Simple ? - How to turn off

Hi I one of these dads that religiously tries to turnoff everything at night, with fire safety in mind , we have a playbar, should I unplug it, or is this generation of new electronics etc okay to be left plugged in, White light still on.

The PLAYBAR is perfectly safe to leave on all the time. It's designed to be powered up and ready whenever you need it to play. And if you want, you can even turn off that white light. That's under Room Settings for the PLAYBAR.

Hi I one of these dads that religiously tries to turnoff everything at night, with fire safety in mind , we have a playbar, should I unplug it, or is this generation of new electronics etc okay to be left plugged in, White light still on.

The PLAYBAR is perfectly safe to leave on all the time. It's designed to be powered up and ready whenever you need it to play. And if you want, you can even turn off that white light. That's under Room Settings for the PLAYBAR.

Hey folks. Just installed a 5.1 system and love it.

Carrying on from the below though, it's almost unthinkable in today's world that there's an advanced electronic device that can't be turned off easily. In fact, isn't it that almost every other advanced technology turns off automatically when not being used? Sounds like the 5.1 system's not turning off is equivalent to leaving on a light bulb full time.

Is that right and what does Sonos think about that? Can software and/or firmware updates correct this (by adding an auto shutoff feature) and is that something that Sonos is considering implementing?

I think the ship has sailed on us all being responsible for trying to mitigate further environmental damage- so I'm concerned that this system is counterproductive in that regard. In fact for me, at the expense of being called a tree hugger, this could be a deal-breaker. It's a little surprising that we're supposed to keep a light on all night in room (like the living room or basement) when everyone's sleeping!

Otherwise love the technology.

Hi I one of these dads that religiously tries to turnoff everything at night, with fire safety in mind , we have a playbar, should I unplug it, or is this generation of new electronics etc okay to be left plugged in, White light still on.

The PLAYBAR is perfectly safe to leave on all the time. It's designed to be powered up and ready whenever you need it to play. And if you want, you can even turn off that white light. That's under Room Settings for the PLAYBAR.

Hey folks. Just installed a 5.1 system and love it.

Carrying on from the below though, it's almost unthinkable in today's world that there's an advanced electronic device that can't be turned off easily. In fact, isn't it that almost every other advanced technology turns off automatically when not being used? Sounds like the 5.1 system's not turning off is equivalent to leaving on a light bulb full time.

Is that right and what does Sonos think about that? Can software and/or firmware updates correct this (by adding an auto shutoff feature) and is that something that Sonos is considering implementing?

I think the ship has sailed on us all being responsible for trying to mitigate further environmental damage- so I'm concerned that this system is counterproductive in that regard. In fact for me, at the expense of being called a tree hugger, this could be a deal-breaker. It's a little surprising that we're supposed to keep a light on all night in room (like the living room or basement) when everyone's sleeping!

Otherwise love the technology.

Advises poster that the PlayBar may easily be switched off by walking to the socket and switching the off switch - You did install it into a switched power socket right? Given your evangelical switching off predilections?

Can software and/or firmware updates correct this (by adding an auto shutoff feature) and is that something that Sonos is considering implementing?
This already exists. The amplified devices go into a low power state -- basically the audio pipeline is turned off -- when idle. If the entire device was powered off you'd never be able to connect to it to wake it up.

Sonos units are network devices, like switches and routers. If they didn't stay powered their connectivity would fail.

I have to say I don’t get this thread. The way of consumer electronics now is to leave equipment in standby mode – ready for end user control. As far as the LED light is concerned, a previous poster explained how that can be turned off in a firmware setting. I don’t see why it is such a concern to completely power down a device that you may want to bring back up at any time. Why should internet speakers completely turn off? You can’t equate SONOS speakers to a simple stereo system that turns on and off. They’re much more, and part of the appeal is the fact that multiple units can be located almost anywhere, are always ready, and can be easily controlled from a mobile app or home PC. I have several SONOS set up as a group to all come on at once. I can’t imagine having to go turn each one on individually whenever I want to hear music.

Four Play 1s, a Playbar and a Connect = equals 26.9 watts X 365 days = 9818.5 watts per year minimum - even if the Sonos system is not playing any music at all.

That is NOT very responsible - is it?

https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/260

Idle Power Consumption, Watts
230V (EU)
PLAY:1 3.8 Watts X 4 = 15.2 Watts
PLAYBAR up to 6.1 Watts
CONNECT 5.6 Watts

Four Play 1s, a Playbar and a Connect = equals 26.9 watts X 365 days = 9818.5 watts per year minimum - even if the Sonos system is not playing any music at all.

That is NOT very responsible - is it?
What kind of unit does the 9818.5 figure represent? "Watt days"? Never heard of it.

That amount of kit uses about the same as a single 25W incandescent bulb.

Four Play 1s, a Playbar and a Connect = equals 26.9 watts X 365 days = 9818.5 watts per year minimum - even if the Sonos system is not playing any music at all.

That is NOT very responsible - is it?
What kind of unit does the 9818.5 figure represent? "Watt days"? Never heard of it.

That amount of kit uses about the same as a single 25W incandescent bulb.

The correct answer is 235.644 kWh. In the UK a reasonable charge would be 9.5p per kWh. ie those items of yours cost £22.39 per year to run if they are never used to play music.

those items of yours cost £22.39 per year to run if they are never used to play music.
Which is pretty small, compared to the potential cost of replacing just one of those units as a result of premature failure caused by daily powering on and off. And, no, I don't have any objective data to back up that hunch. However it's well known that regular power (and hence thermal) cycling is one of the strongest factors in determining expected lifespan.