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I often listen to podcasts on Sonos, and have done so for years without problems. However, two things happened that have led to enormous frustration in my ability to continue to do this. First, I used to listen to podcasts using Stitcher, was has now been discontinued. Second, Sonos updated their app, and as we all know, nothing has been the same since.I have tried Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, and Spotify, and each present problems. Because there is no direct link between Apple Podcasts and Sonos, I listen to Apple Podcasts through AirPlay on my Sonos Move and Roam speakers. However, it often drops the connection of one or more speakers, it’s difficult to connect to my other Sonos speakers, the volume control is even worse than when playing directly through the Sonos app, etc. I’ve asked Sonos support for help, but as of today, none of the problems have been resolved.I have also tried Pocket Casts and Spotify. While both allow for direct control from the Sonos app, a huge benefit, it

Brand new Sony Bravia KD65X77L I connected my Arc, 100 surrounds and mini, everything was working fine after the normal connection issues were ironed out. Arc connected to earc HDMI and cable box connected to HDMI 1. No sound issues when streaming or casting but when watching cable the sound would cut out at times especially when changing channels. I spoke with Sonos numerous times always changing one setting then testing, nothing worked. I was able to send a diagnostic both when the sound was working and not working. From Sonos I was told I had an, ARC Status: Broadcast Blocked, error.After contacting Sony support I changed some settings and have had no issues so far.Here are the settings that worked.Sonos had originally had me set to Pass Through and Auto neither worked, PCM did.In the lower picture I changed all three settings from Standard to Enhanced. Hope this helps someone   

I recently got a Sonos play 3 but for the life of me every time I go to connect it to the app to setup the app crashes what the heck do I do?? 

era 300 led flashing red and green alternately

Hi, I have a new Mac mini M4 and I am unable to find a S1 controller for it. Apple Ap store says the S1 controller is not compatible with this device.What to do?

Hoping someone can help.I have 2 x Era 100's as a stereo pair coupled to Sub Mini, I currently subscribe to Spotify as my main streaming service, can any tell me would there be a noticeable difference if I were to a switch to a streaming service offering lossless - hi-res streaming? Spotify have been alluding to a hi res service for years but it still it hasn't materialised so considering the switch. 

How do I connect my pico to my existing Sonos System?

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Just reporting a bug really and doing it here as support chat has been impossible to get hold of.Recently upgraded to Asus BT10 wifi 7 mesh system. All my other devices connected fine (including the ancient stuff like nest thermostats, ring doorbells, my 14year old printer etc...) with the exception of my Sonos gearArc, Sub3, symfonisks bookshelves - none of it would connect.Trying to manually reset the network settings and ultimately factory reset didn’t work, it simply wouldn’t connect to the wifi network.Ultimately I found that disabling ‘Wifi 7 Mode’ within the router settings allowed everything to connect back up.  Wifi 7 mode is backwards compatible with older devices, as proven by everything else in my hose connecting to it fine, just evidently not for sonos,  they will not connect whatsoever to an Asus wifi 7 router if Wifi 7 mode is enabled.Hopefully this can make its way to the engineers and they can push out a firmware update for these devices to work fine on a wifi 7 enable

I moved to a new house which has 2 ceiling speakers with speaker wires already available. I have the Sonos connect s2 with only one set of RCA audio out connection. Two questionsHow to I connect the speaker wires(red black for one speaker and white green for another) to the RCA out on Sonos connect? Should I buy the RCA to speaker wire adapter on Amazon?Can I connect bothe speakers to the same s2? Will it have enough power to support 2 speakers? Connect both positives and negatives and plut into the same RCA?  

I just purchased the speaker Sonos Era 300 and I tried to connected with my Sony TV ( on parallel with the TV’s speakers) without result. It looks like that I have to choose if I want to play from TV’s speakers or from ERA 300 via bluetooth.I would like to ask what could be the possible options to connect and play on parallel with the TV’s speakers.Is the only option to purchase a Sonos soundbar, connected with the TV with HDMI and then from the application of Sonos configure as a multi speaker? 

My bedroom wall is against my neighbor’s wall, which means I can’t turn the music up too loud.I would like to be able to set that speaker to never go above a certain limit, regardless of how the “group” volume goes. In other words, say I want it to max at “11.” If I have all the speakers at, say, “3,” the bedroom plays at 3. If I have all the speakers at “10,” the bedroom is at  10. If I crank the group up to “20,” the bedroom stays at 11. The group goes to “30”? It’s a dance party in the living room, but the bedroom remains at 11.Note this is not at all accomplished with the “percentage” feature.

I have Arc + sub conntected to the TV e-arc. (for both streaming music and tv) I have a One SL in the kitchen. I have the devices grouped. Right now i have TV auto play on and Ungroup on Autoplay turned on. I’d like for music (streaming sonos or spotify) to play on both devices, but when i switch to watch something on the TV only, I just want the TV to play through the Arc only and stop all kitchen audio.If i have music playing through the group, then when i want to turn on the TV - the arc will play the TV audio, but the kitchen SL will continue to playing the music.If i turn ungroup off, the TV will play both in kitchen will play the TV audio, which is not desired. How do i get the kitchen SL to stop when the TV comes on?I understand its probably working the way its intended, but is there anyway i can set this up to do so automatically for music, tv, through zones, or rooms, vs groups, etc without having to pull out the app?

Added a beam 2 to my Sony a80j. Connected using supplied hdmi cable via eARC output.  Immediately had annoying audio sync issues. Have restarted everything (tv, soundbar, cable box) multiple times with no difference. Have played with audio settings on tv to no effect.  Problems are only when watching cable tv (Arris TiVo box). Streaming apps on tv seem to work fine. Can sometimes fix cable issues with Dialogue Sync on Sonos app but it’s never perfect and issues vary by channel. Plus have to adjust sync on app every time I switch to streaming.  After several weeks of this I am very close to removing the beam altogether and accepting it is a complete waste of money. I’ve tried all settings on tv but is there an agreed upon best set of settings? Is there anything I can change in the cable box settings? Any other suggestions welcomed.  Current tv settings fyi (have tried multiple combinations)av sync autoeARC autodigital audio out PCMpass through mode auto 

Hi all , I'm looking to get an old iPhone so I can True play my system , I know it has to support ios16 but does the cheapest ( bottom of pic ) iPhone on this list allow TP ? Thanks 

Other members of my household are finding there are certain features that they cannot use in the Sonos app on their phone unless I provide them my username and password to “Sign in as the System Owner to see this content”. Why must I do this? This is very frustrating. I hope this is a bug because it is poor design otherwise.  I want to mention that I am signed into the app on my devices.

Trying to install Arc Ulta for first time.  Go to step in install were wanted to connect with my WiFi network.  Connection failed, so tired wired connection with same results.  Did factory reset.  Same results.  Any suggestions?

Hi, I’ve purchased the Sonos Beam Gen2. So far I’m a slightly unimpressed for a few reasons. First one, the sound is inconsistent between terrestrial TV channels.  Example, watching something on ITV, sound is spot on, clear surround sound.  Go to E4, Big Bang Theory, and the sound is tinny at best.  Then back to ITV to watch a movie and the sound is muffed, difficult to hear what is being said.  I’ve fiddled around with the settings but doesn’t do anything to improve the sound, luck of the draw per channel.  I’ve a Philips TV which at the moment is producing a more superior sound experience on terrestrial TV.  Anyone any tips to improve this?Streaming services such as Prime, Disney and Paramount so far seem consistent with the sound, but that leads onto the next thing that hasn’t impressed me.  I purchased the Sonos because I want to experience the rich sounds especially Dolby Atmos.  Imagine my surprise to find all three streaming services require premium subscription to enjoy Dolby A

Can any one advise me on how to connect a Bose Acoustimass 20 Sub woofer to my new Sonos Amp - I need to know how the cabling works as the Bose has a customised "Bose" only jack that connects only to a Base amp?

Yesterday I could access Amazon Music Unlimited as well as TuneIn thru my Sonos speakers. Today all requests to Alexa get the response “sorry that device is offline”. I have checked my Amazon Acct which shows my subscription is current. Amazon can be played through the app on my Android phone. On the Sonos app Content Services show Rova, Sonos Radio, and TuneIn. I searched for Amazon Music on ‘Add Content Service’ but got result ‘No results for Amazon’  

Hi Sonos Devs. Thank you for your amazing products and app. I appreciate that I can link my Apple Music account to the Sonos App. A couple things I would love to see, which would elevate my home sound system experience are:adding a Sonos widget to my iPhone/iPad Lock Screens so I can control the music from the Sonos App without unlocking my devices. AirPlay compatibility to stream music in Dolby Atmos.Many thanks.

I have an Arc and a Sub in one of my rooms. I get that the arc connects via 2.4ghz but the Sub is supposed to connect to the ARC via 5G network. However upon talking with tech support, I was told I needed to change settings on my access points due to the ARC needing to create two IP addresses (One for arc and other for Sub). Otherwise I’d have to plug in an old item and use Sonos Net. I was also told moving forward, the Arc Ultra, Era 100 and 300 will no longer have the capabilities to create Sonos Net even with the adapter. So …. Wondering others work arounds or how they were able to get a wireless system to work together wirelessly? Without having to change AP settings? 

Since quite recently, when I load an album or a playlist in the app and hit the PLAY button or Track 1, the app instead selects some random track in the list to play. This is even though I have not pressed the SHUFFLE button in any way. I have to press Track 1 a second time to get it to actually play.Is this a known issue and is there a fix for this?

I’ve bought a Beam 2 and added my existing era100’s and sub mini to create a home theatre. It’s ok with movies but very unnatural with normal TV. Anyone else had this experience? 

I’ve been a (mostly) happy Sonos S1 user for 20 years now. I recently decided to take the plunge by refreshing and expanding my system and moving to S2. Right now, I am thrilled with my new products and the quality of the sound that I have throughout my home.BUT I had no idea what I was getting into. The app, the app …That said, I get that Sonos is in a deep hole and I want to be patient and continue to have a happy relationship with my sound system.SO, here is my current topic/question: I usually use music services but I also appreciate my local music library. It is mostly FLAC and partly non-FLAC. I like having the Album Art, I wish I had Artist Art, and I want my compilation albums to be properly indexed by Album and Song Artist within album.From trying various things, this in my current understanding:iTunes is out for me because they do not support FLAC Artist Art is out because Sonos expects to get it from the iTunes server I have Album Art included as jpg’s in the album folders a