 S3s (no sub) run off of an old Harmon Kardon receiver.  How would a pair of Play 1s compare to this setup acoustically with the highest quality streams from Spotify? J   A pair of Play 5s would probably be overkill for this space but I certainly don’t want to downgrade an already modest setup.  I’m also worried about the living room which is next where my wife wants small speakers that are “modern” and I’m worried the play 5’s might be too large for her although I can probably hide a sub somewhere if needed if she’s ok with Play 1s in the visible area.   Thanks.

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SpoonCAContributor I
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Best Dolby Atmos speaker setup

Hi all,My house currently have a pair of ceiling speakers above my sitting area across the TV location, so it got me thinking what the best Sonos home theater set up to buy.Arc, Sub and 2x Era 300. This is the latest recommendation from Sonos, but it won’t use the speaker that’s already in place which seems to be a waste, and I wonder if the overhead sound by reflection would be as good as actual ceiling speaker. It also sucks that I can’t add an Amp since it exceeds the maximum number of speaker in a Sonos set up Arc and Sub, then add 1x Amp for ceiling speakers, and install 2x in-wall speaker paired with 1x Amp. Does this provide Atmos rendering? I don’t see in any documentation on whether this is more than what the Sonos system support. Would this be better than Option 1?Thanks for the feedback!

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robmcContributor I
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Sonos ones vs Play:1s and Echo dot

I'm trying to decide between a pair of sonos ones or a pair of play:1s + an echo dot. I understand that at the moment, it is not possible to pair the play:1s directly with a dot (because Alexa is not room aware), meaning that Alexa will talk back through the dot, rather than through the play:1s. Is the functionality to directly pair a dot with a sonos room (so that alexa replies through the sonos system) likely to be incorporated in the future? The main reason for asking is because I will be mounting the speakers in the far corner of my kitchen, and think it may be better to go for the play:1 + dot combo so that I can position the dot more centrally for picking up voice. I'm not sure whether it is overkill going for a stereo pair of sonos ones - is it true that only one would have Alexa activated in any event? Any guidance appreciated!

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Ken_Griffiths
6 years ago
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edge306Trending Lyricist II
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Boost - worth investing?

I have my system working again now (Playbase + 2 Play:1's as surround in the lounge with the PB hardwired to a 2nd router used as an AP which is hard wired to my main router), another PB + Play:1's in the dining room and a Play3 & Play5 Gen2 upstairs. Would there still be a benefit in getting a Boost and having this hard wired to either of the routers? The main one is in the hallway near the front door and the 2nd is in the lounge close to the tv. Many thanks, Jeff

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LairdCoContributor I
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What is the range of Sonos speakers?

Thinking about buying a speaker, but wonder how far I can walk away with my phones for example when I stream music.

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jgatie
6 years ago
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D_TurnipContributor I
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Connect Sonos to existing AV Receiver and speakers

HiI know there have multiple questions similar to mine.  But, not quite the same. So here goes.I have an ageing Onkyo TX-NR1009 AV Receiver and KEF KHT3005SE 7.2 Egg Speakers and wireless subs.  I love my system and it was expensive at the time. In our old house I had wired in and it was sweet. However, we have now moved and It’s pretty much impossible for me run cables to rear positions.  So I’m thinking I maybe buy Sonos to provide coverage to the hard to reach spots.  The way I see it I have a few options.  Even though I don’t know if they are technically possible  They are in my order of preference.Buy Sonos and incorporate it into my existing setup to provide the rear speakers and other awkward positions.  But also use Sonos to playback through my existing speakers Buy Sonos and keep it separate from my existing for either music or TV only. Don’t buy Sonos and find a way to make existing rear speakers wireless - any ideas ? Buy Sonos and dispose of my existing hardware - rather no

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MSmithSonosContributor II
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Which has better sound: Play 5 or Connect Amp w/ speakers

Hey folks, Just getting into Sonos. I'm not an audiophile...just like music. I have 2 sets of tower speakers (in different rooms): Boston Acoustics VR960 and Boston Acoustics VR30. I'm trying to decide if I should sell those and buy 2 Play 5's or instead buy 2 connect Amps for them. I'm leaning towards the Play 5's primarily because they are small compared to the monstrosity of the tower speakers. However, if there is a great difference in sound (with the towers being significantly better), you can probably convince me otherwise. If only slightly better or equal, it's Play 5's all the way. Note: I don't blast music at super high volumes often (i.e. rarely), so looking primarily for great sound at normal or the rare occasion party volumes. What's your thoughts? THANKS!

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