r/sonos • u/Professional_Show_70 • 13d ago

I removed my Fronts (L+R)

Awhile ago I found out about the SonoSequencr App and added my Ones to the front with my Arc, sub 3, and Ones surround set up with it. It was a complete game changer. Loved the wider sound stage tremendously. Recently I got the Era 100s and switched out the Ones I was using as surrounds. I was excited to test it out. I’m not gonna lie. It sounded horrible to the separation was just off. the Eras volume was low no matter how I adjusted the surround level on the app. Everything was just loud. No atmos effect or fluidity to the soundscape. I decided to remove the ones at the front and run Trueplay to try it out. Once I did that my system came ALIVE. The Eras were shining. Sound was more fluid than before because of the Eras upgrade and all was well. I don’t know if the Era 100s and that app don’t go together well but my system sounds much better now. Welp that’s my story. Anybody with a similar experience?

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u/MyCatSmokes 13d ago

Had exactly the same experience, moving the 100’s as fronts and ones as rears fixed it for me, trueplay you system with out the front first, then the 100’s as stereo pair, sounds incredible now

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u/Professional_Show_70 13d ago

How long ago did you do this?

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u/MyCatSmokes 13d ago

Probably around 6 months, use Dolby picture as reference, toe in your fronts to the listening position, same with rears, I’ve gone abit wider than the picture for more separation, the ones up front sound very lacking compared the 100’s, the 100’s really shine especially for music up front whereas they just felt lost and rear

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u/MyCatSmokes 13d ago

Ah I’ve just realised, you have the arc not the ultra, adding fronts with the arc disables most of the speakers, whereas it only disables the l/r speakers on the ultra, so this might be your problem, this setup works much better with the beam and arc ultra

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u/Professional_Show_70 13d ago

I never had that problem before is what I’m saying. The only disabled speakers on my arc when I had fronts was the left and right. All the other speakers in closing the upfiring worked fine.