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Justin_alan
Contributor I
January 10, 2021

Looking for Suggestions re: Amp and Arc

  • January 10, 2021
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I recently purchased a home that was pre-wired with ceiling speakers in the den and outdoor speakers in the backyard. I am looking for the best surround setup with Sonos speakers. I recently purchased an Arc and an Amp. I also own a Sonos One SL that I’ve used for a few years. I am thinking about connecting the in-ceiling speakers w/ the Amp and using the Arc to get a 5.0 setup. Any other ideas? What should I do with the speakers in the courtyard? Any advice will help! Thanks. 

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GuitarSuperstar
Lead Maestro
January 11, 2021

@Airgetlam I’ve seen you mention the 75ms delay before. Is the delay very noticeable? When I group my One in the kitchen with my Arc setup in the living room, the audio sounds pretty in sync to me.

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Airgetlam
Airgetlam
January 11, 2021

It’s a matter of your brain, honestly, as well as the distance between the speakers. To my brain, it’s painful, somewhat like listening to a singer in a stadium where tryouts can hear the singer and the stadium speakers at the same time. Slightly out of phase, but not certain death. On the other hand, there are folks who don’t have the speakers sensitivity as me, for which either they don’t care, or the ‘other’ speakers are far enough away to have the sound travel over distance not make a difference.

I can’t play my stereo Sonos Ones in my open plan kitchen at the same time as my Arc. But that is  my layout, my ears, my brain. 

I prefer to warn, and let others choose to be worried about it or not, but at least if there’s been notification, they can’t come back and complain ;)

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