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AntifonProdigy I
asked in Advanced setups

Setting static IP addresses

[To avoid any confusion: this is about static IP addresses, not reserved IP addresses!]Is it possible to set/unset static IP addresses within Sonos devices?The reason I ask is that I have just been checking in my router to see what internal IP addresses are currently in use, and I find that one of my Sonos devices out of a total of eleven has an IP address which is not within my DHCP range. It’s actually permanently on an IP address that I have (for many years) had statically assigned to another device.What I would like to do is to stop it from using that IP address, and get it to request an IP address via DHCP - in my assigned DHCP range - like the other ten devices do.Note that this device is one of four in my system that are connected via Ethernet to my network.[As above, this is the distinction between static and reserved IP addresses: To set a reserved IP address, you configure your router’s DHCP server to recognise a device’s MAC address and always give it a specific IP address w

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steveathanasContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

Sonos App Issues

Is anyone else having an issue yesterday and today? For both my wife and I when we load up the Sonos app on our iPhones (15 pro), the app is extraordinarily slow to show any recent listening history, and if you go to the gear tab, system is greyed out. I tried to attach a screenshot, but it didn’t work for some reason.Then I try to play something from Apple Music, and it just… doesn’t play. We have an Arc + 2 Era 300s and a Sub in one room, another room with a Move 1, and two other rooms with One SLs.So, what does work? I can use the Sonos app on my Windows computer and it works just fine (so far as I can tell) as all speakers can play in sync. I can also ask one of the speakers to do smarthome stuff with Alexa, and that works (lights on/off, etc.) but when I ask it to play music, it says the name of the song I asked for.. but doesn’t play it. Audio out of HDMI on the TV also works.I’ve rebooted my router, restarted both phones… and nothing.Grateful for any suggestions. 

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Corry P
24 minutes ago
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Nikhil_mContributor I
asked in Home theater

apple tv 4K says not available for ARC

I am trying to connect my Apple tv 4k latest generation to my VU TV already working with the sonos arc.Using the ARC HDMI port on the TV to connect with the sonos arc soundbar and the normal hdmi port to connect apple tv with the VU TV.Apple TV keeps saying haven’t received any response from the television.Will the normal HDMI support this connection, or need a ARC port also for connecting apple TV to sonos soundbar.Any response will be appreciated. ThanksNikhil

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FixMyTVAudioContributor I
asked in Home theater

Sonos AMP no longer working with Samsung Frame TV (2022)

My Samsung Frame TV is suddenly no longer able to play audio through my Sonos AMP connected via HDMI ARC. It was working fine yesterday and had worked largely without issue for ~2 years.I have a Samsung Frame TV (2022) with the following details:Model Code: QN65LS03BDFXZA Software Version: T-PTMAKUC-1622.4, BT - SI have a Sonos AMP with this info:Sonos OS: S2 Version: 16.1.1 (build 78152020) Hardware Version: 1.24.1.17-1.2I have the Sonos AMP connected to the Samsung TV’s HDMI ARC port (HDMI 3) and have been able to play audio from the TV and a connected Apple TV device without issue for almost 2 years. It was working fine yesterday. Today the TV is no longer recognizing the Sonos AMP as an audio output option and I am limited to the built-in TV Speakers.From the Sonos App on my phone, if I go to the AMP and click on TV Setup, then click Continue, then click Connected to ARC, then click Test connection, I get an error of “CEC not connected.” In troubleshooting, I have noticed that if I

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Corry P
1 hour ago
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InnesContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

Laggy controller

Anybody else experiencing laggy performance on the S2? Mine’s horrible, volume control takes an age to adjust and going back the app after songs have played, it takes forever for the song that’s playing to update on the app.  I’ve had Sonos gear for the past 10 years and honestly long for the days when everything just used to work… 😢

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Stephen S 123Contributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

Ghost tracks in Music

This appeared two years ago as Deleting ghosts from my Sonos Music Library but the answer doesn’t work for me.I use my iTunes music library as the source for the Sonos music library.  I regulary update the Sonos music library when the iTunes library changes.  ITunes imported an unrecognizable album and named the tracks: Track 01, Track 02, etc.  I used the iTunes Find Info to change the album name.  Everything went into Sonos including the ‘Track 01’ ‘Track 02’ song titles.  I then went into iTunes and used Find Info to manually enter the real Track names.  I used iTunes to delete the Track 01, Track 02 files and confirmed they were not in the iTunes Music folder.  Everything looks correct in iTunes AND the iTunes music folder.  I then reupdated the Sonos music library.  Now, for each song I have two selections: The track name I entered (correct) and the original Track 01 . . .  I can’t see how to remove the Track 01 . . . from the Sonos Library.  These don’t exist in the iTunes librar

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2 hours ago
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francic46Contributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

Same Sonos app with my account on two phones

It’s a couple months that I can’t use Sonos on my iPhone and my wife’s one. Before I could use the app on my phone, listen to music with Spotify and control the same song on my wife’s phone. My wife could use the same app on her phone, without any problem. Now, if both apps are installed on both phones, I have ‘no connection to Sonos’, then follow the procedure using bluetooth and position, but at last I have no connection at all. If I deinstall the app on one phone, the app on the other one is working again. I hope I explained what happens. Is anybody able to help me? Thanks

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2 hours ago
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EilonContributor I
asked in Speakers

Era 100 stereo pair issue playing line in on both speakers

Hi,I have a two pair Era 100 that are connected to the computer (Mac) with Line in and it’s doesn’t work well.When I play a video or something else only one of the speakers work (the wired one). I tried to repair them and both worked to few hours and it’s back.How do I fix it?Thank you.

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4 hours ago
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Mikey67Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Beam to older aquos sharp 70” arc TV.

My tv is older but has hdmi1 arc connection.  I’m only getting stereo pcm from any source I watch. Hulu firetv apple.  Just tried optical hdmi connector.  Still same.  I was sure it was a tv setting issue but idk.  Help!!

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106rallye
4 hours ago
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burkehContributor I
asked in Speakers

SONOS Play:5 will not connect to network

Evey time I try to connect to my Play:5 on another network, I get all te way through until the last process, where I get the last message (see below).  We tried this on other wi-fi networks and get the same message.  All other Sonos connect without a problem.     

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4 hours ago
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davegdzContributor I
asked in Home theater

Dolby Atmos on Arc via pc

Will dolby atmos work with games and movies from pc->TV output?

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Airgetlam
6 hours ago
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JeremojoContributor I
asked in Speakers

Era 300s automatically lower volume when bass kicks in?

I just got two Era 300s and a sub for my house, where I host a lot of dance parties. I was super excited by how rich and powerful the sound was when I put volume up all the way, but I noticed it suddenly cut the volume down to 15% on certain tracks when the bass kicked in. I’m curious if this is a safety feature to keep the speakers from damaging themselves, or if there’s something wrong?I’m worried it’ll do that in the middle of the parties, but also don’t wanna damage the speakers. Thoughts?

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Airgetlam
6 hours ago
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MurasgulAvid Contributor I
posted in Home theater

Sonos Era 300 placement in surround set specificly for my room

Hi there community. So recently I bought the arc, sub mini and two era 300 speakers. I was wondering about the following two: -Did I place the era 300s in the best way possible for my room? They are facing forward and not in an angle towards the seating position which is in the middle of the couch. Not sure if I should turn them inwards towards the seating area.-When I sit in the middle of the couch, often I realize that the right speaker is somehow louder than the left one. Support did analyse a diagnostics report but couldn’t find anything. My theory is that it’s because it’s next to the window, sounds bounces back. Trueplay tuning on/off doesn’t matter. I have the surround sound in the app set to 8. Any tips for this? The speakers are far enough from the wall behind and also the sides have enough room according to what is advised in the manual, so that’s not it :)  -any tips for wall mounting is also welcome :) Check out the pics of my room :)

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Reeves HouseContributor I
asked in Ask a question

I use to be able stream my playlist from my phone

I use to be able to stream the playlist on my phone through my house system (Amp) and the Sonos app.  Not sure if an update eliminated it or not, but I can not stream the playlist that are on my phone anymore.  Is it just me and I need to do something different / new or has that been eliminated?

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notquitemytempoContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural

Sonos Port / Connection issue

Hi everybody,My question is simple :How can I connect my Sonos Port to this preamplified system ?Thank U ! 

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12 hours ago
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cdebelingContributor I
asked in Portable speakers

Sonos roam mute button is stuck on solid green

It's been a week since we could use our Roam. The mute button is stuck on solid green. 

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Schlumpf
13 hours ago
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JensHolsteinKragContributor I
posted in Components and Architectural

My Sonos system looses contact with its units now and then since I expanded my ASUS Mesh network

A coupe of weekend ago I upgraded my ASUS Zen mesh wifi network with two more units for better coverage, it all went well for everything without the Sonos System with a couple of One and One SL units. The Sonos system looses contact with the units once in a while, it can be good for a week or two, but suddenly it starts to behave like shit, can’t find the units, want to connect them, and when you try doing that the system is not able to do it, it is starting to become very very annoying, it all worked fine before the network expansion, but Sonos would be able to handle things like that you would imagine…. Right…

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14 hours ago
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Guilherme0195Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Playbase not connecting to Wifi

I have a Sonos Playbase that is no longer connecting to Wifi. It only works when connected via Ethernet cable. I have tried via Sonos S2 and S1 apps but it just doesn't create that temporary network or adjusts to my new network (it was previously wired). I have heard some previous discussions about the wifi card failing, but not sure if it is my case or if I'm just doing something wrong. Any way to run a diagnostics? 

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15 hours ago
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EbbEllisContributor I
asked in Home theater

Arc not working

Hello, my Sonos Arc has stopped working. There is no central connecting light red/green/white and the microphone light is constantly on (white.) Unplugged, re-booted……nothing at all??Thanks

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jgatie
15 hours ago
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Pabs58Contributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

Spotify playlist I created can't be played on Sonos " grey" highlighted "

For some reason suddenly some of my Spotify playlists I created are highlighted grey and cannot be played on Sonos ?The playlists are OK on the Spotify app and they play  fine !Any thoughts ? Thanks 

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16 hours ago
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User63453Avid Contributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

Search and play music on Youtube Music via Sonos app

When I choose YT Music from the Sonos music menu, all I see is a folder for playlists. When searching for specific songs/albums/artists in Sonos search, I never get any results. The only way I can get it to work on Sonos is just via AirPlay. Am I missing something or is the YT Music integration that limited?

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User63453
16 hours ago
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Kjell_RuneContributor II
asked in Home theater

samsung tv change to internal speakers

My Samsung Frame (mod QE65LS03RAUXXC, Firmware v. T-MSMDEUC-1420.0) have recently startet to use internal speakers instead of my Sonos Arc. To get the sound through the Arc I have to go to "Input Signal Plus" on the Samsung TV and enable or disable (doesn't matter  which order) a couple of times, and then sound flows through the Arc as normal.. That is until next time I power on the TV. The Arc is connected to eArc HDMI 3 on the Samsung one connect.I’m running ver 16.1.1 78152020 on the Arc.Anyone else encountering this problem?

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17 hours ago
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ChisWallyContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

Sonos app "cannot find" songs in iTunes playlist, but can in Artist folder

I’ve seen similar posts with this issue, but cannot find a resolution to mine.  I have iTunes library stored on desktop PC, with the entire library synced to DS220+ NAS via Synology Drive. The synced folder on the NAS is what my Sonos app is synced to for my music library. All the songs appear as they should, and playback no problem. However, when I go to the Imported Playlists folder in the Sonos library to access my iTunes playlists, some of the songs show as the file name: “Artist - Title.mp3”, and won’t playback as Sonos app shows error message:  “Unable to play (Song file name/location), cannot be found”. But the song appears and plays normal when going through the Artist folder and the file name doesn’t show with the .mp3 extension like it does in the playlist error.This obviously appears to be some issue with the playlist file iTunes is generating, but I don’t know what it could be...since the playlists sync fine and some of the songs will appear/playback as normal, but som disp

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Corry P
17 hours ago
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ajhoerresContributor I
asked in Home theater

Sonos Arc Popping, Loud Blare, Complete loss of functionality

My Sonos Arc, which has been working perfectly in the middle of a show on Netflix had some audio drops, where it would mute for a bit then come back on. Finally tonight, audio dropped then an incredibly loud blaring noise played for a second. After that all functionality was lost and my TV defaulted to using its own speakers. I saw someone say that an update was sent out ~4 months ago that solved this issue. This clearly isn’t the case as this has been a reported issue for over 2 years now. Is there any way to fix this, and does Sonos plan to actually fix this issue?

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Sotiris C.
17 hours ago
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MurasgulAvid Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Bad dolby performance after 16./16.1.1

Anyone else noticing significant difference in Dolby atmos performance since the update 16.1/16.1.1? Before the updates I had amazing sound isolation and sound placement, now everything seems less located at a certain point. I watched gravity (Dolby) and im westen nichts neues on netflix. Before I was so satisfied with the sound but now I can’t follow the objects and sounds moving around me… so disappointing. Also did the Dolby demos on my Xbox. Before I could clearly hear the ball moving behind my head, now not anymore. I didn’t change the location of my speakers. Did true play again but doesn’t change. Before I used to switch off true play and even than it was just amazing. Sonos engineers really give me a headache. I’m really regretting not going for the Samsung soundbar ughhhhhhh

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Sotiris C.
18 hours ago
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