Contributor I

Which layout - Speaker setup would you go with?

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Hi guys,

I am helping my friend with his Sonos purchase and well I wanted your opinion on the 2 proposed setup:

Setup A:

Zone 1: Kitchen/Living room combined → Sonos Amp

Zone 2: Dining Room → Sonos Amp

Zone 3: Family room (Arc sound bar + Gen 3 sub)

This setup visually looks better and has a steeper price tag, main concern is , is it an overkill? also if 5-10 years down the road he moves, well the in-ceiling speakers stay!

Total: 10 in-ceiling speakers | 2 Sonos Amp | 2 Era 300 | 1 Arc Soundbar | 1 Gen 3 Sub

Setup B:

Zone 1: Kitchen

Zone 2: Mid-Kitchen

Zone 3: Living Room

Zone 4: Dinning Room (group the 2 Era 100 with 2 Era 300)

Zone 5: Family Room (identical in both plans)

Main benefit, cost is lower as Era 100s are cheaper and no Sonos Amp is required, in addition if he moves, he can take the speakers with him!

PS) I would have suggested to replace 2 of the Era 100 with Era 300 but with his floor plan, there is no way to place the 300 in such a way that their “top” is going to be clear!

Total: 6 Era 100 | 6 Era 300 | Arc sound bar | Gen 3 Sub |

Since this is cheaper, I was going to suggest he place a 2nd sub in the kitchen/living room area. If you guys think it is necessary.

Also, what do you think of going all Era 100 in Dining room?

What do you guys think? which Setup is going to sound better? Any other alternatives? Reduce / add something? Is this an overkill?

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buzz

Grand Maestro

Usually, ceiling speakers work best in kitchens and dining rooms, if only because there are no other acoustically and visually viable options.

In the living room, ceiling would be appropriate if music will be mostly background. The ceiling speakers will fill out distribution of music everywhere. If music should be more prominent in the living room, 300’s or FIVE’s would be more appropriate. Adding SUB will increase bass and improve the midrange.

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Raul_007Author

Contributor I

Usually, ceiling speakers work best in kitchens and dining rooms, if only because there are no other acoustically and visually viable options.

In the living room, ceiling would be appropriate if music will be mostly background. The ceiling speakers will fill out distribution of music everywhere. If music should be more prominent in the living room, 300’s or FIVE’s would be more appropriate. Adding SUB will increase bass and improve the midrange.

considering the size and layout of the space, do you think if I add 2 FIVE in Living room, and then 2 Era 100 in kitchen with a sub, then eliminate the 2 Era 100 in the middle (between kitchen and Living) would that sound good?

Do the same for Dining room, replace the Era 300 with FIVE and then eliminate the 2 Era 100 in Dining room?

buzz

Grand Maestro

Multiple speakers will fill a space more uniformly as the listener moves around. A pair of speakers and a properly placed listener will result in more focus for that listener.

Setup A:

Setup B:

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