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  • October 19, 2025
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I am heavily invested in Sonos, but I’ve just about had enough with it. I have probably spent in total several weeks of my life trying to fix random issues with it.

The latest issue I have, I bought an Arc Ultra and 2 Era 300s to go in my lounge to replace an existing arc and 2 One SLs. They would not connect, lots of issues, hours on the phone to support (which by the way I’m STILL waiting to hear back from with a solution!). After a bit of Copilot help, I think i fixed the issue, which was to enable IGMP on my Draytek Vigour router. I thought I might have finally resolved the issue. However, this in turn has caused another issue, which is to stop a pair of Fives (and a Sub) set up in a stereo pair from working.

One of the Fives connects and plays, but the other constantly shows as an issue annd no longer connected along with the Sub. If i play music on the one which is connected, the other one will randomly play along with the sub, then cut out, then play, then cut out. Then the whole room disappears from the app, then it comes back, then it plays, then it stops! Then noting happens. I disable IGMP on the router and guess what, it starts to work again, but the Lounge stops working instead with the new Arc Ultra!!!!!!!!

Why is this so called multi room system so incompatible with itself, it is driving me crazy. The pair of Fives are the only speakers in the house I simply cannot get a hard wired connection to.

Any help would be appreciated before I put the whole system on eBay and go a different route!

Diagnostic code from 5 mins ago is *********

 

Moderator Edit - Removed and recorded diagnostic number.

Best answer by iball123456

Solved.

Had more than 32 products! I had no idea the system was limited in the number of products you can connect. Glad i googled if there was a maximum system size, shame i didn’t think about it until a week after I began wrestling with it!

Not sure how technical support didn’t spot this and advise me straight away rather than getting me to spend 3 hours turning it all on and off! 

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  • October 20, 2025

Solved.

Had more than 32 products! I had no idea the system was limited in the number of products you can connect. Glad i googled if there was a maximum system size, shame i didn’t think about it until a week after I began wrestling with it!

Not sure how technical support didn’t spot this and advise me straight away rather than getting me to spend 3 hours turning it all on and off! 


Jamie A
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  • Sonos Staff
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  • October 20, 2025

Hi ​@iball123456,

I’m sorry to hear that you had issues with your system and for your experience with our support team, but I’m glad to hear that you found out what the issue was.

I do agree with you that support should’ve seen that you had hit the product limit: I’ve found your case, so I’ll forward this as feedback to the team for the agent.

I hope you’re enjoying your Arc Ultra and Era 300s!


  • Lyricist I
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  • November 10, 2025

Hi, I purchased as soon as Ark and as soon as error 100 for the last three months, I had so many issues when art place soon as 100s they’re not playing clean that mean the sound keeps cutting out every now and then they’re faced towards the TV next to the couch on each side and Most of the time starting or turning on the TV the system is missing or one of the items such a hassle would never buy someone again ever trying to find a way to post it or sell it on eBay. Let’s go back to Bose. suggestion is hire somebody who can make an app they’re talented young ones out there that can make the app more friendly. The whole system is just backwards or is basically designed to fail. It’s like somebody inside someone of this, trying to sabotage Sonos😫