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 I’ve had my Sonos system for over ten years and it’s been a bumpy ride. Glitchy software has occasionally caused problems (and usually when I’d done nothing to change my system.) Today, after updating my operating system, Sonos stopped working again. I’m on a Mac, and updated to OS 15.2.  Sonos wasn’t able to access my music. I did a chat with tech-support which took 20 minutes, and then was told that I needed to do a phone session with remote access to my computer. I then spent more than 2 hours on the phone with your tech support and the guy clearly was out of his depth. Kept moving windows around my desktop and it was obvious that he wasn’t familiar with Mac operating systems. Also, he kept doing the same thing and expecting different results.  He escalated the issue to the level two tech-support people and after another 20 minutes, came back and said that there is no fix. My Sonos system is useless until you update your software to be compatible with Apple’s current operating syst

I have a new Samsung Galaxy phone. Phone says Sonos not connected to wifi. Tried Sonos tech support. The guy worked with me to try all different things. All failed. After about a 1/2 hour, he hung up on me. Meanwhile, my old Motorola worked perfectly. Can anyone help?

Good Evening,  Can anyone please recommend the positioning for two stereo pairs (running on one amp) of 6 inch ceiling speakers in the room below. It is essentially a big L shape with a lounge and TV on the bottom right hand side of the drawing attached. Should I try my best to get one pair either side of the sofa? Then perhaps the other pair along the right hand side of the room, in a line? Or any better suggestions appreciated.Maybe I bite the bullet and have a separate amp for the living area which can be more ‘TV focused’ with a sound bar / sub etc. But, perhaps this is overkill.Ignore the utility / WC space, this won't have any speakers.  Thanks Chris. 

Dear members, Currently, I own a Sony PS-LX310BT turntable, which already has a built-in preamplifier. At the moment, I don’t have any Sonos speakers yet, but I’d like to achieve the following setup:• In my living room: an Arc, subwoofer, and 2 speakers for surround sound with the TV.• One speaker in the kitchen, one in the bathroom, and one in my office. My turntable is currently located in the living room, but I have the following questions:1. If I use a Sonos Port, can I watch TV with the audio playing through the speakers in the living room, while my wife listens to music from the turntable in other rooms?2. Can I also play the turntable audio through the speakers in the living room while the TV is off?3. Is the Port the best choice for this setup, or are there better options? I also read about the Era 100, which supports Bluetooth. However, I’m unsure whether, if I use the Era 100 during TV viewing, my wife would still be able to listen to the turntable in another room if it’s pai

How do I register my speakers

I connected my record player to Sonos Arc Ultra via Bluetooth but I can’t hear music. Can anyone help . Thank you.

Jan 19th '25. I used my satellite volume controls and EQ last night whilst watching a film. Today, after an app update they have vanished. This happened a couple of years ago as well and I remember they disappeared for about a week before Sonos sorted it out and they reappeared. Does anyone have the same issue? Or have they just moved them to a silly location that is difficult to find?  

I’m using surround sound at home for the first time. I think on some 2.0 video content an attempt is being made to upmix to 5.1 or similar somewhere in my chain of devices but it’s patchy and I would personally rather just have my left and right Era 300s also playing the L and R channels. Is this possible, either through Sonos or from particular devices? I’d consider buying a replacement streaming box that does this.  AppleTV4K ——> LG C4 —(eARC)—> Sonos Arc Ultra/Era 300s/SubMini This is what I’m currently using. 

Hi I'm just wondering if these two are compatible? The TV didn't have a optical port so I bought an adapter to connect optical port to HDMI but it still won't connect 

Hi,I have a turn table and CD player connected to my Marantz amplifier. This is then connected to the Sonos port from Recorded Out. I am playing music fine on my Play 5s, but I want to control the volume through the Amp rather than the Sonos app. I have tried changing line in in the port to Fixed, but nothing is working. Anyone got any advice please. Many thanks. 

My Spotify app can see all my Sonos devices that are on the same network, however when I select them to stream it doesn’t connect. My wife has no issues streaming on the same network with the same devices. I am attempting streaming from Spotify app on MacBook and iPhone 14. I have reinstalled Spotify app on phone and MacBook. Airplay works fine to Sonos devices, but it has a delay and takes more effort. I have restarted my phone/MacBook, Sonos devices, and router. Everything is up to date. I have Sonos one, beam, and Arc and none of them work. 

how to  minimize below neighbor complaining and keeping a good setup.  i alos want a goood setting to watch movie ( i habe a gen 2 beam with 2 One Slmas surrounf and a Sub mini )  please send me your best setting for movie watching .  Where I should have the sub mini in my room .  I have a L shaped sofa 

Any chance of bringing remote manageability to the Sonos Web App? Very specific, checking for and running system updates… I can already access and see the system, its components and what’s going on. Having the ability to check and trigger updates would be ideal!

Hello - I’ve been using a Five in my home gym for a while, placed horizontally. All has been great but my gym is starting to grow and there are 2 areas separated by a short wall. I will be adding a second Five to the new section and I am not sure what the best configuration is. Question 1: Should I pair the 2 5s in stereo or will the wall cause problems? Question 2: Will it matter much if I orient the left speaker vertically? I do not plan to change the orientation of the right speaker. I may need to hang the left vertically out of space concerns once a fan is added to the left wall. Question 3: should I just keep it easy and not pair them and just group them as 2 separate speakers. I’d like to decide before get a speaker so that I get the correct mount. Any help or insight is appreciated. Thanks! 

So today I ran into an odd issue with both my Move and Roam, when I go Hey google play XXXX on Pandora. It will respond playing XXXX on Pandora, then silence. Same thing happens when I say play XXXX on YouTube music. It will response playing XXXX on YouTube music and then silence.If I go into the app on my phone and select what to play, it will start playing on the speaker.Losing the ability to have music play via voice command just started in the last day or so. When asking the google assistant about weather and such, it will respond as expected. It seems to be just with playing music currently.I’ve tried rebooting the devices, no change. I removed google assistant from the Move and no difference. I’m not sure if this is stemming from a larger issue I’m having with Sonos and google assistant where when Pandora is playing I can’t use voice commands to like a song, again I need to go into the app to do this.

It doesn't work starting streaming swedish radio today.

I used to be able to listen to podcast via spotify connect (aka direct control in sonos lingo) on my s2 system. Since about 3 months every time i choose one of my speakers in the Spotify app - spotify tries to connect for about 1 minute and then reverts back to playing from the phone.Streaming music from spotify connect works fine.I have not changed anything in my setup and i have the latest versions of Spotify and Sonos. What can be wrong?

HelloCan i use a LAN câble to connect m'y sono one to a vidéo projector?

Hello everybody,Since the new app deployment in may, i had to wait several monthes to be able just to see my playlits in the app.Now i can see and play them but, several monthes after, and despite “hundred of engineers working to improve the this app” (dixit director of innovation) i still can not modify them !Sonos help seems to avoid dealing with that.My app is IOs app.Do some of you find a way to add/suppress titles in playslists ?Thanks for help.Emmanuel.

I'm trying to sign up for sonos radio hd but I get an error saying I don't have an eligible product attached to my account. I have a bunch of ERA 100s. Are these not eligible? If not, what is? Thanks

should i use a 8K Arcana VRR 40Gbps arcana2 with the sonos arc ultra?  I am trying to connect a ps5 pro and a projector.  I want to be able to use Dolby Atmos.  Not sure how to split the audio off from the projector.

When I ask Alexa to play music (I stream with Apple Music), it will only play one song.  For example, if I ask to play classic rock, one song will play but not continue.  If I ask it to play music by one artist, it will start and play one song, but nothing more.  Anyone know how to fix this?

I used to be able to listen to Spotify, Netflix, etc., on a single Sonos speaker and then connect to additional speakers with the Sonos App.  I would initiate the listening session with my iPhone 15, or a Macbook Air.  Once I selected other speakers, they would all play whatever was currently playing.  But since the last major downgrade to the Sonos App, whenever I select additional speakers via the Sonos App, the speakers go silent.  I can only select multiple speakers after selecting a music streaming service via the Sonos App.The only work around that I found was to walk to each additional speaker and press the play button until the currently streaming service is heard.  Is this Sonos App issue going to ever be resolved or is there some other solution?  I cannot see any Sonos groups available in Airplay from either an iPhone or a Macbook.  And the Sonos App only allows you to stream music to multiple speakers if the streaming service is initiated from the Sonos App.  And I can’t ver

Sonos Arc Ultra. TV sound fades out when audio clip is being plaid.

I know this issue is addressed from various angles. I have the Beam 2 and it was a huge improvement over a Vizio soundbar. Clarity of dialog was the biggest issue watching TV, movies etc. I am talking exclusively TV, not music. I am considering adding 2 ERA 100 speakers to get to the next level. I assume this will create a Surround Sound environment and generally improve clarity and dialog/sound. I keep reading about a short lag between the sound bar, speakers and TV. Is this a big issue or are we splitting hairs? It’s $400 dollars or so and there is no reason for a false start if it’s not going to work right. It’s a big room, 15x15 and opens into a kitchen and front room. No doors.