Advanced setups

Hello, I need help getting surround sound from my Steam Link to my SONOS Beam. My surround system includes a SONOS Beam paired with 2 SONOS Ones. My current setup is as follows - 1) My Samsung TV does not have ARC and it does not send surround sound out via Optical Digital Audio out (it will only send surround sound out for OTA signals). 2) I use a J Tech audio extractor (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BIQER0E/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) to separate audio from HDMI as Optical Digital Audio out and connect that to the Beam with the SONOS Optical Audio Adapter. This works perfectly for surround sound with my PS4, XBox One and Roku 3) The Steam Link (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Link) will only send out 6 channel PCM (5.1) and does not support Dolby Digital or DTS. 6 Channel PCM is converted to 2 Channel stereo by the J Tech audio extractor - Optical Digital Audio does not have the bandwidth for 6 channel PCM. 4) Would an HDMI splitter work

I have a Sonos Play 1 that I bought back in 2013 (along with a Sonoso wireless bridge). I'd like to pair it with a Sonos One (Gen 2) AND I'd like to be able to bluetooth to it. Will this technically work? Where I pair the Gen 2 via bluetooth to my phone and I get stereo sound sound played through both the Sonos Play 1 and the Sonos One (Gen 2)?

I've recently added a Boost to my system -- is working well but two anomalies which I'm wondering about. http://10.0.0.xxx:1400/support/review works for all components in the system including the Boost except that I cannot get a Network Matrix if the IP address points to the Boost -- I get one everywhere else. http://10.0.0.xxx:1400/advconfig.htm -- works for every component except the Boost - get the too familiar Error 404... Curious - does this indicate an issue or a 'feature'? System has one Play:1, One Connect, Three Connect Amps plus the Boost. The Boost and one Connect Amp are hardwired to ethernet port, and all devices have the Wifi turned on. Thanks for any thoughts...

Hello, My Sharp TV supports HDMI-ARC. I connected the HDMI cable from the Beam HDMI port to the only port on my TV that is enabled for ARC. I also enabled in the TV menu the Aquos Link support and enabled ARC When setting up the Beam, the test CEC connection doesn’t pass. CEC is mentioned nowhere in the Sharp user manual. Please help, otherwise I’ll have to return the Beam. Using only Alexa or the Sonos phone app to control TV volume is not an option for me. Cheers

Scenario: I have an HDMI cable going from the HDMI ARC Port on my TV to my Sonos Beam to get sound through Sonos from my TV. I also have a record player (built in preamp) connected (with standard red and white RCA cables) to a Sonos Connect so that I can get the sound from the record player through the Sonos speakers. Will the speakers be able to play audio from the TV and the record player (not at the same time of course)? Or do the inputs need to be connected to the same Sonos piece? I hope that explains my situation well enough. Best, Fiiox

Hi, If I was to connect a Pioneer AVR with a Sonos connect amp and set it up properly - would I be able to use the Pioneer amp as a zone and an input to be shared with other zones in the house? For Example: If watching the football on the TV connect to the AVR, could I share the audio from the AVR to some outdoor wireless sonos speakers? Or does the Connect Amp + AVR Works with Sonos setup only turn the AVR into a Zone that can receiver music streams? Basically I want to make the theatre setup part of the multi-room set up completely by allowing it's inputs to be shared and have others shared with it. Thank you!

I live in 65 m2 apartment. I have recently upgraded my Wi-Fi from apple to google (3 stations) due to poor Sonos performance. (what I experience is fallouts / gaps in the music) First setup: apple Wi-Fi, station i apartment, wireless bridge to station in the basement. 2 x SONOS ONE in the apartment. 1 x Play:5 i basement. One SONOS ONE keeps falling out. I learned that apple discontinued the Wi-Fi products, so i decided to replace it all, with Google Wi-Fi. The Google Wi-Fi did nothing god to that situation. 2 stations in the apartment, one wired to the basement. I continued to experience poor performance, now all SONOS products had poor performance. I then added at BOOST in the apartment, that helped a lot, both speakers in the apartment keeps playing, no fall outs. BUT, now i have trouble in the basement, the PLAY:5 falls out a lot. As i see it, i have 2 options. 1) add another boost, (preferable to me) 2) hardwire the basement speaker (I really don’t want to do this) I

How do I get two sonos amps to pair in stereo in the same room with one set of speakers connected to each and will there by a delay in audio? Thanks

Hi, I have a Play 5 from around 2013. Great speaker and has been reliably working for years until recently. I presumed it was some sort of software or wifi issue but it's not. The speaker looks like it is operating normally but will only play through the headphone jack. Apparently this is a common problem and I presume it's a bad cap or mosfet etc somewhere. Although I'm a fairly competent at board level repair, I don't have the skills to diagnose this. Can any one give me some pointers on where to be looking on the board or even better, what parts normally go wrong? I have the powerboard out and there is nothing obviously physically wrong. Thanks.

Hey all, I've got a Sonos Playbar mounted on the wall underneath my TV. I've also got a Sonos Sub separately. I was wondering if it's possible to adjust the bass level from the Playbar separately from the Sub. I've even be keen to turn off the Playbars bass entirely, and just have the Sub handling it. Thanks in advance for your assistance!

I currently use two Play 3's as Left and Right speakers for my TV, in uncompressed mode. These are fed by an analogue line from my AVR to a Connect. This introduces about 83ms of delay which I would like to reduce because it causes some lip sync problems. I know that the Playbar/Playbase etc can be bonded point-to-point over 5.8Ghz to Play 3's as surround speakers, and I understand that this has a lower latency. Is there any similar way that I can bond Play 3s or 5s as Front Left and Front Right to the new Sonos AMP with lower than c 83ms latency?

My TV is a Panasonic HD ready plasma from 2005. It’s a great TV, but does not have either HDMI ARC or an optical connection. I have a Beam and two play:1’s as surrounds. Until I upgrade the screen, the only way to send sound from my Apple TV is via airplay 2 to the Beam + surrounds. My question is: what audio formats does this setup support? (I.E. DD5.1, stereo only, mono etc) Thanks

Hi! Is there a way to connect my AirPlay 2 compatible tv (Samsung the frame tv) to directly stream audio to my sonos one speaker (without Beam/Playbar). If not, are there any cheap alternatives to buy instead of for example sonos beam to make this work? Best regards

Hi Guys my soundbar is hard wired to the internet and I was trying to connect an ethernet cable from the soundbar to the TV. Even though the TV displays the message that the network cable is detected, the internet is not working. Here is the error I am getting: Wired network connection failed Automatic IP setup failed, try the following to set up an IP address automatically. Or set up an IP address manually by selecting IP settings: Make sure the DHCP server is enabled on your wireless router and turn it off and on call your internet service provider for more information Thanks in advance. I am not a fan of wireless connections so trying to hardwire as many things as I can but got stuck with this one.

I am trying to develop my own app to play audioclips on my Sonos One (Gen1). I was able to generate the token for the authentication and correctly perform all the GET operations (e.g. https://api.ws.sonos.com/control/api/v1/groups/{groupID}/groupVolume) but not POST operations. All the posts return me a 500 Internal Server error without content. I am trying to perform this requests with Postman. Already tried to google my problem but the solutions I found implements a different protocol with node.js. Someone suggested to look for the requests made by the official application with wireshark but apparently it does communicate directly with the speaker (at its local IP address). Does anyone has the same problem?

I'm new to Sonos, but would like to setup some Tasker tasks in Android to automate playing my favourite radio station, launching playlists, etc. Is there a reference for http POST commands that I could work from? Could someone point me in the right direction? My aim is to use Tasker with NFC tags to activate theses common tasks without the need to go into the app.

I spent part of the day with the installer then a couple more hours on the phone with Sonos support. Still can't get ny new Playable + Amp x2 provisioned properly. Here's my simplified network topography: Internet ==> Arris BGW-210-700 ==> Cisco RV130 (gateway) ==> Cisco 3560cg (core switch) ==> Netgear GS108 ==> Playbase / Amp 1 / Amp 2 (wired connection) All of the Sonos gear lives in VLAN101, 192.168.20.0/23. The Netgear is wired into port 2 on the 3560cg. Also, off the Cisco RV130 is this path... ==> Linksys LGS 116P ==> Cisco WLC 3504 The WLC3504 broadcasts an SSID on the same VLAN101, Apple iOS clients will join that SSID to setup & then control the Sonos gear. After countless attempts to get the gear setup, both with each wired to the Netgear GS108 and each joined the SSID on VLAN101, I had no success. Sonos device based diagnostics informed us that multicast traffic is not being transmitted at all or at least properly. The Sonos device do obtain

Is it possible to have a 24 room setup with PlayBar/Beams in each room, with the following scenario: Reception can see and control all 24 SONOS bars, and guests on their local VLAN can see and control only the one in their room?

Hi, I am wondering if anyone can help me. I am building a new house and I am planning to have 2 TVs in my games room for watching sport / music videos etc. I want to mount one Sonos Beam under the TVs and (other than keep swapping cables) be able to switch between the two TVs as to which sound is being played by the Beam. I understand the situation with the HDMI ARC and so my question is, can I use a HDMI matrix with two HDMI inputs and one HDMI output to achieve this. Each TV would have a HDMI cable from the ARC port on the TV going into the inputs on the HDMI switch. There would then be another HDMI cable from the output on the switch into the Beam. I would switch between the 2 using the remote for the switch. Would this work? I presume I would need to find a switch which supports ARC. Thanks in advance Lemm

I recently completed a four-room setup in my home that required that multiple centrally-located amplifiers be powered on and off automatically based on what their corresponding Sonos Connects were up to. My solution is centered on a Raspberry Pi 2 and a dusting of code on top of the summit built buy @jishi from this forum. I have attached a photo of what it physically looks like in my case. And here a copy of the Readme from the code's GitHub page. I hope others may be able to benefit! https://github.com/geeeyetee/SonosAmpJuicePi SonosAmpJuicePi Purpose The purpose of this application is to turn power off and on at the mains for centrally-located amplifiers/receivers, using GPIO pins on the Raspberry Pi connected to relays (such as the PowerSwitch Tail). App.js Edit the `amps` variable to associate each of your sonos player/room names with a GPIO physical pin number (which you in turn have connected to a relay that controls power to the corresponding amplifier). Edit

This previously announced topic may have sent some into a panic mode. 😨 Rest assured it’s not the end of your enjoyment of Sonos. There are many helpful guides/suggestions in Sonos Support and the Community to assist you in keeping your Sonos up and running. I’ve compiled a list of helpful links below. Some may also be wondering what type of Network Attached Storage device (NAS) to purchase; if that is your chosen resolution. With the many NAS devices on the market there are plenty to choose from. The amount of information regarding their Pro’s and Con’s can be confusing. Just FYI….A NAS device consists of a hard drive (HD) for storage just like a computer. Also, just like a computer the HD can fail which is why it’s always recommended to employ a backup scheme using an external USB drive. Therefore, if you purchase a NAS device with a single HD then make sure an external USB drive can be attached for backup. Some NAS devices will require that you manually execute the backup and o

Hi will music stored on an external hard drive and connected into my router via a USB be picked up by the sonos app?

Hey, apologies if this has been asked before, I just want to check something before dropping too much money. My plan is to use my desktop as a multimedia station with an HDMI running from my 1080ti to a 4k projector (Viewsonic PX747) and the SPDIF running to the back of my playbar. I've also got 4 Sonos one's that will be in the mix. I basically just want to confirm that this setup won't incur any significant audio lag? I used to run the same setup, but with a 1080p monitor and every few weeks or so would run into incremental issues with lag (not sure why). Would appreciate any comments/advice.

I have two separate sets of ceiling speakers (8ohm) wired to in-wall Impedance Matching volume knobs. I would like to use the new Sonos Amp to power both sets of speakers, will the Volume knobs pose any issues? Thanks in advance for any insight.

So I have 3 Amps now that replaced my Russound (whole house audio). The amps are powering 12 speakers throughout my house and they sit next to my Denon AV. I have a connect that I streamed music to my Russound and ran audio output to my Denon for the living speakers. I would like to run an output from my Amp to accomplish the same goal. Is this possible utilizing just the amp? Or do I need to use the connect for that purpose? Thanks for your help. Reese