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unable to see Sonos devices when using Airplay

Here’s some things suggested by Apple/Sonos users to maybe try next time your Speaker(s) do not show (or play) as available in the AirPlay c...
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recommend NAS drive to play cd’s through sonos

I need to replace my NAS drive used to play my CD’s over my Sonos. Need a bit of expert advice on best makes/models compatible with Sonos? T...
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How can you create internet radio streams now that TuneIn is no longer...

Hi @Dan187856 Welcome to the Sonos Community!I have the following information to share with you:Customers who already have manually added st...
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pilboContributor I
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Repeating parts of BBC radio station

Since the S1/S2 app split, I've noticed that throughout the day the Radio 2 feed will suddenly jump back by approximately 30 seconds and then repeat what you have just been listening to. I am using S1 software. I have submitted a diagnostic about 2 minutes after the last incident of this fault, confirmation number is 728377785. 

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Kirk DTrending Lyricist I
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New Windows 11 refuses Sonos access to Music Library

I have a new HP Windows 11 PC that replaced my old Windows 10 PC.  The new PC “refuses” Sonos 1 Controller access to my Music Library.  The old PC, when put back on network, still allows access.  I have spent many hours with Sonos tech support, also with HP support, Norton antivirus support and Microsoft support, all without success.  We have uninstalled and reinstalled the Sonos app on my PC more than once, have changed Norton traffic rules, blocked firewalls, uninstalled Norton, made sure Sonos has all permissions, checked SMB, used the InPlace file to essentially reinstall Windows 11, etc.  Sonos has assured me that the Sonos 1 Controller is compatible with Windows 11, but all other tech support point to Sonos being the problem.  Am I the only the one experiencing this problem?  If not, what solution have others found other than the unsuccessful manipulations mentioned above.

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Aldog33Contributor I
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Volume Normalization

Seriously, how do we not have support for Spotify volume normalization yet? It pretty much makes the product unusable, I'm likely going to return it all despite having just spent a fortune on it and looking forward to it. It makes the listening experience horrible, and having to adjust the controls every song does not scream premium product to me… Is there any word of a roadmap for this at all??

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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johnrf4321Trending Lyricist I
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speakers keep disappearing and coming back

When I open the app on my iPhone sometimes it only shows one of my roams saying the other is powered off.  But it doesn’t show the other speakers, arc. woofer, 2 rear and 2 move.  Sometimes they’re there, sometimes not. I spent over an hour on chatting the other day, so long that my phone needed charging. It was working but a few hours later it isn’t. The tech wastes your time plugging and unplugging and reregistering and other nonsense.  But a day later the problem is back. The speakers come and go.  I can play music on the Roku tv which uses the arc, sub and back speakers but on the phone they’re not there.  It is getting to the point where I have to admit that I wasted almost 3 thousand dollars on a system that is unreliable and sonos can’t fix it.  Unplugging some of the speakers, which the tech makes you do, are behind heavy couches. I’m and old man and its hard to move these big heavy couches and harder still to get the plugs back in. Used to love the system but now it sucks . Th

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GregBelEnthusiast I
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Sonos Amazon Music Unlimited Playlists

Today my Sonos is refusing to load any playlist I created on Amazon Music Unlimited that has more than 100 songs. I’ve reset router, cable modem, all speakers/amps, controller, deleted and reactivated the amazon account. All apps and Sonos controller are up to date. I verified my amazon account is active and still at the unlimited level, which it is. What is really odd is I can load any playlist, no matter what size, if it was created by amazon. I just can’t load my playlists, unless they have 100 or less songs. I contacted Sonos support and was told amazon limits playlist to 100 songs on Sonos, although only my personal playlist are not working if over 100 songs. I contacted amazon and they said they do not limit playlist songs to 100 on Sonos.I really don’t want to switch from amazon, I have been happy for a couple of years with their unlimited service.Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions?The attached pictures shows what I see when I try to load a playlist with over 100 songs

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oscarpldContributor I
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How do I know which tidal is reproduced in Hifi quality?

In the sonos s2 application, now it sounds, no information appears regarding the quality that the music is played, I understand that Tidal plays at CD quality but how do I know that this is happening?  

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controlav
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marquez38Contributor I
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Add Sonos Speaker to Control4

I have a Control4 system with a multi-room amp running multiple zones of passive in-ceiling speakers. I’d like to add zones to other rooms without running wires. Is it possible to add powered Sonos speakers (like the One or Five) to a Control4 system? I know it can be done with a Port and Passive speakers, but what about powered Wifi speakers?

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Old_geezerContributor I
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Why can't I add my music library to Sonos on my Macbook Air running latest MacOS Big Sur ?

I’ve followed the Sonos  instructions for adding my music library to a Mac using the Sonos Controller for Mac  app - Sonos S2. But after thinking about it for a few seconds the app returns the message:Sonos was unable to add the music folderThe computer “Barrys-Macbook-Air” cannot be found.Q1. Why can’t the app find my computer when it’s been  installed on it ?   Where did it get this computer name from and can it be changed ?According to “About this Mac” on my machine it names my computer as : Barry’s MacBook Air  Note the apostrophe s and the use of spaces rather than dashes between words, which is subtly different from what the sonos app says it is looking for.  Incidentally, according to my Plusnet hub the name of the  my computer on the home network is simply Barrys-Air with an IP address of 192.168.1.92Q2. I don’t suppose it matters too much what names are used for the computer, just so long as the Sonos app and anything else that wants to access it uses the correct numerical IP

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boogie68Contributor I
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TuneIn not playing stored favourites or many radion broadcasts.

I’ve recently swtiched to the new SOnos app. Since then, the only radio stations I’m able to play are those in the UK. Every other radio station eg, 538, Cafe Del Mar and may others will not play at all. I think we can eliminate that these stations have changed the way they boradcast, so can only assume it’s an issue with the new Sonos controller. Can someone help please. Thanks Paul

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darrenchContributor I
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Cracking/popping/clicking sound when playing to Sonos Arc or Sonos One from Apple Music macOS app over AirPlay 2

(There are other similar topics in these community forums, all closed. None seem to have a solution that works.)When I play music from the Apple Music app on my M1 MacBook Pro to my Sonos Arc or Sonos One over AirPlay 2, there are occassional, random short high-frequency cracking, popping or clicking sounds. They make the music unlistenable.This does NOT happen if I change any of the variables; e.g. there are no errant sounds from the Sonos app (playing Apple Music), the iOS Apple Music app, the Spotify app on the MacBook Pro, or a non-Sonos AirPlay speaker. When I separate the Group to just one of the Sonos speakers, the popping persists, but it is worse on the Ones than the Arc.Sonos phone tech suppport was helpful, but ultimately decided it was an AirPlay problem and that I should contact Apple. I think it is a Sonos/AirPlay issue, and so I feel stuck. Apple will say it is a Sonos issue.Does anybody have any solutions or advice?

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Airgetlam
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Sir CalContributor I
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"The computer refused to let Sonos connect to it" etc. On Macbook Pro

Recently purchased a new Macbook M1 (2020) with Big Sur OS. I’m now unable add my music library that sits in my Music folder and another music folder on my external hard drive.I get the messages “computer refused to let Sonos connect to it” and sometimes a message saying it cannot find my computer.I have tried EVERYTHING including:Enabled file sharing - adding/ticking the relevant folders in System Preferences Shortened/change computer name - making sure it matches the name in network settings Checked if approved as an incoming connection in firewall settings Checked if added in Full Disk Access and Accessibility within the Privacy options Was on the phone with customer service for a good hour+ to no help.Are Sonos speakers currently not compatible with Big Sur/Apple M1 issue?? 

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enidcoleslaw13Contributor I
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No more TuneIn URL streams anymore, guess I am returning my two Eras :(

Wow, I am incredibly sad that I just purchased two Sonos Eras for my husband’s birthday next week just when access to URL stations will no longer be accessible through TuneIn. My husband works from home and listens to an internet station all day on our ancient Play and I thought I’d surprise him by saving up for these two new speakers. But the new Tune In app doesn’t support this :(  

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overdrevContributor I
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Error message "unable to play 'title of radio station" - the song is not encoded correctly"

 Error message "unable to play 'title of radio station" - the song is not encoded correctly" Appeared this morning,  on all TuneIn stations.Other services work fine. (Spotify, global ) Have restarted and messed around with variousCan play TuneIn using same account logon on their IPAD appIdeas ?Thanks !

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thepowerisonContributor I
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Can't play to Sonos via Spotify Connect anymore?

I’ve had Sonos Play:5 (Gen 2) for a few months now and it worked perfectly via Spotify Connect. A couple of days ago I purchased a second Play:5 to create a stereo pair and since then I am unable to play via the Spotify app?I’ve deleted and reconnected Spotify, reset my router etc and it still won’t connect - any ideas?

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Corry P
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castallaLocal Superstar
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Sonos controller for Galaxy smartwach

This app works brilliantly on Galaxy smartwatch:https://galaxystore.samsung.com/geardetail/yS5Npf8TAR?langCd=en 

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tofalckContributor I
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Sonos and Spotify Integration

@Sonos and @Spotify should get their acts together and work to solve the API discrepancies between the two systems. One issue I’m having right now:If you exercise Spotify’s api and get a list of the players they can see you do *not* get the Sonos players back but only devices which apparantly have trully implemented Spotify Connect, e.g. Marantz surround amplifiers and the like.  You claim to be Spotify Connect compliant - how can that be when you are not?This issue makes it absolutely impossible to seamlessly integrate Sonos and Spotify in e.g. Home Assistant and other automation platforms since the desktop and phone apps will not know about what state Sonos devices are in.I can start a Spotify playlist if it’s marked as a favorite in the Sonos app. But Spotify won’t know it’s playing on a Sonos device so I’m left with the choice of using Sonos’ really shoddy Spotify UX or going to Spotify and doing everything from scratch instead of just picking up from where the state of things are

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bjuraszContributor II
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Spotify radio stations not playing today on Sonos

I cannot get Spotify artist radio stations to play on my Sonos today. I can play other Spotify content, like a specific album. But the S2 app complains it cannot get songs for radio station. I’ve never had this problem before. I have reset everything with no benefit so far. Any ideas?  Those artist radio stations play fine in the Spotify app. Just not through Sonos 

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Mark_227Contributor I
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S2 - the connection to spotify was lost

Hi there. Since adding new devices and upgrading to S2 over the weekend, I keep getting “connection to Spotify was lost”. Sometimes it works for a while and then just stops. Always at the point where it’s trying to start playing a song - I never get errors when browsing spotify and songs seem to finish playing once started. A couple of key points based on questions asked to other people with similar issues: Spotify is working on all other devices in the house Streaming from my NAS and my Amazon account seems to work fine I’m running a fully wireless Sonos setup but was previously using a wired Bridge with S1 The Orbi router is set so that all Sonos devices are “unmanaged” to avoid any network blocking It was being particularly on/off earlier to I uploaded a diagnostic: 233855799 Thanks, Mark  

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jsimmyContributor I
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Crossfade skips every other song (20 secs) when using Spotify

Crossfade feature on Sonos when streaming Spotify works on every other song. It will play one song, crossfade correctly, then play the next song for 20 seconds and skip to the next song. That song will play in its entirety and crossfade correctly then skip the next song after about 20 seconds. I see this topic has been posted many times before with no resolution. Any help???I use Sonos quite a bit and this feature helps the mood for events. I will need to switch to other services if this persist. Thanks!

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Jan AndrleContributor I
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Connecting friends/family members to Sonos account on the latest Sonos app/devices

How do I connect a friend / family member to my Sonos app/devices ? 

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emceeContributor II
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Song Title Not Updating Sirius

When streaming Sirius Channel 710, The Loft, the song title has stopped updating. This has been going on over a week. I have tried deleting and reinstalling Sirius. Sometimes it updates for a minute but then stops. 

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controlav
3 years ago
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HeatherChloeAvid Contributor I
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Sonos was unable to add the music folder

Manage drop down menu: Choose Music Library Settings: Press + Choose “another folder or drive connected to my computer” (as my music is not in “My Music Folder”)  Browse: choose folder where my music is : Users/MYNAME/ Dropbox/iTunes  Next → SONOS WAS UNABLE TO ADD THE MUSIC FOLDER, ACCESS TO THE SHARED FOLDER IS DENIED - CHECK THE USERNAME AND/OR PASSWORD I read some other posts about this problem, so I already did the following two possible fixes: System Settings: Sharing: and I turned ON File Sharing and Media Sharing  System Settings: Privacy & Security: Full Disk Access: +. and I added Sonos, so that it can access data on my Mac. Then I restarted Sonos.  Still doesn’t work I'm not sure what to do next.   DETAILS OF MY SYSTEMiMac 2019macOS Ventura 13.0.1 Sonos Controller for MacSonos OS : S2Version 14.19

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austinbarrowContributor I
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Apple Playlist Not Showing Up

I have a curated playlist on my iphone app that I have added to my playlists. I’ve downloaded the entire catalogue and even created an additional playlist (a copy of the original) on the app. None of these are showing up on Sonos. I searched for the curated list on Sonos, and it showed up in the search. However, when I clicked on the list it was empty.Any suggestions? I’ve seen old threads talking about the difference between iTunes and Apple Music, but surely that silliness has been solved with Sonos after two years.

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Corry P
2 years ago
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joanna72Avid Contributor I
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Sonos won't play Hi-Res music files. What are my options?

Hi everyoneI’m a newbie Audiophile and love Hi-Res music but don’t fully understand what it’s all about other than the quality of sound is better.I have a Sonos system at home that comprises of an Arc, Sub and two One speakers L+R.I keep all my music files on my PC and a backup drive. These files are mostly Apple AAC/M4A format that I listen to through the Sonos app on my PC as well as on my phone.However, I recently purchased two Hi-Res albums online U2’s Achtung Baby and All That You Can’t Leave Behind. They are both 96Khz/24bit FLAC files but Sonos will not play them and brings up a message saying;“Unable to play this track - it is encoded at unsupported rate 24b96000Hz”Is there a way round this to play these files without compromising the sound? If this isn’t possible, then what are my options to play Hi-Res music through my Sonos speakers? I have been able to listen to Hi-Res music through my Sonos speakers but this was through using Amazon Music streaming service.Now I want to pl

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planetrichContributor I
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Why don't SONOS Updates ever work?

As with most folks here, I’m mystified as to how poorly software update works.   I’ve had Sonos equip for almost 10 years and it’s been 10 years of pain, with software updates constantly failing.      

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