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I gave up on Homepod 2 and Bought a Pair of Sonos ERA 100

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maverick786us

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It was always my dream to have an HTPC with a 57 inch Sony Bravia 3, Apple TV Wifi and a pair of HomePod 2. But after struggling to find HomePod 2 at a good price near my store, I ordered a pair of Sonos Era 100. I already got 1 which I connect with my MacBook and iPhone to watch streaming channels, and listen to music. I will get my second Era 100 by thursday, and I will stereo pair both the speakers using Sonos App.

In terms of connectivity and ease, I know its not the same as HomePod 2. But..
1. I am able to save $100 on eacb Era 100 over HomePod 2.
2. In future I can connect more speakers and soundbar from Sonos to give 5.1 digital dolby effect.
3. With Bravia 3 having built in AppleTV, I don't have to buy Apple TV with Wifi Separately.

What do you think?
 
I would have gone as pendragon1 said, or at least maybe a soundbar that has wireless surrounds with it. I don't like that much software involved in audio personally. And going with a receiver and speakers gives you the ability to be modular for upgrading or replacing.
 
Darunion said:
I would have gone as pendragon1 said, or at least maybe a soundbar that has wireless surrounds with it. I don't like that much software involved in audio personally. And going with a receiver and speakers gives you the ability to be modular for upgrading or replacing.
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Sonos ERA 100 is a stereo speaker, but one is too small for my room. So I bought a pair that I can configure with Sonos app and use a pair of speakers as stereo.
Sonos also provides the option to add sound bar and in future I can also add big stereo speakers like ERA 300 and separate woofer form Sonos to the whole eco-system, and all these devices are wireless
 
pendragon1 said:
i think you should have gotten yourself a proper stereo setup instead of glorified bluetooth speakers, but to each there own.
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Something like Era 300? Sonos Era 100 has stereo sound too but one speakers is too small for a room. Sonos Era 300 is a gigantic version of Era 100 with stereo sound, spatial audio, Digital Dolby ATMOS
 
maverick786us said:
Sonos ERA 100 is a stereo speaker, but one is too small for my room. So I bought a pair that I can configure with Sonos app and use a pair of speakers as stereo.
Sonos also provides the option to add sound bar and in future I can also add big stereo speakers like ERA 300 and separate woofer form Sonos to the whole eco-system, and all these devices are wireless
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Oh I know what they are, I just don’t care for them. I don’t like smart speakers for the type of setup you are using. You asked I gave opinion.

My main TV is running on 5.1 infinity reference speakers on an onkyo receiver.

Wife’s gaming TV just has a Samsung sound bar, saves space and still room filling sound.

My gaming TV sadly has a creality cheap sound bar lol
 
Darunion said:
Oh I know what they are, I just don’t care for them. I don’t like smart speakers for the type of setup you are using. You asked I gave opinion.

My main TV is running on 5.1 infinity reference speakers on an onkyo receiver.

Wife’s gaming TV just has a Samsung sound bar, saves space and still room filling sound.

My gaming TV sadly has a creality cheap sound bar lol
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Can you show me your HTPC setup?

I cannot buy the TV until I get my next paycheck. But from your experience can you describe the issues you faced with smart speaker setup?
 
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maverick786us said:
Can you show me your HTPC setup?

I cannot buy the TV until I get my next paycheck. But from your experience can you describe the issues you faced with smart speaker setup?
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Desyncing, software updates when wanting to use it, if you are gaming audio lag gets annoying. Also the need for an app.

And the price tag on them being so high there are so many better options.

Also anything claiming atmos but is not a speaker on the ceiling is just faking it with pitch shifting and reverb.
 
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Thank you. I will keep those speakers for iPhone and MacBook. When I get my TV I will look into one of the options recommended by you.
I know it sounds bit dumb. But why all these lags are with TV only, with MacBook and iPhone I don;t experience any Lag. If its less than 20MS than it might not be noticeable
 
pendragon1 said:
depends on what youre doing/playing/watching and how sensitive to it you are.
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So let me rephrase the question. Why in TV there is a potential lag that's noticeable, but in MacBook and iPhone there is no lag that I can notice while transferring the sound to speakers using Bluetooth?
 
I’m going against the grain to say that small Sonos speakers are still a solid choice if you don’t expect room-filling sound that will blow you away. Their app issues are being slowly sorted out now that their idiot CEO Patrick Spence is out, and they still have the easiest network speaker ecosystem with the fewest drop-outs. An advantage of those Era 100’s is that they can be repurposed as surrounds if you ever move to a Beam or Arc sound bar, and then you can also add a wireless sub. The full Sonos system with sub isn’t cheap, but it stacks up pretty well sonically against more “serious person” hi-fi systems, and you can do things like hook up a vinyl player in another room and have it play on the main system. Just make sure to prevent automatic firmware updates when you get it working in case Sonos completely torpedoes their software again.
 
arthur_tuxedo said:
.....don’t expect room-filling sound that will blow you away. ....app issues are being slowly sorted out ...... The full Sonos system with sub isn’t cheap, ....... Just make sure to prevent automatic firmware updates when you get it working in case Sonos completely torpedoes their software again.
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With so many great marketing bullet points, who could pass up on that!
 
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