Adding Sonos Surround Speakers: Our Top 3 Tips
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
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In this video, we talk all things Sonos surrounds and give our top 3 tips for getting the most out of them. From speaker choice to placement to optimisation we'll walk you through everything you need to know to level up your Sonos setup.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:02 Speaker Choice
05:30 Speaker Positioning
08:13 Optimising Your Setup
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The sub is so often overlooked / ignored. However, it makes such an astonishing difference to the sound. It really transforms your setup. Highly recommended
100% 🚀
I got the sub in my bundle mindblowing 😂
Not if you live in an apartment 🤧😭😭😭😭😭
I actually took the sub off in my living room because the base was a little more than I wanted. But it’s amazing in my home theater.
Did you put your sub under/near your TV facing the sofa or next to your sofa? curious on a Sub set up- since I seen it placed both next to sofa/chair or right next to TV.
Excellent informative video As a Sonos devotee this set up guide was invaluable especially the rears positioning with a non standard room setup 👍
Thanks from the U.S.A . Just got the Beam 1 brand new from Sonos for 299.99. Bought the new mini sub and already had the pair of ones. Watch your video and set them up. Sound great. Most helpful of all the videos I watched.
Exactly what I’ve been looking for… thanks for providing a precise instructional video
Best channel on YT tbh, great content, great presentation.
I recently added the Bookshelf Speakers as surrounds to my In-wall Sonos & Sub Gen 3. A great upgrade indeed!
What a great video. Really helpful 👍🏻
Thanks for this fantastic video and channel! I went straight from here to your website to buy my first Sonos setup! Very excited!
Thanks for the video. Really informative and well produced 👍🏻
I picked up a Beam Gen 2 first, loved it. Then I got some 2nd hand Play 1's for rears, amazing. I had to then add that Sub. Picked up a 2nd hand white Gen 2 and OMG.....it's just incredible!
Great video as always!
Thank you so much or this video! It has helped me a lot. I live in a small apartment and just bought the Sonos Beam + 2x Sonos Ones. That smaller 'apartment set up' helped me visualise the best way to position my speakers. Truly helpful.THANK YOU!
Glad I could help!
I just purchased 2 One SL's to complete my system with my Arc and sub and they should arrive by the end of the week. Can't wait!! Loved the info about positioning!! Thanks and cheers!!😄😁🍻🍻
Nice video. I really liked the tips on offering the surround speakers and changing the App settings to optimise TV and music is useful. 👏
I currently have a Sonos Beam Gen 2 and using two IKEA Symfonisk bookshelf speakers with IKEA stand as rear channel. It perfect for small space and also a budget friendly way to add surrounds to your existing Sonos.
Ikea doesn't have those now, out of stock. Darn!
Thank you! Came here for the last part about the surround distance.
I noticed while playing games that character voices would be louder form the surround speakers. Trueplay assumed the distance was more than 10 feet when in reality it was 2 feet.
Great video! I use the Symfonisk picture frames as my surrounds and love them. I heard it’s equivalent to the Sonos ones
Great video!! Very helpful. Thank you!
love your content as always..keep it up!
Thanks 👍
One of the best videos I’ve seen regarding surrounds. I have the original Sonos Ones just brought and set up the Sonos stands connected to my Sonos Beam gen 2 and the surrounds sound awful they are intermittent and sound crackly when watching TV.. I have tried factory reset.. and they play music from Spotify brilliantly as surround in both Ambient and Full.. but such an annoying intermittent sound with movies and crackly with TV.. no idea how to sort this out..
UPDATE reset my Sky Hub and it’s corrected the issue.. wow what a difference surround makes 😊
Thanks for sharing. very clear and useful.
Bought the Sonos arc one week ago after having just a 2 channel Samsung soundbar with a sub. I was totally blown away from the sound of the arc. The loudness and clear tone and clear dialog. Anyway, yesterday i bought the Sonos one sl for surround..holy moly how much fun every single movie became to watch. Easy set up and it just sounded amazing. Next up would be a sub. Not sure yet if i should go for the mini or the gen 3, but we will see.(depends on how much bass the neighbors can handle before complaining 🤣)
Nice review from you guys. Learned a few things about the app. 👍🏻
Gen 3 and you can always control the amount the sub goes off
I use bookshelf Symfonisks as rears. They are loud enough for me. I've never really missed a bass because of my Arc's capability to produce enough of it. Maybe someday I'll think about it. But, yes, rears before sub.
I use the Symfonisk bookshelf speakers as the rears and I get great results plus at a much smaller cost.
I did the exact same I gave €100 each for them the one's are €200 each. It's a no brainer
The guy obviously has an agenda.
Great review!
Excellent informative video,
I have a question, I have a sonos beam and 2 sonos 5, the sonos 5 are connected also to a turn table, what is the best way to keep the surround effect from the beam and also listen music from the turn table without unable the souround effect??
Great review.
Great video.
Great video!! Thank you! I’m also considering whether to add surrounds or a sub to my Sonos arc. A video on this would be great! Thanks once again
Great vid as always, als love the new studio! Perhaps a suggestion, could you do a vid showing different mounting brackets and cable management options for ones as rears? Seeing both the beam and arc spaces use floor stands it might be good to swap one out to show what other possibilities there are.
Thanks for the comment and yes we do now have some wall mounted Sonos speakers in the showroom which I’m sure we will cover in upcoming videos. Hope this helps and thanks for watching.
My Sonos ARC came to life with the Gen 3 sub, a total different system. My Beam with the Mini also. The surround will come later 😊
Got the beam, sub and two sl. It's great. The only downside of my setup is that both sl are more positioned next to the couch then really behind me.
I can position the right one behind me but not sure if that's a good way to go??
What do you recommend?
1. Both beside the couch next to me
Or
2. Left beside the couch next to me and right beside the couch behind me.
Would appreciate your feedback.
I ended up going for the Ikea picture frame speakers for mine. While they’re not in the optimal position they do sound very good with a little tweaking in the Sonos app.
Thank you for this video. I have the sub, Arc, and two ones in a 10x15 bedroom. All I have in there is a two seat couch, entertainment TV and a PS5. I would love to get that great sound of of my Sonos system.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I just set up my new system (Arc, sub, two Era 100s for surround, plus two more Era 100s for music in other rooms) and I was so disappointed that the two Era 100 surround speakers were essentially useless for playing music. Sonos seems quite thoughtfully designed so I hoped there'd be away to change their volume for listening to music or automatically unpair them for music playback. Voila! You answered my question. :)
Wow awesome video!! I‘ve learned so much about sound in just a few minutes. I bought the sonos stands and now I have a great setup. I just need the sonos mini sub, then it‘s perfect. The best things was the settings part. I was wondering for a year on how I can listen to „full“ music.
Great to hear and thanks for the comment.
Very informative for indoors. What setup would you suggest for outdoors? Wireless headphones being an option too.
Thank you for the great video. I just got my Beam gen 2 yesterday and eagerly set up my surround. It was nice but the sound coming from the rear speakers (2 Sonos One) is less than what I expected. I almost couldn't tell if the. rear speakers are working unless I listen very closely to the rear speakers. Is that what surround sound should be? I'll change the Surround Music Playback to full as you recommended and see if it makes the different. Anyway, the Beam gen 2 is more powerful than I expected, works great!
I have bought the ikea symfonisk picture frame and I am planning on adding the beam gen 2 to the mix and maybe also the bookshelf speakers. What are your thoughts
Great informative video as always. I would like to see a setup using all the Ikea products with recommendations 😎. Possible using a beam to support the purchase of another system w/IKEA
I use a Sonos Amp with a pair of floor standing speakers as fronts, a wired sub and a pair of Sonos ones as surrounds for a 4.1 setup. It doesn’t seem to be a set up that gets spoken of much but its perfect for me. It has voice control, it’s great for films with the sub for the rumbles and the surrounds but it brilliant for music either stereo for enjoying music or all 4.1 for a loud party mode.
If I where to get a sonos amp , could I run the arc , amp , 2 ones and a powerd sub of my choosing 🤔 , or would there be delays between the amp and arc , juat don't wanna spend 1000 on a sub
@@tiegeraymond7223 I don’t think it would group up perfectly. Your arc and ones would be one room and amp with the wired active sub would be another. You could group them together but it’d be clunky and for the price difference you’d be better to get the Sonos sub, I think imo.
If you don’t own an arc yet, I’d go amp and your choice of fronts and active sub. If you own the arc then I’d go Sonos sub. Personal opinion obviously.
Would anyone recommend the IKEA symfonisk picture frame speakers? Based on my layout they would be mounted on opposing walls on either side of my sofa. That would be an alternative to a pair of 1SL’s…the frame option would be cheaper than the speaker + stand option…saving about AUD200. I have an Arc and sub Gen3 already which I’m looking to get surrounds for.
Great video. I'm running the Beam 1 gen with a sub and 2 1s as rear speakers. Mr. Lucas was wrong, if you are blind. :) Sound and dialogue are everything.
And if you are not 60%
nice video !
Just purchased Arc , sub and a pair of ONE. It was with pain in my heart to to say goodbye to my hi-end Dynaudio system. Optimising via this video (thx for that) might ease the pain and the wife is happy with no longer having all the thick cables running through the living room. Question: wouldn't it be best to have the surrounds about 2-3 meters diagonally behind the couch as you than have a more balanced experience from both surround speakers? That was my experience in cabled system.
I have 2 fives for my phono and beam and surrounds (Sonos sl). I position the phono and fives at the fron of the room and set them significantly lower in volume when watching movies- works well, fills out the sound. Sounds amazing for playing music.
I have a Beam, but it’s not beefy enough for my room, so I’m thinking of adding 2x Fives. Good to hear that you are pleased with that setup. I often use the TV to play RUclips music vids. Have you used your setup for that purpose ? Are you using the Fives in a surround mode, or just as extra beef ?
@@SuperSimonLewis yes, sounds great. Only thing to anticipate if adding two fives to the front of your entertainment area is that if they are set at the same level as the beam and or surrounds you will get an annoying echo (When speech is involved during tv/ movie). Personally, I find a good balance when I have the volume of my fives around three or four and my beam and surrounds at 20. Both set at equal volume for music. I have my beam and surrounds set up as tv room and my fives as a separate room 2.
Hi, what kind of floorstands are used in sonos beam set up? I dont see much options to tilt the sonos speakers a little bit
So if using trueplay. After setting that up. Does adding bass and treble mess up the true play? Or does that add to the trueplay setup?
Excellent video friend. Can you do the configuration for the beam 2 gen, subwoofer 3gen and surround speakers, please?
I just learned that my surrounds should be oriented in a straight forward position. I currently have them directed to the prime listening position in my rather large living room. Many thanks for the tech advise!!
This video is wrong and goes against Dolby's recommended ideal setup. At the end of the day, a full Sonos setup is still just going to be 5.x.x. Surrounds should be pointed inwards towards the center of the couch, not forwards towards the TV.
Try both orientations for yourself with your own setup and see which sounds better.
@@memphus Thanks for the feedback. Keeping my surrounds pointed to the central listening position. Still waiting for the SONOS update to fix the response of my subs.
how do I transmit wifi audio from my television to the surrounds? Secondly, how can utilize the surrounds independently of the the television for my phone or tablet? Is there any way to seamlessly transition between these use cases?
I want to add 2 Sonos SLs to my Beam Gen 2. I do like to listen to a lot of music as well as watch TV. Is it possible to turn down or turn off the soundbar when listening to music so the surround speakers become the main / only speakers playing?
I have a semi-detached house, and I would be having these on my lounge back wall, which is connected to the neighbours. Would there be any large vibrations or annoyingly large sounds that the neighbours would be annoyed about?
Looking at Sonos SLs pair with Flexson stands
Have a Sonos Arc already
I've been reading different things about how many speakers I can add to this setup. I plan on doing Sonos Arc, subwoofer and 2 in ceiling surrounds. Is it possible to add more surround speakers to that?
Can i get my 2 sonos 1 to play at the same volume as my beam after i have connected them as sourround speakers?
Thoughts on needing a sub if I have the beam 2 and the SL1’s as surrounds?
Right behind my seating position is wall. It is beneficial to place surround speaker with left right behind me ?
Did it require a special stand to tilt it? I have my sofa against a wall and would need to tilt as advised in the video
GOOD JOB
Do I need a special multi plug outlet for extension as one of my Sonos One SL doesn't reach as far as the other for surround? Does a standard voltage surge protector work??
Is it possible to connect the sonos era 100 pair as rear surround sound from the yamaha 1080A receiver
I do have plenty of room in my room to position my stand mounted surrounds as I choose. I keep hearing different recommendations for best positioning. I currently have my rears angled towards the prime listening position as some have recommended. Your positioning would be with no angle; straight forward pointing to the front. Please comment. Ty
Hi guys I have a L shaped living room and L shaped sofa as well so where would you recommend placing my 2 sonos 1s for surround. If you would like I'm happy to send a rough sketch of the room and layout
Can I also use two play ones instead of the ones with the beam?
I have a question for you. I have a bit of an older Sonos system. I’ve got the Sonos subwoofer, playbar, and two Play Ones first generation. It works fantastic for my purpose. I have recently acquired two more Play Ones, first generation. Where would you put those? Would you use those as sides, or front left and right?
What happens to the physical volume slider on the Rear speakers when in a surround setup? Does it just get disabled? Or does each speaker adjust every speaker’s volume at the same time? Thinking of doing Era 300’s as rear speakers
Would you recommend getting one of each for rear speaker?
I already own a non sonos reciever and speakers, but i would like to add surround speaker without running cables, can i use a sonos port and a pair of sonos ones to accomplish this?
Will i get much differences with with era 100s over one sl with my geam gen 2 and sub?
If I buy 4 era 100s and connect them to my arc+sub will I be able to use the entire system as a 5.1 surround? Arc being center channel
2 era front left and right
2 era rear left and right
Or they can only manage being rear speakers?
Do you have information on rhe SLs vs Era 100s for surrounds please?
Thank You for this!
Would love to hear your comments on adding the Sub!
Stay tuned for that :)
I currently have 2 Ikea symfonisk speakers in my living room! Also i would like to connect to them trought bluetooth! What would be the best way to get that sorted out? Does sonos have a device that can do this?
If I have an arc and a Sonos one (voice controlled), can I pair the Sonos one with a Sonos one sl, or do I need two of the exact same models?
Great video! How do you set up front channel LR with One SL's and an arc sound bar?
This is not do-able sadly, the Ones/One SLs can only be used as rears in a home cinema setup
Can I add Sonos one to wired Sonos architecture patio speakers connected to Sonos connect( not amp) to play same music ?Sonos connect is connected to Denon receiver and I am using zone 3 to power patio speakers
After adding a pair of one SLs my Beam2 and Sub3 pc games really came to life in 5:1 DD 😁
So my room is on the second floor of our house and I have a sloped roof/wall off to the left of my TV with the other side of my room being a regular srtaight wall. How does this effect Surround/(Virtual) Atmos?
What about if you have a corner sofa? How can I set them up with a layout like that?
Can we put 4 speakers or use it higher for Atmos effect ? Notably in the Sonos app .. ?!
Hi mate, I have a large home theatre being build , very confused what theatre system I could go with?
6.2m long
3.6m wide
3.3m ceiling height
I have 6 power points distributed
2 at the front , 2 at middle and 2 at back .
Should I have 6 Sonos five , 2 gen 3 bass
And 1 arc
Well, I was going to go with the ceiling speakers but now I may just do the One SL set up. Was hoping to avoid having speakers on a stand in the room. But having speakers at listening height makes sense...
Can I use play:1's as rear speakers with ray soundbar?
If just listen to music is it better to use just fives + sub (or the arc+fives+sub is still better) since not all music support surround and fives in the front may be better than in the rear?
Need advice… I just added the Sonos amp to my system, previously I had my Sonos arc sound-bar HDMI into LG 77 C2 arc TV port, after adding the amp, the arc port on the back of the amp can I run the arc cable from the amp to the arc sound bar bypassing the TV?…. when I put an HDMI cable from the amp arc port to the TV arc port …I had echo sounding speakers over each other…. they’re not synced….any thoughts …the amp is driving ….two external Polk audio in ceiling speakers… when I added the amp I set it up as stereo, I can control the in ceiling speakers with the app…. So I’m most concerned about is whether or not I should keep the arc sound bar connected to the TV arc or connect the amp arc port straight to the sound bar bypassing the TV, that’s what I would like to know, any thoughts?
Do you not want to rear speakers perpendicular to the tv in the apartment setup because the front speakers and rears will clash with each other due to the wall behind the sofa? It looks like if there's space behind the sofa in the first setup, the rears are setup facing the tv aka perpendicular to the tv.
I have the Beam 2 and 2 x Era 100s. Ideally I would mount them on the walls 7 foot behind the couch. Do you regcon this is too far?
I saw a video where they put the sonos one (2x) beside the tv, is it good ? :-)
i just bought the Sono's sound bar and I'm thinking of getting the surround speakers and the the sub woofer I'm watching a lot of reviews and they all go 4 a sound bar and a subwoofer and 2 surround speakers at the back of me. can i add two more surround speakers for the font surround speakers would it b worth it .
Is it possible to experience Surround sound with the arc and one sonos sl speaker?
I'm using Beam + 2 Ones, with a wall behind a sofa. Dolby is recommending pointing surrounds towards the seating position, so I'm curious why did you decide to keep surrounds almost pointing straight ahead? Thanks!
Also curious about this!
Me too!
You should not point them straight ahead. that defeats the purpose!
Just replaced 2 SLs on either side of the living room couch with 2 new model SYMFONISK lamps. Love the look and the reduced space requirement! If you read this comment, any thoughts/tips with using those as surrounds? Does the sound emanate more circular rather than unidirectional?
The Symfonisk are a great option for surrounds too but they are still front-facing speakers so the same advice would apply for the Symfonisk's too :)
How did you place the Sonos Beam wall mount according to the acoustic wood??
Greetings from Emil
Help me lol I have a sofa but it's flush to the wall but on one side I have a radiator and on the over side I have a corner bit leads on to the back door how would I position my One SL speakers?
I have a Sonos 1 also a beam gen 1 how do I connect the beam to the one please
Hi sir,
1pcs SL One gen2 speaker can be add with Sonos arc
Will the sonos era 100's or era 300's be good with sonos arc or beam
Help! It’s the voice part I need nearer to my ears. So with these additional speakers, can I adjust the voice to be louder so I can hear what’s being said?! Much appreciated!
Hello Smart Home Sound Team. Need some advice from you. I have an old
Play 5 and 2 Play one speakers at home in use currently. I need to replace the Play 5 as it seems to be dying. Will a new Sonos 1 or Move be able to add to this network???
Great question, the Sonos Play:1 speakers are compatible with the new Sonos S2 app. The Move will of course work on the new S2 app. Unfortunately if the Play:5 is the first generation it will not be able to run on the S2 app. You could run this on the S1 app but would not be able to see it or group with the other S2 products. Hope this helps.
hi i need help please i have the arc speaker and 2 older sl1 (4 years old ) with flexson floor stands and sub woofer (3years old at least) i have old panasonic 60 zx series tv so no earc and will replace this with 77 /80 tv (which one?) this year my room is 18 ft square looking to create a good home cinema using amazon / netflix disney etc. perhaps 2 new sl1 for front speakers and use old sl1 for rear speakers (will make them wall mounted) Is the sub woofer okay or does it required new generation Any advice would be appreciated tks