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What Sonos should you buy? Ask here and find out from happy Sonos owners which Sonos products will best suit your needs.

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bmackrellContributor I

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Sonos System in large Automotive Shop

I’m building a large automotive shop on my property to work on and store my cars & motorcycles. The building is 120’ L x 60’ W x 16’ H. It’s all open with no interior walls.What kind of solution would I need to have significant coverage in this space. Can you have a bunch of Five speakers and (2) Subs all controlled in one space? Since its a big rectangle could you have (6) fives and a sub on each end?I’m not sure how they would be configured in the app. Thanks, BillMac

Jay367Contributor I

I’m looking to make a big purchase soon for the beam and sub mini.last year I seem to recall a 40% sale around September. Is there any information or insight into whether they will run this again?? Thanks in advance for your help.jay

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3 months ago

Gr8audioguyContributor I

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Analog stereo source to (6) Sonos Ones

Hi folks; I have a restaurant with 6 Sonos One’s in the dining room. They want to have the option of using a stereo line level sent to the Ones rather than the app. Is the AMP an option? Is there a piece of (3rd party) hardware available to stream to the One’s? Maybe a raspberry pi?The AMP would be great because then I could get them to add a couple of subs.Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! TIAGlenn

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3 months ago

NovicegolfContributor I

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Sonos setup advice needed

I want to create 3 standalone zones in my house and needed some confirmation if I have the right Sonos equipment:Zone 1 - ARC with Sub and 2 Ceiling Speakers + AMPZone 2 - 2 ceiling speakers and AMP (This zone can be tied in with Zone 1 if need be)Zone 3 - ARC with Sub and 2 Ceiling Speakers with + AMPThanks

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3 months ago

DavewoonContributor II

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Arc Home Theatre: 2nd Sub vs Era300 upgrade

I have an ARC, Sub (gen2) , and 2 Ones for rear surrounds. I have an option to make another purchase. this can either be: Option1: Era 300Option 2: second Sub (gen3) Reading some comments here, the Era300, whilst good, may not be that HUGE an upgrade vs the Ones as rear surrounds? I am also starting to hear some distortion, rattling on my old Sub (gen2). this could be placed in the rear, and I get another Sub (gen3) for the front. which would you think is the best bang for buck , best performance upgrade?

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4 months ago

MelodyRavenContributor I

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2) or the Sonos Arc for my room size Length - 360cm , width - 280cm, and height - 280cm

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) or the Sonos Arc based on my room size(more info below)Budget and location - 900 USD(85,000 INR), Amazon India Prime Day SaleHow the gear will be used - With my LG C3 48 (121cm) OLED HDR10 and Dolby Vision. Spotify Play and Apple MusicNew or used - NewPast gear experience - Never used any premium hi-fi soundbars. Currently, I have Edifier R1280DB bookshelf speakers and Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro and Sony XM5 headphones.Room information: Room Dimensions: Length - 360cm , width - 280cm, and height - 280cm (in-feet) Length: 11.81 feet Width: 9.19 feet Height: 9.19 feet Room Shape: Rectangle room Room Acoustics: Wall materials - Concrete wall Floor materials - Vitrified tiles Ceiling materials - Concrete ceiling Presence and placement of windows and doors - There are two windows on one of the longer sides and one window on one of the shorter sides, for a total of three windows. Presence of acoustic treatments or furniture that might ab

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4 months ago

Anonymous

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Sound improvement to stereo sonos era 100 - beam 2 or 2 more 100s

Hello, I would like to improve audio in my 20 m2 room. Now I´ve got two sonos era 100 set up as stereo speakers. I just listen background music troght sonos radio. I´m satisfied with bass performance, but most time I sit in the middle of the room and i would like to listen more surround music, not just from one wall. My question is if it is better to buy beam gen 2 or 2 more era 100 speakers and place them to the opposite wall. Beam gen 2 has google asistant which I use with plenty of my smart home devices. Era 100 have in line connector and bluetooth so I can play videos from PC, but if I pair them with beam it is not functional. Now I dont have tidal or any other service to listen dolby atmos music. For the future when it will be dolby atmos more common it is porobably better to buy beam 2? Will i get better sound from 2 era 100s with beam 2 or 4 era 100s What is your opinion, experience ? Thank you.

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4 months ago

foxiniContributor I

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Component integration

Whats the best way to connect a computer with wi-fi card, analog stereo equipment and smart tv. I’m considering Sonos amp or port but not sure what kind of speakers would work for all the various sources.

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4 months ago

Rowdy1961_1Contributor I

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Outdoor Google Assistant wall mounted speaker

I am told that Sonos have outdoor Google Assistant wall mounted speakers. I have power and even Cat6 data cables installed. Speakers are to be mounted on verandah under cover with some weather exposureCan smart speakers be operated in a stereo configuration? What can anyone recommend ?

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4 months ago

mcs1Avid Contributor I

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Sonos Alternatives

Hi - Long time owner of Sonos systems (I have two houses) but so frustrated with neither system working any longer I’m looking for any alternatives that work. Any suggestions / recommendations? Cost isn’t much of an issue as long as it’s similar or less to Sonos. I don’t like just taking all this equipment to the dump but that’s what I’ll do (versus trying to sell bad systems to others or even giving them away) once I source and install new systems. Thanks for the help!

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4 months ago

DWillonsContributor I

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sound bar

I have numerous sonos speaker all WIFI around house I'm looking to purchase a sound bar of some type and wondered....if I buy sonos firstly can it connect via optical to tv output and secondly if it did would it the connect to other WiFi sonos speakers Note my FIVE is old gen so we have to use S1 APP not sure if that makes difference also Help appreciated

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4 months ago

nikkoponsContributor I

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Connect old music equipment to sonos (record player, cassette and CD player)

Hello.I have an old music system (record player, cassette and CD player) with passive speakers.*I send photos of the team.I want to be able to play the three players on the Sonos speakers and from Sonos to be able to play on the passive speakers.I want to keep choosingWhat is the best way to do it?I had thought about buying a Sonos amp or buying a connect:amp.Connect the amplifier output of the equipment to the amp and the amp outputs to the passive speakers.Could it be?Would there be problems when listening from the old equipment on the passive speakers from going through two amplifiers?Is there a way to connect the old stereo without going through the old amplifier?Sorry if any questions are stupid, but I'm very new to these topics.

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4 months ago

pnw4516Contributor I

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Optimal Design for Large Living/Dining Area 900 Square Feet

We are building a new house, and I would like to equip the living/dining/kitchen area with Sonos ceiling speakers and Sonos TV audio. I’m new to Sonos equipment, so I’m still learning how this might work.The room measures 31 feet x 30 feet, with a vaulted ceiling that is 9 feet at the walls and 11’-6” at the peak. There will be a lot of hard surfaces -- kitchen counters and cabinets, large glass doors, hard-surface floors with rugs -- so I’m not expecting perfection, just hoping for a decent listening experience.Our goals are to have TV sound come through the ceiling speakers when watching TV programs while working in the kitchen/dining area; have music available through ceiling speakers in the great room area when not watching TV; and have a surround system (or at least a soundbar and sub) in the TV area for dedicated TV viewing.After reading a number of forum posts, I think that a setup along these lines could work:Four wired 8” Sonos Architectural in-ceiling speakers, two above the

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4 months ago

Mattsta LFCContributor I

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Integrating a CD player player into my system

Hi,Hoping to get some advice from the community about the best way to play CD’s in my system as I own some discs which aren’t on streaming services.I have a Beam, sub and 2x play 1’s in a single room.From the research I’ve done, a cd player or turntable must have a built in pre-amp in order to work with sonos, however I dont know what I need to look out for when browsing - dont most cd players have a built in pre-amp?I’ve found a couple options but dont know if they’d work? Im looking for a solution that isnt going to break the bank but sound decent.https://premiumsound.co.uk/product/hifi-separates/cd-players/pro-ject-cd-box-e/?attribute_pa_colour=black&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Pmax&utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=2085378&utm_campaign=Pmax17507541004&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=&hsa_acc=9363011116&hsa_cam=17507541004&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_s

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4 months ago

Scott EvesContributor II

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Adding Turntable to exisiting setup

Hi. I’m looking to add a turntable to my existing setup, as birthday gift for my wife who is nostalgic for vinyl! From the research I’ve done the world of vinyl seems more complicated (and expensive!) than I imagined. I’m still undecided if the best route is to add to my Sonos system or purchase a standalone turntable and speakers. I currently have a beam, sub and two play ones in the lounge linked to my TV with the two play ones acting as surrounds and a seperate Sonos one in the kitchen. Am I correct that if I buy a turntable and era 100 with line in this will allow me to send music to allmy other speakers? Would the era 100 be sufficient? (I believe the 5 is a better option but adds more expense so was hoping the existing sub etc would assist) TIA

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4 months ago

What to get

Which Sonos speakers are right for me?