Do these go well as Surrounds w/ arc?? null

Yes! The reviews have been coming in now and these are an amazing addition to the Sonos Arc for a home theater. FWIW, there is some incorrect info being reported by some tech outlet regarding the Era 300s as rear surrounds and how many channels the system has. According to Sonos directly, the Arc becomes a 7.x.4 setup with the two Era 300s. The side firing drivers of the Arc work with the outward firing drivers of the Era 300s to create the L & R side surrounds and the inward facing driver (and I believe the forward one, too) are the rear surround L & R. All drivers are used, even without Atmos audio and it’s supposed to create a much greater overall immersion bubble. If you have a sub, it’s a 7.1.4 system and two subs make it 7.2.4. One or two reviews said that even with two subs is remains a 7.1.4 system but this is incorrect. When we see system info like that (x.x.x), here is the specific breakdown of what each one describes: 1st digits: ear level speakers (in number channels), 2nd digit: number of subs, 3rd digit: number of height channels. The second number that described subs is unlike the first and third which tell the number of channels. Because bass is omnidirectional, there are no “stereo” bass channels at this point (where they have two different tracks for bass). It just wouldn’t work well give the way that bass audio moves through space. So, that number describes the number of subs in the system. FWIW, the Beam G2 is also compatible with the Era 300s. According to Sonos, it too becomes a 7.x.4 channel system. The Era 300s add two actual height channels to the virtual Atmos height channels in the Beam itself.

According to the Sonos website, yes, adding 2 as rear surrounds to the Arc and Sub will create a 7.1.4 system with Dolby Atmos and trueplay support. I am upgrading from play 3s.

The Era 300 doesn’t release until 3/28/23. These are compatible with the Sonos Arc and they do support Dolby Atmos with the all new up firing driver on the top of the speaker.

Yes they will. Just know that for a theater sound application, the Arc counts for three speakers, and then your two Era 300's will count as two more speakers for a total of 5. When you add a bass, you are at 5.1. BUT, if you are using these just to play music in a room or throughout your house, it seems you can add as many speakers as you like.

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Yes! The reviews have been coming in now and these are an amazing addition to the Sonos Arc for a home theater. FWIW, there is some incorrect info being reported by some tech outlet regarding the Era 300s as rear surrounds and how many channels the system has. According to Sonos directly, the Arc becomes a 7.x.4 setup with the two Era 300s. The side firing drivers of the Arc work with the outward firing drivers of the Era 300s to create the L & R side surrounds and the inward facing driver (and I believe the forward one, too) are the rear surround L & R. All drivers are used, even without Atmos audio and it’s supposed to create a much greater overall immersion bubble. If you have a sub, it’s a 7.1.4 system and two subs make it 7.2.4. One or two reviews said that even with two subs is remains a 7.1.4 system but this is incorrect. When we see system info like that (x.x.x), here is the specific breakdown of what each one describes: 1st digits: ear level speakers (in number channels), 2nd digit: number of subs, 3rd digit: number of height channels. The second number that described subs is unlike the first and third which tell the number of channels. Because bass is omnidirectional, there are no “stereo” bass channels at this point (where they have two different tracks for bass). It just wouldn’t work well give the way that bass audio moves through space. So, that number describes the number of subs in the system. FWIW, the Beam G2 is also compatible with the Era 300s. According to Sonos, it too becomes a 7.x.4 channel system. The Era 300s add two actual height channels to the virtual Atmos height channels in the Beam itself.
Answered by raeyning 2 years ago
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According to the Sonos website, yes, adding 2 as rear surrounds to the Arc and Sub will create a 7.1.4 system with Dolby Atmos and trueplay support. I am upgrading from play 3s.
Answered by foxisbubba 2 years ago
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The Era 300 doesn’t release until 3/28/23. These are compatible with the Sonos Arc and they do support Dolby Atmos with the all new up firing driver on the top of the speaker.
Answered by Derrick763 2 years ago
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Yes they will. Just know that for a theater sound application, the Arc counts for three speakers, and then your two Era 300's will count as two more speakers for a total of 5. When you add a bass, you are at 5.1. BUT, if you are using these just to play music in a room or throughout your house, it seems you can add as many speakers as you like.
Answered by Paul 2 years ago
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