Hello @hrr1, welcome back!
I’m sorry to hear about your experience with the volume requiring adjustment between songs.
I should mention that in a bigger room at louder volume, it's probably harder to tell the difference as compared to sitting at home in a quiet environment.
I do not believe that upgrading the equipment would make a difference and also, Sonos does not normalize volume, so it should be down to something outside our reach.
But what you can do is, after experiencing this inconsistency in volume between songs, Submit Diagnostics within 10 minutes and reach out to our Support Team.
They can have a look and confirm if there was a change from the Sonos-side.
I hope this helps.
OK, it’s happening all the time so I’ll submit a diagnostic and see what they tell me. It is dramatic, not subtle so that it doesn’t happen in one place but happens when at work and I have to constantly adjust the volume song to song, well, it’s very frustrating. It does seem to be much more dramatic on playlists I create as opposed to preselected playlists. Again, no idea why but maybe that provides some clue.
Thanks,