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Hitman11Contributor I
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sonos connect S2 compatability

Does the Sonos Connect work with Sonos 2 app?

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Airgetlam
22 days ago
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mhorynaContributor I
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Help with a 10 Year Old System

I have a 10 year old system with one ZONEBRIDGE1 and 2 CONNECT:AMP. The two amps controlled all of the wired speakers, one upstairs and one downstairs. They were controlled through a Sonos app on a very old iPad. It looks like my Bridge has died, along with the iPad. I downloaded the Sonos app on my phone, but it can’t find my system. I think I need to replace the bridge, and understand it is outdated. Given that everything is wired, is there a product I can get that would allow me to run the system as is, without having to reinvest in new speakers everywhere?

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22 days ago
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User641173Contributor I
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How do I maintain ceiling membrane integrity when fitting ceiling Sonos Speakers ina Passive House

I have just build a passive house and it is a sealed home with an air handling unit. Each room is sealed with a membrane. How do I fit a ceiling mount Sonos speaker without compromising the sealed ceiling. This is going to be an ongoing issue (certainly in Europe with passive houses) Note: self sealing ceiling downlight housing are already available. Any thoughts as my home is all flush speakers.

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Stanley_4
23 days ago
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JeolContributor I
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zoning speakers

Hi, is it possible to have 2 seperate zones with 2 Sonos ceiling speakers per zone, with 1 Sonos amplifier? For example, I want to be able to play music off 2 speakers in one room, while the other 2 speakers are not playing, or playing different music and vise versa. Is this possible off 1 Sonos amp or do I need to buy another amp as well? 

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Stanley_4
25 days ago
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TerryScotlandContributor I
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TV sound through a port

Hi. I have the following set up in my living room (part of a larger multiroom sonos system):Sonos Port connected to my 2 active meridian speakers.  I simply (!!) want to connect my TV to that set up so I have better sound quality through the Meridians than the TV speakers. I am NOT bothered about surround sound.I did this before in an old house with an old TV which had RCA audio outputs…. plugged those into the port (actually a Connect in those days) and hey presto. However I now have a newer TV which only has an optical digital output. I tried connecting it to a DAC and then old fashioned audio cables into the port. This lead to a MASSIVE audio delay…. completely useless I’m afraid.So anything I can do to get the audio synced apart from by an old TV with RCA audio out??Thanks 

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melvimbe
25 days ago
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Jorgen NielsenContributor I
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Skipping tracks

From time to time my sonos starts skipping the tracks after playing approx one minute of a track. This loop continues until I power off/on the unit. Then it plays ok a few days and then starts the loop again.Any ideas?

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Corry P
25 days ago
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Sonosfan41Contributor I
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Sonos Port, turntable, surround sound

Hi,have a question and I hope that someone has a similar setup and can confirm something for me.I have Beam and two ONEs as surrounds. I also have Audio Technica turntable with built in preamp and BT. Firstly I planned to buy two ERA speakers and connect turntable directly to those ERAs (as line in is off when in surround mode) but I connected turntable through ROAMs BT and then grouped with surround. Sound was beautiful.So now I would like to buy PORT, connect turntable to PORT and set autoplay to BEAM with surround. Would this autoplay feature work or is it, by some strange reason, disabled then?I suppose that regarding TV it either has priority or who ever comes last to BEAM, but that is irrelevant as TV would be of when listening to records. many thnx for help 

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25 days ago
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j.woContributor I
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AirPlay cuts out on pause

I just got a Sonos One (Gen 2) after reading that Airplay was finally working well with it. I was hoping to use it as my speaker when streaming video from my MacBook Pro, but have been hounded by audio issues–even with it connected via Ethernet to my Airport. The audio cuts out if paused for more than a few seconds. The easiest fix has been to go to Volume in the Menu Bar, switch the output device to something else and then back to Sonos. It's a pain to have to do this over and over. The audio comes back without much delay. I noticed that there is a substantial delay when I go to unpause music that's been paused for a bit as well, but not as bad as when unpausing Netflix or Youtube. The audio also cuts out in minute drops every now and then, which probably just comes from AirPlay sucking up my shitty wifi's bandwidth as I've read in other posts. Given all the other unresolved issues I have read about and the hassle that was setting this up over the phone since the app's automated set

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26 days ago
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barritiaAvid Contributor I
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sonos amps inputs overriding all inputs

Got a strange problem. I have 4 Sonos anmps and a bunch of other Sonos speakers and when my kids are playing the Nintendo switch on their Sonos amp their audio will start streaming to all the other Sonos amp and speaker zones. So as an example I can be listening to Spotify through 3 of the Sonos amps and a few other Sonos speakers then randomly my zones will switch to the Nintendo switch and all the zones I’m listening to will play the Nintendo switch audio. It’s getting really annoying. Any ideas how to stop it automaticity switching all other inputs to the switch. 

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26 days ago
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KpJrContributor I
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in-celling speakers with port or amp

Hi I bought a house with 2 existing in-celling Sonos speakers. I’m also considering buying 2 era 100 and a beam (second generation) for surround sound. It’s two cooper wires coming out of the wall under the TV.would a require an Amp to power and drift all these devices? Or would a port do the job? Would a need booth an amp and port to play them all at the same time? 

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26 days ago
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jperm47Contributor II
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In Ceiling Speaker Wiring to Amp

I just had my outdoor covered patio wired for 4 in ceiling speakers to play sound off of a TV as well as music via a Sonos amp. I was looking at where they dropped the wires to connect to the amp and noticed only 2 sets of wires (black and white). When I went to look at the wiring outside I noticed the speaker closest to the house has a black and white wire while the rest just have a black traveling from the speaker closest to the house. After some googling it I think they wired this in series wiring which is not what I want, rather I want parallel for my use case. I’ll be driving 4 8 Ohm speakers (Polk 90-RT) and fear this is going to result in a loss of sound quality. They are about to close the ceiling tomorrow so I think I need to halt them and have the electrician re-wire the speakers If it’s a parallel run then I should end up with 4 wires not 2?Can someone confirm my suspicion / hunch?

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27 days ago
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jbpieriContributor I
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Yamaha Enspire Disklavier to Sonos - PREAMP?

Hi all!Just received a long-coveted Yamaha Enspire piano DU1 ENST. A “real” accousitc piano with digital features and output, among other nice stuff...Have a large Sonos system (Amp + analogic speakers, 3 Play1s, 2 Move-s, 2 Era100s...), as we’re a (boutique) hotel.Just acquired a new Port to plug the piano to the whole system (RCA-RCA).Port functions properly (checked with an iPad through a jack-rca).When connected to the Piano, depending on the piano configs, either nothing happens or sound is VERY degraded (sound level + quality).I suspect I need a preamp.Any tips, given that I do not want to denaturate the Piano's musicality? Many thanks to all for this.

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106rallye
28 days ago
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TaciContributor I
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Limitied guest usage

Hello Team! We are letting out aparments on a short term basis.It would be good to have a service for our guests to enable them using our Sonos/Symfonisk system components for a limitied time without having admin right (meaning no access to confirgurations). This way they could link their audio services for a limitied time period which automatically would be deleted after they leaving. Do you have such a service now or plan it? Thanks, Robert

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28 days ago
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MWC03Contributor I
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Configuring a Connect with a Yamaha receiver that has two speaker zones.

Is it possible to have a single Connect attached to a Yamaha receiver that has two zones of non-Sonos speakers and set each speaker zone up as a distinct room that can be grouped or ungrouped with the Sonos app?  We originally setup this configuration about seven years ago and we were able use the Sonos app to group and ungroup the two speaker zones (each with a distinct room name).  We had to take the system apart for house repairs and when I put the system together again I can only configure one room per Connect on the receiver.  Any ideas how the system might have been originally configured?

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buzz
29 days ago
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mercaveatContributor I
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Amp w. third party subwoofer: ‘Sub Audio’ control interface issue on iOS and iPadOS

Since yesterday (potentially linked to Sonos S2 15.2) the two sliders under “Sub Audio” are borked:When adjusting either “Sub Level” or “Crossover Frequency” the other slider follows and/or both sliders jump around.The issue is there on both iPhone (16.3.1) and iPad (16.4). I’ve tried restarting all components, deleting the app and reinstalling it.

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Corry P
30 days ago
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GunhillContributor I
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Sonos Port

So I understand the Sonos port will allow me to stream music not only thru my sonos speakers but also to my home theater speakers via A/V receiver.  Does the port resolve/eliminate connectivity issues?  I frequently have to unplug a speaker that’s not responding so that it can reconnect.  I do have one speaker that’s hardwired via ethernet to my router but still have connectivity issues...I currently have 12 speakers thru various rooms in my home.

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30 days ago
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coNREguyContributor I
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4 wire speaker connection

All of my wired speakers are 4 wire speakers with colors white, green, pink and blackHow do I connect to Sonos Amp or to CONNECT amp which only supports 2 wires.Is there such a thing as a converter? I’ve searched for one but can’t find

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Stanley_4
30 days ago
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OnfullblastContributor I
posted in Components and Architectural

Bluetooth Headphones with Record player

We just picked up a Victrola record player that has built in Sonos connection. Any way to have the output connect to Bluetooth (Skullcandy) wireless headphones? 

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ratty
30 days ago
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MF 031Contributor I
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Possible to add an external speaker w. Airport Express to the Sonos system and control it from the app?

Hello all, I would like to try to add a Transparent Speaker which has an Apple Airport Express of the 1st generation https://www.lifewire.com/apple-airport-express-overview-1847427 to connect to my Sonos system and be visible in the Sonos app.Anyone tried this?Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the Community Code of Conduct - link removed.

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1 month ago
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PeggimannContributor I
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Sonos amp with Episode ESS-6 (6 speaker pair switch)

Hey Guys and Gals - new Sonus user here so go easy 😂I just bought a house with 6 pairs of 8ohm speakers connected to an Episode ESS-6 switch with impedance protection for an amp.   I understand Sonus only recommends driving 2 pairs of speakers per Amp.https://www.snapav.com/shop/en/snapav/episode-reg%3B-speaker-selector-with-amplifier-protection---6-pairsWith amp protection on the Episode will the Sonus Amp safely drive these speakers concurrently?Thanks!Pete

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1 month ago
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m127290Contributor I
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Damaged Beam HDMI port

As title suggests, my beam was not working correctly, flashes amber & white, but still connects to wifi and plays at a lower value (when I increase it auto corrects down to set volume). I noticed my HDMI port is very damaged and bent and want to try to replace/repair. Is there any way to find the HDMI port replacement part? I 

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buzz
1 month ago
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MDL1980Contributor I
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Port to B&O A9 delay

Have a delay between Sonos One and Port, with analog Line to B&O A9. any solution?

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1 month ago
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Phil_412PGHContributor I
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How stop Amp automatically connecting to TV?

I have a brand new Samsung TV just bought August’23. When turned on all sound goes through the Sonos amp. I goto the tv system settings and choose the sound output to be the tv speakers and it will switch over for 2-3 seconds and then go back the HDMI ARC. That all sounds and work great, but I should be able to limit the sound to only the tv speakers and play music through the amp via my SONOS app. This is an outdoor set up, and I would like to be able to have the kids watch TV while we’re listening to music on our outdoor speakers. The HDMI ARC connection is intended for sports or movies, not everything on the TV!Please Help!!! 

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1 month ago
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Luk4szContributor I
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Sonos zp90 firmware 11.10.1 issue

Hi,after last update my sonos zp90 is unlistenable. I only use it as a source for streaming Deezer (coaxial output). Something is wrong. It is hard to describe, something like "out of phase sound". If i go between the speakers and move a little bit to the one side i can hear only music playing outside one speaker. I can't hear second one and there is no music between speakers. In the past there was a one update which i remember have an sound issue (weak bass etc.) Has anyone experience the same issues? As i know there is no way back and i cant downgrade it :/

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Stanley_4
1 month ago
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PatafromContributor I
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is a (at least one )wired connection required ?

Hi i plan to acquire an arc, a sub and 2 era300 for my new home cinema system. i d like to check with you guys if a wired connection is required . I watched a youtube video and the guy said at least one of the speaker needs to be be wiredly connected .  Is it true ? Ideally i d like to use only wifi to reduce uggly cables . thanks for your inputs . pat

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jgatie
1 month ago
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