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Tips for common Sonos problems

Running into challenges with your Sonos system?Here you'll find solutions to some of the most common problems. While this is a good place to...
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jubjub23Contributor I
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ERA 300 as surrounds - side wall placement acceptable?

I have a large greatroom with the TV on a wall which faces a family room area (with couch about 17 feet away from wall) then a kitchen area. So opposite wall is over 30 feet away from TV. I’m trying to retire speaker stands for rear surrounds. The room is about 20 feet wide where the couch sits. Will installing the surrounds (ERA 300 or SL1 for an ARC, Sub) on the side walls at 90-110 degrees from seating area result in a supported soundfield? The docs just say to the rear or side but the marketing material seems to all show rear placement only.For stereo use I suspect they need to be facing the same plane so they can do their spatial wizardry correctly but as surrounds it appears they basically act as ‘dumb’ bipole-like speakers which seems like would work fine as I propose.

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Sonos Move cannot be connected from Spotify when it's on the charging station

I play something on Spotify, then I want to listen that on my Sonos Move which is on its charging station. To do that I click On Spotify App > Select device > Sonos.The issue is that sometimes (not always) Spotify app shows “connecting...” but the connection is not established. However (and that’s the thing I don’t get) when I grab the Sonos Move away from the charging station, the connection got established. Since that time on, Sonos works perfectly fine, 1) away from the charging station or also b) when I put it back in the charging station. Did it happen to you too? PS: As an alternative, I can fix that by resetting the Sonos Move (Move it away from the charging station, then click and hold reset button for 5 sec). From now on, the connection is established even when the Sonos move is at charging station.

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montalexanderContributor I
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one sl constannttly shuts off...renaming speakers...WiFi questtion

My system is Playbar and One SL connected to Smart TV with DirecTV via ATT wifi Not long after connecting the OneSL I noticed it would drop out - quit producing sound - with some inactivity, for example, pausing the TV broadcast for a bit.  It will come back on when I go to the app but it won’t stay on constantly - very annoying I tried renaming the speakers. Of course they show up in the app as “Playbar” and “OneSL,” as they should, but I thought renaming them might help this issue. Probably should have left them alone.  How can I change them back? Last, I spoke with a SONOS rep some time ago (Ticket # xxxxxxxx) after I added/split my WiFi network between 5 gig and 2.4 gig. He suggested putting the Sonos system on the 2.4gig network in my ATT Smart Home app, which I thought I did.  Now it appears the Playbar is on the 5gig and the OneSL is on the 2.4gig.  Really not sure at this point.  The speakers work ok, except for issue #1, but I would like tto have them both on the same network.

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JC SandovalContributor I
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A las 11 pm se acaba la fiesta

Hola a todos, les expongo mi caso para saber si a alguien le ha pasado, me reporta uno de mis clientes que 2 zonas donde tiene sonos AMP, todos los días a las 11 pm se baja el volumen y ya no lo pueden subir, como si se activara una función de restricción de volumen. ¿A alguien le ha pasado? Translate using Google Translate added by Moderator:Hello everyone, I present my case to find out if this has happened to someone, one of my clients reports that 2 areas where they have sonos AMP, every day at 11 pm the volume is lowered and they can no longer turn it up, like if a volume restriction feature is activated. Has this happened to anyone?

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Sotiris C.
6 hours ago
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Can't find Linux PC music library from Android phone controller (Sonos 1)

Hi,Hope someone can help - I’m a bit new to all this!I recently ditched Windows for Linux (didn’t want to throw away a perfectly good laptop!) and am trying to get my Sonos 1 controller on Android to see the music library on the laptop. I think I’ve managed to share the Music folder but whenever I try to enter the file path for the music library, the Sonos app cannot find the computer! I’ve seen a few articles where people seem to have sorted the problem but I simply don’t have the knowledge of where to find the global settings they’re all talking about!!Anyone got the patience to help an old bloke get some music back in his life please?! 🙏

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7 hours ago
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New Cell Phone Sonos Login

Hey friends!  My cell phones took a crap so I had to get a new one sent to me from Verizon. Since activating, the Sonos app doesn’t give me the ability to login?  It’s greyed out?  Ideas?  Surround is working so assuming all is good via the beam and surrounds  just not sure how to login with a new cell?  Thanks! 

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14 hours ago
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krissyjohn
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Old Sonos Products

I had a sonos system in a house that I sold and left the old sonos equipment behind.  I am having a new house built and getting a new sonos system and want to know how I delete the old products on my sonos acct

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Tom451Contributor I
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Trueplay for android

Just purchased a Sonos Arc and have downloaded the Sonos app. Using version 15.4TruePlay is not listed under sound options. Where do I find it?

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KarenMContributor I
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Advice on connecting Sonos to wired speakers - indoor and outdoor

We have three sets of wired speakers - 2 sets outdoors and one set inside.  They are connected to our Sonos system using Connect with an old Denon receiver.  We would like to replace the receiver or use another option recommended.  We only play music and would like to be able to control the volume on the wired speakers separately by set.  Can anyone recommend a receiver or if we should use the Amp with a second Connect?  Thank you!

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Tonymoore23Contributor I
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android music library has disappeared

Recently my phone library disappeared off sonos app. I can't get it back.

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nova22Contributor I
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Loss Of System Control

During normal operation I loose control of volume and pause. this is my setup  beam plus’s 2 Sonos one —- airplay to select speakers…. Spotify for musicwhen my system locks up there is no way to shut it down with the iPad controls , Spotify Controls , or Sonos App. After a few minutes it usually clears if not I have to unplug speakers.  any suggestions to resolve this ? 

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Tatiana BZTContributor I
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changement de réseau

Bonjourje suis passée à la fibre et depuis je ne peux plus connecter ma sonos one SL. L’application me dit que l’enceinte ne peut supporter 5 méga hertz fournis par le réseau.Dois-je changer d’enceinte? une mise à jour est-elle possible?Moderator edit:Google Translate-Good morningI switched to fiber and since then I can no longer connect my sonos one SL. The application tells me that the speaker cannot support 5 megahertz provided by the network.Should I change speakers? is an update possible?

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Corry P
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After Adding Move, Sonos Doesn't Work Well Anymore

After I added Move to my system, the whole thing went wonky. It doesn’t even matter if Move is in a group or not, so these things may not be related. However, let me just describe the situation.My setup is:Bedroom 1: IKEA speaker - wirelessDining Room: Stereo Pair of Play:1 - wirelessLiving Room: A single Play:1 -wirelessFamily Room: Surround setup consisting of Beam, Sub, 2 Play:1 as surrounds - all wired to ethernetBathroom: a single Play:1 - wirelessKitchen: Move - wirelessThe Play:1 are all the non-smart variety.I use a Mac with the App or iPhones with the App to manage everything.. Stream music primarily from Spotify but also use Apple Music and local music library from devices.Everything worked very well most of the time. However, as I mentioned, around the time I added the Move, everything got weird. Issues materialize as: Groups sometimes fall apart Delayed or very difficult to get Groups to start playing music Members of group audio cut out and often get out of synch Weirdest

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HoobinatorContributor I
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Sonos Boost trying to connect to Russian host

OK, so I just installed an Ubiquity Unifi network in my home and am blocking traffic to Russia, China and various other places/apps.  Today I noticed my Sonos Boost was trying to connect to 82.142.168.18 which is in Russia.  Obviously it could not connect but concerned that it is doing this.Anybody know why my boost would need to reach out to Russia??  Not very comfortable with the fact that it is attempting to communicate there.fyi I live in the US which is why I ask.IP lookup came up with this info: _____________________________Decimal:1385080850Hostname:82.142.168.18ASN:3216ISP:PJSC VimpelcomServices:None detectedAssignment:Likely Static IPCountry:Russian FederationState/Region:MoskvaCity:Moscow_____________________________Thank you in advance,Jeff

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1 month ago
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Does Sonos share user data with its servers in China?

From investigative journalist Brian Krebs:Little Snitch reported today that Sonos tried to connect to a domain called tmp.sonoschina.com. I can't find much information about this domain, other than it is China-based but is out of a US ARIN IP block. This is the first time I've seen something like that from Sonos. I said no thanks. I get that the hardware is made an assembled there, but this makes me worry maybe the data's going there, too. A screenshot of the Little Snitch firewall for Mac OS asking whether to allow Sonos to connect to sonoschina.com.https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109932539931470329  

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3 months ago
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Muwu11Contributor I
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Flying with a Sonos Beam 2

Hi! I am interested in buying a Sonos Beam 2 abroad in Australia, as it has much better pricing than what's available locally where I am based. But of course the challenge will be getting it home on the plane. Ideally would handcarry this in it's packaging, but I think it's a little too long for carryon dimensions both boxed or unboxed. I think it should be able to fit in checked baggage for sure unboxed, but of course that eats up a lot of space. Has anyone actually tried transporting a Sonos Beam via plane before?

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3 months ago
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Sonos One (2nd Gen) installation fails

I have been a long time user of Sonos S1 products -- Connect.  After our move SWMBO demanded that wires be eliminated from the new home.  So I purchased a Sonos One Gen 2, knowing that I would either need to downgrade it to work on S1 or I’d have to set up a separate Sonos system. I won’t go into the headaches and failure to connect using S1.  I decided to go with a clean installation with the S2 model in hopes that this would work.  In preparation I (a) unplugged the three Connect devices, (b) removed the S1 controller from the iPhone, (c) logged into my Unifi wifi access points to convert them all to 2.4 ghz signal only, (d) powered down the entire system so that access points, router and modem were all shut down and hopefully clean, (e) downloaded S2 controller and (e) rebooted the entire mess.   S2 controller finds and configures the Sonos One Gen 2, but will not connect to my network with wifi.  Yes, I tried the password several times, including copying it from the password manage

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4 months ago
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Listen to podcasts from Radio Rai

Hello everybodyI would love to listen podcasts from the Italian Radio Rai.Is there anybody who soved this problem?Thank you and have a nice day!

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8 months ago
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RiquiContributor I
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A alguien les ha pasado que Sonos por Segunda vez se olvida de poner la factura?

A alguien le ha pasado que Sonos por Segunda vez se olvida de poner la factura? Motivo por el cual aduana devuelve mi compra suscitando ello inconvenientes en mi trabajo ya que lo uso para el café bar. 

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8 months ago
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EQ NOT WORKING

EQ not working since 14.14 update on sonos arc 

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9 months ago
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SiriusXM Recent Channels not saving "Deep Tracks"

I listen to Deep Tracks almost daily, but for some reason it does not show up under Recent Channels. Anyone else notice this?

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Fede B.Contributor I
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Surround drivers angle in Arc

Does anyone know what’s the firing angle of the drivers that produce the virtual surrounds in the Arc? (the second and the one before the last one). I can’t get them to impact on the rear wall, so I’m suspecting the room might be too big, making them to impact on the side walls. If there’s a chart for this, it would really come in handy.Thanks for any input!

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Could we get clarification on what ports are used for the source and destination from configure your firewall page?

Hi,I’m trying to setup a network firewall with multiple VLANs. I found the page telling us which ports that we need to open up for sonos to work with a firewall in place. Currently the page only tells us what port and protocol (TCP / UDP) that sonos uses.I would like to know the source and destination for the firewall rules. Could we get more clarification in a format that also tells us the reasoning, source, destination, port, and protocol? Possible example below:Music Services Source: Sonos Device Destination: Internet Port 80 and 443 Protocol: TCP Sonos App Control Source: Client (iOS, Android, Mac, etc...) Destination: Sonos Device Port: xxx Protocol: UDP Casting Music: Source: Sonos Device Destination: Client (iOS, Android, Mac, etc...) Port: 30000-65,535 Protocol: TCP  Reference to the page that lists all the ports that sonos uses:https://support.sonos.com/s/article/688?language=en_US

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10 months ago
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dpandlContributor I
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Roam Speaker WIGs OUT

Has anyone had a Roam Speaker emit a loud and disturbing sound that couldn’t be stopped unless the speaker is powered down?  It sounded like a giant amplified cicada was hovering above me.  Support had me power down and then up again.  It’s again playing as designed.  I’m told if it happens again, they will replace.  It was a very unpleasant experience.

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11 months ago
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Sonos Ray Pre-order

I pre-ordered the Sonos Ray on June 3rd.  I received the wall mount but the order for the Ray still states it's pending since the June 7 release date.  I contacted Sonos..  the rep said I should have it by July 8 due to the volume of orders.  Is anyone having the same issue?

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