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Hi Sonos. Its 23.04.2018. IPv6 is everywhere, except on Sonos. Please enable IPv6 as soon as possible. Thanks.

Two problems: 1) CROSSFADE > I always want my Spotify music to crossfade. However, every time I close and reopen Sonos or Spotify app, I have to re-enable crossfade. Is there something I'm missing to get this setting to stick? 2) ROOM GROUPS > I just picked up a used Play5 (S5 Gen 1) and added it to my stereo pair Play 1s in my den. I added the Play5 as a separate room (Family Room) because I wanted to maintain the Play1's separately as a stereo pair under "Den" (they are in the same room however). In order to get the three to play together, I've grouped them. So now I have "Family Room + 1" when I play music or line-in from the TV. However, I find that when I close and reopen the Sonos app, the room groups get reset to individual rooms. Is is possible to save a room grouping so that Sonos will remember and default to it until I change it?

Hi - can I force a ‘Update Music Library’ request via HTTP command? I want to create a script on my server so when I add songs to my library folder it will send a request to Sonos to update the library. Thanks

backstory: -- i have a Sonos Playbase -- i have a firewall server box with 3 network cards: WAN, LAN, IOT -- i have a LAN subnet which is my desktop, laptop, and file server box. (macOS) -- i also have an IOT subnet which is stuff like Alexa, home automation, PS4, TV, and my Sonos. -- IOT cannot even see the LAN computers -- however, LAN can connect and ping/ssh/etc into any of the IOT as long as the connection originates on the LAN side. the basic issue is that i cannot get Sonos app, or Spotify app, (or the iOS Sonos app) on the LAN side to find my Playbase on IOT subnet. the Playbase has a static IP and i can ping it just fine from the LAN side. and my Echo can see the Playbase on the IOT side fine. (and i can play from Echo from Spotify on the Playbase) how do i get the Sonos app to connect to my Playbase on a different subnet? is there a port forward i can setup? can i emulat

I have been using Play 1 and Playbar for years but recently bought a house that has 8ohm Speakercraft speakers ceiling speakers in every room. . Being hooked on Sonos I want to be able to have the same control over these speakers. They are all connected to an existing amp and have volume controllers in each room. The challenge I have is the wiring coming from the amp is 4-wire so I am not sur

in 2013 it is way time to add IPv6 support to every things we connect to the Internet.

For Sonos users who wish to choose which of their iTunes playlists are transferred to Sonos or for users who wish to use lossy formats for their ipods and lossless for their Sonos system. It makes a custom XML file on the NAS with unselected playlists removed and/or references adjusted to the lossless files. If you wish to only transfer a subset of playlists the application can be configured to display a playlist selector before the custom XML file is generated. The application can be configured to run and create the custom XML file on your NAS each time iTunes is closed. http://www.darrenlink.talktalk.net/ituneslibrarymanager http://www.darrenlink.talktalk.net/ituneslibrarymanager/download I

Hi, Our home has wired ceiling speakers in separate rooms on the main floor. Each rooms speaker can be turned on or off individually via a wall control dial. There are also two speakers (no ceiling, but actual mounted speakers) on our screened porch - they are part of this same system. When we moved, I brought three Play:1 speakers with me. A friend's genius son connected everything through a Sonos Connect - the result being I can stream Sonos through both the hardwired speakers, and the three Play:One speakers - or choose one or the other. I don't know much about the wired setup - there's a bunch of wires and a receiver (?) in a utility closet under the stairs. Again, the genius kid set it up. What I want to do now is somehow add in a soundbar for our TV. I'd like the soundbar to work with our ceiling speakers. The TV is nowhere near the utility closet with all of the wires and receiver. How do I set this up? Is it possible

Hi, I have received the new beam and is now connected to the TV, Samsung 6 series, and all works great. The issue starts after turning the TV off. Come back a couple of hours later, turn TV on and no sound. TV knows it’s still connected to external device, but the beam has decided to turn off its source input. I have to open the app again and select TV. This is a bit of a pain especially for visitors who don’t have the app on their phone. Is there a way to maintain the selected source on the beam. Many thanks

I'm still debugging this but wondered if anyone else has come across it. My Beam is all installed via WiFi and I'm very happy with it. However I thought I'd hard wire it to my network as I have fixed connections to most of the permanently connected devices. Unfortunately (tried 4 times now) when I connect a network cable after a few seconds all my home network dies. Symptoms from another PC is that I can no longer ping the gateway (192.168.0.1) any more. Unplug the Beam and it recovers. Network is Virgin Media SuperHub -> TP-Link T2600G switch -> devices. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks - David

Why is Sonos restricted to connecting on the 2.4 Mhz band? I understand the narrow bandwidth (20-40 Mhz) conceptually prevents interference and provides longer range transmission (I'm getting dropouts from time to time), but that is not an issue on the 5 Mhz band for me. I have an Asus AC3100 router which has excellent range and a Docsis 3.1 modem. Getting speeds of 460-470 Mbps down/13-14 Mbps up @ 5 Mhz and 140 Mbps down/12 Mbps up @ 2.4 Mhz. Thoughts?

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

I want to add my sonos, The wifi network is used by my landlord who has his own sonos connected. When I try to add mine, the app asks me to enter the details of his sonos account. How do I enter my own account details and add my own sonos to the network?

My router has icons for each of my Sonos devices. Some of the Sonos devices have Play3, Play5 or SUB icons associated with them, some have a PC or TV icons. I would like all of my Sonos devices to be associated with the proper icon. I am able to map the device to the icon, but I cannot find the icons. Where are these icons stored?

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.

When I play music directly to my Sonos speakers (using the Sonos app), I experience no drops. When I play using airplay 2 (to my sonos soundbar, which is then grouped in the Sonos app with my Play 1's), I experience no drops on music output from the playbar but intermittent (1-5 second long drops every minute) drops on some of my play 1's. Is music played using AirPlay 2 more sensitive to wireless interference?

Hello all, I am planning to buy SONOS play bar and Yamaha Receiver from costco (links below) 1. Can i connect SONOS to my receiver and 55 inch T.V, Blue ray player and DVR to my receiver so that sound comes only from SONOS irrespective of whether its playing from DVR or Blu ray and so forth. I am not sure if this receiver has optical out that some of the forums mentioned and i looked at the ports and it did not say "Optical out" but rather "Optical". https://www.costco.com/Yamaha-TSR-7810-7.2-Channel-Network-AV-Receiver.product.100308760.html https://www.costco.com/Sonos-PLAYBAR-Bundle-with-Bonus%3a-Wall-Mount-Kit-%2526-6-Months-Apple-Music-.product.100375330.html 2. I have the Onkyo 5.1 that i bought ten years back and currently have Blu ray, DVR connected to the receiver. Sound comes the from the speakers attached to the receiver. Not sure how SONOS will work with that receiver. Novice here so please do pro

Hi, Isn't is possible to use the Bluetooth remote from the Samsung TV to adjust the volume on the Playbar. Connected via optical on the TV's 'One Connect'. I can use the remote for all but not the Sonos? I've tried the Settings and Remote Control Settings. The brand Sonos isn't mentioned on the list. The TV's software is up to date. I saw on an other topic to connect a Samsung IR transmitter that is delivered with the TV, but with this TV it's not. There is also no IR-out port on the TV or One Connect. https://support.sonos.com/s/article/2413?language=nl_NL Any suggestions how to fix this? Many thanks!

Is there a way to adjust the sub (bass) settings that is quicker than the current multi step process: Settings Rooms settings Select room Advanced audio Sub settings Adjust sub level Yes you can save 2 of those steps by Selecting adjust EQ but it's still deep in the menu. You see the problem is most songs were recorded with a wide range of bass mid and high. For my listening taste I tend to adjust bass more than the other two and when I switch to TV listening 9 out of ten times I need to reduce the bass if I was previously listening to music So you see the seven step process for bass adjument is a bit cumbersome, for me. A bass or audio adjust button that is not buried so deep would be a real nice feature. I have a suggestion. Why not offer a customized button/menu option. Like a hyper link kind of deal that end users can program to do one thing th

Hi Sonos, I just sold of my $3000 passive speakers + amp only to invest in a pair of Play 5s and I'm truly impressed with the sound quality. I'm blown away. I've listened to Sonos before but since the audio quality was beyond bad I never invested. The Play 5 gen 2 however sets a new standard in your products. Now, I noticed that one of the tweeters turned off when I paired my speakers. Is this because the left and right tweeters are hardcoded to be left/right with the amps or is it because it improves the stereo image. I just wanted to make sure it's not a fault. Thanks! +++ CARRIER LOST

I have reviewed numerous posts on this subject, but have yet to find a definite answer. I've spoken to Niles and Sonos and neither can say if it will. I currently have several Sonos Components. I have Definitive Technology AW6500s on my patio and Definitive Technology DI8Rs in the kitchen. Both pairs are powered by separate Connect Amps, and sound great. I have a pair of Niles RS6SI rock speakers on another Connect Amp. The Niles rocks sound great, but seem power starved at louder levels. I have these by my pool connected with 100-125' of 12Awg. I have been offered a pair of Niles RS8SI rock speakers, and I know these will require more power. So, to do this I just ordered a Sonos Connect and a Niles SI-2150 amplifier. With the Sonos Connect connected to the Niles amp with RCA, will the Sonos Connect activate the Niles amp's audio sensing? I've read a few posts saying it will, and some saying it won't. My components are in a closet and I don't want to have to power the a

I'm trying to put my Sonos network in its own VLAN (security and better multicast control), however, I've noticed periodically I'm getting blocked high port number connections back to by devices running the controller software. My firewall rules are configured to allow established and related connections, but for some reason these connections aren't being considered as related. Does anyone have any idea what they are? It doesn't seem to be affecting the network at all dropping them. Jun 20 16:19:57 SecureGateway kernel: [LAN_IN-2008-D]IN=eth0.200 OUT=eth0 MAC=80:2a:a8💿52:61:5c:aa:fd:e5:7d:fc:08:00:45:00:00:3c SRC=10.2.1.253 DST=10.0.1.16 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=0 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=1400 DPT=58735 WINDOW=5792 RES=0x00 ACK SYN URGP=0 Jun 20 16:20:20 SecureGateway kernel: [LAN_IN-2008-D]IN=eth0.200 OUT=eth0 MAC=80:2a:a8💿52:61:b8:e9:37:88:fc:00:08:00:45:00:00:3c SRC=10.2.1.245 DST=10.0.1.16 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=

I was at a Sonos Training event today and was told if I connected multiple Sonos Connect Amps located in a closet or rack to an unmanaged switch via Ethernet cable I was fine as long as I didn't daisy chain the cat5 cable from Connect Amp to Connect Amp but connected a single cable 5 cable from each connect amp to the switch. The sonos trainer said daisy chaining would cause a loop and broadcast storms. Then an hour later I sat through another vendor training that warned if you connected two connect amps to a switch with single cat5 each they would cause a network loop because they would still communicate through the wireless mesh cause network loop creating broadcast storms. I also forgot to ask what if I had 4 Sonos Connect amps connected via single cat5 each to unmanaged switch, 1 boost connect to switch, 2 playbars connected via cat5, 2 paired Play1 connected wirelessly, and 1 Sub paired with Playbar connected to network by Cat5 cable to switch. Have I created a problem?

Hi there, I'm new to Sonos and have recently installed 4 devices (2 x connects and 2 x Ones). I've had the occasional blip in playback so have run the network matrix which I've attached. My wifi signal is very strong in all areas - I've got hardwired repeaters in my roof directly above all the Sonos devices. I havent hard wired any of the Sonos devices to the network yet as this would involve taking a cable down from ceiling. What I'm interested in understanding: - should I start with hard wiring a Sonos device or is it better to go with a Boost? - if you go with a Boost does that mean that Sonos then only works via the Boost? If so then I'd probably need multiple Boosts. Any advice appreciate. thanks.

I have my computer hooked up through HDMI into the TV. The TV is hooked up to my Sonos system through digital audio optical output from my playbar (also have 2 play 1s). Computer settings are set to send sound through HDMI. The TV settings are set to play through the External Speaker (sonos); however my computer sends sound only through the TV's internal speakers. All my other devices (Chromecast, Roku) play audio through the Sonos system which are both through HDMI. For some reason, my computer will not do the same. Any advice is appreciated. TV: Samsung 8080 series