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Works With Sonos Certified Receivers - Explanation

Currently, Integra, Onkyo, Sony & Pioneer have the “Works With Sonos” label.What does this really mean?Once a Sonos Port is integrated w...
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Sonos Port 12V trigger input

@Jamie A I think they are asking about the trigger cable, not audio.I haven’t used one since I scrapped my ZonePlayer but I think it was a 3...
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EvanspraterContributor I
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speakers out of sync

Just randomly started this afternoon. Submitted diagnostic 1554969200 while happening.

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dfortierContributor I
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SonosNet Wifi Interference and Support Advice.

I’ve been troubleshooting audio dropouts for many months now.  I suspect it might have something to do with a flaky internet connection but I have not been able to prove it yet.  In the mean time, I’ve been submitting diagnostics reports and working with Sonos support to try to eliminate any issues with the sonos itself.   I’ve been through all of the usual suspects.  Replaced the cable.  Replaced the router. Added a switch between the router and the connect to isolate a possible faulty port on either side of the cable, and using a different port on the Sonos connect.   I have to explain this every time I connect with support, even if I have an existing case number, as they always tell me “its probably a bad cable”.This question is specifically about sonosnet.  According to support, this is the latest cause of my audio issues.  I have a single sonos connect hard wired to a switch which is connected to the router.  This is the only sonos device on the network.  Previously, support said

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How can I get Sonos support to respond to me?

There is something seriously wrong with Sonos support.  My Play One failed after less than 4 years and I had to purchase a replacement, with a small discount.  It was a painful process just to log the issue, then the replacement was delivered 10 days late, and only after I called several times to chase and escalated it.I now can’t return the faulty item as the link to send it back has expired as the delivery was late, and after I chased Sonos have sent 2 seperate emails from 2 different couriers, both in foreign languages. I logged a formal complaint a week ago and have had no response from Sonos who told me to email them at support@sonos.com.  In fact I’ve sent 13 emails to support@sonos.com and have had zero response; I’ve called Sonos many times and have been told that the emails have been recieved, but nobody replies.  The case was escalated (again) yesterday but still no contact from Sonos.  How can I contact Sonos to complain, which doesn’t involve support@sonos.com as it will be

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kazza789Contributor I
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Spotify constantly dropping out

Hi - I have an issue where Spotify is constantly dropping out on my speakers. One of the two speakers in the room is connected directly to the router via ethernet cable. I consistently get 100MBs+ connections on my laptop in the same room. I can see in the app that both speakers are WM0. I have created a diagnostic report about 30 seconds after my Spotify started dropping out (on the “Office” speakers), and it continued to drop out after this. It will play for 2 seconds, then pause for 5 seconds, then play for 2 seconds etc.. Diagnostic number is 245277019. Any suggestions? 

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Wrong song shown

I am using Sonos S2 and occasionally I look at what track is playing, and what is coming out of the speakers is a totally different song to what I am hearing.  If I ask Alexa what is playing, she says the same as the Sonos app.  Example: diagnostic 2015095204Sonos said it was the Arctic Monkeys playing, but actually it was Mixed Emotions by Abra Cadabra.

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daghdairelandContributor I
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Sonos not able to connect to Apple Music

Apple will not connect. - 2 play 5 Gen 2 set up as stereo pair (R&L) NOT working - Reset internet - uninstalled and re installed the app - switched everything off and on again.  Made sure the settings were correct in privacy local network. Worked for a bit then back to square one. No its not the internet connection - In mean time can watch Netflix in several rooms,  kids on devices lap top on at same time all working and yes I did turn off everything else while trying to get Sonos to work. This has happened several times over the years (I has 2 play 5 gen 1 units prior) - its wearing real thin now at this stage. Perhaps its time to replace entire system for a Bluetooth direct unit as this issue does not seem to be getting resolved. HOw much time is a person required to dedicate to trying to get a system working when they should be enjoying the R&R. 

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Guy1973Contributor I
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Room appears on Mac but not app

Hello,I have 3 x Play 1. one in the Living Room (which I never have probelms with so will not mention again), and a pair in the Kitchen. The kitchen pair have been fine until recently, when one simply stopped working. I did (many) factory re-boots, connected to the router, took it into other rooms, and while it connected to the system, and made all the right noises etc, it simply would not play music.Somehow this evening, after repeated attempts, that has resolved itself and I now have a stereo pair playing music again in the kitchen. However the app on both ipad and iphone while both showing in ‘System’ a stero pair in the kitchen, do not show the room for controlling the music - only the Living Room (sorry, I know that I said I wouldn’t menton that room again). The Mac in the kitchen does show the room, so I can play music in here. It is infuriating as I have had a trouble free few years with Sonos but it seems to have gone a bit shonky in the last 6 months or so. I am not technical

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WinmagbarContributor II
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Confirning Sony X900H audio out settings for Sonos AMP

Sonos AMP seems to be working great but I want to ensure my settings are optimized. Here they are, please confirm or suggest settings. I’m using Paradigm Studio 20 V2 Bookshelf speakers Audio system prioritization is onA/V sync is set to autoEARC is set to offDigital audio out set to auto 1 output compressed audio with change vs PCMDigital audio out volume is set to maxDolby Digital plus output is set to Dolby digitalPassthrough mode is set to autoare these the correct/optimized settings? thanks Robert

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MerlsContributor I
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Not recognising WiFi password on new router

I’ve had a new router for a week (Virgin hub 3) and for some reason my 5 speaker system (3 play:1 and 2 One) won’t connect to Wi-Fi. They were on the system earlier in the week! They work on Ethernet but won’t stay on Wi-Fi or allow me to set up a Wi-Fi connection. I just get ‘wrong password’ even though I’m sure it’s right. I’ve tried to use 2 different speakers too.  

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Richard LeatonContributor I
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Pandora Reauthorization - Cannot connect to Internet

On the Sonos app, it says it cannot play Pandora because I need to "reauthorize my account". When I click reauthorize, it says I'm not connected to internet -- I am.   I have unplugged and reset everything.  Sonos app and system have taken all updates and are current. Is there any way to fix this and be able to listen to Pandora again on Sonos? Pandora works fine on my computer and phone. Just not in the Sonos app.

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wildejonContributor I
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Painfully slow S2 app, far worse than S1. any ideas?

Hi all, We have recently upgraded our system to S2, and swapped a Bridge for Boost for the privilege. It is now painfully slow to use by phone though (iPhone XS, nothing too old).The ‘My Sonos’ screen takes something like 10-30s to load, which seems totally unreasonable and is also way slower than S1 (slow but less than 10s). Any ideas?TIA :)

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BatesFamContributor I
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Sonos and Google Mesh Wifi - Router Settings - Sub problems

Here’s the issue.I have google Wifi (Mesh network with 3 nodes around my house) Connected (3) Sonos Ones, (1) Sonos Move, and Sonos Sub. Have this connected via wifi (NOT sonosNet)  After I pair my Sonos SUB to the den, it works fine for a while then cuts out -  Sometimes the Sub stops Sometimes the One stops EVERYTIME, upon linking my SUB to the ONE, the ONE loses all of its bass characteristics. It only plays mids and highs… VERY annoying - why does this change?  I was told by Sonos tech support the sound is not supposed to change. Called tech support and got a response that because I am connected to a google mesh network, I am supposed to change the wireless settings to the following.  Auto channel must be set to Off Choose best non-overlapping channel (1,6,11) Set channel bandwidth to 20MHz Both 2.4GHz and 5GHz should be enabled UPnP should be enabled 802.11 band should be set to b/g/n Airtime Fairness should be disabled REALLY?    Here are the requirements SONOS speaks o

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buddyrich33Renowned Enthusiast I
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Static/Noise when Amp Grouped to Other Speakers

I have my turntable hooked up to my Sonos Amp via Line-In.  When I switch to line in and play (without dropping the needle) I get silence.  If I then group the Amp with another speaker (in my Case I grouped with a Beam 5.1 setup in my Basement).  I suddenly have static hiss/noise coming out of my speakers hooked up to the Amp (still haven dropped the needle).  Its almost like the beam is feeding a signal back to the Amp which is odd as the Line-In is on the Amp.  Removed the Beam from the grouping so it was just the Amp again and the noise stops.  I have no idea if this also happens when it actually plays as I don't often group with other speakers when playing the turntable but it is quite annoying.  I was also able to replicate this grouping to my Move, so its not a problem with .  Can easily reproduce this issue.Could the turntable be picking up wifi interference?  If so, why wouldn't it be doing so with the just the Amp in the group since the Amp is still connected to Wifi for volum

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zack726Contributor I
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Sonos Wireless Instability (Devices drop off, Alexa would not connect, cannot Trueplay)

Fair warning, lots of detail. I’m a software engineer with familiarity with networking architectures so I’ll be direct. I've recently upgraded both my router and modem, which is where issues began.Single floor apartment that’s less than 500sq feet. Three Sonos:One devices, none more than 3M and a single wall (wood framing + sheetrock) from the router, signal strengths are extremely high (-30dbm) and there’s no more than 4 of my neighbor’s networks competing on any channel (1/6/11). A few neighbors use the in between networks but they aren’t meaningfully contributing to any added signal load on 1/6/11. iPhone XS with Sonos S2 12.2.3System was originally hooked up with ‘Modem 1’ and an older Linksys 2.4 single band router. Sonos was stable, with Alexa enabled, no issues.I updated to a dual-band ASUS RT-AX86U. I reused the old SSID and password so I didn’t have to login the 9 devices on the network again, and had no issues. Sonos and Alexa both worked great.I then later updated to a new m

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Some tracks missing and some listed wrong.

Hi,I’ve encountered a strange problem since I switched to the S2 controller.I have a folder with audio books for my kids. All the books have meta data with track number, artist, album artist, album, genre and year. In the old S1 controller everything was fine and dandy.Now 3 of the books are causing problems:1 book doesn’t show the entire album name, just a small part of it. 2 books doens’t show all tracks and some of them are mixed up. In the S2 controller they are even listed as track 1 a couple of times, track 2 a couple of times etc. It’s only with these two books I’ve encountered this problem.I’ve checked the meta data with a couple of different apps and programs and they all check out correctly.Again, in the old S1 controller everything worked perfectly. Anybody with an idea on what’s wrong? Thanks,Anders

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IggitContributor I
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AirPlay 2 initial volume too high

I am in UK. I use the BBC Sounds app to play radio shows via air play 2 on my SONOS system. I have a Play:3 grouped with a One SL. I only use the One SL to access air play - it will always be muted, so I am only really using the Play:3 for the sound. I know it sounds nuts but I couldn’t afford to upgrade my whole SONOS system just listen to the radio in my kitchen when the BBC decided to remove their shows from services like TuneIn in order to “improve my experience” and the One SL is very tinny on its own. Here’s the problem: when I start a radio program and connect it to SONOS via AirPlay the volume on the One SL and Play:3 always reset to a high level and I have to race to mute the One SL and lower the Play:3. This happens every time I make the AirPlay connection, it always resets. I have searched iOS, BBC Sounds and SONOS settings but can’t find a starting volume setting anywhere. Is there a way of avoiding this annoying habit of high initial volume over AirPlay?

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Issues connecting Arc to Nest WiFi

Hi, I was recently bought a Nest WiFi, until I connected the system my Arc work excellent. Now I trying to make the same with the Nest and the Sonos don’t open the temporary WiFi during the setup. I was also tried connected with wired to the Nest and I saw the device but can configure it. I was tried to connect connect to the Sonos account from add device in the google home app but it’s saying there no option to was it in my country. please your help

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SworksContributor I
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Split system

After installing the new app and boost, my system is now split in my house.  The tv area with the playbar, 3’s and base are seemingly on their own system while everything else is on a different one.  

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Scott Of The SaharaAvid Contributor I
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Connect S15 won't factory reset

I've had problems with my S15 gen 2 Connect that have gotten progressively worse.  In addition to this device, I've got 6 Play:Ones, one ethernet connected for Sonosnet, that are still running normally.   I'm running S2. First, the S15 showed up in my system and played for awhile and then would stop playing.   Tricked it back in by joining a group but went away fairly quickly.  Then it disappeared from the system altogether so I did a factory reset and added it back into my system successfully but it went back to playing only briefly before stopping.  Now it has vanished from the system again and won't progress to the flashing green point of a factory reset.  Flashes white 4 times fairly strongly with slight flickering on the 4th flash and then stutters on the 5th and very faintly has orange on the pause/play button.  Continues to cycle through like this.Okay.  Plugged the Connect into the router directly.  Now will flash green for awhile but then not.  Successfully added the Connect b

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mbritton3589Contributor I
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Apple TV wont connect with Airplay

I am using 2 Sonos one SL with my Apple TV HD as the audio output. My system had been working great for weeks and all of a sudden the speakers are unable to connect via the Apple TV. The speakers are working fine through my MacBook and iPhone but not Apple TV. I have reset the speakers, router and Apple TV and nothing changes. Please help! This is very frustrating and I haven’t been able to find a solution…..

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WinmagbarContributor II
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Sony TV speakers sound better than Sonos Amp

Hello,New owner here. I installed my Sonos AMP this morning. Configuration is: Sony X900H, Sonos AMP driving two Paradigm Studio 20 V2 reference speakers (bookshelf) using HDMI ARC.  Problem- music is day and night compared to TV internal speakers. But during regular TV broadcasts, the TV internal speakers sound noticeably better than the Sonos/Paradigm configuration. Any thoughts?  I’ve adjusted the EQ. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.  Robert

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robbodoggoContributor I
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Sync problems during first 20 min of start up

when I get home at night my system cuts out for the first 20 minutes until it syncs…  nothing new in house. just startedwhy?  how to fix it?

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Greeneel78Avid Contributor I
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Sonos Move Alexa problems

I have recently purchased the Sonos Move, and there is a problem with Alexa. When the speaker is paused or not plying any music, it hears the Alexa command just fine, but when music is playing, even very quietly, she doesn’t respond, no matter how loud I shout Alexa. Sometimes it does if I fully turn off the speaker and reboot it, but again after a few commands it will stop responding as soon as anything is playing on it. I have 3 Sonos ones that are all excellent at picking up my voice when they are playing music, so I know this is a Move issue. Also, please note that I realise that you can’t use Alexa in Bluetooth mode. This is purely on WiFi like the rest of my system. Any ideas?

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ParjinderContributor I
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Sonos Tube keeps buffering

My Sonos tube keeps buffering. WHats the problem

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ameyer429Contributor I
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No power on Connect:Amp

Hi, I have 2 connect:amps - 1 for the kitchen and 1 for the dining room. Yesterday, the kitchen one just stopped working. There is no power. I tried changing the dis on the plug and switching the power cables but no lights come on.

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