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Optical Audio Adaptor, how does it work?

Ok, I have to plead optical audio ignorance here, but how does the Optical Audio Adaptor (came with the ARC sound bar) work?  How does the a...
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Using a Turntable with Sonos

Moderator Note: Modified December 2024 to account for new products and changes to the latest mobile controller. Thinking about getting a tur...
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Remodelling TV area: Arc vs In-Wall vs Floorstander

Hello,Obviously a subjective decision but I am remodelling a TV area…Current have a Sonos Amp driving two “old but gold” floorstanders (AE Aegis Evo 3, about 20 years old) in a large open plan room in front of TV. Have two One rears paired for a 4.0 setup. Sofa in the middle in a reference “square” setup if that makes sense. Surround is limited but decent for me given my usage.Sound quality is good but floorstanders have slightly different character vs the other Truplay’d Sonos speakers in the larger open room as these are not signature matched. I know it’s there but not enough to annoy me. I care most about music. Area itself is for TV but my listening is about 80/20 Music/TV.Atmos etc would be nice for the TV but not at the expense of music which is why I have kept the floorstanders so long.Weighing up options for re-modelling the area (moving to LG G2 77” wall mounted TV, yes I have money to burn), so soliciting the opinions of the learned community here please on the 3 main audio o

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macspurAvid Contributor I
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Connect Gen2 unable to join network

Had to change my router today so needed to add Sonos to network.  Turns out my Connect Gen2 is too old to auto join so had to factory reset, now still can’t join network app keeps sending me round in circles.Sonos people, this is the latest in a long line of problems I have had in the last few months, please guide me through this latest one, or if anyone else can, I would be very grateful. 

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DavideBContributor I
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turntable

Does turntable require a wire to connect to Sonos because I was wondering the to keep the beauty of wireless and add a turntable to it does that is possible ?

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will my turntable be able to play on the surround system setup?

Hello, I’ll try to be as detailed as possible so here we go.  I currently have and Arc, Sub and 2x One SL’s in my living room. With the arc connected to the TV and the sub and 2 One SL’s linked to the Arc in the same ‘Sonos room’ (living room), this is my surround sound setup which I also use to stream spotify through. I also have a Sonos move which is separate but can link with my Arc and play the same audio and can be carried around the house and into the garden for example. My question is this, if I was to connect a turntable (with a built in pre amp) to the Sonos amp and then to passive third party speakers in a separate room (my upstairs office) would I also be able to play this audio (from the turntable) simultaneously on the rest of my Sonos system (surround sound and move) wirelessly through the SONOS app? Or is this not possible?  I hope that makes sense, and help is appreciated.   

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Sonance MAG.1

Hi All! I am contemplating installing a Sonance MAG 6.1 but need 2 add 2 speakers which I understand can not be added in wired fashion. I was told that i could run 2 extra wifi speakers off the sonos app. Can anyone confirm if this is true or not?  Thanks!

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MarkOgdenContributor I
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add a turntable

Hi all, thanks in advance for any advice given. I’ve read other topics around turntables but not quite got the info I need. You will gather as you read my question that I’m not particularly tech savvy hence asking all you knowledgeable people out in the community 😊I bought a Beam 2, 2 x era 100 and a mini sub for my LG TV last month and am very happy with it; it sounds fantastic in my living room. In my kitchen I have my old stack system. A Pro-Ject RPM 1.3 Genie turntable, a Rotel RA-820B amp, cd player and tuner and 2 sets of Tannoy mercury F speakers attached via a switching box for 2 room playing. I’d like to add my turntable to the Sonos setup. The cd player, tuner and speakers are now obsolete with the purchase of the Sonos but I’d like to keep my LPs.My understanding is that my amp has a phono pre amp for the turntable (photo for info) the turntable doesn’t have its own pre amp. Therefore if I wanted to connect to the Sonos over my WiFi connection I’d need to buy a Sonos port a

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Clynch1660Contributor I
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sonos equipment upgrade

Hi. I have several connect amps 2017.  Is there an advantage to upgrading my connect amps to a newer version?

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hokietonerAvid Contributor III
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My integrated amp died, deciding if I should replace w/ Sonos amp

I have several Sonos speakers in the house, plus an integrated amp (NAD355 80w amp) that I used to use with an old Gen 1 Connect. I no longer use that Connect since it became glitchy. Otherwise, the amp currently only gets audio from a TV and connects to two tower speakers (Paradigm monitor). The NAD amp just died, and would be costly to repair.I think the best replacement is probably a Sonos Amp. I’ll be able to connect those speakers to the rest of the system again (plus use the TV).My questions are around the workflow of the Amp with the TV as well as audio streaming. My TV doesn’t have HDMI audio out. It has a small headphone jack or optical out, which I’d connect to the line in on the amp. I think there’s some auto-play from line-in functionality, but I haven’t used it:Does it work well? How seamless would it be to turn on the TV and have audio come out of my tower speakers via the Amp? I don’t want to have to get out my phone to tell the amp to play audio from the TV.  Can volume

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BobS208Contributor I
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Trouble connecting my Sonos Port to my Denon AVRS740H receiver.

I've read a bunch of related responses here, but I'm still having trouble getting my Sonos speaker to play music from my Denon receiver. I have the two connected via the digital coax cable. The rest of my components are connected to the receiver. The sonos app is set up and shows the Port as one of the options to play. I'm set on fixed volume. I'm on Zone 2….but still nothing. Any suggestions?

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Know anything about Zoneplayers?

Anyone know anything about a Wireless Music System Zoneplayer ss, or the ZonePlayer ZP120?

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HadenoughContributor I
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in wall speakers

Hi I’m building a kitchen extension with a very high vaulted ceiling.i was thinking about some in the wall speakers, this would require me removing some of the block work the guy at richer sounds thinks it a bad ideaany thoughts appreciatedtia Paul 

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Gdcb13Contributor I
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how many amps for 8 speakers across 3 rooms

Hey, any advice would be appreciated please :-)  I want to put ceiling speakers across 3 rooms.  room one is 60m2 room two is 39m2room 3 is 15m2 my question is two fold: how many speakers would you recommend in each room and how many amps would I need to fuel all speakers to potentially be playing same music at same time? Thanks in advance ! 

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HadenoughContributor I
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sonos amp

Hope someone can advise me pleasecan I connect two walled speakers with cable and also use a wireless speaker with a Sonos ampTIA

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mmmbeerContributor I
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Sonos Amp Fixed Volume Control

Recently, I wanted to change out the three Sonance amps for my whole home audio system, which i run with two sonos ports. I would have to purchase 4 sonos amps to make this happen. I started with one to check it out, and unfortunately there is not fixed volume limit.I understand I can adjust it in the app, but since there are other people in the home, it is much easier to use the volume control in each room. We have both fixed and app drivien speakers here so you can see the issue.I am hoping you add this feature to the amps so down the road I can switch to all Sonos Amps.For now, Ill have to repurchase Sonance amps until this feature is added.Does anyone know if this will be added to the software? 

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MagnumThePoetContributor I
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source line in level cd player

Hi!I have a CD-player Marantz cd6007 and a Sonos Amp; a couple of Bowers&Wilkins speakers and two One. My question is which line in level do you recommend on the amp? 

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MORRContributor I
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upgrade program

I have purchased a Connect:Amp from a seller who claims he never activated or used the upgrade option. He says the discount eligibility should transfer to my Sonos account. The device is registered, but the upgrade discount option does not appear. What am I doing wrong?

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Ricosuave58Contributor I
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Sonos compatibility with Roku

Okay I'm just letting everybody know I just got off the official Sonos website and Sonos will not hook up to Roku even through the string bars HDMI arc so they're telling me I almost paid $700 for a Sonos subwoofer I'm glad I didn't

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Using Amp for L/C/R setup

New to the product line and trying to get a basic understanding. Here’s what I’d like: a system with a small central amp, left and right passive speakers for stereo music and a center channel for TV (in combination with the L/R). I don’t need a sub. The Amp product has two wired outputs (L/R) so my first question is how would I include the center channel speaker using the Amp?

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NicomouContributor I
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quel lecteur cd pour sonos five 300€ max ? merci de votre aide

Bjr quel lecteur cd pour sonos five conseillez vous a moins de 300€ ? Merci de votre aide 

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Catherine77Contributor I
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sonos port wifi connection

Trying to get my Sonos port to connect to WiFi. No flashing green light so the app doesn’t see the system. Works if plugged into Ethernet but my hub is in a different room so not ideal. Any ideas?

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fsijbersContributor I
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How can I connect my Connect:AMP with Sonos Outdoor Speakers to a Pioneer DDJ-800 controller?

How can I connect my Connect:AMP with Sonos Outdoor Speakers to a Pioneer DDJ-800 controller?

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How can I connect a Sonos Sub 4 to a Pioneer DDJ-800 controller?

I have powered speakers connected to my Pioneer DDJ-800. How can I connect a Sonos Sub 4 to the  Pioneer DDJ-800 controller?

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apparatuur wat het niet doet

Heb voor honderden euro’s Sonos apparaten gekocht en het doet het niet !!!!!!! Alles al geprobeerd wat een troep is het heb spijt dat ik met Sonos in zee ben gegaan. Voel me aardig opgelicht en dan krijg je nog volop reclame zorg eerst dat het werkt SONOS!!!!!!!!! Moderator Edit - Translation by Google:I bought Sonos devices for hundreds of euros and they don't work!!!!!!! I've tried everything, it's a mess, and I regret choosing to work with Sonos. I feel pretty ripped off and then you get plenty of advertising, make sure it works first SONOS!!!!!!!!! 

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rmhw4Contributor I
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Slow wired network

Hoping someone can help, I'm having issues watching isp catch up TV and Netflix on my smart tv's, am thinking it might be my gen1 sonos units. I have gigabit Internet up and down from my isp, modem in bridge mode, connected to a separate araknis router. Cisco switch connected to one lan port meshed WiFi on another. From the Cisco switch I have a smaller netgear switch to which one of the smart tvs is connected as well as one of the sonos components, all other sonos 4 sonos components connect on sonos.net. The modem has 4 connections one into my araknis router, 3 of the smart tv's connect direct into the other 3 ports. Running a Control4 smart home which is why I have the current setup Any tips or advice would be most welcome tia

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MacMelmacContributor I
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Volume for Port and line out

I connected my Port to a Pioneer receiver that is set to - 40db as a start up volume. This because I don't want to shake the hole house when I start the TV for the morning. If I turn the volume up and later switch from Port to TV it will be very Loud if I don't lower the volume first. The problem is that if I set line out to variable it is too low volume to match the other Sonos speakers. Sonos volume set to 18 means that I have to set port at 100. Then I can't rise the volume more.If I set to fixed, it is too loud at - 40db and I also want to adjust the volume from the app so variable would be the best option. It would be nice to be able to adjust the baseline input level for the variable and then save the setting. In that case I can adjust the volume to match the Sonos speakers and then the volume will be equal for both speakers and Port. 

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