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My Dolby Atmos Setup

A love letter to spatial audio. Here's the Sonos ecosystem I've built for experiencing music and movies the way they were meant to be heard.

My Home Theater

Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Soundbar

The heart of my home theater. It's the perfect centerpiece that punches well above its weight. My room is not that huge, but obviously there is one final step to upgrade my setup. Arc Ultra is still on my list.

Sonos Sub 4

Subwoofer

The foundation of deep, room-filling bass. Adding the Sub 4 was a game-changer — suddenly movies had that visceral impact, and music gained a whole new dimension. The force-canceling design means powerful bass without any rattle or vibration.

2x Sonos Era 300

Rear Surround Speakers

The magic makers. These rear speakers are what completed my Dolby Atmos setup. Sound genuinely comes from all around and above you. Btw, I was really surprised how well they do as a stereo pair.

Dolby Atmos Certified

The Rest of the Family

Sonos throughout the second apartment

Sonos Move 2

Portable Speaker

Where it all started. The Move 2 was my gateway into the Sonos ecosystem. Its automatic Trueplay tuning, incredible battery life, and room-filling sound made me realize what I'd been missing.

Sonos Sub Mini

Compact Subwoofer

Bringing that low-end power to a smaller space. The Sub Mini delivers surprisingly deep bass in a compact form factor, perfect for enhancing audio in my second apartment without overwhelming the room.

Sonos Era 300

Primary Speaker

Another Era 300, this time as a standalone speaker. Its spatial audio capabilities and six-driver design fill the room with dimensional sound that makes you forget you're listening to a single speaker.

Sonos Era 100

Secondary Speaker

The versatile workhorse. Compact but capable, the Era 100 delivers clear, detailed sound that belies its size. Perfect for a bedroom or office where space is at a premium but audio quality isn't negotiable.

The Journey

How the collection grew, one speaker at a time

Sonos Move 2

First taste of Sonos quality — instantly hooked.

Sonos Beam Gen 2

TV audio would never be the same.

Sonos Sub 4

Finally felt that movie theater rumble.

Sonos Era 300

Atmos started to take shape.

Sonos Era 300Main Setup Complete!

True surround — audio nirvana achieved.

Sonos Sub Mini

Bringing bass to the other apartment.

Sonos Era 300

Spatial audio everywhere.

Sonos Era 100

Quality sound in every corner.

Why Sonos?

Let me be honest — the Sonos app isn't great. It's slow, sometimes buggy, and the redesign was... controversial, to say the least. But here's the thing: once you experience the sound quality, the seamless multi-room audio, and the way everything just works together, you forgive the app.

There's something special about having a unified audio ecosystem where every device speaks the same language. Walking from room to room with music following you, experiencing Dolby Atmos from a setup that requires no receiver, no complicated wiring — just speakers that know what they're doing. That's why I'm all in on Sonos. The app is a means to an end, and the end is absolutely worth it.

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