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Gehmjc21Contributor I
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Sonos Amp: S2 & outdoor projector

Good evening, Last month I installed the Sonos Amp with two outdoor speakers on the back patio. The Amp is in our pool house and we enjoying streaming music with the S2 app.  I'd like to set up an outdoor projector so the kids can watch movies, and ideally have the sound play through the speakers (S2 app)?  From my research I'm hearing that I need a projector with HDMI arc?  If this is the case I cannot find an outdoor projector with this option.  Any thoughts?  I have a Samsung Note 11 for a phone.  My hope was to stream Netflix, Disney, Amazon Prime Video and have all the audio play on the speakers.  I appreciate the help and feedback!

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17 days ago
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MrJakeContributor I
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Can I use Play 5 headphone port as line out to amplifier?

I have a play 5 that’s great, but moved into a new house with a really good sound system. Can I use the headphone port on the play 5 to connect to my amp and basically use the old play 5 instead of a Sonos ‘Port’? I understand this would mute the play 5 speaker.  Thanks 

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ratty
1 month ago
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vinyldobbyContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

Sonos and Linn Selekt

I have two completely different music setups - the first is a Sonos network with 4 S2 speakers and a Roam. The second comprises Radford amp plus Cambridge pre-amp, Linn Selekt, Tannoy Arden speakers. I like to listen to music on the Ardens but often would like to send a song to a Sonos speaker so my wife can hear in her den! Is there any way that I could connect the two systems in this way. I use Qobuz a lot and whilst this is accessible through Sonos or through the Selekt I want them joined! Is this possible? Many thanks.

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ratty
11 months ago
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JohnJKContributor I
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Dolby Atmos in main room and whole house audio with music

Hey all, I have a Sonos Beam, a sub and two One SLs for rear channels for my TV in the living room / kitchen. I also have two more One SLs in my bedroom and office and a Sonos Roam in both bathrooms. I find that Dolby Atmos sounds best in the main room because of the separation of sounds. However, if I want to listen to music throughout the house, Dolby Atmos is deactivated in the main room and I get what appears to be ultra-HD, which may or may not be 5.1, but certainly has less sound separation in the main room. I assume this is normal behavior so stream the same signal to every speaker. Is there a way to get Dolby Atmos in the main room and also have music playing in the whole house? If not, I would strongly suggest this as a future update.

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1 month ago
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DFG1000Contributor I
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Require TV to control volume and mute functions, not Playbar

This is my first post on the forum, and I’m hoping a problem can be solved.I have a Playbar I bought in November 2019 connected to a Sony 77-inch TV I bought in August 2020. These are co-located and connected with the optical fibre cable. Everything operates perfectly except for the remote control aspect. Both the TV and the Playbar have their latest firmware builds.The TV and all its functions respond perfectly to the remote control over at least an 80 degree angle on each side of centre of the TV, i.e., almost the full hemisphere of control, whereas the Playbar volume and mute functions respond only to about 45 degrees on each side of centre, half of the hemisphere. In my family room, because of its design, the TV and Playbar are in their “best” positions, and I’m wishing to be able to use the full ± 80 degrees angle with the remote because of seating arrangements.On the TV sound settings, I have selected “external sound system” instead of “internal speakers”.  Unfortunately, in this

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9 months ago
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PortnoyContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

Port > Connect for Line In - Fixed my turntable drops

I can’t thank folks enough for the advice on these boards.   I’ve learned a ton, enjoyed myself, and your advice brought me from a very spotty system to a matrix that’s all green with 50+ strength vertices.  (S1, 14 components of mixed vintage on 3 floors, SonosNet off an Eero used as a router).BUT I was still getting drops when streaming from my turntable to a Connect to 3 nearby rooms. All rooms would drop out for a second or two then come back.It was solvable for 1-2 rooms with line in compression plus a 2 sec input delay and airplay as source type, but 3 rooms would still drop out.Sonos tech said there was a lot of interference in my space and I’m sure he’s right.I needed another Line In anyway so got a Port (just as a line in, so I was agnostic on the digital out kerfluffle).I was hoping the Port’s stronger WiFi radio mentioned by ratty might help and thought the add’l processing power for ADC might help (the old connect seemed (?) to drop more often as it heated up).Just hooked i

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Corry P
1 year ago
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SolatidoContributor I
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Can I pair 2 Roams to a Beam and then use the Beam as a sort of subwoofer to complement the Roams?

Is it definitely possible to pair a Beam (Gen 2) with two Roams, and somehow use the equalizer to get only bass notes out of the Beam, if this makes sense. I've been told that it is not possible to use the Sonos subwoofer (or the possibly-upcoming mini-sub) with the Roams.All three speakers would be in my kitchen (not connected to any other Sonos system), and I first simply need to know that it would be technically feasible to pair a Beam with 2 Roams, and second if it would be possible to set up the Beam to primarily output low (bass) notes.I've looked through the Support questions, and I haven't seen an answer. Any knowledgeable, informed response would be appreciated. if there are any alternative solutions, I’d love to hear them as well. ty

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buzz
3 months ago
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huntaaarAvid Contributor I
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Wireless setup out of sorts in some way

Hi, I have a system with various home speakers, a Move, and a Roam. Even though there is a speaker wired in and every speaker possible is on WM:0 i still get the below message.I’m sure to problem is probably with the extender, but any advice how I can stop this message every time i do most things on Sonos would be very welcome.  

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1 month ago
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rusty75Contributor I
posted in Advanced setups

send front channels of 5.1 and/or 2.0 signal to symfonisk per upnp?

This is a bit of a complicated scenario, but in essence I am wondering if it is possible toextract the front left and right channels of an HDMI stereo or surround input stream send them to 2 Symfonisk speakers (front left/right) that are connected as UPnP renderersI would then try to deal with the rest of the signal in another way; eventually also UPnP or wired off a soundcard… thank you Background: I very much like the Symfonisk panels, but they cannot be configured as front left/rights in a surround setup for some reason, so I am returning the rest of the Sonos stuff (Beam2 and sub)

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buzz
4 months ago
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MARINOS WNRContributor I
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DJ WITH SONOS 1, SL

Hello is there a possibility to connect SONOS 1, SL with a software Dj Mixer console ?I have 10 speakers connected and would like to Mix up some music.Thanks

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1 month ago
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rrebotoContributor I
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iOS app and Location setting ... but only on certain wifi

Hello all,I have been scratching my head for days setting up my Sonos Play:1 speaker to be accessible across VLANs on my home network.  Tonight, I seem to have stumbled on a strange fix: turning off the app’s access to Location data in the iOS settings.My network is roughly setup like this:multicast VLAN + 2.4GHz wifi which contains Sonos and AppleTV guest VLAN + 2.4GHz wifi trusted VLAN + 5GHz wifiWith this setup I was able to control Sonos from the guest network, so I was pretty confident that my VLAN configuration was setup properly.  But, strangely I was unable to control Sonos from my trusted network.I finally decided to configure my trusted wifi to use 2.4GHz and things worked!  This made me decide to plug my Play:1 in via ethernet.  I figured this would avoid any issues with wifi since it would be accessible on the network over the wire.However, the problem persisted; the app would work fine on the Guest network, but it would not work on the Trusted network at 5GHz.I found mysel

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Corry P
1 year ago
AndreGutierrez
AndreGutierrezContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

Broadcast STP

Buen dia, tengo un inconveniente bastante delicado en cuanto a la configuración de sonos , tengo un sistema luxul que consta de un router epic 5 un switch administrable, y varios access point que distribuyen wifi, resulta que por un tema conocido como broadcast storm, que es generado por el sistema de comunicación de sonos, me resulta afectando la red de wifi, sobretodo la de 2.4g, tengo varias preguntas dado que he intentado todo cuanto he encontrado en internet para solucionar dicha tormenta.tengo 4 barras Arc de sonido, 4 amp,  1 port, y 2 sub. 5 de estos equipos cuentan con cable y 3 de estos equipos se encuentran conectados vía wifi, hemos configurado el protocolo stp en los puertos que conectan los sonos, pero estos están conectados a switch no administrados de 5 puertos y este a su vez esta conectado al switch principal administrable, con la configuración recomendada para controlar el stp, pero no he logrado estabilizar mi red, la pregunta es que consejo me da sonos para realiza

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ratty
7 months ago
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FerencContributor I
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Connect 2 LG CX TV's to Sonos AMP HDMI-ARC via Switch

Hi,I am looking for help. Would it be possible to connect two TV’s to a single Sonos AMP by using a Switch? If so, is anyone aware of an auto switching Switch that could do this? For context, I have an LG CX 48” for PC and above it I have an LG CX 65” for movies. I only use one of them at the time. I would love to find a solution where I could connect them both through the HDMI ARC port and not have to introduce extra steps when switching screens. Thanks for looking.

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Corry P
4 months ago
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IwishiwaskittensContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

HU80KA projector addition

I’m looking to move to a rear projection situation and I’d like to pick some brains before jumping in.  I currently use a Sonos Amp to power floor speakers and as an interface for a turntable. I’d ideally like to move these to the rear and use these floor speakers as the surround satellites which would bring the Amp close to the projector with a Sub and Arc up front. Does this situation make sense? Do I need to hardwire the Arc to the projector for full atmos and the rest of the surround drives from that or can the Amp push this out? 

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Ken_Griffiths
7 months ago
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jtreitzContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

Control volume of all grouped speakers with HDMI ARC

When I group my soundbar with my front stereo, I’d like to control the volume of all speakers using the TV remote / HDMI ARC, not just the soundbar. Alternatively it would be nice to add the stereos to the soundbar similar to surrounds but still be able to use them separately for music.

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Ken_Griffiths
1 month ago
Hurlow
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
1 year ago
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M0NAWContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

speech enhancement

Hi I have the arc + 1sls +sub gen 3 I have hearing difficulties and have to use hearing aids,I find I need the speech enhancement on but I find it a little to much, I guess my hearing aids enhance the high frequencies a lot. Is it possible in future updates to make the speech enhancement adjustable with a slider instead of just on of off. ? 

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7 months ago
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lemusicContributor I
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Grouping 2 speakers

I used to have a group with both my products/Beam and One.  Now it says I have to have 3 products for a group?  When did that change and what is the work around? I don’t want to be forced to buy a 3rd products. I also have 3 additional ALEXA speakers,but I don’t think they can be grouped with Sonos 

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1 year ago
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LjpContributor I
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Can I add to Surround Sound Arc setup via Amp and in ceiling Speakers?

Hi,I currently have an ARC soundbar, Sub, and Set of Ones surrounds setup. (Via eHDMI)I have some unused in-ceiling speakers as well. If I buy an Amp and connect these via banana clips...will the original setup still function the same too?Or do I loose the functionality of the Ones in order for the Amp to work with the other in-ceiling speakers? Note: this room is only used for watching TV, no music playing Thanks!

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Airgetlam
29 days ago
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Tsk1882Trending Lyricist I
asked in Advanced setups

same speakers, different sources

I have an arc and two ones acting as rear speakers for my tv. Am I also able to use the ones for my stereo/turntable when not using the tv? If so, how? thanks! 

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bockersjv
5 months ago
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perrydavid1985Avid Contributor I
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Sonos AMP Kef ci200qr

I have a client that has 3 ci200qr kef in ceiling speakers, however he only has 1 sonos amp. He wants them all on the same amp, any issue connecting all 3 and using dual mono mode? 1 speaker is in bathroom, other 2 are in kitchen, would like the 2 in kitchen to be same volume level. 

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1 month ago
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Johan-cContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

is there any possibility to group/connect/sync a play 5 gen 1 with a sonos five?

I have a place with an open kitchen. In the main area i have 2 sonos five and a sonos move grouped on an S2 system. In the open kitchen i want to connect my old play 5 gen 1 to play synchronized with the rest. I mainly use streaming audio via airplay. Downgrading the rest to S1 seems like restricting the available options, S1 doesn’t find the new fives, nor the Move. So the play 5 is not in the same system and thus not groupable with the S2 system. Is there any possibility to get this play 5 gen 1 with the rest? If necessary i can connect them with an aux cable, but i dont know if the Five has an aux out or aux in …. 

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11 months ago
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nexmrysContributor I
asked in Advanced setups

Adding Music Library from iPad

Is there a way to setup and add my Apple Music library from my iPad without accessing Sonos from a computer?

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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WillieBG78Contributor I
posted in Advanced setups

Using Stereo Pair of Ones and Play:5

I recently bought and extra OneSL to stereo pair with my exisiting One.  I also have a Play:5 2nd generation.  I’ve put them all on the same bookshelf, with the Play 5 in the middle and the Ones off to both sides.  It sounds pretty awesome.  Question: Should I adjust the equalizer to increase bass output on the Play5 and increase treble on the ones?   Would this make much difference?  Would the Play 5 actually provide more bass by doing this? I’ve played around with it, and so far it seems dependent on the music as to which sounds better. 

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7 months ago
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RoaddawgContributor I
posted in Advanced setups

Seperate room setup

I have the Sonos Arc, sub gen 3 and 2 surrounds Ones that I use for TV and music. Works great. Could I hook up 2 additional One Sls in a different room that won’t play the TV sound with the other components but will play my music with the other components? Basically When I watch TV I don’t want the 2 extra speakers that’ll be in a different room to output speaker sound. But when I play music I want them all to work together. Thanx

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1 year ago

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