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Hi Sonos community! My very first piece of Sonos gear is an Amp used for a 50/50 mix of streamed movies and music with my existing floor speakers. These will be my only speakers for now.During setup I choose TV Fronts as the mode over Stereo Pair for no real reason other than wanting to confirm HDMI ARC functionality first.Everything seems to be working for both movies and music but I’m curious what the difference was between those choices. I’m also curious why I can’t seem to find these mode options in the settings to play around with or change if I wanted. I can’t even find any references to these settings in the documentation beyond noting that you have to make the choice during initial setup.Does anyone have any additional information on these two modes and whether they are relevant to my setup and use case at this point?

My Equipment: Sonos BeamSonos PortTurntable (w/ amp)Yamaha Receiverw/ Bose bookshelf speakers (pair)My Setup:I have my TV connected to a Sonos Beam on one side of the room, and on the opposite side of the room, behind the couch/TV against the wall, I have a turntable connected to a receiver with two bookshelf speakers.  I use that setup to listen to my vinyl records and I use my Beam to watch TV and stream music digitally.My Goal: I bought the Sonos Port with the understanding that it would allow me to do both by combining the two on the Sonos network. Ideally, I’d like to connect the Port to the receiver/turntable so that I can listen to vinyl AND digital audio through the receiver’s bookshelf speakers AND Beam. Given that, I was under the impression that I would then be able to apply the same concept to TV audio, where the bookshelf speakers act like two surround sound speakers…. Is that not the case??? If so, what setup would I need to achieve this?  

purchased and set up a sonos beam gen 2 - no issues and quality sounds.Next dilemma is permanent mounting position.common sense is telling me to purchase a sanus WSSBM1 bracket for mounting direct to tv.would prefer sonos wall mount bracket so expert advice from the community is needed.bottom of tv is 12cm from wall, if the beam was mounted underneath, would this have an impact on sound quality (assume height audio ‘could’ be affected)Help appreciated 

For posterity and FYI.  About 5 years ago I did a Wyred4sound upgrade on a ZP90.  One of the concerns from posters was impacts on reliability.  5 years later that ZP 90 is still in service, now as a ROON endpoint.  Wyred4Sound does upgrades on Zone Players and Ports. 

Hi Everyone. I have 3 nos of Sonos Amp  and 1 nos of Sonos Arc connected to Wifi network (Not Wired). 2 Sonos Amp and the Sonos Arc are located in Living Room (and connected to Living Room Access Point). And 1 Sonos Amp is located in Dining Room (and connected to Dining Room Access Point). All the sonos device are located very near to the access point and so wifi signal strength is not a matter of concern here.  Sonos Arc is connected to TV via HDMI Arc port.All Wifi access point are Unifi U6 Mesh. All the access points are powered by a single non-managed POE switch which in turn connected directly to the Router. I have used the defaults settings of the Unifi Network.Now the end user is complaining that there are intermittent pauses while streaming music on the Sonos amp. While searching of possible cause, I came to know that there are several threads about possible incompatibility for Unifi Network and Sonos System. But I couldn’t conclude anything from them. So can anyone help me out

Hello, I have just purchased a property that has two in ceiling speakers. What do I need to get the speakers working?There are also a set of wires coming from a cupboard nearby which I believe are for the speakers. 

Adding many components to my Sonos system the last 10 years, setting up another at work, my home system no longer works. I have tried many things since it stopped working 2 weeks ago. I can see the bridge plugged into the router, I’ve changed to new Cat 6 cables and alternated ports, rebooted 100 times, followed the Sonos instructions, used the AI support, but just get ‘Unable to connect to Sonos’. I have added permissions per IOS 14. My work system, using the same phone, remains perfect. Still nothing at home. Would so much appreciate ideas on how to fix.

Can someone please help me concerning connecting my Sons Port to my receiver. I have connected  the port to various “out” possibilities in the receiver. The sound which comes out of the SA=onos One SL speaker is very faint. Can someone please advise me where on which Receiver  “out” I should be plugging the Port to?Big thanks for your assistance

Hi!~Okay, I have a new turntable ( purchased through SONOS ) that I am trying to connect with my system ( which is pretty straightforward...)For the holidays I received a new AMP and a PORT to get me going. Do I need both? I really just need my turntable to speak to my speakers…. HELP!, Jim

I bought a house with two Connects, both dated 1504. Using S2, one of them connects seamlessly with Airplay, one does not. I've heard that 2015 is the year that certain compatibilities changed, perhaps even in April of ‘15. Is it possible that I have one device that's "modern," another that isn't? Or is there a different/better explanation? 

Hello,I recently purchased the Pro-Ject TI and hooked it up directly to my Sonos Play:5. For the first two weeks, no issues. Now, however, when I play records, a light static sound comes through the speakers. When I put the volume up or down, the static goes up and down too.When I physically hold down the “earthing connection” screw, the static mostly goes away, but is still there. There’s no “pull” on the  cable. They are put in with plenty of “give.” Has anyone had the same issue or know how to resolve this? Any insight would be appreciated! 

Bonjour, Je dispose dans mon salon d’une Playbar et d’un Sub Gen 2.Je souhaite acquérir une platine vinyle et donc pouvoir la connecter à cette Playbar et son Sub.Me confirmez-vous que le Sonos Port est la solution pour cela ?Et les 3 platines vinyles vendues par Sonos sont-elles compatibles et de bonne facture ?Merci pour vos réponses avisées !

Hi,I have a Playbar and a Sub Gen 2 in my living room.I want to buy a turntable and therefore be able to connect it to this Playbar and its Sub.Can you confirm that the Sonos Port is the solution for this?And are the 3 turntables sold by Sonos compatible and of good quality?Thanks for your insightful responses!

Existe alguna forma de emparejar los micrófonos y el TV a la misma vez al equipo sonos para poder hacer karaoke? Solo me permite uno de los dos 🥹

Hi I’m looking to eliminate/minimize the delay between audio input and sound out on my stereo grouped play:5 speakers. Currently the app gives me the lowest delay of 75ms. Is there any way we can get a lower delay with audio-input ? do I need to buy a Sound bar to get to 30ms ? Are there other options or other brands that offer less delay? 

Hello, I recently acquired my first turntable and I am wildly unfamiliar how to optimize the setup. I went with the Project T1 SB which I am running through a Sonos connect and Dynaudio Focus XD 60 Active speakers.  The player was purchased new, and the instructions say I just needed to install the drive belt and platter, the cartridge and VTF were already factory set. Upon playing my first record, the stylus immediately skates to the center of the record, once it stops there the sound is better, but highly unstable. It’s crackly, skips a little bit and the volume is not consistent.  Any idea what the issue is? How do I go about troubleshooting this and calibrating it? Secondly, is there anything I should check regarding initial setup? The drive belt was very simple to install.  Thanks for the help, total noob with this new toy!

Hello, I am having issues getting the audio to work through my current setup. This is all pretty new to me so it could be a totally noob issue.I have a Pro-ject SB T1, Sonos Connect and Dynaudio Focus XD 60 Active Speakers. We also have a Sonos One speaker in my wife’s office.I have both speakers connected to each other and line out into the Sonos Connect. That setup works just fine, and I can easily hear music in my wife’s office. I connected the R/L Cable from the back of the Pro-ject 1, into the back of the Sonos connect line input (as website says) - no other cables into any speaker. The sonos app recognizes the line out connection from the app. The turntable is on and I can’t get any audio out of either speaker set. What am I missing? I went this route as it didn’t seem like I needed any additional components. Thanks for your help! 

Recently my Playbar and paired play 3 surround speakers have stopped working correctly when using certain apps through my Apple TV. Hulu works fine. Netflix works fine. However other apps such as Disney plus and YouTube tv play the audio distorted crackling and muted. Stranger yet is certain channels on YouTube tv the audio is fine but other channels the audio issues persist. When switching hdmi inputs to a ps5 the audio is fine. Any help would be great

Slightly unclear if the port will only connect one phono item i.e. i’ll need multiple ports to connect my old system to the sonos system and / or connect through a pre amp?

I have a Playbase hooked up to my TV with the optical cable and want to be able to play my turntable through the playbase. I want to clarify my understanding of how things are actually connecting using a Port. • If I get a Port and connect that to the line out from the amplifier how is the output transferred to the Play base? Via the WiFi network that everything is attached to? • How do I select what audio is coming out of the playbase?  • Does the TV need to be on?

Can S1 and S2 compatible equipment be used in the same house using the old app for S1 and the new app for the S2 components?

Hello,I’m about to lose one of the 4 ports on the back of my (BT SmartHub2) Router (it’s the LAN port and I’m about to get FTTP).I note that the Sonos Boost that I have has 2 Ethernet ports. It is currently, of course, hard-wired to one of the ports on the Router.Can I therefore plug another of my devices, that is currently also hardwired into the Router, into the unused port on the Boost and it will act as a switch to route that device’s traffic to/from the Router.

Salve, non riesco a collegare “CONNECT” all’applicazione. Ho provato a ripristinare il prodotto da fabbrica ma non  si collega, l’applicazione mi dice di di premere il tasto mentre la luce verde lampeggia, ma la luce non è “verde” ma bianca!come è il procedimento??GrazieEnzo Mod Edit:Google Translate- Hi, I can't connect "CONNECT" to the application. I tried to reset the product from factory but it doesn't connect, the application tells me to press the button while the green light is flashing, but the light is not "green" but white!how is the procedure?Thank youEnzo

Is it possible to play music on a memory stick plugged into the HDMI port on the back of the Sonos Amp?

I currently have:Playbar, Sub, Bridge, 3 x Play:5’s (Gen 1) and 2 x Play One SL’s. I am fairly certain I can upgrade the Playbar and Sub to S2 software, but then the 3 x Play:5’s would be on a separate S1 app. Ideally I would be able to use the Playbar, Play One SL’s and Sub for my living room, and the 3 x Play:5 (Gen 1) in separate rooms for music and such. In this situation is the Bridge completely obsolete, or do I still need it for the Play:5’s if in separate rooms?