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.

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DorianBriand
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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...
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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...
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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...
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jwcbellaContributor I
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ethernet wired

I have a Linksys mesh wirless system.  If I connect one of my Sonos speakers to one of the mesh pods, will this create a more reliable Sonos system? 

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Ken_Griffiths
3 years ago
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DarkjamziContributor I
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Sonos Play1 and Zipato

Hi, just got started with Sonos and have a question/problem. I integrated the speaker with my Zipato home automation system, so it can play files when an event occurs. My first project was to make a doorbell. I saved an MP3 file on my network server, and when someone presses the doorbell, this should play. This works OK, until I play another song/file. Then when someone rings the doorbell, the doorbell file plus the other song/file starts to play. It seems it is building a queue, and when an event happens, instead of just playing the file, it plays that queue. The command I send is: x-file-cifs:\\My Passport\Files\Doorbell\doorbell.mp3 Any idea how I can prevent a queue forming or playing when I just want it to play 1 file? Thanks for the help!

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7 years ago
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AudiosymbolAvid Contributor I
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Enabling stereo mode via bluetooth for stereo paired era300

 This question was raised about 2 years ago for the original Move but I don’t know if things should have been sorted for the latest ERA speakers in stereo mode . I use pair of ERA 300 for music only in stereo mode .  How can I enable both speakers to work in stereo mode via Bluetooth without resorting to switching on  each speaker individually ?  Thanks 

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5 months ago
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Aimee79Contributor I
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can i combine Lovesac Stealthtech and Sonos?

Ok, this will be long but I’ll try to include all info needed. I have a Sonos arc, two Sonos 300’s and the sub in my living room. I recently got a Lovesac sactional with their soundbar, speakers and sub. I’d like for both the Lovesac speakers and the Sonos speakers to work together (all speakers working at the same time). I’d prefer to use my Sonos soundbar. I read that I needed the Sonos port which I got but it appears that I have to plug it into the stealthtec sound bar. Regardless, if I take off the arc and use the stealthtec bar, my 300’s and sub don’t work but if I use the Sonos arc, I can’t find a place on the stealthtec sub to plug the port in. Please help! I was told this can be done but now I’m not so sure. Thank you in advance for your help! 

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3 months ago
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RFXmusicContributor I
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play:one issues

Set up a “sound system” at the office here and in purchased a Sonos Connect and 4 Sonos play:ones (Note: connecting directly to the router/modem is NOT an option at the office) Current set up is: iPad running the Sonos app > to the Sonos connect > transmitting to the 4 Sonos:ones across the office The usualproblem: 1) occasionally one of the speakers will drop off the WiFi at random 2) any time the app gets updated we’ve got to go around and re-add the speakers and connect to through the Sonos app, as if the updates kick off the speakers. The current problem: while attempting to re-add the speakers/connect to continue the service nothing adds the speakers will do their usual thing, the green light appears and when the two buttons are held down and the chime is sound, the green light goes to either a solid red/orange or a flashing red/orange led Help would be very much appreciated - thank you

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5 years ago
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Michael BenderAvid Contributor I
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Mixing STP and BPDU Flooding capable switches - OK or time bomb waiting to happen?

I have a Netgear GS724Tv4 STP-capable switch as my root switch at home. I have STP enabled on that switch., Some of my Sonos players are wired to ports on that switch directly. I also have some Netgear GS605 and GS608 switches which have Sonos players wired to them and then one of the ports on each of those switches is wired to the GS724 root switch. I do not believe that the GS605 and GS608 switches support STP but they do seem to support BPDU flooding. I think that this type of setup is OK since the BPDU packets will move around the network and not get blocked at the GS6-series switches, and will wind up at the GS724 root switch and be distributed properly to the Sonos players. In practice I am seeing a very quiet network, with the exception of the LEDs on the GS6-series switches flashing at a very high rate all the time. My network matrix is all grey cells with just a few green squares where I expect them to be to the few players that are on SonosNet (I don't have my house WiFi conf

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5 years ago
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BobbyNContributor I
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Sonos / Echo

I'm a heavy Sonos and Echo user. I have 5 Echo's (each room) and Sonos in 5 rooms. Would be happy to help with Beta if needed.

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7 years ago
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JasvansAvid Contributor I
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Sonos SUB with Bang&olufsen Speakers Beolab 18 or any 3rd party active speaker

Hello and Greetings’’ I would like to ask and please suggest Can we connect SONOS SUB to Bang&Olufsen Active Speakers like (Beolab 18 or Beolab 28) or any other 3rd party active speaker, If yes then how and if  no then why we can not connect SONOS SUB to any other 3rd party speaker. Thanks 

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2 years ago
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shayna.singhContributor I
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Connection to second speaker

I have 2 Sonos speakers in separate rooms. After I’ve gone through the set up process for the new speaker, I can still only seem to connect to and control the original speaker. What am I doing wrong? I would like to be able to play different music on each speaker but right now, my be Sonos plays nothing.

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5 years ago
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mmgfesserAvid Contributor I
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Can I add 5s to a Playbar for Music listening?

The Playbar does not provide a wide range of sound for music. I have 3s in the rear. If I add a set of 5s to the front is that a sound that is acceptable? I know that it will not create 7.1 surround, but will it create a decent sound coupled with the Playbar? It sounds OK to me but I am not an expert.

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5 years ago
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greggw1882Contributor I
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Drop out out right side of play 5 stereo pair when using uncompressed line in

I currently have my TV playing through the line in to the left hand speaker in a play 5 stereo pair. I have not been able to successfully troubleshoot the issues I am experiencing with drop out on the right hand speaker. Initially I had the TV playing through a play base, via optical input. I subsequently bought the 2 play 5s and grouped them with the playbase. I then realised that they provided better sound than the play base so the playbase was moved upstairs and I used the line in input on the left play 5. As soon as I did this I experienced intermittent drop out on the right hand speaker. I have connected the lift hand speaker via ethernet cable to see if that fixed the issue. Unsuccessful. I restarted every sonos item in the house, left play 5,right play 5, connect amp, and play base. This appeared to work for a short time but the problem has returned. I have tried allocating specific ip addresses to each item to try to minimise cross over. Can I submit a diagnostic for some te

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5 years ago
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JBYSContributor I
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Multiple users accessing the same speakers

We have a yoga studio with many instructors and 2 Sonos speakers. Can each instructor with their own Sonos login and app access the same set of speakers when they teach their own class?

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Stanley_4
6 years ago
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JayD83Contributor III
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Sonos should create groups or scenarios for sound levels

My tv volume is to be lowered at 10pm etc

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6 years ago
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MikeyIDContributor I
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SONOS setup with NAS Drive

Hi All!  Working on helping a customer move some music.  I’ve setup a Buffalo LS210D NAS drive connected to the SONOS system.  This music is being moved to this drive from an older iMac that is having issues.  I got the NAS drive setup on the router with a static IP address so it will always find it.   I went into the SONOS app and put that NAS drive into the music library setup. The music is in a shared folder on that Buffalo NAS drive.  It works like a champ.  We can see and play the music in the music library.  Here is the problem.  I started by just placing a small amount of music in there to set it up and make sure it works.  Now when I add more music to the NAS drive the app does not see that newly added music when we go to try and play it.  The previous music is there and plays fine. I can delete that from the Music Library Setup in the SONOS app and add it back again the same way it was and it sees the new music.  Below is the syntax of the setup.  All music that is added is ad

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8 months ago
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jossermanContributor I
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Ideas for easy integration/control with home theater receiver

Curious what innovative ways folks have integrated your SONOS connects with your existing receivers. I've tried a few things, but not thrilled with any of them unfortunately so far, and am tempted to just have a separate set of speakers/amp. How do you deal with volume control - Since volume control will be tied to other receiver sources like TV. How do you deal with source switching My answers to above: [b][u]How do you deal with volume control:[/u][/b] - I've tried fixed volume on SONOS, but then you still have to adjust volume in two places one for the other sonos devices not connected to receiver and one for the device on the receiver. - I've set receiver to have different volumes per source, so setting the source for the SONOS at a higher level compared to other sources, and then you can still do the adjustments on the SONOS controller for volume. This seems to be the best route, although unfortunately my receivers range in volume per source isn't great enough, so

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6 years ago
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NurseWizzleContributor III
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Using Sonos speakers through the Bose SoundTouch 120 (will this work the way I think)?

Here is what I have: LG TV Bose SoundTouch 120 Cable Xbox Roku Sonos Play:3 in living room Sonos Play:1 in bedroom #1 Sonos Play:1 in bedroom #2 Sonos Play:1 in bathroom Right now I have my cable, xbox, and roku all running straight to different inputs on my TV via HDMI, and sound running from the TV to the Bose via optical cable. We use the Sonos system separately of all this. What I'd like to be able to do is run the TV audio through Sonos in addition to my Bose, so for instance, if we're having a football party (or xbox/roku), we can all watch the game and hear it through the Bose soundbar, but if somebody goes to the bathroom or any other room they can still hear the game through the Sonos speakers. If I got a Sonos Connect, and connected the Connect to the Bose via the red/white cables, will this work the way I think it will? Or, can anyone think of another way?

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7 years ago
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ThunderspudContributor I
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Sonos Connect and Mono Output

Here is the TL:DR right up front. We bought these little guys to combine the analog RCA stereo outputs on each Sonos Connect into one XLR or ¼ Mono output…….https://www.galaxyaudio.com/products/jib-r Here is the rest for context…...I will preface this by saying I by no means deal professionally in commercial audio setup or installation, so I am sure one of those guys will come along and scream at me if this is bad advice. That said, hopefully this helps somebody out there if they are hitting the same roadblocks as I was trying to safely get a mono output from a a Sonos Connect. FWIW, there were some old posts here on the forum that never really went anywhere so I figured I would take a second to leave this here…... We have a restaurant/bar that has the following equipment (among other things) to work with in it’s audio system……….Two 4 channel amplifiers (specifically the iNuke NU4-6000’s) Four Sonos Connects. One for each zone. (Bar, Dining Room, Garage Area, and Patio) 8 Definitive Te

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melvimbe
2 years ago
MikeV
MikeV
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Access content via IPv6

It’s been a while since I’ve posted about this topic. A few years ago, I was active in a number of topics asking that Sonos bring IPv6 support to their devices. I believe it was another capability that forced their hand, most likely Airplay 2 (because Apple has a big thing about IPv6), to add IPv6 support. And all is great with that… except that I can’t play content via IPv6. Sonos needs to now update the mechanism in their speakers that actually receives and plays the audio content so that it is able to connect to services and servers using this great new protocol that’s only been active around the internet for over 13 years now.   Why now? Because yet another regional internet registry - RIPE, the registry that handles Europe - has fully depleted their IPv4 address pool. They join APNIC (Asia-Pacific), ARIN (North America), and LACNIC (Latin America) which have all also exhausted their IPv4 address pools and can only provide additional allocations based on unused addresses they can r

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MikeV
4 years ago
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pennycoContributor I
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How to control SONOS app on iPhone with BRIDGE mesh network?

From what I've read, SONOS BRIDGE creates a dedicated mesh network for the system. Does this mean that every time I want to use the SONOS app on my iPhone I will need to change the WiFi network settings on my phone?

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7 years ago
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Martini75Contributor I
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Change playlist/radio station from sonos one top buttons

It would be great if changing radio station was possible in a Sonos One without the need of the phone.

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6 years ago
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npbernContributor I
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Separating Connect:AMP speakers and sub

I suspect this isn't feasible, but I have a connect:amp with a pair of polk outdoor speakers being driven off of it. They sound great. I also just added a 12" 300w sub that I previously owned into the Sonos system via the sub output on the Connect:AMP. Thing is, it seems like the connect is only able to be a single output device, and there's no way to group the sub output as it's own item (like as part of a home theater). Ideally, I'd like the outdoor speakers to be their own "room" and the sub to be part of the "living room" which also has a pair of Play:1's and soon a Beam soundbar. I'm not seeing anything in the various controller apps indicating this is feasible. Is my best bet to just buy a Connect and use that to drive the subwoofer (still cheaper than buying a sonos Sub when using my existent SUB)? If so, that's annoying. Also, I read on another post that if you have a sub connected to the Connect:AMP it does not send anything

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Stanley_4
5 years ago
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joeliu2003Contributor I
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Need a Boost for many Sonos Speakers?

Hi, Have been noticing synchronization issues and dropouts between my various rooms when playing the same content everywhere. I have 5 stereo pairs in different rooms and 2 full 5.1 setups. Two of the stereo pairs were just added and that is when I started noticing these issues. It’s only happening when playing the same content in many rooms at once (seems like 4 or more is the threashold). I have a pretty robust Ubiquiti WI-FI system setup with 5 APs and great coverage. Figured it should be able to handle the load, but maybe not? Is this what the Boost is for?? Would it help? Thanks in advance!! Joe

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5 years ago
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Jason_75Contributor II
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Surround sound for TV/ music with record player using connect amp and passive rears? Is this really impossible?

My house has multiple sets of hardwired passive speakers in the ceiling. One of those sets is over the sofa and is intended to serve as rear speakers in a 5.1 system as well as music speakers. Another set is a few feet away in the kitchen - these are only for music. The kitchen and living area are all one room. My current setup is a Yamaha 7.1 system with 2 zone output and a phono preamp built-in, plus a 1970s era Technics 1200 record player. I am using this to drive 2 Polk floorstanding speakers and a center channel, plus a wired sub. I was also using this to drive the rear surrounds and the zone 2 for the kitchen speakers. But it's never sounded great and it's fairly complex and takes up a lot of space. I recently picked up a couple of connect: amps and am using those to drive the rear speakers and the kitchen speakers. They sound great with streaming music, much better than the Yamaha could make them sound for whatever reason. I bought a $20 preamp and plugged in the record pl

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5 years ago
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ravenswiftContributor III
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Connect:Amp wont connect to exsisting system

I have a rather complex network and over 20 sonos devices. I had everything working just fine for a while but about a week ago i replaced a PtMP radio in my network setup and have since lost two of my Connect amps. they show up on my client list on my router and i can ping them without any problems. (They are hard wired to a switch that is uplinked to a PtP bridge). However they weren't showing up in my sonos app. Ive tried resetting them and re-adding them to my setup but every time i try i get an error saying the connection failed. Any ideas?

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6 years ago
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J E ClarkeContributor I
asked in Advanced setups

Sonos One & BeoVision 11 TV

How can I wirelessly connect the new Sonos One with my Bang and Olufsen Beovision 11 Television.

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controlav
6 years ago
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