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Barko26
Contributor I
February 8, 2022

New Sonos User with limited budget

Hi all,

I was looking at purchasing my first Sonos product with the view of progressing to a home cinema system and multiple speakers throughout my house. I’m probably looking at around £1000 to get started, so wondered what the best option would be.

 

I currently own a Panasonic 49 inch tv which is wall mounted. My sitting room, is 4.60mx 3.60m so relatively small. I was looking at either the Beam + 2x OneSL or just the Arc? I could maybe stretch to the Beam + Sub at a push. I had just wondered if anyone had any recommendations as a startup? 
 

Thanks all. 

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GuitarSuperstar
Lead Maestro
February 9, 2022

So according to Panasonic, “If you have an amplifier/Home Cinema system connected via HDMi, you will be able to get 5.1, in some cases you need to have both an HDMI and an optical cable conencted, but if the sound system supports HDAVI Control 5 an HDMI will be enough”

So the recommendation would be the Arc, with the view of potentially upstanding my tv at a later date to really get the full potential? 

Yes, I recommend the Arc. Hopefully you will be able to get Dolby Digital 5.1 from the PS5 and Apple TV with your current TV. Then when you upgrade your TV, you will be able to get the higher quality audio formats like Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos, and LPCM.

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