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December 13, 2013

Intermittent playback from Sonos Connect

  • December 13, 2013
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My Sonos Connect is only providing an audio output intermittently to my hifi amplifier. I know it's the Connect that is at issue, rather than the amplifier, because my CD player is also connected to my amp and that is working just fine. I have also checked the Network Matrix, and the connection from the Root Bridge (a Play 3) to the Connect is fine (inbound/outbound is 43/38). Any ideas? Thanks! Mike
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    Ryan S
    Retired Sonos Staff
    December 19, 2013
    Hello Mike,

    Do you usually see this issue with one particular type of music source? Do you get issues with your local music library or from music services too? Which output are you using off of the CONNECT? If you're using the Analog connection, are you able to try out one of the other outputs to see if it's a problem with that connection?

    Can you  please submit a diagnostic from the system and reply back with the confirmation number?

    Cheers.
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    Avid Contributor I
    December 31, 2013
    The confirmation number is: 3331337.

    The problem is with the Connect component called "Reading Room".  Keeps dropping out... more out than in.

    Thanks.
    Ryan S
    Retired Sonos Staff
    January 7, 2014
    Hello Michael,

    Thank you for the diagnostic, there is a problem with the CONNECT named Reading Room and it will need to be replaced. I've created ticket 140107-001394 for you and will be following up there.

    Cheers.
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    Lyricist III
    March 25, 2017
    I'm having the exact same issues with my connect. It is the root wired device in my system and I'm, as of now, not experiencing any issues on any other device . I've hooked the connect up to my receiver through coax, the receiver experiences a steady stream without interruption, but sound is more off than on... I've tried hooking it up through optical with the same result. The issue persists throughout sources. But only on the connect. All other devices work well. But as said, the connect is the root, wired, device.

    I was in the beta program for a while and was having problems with the connect not wanting to update, so I left the beta... All my devices are now running the same version. Was working well for about a month.. But not anymore...
    Atom P
    Sonos Staff
    March 30, 2017
    Hey Ltsqarepants, thank you for sending us this description. I’d like to collect some additional information as we did with Michael. What is the CONNECT wired to, a router or a switch? Can you please try to play for a few minutes and submit a diagnostic within 5 minutes of the interruptions? Send us the confirmation number and we’ll be happy to take a look.
    Lyricist III
    March 31, 2017
    It's wired to a switch.
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    Lyricist III
    March 31, 2017
    It's the one named lounge
    Tom B
    Retired Sonos Staff
    April 11, 2017
    Hi Ltsqarepants, thanks for the diagnostic. I can see a lot of instances of not enough data being transported to the CONNECT. As it's wired in I think the issues are related to the Ethernet connection. There's a lot of worrying error messages there. Can you try using a different Ethernet cable and see if that improves the situation? If it does not, then please try another port on the switch, and if that doesn't help wire it directly to the router instead. Please submit a diagnostic taken after making each change and reply back here with the numbers.
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    Lyricist III
    April 11, 2017
    Will do!
    Sounds far fetched since I have 5 units running flawlessly. The connect being the only wired one....
    But I am willing to try to find a solution!
    Tom B
    Retired Sonos Staff
    April 11, 2017
    It's also possible that this is a problem on the player's internal memory. If you run a test with a different Ethernet connection and still get the issue, then let me know and we will organise a replacement for you.
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