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erusow
Contributor I
Nov 7, 2012 7:12 PM UTC

Playback Speed

It would be nice to be able to adjust playback speed for podcasts and audiobooks.
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    User889883
    Lyricist I
    Nov 16, 2013 10:51 PM UTC
    I would love to be able to listen to Audible at 2x or 3x the normal speed, like I already do on my iPhone or iPad with the Audible app…
    Thanks guys!!!

    Kevin
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      whats1thingnow
      Lyricist III
      Dec 7, 2015 9:24 PM UTC
      yes yes yes!

      been two years, is this added?
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        buzz
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        Grand Maestro
        Dec 10, 2015 4:23 AM UTC
        No, and SONOS does not publish a road map.

        This would be an interesting feature, but there have not been many requests for this in the past. i seem to remember a very old thread about this, but there were not very many posts there either.
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          barrysi
          Contributor I
          Apr 3, 2016 8:16 AM UTC
          Yes, very interested in this too. Would be great to be able to listen at 1.5 / 2 x on Sonos, as I currently do via the iPhone Podcast app. Normal speed just takes too much time for my listening and time management preferences which is why I don't use the Sonos podcast feature at all at present. So hopefully this feature will be added at some point in the near future.
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            Stuart_W
            Stuart_W
            World-Class Superstar
            Apr 3, 2016 9:45 AM UTC
            What, wait. Please can somebody tell me why anybody wants to listen to an audio book at 3 x times speed?

            Can you really still understand what is being said?
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            Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2
              BoredofBalham
              Prodigy II
              Apr 3, 2016 3:20 PM UTC
              Easy. It's time management preferences. I think that translates into English as "can't be bothered (insert own word of preference here) due to low attention span" which can, of course as you are a victim, be entirely blamed upon the parents force feeding you Chipmunks records when in your formative years.
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                cmgarcia
                Lyricist I
                Sep 20, 2016 8:14 PM UTC
                Yes. This would be a great feature. I simply can't listen to podcasts or other audio recordings at normal speed anymore. Please add a playback speed control. I'm normailly at 1.7x to 2x
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                  Stuart_W
                  Stuart_W
                  World-Class Superstar
                  Sep 20, 2016 9:17 PM UTC
                  Yes. This would be a great feature. I simply can't listen to podcasts or other audio recordings at normal speed anymore. Please add a playback speed control. I'm normailly at 1.7x to 2x

                  More chance of finding a WW2 bomber on ten moon than Sonos implementing this "feature". Have a word with yourself!
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                  Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2
                    Zenrhe
                    Lyricist I
                    Nov 12, 2016 2:14 PM UTC
                    I listen to most podcasts at 1.5 or 2x speed. I really really think this should be a standard feature.
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                      RustyHerms
                      Lyricist II
                      Mar 25, 2018 7:38 PM UTC
                      Dear Sonos Product Team, please get this on your product road map ASAP.
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