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I'm now truly fed (gatvol!!!) up trying to stream you tube music on sonos. Nothing works.

Hi. Installing a new system. For some reason it has established 2 systems on the same router. This means I cannot connect my 100s to the Arc Ultra (system2) as surround sound because they are claimed by system1. Tried  ‘forget’ function multiple times. Doesn’t work. Cannot find help completely deleting a system anywhere. HELP!!

I am building an master bedroom suite with a small home theater area.  Ideally I would like to use 2 sets of in wall speakers with 2 Sonos Amps and an in wall sub with it’s own amp.  However there would not be any Sonos voice control or audio swapping to the Ace headphones with this setup.I talked to a Sonos salesperson and she was not overly helpful.  She suggested using an Arc Ultra in the front.  Obviously it won’t be as nice aesthetically, but I also don’t think the sound quality would be as good.  It just seems that having the front speakers further apart is going to give better surround sound than a soundbar.Any ideas or suggestions?  

Please can anyone advise me :- Is it at all possible to add a Sonos One SL ( gen 1 ) to my existing system of 2 Sonos SL gen 2 in another room ? Many Thanks Guys  Moderator edit: removed the word “Play” from model name

I have a pair of Play:1 speakers linked as a stereo pair. I generally use an Amazon echo dot in the same room to ask for music etc. In the last few months the previous behaviour where the volume of the sonos speakers would automatically reduce when communicating with alexa no longer happens. If I have the music on loud then I either have to reduce the volume or shout very loudly!Have tried all the usual uninstall/reinstall, repair, unlink/link the sonos skill in alexa etc but with no success. I should say that other speakers in my system DO reduce volume when communicating with alexa (including an aging connect!) but not the Play:1s. Since I still use the old connect I am still on an S1 system. Any suggestions?

I have 3 Sonos Ones installed upside down.  They are slightly above eye level and that orientation allows me to access the volume controls.  I’m old and my memory sucks, but I seem to remember there was a setting that allowed you to reverse the direction of the volume buttons for this installation.  I can’t find it anymore and the volume direction is backwards now.  Am I imagining things, or they have always been that way?

the answer seems to be yes.if i want to stream its cool but what about all the music I have on my library. I have to play on desktop and hit airplay and then the app is only a volume control LOLive tried so many times and all the instruction online do not work for loading my library to sonos. question is why have an add library funtion on the app iof it doesnt work. beyond frustrated.

Hello, I am new to the world of playing digital files on any device, not to mention Sonos. I am noticing quite a few new classical music releases are offered by lossless file rather than a compact disc. How do I play those files on my Sonos? Also, is it possible to hook a device to the Line-in to do that? If so, how do I do it?Thank you! 

I e got a playbar and two s1 speakers about 10 years old. They work ok. I recently added an era 100 that drops out intermittently.  When it is working, The status on the app shows its wifi is not connected though. How can it be made to work full time? Nits on channel 44 the others are on channel 1.v annoying 

Looking forward to lossless Apple Music playing on my Amp . Nope  . I can play an Apple track on my phone from the Apple Music app . Lossless badge clearly seen . Then play the same track through my Apple Music service but selected through the Sonos amp . No lossless badge . Track is Hozier , Take me to the Church .  So conclude no Apple Lossless music on Sonos , despite recent email . And yes have checked the Sonos amp software is up to date and the Sonos app and Apple Music app . Any idea what might be going on ?. 

Trying to fix the Spotify Connect stopping working on my system, i removed the Spotify service. But whatever reason, it also delete the rest of my services.Now when i try to add the service again, the search screen returns nothing, no spotify, no youtube, just nothing. any idea? 

I see lots of aged threads on the issue where Sonos stops playing during ads. Most often, pause and play restarts as and music continues until some future random ad louses up my vibe.Yes, my apps and systems are up to date.Yes, my internet speeds are stellar.Yes, my mesh network is operating correctly.Yes, the moon orbit seems to be correct.Yes, I have logged out of Spotify and logged back in.

I just had to re-install my Sonos System following a change of internet provider. I did have my system wired using a Sonos Boost that is now redundant. I also played my Project Debut Carbon Evo turntable through a Cambridge Solo pre amp connected to Sonos Port. Due to it being a wired connection I had great sound quality throughout my house. I realise now I could just line into the Play 5 directly from the Pre amp and not use the Sonos Port ( or connect other equipment elsewhere such as a CD player). However, I want to maintain sound quality as best as I can and room flexibility for listening. What do others recommend as best solution?

Hi..i have apple tv connected to tv and then to arc ultra everytime i want to play lossless audio from apple music i get stereo pcm sound only and  if i stream with airplay 2 i get lossless.what is the problem why can’t i get it from apple tv..?i’m using sonos app.  

I have 2 Play 1s, a Beam and a Connect Amp.  One Play1 And the Beam connect and work fine.  The other Play1 and the Connect Amp are recognised by the app but fail connection, and for the Connect Amp will not update the software so can't complete.  I do not understand how 2 items work but 2 do not.  Have had 2 phone sessions wth agents with no success.How can half the system work and half not especially when the play1s are identical.  Surely it can't be anything to do with my router or wifi.I was in the process of updating my sonos but am now having second thoughts unless I can get a handle on the the systems reliabilty.  

We lost power awhile ago and now our connect amp doesn’t work. We have reset it. The lights don’t light up on it. Think we need a new one?

How do I get my line in to work on my new Sonos Move 2?

Does anyone else have this issue and do you have a solution? I have a 1st Generation Arc soundbar. Something I notice too often is that I will be listening to music on the Arc (with 2x Era surrounds) when the Arc suddenly stops playing music. For a while i thought this was down to bad wifi connection but then I started to notice the Sonos App has switched itself to "TV Audio" even though the TV is turned off.I wonder if the TV (or the connected Game Console) is "pinging" my Arc and causing this?I suppose I could turn off the power supply to the TV and Game Console and see if that stops it but that would be an inconvenient solution.I have noticed this occurring more frequently since last year's major update to the App. I rarely get through an album without it happening at least once.  

I wish to play mp 3 tracks I have saved on my phone and cannot see how to access them or play them via Sonos. Please advise.

Can I connect my Bluetooth headphones to a Ray? My AirPods 

Good morning. Sonos Ace, minimum volume is too high. Is there a way to lower it more? Thanks 

My daughter recieved the Roam about 4 years ago and has never been able to get it set up.  I recently began trying again to see if I could do it.  It has been recognized by the system and Wifi has been connected but it will not allow me to register the device.  I would like to at least be able to use it as a blue tooth speaker but understand that can’t be done unless the device is registered.I don’t understand why this has to be so complicated with all the personal information required and the many steps needed.  I see instructions to reboot my router, turn the device on and off holding the button until the second tone…, and finally, to sign out of the app and back in.  All I want to do is use the speaker with Blue tooth.  This seems like a very touchy system for something that has been around for a number of years and for a speaker that is not inexpensive.  Why do I need a SONOS app to play music from Alexa or apple music?  I can do this through bluetooth from my phone or Alexa device

Yesterday I opened my Sonos app (S 2) on my iPhone to play some music.Instead of the normal screen, I had a message to the effect that “an update is required before app is usable.”I have automatic updates turned off in system settings, and prefer to manually update to a new version in case of bug(s) being discovered, etc..  I have never seen a message like this before, and would prefer to not be forced to update.I am now updated to S2 16.5.1 (build 82360160).Please advise as to (1) why this happened and (2)  how or if  I can avoid being forced to update in the future.

I have 2 people on the network with their respective Android phones and 2 different sonos accounts logged in on each phone.Both phones are able to add the spotify service in the sonos app and play music from within the sonos app successfully to the speakers.However, only on one phone I'm able to play music from the Spotify app directly, meaning I can select to connect to the speakers in the “Select another device” menu and then it connects successfully. On the second phone I can see the speakers in the Spotify app menu and when selecting it will attempt to connect for 10 seconds but then fail. Both phones are pixel 8. I have tried:Reinstalling Sonos and Spotify appLogging into the same sonos account on the phone that doesn't work Rebooting the router 

Pleas can someone advise - tell me :-will a Sonos 5 gen 1 speaker work in another room along my existing 2 Sonos One gen 2 speakers on this newer Sonos app that I’m using ? many thanksCliff