Components and Architectural

Hi Community, What’s the current preferred way to connect a hi-fi with Sonos to use it as a player?  Ideally with digital audio, not line out from the Sonos device - I’d prefer the Denon AVC’s DAC to do the work. Is that Port now?  Sonos’s description of Port confused me - seems to be intended to broadcast a line out signal to Sonos speakers, which is the opposite. If it is Port, is there any advantage of Port over a second-hand Connect Gen 2? Thanks!

I just moved into a new home and it has 4 speakers.  But, looks like it only has 1 set of these wires.Can I still connect them to Sonos Amp? Thank you

I have a damaged Sonos Era 300, does anyone know what resistor should be in the place marked in the photo? possibly the parameters of the components in this area, maybe someone has the motherboard? 

I have an outdoor/patio TV setup. Wondering the best way to arrange this system. Someone suggested the SONOS outdoor speaker set for my patio TV setup paired with a AMP. I was about to purchase and realized I have TWO first Gen/Older AMPS in my closet that I replaced with the newer (gen 2) ones to use in my house. My patio is positioned in a way that WiFi simply isn't possible. I have power out there but you have to walk probably 50 feet past other units to get to my private patio. Theres no outets to run extenders and its much to far. So lets just assume NO wifi.  To watch movies I connect my TV to my wireless hotspot on phone and stream (works great) I live in a very noisy area (city) next to an airport - so its Noisy. I need pretty loud system TV is a pretty basic TCL I got on Amazon (I didn’t want to spend big bucks for something I was leaving outside). TV has a waterproof cover.  If I set up a system with an AMP I’d need to likely install the AMP in my shed. So was really hoping f

Hi, I have a JBL 9.1 soundbar with detachable speakers connected to my TV. Now I want to create a multi-room surround sound system in the rest of my home. Can I connect a Sonos Amp with six in-ceiling speakers to my JBL soundbar and play the same music throughout the whole house? Any advice? Thanks. 

Hello,My System can‘t use my Sonos bridge anymore.I have to update the Bridge,but this didn‘t work?somebody Can help me?

Will the Sonos port send a wireless signal to Era 100 speakers from receiver?

I’m trying to set up a Connect (Gen1), but as soon as it’s plugged in the light flashes white - and not the usual slightly leisurely on/ off white blinking, but fast flashing white. Hard reset routine does nothing, and the suggestion is it’s not booting. Is it kaput/ time for the bin? 

Hi, can the sonos amp connect to Sonos ERA 100 and Sonos Sub and in this way be the “interface” between my tv and the mentioned speakers?The background for my question is that I plan to connect a AMP to my tv via eARC HDMI and use two ERA 100 as front speakers plus connect a sub. The speakers should all connect wireless to the amp. Is the described setup feasible? best regards 

Before the updating to the new app I was able to syncronize my units (Port and Play 1 & 3) such that these played the same music/sound at the same time. Now, I cannot add my Port unit when I use the other units and vice versa. It says that “I cannot connect - and please try again later”. I can still syncronize in between the Play units without problems. Can someone advice me how to sort it out or is it something in the new app that doesn’t work? All units are using the same wifi source (no extensions).

Is it possible to use a Sonos Amp as a stand alone amp?I have a WiiM streaming device plugged in to the line inputs on the back of the Sonos amp but not getting any audio.I’m using passive Polk Audio speakers with the amp.Any help with this would be appreciated! 

Hello, For the amount of money I have spent on Sonos, they have to pivot to the original companies prurpose. I could have purchased a Hi-Fi amp, and beautifully crafted speakers for the same cost. SONOSs' app update has failed and left owners with brick devices and in the lurch once again. The google disconect with GEN 1 speakers and app update making speakers useless,  and within 2 years of purchase is also unforgivable. l keep my suround (Play Bar, Sub, 2x Play One,  and a Play 3. I sold a couple of Play 5s. I am NOT going to buy any new product, when every update makes devices useless. You can spend $5,000 much better on high quality wired equipment that you control.For this amount of money you can get some serious hardware and never have to deal with an app, or a poor update ever.The constant cancellation of threads and conversations in this community space is also telling. Stop deleting the threads & stopping those who are having conversations about the value of your product &

HiGot a Sonos Connect.It is currently connected via wifi. Will both of the ethernet ports in current setup works a a switch?I mean, can I connect two computers using ethernet cable and connect to internet?The wifi is then acting as an uplink to the router.

I know the warranty is for only 1 year, but as my luck would have it one of my Amps just stopped working will not power on. So I called support knowing it would be bad news, but thought hey since my wife wants me to remove all Sonos speakers after the app update since she hates the new app and I know it’s a huge big issue for a lot of people, so I thought maybe Sonos would send me a refurb replacement once I shipped my broken one back. That seemed fair to me and my wife will not see I had to spend money on any Sonos products and everything would be back up and working for me. However, I was met with strong push back that all Sonos could do is give a 30% discount. Again, totally get it and hey 30% is better than nothing, but right now when the company is trying to keep any loyal customers they still can (and boy am I loyal I have my entire house all rooms with Sonos and I also did my parents house the same way as well) and thought maybe they would be more flexible with their warranty du

I have the Arc, amp and various Sonos speakers around the house. Linked to the system is an Innuos Zen Mini 3 which holds my music collection.All I want to be able to do is listen to my music while my wife watches the t.v. with her using the Arc.I have a Sonos Port which is not in use at the moment. Is it possible to achieve what I’d like to do if I use the Port, connect its output to something like an Ifi zen blue 3 transmitter. I then wirelessly link a pair of bluetooth headphones to the output of the Ifi giving me the freedom to listen to my music in an adjacent room or alongside her. Has anyone achieved this or have any other ideas? 

I am helping my father-in-law, her has an old Connect:Amp. It seems to be working to play music via the app, and I get output via the subwoofer port, but there is no Left or Right channel from the amp. Normal run is into the house speakers, but I have tried connecting a speaker directly and still no joy. So it looks like the amp is dead on both channels. I am not familiar with Sonos products, but is there anything else to reset or settings that would prevent this? As a side note I have not been able to configure anything because he does not know his password for Sonos (he is 81 with Alzheimer's). So at some point I will need to claim these devices (Connect:amp, Play:3, Beam Gen 2, Sub Gen 3) under another email without them being released from him. If that’s not possible then these gen1 devices are probably just junk at this point.

I have sonos systems in two different internet locations/houses. Prior to the update, my app would identify my system automatically. Now I have to re-join a system when I change locations. Is this something that others are experiencing or is being or has been addressed? I also have serious lag when using volume controls but looks like others have posted about that already.  

I know people have posted about this but there doesn’t seem to be a real clear answer.  I have a sonos amp in my basement.  I have an outdoor project that is not ARC or E-ARC.  From what I have found there is still a way to get my outdoor projector to play out of my B&W outdoor speakers.  Something along the lines Amazon firestick in HDMI audio extractor extractor into HDMI to optical sonos adapter and then on the other end HDMI into my amp? Also, I plan to use an outdoor weatherproof box because the distance from my outside to my amp would need about a 75 ft HDMI cable.  I want to have a splitter so I can run two shorter cords.  

My current setup: den with TV → Ethernet to Port input → RCA output to 5.1 receiver DVD input2 other Sonos Amps running various other speakers, and 1 Arc soundbar (on a different room’s TV) on my household Sonos ecosystem.  I have the den TV connected to the Port to enable TV sound over all Speakers throughout the house. My question is can I add a Phono / turntable to the existing Port using RCA, thereby connecting into the 5.1 receiver and integrating into the Sonos system? I would essentially have 2 inputs into the Port that way.Or would the better solution be to remove the den TV ethernet connection to Port, connect the Phono into the input side of the Port using RCA, and then when I want whole-house TV sound, utilize the soundbar from the other room’s TV?  My den TV’s picture is not always sync’d with other rooms TV’s so I’d prefer to keep it as the main source of Sonos TV whole-house sound if possible, because it is most likely the TV that we will be watching.

I have 2 feature requests: allow Sonos Amp (Moderator note: corrected from Sonos Sub) to connect to wireless front speakers. Not all setups can use a soundbar (eg TV over fireplace) allow hdmi remote to control volume of grouped Sonos speakers based on community feedback and web discussion, these features would be useful to many thanks.

The audio coming from my Sonos port is delayed compared to the rest of my Sonos speakers. Is there a way to sync it?

Simple setupPC hard wired to routerrouter hard-wired to ZoneBridge 100ZoneBridge 100 transmits to ZonePlayer90ZonePlayer90 - DAC - integrated amp - spkrsWhen it's working properly PC Network showsPC - XPS8700Sonos ConnectLinkSys WRT54GL routerSonos BridgeWhen it cuts out, Sonos Connect is missing, apparently because it's not connected, but does it refer to a specific device?I do not have a smart phone, but I occasionally use the Sonos Controller 200.This setup has been working for many years, but the disconnects are becoming tiresome. Incidentally, the disconnects began after I updated the sonos Controller S1 to Version 11.14  Build 572150280 

The playback indicator (the little animated graph) that moves when a speaker is playing a source is no longer being displayed in iOS app.  

So we just moved into a new house with a Sonos system installed. I have hard wired the ports into the eeros router and they showing up on there. I go through the set up and get to the stage that says push the button to continue. I press and press and nothing happens? What am I doing wrong lol I cannot get past this step 

Hi, since the new S2 App I can not find Autoplay for line in, I have a Amp and Port that was set for Audio Input autoplay to certain zones, can not find that feature