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How to use Sonos in homekit

@BretonMaitre There are still some issues with HomeKit but if you Airplay to a Sonos speaker registered as an accessory in the Home App and...
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patmo6294Contributor II
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I miss my bass and treble knobs. I can not be alone.

In the old days of hifi on any receiver you had bass and treble knobs.  When playing a certain song or group if it needed a little more bass you would just reach over and turn up the bass.  With the new sonos systems there is no easy way to raise or lower bass & treble for the whole sound stage.  I know about the settings but you have to go 3 levels deep in there and it will only adjust one piece of equipment not the whole sound of the room.   My example is say you are listening to rundmc and the bass is very pronounced then you play some van halen and need more lower end.  There is no easy way to do so.  Please bring back the bass & treble knobs.  Please put them on level one of the app.  we are know no one setting is perfect for every different kind of music. 

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jgatie
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bahnenContributor I
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file can't be found or connection to music library lost

The music library is a local drive on my computer, both my computer and the sonos unit are cabled to the LAN. there is no problem indexing and i can find the files in the sonos app file explorer and add to queue.some files, seemingly at random, will stop after playing 2 sec the log shows either that sonos could not find the file or connection to the library was lost.If i go back to the file in question it will repeat the error, however.. if i am fast enough and skip ahead in the track it will continue to play without stopping. If i empty the queue and refill it with the same pool of tracks, it will be some new random songs that cant be accessed and the previous ones might play fine now.Other times, it will stop before a song ends, same errors in the logs.I do not have these problems when playing the tracks in something like musicbee on my computer. This is really really annoying.This happens with the app in windows, i am not 100% but i dont think i have the same problem when using app

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DocluisitusContributor I
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Volume Issue dolby atmos verus HD or ULTRA HD

When I stream music with the Sonos App from Amazon Music Unlimited to my Sonos Arc + Sub 3 + 2 ERA 300 surround, the volume increases a lot when a Dolby Atmos track plays. I need to lower the volume for at least 10%. Then when a HD or ULTRA HD track follows I need to come back to the initial volume. For example if the standard volume for a HD or ULTRA HD track would be 20%, the same volume for a Dolby Atmos track would be 10%.Setting the lecture mode in fading (“fondu enchaîné” in my french app), doesn’t fix the problem.It’s really annoying !Does somebody know how to fix it ?

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gottclayContributor I
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How do you enter SD card directory name from Android tablet as a shared music folder in music library?

Music search no longer includes music from the SD card in my tablet.  I see the music when I select “On this mobile device” in music browse.  It used to be included in search results, but apparently not since last upgrade.  I am trying to enter the directory location in the music library setup, but I don’t know the format and the app does not browse file locations.

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106rallye
1 year ago
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Medicine_ManContributor I
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deleting a lost system/product

I had a roam device briefly, set up as an alarm during brief stay during travel, then returned the item and left the network/router behind, and now everyday the “Sonos alarm” pop up happens on my phone, but the device and associated Wi-Fi/network are long gone; but I can’t find a way to delete the speaker! Help! 

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Airgetlam
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live the beachContributor I
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Sonos drops wifi when Samsung S22+ sleeps when playing MP3s on phone

This is being posted after contacting both Sonos and Samsung support.Using Sonos and playing MP3s on the phone, after playing until the phone sleeps, the connection stops, stopping the music.  So, the screen is black.  If the phone is then picked up and the lock screen appears, the music connection continues.I've contacted Samsung support, who feel the issue is with Sonos.  Their reasoning is, the phone stays connected to wifi for mail and text, so why not the Sonos wifi connection.  I have also changed MP3 players with no change in behavior.Both Sonos Roam and other bluetooth speakers play the MP3s without any interruptions.Posted internet solutions for Samsung phones provide instructions which do not match my Samsung S22+ options.

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Guillaume4077Contributor II
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intégration qobuz

Bonjour,serait-il possible d’avoir une meilleure intégration et interface avec le service Qobuz svp?il serait agréable d’avoir une interface se rapprochant de celle de l’application native Qobuz comme vous l’avez fait avec Spotify, Deezer ou Apple Music. De plus, il serait intéressant également d’avoir les infos de qualité audio des musiques jouées sur Qobuz (exemple CD, Hi res 24bits/48Hz…) comme sur Amazon Music avec le logo HD ou Ultra HD. Merci d’avance Moderator edit:Google Translate-Good morning,would it be possible to have a better integration and interface with the Qobuz service please?it would be nice to have an interface similar to that of the native Qobuz application as you did with Spotify, Deezer or Apple Music.In addition, it would also be interesting to have information on the audio quality of the music played on Qobuz (example CD, Hi res 24bits/48Hz, etc.) as on Amazon Music with the HD or Ultra HD logo.Thanks in advance

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Corry P
1 year ago
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Juan17Mena17Contributor I
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Can I use more than 3 different songs in 3 different sounds?

With spotify I can't put more than 2 different songs in 2 different sonos, with sonos radio if possible, with sportify is it possible somehow? Is there any music service that allows you to put more than 3 different songs in 3 different sounds?thank you.

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melvimbe
1 year ago
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MusicLover05Contributor I
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Feature Request Windows PC Controller to see if Dolby Atmos is playing for music

Feature Request Windows PC Controller to see if Dolby Atmos is playing for music

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Corry P
1 year ago
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LegalManContributor I
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Problem when i play the first song on a device

Hi!  I got a problem since maybe the day I owned the Sonos device but I didn’t pay it much attention but as it kept repeating, I’d like to ding an answer. i got a Sonos Beam coupled with 2 Ones for the TV, a One in the kitchen, and one Move.  When i connect to one of these speaker for the first  song with Spotify, it always start the song in the middle of it, although on my iPhone, the song on the Spotify app appears to be at the beginning if I refer to the timing showed on the app. When I click to rewind the song, it starts again the song and this time there’s no problem. I saw also a problem when watching a movie and putting the audio on beam/2 ones and the One on the kitchen (which is very close, about 6/7 meters), the audio briefly disconnect for a second each minute. Any help on these issues?  Thanks

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Corry P
1 year ago
Stuart_W
Stuart_WWorld-Class Superstar
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Mac Sonos Controller Fails to Install S2

For several months now if I try to update the Sonos controller when prompted by the Max controller after I’ve entered my Mac password and the install downloads it fails. I have to manually remove and re-install from the web. Not a big deal but wanted to mention it so the developers may see

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Corry P
1 year ago
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Harris in VAContributor I
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Sonos Streaming horrible with Sirius XM and Spotify

I’m re-introducing this topic because it has been brought up before and after all this time, Sonos seems to have failed to do anything about it.   Both Sirius XM and Spotify drop very regularly, at least twice per hour if not more.  With both I get the error message “Unable to connect . . .” and with Sirius XM I also get the message about not being able to play because of some “encoding” issue. I have gigabit Internet coming to my home and all my Sonos speakers are connected via 3 Sonos AMP’s which are connected via Ethernet cable, so WiFi is not even involved.Any ideas?  Also, with all the complaints, why hasn’t Sonos addressed this issue being experienced by so many customers?

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buzz
1 year ago