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Charles G
Trending Lyricist I
September 25, 2012

Need possibility of adding delay in addition to the normal 70ms

  • September 25, 2012
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Hi, I'm very excited about Sonos, and recently upgraded AV Receivers to be able to seamlessly switch inputs from CD/DVD/Phono/Sonos while using the Autoplay function in Sonos. Fantastic idea, (and very surprised not everyone's doing this), BUT I find that my system is no longer in sync (the Sonos P3's and P5 are ahead of the sound coming through the Connect via Hifi). I did not have this issue with the lower end Denon 1911, but I do now with the 3313. I can add delay with the 3313, but that doesn't help me since it's the other Sonos modules that are ahead of the Denon. Adding the possibility of adding delay (in addition to the required 70ms for processing) would make my system whole again.
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      timdu
      Contributor I
      March 9, 2013
      Definitely a +1 for me too. I have a Bose Lifestyle 135. I can adjust the sync level a bit on my Bose system but still I can't get my Connect in sync with my other P3 and P5 devices. Sonos should provide a feature to configure delays on Connect devices to tackle this kind of issues...
      dhippeli
      Contributor I
      March 16, 2013
      Absolutely needed enhancement to the SONOS system. I was bummed to find out there is a slight delay between my Play 3 and my Connect even when I run it through Pure Direct on my Yamaha receiver.
      Ben_23
      Lyricist III
      March 18, 2013
      Yes, I didn't know this was a problem; play 3 in the post and now it sounds like its going to be unbearable!
      ChasBads
      Enthusiast II
      March 20, 2013
      This must be a hardware problem with Sonos as, if it isn't, it should have been rectified years ago. I am absolutely flabbergasted that it hasn't been rectified or at least Sonos admit that it can't be fixed, but of course they wouldn't admit that as it would affect the sales of the connect. Well this problem has affected sales pure and simple (see all the posts above). If I'd known about this problem I would not have bought the connect. But also, now I know about the problem, I have no plans of extending my Sonos system further and I would have been in the market for the new playbar, the sub and more Play 5's. The connect is the weakest link in the Sonos lineup and Sonos have created and still market a product that lets the side down considerably and furthermore does not DO what it claims to DO and that is wirelessly SYNC music throughout your house.
        User762464
        Lyricist I
        March 24, 2013
        This is an absolutely essential feature. Please implement it ASAP.
          User703910
          Lyricist I
          March 25, 2013
          Sonos, any news on this feature?
            Buddha gut
            Trending Lyricist I
            April 19, 2013
            Any news?
              User508448
              Enthusiast I
              April 30, 2013
              Think this feature has been under consideration for too long!? Vote for this: https://ask.sonos.com/sonos/topics/implement_customers_good_ideas_more_quickly
                simon_arlington
                Lyricist I
                May 7, 2013
                I understand that Sonos have an awful lot of ideas and improvements to consider, but feel that this one is pretty fundamental. Whilst the problem is technically not one with the Sonos system, given that many people have digital receivers (which add a slight delay to playback where there is no "direct" mode), this improvement is vital for Sonos to claim that there is simaltaneous and synched music in each zone! This is the main reason I bough a Sonos system and the lack of any manual delay has led me to consider ditching the whole lot (rather than ditching my more expensive receiver). I certainly no longer have any plans to extend the system. Synched zone playback is a joke! So please do consider this [minor] update and let us know the progress of any thinking around it.
                  User508448
                  Enthusiast I
                  May 7, 2013
                  I understand that Sonos have an awful lot of ideas and improvements to consider, but feel that this one is pretty fundamental. Whilst the problem is technically not one with the Sonos system, given that many people have digital receivers (which add a slight delay to playback where there is no "direct" mode), this improvement is vital for Sonos to claim that there is simaltaneous and synched music in each zone! This is the main reason I bough a Sonos system and the lack of any manual delay has led me to consider ditching the whole lot (rather than ditching my more expensive receiver). I certainly no longer have any plans to extend the system. Synched zone playback is a joke! So please do consider this [minor] update and let us know the progress of any thinking around it.
                  It's been passed to the product development team for review = Gone into black-hole...
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