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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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Corry P
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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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ratty
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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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Mattman928Contributor I
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Zones not working in Group Mode

Zones not working - See diagnostic 278805265.  A couple of the zones won't work when merged into a group (e.g. Lounge and Red Guest Room and office).  They work when I run them individually, but if they are merged into a group they don't work.Any help would be appreciatedThanksMatt

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ratty
3 years ago
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dougiedouglerContributor I
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Lutron Pico Remote - 10 second delay to pause or change volume

I’m enjoying the Lutron Caseta integration and using Pico remotes to control my two Sonos Ones on the main floor of my home. However, I’m experiencing a lengthy delay when I try to pause music or change the volume for the Play: 1 upstairs.    Description of issue: I can use the Play/Pause button on the remote to start playing music. There is hardly any lag (i.e. the speaker starts playing almost immediately). After the music is playing, I am trying to use the same Play/Pause button to stop it. The lag between me pushing the button and the music actually stopping can be anywhere from 3-10 seconds. I’m seeing similar behaviour when I try to change the volume.   Things I have tried: Swapping pico remotes. Same behaviour with a different remote. And all remotes can control the Sonos Ones without any noticeable lag Pausing using other methods. I can play/pause using the Sonos app and the speaker responds very quickly. I also have my Sonos system connected to SmartThings, and I set up a diff

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3 years ago
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Cristi8aContributor I
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Sonos Amp and amount of outdoor speakear if using in wall volume control

New outdoor setting. Looking to connect 3 sets of sonos outdoor speakers to a sonos amp. Can I do it with 3 in wall volume controls? I know the setting would be from the amp to the volume control and then the speakers. So I’m wondering will I lose the capability of 3 sets of speakers by adding the volume control?  Don’t mind playing the same thing but definitely need different volume levels. 

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melvimbe
3 years ago
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Michael J BContributor I
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Recess mounting for Arc or Beam soundbar

How much will the sound be impacted if I create a recessed shelf or cavity for the Arc of Beam soundbar under the TV?  The Arc has both side and rear facing speakers so I fear that a small recess in the wall would create a problem.  It looks like the Beam only has side speakers and no rear speakers to it might be better to at least recess partially.  My goal is to either fully recess and use speaker grill fabric to cover the recessed speaker or have it partially recessed so the front on the soundbar is even with the front of the TV, i.e., 2” from the wall.  I have a Samsung “The Frame” TV and want to have a soundbar blend with the wall or the TV as much as possible.

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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andesch123Contributor I
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Control Sonos outside WIFI area?

Hi, I want to control my Sonos system outside the range of my WIFI. Rather not open ports in router manually or have a unconvenient workaround. Is it possible to do this simple?

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3 years ago
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HurlowContributor I
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Speaker Connection Lag When Starting or using Groups.

I have two houses full of SONOS products (61 in all..about 30 in each house).  When I select My group of speakers and play music, it takes too long for all of them to start playing music.  I feel the speed should be faster, smoother.   I got The same thing if I am using the same group and change the music.  If I select 10 speakers at once...it may take 20-30 seconds for them all to turn on. Yes..I know this is not an earth shattering problem like global warming and I’m being picky. But I wish The connectivity was better.  I use a boost at both houses and have high speed fiber. Both houses are around 5800 sq feet in size.  Not sure what else to share to help diagnose the problem.  Maybe we need Sonos to make a better boost?  Idk.  Thanks!!!

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Simon B
3 years ago
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jgf3Avid Contributor II
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Recommended players for multichannel music for Mac

Hi all,I have a Sonos Amp with two passive speakers and two Sonos Ones setup in surround mode. I use a Mac Mini and an AppleTV to play content, they are connected via HDMI to the TV, which passes on an optical signal to the Amp via the Sonos adapter.One of the things I was most excited to try out with this setup was multichannel audio. I am very pleased with the results, and am looking forward to a lot of amazing listening.I have been able to playback multichannel audio in two ways, either converting my flac files to AC3 with ffmpeg and playing them via Kodi set to to passthrough, or activating AC3 transcoding in Kodi and playing flac directly.I also use Plex and Infuse, but was not able to get them to either passthrough or transcode.Can anyone recommend any other player, or other solution to play multichannel music with the Amp running either on OS X or AppleTV?

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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JJPLContributor II
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Sonos Arc plus 2 ZP90

Hi all,I am new in Sonos family. I am trying to configurate my Sonos ecosystem. My actuall configuration is like below:1. TV in living room + sat dekoder2. Zone Amplifilter Crestron C2NI-AMP 4x100 in rack in the office. 3. Place for 2 incelling speaker in living room4. Place for 1 incellin speakers in kitchenI would like to add to this setup:1. 2xZP90 and plug in to the Zone Amplifilter Crestron - it will be responsible for two zones: firs for the kitchen second one for incelling speakers in living room2. Additional to above I would like to install Sonoc ARC and plug in to TV using HDMI ARC I have few question to You: 1. Will it work correctly? 2. Will it be any voice delay between ARC and incelling speakers? Mainly i am interesting about any delays between incelling speakers in living room and Sonos ARC. This is the same room. 3. Is it possible to make 5.1 system with Sonos ARC and two incelling speakers? Or I should make two diffeent zone and than group it togather? 4. How to contrl

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3 years ago
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sw674954Contributor I
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Anyone recommend or have success with speaker selector switch on Sonos Amp?

Hi Everyone, I’m building a house and will purchase 5 Sonos amps for 5 zones of music. On 4 of the amps, I will only have 2 speakers connected to each amp. HOWEVER, on the 5th amp, I would like to connect 2 speakers (downstairs patio) and 1 speaker (upstairs patio). But i may not want both patios playing at the same time. Therefore, I asked the home electrician to wire in in wall volume controls at each patio door so i could control turning off a patio if desired. However, the electrician says the wall volume controls are outdated and he hasnt heard of this. My second approach is now to look at a speaker selector switch. But I know I have to be careful with what i choose so I dont damage the amp.  Does anyone have any recommendations on a speaker selector switch or other solution to my problem?Thank you 

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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stefrsoContributor I
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I did setup multiple WiFi networks (connected to same LAN) in my house but

H all, I have read several threads on this. I did manage to have 2 wifi SSID setup in the sonos app. However i wanted to share my experience and ask a question: Setup : i have 2 wifi networks, both in the same Lan. Room 1 : Arc + 2 surround Symfonik , connected to wifi 1 (main internet  box by Nowtv)Room 2: symfonik connected  to wifi 2 (TPLink powerline) I mention wifi1 and wifi2 because I managed to have both wifi SSID (name) showing up in the app under System \ Network  \ Networks. This would mean that Sonos app allowed me to register 2 different wifi credentials on the local network. They dont have to have the same SSID as I read in many post.I though i managed to do this by changing the wifi network on the mobile phone used for the setup. Worth noting: both network are visible in each room, with various strength, this is why i wanted to have both available so each speaker would use the most appropriate network. i dont actually know which networks is connected to which speakers sin

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3 years ago
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Rudytuesday21Contributor I
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Sanus Extendable Wall Mount for Arc

Does the Sanus Extendable Wall Mount activate the magents in Arc that adjusts the EQ for the wall?

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Mark P
3 years ago
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PorlierContributor I
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Alarm.

I set the alarm with Alexa application for Android. I set it for the sound at the maximum. When I go to sleep, I listen to music with the volume low with a timer. The next morning, the alarm I set with Alexa with the volume at the maximum does not ring at the maximum but it rings at the level that was set the night before when I listened to music to go to sleep. Is there a way to fix that because if the volume of the alarm is too low, I don’t wake up.When I set the alarm directly in Sonos application for Android it works. The volume is at maximum. But I would like to have other choices of sounds for alarm and I don’t want to make music playing for the alarm. I think I can choose sound from the music library but I don’t know how to put something (music or sound) in the library.Finally, it is possible to set the alarm with Alexa to have the sound play gradually from low to loud volume. Is it possible to do the same with Sonos application for Android ?Thank you very much. Marco Porlier.  

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Paul A
3 years ago
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Danwork57Contributor I
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Trueplay conversation

First of all let me say that a great job has been done by Sonos engineers in software development and must be recognized. However, as mentioned by Sonos itself, the use of different IOs devices for sound optimization does not always work correctly. For this reason, no Android device can be used. As you know, the ipad devices can be used with external microphones such as the UMIK-1 for frequency response analysis. https://www.minidsp.com/applications/acoustic-measurements/using-the-umik-1-with-audiotools-on-ipadWhat about to develop the Trueplay application on IPad with UMIK-1 as quality microphone? I recognize that such software development cannot be considered a priority, but for installers and audiophiles it could be a powerful tool.Apologise me for the bad english. 

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3 years ago
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Christian S
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Why can't I combine two rooms in the app?

How can i combine two rooms (not grouping)? Why is it not possible to autoplay in different rooms? Why does the sonos app create a new room Dining Room 2 when i wanted to add a new product to my Dining Room? Why does the sonos macOS app have less options than the android app to adjust your current system (change room names, etc.) (makes absolutely no sense to me)

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willjahn39Contributor I
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Philips Hue HDMI Sync Box & Sonos Beam 5.1

Hi I just got a Philips Sync Box for my tv. I am having a hard time figuring out the best way to set up all my devices most efficiently. I just ordered updated HDMIs as well Devices:Sharp 55" Class - 4K UHD TV with HDR Roku TV LC-55LBU591U Verizon Stream TV (4K UHD) Sonos Beam (with 2 Sonos One Gen 2, Gen 3 Sub, 5.1) Philips Hue Sync Box (w/ Hub, lights, etc) Sonos Port (for vinyl player) (dont think its relevant)I would like to plug everything into the Sync Box and connect that to the TV though HDMI/ARC. So i can sync music from Sonos and still have TV surround sound. Right now i have the Stream TV plugged into Hue, and Hue plugged into the TV. Then Beam into TV with HDMI Arc. Also this might be a Hue question but any advice for the “Enable ARC Bypass” and Dolby Vision Enhancec compatibility” settings would be much appreciated!Thank you!!  

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melvimbe
3 years ago
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BenningtonContributor I
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S1 and S2 on iOS

I have a mix of new and old products and was running the S1 Controller App.  I was trying to add a Beam to my Sonos network but is forcing me to use S2 app which I don’t want to do.  How do I override and continue to use the S1 app - I have thousands of dollars invested in older Sonos equipment and have no interest in upgrading it.

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Ken_Griffiths
3 years ago
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ElkiehoundAvid Contributor I
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Samsung HDMI Switch | HDFury | Arc

I have 2015 Samsung JU7100 that has a proprietary HDMI switch.  Does anyone have this with the HDFury device connection to the Sonia Arc?Does the proprietary switch pass thru Atmos from an AppleTV to the HDFury » Arc?

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netzert5not4Contributor I
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Sonos and Spanning Tree Protocol

Is it normal that the Sonos full mesh Spanning Tree Topology is always changing? We have about 20 - 30 Sonos devices communicating together and two Sonos boost devices that plug into our network.Every 4 minutes a BPDU with the Topology Change notification is sent from either one of the Sonos boost devices causing the edge switch on the production network to flush its CAM table and forward the BPDU with the TCN bit set to the root bridge on our network which will also flush it’s CAM table. The switches on our network run 802.1w (RSTP) so when the BPDU with TCN flag is set the switches set their aging timer from 300 seconds to 15 seconds and flush out their CAM table on all ports except for the port that received the BPDU and also ports that are actively communicating.I really don’t like the constant Spanning Tree Topology changes coming from the Sonos full mesh network affecting switches that are used on a enterprise network.  What is the best way around this? Would using 802.1s (MST) w

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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ekwokProminent Collaborator I
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New HDfury Arcana review out

https://www.techhive.com/article/3602816/hdfury-4k-arcana-review.html

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Mark SampsonContributor I
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Set up of Pro-Ject deck on Sonos

Hi All , I got a project sb deck for Xmas , I want to set it up in the living room. In the room I have a Sonos bar , a sub and two Sonos ones.  I do have the new generation  Sonos 5 in the kitchen but was really hoping to leave it in there. Is it possible to set up the deck in the living room without bringing the 5 in ?? mad you can imagine  I really don’t want to have the deck in the kitchen   

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AjTrek1
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birdman6Contributor I
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Four houses, mixed system of S1 and expensive new stuff (S2). Used to be seamless, now S1 forgets everything all the time, will not play. If you are able to get it to work, it asks if you would like to do a compatibility check. Nuts.

title says it all.  The spouse prefers Google home tiny tinny garbage speaker over SONOS, and I too am getting used to the sound, at least it has sound.

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Ken_Griffiths
3 years ago
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Patrice-1251Contributor I
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V5 2 en pair entree locale n est pas en stereo

J ai une paire de v5 version 2 neuves; l entrée locale ne semble gérer qu une voie ! La stéréo est donc absente, pourtant le cordon jack de 3.5 est bien stéréo et il est bon ( verifé ) 

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AlanBlastContributor I
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Add Sub to Sonos Five?

I’m running a pro-ject turntable into the sonos pre-amp and then a into sonos five speaker. Is it possible to add the sonos sub to this setup?bonus question: if I can add the sub, can that same sub be used with my sonos playbar, which is only used with the TV? (both are in the same room). thanks 

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3 years ago
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medetsContributor I
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Way to many Sonos Components, Losing Audio or slow to play in large combination SonosNET vs WIFI

I have looked at many answered questions but am still confused.  I have, as my wife says, a Sonos addiction.  I have over 20+ sonos speakers, boost, amp etc.  I have trouble playing all at once or multiple rooms.  Many of the speakers are combined etc.  I own a boost, have 2 speakers connected via ethernet in an asus mesh system.  I am still losing audio or it takes 1-4 minutes for speakers to come on line.  I have read many articles of SONOSNET vs WIFI how to use my boost etc.  I consider myself a little bit of a techie but still having trouble.  With that many speakers, amps, connects etc.  What is the best way to set this system up.  It didn’t seem to be a problem until the the app update and the new line of speakers came out.  Thank you in advance

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ratty
3 years ago
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TLawsContributor I
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Feature request: trueplay for multiple speaker configurations

My default set up is to have my one sl in the office, one in the dining room and, beam in the living room connected to the main TV. However, I regularly stereo pair the one and sl together in the dining room and when watching movies I will set up the one and sl as surrounds with the Beam in the living room.When using the trueplay feature, does this overwrite all exisiting sound settings for each speaker or does it just alter the sound settings for the speaker in a particular room/ configuration?It would be good to have a feature that allows the speaker settings identified using the trueplay set up to be rememberred, so we don’t have to use trueplay everytime speakers are moved to get the most of the set up.Alternatively, sonos could create a saved configuration option, so don’t have to unpair from stereo in the dining room before setting up the surrounds in the living room. Could just select ‘custom config 3’ as an example and the set up would happend automatically. 

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melvimbe
3 years ago
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