Advanced setups

This is the place to troubleshoot your Sonos hacks, advanced setups, and third party integrations. Be mindful of your products warranty, and that Sonos staff can't always assist in an official capacity here.

  • 1,891 Topics
  • 12,515 Replies
D
DorianBriand
started this topic

Era 300 placement for surround

Hello everyone,I would like to have your opinion and your suggestions on the future placement of my Era 300 which I will receive shortly. I...
  • 0
  • 9
Corry P
Corry P
solved this question

Sonos and Mesh network

Hi @Bourney Welcome to the Sonos Community!I believe that system will work with your Sonos without issue, yes.Please note that when you add...
  • 0
  • 3
ratty
ratty
solved this question

Two systems on one wifi network, with only one phone controller?

As you perhaps realise, one set of speakers would need to be factory reset and then set up afresh as a ‘new system’ while the other set is t...
  • 0
  • 14

1891 Topics

B
BwhitakerContributor I
asked in Advanced setups

Sub placement question

Hello I have my sub placed in a cabinet that is 2 ft 8 inches wide, 1 ft 5 inches deep and 1 ft 7 inches tall.  I would highly value any recommendations on how to place the sub to get the best accoustic performance.  Please see the attached photo.   

6
B
3 years ago
AKazak
AKazakAvid Contributor I
asked in Advanced setups

Wired interconnection instead of Sonos Wi-Fi

Greetings!   My system includes:1 x Connect (ZP90) (connected to LAN via ethernet)2 x Connect:Amp (ZP120)  All running S1 with the latest firmware and software.   ZP90 connected to the Internet via Ethernet cable.  I am wondering: do ZP120s allow wired connection with Ethernet cable to ZP90 in serial mode: ZP90 === ZP120 === ZP120?  The idea is to exclude Sonot Wi-Fi network and increase stability of the network connection. Thank you. 

1
ratty
3 years ago
C
Chriscox1977Contributor I
asked in Advanced setups

sonos amps x4 plus new one

Hi, I have 4 sonos amps hardwired running 4 independent zones in my house all in one Av rack that are daisy chained via a hardwired switch, now I’ve just added a ubiquti ap to the same switch so I can throw the WiFi down the garden to reach my pub, where I have a new 5th sonos amp which is obviously not hardwired it’s running on the ubiquiti ap. im having problems as the ‘pub’ keeps dropping of the system (my WiFi is set to 2.4ghz) does this all make sense ?please help 

1
buzz
3 years ago
B
BoerneDanContributor I
asked in Advanced setups

How to change bass/treble on Move when away from home?

We use often travel with our Move- as it’s designed for this; weather resistant, Bluetooth equipped and a fantastic battery life. One of its key selling points was the ability to use it this way.  However, I can’t change bass or treble when I’m traveling.  Can only do so when back home attached to my Sonos home network.   I’ve bought several cheap Bluetooth mobile speakers over the years- even tiny USB ones- that have bass/treble controls.  My iphone sees the Move when away but settings/systems don’t show any controls despite what the manual says.  Thanks for any guidance- I’m sure I’m missing something.

6
B
3 years ago
P
pcurley33Contributor II
posted in Advanced setups

Sonance 8.1 Garden Series powered by Sonos Amp

Spoke to a Sonance rep who told me I could power a full Sonance Garden series (an 8.1 setup) on 1 sonos amp. Has anyone tried this or can confirm this? I am looking for some real power behind these speakers to fill a large space. Thanks!

1
G
3 years ago
K
karthi_sivamContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

Can Apple TV 4k airplay 2 send dolby atmos signal to Sonos arc

Hi, I have an Apple TV 4K and old TV with no HDMI ARC/eARC capabilties, i would like to buy Sonos Arc.If sonos user can confirm if Apple 4K TV can airplay dolby atmos to Arc.i understand IOS 14 added new features.

7
G
3 years ago
S
StatuserContributor I
asked in Advanced setups

how to stream 24 bit

Hey Guys,I am trying to figure out if I want to keep my sonos play 5 (gen 2) or keep my Klipsch III. I am lookin for the best audio quality I can get. And currently I am using usb audio with my klipsch verses wifi with sonos. I keep reading that because of the s2 app sonos can now handle 24 bit. I have deezer, quboz, and tidal. But I also keep reading that it has to be through a local music library. I don't know what that is. Can I stream 24 bit through the deezer/quboz/ tidal control centers in the s2 app or do I have to set up a local music library?

1
G
3 years ago
I
IlgioContributor I
asked in Advanced setups

sonos on vlan ubiquiti

I have 2 networkmaster and iotmy system sonos on iot but from iPhone on master network don’t connect with sonos. cannyou help me?

3
Stanley_4
3 years ago
D
denniso800Contributor I
asked in Advanced setups

Playbar and LG 65NANO90UNA

Just purchased and installed a new LG tv with the Magic Remote. I cannot get the remote to control the volume on my Playbar. Anyone have any specific fixes?

1
G
3 years ago
P
PlatformContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

Complete Sonos system vs AVR and separate Dali 5 channel

I googled for a long time regarding this myself, and didn't find the specific info I was after so I decided to go for it, and now I can post the results.Living room approx: 37m2 and is an open L shape into a kitchen and dining space. The main listening area is approx 16m2, with one side opening into the kitchen/dining space.I had a complete HT (Dolby Multichannel 5.0) setup consisting of-L: Dali Oberon 7-C: Dali Oberon Vokal-R: Dali Oberon 7-SL: Dali Alteco C1-SR: Dali Alteco C1-Sub: None (The quad 7” drivers of the Oberon 7s provided plenty for my listening space)-AVR: Marantz NR1510 (Audyssey tuning used for the setup)-Media: Mac Mini M1-TV: Samsung 65” 4K Now I had some Sonos One SLs in other rooms of my place, and the AVR had AirPlay 2 support, so I almost had a seamless system via AirPlay 2 for my place. With this setup I had sound in all rooms, excellent sound quality during music while in my living room with the Dali setup, and a very good 5 channel home theatre setup for movies

1
James L.
3 years ago
P
PlatformContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

Mac Mini multi channel output to Sonos ARC

Hi i just switched my audio setup for an AVR and separate Dali Oberon speakers to a full Sonos  system (arc, sub and one sl’s)I have a 4K Samsung 65” TV (2020 model with eARC) and a Mac Mini M1 hooked to it as my media center. When I had my AVR I got the Mac mini to play full Dolby surround via the AVR (HDMI all the way) (5.1) Now that I have switched to the sons setups I no longer get the option of multi channel output to the Sonia arc via the TV only 2 channel stereo. The MIDI setup no longer displays the option of multichannel output to the arc via the TV I have the TV set to atmos comparability “on” and digital audio output format “auto”Mac mini connected to hdmi 1, and Sonia arc connected to hdmi 2 / eARCif I play content via a usb drive on the TV I get full surround and atmos (tried a sample file via a usb thumb drive directly to the tv) anyone have a clue how I can get my Mac mini back and working as my media center with Sonia and be able to use full atmos multi channel? Thanks 

6
B
2 years ago
C
cpscherzerContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

hooking up a beam to two tvs

I have two 70” Samsung TVs mounted right next to each other on my wall in my basement. I’m trying to figure out a way to toggle sound back and forth using one Beam.  I tried using an HDMI switch but it doesn’t work.  Any suggestions?  Someone recommended I use the HDMI switch with audio optical HDMI adapters instead of the ARC HDMI ports.  Not sure what else to try.  Seems this should be an easy fix.

1
Stanley_4
3 years ago
G
glamorousContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

Wired setup but speaker connects through sonosnet instead

Most of the speakers are connected through ethernet. One device is also connected though ethernet but it blocked by my network because it shows up as an “uplink” instead of giving the device network. This is because the device is connected through SonosNet instead of ethernet. How can I force the speaker to use the ethernet and only use its wifi for other speakers that aren’t connected through ethernet?To have best experience I should suppose I try to connect as many devices through ethernet and not spamming my internal wifi-network?

4
G
3 years ago
B
BenFenderContributor I
asked in Advanced setups

connecting project T1 turntable to sonos

I have a project T1 phono SB turntable i want to connect it to a sonos connect..but then link it via wifi to the sonos sytem where it will link wirelessly to another sonos connect that is connected to my main amplifier in another room..can this be done? will it work? or do i need to connect via ethernet cable?

1
ratty
3 years ago
G
GoldenMasterContributor I
asked in Advanced setups

Beam + Amp + 2x One SL .. cant connect all of them?

I’ve upgraded my AMP system with a beam and 2 ONE SL to upgrade to surround sound for my TV setup. However after playing around with the App for hours, best I can do is adding the SL’s to either the Beam or the AMP as surround.Although I wanted to add them all to the same room, instead of grouping them together I now have multiple rooms with the same name. Maybe I simply can’t find the right option within the App but I feel stuck. So my current setup with in the App is: Beam + 2 SL’s in surround mode, AMP in a system with the same room name. I want to have sound from all of them when turning on my TV, what do I do? :D

4
J
3 years ago
N
Nicolas_AyrtonContributor I
asked in Advanced setups

Managing sonos on other network

At home, I created multiple different networks :Admin (192.168.1.0/24) : this network hosts routers and Home assitant architecture Guest Users (192.168.2.0/24) Home Users (192.168.3.0/24) : this network hosts computers, mobile from my familly and also hosts every SONOS devicesAll this networks are connecting to a central Firewall that manage rules and also routing between every LAN. My needs is to authorize the management of SONOS devices from another LAN than only Home Users. Is there a way to force the detection of SONOS devices ?

1
ratty
3 years ago
C
chupacabraContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

Netgear GS324T + GS310TP and SONOS, RSTP settings

Hello, I've been reading the forums here and over at netgear and trying to figure out the best way to configure the Netgear switches to not have any loops on the network.  In reading the forum, it appears that the Sonos does not support RSTP, so it's been suggested to adjust the RSTP Path costs so that the SONOS don't use their wireless network as the backhaul causing loops.   I'm a bit new to this, so i wanted to see if someone would lend a helping hand and let me know what those settings should look like.  below is an image of the network setup with just the SONOS and Access points depicted.  In looking at the switches, i see the links to the other switches from the core set to 20000, and the links to the SONOS devices to 200000 (except the one connected to the GS305 since it does not support STP).  I guess my question is what are the correct settings on these ports so that the network stops going haywire.

8
C
3 years ago
M
Moadel82Contributor II
asked in Advanced setups

Connecting DJ Mixer to pair of Sonos Five

Hi folks,Many people spoke about the latency response via the line-in when trying to connect DJ Mixer yo Sonos system. I have a simpler question though; if i tried to connect mixer to the line-in port in Sonos five paired with another Sonos Five. Would i atill experience latency? i am not sure if this is the same question that has been asked before or not but most questions were talking about multi-room streaming but i am simply connecting pair of fives in one room and want to use them to stream music sourced from mixer. 

1
Airgetlam
3 years ago
S
SanjShamanContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

using thr play:5 as a standalone speaker using the line-in after upgrading to a Play 5

using thr play:5 as a standalone speaker using the line-in after upgrading to a Play 5

17
Ken_Griffiths
3 years ago
J
jacksonpattonContributor I
asked in Advanced setups

Sonos Devices Connecting to unsecure IP addresses

I monitor my network traffic and recently received a notification that my Sonos Play 3 was accessing a phishing site at 1:03 AM (a time when the system was not being used). As part of the monitoring I have noticed over time that all my Sonos devices connect to random IP addresses once per hour via port 123 (UDP). It’s my understand this is network time protocol used for synchronization. However after months of monitoring I received the following notification for the first time.”Device Sonos Play 3 is accessing phishing site 104.236.116.147.“After further investigation it seems like this IP address (104.236.116.147) has been identified as an unsecured phishing site. I did a Whois search and the domain owner is digital ocean which seems normal for the UDP sync. When navigating to the site via web browser it appears to be a default message saying nginx has been successfully installed.Has anyone else seen an issue like this or ran into issues with the IP address block 104.236.0.0/16?

4
Stanley_4
3 years ago
A
audiomaxTrending Lyricist I
posted in Advanced setups

Sonos One emits RF even in wired mode

Hi there,I'm trying to disable all the wireless of the Sonos One SL speaker. I've connected it via Ethernet and enabled Wired mode. However, it still emits R.F., approximately 20 mW/m2. I suppose it's a Bluetooth module. When it's in Wi-Fi mode, it emits approx. 800-1000 mW/m2, which is enormous, especially when placing this speaker in the bedroom.My suggestion for the product team is completely disabling Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules when the device enters Wired mode.P.S. I can upload a video with my measurement using a Cornet RF meter.

22
A
3 years ago
A
Andyw92Contributor I
asked in Advanced setups

Multiple devices in to Sonos Beam via HDMI splitter???

Hi all,Bear with me on this one, I am not overly technical, but have an above average understanding of tech (i.e. I often help other family members with setting stuff up) this topic however, is slightly too advanced for me and I need some advice as to whether the below is even possible!… Thanks in advance. I hope you like a challenge :). I recently got so fed up with the SkyQ lip sync issue, that I decided to bypass my TV and link the SkyQ box to the Sonos Beam directly via optical out. There is one benefit to this but many issues with this!Pros:I now have Dolby Digital on Sky with NO LIP SYNC!!! (great for Sky movies, Prime, Netflix etc. directly via my SkyQ box)Cons:Two remotes for sound needed (TV sound is now seperate to Sky) I need to turn the Sky box off (or mute it) to prevent sound playing when the TV is turned off Tv sound needs to be at ‘0’ to prevent echo PS5 and Amazon firestick - Only TV ‘tinny’ sound available as it is not linked to the Sonos Beam.I appreciate this is a b

5
ratty
3 years ago
B
Big Blue DogContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

Adding ARC - still need my Boost?

Currently using my Boost with several one speakers, also using a connect to input to my receiver. Buying an Arc/Sub and doing away with receiver, but not sure I understand if I will still want to use the Boost for my other speakers. Plan to connect my Arc with an ethernet cable to my router. Thanks

1
G
3 years ago
F
Frederick HillContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

Connecting Port to your AMP's Optical (Toslink) Input

Just purchased 2 Sonos Ports to replace my “Connects” and had no issue connecting the first to my house speakers, using the digital output.  But the connection to my AV system was through the TV/CD input on my Integra Amp with an optical (Toslink) connector.  There is no Toslink capability on the Port.  Problem solved by using a digital coax to Toslink converter from Amazon for less than $15.  Here’s a link.  https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0791CFGY1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

1
James L.
3 years ago
M
MmbmContributor I
asked in Advanced setups

Sonos Arc with compatible TV but with old AV receiver

Hi,I just purchased the port and I am pretty satisfied with it.  Currently my setup is an older Dennon Avr-3803 which is powering two front in wall speakers and 2 rear in ceiling speakers. I do not have a center channel in which I was thinking about getting the Arc.  My tv has the HDMI arc connection for it but I am wondering how that will integrate with my AV receiver.  Will I have to use two remotes to  get this to work? One remote for the Av receiver which has optical connection for the TV which powers the in wall speakers. Then another remote to power the Arc?    

4
M
3 years ago
Terms & ConditionsCookie settings