Make your Sonos Arc ULTRA sound better with these best settings!

[@berndwinkler6620]

Danke! from Germany. Your videos are a real treat! You remind me of the years I spent in Singapore from 1980 to 2006. I love the dedication to excellence by people there. You are a brilliant example. Indeed, your settings for the full Sonos equipment make a world of difference. Great!

[@charliezobel511]

Amazingly generous gesture mate, fair play 👊🏻

[@PeterPee]

Thanks for your generosity! I appreciate this greatly.

[@sslinman]

Thanks! Your earlier reviews and this detail on the settings definitely helped !!😀

[@PeterPee]

Very glad it helped! Thank you!

[@gabrielju24]

Thank you Pete you are the best! Happy Holidays and greetings from Costa Rica.

[@PeterPee]

You're welcome and happy holidays to you too! Thanks for the huge cake!

[@itzjonjon69]

Thanks Peter! Been waiting for these settings.

[@siriuset]

Thanks Peter. My dog's reaction to the new settings was priceless. She was staring up at the ceiling during "Gravity".

[@robertchugg1101]

great job I lived in SE asia for 10 years your voice brings back memories

[@seifbuys]

Thanks for all that you do Pete! 🙏

[@PeterPee]

You're welcome and thank you!

[@111TheViper]

Could we get Arc Ultra & Sub Mini settings in the future?

[@FatKidFriendly53]

Thank you Pete! I just purchases the ultra and era 300s and will get the sub 4 probably within the next week or so and I cant wait til I have them at my house and set up. I am coming from a LG S95tr which just wasnt satisfying me so returned them to get my first Sonos of anything. Cant be more excited and look to dial in your settings as well.

[@rmonsipapa]

Pete, I’m finally moving away from wired speakers and chose the Sonos ARC Ultra, GEN4 sub and the ERA 300’s and you have taken all the guesswork out of it saving me LOTS of time…. THANK YOU!

[@funkyj71]

Thanks Pete. I just ordered an arc ultra and am looking forward to setting it up. Your videos are very helpful.

[@MengHueiLim]

Started my Sonos journey with the Arc when it was first launched. Since then, your reviews on the Era 300 and Arc Ultra have sent me to the showroom to spend more money. Thank you Peter ha ha ha.

[@briancollinson1838]

thanks for doing this Peter👍Just installed my arc ultra, wow what a difference to the Arc especially with your settings. Wonderful movies and music in Atmos. Thanks again 👍

[@ranjandhar4279]

Thank you Peter. New user to SONOS and your videos have been really useful in setting the hardware. Based on your recommendation, i went ahead to buy Arc ultra and sub mini and would appreciate if you drop a video on the best settings for the two

[@estrat3867]

Hi Peter! Your suggested settings are So perfect for us...I have no better world than saying....THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! way better than out if the box = )

[@ArmChairKing95]

Thanks for all your work! Why do you recommended trueplay off?

[@PeterPee]

Because Trueplay is customised to your room. It won't be consistent for the trueplay in my room vs your room. Thanks for your contribution!

[@MarkBateman]

@@PeterPee that's obvious, but are you saying true play is better off in all rooms vs tuning for the room?

[@ronyap65]

Thanks! Super helpful 🎉

[@PeterPee]

I'm glad you found it useful!

[@seahalvin9094]

Thank you Peter. I just got this same system but with Sub Gen 3. Going to try this settings.

[@arikononen4022]

Hi! Great content again Peter! For excited folks here, remember bass/treble settings and channel (surround) levels are completely room and placement dependant. Some rooms speaker/sub placements require way more boosts or cuts. Every room has different optimal room curve.

[@bobbysmith-gx4ep]

totally agree - in my room the settings are different

[@saeedhn12]

THANK YOU BETE! Actually, I don’t have Sonos Arc Ultra, Sub Gen 4, and Era 300, but you helped me a lot especially by emails with my system Sonos Arc, Sub Gen 3, and surround One SL. What I have is enough and a great system for long time. My wife told me one day why I bought Sonos and there a lot of home theater such as Samsung, Sony, LG, and Bose, I told her because of Peter Pee while we don’t have here Sonos Center. I ordered it from United States when my nephew was studying there and he sent it to me here in Middle East. Just I am afraid about new update that it is probably I need to change the settings and with the new update I still keep the same settings that you recommended it. You are doing a great job and always keep up the good job. Sonos has to hire you, because no one works in Sonos will do the job you are doing now and help a lot of Sonos lovers. THANK YOU BETE!

[@jkeenanrball]

Pete, thanks so much for sharing your expertise. Set up Arc Ultra, Gen 3 and Gen 4 subs, in ceiling Sonance surrounds. 13 ft ceilings , large room. Any suggestions other than running Trueplay?

[@adonisheadtrip]

Great video thanks..I was thinking of arc ultra + Era 300 w/o sub. Will it be good for stereo listening..occasionally movies

[@小林勝司-e4u]

Thanks Peter! By the way, what do you think about the dual subs, sub3 and sub4?

[@DanCrandall]

Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to inform us on ways to enhance our enjoyment of our Sonos systems.

[@martyconcepcion9133]

Arc Ultra + Sub Mini settings please :)

[@AlexLynch-k2c]

Hey Peter.. I really enjoy your recommanded eq settings for the standalone Arc Ultra. I’m wondering if you would have some recommanded settings for the Eras 100 as a stereo pair for music content. Thanks 🙏

[@gmzatx]

The arc ultra stand-alone settings are perfect. 👌🏽 thanks for the recommendation 💯

[@padgettga]

I find them less precise. It is better with Quick Tune

[@luisabellon5869]

Amazing! What a difference these changes make! I was listening to Hauser. I have Arc Ultra + sub 4 + Era 300 surround. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and making it simple for the rest of us.

[@AllenCavedo]

And what content are you listening to?

[@luisabellon5869]

@AllenCavedo Hauser Budapest concert.

[@shawnshine]

Am I correct in thinking that you definitely don’t want to set your Surround (Music) to +15 if you enable Spatial Audio. You’ll just get super loud rear audio for Dolby Atmos tracks. Right?

[@19oskar64]

Hi Peter. Great video. Please make one with Sub Mini & Sonos Era 100 for the budget Sonos fans. Thank you!

[@АлексейРовенский-т7ю]

Thank you, Peter! Nice to see frequency response on the Ultra, helps a lot. These settings are a bit excessive for me, but its a nice start. Now we need to understand what happens with Trueplay on Ultra standalone, because in my experience it just doesn't sound right. I must also add that Ultra on its own is impressive. It sounds amazing just out if the box. A bit boomy and heavy on bass as Sonos products were never bass shy, but Loudness off helps a lot.

[@xpopcornx1747]

Does adding the sub to the arc ultra clean up the midrange/make dialog more clear? Sounds kinda muddy on youtube.

[@dboyd4317]

Thanks! The Ultra is my first Sonos product (full system) and I am still learning about it. Much appreciated, this was very informative.

[@danaltick7628]

"Thank you Pete!" Your videos are always the best! Have a few quick questions: - Given Sub3 has slightly less bass than the Sub4 (thanks for your video on that) would you still recommend -1 for it? - My new theater room is ~11x11x8 acoustically sound, but yet conducive to Sonos sound-bounce. I have the Arc Ultra, 2xEra300, and Sub Gen3. Trueplay at least for me does sound fuller, but is it changing the signature (i.e. less flat)? Thanks so much, Dan

[@PeterPee]

I think -1 is still a good starting point for the Sub3. If you find it lacking punch, then move it up to a zero but in my Sub Gen 3, I kept the same settings. Because my room is smallish. Trueplay should give a fuller sound with a smoother response overall because that exactly what it aims to do. Reduce dips and peaks in the response curve. It can sometimes get it wrong though.

[@danaltick7628]

​@@PeterPee Well I think in my case with a room conducive to a system like this Trueplay got it right because it definitely sounds fuller, more balanced, and less front heavy, a marked difference. I think I will keep your Treble, Bass, Sub, and Heights settings, but maybe experiment with the surrounds when Trueplay is on.

[@ravivpinhas9740]

I think it's worth pointing out that the soundbar settings and frequency response you mentioned are specific to your room's acoustics. Every room has a unique frequency response due to differences in size, shape, and furnishings, so the chances of your settings being optimal for someone else's room are quite low. Additionally, sound is very subjective and depends on personal taste, so while your preferences might work for you, they might not suit others. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@mikelewis3555]

Thanks!

[@PeterPee]

Thank you for your contribution!

[@MrSuperlollo]

@peter pee how can you not notice that since the latest firmware update the era 300s are broken??? The inward tweeter, the one dedicated to the rear channel, is completely silent during atmos and 7.1 content (even test files and trueplay lol) Let’s get this to media attention please

[@franciscogomez2088]

Thank you Pete!, should I use the same settings for Arc Ultra + dual sub gen 3 + Era 300?

[@PeterPee]

My recommendation will be to bring the sub setting down another notch to about -3. I tried 2 subs and in my default position and my smallish room size, it was too much for me. If your room is big, then maybe -2 is ok.

[@pusztaszabolcs8065]

@@PeterPee Dear Peter! How big is your room? I use the Arc + 2 x sub gen 3 + 2 x era 300 system in a 17 sqm (5.5 m x 3.2 m) room. I am replacing the Arc with an ultra. Do you think it is enough to keep just one sub? They are new, not even half a year old.

[@ClementEgan]

Thanks again! The settings are making me feel like we’re just correcting for software bugs - don’t get me wrong, they sound pretty good but there is something not quite right with the sub setting on both the arc and the subs. I think this video will need to updated regularly as they release bug fixes.

[@cybersyCGN]

Thank you Pete from Germany! Enjoy your Xmas vacation and all the best for 2025. You just cost me 1.800€ because only after I bought the ultra, I found out that I have to find an alternative utilization for my Play:1 now🤷🏼‍♂️. Say „Hi!“ to my Era 300🤦🏼‍♂️.

[@Mmir0]

If I have the ultra with just a sub mini should I just use the standalone ultra settings?

[@tel7625]

I would like to know this as well, I’m thinking the settings with the era 300s.

[@PeterPee]

Many different configurations but I suggest you use the same settings and then set the sub to Zero intead of negative.

[@Mmir0]

Thank you, I'll try that! ​@@PeterPee

[@RicardoLudeke]

Same setup. Would love settings

[@michaelcibula9552]

@@PeterPeegreat stuff Peter! I prefer your settings to what I had. I’m hearing more detail in general and even the surround audio is more noticeable. Maybe the extra bass was affecting what I could hear.

[@danaltick7628]

@PeterPee It would be nice to see what Trueplay's frequency response looks like for your room to see if it is still bumping up the bass and trimming down the treble. I would also expect True play to phase shift so that all frequencies hit the main listening position at the same time.

[@BradleySaunders-j3t]

Thank you for your time in testing these new products, very much appreciated. I've recently gone from Arc + Era 300 + Sub mini to Arc Ultra + Era 300 + 2x Sub Gen 4. Will give your settings a go. My living room is quite huge with 18ft high ceilings (used to be a chapel). I'll put the height channels on max but the room gives great acoustics when watching a movie. I got 2x Gen 4 so the bass can better fill the room. Keep up the good work.

[@istvantanczos4108]

Köszönjük!

[@PeterPee]

Üdvözöljük!

[@christophersambrelizarazo]

Any recommendations for beam sub mini and era 100s?

[@15moldt]

At end of the day it does come down to what sounds best for you.....the only other thing I could mention is the whole debate on different hdmi cables make a difference in sound quality...I lean on the side that different cables make a difference....the sonos stock hdmi cable is fine.....but when I switched in a audioquest carbon hdmi cable I bought used on ebay for fraction of retail price, I immediately noticed a difference clarity is improved in vocals and bass is improved dramatically with new layer of articulate depth

[@MrJvG13]

Thank you Peter. What do you think are the best settings for the Arc Ultra with 2 Era 300 and the sub mini? Is your recommendation the same as with the sub 4? Thank you!

[@amityboattours]

Thank you Pete! I'm always hesitant to turn trueplay off, but this has actually taken out some of the bass boom in my room. Sounds lovely and tight now!

[@mgdmong]

Pete, thank you so much for taking the time to make this very informative video !! 🙏🏽

[@predatorishi]

Thanks man, I ordered the sub 4 , arc ultra, and 2x 300s

[@tzervas]

Thanks!

[@PeterPee]

Glad you found it useful! Thank you for your contribution!

[@JohnKimbler]

I really appreciate all the effort you put into your videos Peter -thanks!

[@Chris-ig9gz]

Actually had done most of your settings except EQ. Thanks for the helpful video!

[@JCHayes]

Thank You Pete - looking forward to trying out these out on my new set up. Especially the music surround to +15 as I doubt I’d ever been bold or experimental enough to try that and looking forward to getting more out of the 300s.

[@Imtpijan11]

Thanks Peter, now I want an Arc Ultra

[@Tatsu182]

These settings work with TruePlay on and sub gen 3?

[@sirqdoled1203]

Bedankt

[@sirqdoled1203]

Thank you pete

[@PeterPee]

Thank you for your contribution!

[@Pi22aPino]

Why do you have Trueplay off?

[@Jamby7]

Very helpful! Thank you Peter Pee.🙏😊

[@JohnShyloski]

Thank you Pete! I have the Arc Ultra with the mini sub and have my settings set to Treble +1, Bass +4, Sub -4. We didn’t was to disturb neighbors with the sub freq being too loud otherwise I would set the sub closer to 0 and lower the bass closer to 0. In my room I did not notice the arc ultra on its own having a lot of bass without going to +6 or more.

[@ziomals19]

Thank you Pete you are the best! Do you have any idea how to connect 4 era 300 speakers to play Dolby atmos together? King Regards from Poland

[@georgevillalvazo9154]

Last night, I was watching my 4K of the movie prey! I own the Sonos art with a Sonos gem three and a pair of Sonos five and let me tell your folks it was loud and it was booming, and my walls were rattling! I’m very happy with my Sonos are I don’t feel that I need to upgrade at this time!👍

[@giacintorenta7579]

One question still unanswered for me - coming from Arc + Era 300 + dual sub, would moving to Ultra + Era 300 + single sub be an upgrade? Mainly for Atmos movies with height effects and video games. Thank you

[@stepalex]

This is the main question subscribers are waiting for, not sure why Peter is keeping us all waiting

[@Votre-o9d]

Keep your dual subs!

[@OGHG771]

Bump

[@richardweigelt5629]

Danke!

[@PeterPee]

Welcome and thanks for your contribution!

[@Fish29077]

You said the Arc Ultra has to much bass. Would you recommend pairing with the Sub Mini for a better, out of the box settlings? Specialty for a smaller room?

[@uradeutsch]

do you still do a recommended settings with TruePlay enabled? or have you stopped doing those

[@abrahamalaheri4105]

Thank you so much PETE!! I appreciate your time and effort for this great video. This helped for my system to sound great. Thanks! 🙏

[@marcw.4015]

Thank you Pete. Great video.

[@desmondtham223]

Hi Peter, I have Arc+Sub3. when I watch movies, it will be quite loud when there is music, explosions etc and quite soft during dialogue. My speech enhancement is turned on, night mode off. How can I make adjustments so that the music, explosions will not be too loud. Thanks!

[@JAKO1668]

THANK YOU PETE! Happy holiday 😊

[@thenoobbox123]

Hey Peter! Amazing video 🎉 quick question, what settings would you recommend for arc ultra and sub mini?

[@andrewguy8599]

That's what I want to know

[@victorvaldez6785]

Thank you for the setting Peter

[@itzjonjon69]

Not all heroes wear capes

[@PeterPee]

@itzjonjon69 did you accidentally click the super thanks a few times? Oh my god, how do I get in touch with you to return it?

[@jorgeparas]

All your work and videos are excellent!

[@Bestrau]

Thank you Pete! Why do you put Trueplay off? And if I use Trueplay, should I stick to the stock settings, or apply your settings on top of Trueplay?

[@padgettga]

Same question

[@Nizno]

Same question

[@tel7625]

+3

[@MrSuperlollo]

Advanced trueplay is broken and degrades speaker performance, quick one works reasonably well. Not that it matters tho since ERA 300 surrounds are currently not working as they are supposed to

[@pauld6860]

Same question??

[@sanchower23]

Do I need to run TruePlay after I changed the EQ settings?

[@15moldt]

For some reason these recommended settings sound best with trueplay off....I went back a and forth and trueplay on top of these settings dramatically drops the volume at same level and further drops the bass ....either run trueplay with default settings or no trueplay with Peter settings....Peter settings sound better with movies remarkable how He does that but I think he is a sound engineer

[@padgettga]

@@15moldti am not sure why but using his settings for movies took off precision/clarity for me overall. I went back took off Quick Tune Trueplay

[@ericu808]

@@15moldt I noticed he has trueplay off too. Tonight ill run this set up and try out a 4k movie (disk) and see if I can tell any difference. I don't have the 300s (just ultra and sub), but I can imagine his set up is solid.

[@ains002]

Peter - have you tested for the era300 driver issue when used as surrounds with the Ultra ie the rear side driver signals being routed through the rear height drivers? Definitely happening with my system. I'm sure you could test for this more scientifically than has perhaps been done up to now

[@lewismaclean9881]

There is a massive thread on both Reddit and the Sonos forum about this issue. Would love it if Peter could look into this issue and use his voice to see if he can get Sonos to sort it out. I have the ultra and 300 rears and have this issue.

[@SavedByZero]

@@lewismaclean9881 I haven't reviewed the thread. Has Sonos acknowledged that this is an issue?

[@lewismaclean9881]

@@SavedByZero yes they have said they are aware of this issue, though they don’t have any information on when a fix will be distributed via an update.

[@YZY-vd4em]

@@SavedByZeroyeah on the sonos forum they said the team is going to investigate it

[@shannonlewis6087]

I have the ultra, 2, 300s and 2 sub 4s. I think that happens to me aswell cause my erra 300s are so quiet as surrounds. I have it to my tv LG G1 via e arc and I play music through spotify on my xbox series x and have it set to dolby atmos, the surround tv and music settings don't do anything. When I play spotify through the sonos app it's not in dolby atmos but they are way louder. Anyone else have anything like this happening?

[@colinarmstrong5970]

Pete, is the bass hump due to having the loudest setting on?

[@peterjackman545]

Thanks Pete. Really useful video as usual.

[@rajanpatel65]

Thanks for your time and effort in another great video Pete! What about Ultra + Sub 4 only?

[@RyanBroseph]

Came here for this as well.

[@PeterPee]

For setup without the Era 300, just use the same settings but ignore the surround settings.

[@Bobbystl314]

Thank You P🎉 for putting in the effort and dedication!

[@rajanpatel65]

@@PeterPeewill try these tonight

[@peterjackman545]

I Have Arc Ultra + Sub Gen2 + 2 off 1SL as surround. Any thoughts on how I might need to change your start point setup?

[@johnnymclachlan7493]

Great info, cheers. I’ll give it a try on my Sonos system.

[@Asylobelia]

Great video as always Peter. Can I suggest another movie test section? In the James Bond film, No Time To Die, at 49 minutes in, Bond and his colleague communicate via ear pieces. When the person who is talking is onscreen their speech comes from the Ultra, if they’re offscreen their speech comes through the height channel. It’s very effective if your system is set up correctly. Thanks again for all that you do for this community.

[@Nivdevice]

Can you please make a video about the era 300 rear speaker drivers not working in the surround configuration?

[@PatrickClifford-v1s]

Is true play to be turned on or off with these recommendations?

[@tel7625]

Thanks just in time!

[@padgettga]

Hi Peter! Do you still advise to use these settings nowadays with the updates that came out? I find Quick Tune and No Trueplay similar

[@robertbrooks7754]

Thanks , ultra, era 300’s and Sub Gen 3- same settings?

[@gpt2010]

Peter. I just setup my Sonos system. Ultra. 2 era 300s. 1 sub 4. I haven't played around with it alot yet. But can music videos from KZbin take advantage of rear speakers. I don't hear any sound coming from them. Should I turn off spacial sound and increase surrounds to 15?

[@dav6128]

Awesome video as always. ❤ Do you have settings to share or suggest that use the Era 100s and Sub Mini with the Arc Ultra? Thanks 🙏

[@5cent27]

Peter can you run a test on the era 300s when paired with the ultra? Many of us have had issues with the inside surround driver not working and that audio being played out of the height channel. This seems to be a growing issue online, on the facebook groups, Reddit and the Sonos community on the app. Just to be clear. This appears when the ultra is paired with 300s as surrounds. We are seeing the inside surround drivers in the 300s are not working. To add to that the surround audio that is supposed to play out of those side drivers is being played out of the height drivers. I hope I have explained this properly. Thank you for all you do, I’m sure you have a ton of requests and you’re a busy guy. This seems to be an issue many are having right now.

[@MTBeginner24]

Just got mine today and the Problem is still there Right?

[@MrGettemTV]

Thank you! I’ll try this as a guard with my 100’s and sub mini

[@tel7625]

Peter, just to confirm do you use Trueplay with your recommended settings? Thanks

[@larskjr7439]

According to him trueplay is off

[@TheSteveswanson]

THANK YOU PETE! Always look forward to your videos. I find using your using sttings as a starting point very helpful! My question involves my subs. I have the same setup as you but I have both a sub3 and a sub4 in my room which is about 13 x 16. Should I remove the sub3 and if not should I change any of my bass setting.? Thanks I always appreciate your help!

[@firentious]

What settings to change to the sub/bass when you have a Sub 3 instead of Sub 4?

[@pokibanana]

@@firentious honestly i feel the sub 4 has more power. I put it down 2 levels to be on same level as sub 3. so currently I run the sub 4 with 2 eras 300 and ultra on level 3. I don’t see peters -7 etc sub settings. I feel like I want the spike in bass curve not flattening all out

[@Gohjunyi88]

would it make sense for ultra to pair with 2 era100s? era300 physically is too big for my setup

[@danaltick7628]

Peter, I would really like to know if you have actually compared a non-Trueplayed flattened response curve (i.e. your best settings) to a Trueplayed flattened response curve (i.e. another set of best settings) to see if you can hear a difference. This would be an apples to apples comparison removing the frequency response and now comparing just the Trueplayed dome of surround sound and any difference in phase response at the MLP to the non-Trueplayed version.

[@padgettga]

What are your settings

[@JapSurded]

Hi Peter, is this with true play or without?

[@epelayo]

What format are the movies you’re watching to test? Blu-ray with Dolby truhd or streaming with Dolby digital+?

[@jb7753]

So, no running true play??