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Hello, First time posting and most recently first time Sonos buyer. I purchased a Sonos Arc Ultra and I am in love with it. Only ever used TV speakers before so this was a very welcomed change.  I have a 30% of coupon that I can use from my neighbor and I am wanting to get a sub 4 or Era 300. I think the era 300 will do me best as the sub in the arc ultra is good enough for now lol in my house. Only problem is that I can't put the speakers behind my couch only to the side of me about 1’ away from the views heads. Is it worth it or just get the sub 4 and forgo the surround for now.  Also I would love to do Best Buy pick up because I am impatient :) but I do not see that option anywhere. not even greyed out. I am in San Diego and they all have what I am looking for in stock. Thanks

I have ITunes on a Windows PC. The iTunes Music folder has been happily linked to Sonos for years without a problem. I then decided I wanted to use OneDrive to back up my documents and music. Got that working but then I found that my Music Library content had disappeared from Sonos. On checking, I saw that Windows had changed the directory path on the PC from \User\music to \user\onedrive\music. I changed the share permissions on the \user\onedrive folder so that is shared with ‘Sonos Music WiFi System’ and was able to add the ‘new’ music library settings back into Sonos. However when I ‘Update Music Library’ it shows ‘indexing’ for just a few seconds but does not update any content. Any ideas?

Hi there, Just got the Arc Ultra + Sub 4. Using it on a Samsung 85 QLED Qn85d. Plugged into the HDMI eARC. But it's saying Dolby PCM 5.1 instead of Dolby Atmos. Tried it on many movies. Sounds great still but why isnt it in dolby atmos? Is it my settings? 

I’m a college student living in a one-room dorm right now. I had one Sonos Play 1 and decided to get two more Sonos Play 1s because I was trying to get my room much louder for having people over. When I added the two more Play 1s into my system, it did not get much louder. I will admit that the surround sound is incredible but that’s not what I was going for. What can I do to increase the loudness and bass? I was thinking of buying two Sonos Play 5s along with an old sub. I don’t know the best way to get a loud party setup though. 

Has any one seen a rapid loss of charge while the speaker is left on the wireless charger but not turned off. My experience is that the speaker battery will go to zero in under 3 hours  is the wireless charger essentially drawing power? 

I inherited a SONOS sound system when I bought my house. All was working until I swapped Internet Provider. I downloaded the latest Sonos app from Apple Store but cannot connect multiple speakers wirelessly. Would my Play 1 model speakers be incompatible with the app? I have been able to connect one speaker via an ethernet cable,

Before I break something, I want to know if this will work as intended.  I have two zones, one Port for each.I have an older but great sounding 5x 200w Outlaw amp I want to use.  2 channels for zone 1, and 2 channels for zone 2.  The 5th channel won’t be used.The Outlaw amp, like pretty much all home theater amps only has one 12v trigger input.Can I combine the two Sonos Ports with a Y cable to power the Outlaw amp?  That means that if I use both zones at the same time, the amp will be getting two 12v inputs at the same time. thanks,~Jay

Hey all … if I add a second sub to my current HT setup (Sonos Arc, Sub Gen 3, and (2) One SL’s as my surrounds) will the Sonos app detect the new sub and ask to “add” it to my existing HT setup?  Is it clean-and-easy?  Also, will I need to TruPlay my new system once that 2nd Sub has been added?  Thanks!

I've recently moved house and have a new broadband service.I cannot group the arc, sub and era 300's into 1 Living Room group. When I try to connect a speaker it creates new living rooms?? The sub also drops connection.The app is S2? Got the Arc connected to the tv with an HDMI in the arc2 port on the tv.I've factory reset all speakers (more than once😒) and deleted the app but nothing seems to work to get the speakers all working together. Dave

Hey everyone, I dont even know where to start so I’m just going to list the problem(s) I have, my network and system topology, any troubleshooting steps I’ve taken, and I’m hopeful someone can help. Or tell me it’s not just me. The problem + initial info:Specifically home theater setups (Family room: Arc+Play:1s+Sub (Gen1)) and Basement TV: Beam+Play:1s+SubMini) will show in the iOS app but will not be controllable. Expanding a bit: I cannot play music, change settings, enable night or speech enhancement modes, change volume, group, or otherwise do anything with the ‘room’ in the iOS app. The device is usually missing from the desktop macOS app. The speaker is fully controllable via Spotify, AirPlay2, the Sonos Web App, Home Assistant Sonos integration, and connected voice assistants. Sometimes the Desktop App will see the speaker and will be able to control the speaker but not the iOS app. The speaker is connected to my home network and to the same access point as other speakers in

In late 2023 both of my Roam speakers died and would not charge whether through wired or wireless Sonos chargers. When I contacted Sonos, one of the speakers was eligible for full replacement as it was still in warranty and the other was eligible for a discount to purchase a new Roam. According to the instructions from Sonos, I was given a UPS return label and packaged them up. I was told I would receive a new speaker in the mail for the fully warrantied one, and a code via email to purchase the other (since it was only partially covered.I received no responses of any kind and attempts to contact Sonos have resulted in being passed between “the warranty department” and “the marketing department” for unknown reasons. If Sonos reads this can you help please???

I dont know how to connect/use my Sonos Roam 2 without the Roam 2 not using wifi

What does this do? I m afraid to do anything because the system gets screwed up every time i try to do something new. 

Hello, dear community. Can I have two PLAY:3 serve as a front (and only) speakers for AMP? So I can stream music by AirPlay to PLAY:3 via AMP or connect turntable to AMP and PLAY:3 will be the only speakers to play the sound?In SONOS app I can see that I only can add sonos speakers as a surround, not front. Thanks.

Hello, if there is a thread that would help feel free to just direct me there..unless you want to read on and  specifically hear about what I am hoping to do ☺️.We recently bought an LG 27LQ600S-W for our kitchen and the sound is UNBEARABLY bad. So...I thought I would get either a SONOS One or Era 100 to send the audio to via BT. I was unsure if the BT connection would remain after turning the TV off. Good news is that it does but asks via a dialog if you want to connect to the Era when you power the TV back on. I would LOVE to have a direct “hardwire” connection to remove this extra step. TO BE 100% TRANSPARENT...I am trying to remove this extra step for my wife who doesn’t CARE about tech like I do and any extra step is ONE TOO MANY.So, I am wondering what the best way to “hardwire” the Era 100 to my TV’s TOSLINK or HDMI Arc output is.Would an HDMI to USB-C cable (https://www.amazon.com/Satechi-Aluminum-Type-C-HDMI-Cable/dp/B06XS788CK/ref=asc_df_B06XS788CK?mcid=a3f7709fc5ba3a5796a8f6

Hi,I have a couple of Gen 1 Play 5’s and a Play 1 that, even though I believe are now unsupported, work perfectly fine.  however I’m quite tempted to get myself an Arc soundbar but I’m unsure if it will all be compatible?  Would my Plays continue to work as is if I get an arc or would things start to act up?

I have an Ultra , a set of 300s and a grouped set of Fives. In order to get Dolby Atmos do I have to turn off my set of Fives to get Atmos or can I leave my grouped set of Fives on?

It is still not working. Search is a disgrace … my local library is NEVER available on the dot. Always have to juggle/restart the app forever on my ipad and iphone to make it appear in universal search results. Before the new app it ALWAYS worked.Does Sonos think it is solved? 

I use the desktop app for Windows a lot and I notice that when I select different speakers to group, I often get an option pop up that says ERAplay. I tried Googling it and searching this forum but could not find out what ERAplay is. Any thoughts? Thanks Steve

Unbelievable.  I have 6 products from Sonos. It is asking me every week to reauthorize account . It is not possible to reauthorize from Android app. This problem is here for more that 8 months , what I can see from another posts. All posts were closed , and it ia not possible to wrote there. But this problem has not been solved !! I have latest SW on my products , and I have also latest android app. Are you going to do something ? 

Hi all - looking for some suggestions on the right Sonos equipment/placement. First time posting to Community. Any help is appreciated.For our basement multi-purpose room, you can see the room is split with half of it being a TV/entertainment room and the other half being a kids playroom.Over December holidays I got the Beam (Gen 2) and sub mini which is creating amazing sound. I didn’t want to get the Arc Ultra for the size, and the fact the kids play there and I didn’t want to risk damaging such an expensive item that was also 2-3x the size of the Beam (Gen 2).However, I have no rear sound currently and was looking for feedback on a few options.Option1: get the Amp to power the existing ceiling Polk audio speakers for left/right channel. question - unfortunately the way the speakers are wired, the ceiling speakers wire is on the other side of the room. there is no way to have the TV output go to the amp. is that an issue? plus - get rear sound that’s Sonos enabled but is left/right c

My Sonos Arc is now having some issues after 1 year of use and I’ve tried every suggested help article as well as some of the solutions provided in this community. The Arc software is up to date and so is the software for my TV as well as my Apple TV device. I have also submitted a diagnostic request: *********** I am experiencing 3 main issues, in order of frequent occurrence:The sound cuts out every hour or so for about 10 seconds. It just suddenly gets completely quiet and then the sound returns to normal after 10 seconds. This happens when I am watching anything on my Apple TV streaming device Every few days or so, there is a loud popping/cracking sound. This usually happens when the screen saver is on or something is paused. Basically when no actually movie or video is playing. The sound is loud, as if a speaker has blown out, and it lasts about 3-5 seconds When just streaming music via Spotify using the Arc (TV is not on at all), the music will just stop completely. I have to ask

Hi, I have just set up my Era 100 in hopes it will connect to my Audio-Technica turntable. The turntable previously would connect to a JBL bluetooth speaker. When I try to pair the Era 100 to the turntable, both flash blue searching to pair and yet don’t pair together.I can successfully pair to the Era100 from my phone bluetooth, so both devices have shown connection is possible.I do have a Ray speaker for the TV, which does also come up on my sonos app, so unsure if that can some how be why the turntable won’t connect to the Era. Does anyone have any idea what could be going on? And if the Era 100 should be able to connect to the turntable via bluetooth. I don’t want or need the turntable music to come out of the ray. If I play music from spotify through the sonos app, it however does give an option to play out of both speakers.It is nice that the speakers can play the same sound when not playing records however, for example, both playing from the TV.  

Short version: I have an Amp that was working fine yesterday. While moving things around, the power and HDMI input became disconnected. Everything is plugged back in and now the power LED won’t go on, the buttons on the front panel are unresponsive, and it no longer responds to the IR signal from my Apple TV remote. It will play sound, but only after I go into the mobile app and went through “Setup TV.” The power LED, IR remote, and touch controls are enabled in the app control panel.Setup: I have multiple devices connected to an HDMI selector switch (Apple TV, DVD/BD player, and Switch cradle). On the HDMI switch, there is a TOSLink audio out. I have an adapter (from Sonos) connected to that and the other end connects to an HDMI cable that goes into the Amp. The output is normal stereo speakers. It’s connected to my LAN through CAT5, so I can connect to it through wifi, even though I have wifi turned off on it (to make it use the CAT5 physical cable). I’ve been using the IR signal fro

Hi allI need expert advice for improving my existing setup.Today, I own: 1 playbar, 1 sub, 2 sonos play:1. I also have a ProJect turntable.I just swapped my TV for a projector. The projector gets the signal from the TV set top box (decoder) (connected in HDMI). Both the projector and the decoder are far away from the wall where the audio has to be.Both the decoder and the video projector have bluetooth connectivity. I am ready to invest some money (not too much) to upgrade my system. I’d like to be able to play music also from my turntable.Here are the options today:I buy a Arc Ultra and cast the audio from the decoder to the arc through bluetooth, and I connect the turntable to the arc with an analog/digital converter and an optical cable I buy one ERA300 and cast the audio from the decoder to the ERA and I plug the turntable into the ERA with the Sonos Line In Adapter I buy two ERA300 and do the same as above but I have stereo audio when I watch a movieIn all case I discard my curren