Hey guys,
I know this has been asked before already, but I couldn't find a recent topic regarding this.
At my parents’ place, we have a fairly extensive Sonos setup that has been in place for many years. It’s a mix of older and newer equipment, but everything runs via the S2 controller.
Currently, everything operates over SonosNet. A few Sonos devices are wired, with only two devices having Sonos Wi-Fi enabled (to prevent STP issues with Unifi). This setup works reasonably well, but compared to my own setup at home, I notice that everything is much more sluggish. Grouping devices often takes tens of seconds, volume changes don’t register immediately, skipping sons occasionally takes some time, etc.
Summary of the setup:
They have a main house and a smaller garden house that are far apart in terms of Wi-Fi coverage.
Main
• 2x CONNECT:AMP (one with a Sub Mini wired directly to it, both wired, but only one AMP has Sonos Wi-Fi enabled)
• 1x ERA 300 (I think this one only supports wifi?)
• 1x Standalone PLAY:1
• 1x Set with Playbar and 2x PLAY:1
• 1x Roam (which is only used sporadically)
Garden
• 1x CONNECT:AMP (wired!)
• 1x Set with 2x PLAY:1 and SUB
• 1x Standalone PLAY:1
• 1x CONNECT (outside with some 20+ y/o powered JBL Control speakers but still going strong )
My question:
What is the best way to set up the connections in 2025? I can think of three possible methods:
1. Current setup: Multiple wired devices, but only two with Sonos Wi-Fi enabled.
2. Everything on Wi-Fi and no wired connections.
3. Everything on Wi-Fi, with a few wired devices but Sonos Wi-Fi disabled (see next note).
Network setup
I use Unifi for networking. I’ve already went through the best practices and use a similar setup for my parents place and my own, this doesn’t seem to be an issue (anymore, took some time...)
Coverage is good in all areas except for the CONNECT. It’s outside and likely won’t be able to connect via Wi-Fi. If switching to Wi-Fi is the best solution, I will add an extra access point there though.
Curious to hear about your experiences!