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January 24, 2020
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"Modern" Sonos Connect?

  • January 24, 2020
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Is there such a thing as a “Modern” Sonos Connect?  Correct me if I’m wrong (wouldn’t be the first time or the last) but weren’t there new Connects still being sold just last year?  With the 5 year support rule, it would seem that there was an upgrade somewhere in the timeline to make the Connects modern.  If this is true, what would I look for on the label to designate a modern Connect?

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      Best answer by Stanley_4

      The Connect had a hardware change in 2015 that didn’t get mentioned, that is biting Sonos now and they aren’t planning on making that error again. Only the pre-2015 Connects are going Legacy.

      Making it worse they had a few database errors flagging current Connects as Legacy, hopefully corrected now.

      The serial number has the year and month as the first four digits, or maybe it was month and year.

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      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      January 24, 2020

      The Sonos Port is the replacement for the CONNECT. 

      Bruce
      carealtor
      carealtorAuthor
      Contributor I
      January 24, 2020

      The Sonos Port is the replacement for the CONNECT. 

      Yes.  Yes it is.

      Stanley_4
      Stanley_4Answer
      Grand Maestro
      January 24, 2020

      The Connect had a hardware change in 2015 that didn’t get mentioned, that is biting Sonos now and they aren’t planning on making that error again. Only the pre-2015 Connects are going Legacy.

      Making it worse they had a few database errors flagging current Connects as Legacy, hopefully corrected now.

      The serial number has the year and month as the first four digits, or maybe it was month and year.

      carealtor
      carealtorAuthor
      Contributor I
      January 24, 2020

      The Connect had a hardware change in 2015 that didn’t get mentioned, that is biting Sonos now and they aren’t planning on making that error again. Only the pre-2015 Connects are going Legacy.

      Making it worse they had a few database errors flagging current Connects as Legacy, hopefully corrected now.

      The serial number has the year and month as the first four digits, or maybe it was month and year.

      That helps. Thank you.

      langers2k
      January 31, 2020

      @Ryan S - could you clarify exactly how to tell if a Connect is ‘modern’ or not?

      I’ve had a look around and there seem to be a few physical differences between versions:

      • ZP80, blue base, mute button
      • ZP90, blue base, mute button
      • Connect, grey base, mute button
      • Connect, grey base, play/pause button (I’ve only found play/pause on 1502+ datecodes)
      • S15, grey base, play/pause button

      Is the play/pause button sufficient to confirm a connect is ‘modern’? 

      Do we also need to take into account the manufacturing date?

      If so, can you confirm what datecode range signifies a ‘modern’ product please?

      Does all the above apply to the Connect Amp too?

        Ryan S
        Ryan S
        Retired Sonos Staff
        January 31, 2020

        That’s just about right across the board. The same goes for the Connect:Amp too. I’m not certain the exact manufacturing month in 2015 where that switch over happened, but along with the internals change, the externals changed too.

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        Niraj.Shr
        Avid Contributor I
        February 9, 2020

        I have a sonos connect with the "play/pause" button, date code 1504 and it has not been classified as "legacy", hopefully not in near future.

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          Stanley_4
          Stanley_4
          Grand Maestro
          February 10, 2020

          I have a sonos connect with the "play/pause" button, date code 1504 and it has not been classified as "legacy", hopefully not in near future.

          That is good news, sounds like most of 2015 is safe if April (04) gear is modern.

          Niraj.Shr
          Avid Contributor I
          June 14, 2020

          That’s just about right across the board. The same goes for the Connect:Amp too. I’m not certain the exact manufacturing month in 2015 where that switch over happened, but along with the internals change, the externals changed too.

          Hi @Ryan S can I get some help regarding my Sonos Connect. The discussion we had in the forum, several posts said pre 2015 connect were gen 1. I have 2 connects which I got at the same time, both have same physical features with the play/pause button. When I registered it came up as "modern" device so I was under the impression they are both Gen 2. This was during the time when products were separated into modern or legacy. When the S2 app was about to be launched information on the Sonos website said majority of products will be compatible with the S2 app along with gen 2 Sonos connect. Now with the release of new app I found that one of my Connect with date 1504 which was previously showing on the system as a modern device wont update to the S2 app and I am a bit confused. I thought classifying the device as modern meant that the device should be compatible with S2 app, is it not??

          Living room: Playbar | Dining: Play 5 | Bedroom: Sonos One
          John B
          June 14, 2020

          When you say it won’t update to the S2 app, what exactly is happening?  What are you doing and what warning messages are you getting? Do you have any other legacy devices or are you aiming to have just an S2 system?

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