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audible playback speed - Sonos App & airplay2

  • September 6, 2024
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Is there a way to speed up playback speed of Audible through my Sonos system? I have tried if both from the Sonos App and the Audible app casting via AirPlay 2 - neither works.  When I do it in the Audible app, it shows higher speeds, but is just playing at 1x.  This makes it UNUSABLE for me on any of my 20+ Sonos devices - high multiple thousands of dollars of equipment just useless.  
please let me know how to solve, or if not this should be a high priority feature - it’s just shocking to me that I can’t do it, the first true disappointment I’ve had from Sonos.  

Best answer by Ken_Griffiths

It looks like Audible ‘by design’ do not make the adjustable narration speed available when playing to Sonos products. See their help page here…

https://help.audible.co.uk/s/article/listen-with-sonos

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Ken_Griffiths
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  • September 6, 2024

It looks like Audible ‘by design’ do not make the adjustable narration speed available when playing to Sonos products. See their help page here…

https://help.audible.co.uk/s/article/listen-with-sonos


Airgetlam
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  • September 6, 2024

I suspect Sonos doesn’t offer a speed adjustment through their API that any podcast streamer could use, although I seem to recall it has been requested before. At this point, I would guess there are other things on the list that would take more priority. 


Airgetlam
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  • September 6, 2024

Oh, one more comment…it should work without issue using AirPlay 2. At that point, you’re not using the Sonos firmware, it is just a receiver of the signal. If the software you’re using on your Apple device can send it at a different speed, then the Sonos should play it at any speed it receives it at. 


Ken_Griffiths
  • 22011 replies
  • September 6, 2024

Oh, one more comment…it should work without issue using AirPlay 2. At that point, you’re not using the Sonos firmware, it is just a receiver of the signal. If the software you’re using on your Apple device can send it at a different speed, then the Sonos should play it at any speed it receives it at. 

No it doesn’t work via the Audible App - it’s disabled when Airplaying too. I checked. Not sure why, but seems like an Audible restriction.


Airgetlam
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  • September 7, 2024

Must be, Sonos isn’t involved there, except as a receiver of a signal. Most interesting, as that suggests that you can’t speed up any AirPlay 2 signal, as it isn’t a Sonos restriction. Thanks for testing.