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I have handed over my 10 year old Beam and two play 1 speakers to my son in law but when he got it home and plugged it in it did not display on his freshly downloaded app. Is there some thing I should have doen before handing it over as the items in question no longer appear on my app, just my new ones bought last week

I have an old first gen Sonos system.  Play 1,3 and 5.  I still use the Sonos S1 app.  I also use a Sonos Connect to listen to Sonos on my home stereo system through a pioneer amplifier and Bose speakers.  This all works well. I want to listen to my turntable and cds on the rest of my Sonos system, not just on my stereo system and Bose speakers. I know I could plug the turntable or cd player directly into the Sonos Connect to the analog Input, but there are 2 problems with this.  First, there is only room to plug one of them in, and second this would mean they were not plugged into my stereo system.  So, my question is, how/can I have these components on my stereo system through my receiver and also be able to have them extend through my Sonos.  Any help greatly appreciated.   

Hello, I have followed the troubleshooting notes from Sonos, and my new TV remote is not being detected by Sonos Ray. Help please!TCL Google TV 2023 + new Sonos Ray.

My setup: Sonos beam 2 → connected to hdmi eArc on TCL tvApple tv → connected to normal HDMI Cec enabled If the sound format is set to Dolby atmos (as it is by default) on my apple TV, there is no sound from the speakers. If I change it to Dolby digital 5.1 it works (although, sometimes it suddenly disappears and I have to change the sound format back and forth again to make it work).Does anyone know how to make the Beam output dolby atmos from apple tv? Does anyone else have problem with the sound suddenly stop working when the Beam is connected to an apple tv?

I had a folder in my NAS Library with a set of FLAC files. The Album appeared in the Windows App,with track names corresponding to the FLAC filenames. I then  deleted the folder, and updated the Library; the Albun disappeared. I then restored the folder with copies of the files, after I had changed the sample rates and modified the filenames, which had been long anc complicated. BUT when I updated the Library, the Album reappeared with the original filenames. The files themselves are the modified ones, with the altered filenames, but the track names shown in the App are the original ones. How and why does the app remember the original names, when I have deleted the files are replaced them with different filenames ? Does SONOS just get the tracknames from a web server ?

I am getting this error when I try to play. I am constantly plagued by “Sonos-issues” and reading the various forums, I understand that is what is to expect from Sonos.  This is a new one and all troubleshooting is in vain. Is it already bricked?  

Hi everyone, I have recently upgraded my system with Sonos Arc Ultra and two ERA 300. In order to connect to my projector BENQ 2700 i (no eARC but 2 HDMI ports that supports audio return) I also got a HD Fury Arcana 2 8.1 . In my initial set up I get sound from the Arc Ultra and ERAs when streaming music. I however can not get sound through the Arcana  when connected to the projector (or TV).  When I first initiated setting up the ARC to projector (TV) it refused as it could not connect to CEC.  Sonos support was unhelpful and informed me that Sonos is primarily developed for TVs and they were unable to help.  I therefore bought a small Phillips TV (24PHS6808/12) with CEC which I plan to return after successful setup with my BenQ projector. The ARC then concluded TV set up and confirmed that ArC Ultra was connected to to the TV. I hoped that this golden handshake would solve my problems. I did however  not get any sound from the ARC even though I checked TV settings and have activated

Bonjour à tous,Je souhaite passer mes enceintes Era 300 en configuration surround et j'aurais besoin de vos conseils. Mes oreilles se trouvent à environ 40 cm du mur arrière et sur le côté. Est-ce que cette distance est trop proche des haut-parleurs ?De plus, pensez-vous qu'il est préférable d'opter pour des pattes de fixation fixes ou pivotantes ?Merci d'avance pour votre aide ! Moderator Edit - Translation by Google:Hello everyone,I would like to switch my Era 300 speakers to a surround configuration and I would like your advice. My ears are about 40 cm from the back wall and to the side. Is this distance too close to the speakers?Also, do you think it is better to go for fixed or swivel mounting brackets?Thank you in advance for your help!

I've read all the posts on this forum, tried everything suggested time and time again and now completely frustrated with it.Actually everything was working fine until I was forced to change ip supplier from Virgin to talk talk, and coincidentally update W11 to version 24 H2. Now it's all screwed. I managed to update the mobile app to the new network ip, which seems to behave fine on sonos radio, but neither the mobile or lappy now on V24H2 will pick up the shared music folder.On the lappy, Mcafee permissions are set to accept sonos incoming approach from the loaded app, files are shared, and typed in SonosLibrary under permissions advanced tab but to no avail. I even turned fire walls off. What is wrong? 

I love the “enhanced” dialog enhancement of the Arc Ultra.  At the moment, you must navigate to “Settings” to change the desired level of enhancement.  It would be great if the App  control (which now simply turns dialog enhancement On or Off) allowed you to cycle through the various levels.  Not a big surprise, but I find that different types of content require different levels of enhancement - e.g., an action film (High) versus the play-by-play in a football game (Low or Medium).  Can this one control be used to provide On/Off functionality for the Arc, but Low/Medium/High/Off functionality for the Arc Ultra?

I can only play one song through my Apple Music library, which has over 3000 songs. I can shuffle music and it will show in Sonos queue If it’s in a playlist.  How can I play my entire Apple Music library where it will play more than one song and show up in Sonos’s queue. 

Hi there,I recently bought my first Sonos device, the Era 100, but I haven’t been able to use it yet. It’s impossible to connect it using the Sonos app on Android or iOS. Everything seems fine at first, but then it doesn’t work. Most of the time, I can’t add the device to my system. On a few occasions, I managed to add the device to my living room, but the process failed with an error code 801.I’m feeling really frustrated—please help me!Thank you in advance.

It's disappointing that the Sonos Line-In Adapter is not included with Sonos speakers and must be purchased separately. Given the premium price of Sonos speakers, this adapter should be supplied as standard, especially since third-party alternatives are incompatible, leaving customers with no choice but to buy the official Sonos adapter.The more significant issue, however, is the mandatory audio delay enforced by the Sonos App when using the line-in adapter. The app only allows delay options ranging from 75ms to 2000ms, with no option for a 0ms delay. This is incredibly frustrating, as it creates noticeable synchronization issues between video and audio, in my case I'm using the Sonos Era 300 speaker with line-in adapter alongside other speakers which creates a noticeable eco in the audio output.Sonos, PLEASE UPDATE the mobile app to include a 0ms delay option! This is essential for a seamless and premium audio experience, which is expected at this price point. 

My LG  2024 Tv and Sonos Beam two sl1 and mini sub have worked perfectly until today. the sound settings on The TV have completely changed to a long bar for adjustment, also The speakers lack surround sound,the only thing difference is we watched football on the red button setting, could that have caused a complete  change ? Completely baffled!

Hi there,I recently replaced my old play 5s with newer speakers that I added to the new Sonos app. I still have two speakers (play 3 and play 1) and a boost in the S1 app. I wanted to transfer them but somehow I cannot get it to work. S1 asks me to update and when I do that it opens the new Sonos app. But when I then update there it says the system is up to date and the three devices do not show in the new app. Not sure what to do? Has anyone had this problem and could fix it? Would be grateful for any advice or help. Let me know if further info is required.Thanks so much in advance.All the best, Tim

Now that legacy TuneIn is gone from the new (buggy) iOS controller and all my custom radio stations (in my case from Digitally Imported di.fm)  were gone and there is no information on the Sonos site I luckily found a way to get them back. However it involves recreating them which can be labour intensive depending on how many you have. You will also need the IOS version of TuneIn for this to work. No premium sign up required.Here are the instructions from TuneIn https://help.tunein.com/en/support/solutions/articles/151000172377-what-is-a-custom-url-and-how-can-i-add-it-to-sonos-The Custom URL feature allows you to listen to a private streaming URL, most likely not in the TuneIn directory, using the TuneIn and Sonos app.To add a custom URL to your Sonos:Ensure that TuneIn (new) is added on your Sonos app Log into the iOS or Android TuneIn app using the same TuneIn credentials you use on Sonos On the TuneIn app, navigate to Library Tap on customURL and enter the desired stream URL While

In het verleden kon je Sonos bedienen met de volume knoppen van een iPhone. Dat is ergens in een update verloren gegaan. Ook is de volume regeling in de Sonos app totaal oncontroleerbaar geworden en ik heb niet eens zulke dikke vingers. Vraag mij af of ze bij Sonos ooit zelf hebben getest om het volume in stappen van 1 aan te passen. Een foutmarge van 10 Is veel voorkomend en bloed irritant.  Heeft iemand een oplossing om de Sonos app toch met de knoppen te bedienen? Ik gebruik nu de API icm mijn domotica voor het volume.  Een officiële Sonos iWatch app zou ook een uitkomst zijn. Nu gebruik ik Lyd maar daar kleven icm met wisselen naar TV wel wat nadelen aan omdat het systeem regelmatig de kluts kwijtraakt bij die wisselingen.  Moderator Edit: Google Translate- In the past you could operate Sonos with the volume buttons of an iPhone. That got lost in an update somewhere. The volume control in the Sonos app has also become completely uncontrollable and I don't even have fat fingers. I w

Android Sonos App (latest version, 80.14.06) startup time is very long on my phone (xPeria J9210, Android 11), even after I wipe out all cache/data, reinstall the app, and start it with phone IN FLIGHT MODE, i.e. no WIFI, no access whatsoever to my players.It takes about 2 minutes for the app to finally tell me that I need to enable the Wifi to find my system.And after enabling Wifi, it takes only a few seconds for the app to really find my system and be ready to roll. So the startup time issue can not be related to the players configuration, interference, or wifi/router setup.This is also confirmed by the fact that the same app version on a separate (Android 14) tablet starts and finds the system in a few seconds.So I tried to understand what could cause this massive startup delay and traced the android system activity during the startup phase using common Android debug tools (perfetto trace).What I found is that OkHttp Dispatch thread of the com.sonos2.acr2 app experiences a “Lock co

Dear all,my Sonos configuration consists ofSonos Arc Ultra Sonos Sub 3rdIt performed the latest update on 2025-01-12 and Bluetooth playback stopped working. It does not play any sound from Windows ThinkPad laptop neither from Android smartphone. The device seems to be connected properly, even volume indicator indicates sound is playing. However there is not any sound at all.Any suggestins or hints how to resolve it, please?

Once again my entire system is no longer available. I have an Arc, 2 Ports 4 Sonos One Gen 2s and 2 Sonos 1 Gen 1s. Nothing is available and my Sonos network has disappeared AGAIN.Currently performing a factory reset on everything and will then have to re-tune them for the rooms.This is the 8th time I have had to do this since last spring when the ‘update’ started wiping everything out.WHY WHY WHY can’t your engineers figure out how to push updates that don’t break everything?Before you start saying “Check your WiFi settings” I have done that, and my WiFi is operating perfectly.I have a significant investment in this system and am Extremely Unhappy with the quality of the Sonos software. PLEASE FIX THIS!!!!!

My sonos move 2 will not connect to my apartment building wifi, and when i try to connect it via bluetooth by pressing the bluetooth button on the back it wont go into pairing mode, i made sure everything was up to date and charged, i just purchased the speaker a few days ago and still havent been able to enjoy it, is there any fixes?

Hi - I know this has been asked and answered in many different ways and forums, I have tried many of those solutions but still have instances where speakers drop in/out. I have not been able to pinpoint any specific event that may drive this.My wifi is strong, I have a mesh network, a few of the speakers connect to the 5Hz but most to the 2.4Hz network. When things get really, really bad I unplug all speakers (16) and reboot my router and mesh, then plug them all back in. This seems to work with some lags.The issue has been persistent since the new app, I have changed my router (from stock xfinity to a Synology Mesh) and seen no difference. My Arc was hard wired, so SonosNet which I have since taken on wifi and away from SonosNet, there is some perceived stability after this (maybe?).I have been thinking of creating a separate Sonos only 2.4Hz network for all the speakers to test, does this make sense? It will be a bit annoying since my mobile will have to use the 2.4Hz or I will have

I’m experiencing consistent issues with my Sonos system, where I receive the error message: “Network connection speed insufficient to maintain playback buffer”. This problem occurs specifically when I play FLAC files from my NAS drive.Steps Taken to Troubleshoot:Changed Sonos Channel: I’ve changed the Sonos system’s channel to Channel 11, as it is the least congested in my area based on a Wi-Fi analysis. Checked Network Setup: My Wi-Fi is stable, and my network operates on a 5 GHz band for general devices, with the 2.4 GHz band reserved for Sonos and other compatible devices. Optimized Network Configuration: I’ve ensured minimal interference by separating the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz SSIDs and placing Sonos speakers closer to the router.Despite these efforts, the issue persists only when playing FLAC files from my NAS drive. Other streaming services or audio formats seem to function without significant problems. Here are my diagnostics Associated Product: 192.168.1.118------------------------

Am quite a bit annoyed with the discontinuation of the integration with the Calm app, this is used daily in my house.What Calm app alternatives that have their integration supported by Sonos exist?Honestly it makes me want to fire my Sonos in the bin.  

Hi,Things are driving me crazy. Literally spend days digging through many online fora.This is my set-up:Simple router from ISP (Nokia Fiber Router) Every device on LAN can talk to every other device, no restrictions Raspberry Pi, with latest OS version (Bookworm), Lite (no desktop) version, not exposed to the internet External SSD mounted and visible, has all my music files SAMBA file server installed, latest version (Version 4.17.12-Debian), with settings: security = user NTLM auth = yes server min protocol = NT1 client min protocol = NT1 user “sonos” created, with password Sonos devices: Connect Amp, GEN1, wired Connect, GEN1, SonosNet 3 x Play:1, GEN2, SonosNet This is the issue:I can add the library to the app, I can see in the app (iPhone and laptops) all album art, and I can play music on all GEN2 devices. Unfortunately, no music on the GEN1 devices. There’s a big HOWEVER though:When I group GEN1 and GEN2 devices together, on of each is enough, the GEN1 devices can play th