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Joseph2124Contributor I
asked in Speakers

Paired speakers alternating sound

I have two Era 100 speakers that are paired. Music will often cut out in one of the speakers for a few seconds before coming back on. You can’t really hear it if you’re a distance from the speakers but you can really notice it if you’re facing them with one speaker on your left and right. It almost feels like the music is bouncing between both of the speakers. Any suggestions for how to fix this?

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44 minutes ago
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Guzica469Contributor I
asked in Components and Architectural

How to Connect External Devices to New Sonos System??

I have totally dove into the Sonos World and so far I love it. Im an older guy who still loves his collection of Vinyl, CDs and Yes, even Cassettes. Can I connect these items seamlessly ??  I do have the Port, Era, 300 and Sub. What else do I need?? Can I buy a separate AVR/Amplifier and connect them to the port, (and then I can even use the AM/FM radio stations)??  Or do I buy a switching device and then select which device I want to play?? This wireless stuff is kinda confusing … I have even been thinking of paying someone to hook it all up correctly. I can buy the stuff myself and let them do the hard stuff…  Thanks for ANY advice !!!

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Airgetlam
1 hour 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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1 hour ago
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Mlara7Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Problemas con Era 300

Buenas tardes, me gustaría saber si alguien experimenta el mismo problema. Cuanto con diversas bocinas de la marca sin embargo hace unos días adquirí una Era 300 para añadirla a el teatro en casa de mi casa que consta de una barra arc, dos Sonos one y un sub mini. Por lo que leí en “teoría” no puedes hacer sonido stereo, sin embargo desde la aplicación de Sonos puedo añadir bocinas y sincronizarlas para que suenen a la par, sin embargo cuando hago esto, la era 300, tanto la Sonos move, la Sonos roam se empieza a cortar el sonido (viniendo desde la tele). Con la función apple air play experimento algo similar cuando quiero Escuchar música desde Apple Music en diferentes bocinas al rededor de mi domicilio. Alguien me podría ayudar a mejorar esta experiencia? cabe mencionar que tengo conexión de 200 mb y un router que te otorga la compañía del servicio. saludos 

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Airgetlam
1 hour ago
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ItsmejsonContributor III
asked in Ask a question

Sonance 6.1MAG Backyard Speaker Layout

Picked up the Sonance 6.1MAG w/ Sonos amp and looking for assistance on speaker layout around our back patio.I tried to prioritize speaker locations based on primary sitting positions - pergola, sun ledge, fire pit & pool denoted by the orange dots.  This leaves out the area to the right I circled in pink and the back fence line.  Thoughts on current position or changes you would make?   

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melvimbe
1 hour ago
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FutyoContributor I
asked in Ask a question

external services in sonos app: titles of liked songs are trimmed to a specific length

When opening FE: soundcloud likes in the sonos app it does not show the full title of a song/liveset.See 500 - the boom room and 503 - the boom room. Would it not be possible to show the title scrolling horizontally un the app?

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Airgetlam
1 hour ago
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RDP9201Contributor I
posted in Speakers

Can't connect AGAIN!

Last week, for about the 20th time in 2 years, my Sonos Play1 wouldn’t work.  App did nothing.  I tried to update the app, nothing.  I saw there was a new app, so I downloaded that. Tried to re-pair my speaker or whatever, nothing.  Then suddenly it works.  No problem.  Everything fine.  I think finally, a new app, this will be better.Today, nothing.  NOTHING.  Tried to re-set it, won’t work.  Won’t recognize it.  I’ve spent hours on this.  SO frustrated.  The speaker sounds great when it’s work (which is only maybe 50-60% of the times I’ve tried to use it).  Bluetooth would be so much easier!

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NotillocContributor I
asked in Speakers

When Speakers are grouped there's a long delay when adjusting volume and changing songs

Like the title says… When I am using just one of my sonos speakers everything works great and is snappy. When I group my speakers there’s a very long delay when playing a song, skipping a song, or turning up the volume. Everything is still synced, so I’m not having issues like I’ve seen other people have with delay issues. Everything just takes 5 to 10 or more seconds to respond. I have a sonos move and a sonos play 1. This all started when I added the older play 1 to the system. Individually they both work great. My internet is 1 gig and I have a nice modem and mesh network in my home. I restarted my modem and mesh network this morning, before that gets recommended haha. Also, I’m using Tidal. Thanks for any help.

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2 hours ago
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Roscar71Contributor I
asked in Speakers

Cambridge cnx v2 e Sonos Beam

Hi, Can I connect the streamer directly to the Sonos Beam to listen to music?

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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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AjTrek1
3 hours ago
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CrannersContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

Lost Shazam playlist

Hi, my wife and I both play our Shazam tracks via our iPhones through our Sonos amps. For some reason a few weeks ago it started only listing and playing her Shazam tracks on my app. I have no idea why it has stopped accessing mine as the Shazam app has them listed correctly. It is really annoying as I can no longer just play them as a playlist, as I used to.  Any suggestions as to how to solve this would be much appreciated!

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3 hours ago
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Lars van der MeulenContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

Spotify album time out

In the Sonos app, spotify works for Playlist and Numbers and all others….but when I select Albums (my libary) I recieve a time out failure…..spotify connection renewed, sonos app reinstalled, chatted for hours with Sonos and Spotify….no resolution…..issue occurs on Desktop (W10, Iphone, Ipad)

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3 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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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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4 hours ago
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TwincamanAvid Contributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services

SiriusXM not playing

Why is there so much trouble connecting with SiriusXM lately?

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5 hours ago
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editgodlasTrending Lyricist I
posted in Speakers

Speakers still cutting out....

So for some reason my last post was closed without a resolution:So I am following up here: Ok so here’s a delayed brief update on my deleted post above…I replaced my home router and extender with a new ASUS mesh router and then spent 4 hours getting all my Sonos devices onto the new network (despite I having the same name and password as the previous one, all my other devices in my house joined seamlessly). Like before the main soundbar was connected via Ethernet the system continued to cut out intermittently and a few days later unfortunately the new mesh extender I had just purchased died and I had to return to the manufacturer and get a replacement. When the replacement mesh router arrived I set them up again and spent another 4 hours trying to get my Sonos to connect to the network (with the new router). The system seemed to be behaving well and the sound did not drop out but this time the sub woofer in my living room was not playing any audio despite saying it was successfully con

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5 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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5 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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5 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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5 hours ago
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jehbmwContributor I
asked in Ask a question

Shipping labels for recycling

I have 5 return labels for items I am sending for recycling. One label shows a weight of 0.9lb, so I know that is for the Bridge. However 2 of them are for items that are 8.33lbs and 2 are for items with 3.1lbs on them. The Play 3 weighs just under 6lbs. I just want to make sure I have the correct shipping labels on the correct items.

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6 hours ago
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yolonirContributor I
asked in Speakers

Move 2 left tweeter not working

Hey everyone I have an issue with my Sonos Move 2 speakerAs said in the title, my left tweeter suddenly stopped working. I tested via audio sample with distinct left/right channel changes, confirmed it myself laterSpeaker is currently running latest updateSystem version - 16.1.1 (build 78152020)Sonos OS - S2Even though you can’t hear it much due to main speaker being still in tact, tbh I’m devastated, I only bought it in FebruaryAnother problem is that I bought it abroad, there are no official Sonos representatives in Georgia, so I have no idea where can I go for potential repairsMy questions to community:​​​​​​​Have anyone experienced the same issue? If so, did you fix it? How can I 100% confirm that this is a hardware issue?

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6 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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Schlumpf
6 hours ago
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KirstySavContributor I
asked in Speakers

Era100 not registering

I've just bought an Era100, showing in the Sonos app as not registered, tried to register lots of times,  uninstall the app, restarted router and phone but it still shows the spanner and says problem with app. Getting extremely frustrated. Can't group other speakers to it.

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7 hours ago
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Reeves HouseContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

I used 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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controlav
8 hours ago
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dmoran15Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Sonos Beam Gen1 and eARC with TCL 55P638K

Hi, I just changed my Sonos Beam from a Samsung TV ( sorry forget the model ) where the Beam worked seamlessly in that I could use Alexa to adjust volume on the TV etc. I moved the Beam to another property on a TCL 55P638K that has eARC. When I connect in the HDMI cable to the eARC port on the TV and then into the Beam and try to do the setup in the app it is telling me it doesn’t see a connection to an eARC port. I did a full reset of the Beam a couple of times and have also tried a Firestick in the eARC port and it is at least showing the pic and TV sound. The cable is the same cable I was using at the other property so I suspect it is not a cable issue although I do need to validate that. That said I’m fairly certain that is not the issue as I literally moved from one location to the other. Any suggestions welcome before I purchase the optical cable to HDMI adaptor and try that method ?Thanks,Dave. 

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