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When will Sonos update the app with a 3 band EQ? Bass-Mid-Treble?

  • January 22, 2023
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Sonos app update. 3 band EQ BASS-MID-TREBLE greater user control. It’s the weakness in the app.

 

Best answer by Sotiris C.

Hello @grindlizer and welcome to Sonos Community!

Thank you for the feedback, it is much appreciated.

I have marked this thread as a feature request, and forwarded it to the relevant teams for consideration.

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Ken_Griffiths

Yes +1, I would like a little more (granularity) customisation options in this area too - I would perhaps even settle for some EQ ‘presets’ for both TV and Music audio.

I would also like to see a manual L/R balance control for Sonos HT rooms.


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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • January 22, 2023

presets would be nice also! It seems so obvious. Car stereos have a mid controls why not Sonos? It would be to there advantage, in my opinion, to stick with a little tried and true as well as the tech!


Sotiris C.
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  • January 24, 2023

Hello @grindlizer and welcome to Sonos Community!

Thank you for the feedback, it is much appreciated.

I have marked this thread as a feature request, and forwarded it to the relevant teams for consideration.


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  • Prominent Collaborator I
  • January 24, 2023

Yes +1, I would like a little more (granularity) customisation options in this area too - I would perhaps even settle for some EQ ‘presets’ for both TV and Music audio.

I would also like to see a manual L/R balance control for Sonos HT rooms.


 

Please - please no EQ presets, I have yet to experience a EQ preset that I have been satisfied with.

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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • January 24, 2023

Thanks, Sotiris. Appreciate the good word!


Ken_Griffiths

Yes +1, I would like a little more (granularity) customisation options in this area too - I would perhaps even settle for some EQ ‘presets’ for both TV and Music audio.

I would also like to see a manual L/R balance control for Sonos HT rooms.


 

Please - please no EQ presets, I have yet to experience a EQ preset that I have been satisfied with.

I would prefer a customisable EQ, that’s for sure. 👍


Ken_Griffiths

I would personally find it helpful to also have separate EQ settings attached to TV listening and Music playback. 


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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • January 24, 2023

Sounds like another great Idea!


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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • April 5, 2023

this is crazy, new speakers put ancient equalizer. I will buy new speakers only after they provide an EQ with midrange adjustment.


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  • Headliner I
  • April 5, 2023

Finally, a good idea....


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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • April 5, 2023

why buy anything new when they go with the bare minimum cheap EQ?


  • April 5, 2023

why buy anything new when they go with the bare minimum cheap EQ?

Cheap???  

My reason for buying the speakers would be that they sound great and give me limited opportunities to screw things up.  There is an almost limitless number of factors that are more critical to the quality of the sound.


  • April 5, 2023

car stereos have a mid control

 

Indeed they do. But high end hifi amplifiers generally do not.  You may wish to ponder on that.


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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • April 6, 2023

okay, but I still think a 3 band EQ is a needed upgrade, 5 band would be better!


buzz
  • April 6, 2023

Some will want a parametric equalizer.

I know users who always boost tone controls to the max and this is what sounds “best”. For these listeners additional tone controls would be a great plus because more controls could be set to max.


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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • April 6, 2023

Wow, a parametric EQ! It would be great. However I was thinking baby steps. A 3 band or 5 band EQ would be a decent way to go for now since they don’t seem very concerned about it. Sonos has a blind spot right now. It’s like they have high end sports car with a 2 speed transmission ( forward and reverse). It’s nice but it could be so much better. I should have done better research before I bought it. Denon wireless receiver might be a better alternative going forward. Plenty of EQ with them.


buzz
  • April 7, 2023

But, an automatic transmission, while presenting only two speeds to the driver, can shift faster and at more appropriate times. Sure, the automatic costs some power, but think how much power is wasted by the liquid rubber interface with the road.


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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • April 7, 2023

I would be happy with adjustable midrange update on the sonos app! I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who would like this addition.


  • Lyricist II
  • June 16, 2023

 

Bingo! Add me to this request tally. 

  • Mid Range EQ control or control over Speech Enhancement at least (current SE is currently too harsh)
  • Different saved EQ etc. settings for Music and TV content. Completely different needs.

     


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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • June 16, 2023

Thank you, yes! 3 band would be a good start 5 band would be better. At least make it optional. Come on Sonos, you obviously have some good engineers, there must be a way!!!


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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • August 4, 2023

Updates on E Q Upgrades?


Airgetlam
  • August 4, 2023

It’s been a request essentially since Sonos was released in 2005. So far, no updates. 


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  • Headliner I
  • August 4, 2023

Was not mentioned in the recent on-line discussion with one of the sound engineer guys


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  • Trending Lyricist I
  • August 4, 2023

Why am I not surprised. Apparently Sonos has a blind spot! 


106rallye
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  • August 5, 2023

Or Sonos customer research shows not many people want this, especially since the introduction of Trueplay, or it is technologically less viable to do for Sonos…….