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rjpra2
Contributor III
August 20, 2018

Two Sonos ONES with AirPlay2 or One Sonos BEAM for TV sound - LG TV / Apple TV 4K?

Buying a few speakers in the Sonos system.

For a small room, where theres no room for 5.1 surround setup
Would you set up Two 2 Sonos ONES, via Airplay 2 for sound from Apple TV (Netflix and Itunes rented movies mainly, DirecTV occasionally) on each side of an LG TV/Apple TV 4K, pointed at the listener?
Grouping them in the app for TV sound, and use the speakers for general music when not watching TV in this room.

Or, would you buy 1 Sonos BEAM for TV sound, and 1 Sonos ONE in the room dedicated to music.

I kind of liked the sound of two Sonos Ones on my left and right but it might be a hassle to have to activate them via Apple TV each time?

Thank you.
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    rjpra2Author
    Contributor III
    September 11, 2018
    Thanks all
    MikeMike
    Lyricist I
    November 20, 2018
    I don't understand why the amount for bandwidth Sonos uses is something to even be concerned about? This bandwidth is on your internal home network, not traversing your internet connection. It's effectively unlimited for the majority of use cases and is not metered by your internet provider in any form.

    I have had a Sonos One for many months and love it. I recently purchased a Sonos Beam and have been really disappointed. When listening to music, the single Sonos One generally sounds better and I assume a stereo pair sound even better. It has a much less constrained sound with noticeably better bass.

    For TV usage, the Sonos Beam does a great job with voices and does a good job of imitating stereo but I don't think it would beat a Sonos One pair.

    If you're OK with forgoing HDMI ARC and solely using AirPlay2 on Apple TV I'd avoid the Sonos Beam and go for a Sonos One pair.

    I've had the Beam for about a week now and am just about to return it. I was really let down as I LOVE my Sonos One. I'm planning to get a second Sonos One and stereo pair.
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