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Hi everyone, I’m trying to set up a home karaoke system and I’d really like to use my existing Sonos setup, rather than buying a separate karaoke speaker (JBL, etc.). Here’s my current setup: Sonos Beam (Gen 2) connected via HDMI ARC Sonos Sub Two Sonos surround speakers Source: Apple TV (YouTube karaoke videos)  What I would like to achieve: Use one or two microphones Hear the microphone voice through my Sonos speakers At the same time as the music coming from YouTube on Apple TV Ideally with minimal latency  I understand that HDMI ARC is mainly designed as an audio output, not an input, which makes this tricky. My questions: Is it technically possible to inject microphone audio into a Sonos system like mine? Would a mixing console help, and if so, what would the correct signal chain be? Is there any workaround (HDMI audio mixer, extractor, etc.) that could work with Sonos Beam Gen 2? Or is this simply not feasible with Sonos home theater products?  I’m open to external hardware if ne

Subscribed to Sonos Radio HD. the music quality and mix of music is good, the one thing letting it down is the constant station idents - “90 Mixtape on Sonos” being played. Why do I want that when im paying for a music service…. Really ruins the experience and caused me to instantly cancel. Assumed that on the free one you might get that but on one that is almost on par with the cost of Spotify/Apple Music and limited to the Sonos speakers (cant listen in the car, headphones etc...) and still just constantly being told what the playlist I selected is is just annoying. Sonos - Give the premium experience and dont ruin the atmosphere with station idents. Why would I want to use a Dinner Party Playlist for a dinner party when every few songs me and my guests are reminded we are listening to a Sonos Playlist…. 

I am running the S2 App on my iMac, i can play Sonos radio/Tunelm from my computer so I know the system is working.However when i try to add my music folder, so i can play my own music, I get to the administrator login and it keeps saying password or username is incorrect (I have checked that my credentials are correct by shutting down and restarting) I have followed every step I have found online regarding file permissions and firewalls, but I am still no further forward, the system has worked in the past, but its been so long I can’t remember when it last worked.

I see there are multiple threads on this but from 8 months ago.i recently bought my mother a Move 2 and set her up with Sonos voice so she doesn’t have to reach for her phone or iPod to start music.She doesn’t want Alexa or anything cloud based so the Sonos voice processing on the device etc made it an easier sell.. great I thought.She is in her 70’s and so wants to listen to bbc radio 4 most of the time but the ruddy thing started playing some random artist when I asked for radio 4, when I asked for bbc radio 4 it told me it couldn’t.I have read the replies on here and now understand it doesn’t work. 1 such comment was interpreted as a feature request, another was stating it was a bbc sounds incompatibility… given I have added bbc sounds to the Sonos app, so sonos know she has a valid account and the app can merrily play the bbc radio selections with no issue… I don’t understand why this isn’t a thing. Even if I had to add an extra prompt like “play bbc radio 4 from bbc sounds” or sim

Does anyone know how to connect the beam gen 2 andini sub to the Hisense tv hi concerto feature so all the tv speakers and Sonos can work together.

 I can't seem to get the S5 to be recognized by my Sonos system.  My setup: Playbar, Sub, One, One SL.  Controller OS: S2.I would like to add my zoneplayer S5 to this system.  Is it possible?  It used to work when I was using OS: S1.  I can no longer install the OS: S1 controller while OS: S2 is installed.  Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

I am getting Cannot be played - Encoding error on Apple Music Live Streams (Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits/Club/Chill/Country). It's not an error with the service (works in anything non-sonos such as iPhone, Mac and HomePod. It's not bandwidth or these wouldn’t play. Only these stations are causing problems. Bug? Anyone at Sonos looking at it? Previous post mentioned an error on stream (if that was the case it wouldnt play on other devices surely?) or bandwidth, but I have a 1gbps connection, no other issues with any stream, atmos and lossless included, only these stations. 

My Arc Ultra and Era 100’s sound like an AM radio.Shallow, tinny, no presence. Wasted money but my Wife likes the voice command and whole house soundDo I add a subwoofer or replace the 100’s with 300’s?

This turntable is new but the rotation speeds (33 & 45) are not correct and the music/songs are really bad… What to do as there is no possibility of adjustment except changing the belt ? 

Noticed that the Network option is missing but a Bluetooth is added from some Sonos speakers, app restart sometimes brings it back.MissingNo network but a BluetoothPresentHave network but no BluetoothAdded: wifi 300 stereo pair.

Hi,I have a problem with my Sonos 5. It seems there is no power altough I took a different outloet. I checked my wifi and there is no oroblem. It just doesn't want to start. What should I do ?Regards Marc

“Wow. I thought this was a stable product.” ”The sound is good when it works.” ”I can’t believe you have to keep resetting the router.” And from me: “This used to work really well. Now it’s just embarrassing.”

Hi the speech button is not responding on my Sonos one,  when pressing nothing happens, but it’s saying its connected,  and my other units are working fine,   Is it a fault with the device,  any ideas or suggestions appreciated 

I just got a Sonos Era 100 and successfully configured it to work on my network. Sometimes when I go into the app on my iPhone 13, however, it says it cannot find a Sonos product on my network. Sometimes if I leave the app alone for half a minute or so it will find find the speaker, but other times it just never finds it. I do have a couple of WiFi access points in my network, with different SSIDs than my main router, and I have the Sonos configured to use one of them in addition to the main router, but this problem occurs even when both the speaker and my iPhone are connected to the main router. Edit:I’m wondering if the app is trying to use too much information. For some reason it’s accessing the location, which makes no sense whatsoever, as the speaker certainly doesn’t know where it is. It just knows which local area network it’s on. Moderator Note - Combined multiple posts

Just wanted to share a solution for my issue in not seeing Apple  Music as a content service. I live in Germany, but use English. Sonos had my country as ‘en’ in the address instead of Germany. The countries have to match. After that was sorted using the robot chat I still had an issue authorizing Apple. The robot turned me over to Marco. I sent a diagnostic number and he suggested checking if any unit updates were needed. My Beam needed an update. After that was accomplished it worked!

I have 2 Era 100 speakers setup as a stereo pair connected via WiFi. I’ve installed the Sonos skill on Alexa and gone through the setup process in the app. Everything works, but there seems to be a bug compared to an Amazon Echo device.  When I ask “Alexa, play the latest episode of NPR Up First”, the Alexa response is “You laying the latest episode of NPR Up First from Amazon Music” followed by the rather lengthy episode title; the episode is also laying at low volume in the background while Alexa reads the title. When she’s done with the title, either 1) the volume comes to normal, episode continues playing, but I’ve missed the start or 2) the episode stops being playing and I get silence or 3) the episode stutters then re-starts and plays.  I use this example because it’s most audible due to the long episode titles, but the same happens when I play music from Spotify; Alexa is reading the title while the song is already playing.  in contrast, on an Amazon Echo device, or the Alexa a

I'm experiencing a critical issue with the SmartThings integration on my Sonos Roam Gen 1 that appears to have been caused by a recent Sonos update.Issue Description:For months, I've been using a SmartThings automation to play white noise on my Roam Gen 1 using the 'play favorite item' action (typing the exact Sonos Playlist). This worked flawlessly until a recent Sonos update. Now, when the SmartThings automation triggers, no audio plays on the Roam. The integration appears to be completely broken.Troubleshooting Done:- Contacted Samsung SmartThings support- Samsung confirmed no changes were made on their end- Samsung advised me to reach out to Sonos as the issue appears to be on the Sonos side- The problem started immediately after a recent Sonos software updateDevice Information:- Device: Sonos Roam Gen 1- Integration: Samsung SmartThings- Use Case: Automated white noise playback triggered by SmartThings automation- Issue: 'Play specific item' action no longer functions after recent

can’t connect try again later / connection timed out / and so many error messages! I’m at the end of my very deep patience. We are all having the same problems but nobody at Sonos cares. I have 1st generation speakers which cost big money and deliver (!!) great sound. Why should I be made to ditch them and spend more big money for the same sound quality? I was a brand ambassador in the beginning, now I always bemoan this terrible company.

I won't buy sonos in the future they make it outdated so you keep buying there setup very annoyed. Anyone found a decent remote 

I have a system that has two ports; each controls a different area. Currently, neither port has a hard (i.e., RCA) input as it plays only via Spotify. Is there a way to bridge the two ports if I hook up an audio device (e.g., turntable or wireless audio receiver) to the RCA inputs of one port? I want to hook up the audio device but still have the signal play through both ports so it can be heard in both areas. Thank you in advance for any insights and help. 

Tonight nothing working…time to throw out or hardwire?

I have 2 ERA 100 speakers, one in the master bedroom and one in the master bath. The WiFi is an original eero Pro configuration in bridge mode, with DNS/DHCP provided by a Linux server. The ERA 100s have been working great in this configuration for 2 years. Recently, however, the one in the master bath is no longer on WiFi, nor was it visible in the Sonos app.After resetting the device a couple of times I powered down ALL Sonos speakers (6 Shadow SLs, an Arc and a Playbar among them) and powered off ALL the eero Pro devices. I then brought the eero network back up and then re-powered all the Sonos devices, doing the ERA 100s last.ALL the speakers came back online problem-free EXCEPT the ERA 100s. I just went through the reset procedure on the master bedroom ERA 100 and the behavior is the same: The speaker comes online, I can see it get an IP address from my DHCP server. However, within a minute it drops off the network, never to be seen again.So, both of my ERA 100s are offline and lo

Last month I updated from an old Playbase to a new Arc Ultra. In my area we have unexpectedly had three power outages in the last month. After each outage when the power is restored the Arc Ultra has a blinking green or white light, and I have had to reset the bar from the factory settings all over again - three times. I have the power cord plugged into a surge suppressor. Is this normal behavior? There is no settings memory on this product?

I’m posting this in the hope that it helps someone who may have been in a similar situation.  It’s also an extended letter of thanks to this community.  Without you guys, I’d probably still be cursing my Sonos setup every day. Short version:  With the advice and guidance of this community I made three changes to my home networking and Sonos installation that turned my system from a hated disappointment back into the premium home music system I originally invested in.  HOWEVER:  These changes were expensive and required me to buy business-level networking products to meet Sonos’ demands. Conclusions:1:  Sonos has some work to do on its positioning and expectation management.  Yes, a three-player system will probably work out of the box in a consumer wi-fi environment.  No, a 15 player multi-generation, multi-room system probably won’t.2:  This community is one of Sonos’ biggest assets.  Thank you. Long version: The background:I’ve had Sonos in my house since the ZP100 was launched in th

I can’t finish the setup on my new era 100. It seemed to connect to my WiFi ok or it has found it on my WiFi easy enough but this has come up each time I’ve tried