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I have been using a Sonos Beam with 2 Sonos Fives as surrounds for watching content on my TV. The Beam standalone is not as good of a speaker compared to the Fives in my opinion and I have been contemplating if I should just sell it. On a side note, I am exploring the idea of grouping 2 Sonos Era 100s and 2 Sonos Fives and connect them to my Apple TV. Has anyone tried this before and have any feedback/inputs? 

I have two (2) SONOS AMPS (Gen 3) for my outdoor patio sound system.  AMP 1 powers a pair of outdoor NON SONOS speakers.  I want to add the second AMP 2 as a mono amp to power the subwoofer with all 250 Watts.  If I group both AMPS for the same location, can the frequencies be divided to each AMP with the Sonos Application?  I want to send the highs 151-20,000hz to AMP 1 and the lows below 150hz to AMP 2 ? The Sub Out on the AMPs do not provide power and since I have two SONOS AMPS I would rather not buy another Mono Amp just for the sub.  Also, I cannot find a true outdoor active powered Sub that would let me use the Sub Out from the AMPs.  When I say true outdoor, I mean that I can leave inside the landscape in the weather (IP 66 rated or IP 67 rated).

Hi everyone. I bought 1x Ray and 2x Era 100. I put the Ray in the center and the Era 100 on the sides. Can you please tell me if the Sonos app realized that the Era is used for the front right and left channel? I have an assumption that the Sonos app thinks the Era is used for the rear left and right channels. Is there any way I can check this and reconfigure it? Thanks.

I have a pro-ject debut turntable using a pro-Jett tube box preamp hard wired into a play 5 and wireless to a2nd play 5 for stereo sound. WiFi and router are on the floor directly above with a Sonos boost on it. Playing Spotify and Apple Music is fine but with the turntable in the uncompressed setting I can hear the speakers struggling to stay locked in the highest quality. I’m thinking o might need to go to a receiver with passive speakers and a port for streaming but maybe someone here knows how to get  it to not fluctuate. The signal is strong. One last question, would using a Sonos amp and hardwiring the play 5’s in stereo help? not sure if that’s even possible. Thanks - Tim

I have had issues intermittently with the sound cutting in and out or skipping with my system. I have an epson projector with an hdmi cable 50ft run through the ceiling and down the wall to my Sonos arc. From the Arc I have a sub and two SLs connected. I have good internet signal and everything worked great for about a month, then I started to notice the skipping or cutting in and out of the sound. It’s annoying as heck when trying to enjoy a movie. Has anyone experienced this? If so then how did you fix it? I tried calling SONOS for help and it just direct me to someone in another country following a set list of trouble shooting.

Does the Sonos AMP allow you to stream music and use the RCA line in simultaneously?

Is a Sonos Sub Gen 1 in good condition for £300 second hand a good deal? 

Seems WD has changed its settings and unlike earlier, cannot be added via “Services” and now has to be added via “Music Library” and the path defined. Been at it for a while but no success.Anyone else facing this issue. FYI, IM using a Sonos Connect and S1. Accessing via MAC OS and iPhone. Cheers Shah

I recently moved into a house which is prewired with 10 speakers throughout 6 different rooms of the house. The speakers are wired with 16 AWG stranded conductors (sometimes two conductors braided together). In one room, I have 2 speakers that accompany a tv so would be good to somehow put those speakers on the tv output (optical cable or hdmi) I’d like to have the ability to play music to the 6 different area’s independently and control with a smart speaker or my phone. Can someone give me some ideas on what equipment is needed to accomplish this? The Sonos amp seems to be 1 zone, figured there must be something with multiple channels.  I currently use Amazon prime music so curious if the Sonos software and hardware can interface with that.  Thanks. 

Hi all,I have my Sonos ARC connected to my TVs (Sony a95L) eARC port and my receiver connected to the TVs other 2.1 port. I am using the receivers eARC port to connect to the TV. I was under the impression audio from the receiver would pass to the ARC, but that does not happen. The receiver is a Denon x2800h.any suggestions?thanks

Good evening! I bought the Sonos Ray for my TV today. I've never bought a soundbar before and I didn't exactly know the difference between eARC and the optical connection that my Ray has. I connected it all properly, so I tried to play a movie from Amazon Prime and the problems appeared. Anything with Dolby Atmos would stutter and I could only hear intermittent sound. Anything else without this didn't have such an issue. Is there a solution for this?

Some troubleshooting help for those experiencing the popping/static/distortion sound after upgrading to tvOS17 with Apple TV 4K and Sonos Arc…I was experiencing this crackle/distortion from the Arc after a few minutes of use and most noticeably when I would start the Apple TV VPN service (I tried 2 different VPN Apps, same impact). Resolution:changing the Apple TV Video to 4K HDR (HDR10+) 60 Hz (from the 50Hz option) seems to have solved the issue after restarting the Apple TV and the Arc Trouble Steps taken (no resolution):Update Sonos S2 App, then update the Sonos speakers after (no resolution) Testing for 2.4Ghz interference, fixed wifi to channel 1 (from 6) and SonosNet Channel (in app) to 11 (from 6) (no resolution) trying different VPN (no resolution)Equipment:Apple TV 4K tvOS 17 (ethernet connected) Arc (ethernet conencted), ERA100 (x2), Sub (G3) Samsung “55 120Hz capable with One Connect box  HDMI 2.2 cables Xbox Series XGood Luck to All!

I have a New Qled Samsung TV and have purchased a Sonos Beam Gen 2 and a Sub Mini, all great but I’ve been having a issues with the Sonos disconnecting and reverting the TV back to TV speaker.I also have a 4K Amazon Firestick and suspicious it is this causing the conflict.The Sonos is connected to the HDMI - e Arc (3) and the Firestick is connected to HDMI 2.I’ve read that others on here have had this or similar problems and disabled CEC on the Amazon Firestick, I’ve done this now and hope it cures it.I did try the supplied Optical to HDMI cable as an alternative connection but the body seems to be a bit too big to connect it correctly to the TV and couldn’t get it to work.Any help with this would be much appreciated. 

Does anyone fix Sonos Connect Amps?  Mine worked with S2 (so Gen2), power, wifi, updates work, just no output.  Status light stayes white with no speakers and volume set to 100%.  Everything appears to be working except the output.

Hi all, I’m at my wits end with this ongoing problem. I’ve done the standard troubleshooting below which works HOWEVER whenever I turn the TV off at the end of the day and go to turn it back on to use it later or whenever the problem starts up again, communication failure etc. Really shouldn’t have to be doing this every time I want to use my system or watch a movie or game. Any help would be greatly appreciated. All my other devices work perfectly with my TV, the ARC is plugged into the E/ARC port and everything is configured correctly with Bravia Sync. Disconnect everything from the TV and unplug the Arc and TV from power for a couple of minutes. Plug everything back in but keep everything disconnected. Make sure Bravia Sync is enabled in the TV settings. Run TV Setup in the Sonos app and follow the app instructions. When the app instructs you, connect the Arc to the TV’s HDMI ARC port using the Sonos-supplied HDMI cable. After the Arc has been successfully connected, connect your ot

When I flick off the Sonos app on Android I want it to close. Instead I get this useless notification that says something like -- stopping the app will may interrupt playback notifications. And that notification is persistent (can't be flicked off).This makes me suspicious the Sonos app is running in the background monitoring my activity.How can I close Sonos and have it be inactive like a well behaved app (aside from doing a Fore Stop)?

Fyi at some point I could no longer ask my Alexa Dot to “Play Some Music” with it then playing on my preferred Sonos speaker. To be clear I am not referring to commanding the built-in Alexa on the Sonos speaker itself. I am commanding the Alexa Dot with my music choice which is then being re-routed to the preferred Sonos speaker (as to avoid listening to music on the small anemic speaker inside the Alexa Dot).First step in troubleshooting this issue: I confirmed all Sonos speakers were working as they should via the Sonos app.In the Sonos app I also confirmed that the particular Sonos speaker I wanted to integrate with my Alexa Dot was indeed logged into the same Alexa/Amazon Voice Assistant Account as the associated Alexa Dot (not sure if this is necessary or not).I then went through the current list of Devices in the Alexa app and deleted/trashed all existing Sonos speakers.I then disabled the Sonos skill in the Alexa app.I then re-enabled the Sonos skill in the Alexa app. This in tu

Since installing the Sonos Beam 2 I have had a few incidents where the LG OLED TV switches itself on at random times. This seems to coincide with the Virgin Internet being disrupted? Is this a known 'feature' and how do I stop it happening?

I have two ROAM units that are both stereo paired as bluetooth and as SONO stereo pair when connected to my home WIFI.What I want to be able to do is to have the units remain paired when I leave my home WIFI network and take the speakers to the beach or other outing.What is happening is that the moment the speakers are disconnected or turned off or go to sleep and I have to reconnect them to bluetooth, they will NOT pair to each other so only one will play.  I have tried repeatedly turning just one or the other on, but it won’t work.  Clearly BOTH are connected to my iPhone 7 plus at the same time, but WILL NOT play at the same time.The only thing that works is to literally keep the phone connected to the bluetooth pair while I’m traveling to my event and HOPE they don’t run out of power or get disconnected.Anyone have any ideas?I have spoken to tech support repeatedly and they have said it should work, but it doesn’t.   

hola buenos dias , soy nuevo en el foro y quisiera saber por favor si alguien me puede ayudartengo una barra de sonido beam 2 conectada por cable a mi tv hasta ahi genial, pero ahora lo que quiero es sacar el sonido tambien por el proyector a traves de un fire stick 4k y no soy capaz de conseguirlo inalambricamente , alguna idea por favorgracias 

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Buongiorno,ho un problema con il sistema SONOS, da qualche tempo quando chiedo lo streaming di una stazione radio questa viene riprodotta per un paio di minuti, poi il diffusore va in standby.Non ci sono timer attivati, mentre se chiedo una playlist qualsiasi la riproduzione prosegue a tempo indeterminato fino a quando decido io di chiuderla.Vorrei poter fare lo stesso anche con lo streaming radio.Ho pensato che potesse essere un problema di streaming ma con il PC la riproduzione è regolare, il problema esiste solo con i diffusori Sonos.Potreste gentilmente aiutarmi a risolvere questo problema?

I think this topic may have been raised about two years ago but wonder if anyone has any further updates.I have a high rez subscription to Qobuz but am disappointing to find out that any music file from Qobuz that is not native 24/48kHz will get truncated to 16/44.1 kHz file stream.  I understand this is to do with backward compatibility with older speakers on the S2 platform.As I don’t have any speakers older than 2 years , it’s a real bummer.. No problems with non Sonos equipment I have which decodes at the native resolution beautifully. Would love Sonos to enable this to add to all the other positives in owning their speakers . Anyone has any further insider updates on this ?

Hi Sonos community! In the middle of my renovation project it is now time for the wiring, thus making it neccesary to finish my plan for the Sonos audio set-up. Mainly because I prefer to use wall mounts.My living room and kitchen/dining are semi-open connected. It is divided with sliding (ensuite) doors which are open for about 99% op the time but are flanked with big cabinets.  For the living room I am quite sure I will be going for an Arc (blue), Sub gen3 (red) and twe Era 300's (green). The sub will probably be placed in an open cabinet because this cabinet will be a part of still to be designed cinematic wall. I love watching movies and listen to music all the time. Especially while cooking I really would like to have decent sound including the lower frequencies.The missing puzzle is regarding the kitchen and dining room as to what is the best extention of the living room. Standing behind the cooking island, will I still have a good bass coming from the Sub while playing multi-roo

New here. I have two rooms set up (one has a single Sonos One, other has a Sonos Move and Beam). Whenever I tell Alexa on the One to play a song on Amazon Music, it plays on the One and the Beam simultaneously. I’ve been looking around trying to figure out why and I’m drawing a blank. I don’t have any multi room setups, I’ve enabled and disabled the Alexa skill multiple times and it just keeps doing it. Any advice on this would be great