Era 100 speakers set up as dual system (L + R), and no issues natively playing through sonos app, but when I connect my system to my computer through bluetooth, it struggles

Question

I have two Sonos Era 100 speakers setup as a dual channel. I like to use them as speakers for my computer, and when I connect to them, it won’t play from my computer. I will need to disconnect and reconnect them, but even that doesn’t work all the time.

I’ve figured out another solution, but it’s also not perfect. I will need to begin playing something through the Sonos app, and begin to play audio on my computer, and I will repeatedly need to start and stop the video/music, or move the volume up and down, and then sometimes it will shift to my computer audio. They are connected as two separate speakers, but through Sonos they get recognized as a L/R pair. Even when it does work through this, if I don’t keep a continuous stream of audio coming from my computer, it will stop connecting to my computer. I like to use Discord on my computer, but if I don’t keep a video/music on in the background, it will continue to cut in and out.

Is there a simple solution that I am missing? The speakers even power on whenever I turn on my PC, so they are recognized by it, and they will pair immediately as soon as the computer is active. They will not play audio immediately though from my PC.

All I want is to be able to turn on my computer, and audio is immediately streamed through my speakers using a Bluetooth connection. I have tried both of my solutions today and neither have worked, so here I am writing this post.

Airgetlam · Answer

Bluetooth is a separate signal than WiFi, it’s possible there is enough interference there to cause issues with your computer connecting at a high enough level to play music, while just enough for them to ‘start up’. It’s hard to say. It would be easier to diagnose if you were wired to a Sonos adapter connected to the line in on the Era 100.

I am a bit confused, though, by your statement that they aren’t stereo paired in the Sonos app. Most computers can only generate a single Bluetooth connection, not two separate (right and left, or two mono) connections.

I think your best bet is to call Sonos Support to discuss it.

When you speak directly to the Support staff, they have tools at their disposal that will allow them to give you advice specific to your network and Sonos system.

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