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Sorry if this is the wrong place to postHello and good afternoon! I was curious if perhaps anyone on here may be able to assist me with an issue I ran into regarding streaming content and my Sonos play bar please. I have 2 play bars and a sub but I’ve only ever used them for music, however I purchased a new TV recently and I’d like to set up the Sonos system to work with the TV. The television is Samsung 85” model U8000F. Unfortunately for me the tv does not have a dedicated optical audio output for a cable connection to the play bar, so to overcome this obstacle I acquired a device called the Insignia audio extractor (links below)  in order to connect the play bar to the tv. The Tv does have ARC/EARC in one of the HDMI ports as well, but the extractor only supports EARC I believe. After I got everything set up I experienced difficulty with streaming content not loading/not working/strange error messages. I thought it was a Disney plus issue at first, but that wasn’t the only service I

After a lot of frustrations and a lot of troubleshooting I have finally got my network and Sonos playing nicely. I run a Cisco enterprise network at home. WS-C3850-12X48U-E switch and AIR AP3802I and AP1562I access points. Switch configuration:IGMP has to be enabled for the VLAN you have your Sonos connected toip igmp snooping querier address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (VLAN interface IP)ip igmp snooping vlan 410 querier address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (VLAN interface IP)ip igmp snooping vlan 410 immediate-leaveSince I have Sonos Era 100 Pros. If you want them to be able to use more than 15.4 watts of PoE power you need to enable LLDP.  After that they’ll use 30 wattslldp runPorts are configured as access ports with spanning-tree portfast switchport access vlan 410 switchport mode access spanning-tree portfastThat’s all I needed to do on my switch.I run a Cisco mobility express controller on 2 of my APs to manage my WiFi network. You have to enable mDNS for the VLAN your Sonos is on. You should also add

Hello,  I dont see any reason why the other Topic was closed. Refering to I will not accept the fact that this is just closed to say “Just put it in same VLAN”. This is far more like a F*** O*** statement towards your customers. The previous models, were pretty fine working, untill the ERA has been released. How hard is it to listen also to your customers who wants to secure their enviroment and put things in different VLANS?  If this is not being fixed in the coming months, our stores in the Netherlands (35+), will not be onboarded with SONOS setups. To be honest, I still want this to get to work, but if this will stay like this, there is no other choice to see other brands. This is not a threat or a warning, just the facts.  Hope that someone from SONOS reads this actually. 

This post is not for everyone as it involves a Mesh Network and requires a wired backhaul for best performance.If you have a family that spends a lot of time outdoors in the summer on the patio, deck or poolside; you (or they) may be using a Sonos Move (1 or 2) and/or Sonos Roam (1 or 2). On the other hand, you may want to install Sonos outdoor speakers (wired to a Sonos Amp) that will be located several yards (meters) away from the main dwelling; or Wi-Fi struggles to penetrate walls adjacent to the exterior.There are several ways to resolve the issues I just mentioned. However, I’d like to focus on one and that’s an Outdoor Router. Outdoor routers can be powered by PoE (Power over Ethernet) or Electrical.I recently installed one by ASUS; the “ZenWiFI BD5” Outdoor Router. It’s a full-blown dual band 2.4Ghz/5Ghz Wi-Fi 7 router that I converted to a satellite node on my existing ASUS AiMesh network. When considering an outdoor router to be used as part of an existing Mesh network it’s b

I am building a home automation controller, repurposing a B&O Beosound 5 as the control unit, which is driven by a Pi with a python backend and angular UI. I am using v1 sonos connect as my music players. Apple music is setup and working correctly via the sonos app.I am able to enumerate albums/playlists etc using the Apple music rest API, with a dev & user token. If I send a play with a URI for a single track, it works. I am using soco as the library to send the play command.If I send a URI for a playlist or Album from my library, it succeeds in sending it, but then nothing plays and the App shows the URI with a message that there is an issue. uri = f"x-rincon-cpcontainer:1004206capple:libraryalbum:{library_album_id}sid=204&flags=8300&sn=1" 

I would like Sonos to work together with Apple Home and Apple Home Pod consistently.Had I known about Sonos at the time, I would not have purchased Home Pod, which in terms of audio experience is no more than a toy for children. However, since I have it, it can be used to enhance Sonos in one room. I have had only intermittent success in making this happen. Only once was I able to add Sonos as a device to Apple Home. In the meantime, I had to reconfigure Apple Home and Home Pod. Since then, every day is trying to get the music on both Home Pod and Sonos and crossing my fingers. When I try to add Sonos as a device in Apple Home, it does appear as something to add, but then I get the message that Airplay cannot connect to it (nonsense - it can and does as I see elsewhere) and that I need to check the Wi-Fi connection on my iPhone (also nonsense). I know for a fact that Sonos has a strong connection to my Wi-Fi. The problem seems to be centered on Apple Home. Even with this problem, Siri

 I’ve have read in some topics about how some devices index local libraries differently.  Would it be possible to allow the user to choose which device is the one that executes the index. ( Associated Product ).  This morning I used the old S1 app to check which device was the “Associated Product”.  Within a half hour or so it changed from the Arc to the Port.  Guess it can’t decide which one is best to perform an index. I’d like to be able to look at a list of individual devices and check a box that would assign a device as the “Associated Product”.

I’ll answer the Title of this post (which is posed as a question) in one word which IMO is  “None”.Sonos prefers a wireless environment whenever possible. Today’s routers are more robust with increased internal storage, gigabit RAM and top-end chipsets (i.e. processors). WiFi 7 routers are the growing trend which allows more information to be pushed through at faster speeds. However, you don’t need a WiFi 7 capable router to enjoy Sonos. Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 5 routers are fine. Only upgrade if you are noticing more drops than normal on an otherwise stable network. Routers do wear out and/or become more susceptible to interference.2.4Ghz is the band selected by most devices by default Devices capable of choosing between 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz will chose the latter when convenient for faster communication. Most devices will ignore 6Ghz unless they contain a chipset capable of handling the faster speed.Sonos will select 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz depending upon two factors:Equipment release date which we’ll cal

Help please. Sony Bravia 7 + arc + Panasonic UB820 4K. Could someone please let me know what the correct Dolby Atmos settings are for these 3 units.I have the correct Hdni cables.Your help would much appreciated. All the best.Greg. 

Hi, For about a 6-9 month now my sonos arc has been acting up. The sound suddenly disapear and I have to reset the entire county power grid to get it back. I have tried wired connection to my router and static IP. Also while playing from spotify there is a lottery if the music ever comes on. Imagine when you have some company over and is supposed to set the mood and you start fidgeting with “how the f*** do I get the music on this junk”.You cant cast music to the arc/”room” if the tv is not on. Really unstable system. I cant really recommend this to anyone.Nothing ever work on this piece of junk.  Anyone with the same problems?Sonos Arc, Sub Gen3 and Sonos one SL Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the Community Code of Conduct.

Please help:I have purchased and moved into a new house. The last owners were not the purchasers or installers of the pre-existing wired sound system and do not have the details. The house is 3 stories and 4000m2 in size, there is a very complex lan and wlan nbn enabled tree network that has a server room and cables running throughout. There are 5 wireless routers and the current speakers a visible in spotify via at least 2 different wifi routers. I am looking to transfer the sound system ownership of the new house and merge it with my current (small in comparison) s2 sonos wireless speaker network. The pre-existing speakers are built into the ceiling and are indoor and out door (there are around 15 speakers in 3 rooms).  I think the old system is about 5-10 years old and the mounted installed sonos s1 wired speakers might have integrated amps and the system seems to be run via lan network, with inputs via the wifi routers coordinated via a netgear switch in the server room. There is n

I have recently purchased a Beam Gen2 and a couple of Era 100s. My existing system is S1 so I need to upgrade if I want them to all play happily together. This I am failing to do. I have removed my 2 s1 only Connects but when i run the s2 Update it finds the system but is unable to update it.If I run the S1 app it tells me to check for updates, when i do this it takes me to the play store S2 App entry. The “system compatibility check” option is greyed out. If I run s2 it will find my s1 system but says it cannot update the system.I have been in touch with Sonos Support - the upshot of which was the 2nd line guy wanted me to reset my s2 components and add them one by one. This of course will result in me losing all my playlists. - which the Support guy said was the normal update approach.Help!

Hi.Have a big Sonos system. Exceed 32 units.Divided into more Sonos systems on same network. No problems - all using Netgear Orbi Mesh WiFi. Have Ikea Dirigera (newest) and Ikea remotes on my “primary system”.The Ikea switches (over time) from primary to secondary or third Sonos system leaving remotes non functional.When I power off and reconnect power to Dirigera - it again finds my primary system until next time it switches. In the Ikea Smart Home app - I cannot select a system. Look like Ikea scans my network for units and selects.

How to switch between systems in Sonos app? Every time I try to use the app to control volume after using one system, it mutes or disconnects the arc. I have to unplug the arc and then it works again. There has to be a better smoother way of doing this - using the app for two different systems on same network.

I manage my local music with Apple Music.  I then copy the entire music directory to a NAS so that the tracks are always available.  In the past, Sonos could harvest the playlists out of the .muscilibrary database but that recently stopped working.Is this a know bug?  Is there a work around?  I’ve attempted to use .xml and/or .m3u playlists as a tactical solution but Sonos flat out ignores the .xml files and the .m3u files show up as playlists but the list itself is empty.Thanks for any guidance.Charles.

I’m posting this because I’d like to present you with information regarding wireless streaming of music services and how it relates to the available band width provided by your router. Before I start, I’m going to provide information about my ISP and network setup.ISPGoogle Fiber 3G Plan (incoming) $100/mo_USDMy Network  Wi-Fi 7 Asus AiMesh with wired backhaul Asus GT-BE98 Pro Router (main node) Asus RT-BE96U Router x 2 (satellite nodes)I’ll admit that my setup is not the typical network utilized by most consumers. It is high-end in terms of equipment cost which is approximately $1500_USD and ISP service. However, the principles are the same regarding performance of a network regardless of build and specifications.This picture shows the Mbps hitting my router for download and upload which is approximately 3G as provided by my ISP Google Fiber. You need to understand that there is no consumer device currently available that can utilize 3G speeds.  A consumer device with a wired connecti

I have a upper and lower deck wanting to add a new zone for lower deck. Their is a JBL2210 sub powered by bridged crown 1502 for the upper deck mounted to ceiling of lower Deck.Will the sonos amps allow me to use a Y cable from both sub outs to a common 1 channel crown amp?Or will it require a type of autosensing RCA switch to flip the sub from (upper deck sonos amp zone 1) to (lower deck sonos amp zone 2)? 

The new system update included this:Authentication: This setting applies to third-party integrations that use Sonos cloud services and Local Area Network (LAN) APIs. When enabled, it requires those integrations to authenticate before connecting. Can someone please point me to any documentation for the aforementioned LAN APIs? developer.sonos.com covers SMAPI and the cloud API, but no mention of this LAN API.

Hello,Since June 11, identical loadAudioClip calls from server IP **[SERVER_IP_ADDRESS]** return 410 ERROR_RESOURCE_GONE, while calls from dev IP **[DEV_IP_ADDRESS]** still succeed.Environment:Sonos API v1.46.0 (OS 85.0-64200) cURL 7.68.0 on Debian 10 (server), cURL 7.77.0 on macOS (dev) API key and Bearer token identical Players: Era 100 (S39), IDs **[SONOS_PLAYER_ID_1]** & **[SONOS_PLAYER_ID_2]**Verified:GET /groups returns the same valid group/player IDs on both IPs JSON payload and headers for POST /audioClip are identical Failing request (server)curl -X POST https://api.ws.sonos.com/control/api/v1/players/**[SONOS_PLAYER_ID_2]**/audioClip \-H 'X-Sonos-Api-Key: [REDACTED]' \-H 'Authorization: Bearer [REDACTED]' \-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \-d '{"streamUrl":"https://[REDACTED]/test.mp3","priority":"HIGH","volume":10}'# → HTTP/1.1 410# {"errorCode":"ERROR_RESOURCE_GONE"} Question:Could our server IP **[SERVER_IP_ADDRESS]** be blocked or rate-limited on the audioClip endp

Any new on the setting volume limits at certain times of the day feature that was requested six years ago?Would be particularly useful for people who Airbnb their property out like.

Hello everyone,I would like to buy a Ray and a Roam 2 to:connect Ray on my TV, to watch movies and enhance tv audio have a Roam 2 AND the Ray connected to play music in sync, having the Roam 2 in another room, playing music from my Android phone (Sonos app)is this scenario possible? Or having the Ray connected to the TV only enable it to play music fro mthe TV?Moreover, if the previous scenario would be possible, can I add eventually a Era 100 to play music, in sync, also to it in addition to Ray and Roam 2 (3 devices simultaneously). Thanks!!

Bottom line: Connect ALL Sonos speakers directly to Wi-Fi if you have a strong Wi-Fi 6 mesh network.Don’t connect ANY speakers to Ethernet, as often recommended for older Sonos speakers like Play:1. This solved my problems with speakers dropping out of a large group and made older Sonos speakers more responsive while grouped with newer Sonos speakers. The details: Sonos Performance Tip: When Not to Use SonosNet (WM:0) Setup Summary:  ~10 Sonos speakers (mostly Play:1 and some newer models) No speakers wired to Ethernet A Boost was available but unplugged Strong Wi-Fi 6 mesh network (e.g., eero, TP-Link, etc.) 1 Gbps fiber internet   Findings:After trying both SonosNet (WM:0) and Wi-Fi mode (WM:1):  SonosNet made performance worse in this setup — more dropouts and instability Switching all speakers to WM:1 (Wi-Fi) resulted in clear improvement Boost was unplugged, and no speakers were wired via Ethernet — relying purely on the mesh Wi-Fi proved more stable   Takeaway: If you

Hi.  I am running two 16.1 systems in different homes - one was cloned from the other several years ago as Sonos had no other way to copy Playlists.  I now want to move a couple of speakers from one home to the other.   I havent upgraded anything, and the comments on the new App continue to tell me that is the right decision for me - Music Library, Playlists, ...and without a roll back plan when I discover the new system wont work with my currently fully functioning wireless I never will…..   So now to the question.If i take these speakers (a PLay 3 and a Play One), that are running identical software, and using my 16.1 app on the Android that is now dedicated to Sonos, will it allow me to add them, or will I get the ‘you need to do a system upgrade”.   Is there any genius out there that has either done this, or knows what might work.  I sadly suspect the moderators will respond with a party line telling me that the new app is great, but nope, not until there is a roll back option.   (

Hi,Does anybody knows when it will be posible to pair two Sonos Ace with Sonos ARC?  Regards.