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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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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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3 years ago
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timc995Prominent Collaborator I
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Sonos AMP (not connect:amp) repair

I have two Sonos AMPs that have no power.  I have had a lot of success fixing Connect and Connect:AMP (old and new) devices (there are other threads here on this site), so thought I’d have a look at this AMP problem.After getting it open (see here), I was able to extract the first of two PC boards.  The first board is entirely made up of the power supply.  The outputs are provided to the rest of the unit via two metallic standoffs.  There is also a small connection to the RCA connectors -- I haven’t looked into that yet, other than to see that there seems to be an optical trigger feeding back to the power supply (I have no idea what it is for).The power board has a much newer fabrication technique, and looks like it will be quite a lot harder to diagnose and repair.  I couldn’t find the problem with it.  BUT… I moved on.  The power board outputs are marked GND and 48V, so I fed 48V into the second board via this, from an external power supply.  It worked great, and the device booted up

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3 years ago
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bojesperContributor I
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connect sonos one with airplay 2 compatible tv

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

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4 years ago
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Peppino_caContributor I
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update 10.4.2

With latest update alarms do not have My Music option anymore? Wondering why?

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4 years ago
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Arnaud4985Contributor II
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Installation pour bar restaurant (2 pieces)

Bonjourje souhaiterais avoir votre avis et le matériel nécessaire pour mon installation son et image pour mon bar restaurant.je vais essayer de vous expliquer clairement.j'installe 2 tv samsung "the frame 2022" avec pour chacun son boitier déporté "one connect. Une TV pour la salle restaurant et une TV pour la salle bar. Donc j'ai bien 2 boitiers one connect relier à chaque TV..J'installe un ampli sonos AMP.2 enceintes encastré au plafond relié en filaire à l'ampli sonos. (partie restaurant).2 autres enceintes murales filaire relié au même Sonos Amp (partie bar)une box internetmes questions sont comment relié le tout pour qu'avec les 2 boitiers one connect je puisse n'avoir qu'une seul source tv?Ce que je souhaite est de relié les 2 tv ensemble pour avoir la même image en même temps (même source Hdmi). Est ce que je peux relier les 2 tv avec la box internet, le Sonos Amp, les 2 boitiers one connect (samsung) et en installant un boitier iptv?Mais que je puisse régler mon son différemmen

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1 year ago
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Sykes18Avid Contributor I
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Volume limiting on Onkyo

I recently purchased a new Onkyo receiver, Sonos speakers and amp.  The installation and configuration was fairly simple and straight forward.  I am very happy with them and everything is working together, but I have not been able to able to overcome the volume limiting.   I have Polk audio speakers and anyone that has had Polk audio speakers knows you need a good amp,  they are very power hungry and will not even operate until you have raised the volume to a higher level.  I have volume limit on sonos turned off and I have set my Onkyo amp to start at the volume that will start to power the speakers.   When I play music from the sonos app to my onkyo / polk audio the volume slide starts are near ½ to ¾ volume on the slide bar.  Leaving only about ¼ of the bar remaining to raise the volume.   When I move it to the max volume on the sonos app it is really only about ½ volume limit on the amp.  I can still adjust with amp controls.   In addition the sensitivity of the volume control with

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4 years ago
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marjacksContributor I
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Wall mounting and general layout advice for new open plan space

I'm in the midst of creating a new large open-plan living/dining kitchen space in my house and would like to wall mount my SONOS speakers high up near the ceiling as part of the project. I have two questions. Firstly, I've seen some discussion suggesting that SONOS speakers aren't great when mounted at near ceiling height. Is this the case and if so, can it be 'made to work' e.g. by tilting speakers downwards? Second question (a two parter!) is, the room I'm creating is slightly 'L' shaped (see image below) and I would love some advice on placement and if my existing Play:1's will suffice, or if I should consider moving to something bigger? Note the TV will be on the wall facing the sofa and will have the Playbar mounted underneath. I'm looking to get good all-round sound and had initially thought about the four locations circled on the drawing. Don't need anything too overwhelming, but also want to be able to adequately fill the space. [img]5b68d86c-6fc5-482e-849d-e4e12ea53814.

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5 years ago
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dan2511Contributor I
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Play: 3 Power Supply Fault

I have a Play:3, which is past its warranty. I dismantled it to find it has the well documented fault with a blown capacitor. However, there is also damage also to one of the surface mount diodes. I have sourced some new capacitors to replace those, however I am not sure what spec this diode is, and wondered whether any of you have had the same issue and if any solution was found? It appears to be D307, and has a code of AN 97 printed on it. As far as I can see, I will have to bridge the track to wherever the diode's anode was connected. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, as I cannot find a schematic or circuit diagram anywhere, and the board is quite badly charred!! :) [img]8df77bb3-fb4d-4fb9-a517-86a997d912f4.jpg[/img]

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5 years ago
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rezonatefreqContributor I
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Sonos sub with additional subs and bass shakers

Thought his group might be interested in my adventure adding four additional subs, three powered non Sonos subs and couch bass shakers to my Sonos sub. The Sonos sub is paired to a Sonos ARC and two more One SL’s for a 5.1 system on the TV. I had but shakers in the couch and several other subs left over from the conversion from a Pioneer Elite system. Got tired of having to update the receiver for the newest audio formats, 3D, and 4k. Then the hardware 4k bug hit the latest crop of AV receivers and I pulled the trigger on the Sonos ARC and sub. The sound quality was not quite the same but the versatility and ease of use of the system is easily makes up for it especially if you ask the wife. This mod took the sound quality up to be nearly equal if not better.  I wanted to use my existing non Sonos subs but did not like the mods I found on the interwebs connecting powered subs to Ones and Plays directly from the speaker outputs. If I did that I would have no real processed sub audio from

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2 years ago
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wddossettContributor II
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Sonos line in delay and cisco switch port flap

So… a year or so ago at least I remember I was having a big delay between the video on my computer and the audio from the line in on my connect …  finally found that sonos had for some reason changed the delay to 2000ms max.  Seems they did it again at some point…  and I’m old and couldn’t remember where the setting was… finally found it, but having tons of inconsistencies on my sonos system which has worked great for years…  I hardwired most of my sonos system… but over the last month or so, my CIsco 2960 PoE switch has started complaining about ports that sonos is plugged into flapping.  I am assuming this is because it is doing both wired and wireless and for some reason sends a packet on wired/wireless and receives on the other - maybe.  Anyway, I’ve gone about turning off wireless on all my hardwired systems.  I have a full on cinema with playbar, sub and two sonos 3s for the rear.  I read a post that you should leave wireless on …. but I really would prefer to NOT have wireless o

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3 years ago
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BPietersContributor I
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Play 5 gen 2 only base tones after overvoltage repair (Power on failure)

For anyone reading along here, please note that this is a very bad idea for a number of reasons, the most important being:1: It’s dangerous, potentially resulting in serious injury or death. Please do not open the speakers, as they can still carry a charge despite being powered off / unplugged.2: You are breaking your warranty: Sonos Terms of Sale3: Sonos can’t help you fix it.Hi, I had destroyed my sonos play 5 gen 2. I made a mistake which caused power supply of 400V.Then I found the very usefull youtube video explaining met how to repair.The 3.15 A fuse and the varistor where dead. After replacing them the speaker was able to power on.But the sound is not well. It produces almost no mid and high tones. I have disconnected the three base speakers and found it does give a little bit of mid and high tones. All three speakers are working. But not at normal levels. Does anyone have a next step for me? Or can I buy the complete repaired board somewere?

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1 year ago
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sjmarkwellContributor I
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Best Karaoke setup

I’ve been battling this one for a while and trying to get best set-up with minimal components and making best use of Sonos gear I already have. Gear I’m using: Lucky voice box mixer with 2 mics, Laptop with Spotify and Musicmatxh loaded, HDMI into old LG TV with sound off, Sound into Mixer and then into Sonos 5 (gen2) aux in (plus trying to get working with a Playbar via optical in) With the Play 5 the setup is plagued by the delay between singing voice and the sound being processed by Sonos system which makes it difficult to sing along as you can hear your voice delayed. Ideal solution would be if Play 5 aux in signal could be processed directly without lag - in similar way to when I play TV sound through my Playbar. Is there any software fix coming that could speed up the sound signal? 2nd challenge: I want to use the Lucky Voice in another room with laptop with Spotify and Music Match feeding into LG TV with optical out feeding Playbar. Has anyone tried to connect the karaoke mixer

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4 years ago
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dforgContributor I
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Mesh DECO M5 with 4x amp:connect... not working anymore (working fine under old setup with 3  Extreme)

Hi guys, I need serious help after replacing my 3  extreme for 6x TP-Link DECO M5 impossible to get any music through the DECO M5 here's my original setup 4x Sonos AMP:CONNECT 3x AirPort Extreme (tower version) never connected any CAT5 to any of my 4x AMP:CONNECT all music was perfectly streamed only over wifi form any od all my  devices without any issues for years I decide to replace the 3x older Airport for 6x DECO M5 1x DECO is acting as a router & I have connected a network switch for network port expansion, NAS, iMac.... the only difference is my new wifi system (much better over my 6000sq/ft) but now after totally reset my 4x AMP:CONNECT I still not able to stream anything on it as a test I decided to reconnect 1x older AirPort Extreme directly to my network switch (who is connected directly to the new DECO). BINGO !!! music is back !!! but I have to create a different wifi network, 1x for DECO, 1x for Airport Why I can stream through the airport connected the

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4 years ago
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MetalicNekoContributor I
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Pioneer Works with Sonos

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!

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4 years ago
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cb1Contributor I
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Sonos Amp with 6 Speakers

Hello Community, I have a question on the new Sonos Amp. I have three sets of B&W speakers; 2 in-ceiling (CCM80) and 1 outdoor (WM6). They're all rated to handle up to 130W at 8ohms. They're connected to a single home run with each having their own Niles volume control (VCS100K) in their respective rooms. I would like just to have one amp since I have impedance matching volume controls for each speaker already in place. Here are my three scenarios: Scenario 1. If I run three 8ohm speakers on one channel with a 2x multiplier for the VCs, the total impedance is 5.3. I calculated the power output for 5.3ohms to be 188W. Assuming that calculation is correct, that's 63W/channel. That's really not too bad, but I'm looking to get more out of this amp since it's rated at 125W at 8ohms. This is the most likely and safest scenario. Scenario 2. If I adjust the Sonos Amp max volume to be around 80-90%, do I need to set the VC switch multiplier to 2x for each VC or will it be okay with it

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5 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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purlContributor I
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control Port from Apple Home with voice control via HomePod?

I have a Port connected via Ethernet, and a Apple HomePod (connected via WiFi) but can’t figure out if I can voice control the Port via the HomePod.. for example play a track from Amazon Music on Port using a voice command.My first problem is that … although I have added the Port to the Apple Home app, it stays greyed out and is non functional from within the app. Is this the root of the problem?  

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2 years ago
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User308609Contributor I
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Best way to connect multiple amps

I recently wired my home for in ceiling speakers that are being powered by Sonos.  Most go back to a home base where multiple amps reside, and some go to the rooms where they need to accept a line in input such as a cable box.  What would be the most efficient setup?  I prefer to use ethernet vs wireless whenever possible.   Location 1: Wired connection Main switch (which connects to all non sonos ethernet ports in the house as well) → Sonos Bridge → Sonnos Amp (new) → 6 Sonos Connect Amp ZP120 all daisy chained Location 2: Wired connection to Main Switch (same as above) → Sonos Amp (new) Location 3: Wired connection to Main switch (same as above) → Sonos Connect Amp ZP120 → Sonos Connect AMP ZP120 → Sonos Connect Amp ZP100 There are also 2 Play:1 and 1 Play:5 being used wireless in the house.     Should any of these be wired back to the switch instead of daisy chained? Do I get any benefit from having the Sonos Bridge wired where it is in location 1? Is there a maximum for daisy chain

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4 years ago
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