Lower minumum volume level

A whole two months? Considering the next release is in public beta right now and this feature is not on it, your expectations (not to mention knowledge of software development cycles) are a little unrealistic. Also, I'm very familiar with the lowest volume settings as I listen to sleep music every night, and in my opinion the volume goes quite low. I cannot help but think that if your ears are sensitive enough that the lowest setting is still too loud for background music, you are probably not going to find a competitor that goes low enough.

So what is wrong in not using a product that does not fit my requirements? As an engineer, I know, that you can always turn volume lower. The main question is if this is possible to implement in the software/firmware or it is a hardware limitation.
If releasing a software hotfix takes Sonos 2 months then they should think about optimizing their software development cycles. I would help if the software were open source, but it is not, so I may only request a fix.

So what is wrong in not using a product that does not fit my requirements? As an engineer, I know, that you can always turn volume lower. The main question is if this is possible to implement in the software/firmware or it is a hardware limitation.
If releasing a software hotfix takes Sonos 2 months then they should think about optimizing their software development cycles. I would help if the software were open source, but it is not, so I may only request a fix.

Nobody said there was anything wrong with not using the product or getting rid of it if it does not fit your needs. I would recommend it, in fact. However, to expect this to be fixed in 2 months time, or to expect them to listen to a couple posters in this thread and interpret this as a widespread complaint affecting a large number of users, is a little overboard. As I said, I find the lowest volume setting, when set by tapping on the right of the slider when set to zero volume, to be more than low enough for sleep sounds, never mind background music in an office. You may be more sensitive than that, but I doubt you are going to find a competitor with a volume control matched to your personal sensitivities, which seem to be beyond the norm.

As to 2 months being too long for a software fix? Sonos likes to release software which works, is complete, and is tested in full; unlike the last multi-room streamer that used Open Source.

I understand, that you find the lowest setting okay 🙂 How loud you hear it depends on multiple factors, maybe I have it too close to my bed (1.5m)? Nevermind. I do not expect Sonos to fulfil my wishes in 2 months or at all. Two months is not a deadline for Sonos, this is a deadline for me. And regarding the competitor, if there isn't any then I will live without a speaker.

Would be great indeed if the minimum volume could be lower and selected in smaller steps. It's just too loud for a comfortable bedtime tune.

+1 they are simply too loud (listening Spotify or radio stations, no TV input)

Any news from Sonos on this? Any news at all? Volume management for an hifi system is core.

I find I can manage the volume fine. Can you remind me what the problem is please?

John, the lowest volume is still too loud and cannot be used in a bedroom.

Then my hearing must be very poor. Lowest volume (slide to zero, tap once on bar) is almost inaudible to me unless I'm quite close. I'm not disputing that this is an issue for you, but I can understand it not being top of Sonos' priority list too.