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Hi, sorry for reposting. I coundn`t figure out where to delete my other post about this issue, and wanted to post it here instead. I just got a Harman Kardon Onyx studio 3, as a christmas present from work. I currently own a Sonos play 5, sub and play 1. My question; is it possible to connect the Harman Kardon to my sonos setup using a sonos connect? I would think the Harman Kardon has a built in amp. Or should I use a connect AMP? The Harman Kardon has only a aux input, so I`m also wondering about if I can connect it using the digital output on the connect? Thanks for all answers!

Hi all First time poster so be gentle with me OK Set up so far Play 5 - Hallway Play 3 - Lounge (next to TV but not connected) Play 1 - Kitchen Rooms left Conservatory Dinning Room Guys I am stuck on where to go next. My problem is that I have a fairly good Yamaha AMP which I currently use with the TV and don't want to loose it. I want to link something up to the TV but the Sonos Soundbar is a little pricey for what it is. So do I get a Sonus AMP or Bridge to connect to my Yamaha and move this to the conservatory where I have a big TV and we do a lot of entertaining. Then by a cheap Soundbar for the TV. I am open to all sugestions Thanks in advance Mark

I know that all Sonos products don't have this feature in their streaming capability but I thought that maybe because the Play:5 has a headphone Jack that it doesn't need to do all the high-res digital to analog conversion as that's all done by the source already... Would someone be able to confirm this? Because if so - I may go get a Play:5. 😛

I absolutely love the Sonos Windows and Android apps and my new 5.1 and other Play speakers. You did an excellent job on this system! I also want to listen to all the great music sources while working at my PC and don't always want to bother everyone else turning on the real speakers (I develop Windows software at home). Please create a new "Play:Win" device that can be a Sonos "Room" which can send audio to any of the Windows Playback devices. E.G. headset, speakers, digital audio S/PDIF 5.1 etc. same as how a user can select audio playback output on a PC. You can build a Windows device driver to do this. This way I can use my local USB headset and you don't need to come out with those wireless headsets quite so soon. I don't want to have to also run WinAmp or Kodi or something to play my local FLAC files that I can already play via Sonos reading my NAS drive. And I want to use the great features in the Sonos app for internet radio, playlists, favorites etc. which would

I have a Play 5, connected wirelessly through a bridge which is connected via a network cable into my BT Router. The system is so flaky one day it works fine with all i-phones or i-pads controlling it the next day it says cannot connect to the server. The SONOS software is fully up to date & installed on my MAC, along with the I-Tunes Library on the same machine. This time however it will not connect at all. It just says cannot connect to Macintosh music, cannot find the server???? I cannot do anything with it. The Manage toolbar for sonos is all greyed out. At the moment my system may as well go in the bin 😞 Can someone please help??

Hi All First post....I had a BOOST wired to my router and 4 other PLAY:1's scattered around the house, all using SONOSNET. Everything working ok, and on the Network Matrix I see that the BOOST is the root bridge, and all other units are secondary nodes. Yesterday, I received the new SKYQ hub so switched everything off, installed the new hub, then turned things back on, starting with the BOOST first. Again, everything is working ok and the Network Matrix looks healthy. However, I can now see that the BOOST is a secondary node, and the other units are now tertiary nodes. The root bridge has disappeared. If i go to http://XXX.XXX.X.X:1400/status/showstp I can see that the designated root is the IP address of my new SKYQ hub, so looks like that is the new root bridge. I'm not worried as everything appear to be working ok, but just wondered out of interest why that has happened?

How do I display the currently connected wifi network name? Or can I assume that if the controller works, all the Sonos are on that network?? I have a router with 5g speed and lower speed with different network names. I want to make sure the Sonos are on the 5g wifi cuz I'm getting buffering errors

Hello, I've moved into a house with some odd wiring for ceiling speakers and am looking to add a volume control to 1 set. Currently there are 2 4-wire lines coming into the media closet. 1 4-wire is powering speakers in 5 rooms, I'm assuming these are daisy chained or something. Each room of these speakers has an independent volume knob. The other 4-wire line is powering 2 speakers in an individual room with no volume knob. (I guess somehow the previous people used those speakers as part of their video system?? no idea) Anywho, I can connect the 2 4-wire lines just like this image https://www.sonos.com/graphics/rn/FAQ269/connect_amp-4_speakers.png and sound comes out of all speakers. Since there is no volume control in the single room, it is always the loudest. Even if I turn up the volume to the max in all other rooms, that one room is still noticably louder than the rest of the house. I went to my local bigbox and bought a volume knob control. It has L/R +/- inputs

Not making this up. I'll never understand why they make this sort of nonsense, and why fools buy into the joke, but they do, including "journalists". http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2016/04/spruce-up-your-sonos-connect-with-nordosts-purple-flare/ "Cutting to the chase: the Nordost cable sounds better. It shines a light into music’s murkier corners exposing greater subtleties, most notably lengthening the tail of each piano note’s natural decay on Nils Frahm’s “Says”. Elsewhere, Fela Kuti’s funked-up protest jazz (Afrodisiac) sounded both more rhythmically fruitful, Brian Eno’s Small Craft on a Milk Sea less anaemic. And yet, paradoxically, the additional intensity brought by the Nordost wire also sounded more relaxed. Joining the dots between amped up fervour and greater repose is our third qualitative descriptor: effortlessness." Sigh.

Surprised that I can use TruePlay with the iPhone 7 Plus.

I'd like to find a wireless record turntable that will parr with my Sonos system. Has anyone got any recommendations or experience with this type of arrangement?

Ok, I have waited awhile to post this to isolate the problem and I am pretty sure that its the Soundbar causing the issue. Problem: TV turns on by itself. Seems to be more prevalent when the Soundbar is grouped with other speakers - might be only when its grouped. Things I have done to isolate the problem: - in the TV, turned off HDMI control to the TV - unplug all HDMI cables to the TV - removed remote controls from the living room. - covered the IR port on the TV with cardboard - unplugged the Soundbar but left the TV, Roku, Blu-ray plugged in and the HDMI cables connected. Other facts: - TV is an older Toshiba LCD - 40RV52U - Roku 3.0 is hooked up - A Toshiba Blu-ray player is attached - Over the air Antennae. - Sound bar is on its back *with its Rubber feet/mounting holes" facing down and the power/optical facing towards the TV and directly in front of the IR Port on the TV. - see pics - TV is remote is a Universal URC-R50 remote I trained to operate the TV.

There is no play/pause button on my CONNECT device. Does anybody know how to factory reset my device. 😃

Have a DeepBlue2 BT speaker and want to integrate it into a Sonos environment or get a PLAY:5. Assume I would get a CONNECT and use the optical out to connect to the DeepBlue2? Anyone done that? Will obviously lose the ability to control volume and power ON through the Sonos app, but will gain a BT wireless speaker with Sonos capability.

When we did some house construction three years ago, we had an A/V guy set up a Sonos system and a new Samsung TV. We opted not to get a full home theater, so he installed a CONNECT:AMP (I believe) and hooked it up to some in-ceiling speakers. But he didn't or couldn't connect the TV to those same speakers at the time, and never came back as he had said he would to wrap up the installation. (We won't be using that same company ever again.) Question 1: Can I run the Samsung audio through the CONNECT:AMP to the existing ceiling speakers? If the answer is NO, I will consider buying a Playbar, but that leads to Question 2: Reading the Playbar manual, it says that all components of my system (cable box, modem/router) have to be connected directly to the TV for it to work properly. I have an Xbox One controlling my TV and cable box. How does the Playbar fit in such a system? Thanks.

Hi Everyone, I know this topic is probably beaten to death already, but I could really use your help. We are looking at either the Seagate or WD cloud NAS for our home; it's predominant purpose will be for our music storage to play on Sonos. I've read all the reviews I could find (nothing that really helped as a comparison of these 2 units exactly), but I'm still stuck as to which will be the best choice to work with Sonos. We're using 2 MacBook Air laptops and Samsung tablets / phones. I would have to say Time Machine compatibility would be the secondary main requirement, which I believe both do. I have looked at the other manuf. but hubby is computer technology challenged so I really am just looking at the Seagate or WD. Would greatly appreciate your help!! Thank you, Heather

Hi- I have just purchased the Connect so I can get away from AirPlay-(interruptions with phone calls and things). I have hooked my connect up with the supplied RCA connectors- I will be getting an optical cable soon. The trouble is with the volume. While using AirPlay, I have to keep the Receiver(Sony STR-DN1030) volume at below 7 so it is not too loud. After hooking up the Connect, I have to start the volume near half-way just to hear it. I have changed the connect to "fixed" level and this helped a bit, but it is still way quieter than the level of any other source. My concern is that the receiver does not default to a low level and if anybody goes to AirPlay and I don't catch it and lower the volume first it could be an issue. Is there a way to get the Connect to a level that is at least a lot closer to every other source input? This might be the deal breaker. I had to convince my wife that it was worth the purchase in the first place, but as of now, I have been proven wr

Hope someone on here can help me out. I recently got a Play 3 and 5 gen 1. LOVE the sound quality BUT they don't work wireless for me. I have great wifi and I have fire sticks/ Apple TV and play stations that pick up my wifi all over the house but my speakers don't.

I want to use a Sonossystem in our outdoor room there is no heat in the winter. I wonder if it is possible to have and use the speakers there even though it can be cold and damp.

I've got a Sonos Bridge and Play:5 Gen1 (at my business). I'd like to buy a Play:3 for my home. Is a Sonos Bridge required for my home use? I'm thinking no, correct? Thanks in advance.

I have the following: - Sony Bravia non-smart TV with HDMI ports (and other ports) - Boost - Connect - 2 x Sonos 3 - HP Envy laptop with HDMI running Windows 10 I can connect the laptop to the HDMI on my TV and the sound isn't too bad, but I'm wondering if I can also have the sound on my Sonos system at the same time? If I can how is this best achieved? Basically I want to be able to play a YouTube playlist on the TV to have a bit of karaoke at our NYE party. It's the wife's idea - she says it, I have to solve it!

I have the line out from the Amazon Dot broken out to a left and right RCA connector into the back of a Connect:AMP. When playing a source such as Spotify from the Dot I only receive mono sound from my Play 5. I verified the 1/8 connector into the Dot is indeed stereo (has the two rings). Can someone verify for me that this should be stereo?

Inotherwords, should I plan to spend a huge amount of money to have my existing in wall and ceiling speakers be controlled as separate zones?

Hello, I have a Beoplay a9 in the living room and a play 5 gen2 in the kitchen. I'm very interested in getting the sonos connect to group them and to make it sounds both a the same time. Someone with the same setup? I'd like to know if there might be a delay between the a9 and the play5. I read that with some AV there is a significant delay. I really don't want to hear echos if I listen them at same time. Thanks

It seems to be that countless people have asked for connectivity between their Echo devices and the Sonos CONTROLLER and Sonos has been slow to respond. Sure you can connect a DOT to a Connect or a Speaker "big deal" you could always do that. I have 3 Dots and a Echo. I also have Sonos through out my house and I like listening to Sonos when I go to bed, but instead find myself using my Dot and a Bluetooth speaker, because I can't control my Sonos with the Amazon Dot on my bed stand. Sonos users want voice control of their Sonos systems, I understand Sonos is working on that, but it should have been done a year ago. Get us something, now and enhance it later. "Alexa play music for meditation on my Sonos system." "Alexa set Sonos sleep timer for 30 minutes." "Alexa play my podcast on my Sonos system." etc. The Amazon Echo and Google Home are not competitors, they will be enhancers of the Sonos system. If I were in the market now, I wouldn't buy a Sonos system, because it d