How to perform Trueplay for Sonos 

Thank you for another great video. Please provide your Arc/Era 300 ‘best settings for home theatre’, we are all waiting for them

Sir, you are a gift to Sonos users! Thank you for videos!

Phenomenal! Thanks again for such an awesome video. Remarkable improvement in my arc, sub gen3 and 2x One SL's. My room isnt perfect so my true play tuning was a bit in between the normal and extreme versions. Sound is amazing!

Peter! I came across ur channel while looking at different reviews for Sonos products and I immediately subscribed. Your awesome ! Keep it up

Yesterday I got my first Sonos product coming from an avr 5.1. This helps a little bit, thank you 🙏

Good informative vídeo Peter. I tend to use trueplay somewhat in line with your demo. The difference is that I move slower in up/down movements around my coach perimiter, making one single circle around it, starting at the center of the coach and finalising there as well

Salut Peter merci beaucoup pour la vidéo de démonstration c’est vrai avec ta façon il y a du changement pour le son 👌👍👍

Love your videos! I’m waiting for some new furniture the next week and I need to make a new trueplay measurement. Your video came just right!

Thank you for always providing great contents! I have Arc, Sub, and Era300×2 in my living room, I personally prefer Extreme True Play because it has clearer lines and a sense of scale in sound. Looking forward to the best setting!

Excellent!

I went every where within the room and it sounded as good as I thought it could after not going so much around. That was on the 1st gen yard ago.

Your the man!!!

Another great video Pete! Excited for the best settings video for the arc, gen 3 sub and era 300’s… hope that’s the next one!

Fantastic, Peter. I never gave much thought to the architecture of where I put the phone during Trueplay. I'm immediately going for the Extreme technique! Thank you.

Thanks!

I do what you did, not the extreme, but I avoid body blocking speakers and attach my phone to a selfie stick and crouch/crawl on the floor - to wave in all the same areas with a focus on mlp. I find this to be more accurate then walking around, as your body is a factor that can alter how sound moves in the room.

Hey i was talking while you were doing the true play at my phone 😊 lol

Super Thanks.

Hi Peter. Thanks for all the good videos and information! Can you explain a litte why you recomend leaving loudness on and what i the diffenrence in the freq response vs off? Thanks again! 😊

I'll be glad to watch a video about your settings for Arc+Sub+era300's.

I've been looking (unsuccessfully) for specific advice on how to use Trueplay correctly because I know from experience over the years that how it is done makes a big difference. For the last few weeks I've been trying out different setups for listening to music in my living room. The acoustics are not ideal (lots of glass and tiled floors) and my main (and for music the only) listening position is at one end of the relatively large (8m x 4m) room. The combinations I am testing are stereo pairs of Era 300s, Fives and Play1s. I also have a Sub (Gen 2) which I have tested with each pair, so you can imagine how many times I've retuned the room over the last month! My conclusions so far are as follows: the Era 300s didn't initially convince me for listening in just one specific position in that room (the listening position is a long way from the speakers) and I ended up moving them to my (smaller) home office in the room next door, where they sound absolutely superb. I find that pairing the Sub with the Fives doesn't improve the sound enough to warrant its use, but my favourite setup so far is the Play1s with the Sub. I know from a previous video of yours that the bass from the Fives is excellent and that's true, but I find there's greater warmth from the Sub. Another option would be for me to use the Play1s and Sub with a Playbase that I have in another part of the room but to be honest, I don't watch enough action movies to really make the most of a full 5.1 setup. I also know that if and when Sonos ever bring out the Era 500s, I won't be able to resist ordering them and I'm not sure what I would do with the Fives in that case. Ideally I would use them outside in two different covered areas of the garden, but I'm not sure whether they would survive the elements even if they are protected. Anyway, many thanks for all your videos, which I've found very useful over the years. All the best, Paul.

Köszönjük!

Peter explaining True Play. Time on iphone: 13 : 37. A true nerd. :) 3:53

THIS IS A LEGIT GUIDE - million thanks to Peter Pee ❤❤❤ Here’s my equipment - 2x One SLs in stereo and 1x Sonos One, iPhone 13 mini, Sonos ver 15.6, followed the MLP inward focussed method, bass sounds cleaner and punchier when playing local lossless music in FLAC. Previously, I had my EQ values were treble > bass. Following Peter’s method, I have my bass > treble - punchier bass as Trueplay brought out clarity where you don’t need extra treble.

Hi Peter ! Great clips as usual! I am learning a lot from your clips since I started on the Sonos journey. Due to budget constraints I am using a pair of IKEA Symfoniks as the surrounds with my Arc and Sub Gen3. What do you think of the set up?

Great video! Any idea how I can increase the surround sound effect from the side firing speakers on the Sonos arcs? I don’t have dedicated surrounds, but have been finding the surround effect lacking on the arc in comparison to other standalone bars like the Samsung Q800 or Q900C.. The atmos height effect is great, and the recreation of something behind or side to me only sounds great when it has height as well. Otherwise, the surround effect is almost nonexistent.

Hi Peter! I´ve already bought a sonos beam and sub mini thanks to all of your excellent reviews, thanks for teaching me all this things I´m super happy! I need the video you are using in minute 21:00 to test my new products, where can I find them?? Please let me know If I can download them or something like that. Your awesome, thanks!

Great vid. Can I ask is it better to apply the settings you recommend in your other video for the Arc BEFORE doing Trueplay or AFTER? Thank you 🙏

Thank you. Do you have a video on how you send REW sweep tones to an ARC? I want to try myself. Thank you.

I come from a standalone reciever, two pretty decent speakers and a good Dali Sub. On paper (way) better than my arc and sub3. But the way it is tweaked and born to play together makes it a way better overall sounding system. The clear vocals and the Cinema-like sub which is precise, deep, tight and which goes in your’ stomach. Very happy. The trueplay does also tweak the sub level right?

Dear Peter, i love you videos about sonos.. right now i have max sonos HT setup .. so big sub + arc + era 300.. i am using and nvidia shield as source... with connection to LG C1.. my question is: Canyou make in future some video about sound formats? and channels? I know that arc have some problem with DTS? and also atmos is just in some lower version ... but i am still lost in this . its really hard to recognize everthing about it. Can arcane solve something ? If you have time :-) Thank Radek.

Please do a video on the Era 100, if the cost difference is worth it. You can get a twin pack of oneSL for $370 versus $500 for the ERA 100s. Is it worth it using them only as surround sound speakers with a Bean GEN 2 Center channel and mini sub.

My dog really hates that trueplay sound. She even went nuts when she heard it in this video. 😂

Would a Sonos Arc + 2x Sonos Era 300s without a sub be a viable home cinema experience for a 16 square metres living room? Currently using 2 Fives + 2 Era 300s because I don’t own a TV yet, planning to buy a 65+ inch TV this year. Recently sold off a sub mini after fear of disturbing elderly neighbours. What recommendation should I get for the next sonos to build up the system?

haha never thought id hear Peter say Taking a dump in the toilet and trueplay in the same video

Sir. I havent buy the sonos system. But im going to because of u! Thank u! Btw what system do u recommend for me for a 4room old resale HDB blk living room space. Im thinking of Arc+sub mini+Era100 pair.

if my living room is spacious, do I need to walk around thewhole living room while during true play?

Thank you for the video! One question from me: I thought that with a Sonos home theatre 5.1 or better with Arc, Sub and rears etc. would be better to just sit in the MLP and wave around your phone? Also, I have a door in the room and it extend into a open floor kitchen -> should I stick to the couch only? Thank you!

Peter, I assume the sound signature of the Arc plus sub has not changed since your settings video on update 14.18, but I could swear I have to turn my volume up higher than I used to for both movies and music. And yes, my Volume limiter is off. I just remember volume 20-30 used to be pretty loud for me, but now it's more like 40-50 for the same loudness and it really seems like this has been more recent than 14.12 which was 9 months ago. I did of course add two Era 300's recently, but I wouldn't expect that to cause this. I even factory reset Arc, sub, and both Era's, but still no difference. I noticed too that you said it gets extremely loud even at volume 15 in your little room with the Era surrounds cranked up with music. Granted my room is bigger, but shouldn't make that much difference. Speakers are about the same distance as yours. Just wondering if you compared the volume signature of 15.3 with the Era 300's to 14.18? Thanks again so much for all you do. It is so appreciated.

Great video Peter I have iphone 6 which you recommended for true play .My friend gave me old iphone X should I use iphone x for true play. Thank you

What’s holding me back on getting era 300 is the center drive being disabled on atmos movies mode.

Thanks for the reply in the live chat Peter. In that case, do you think going for the era 100s in the rear and then getting the sub too would be a better option? Thanks for all the great content 👍

Veo que tienes tus era300 pagados a la pared en el fondo yo las tengo a cada lado mío viendo al frente ¿cual es mejor atrás al fondo o a los lados?

Has anyone tested mounting the era 200s faxing downwards?

Peter, I currently have arc + sub + 2 Era 300s. I have 20’ ceilings for the room I’m listening it and it’s huge. It’s basically and open floor concept that includes my dining room and kitchen. Basically 700 SQ FT. Any tips or suggestions for true playing in such a massive room. Should I just true play the listening area of the couch and tv or should I keep walking into the kitchen and dining room? Love the channel !

Is Sonos Arc tilting still recommended now that we have Era 300 at Atmos rear height channels close to MLP?

Hello ! Peter I am in a dilemma now. I just bought the Sonos Arc on sale for $850 CAD plus 12% taxes here and two Sonos Five for $1060 CAD plus 12% taxes (awesome deals) but trying to justify if I need the Sub ?, please advise. It is not the money but trying to think if it would really add to the experience?

Never have any problems with Arc “Popping” sounds?

Does trueplay work on android samsuns s23 ultra?

No Bluesound tests on Peter's channel?

is true play also available for android phones?

I always try to stay as close to MLP as possible during the second portion of trueplay and if it feels unbalanced I’ll re do it and stay closer to the side that’s over powering.

Peter, do you think Sonos should not Add Mid’s in the EQ settings? Some people are up in arms about it. Do you think TruePlay just works too good to give a Mid Range EQ? Plus I know a LOT of people are also eager to have Sonos Support Front Left/Right dedicated channels example: ERA 300’s in front to support the ARC. Thanks for all you do! AMAZING!

Thank you Peter! Need your opinion. my rears are around 2.5m behind the couch and there is space behind the couch. Should i walk behind the couch too or just trueplay in front couch which is around 2m away from the arc?

Awesome! I received my first Sonos product an Era 300 and the Trueplay tutorial during setup (the video demonstration) was weak

Got two era 300 for my man cave. Quick question, when i pair the stereo pair back speakers for surround sounds , i get a weird cracking or it feels like its not pumping out the sound. Any help thank you

Do you have to (re)set the custom EQ and VOLUME levels in the app back to middle/zero before doing Trueplay ?

dont you want the sound to bounce around the walls for atmos?

I have 2 era 300 in my full surround system I’m sure you know what that is. My question is I have decided to try and hang this upside down with the Sonos wall mounts,do you know if the 300’s can detect like my five do if I have changed how they set? I feel I can’t really hear them. I have them at about 8’4” in hight. And about 5 feet from my listening position from the wall the are mounted to.

So do you retune when you get a new phone?

What's everybody's take on 300's as surrounds? Is the centre drive not firing an issue for anyone? Also rear speaker position, elevated vs floor stands??

Hello sir, i am looking to enter sonos eco, should i start with era100 pair or beam 2, primarily as sound system for my tv and for music listening as well

When are we going to be able to do trueplay with androids I've got samsung? I'm using iphone 6s plus 😅 got it cheap used

Peter I return my ERA 300 my open concept doesn’t help. I did purchase the ERA 100 and I’m back to my usual better now sound. Once again the ERA 300 wasn’t fit for my open living room concept. That’s why I returned then. TruePlay I have always done your way of explaining ✌️

Hey peter, i am having an issue with my sonos arc. i feel like i cant hear dialogue very well and when i am constantly putting the volume up when im watching tv and movies to hear dialogue but when action starts happening i have to put it down because the noises are louder than the dialogue. i press speech enchantment, put the treble up, take off loudness, reduce the bass and even press the moon icon but nothing seems to help. Any tips?

In your Trueplay tips, I got confused for a second because you had an ‘x’ for ‘turn off Aircon’. I read that as ‘don’t turn off Aircon’. ‘Don’t breathe loudly’ made sense to me, but the ‘turn off Aircon’ with the cross caught me off-guard. Can I suggest that you instead of using ticks and crosses, just to use bullet points instead? It would be less confusing like this

Fell asleep watching this movie

Kind of a copy of what Bose has been doing for a long time.

Thanks!

How large is the room, how far are you from the screen and what size screen? Thanks 🙏. Not much difference between truplay and the baseline SONOS

Thanks!

Thanks!