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… and yes I have reinstalled the whole system and yes it’s all on one wi-fi network.  It’s better than it was a year ago, but it still poops the bed regularly.  Is it going to get any better, or is this Sonos now?

Bonjour,Actuellement en rénovation de ma maison, j’ai pour projet d’installer un home cinéma SONOS dans mon salon.Je viens vers vous puisque j’aimerai avoir des conseils concernant les futurs enceintes qui iront parfaitement à mon salon.Je souhaiterai installer la Sonos Arc Ultra sous mon téléviseur, (peut etre) le Sonos Sub mini, et deux enceintes qui seraient positionnées derrière le canapé accrochées au mur (le canapé serait collé contre le mur aussi)J’hésitait donc entre les ERA 100 et les ERA 300, mais j’ai peur que les Era 300 fassent “grosses” au dessus de nos tetes (quand on sera dans le canapé) et que le son ne soit pas bien dirigé vers nous.J’ai aussi vu les modèles encastrables, mais le tarif ne sera pas le même.Sachant le le salon fera 20 m2, il s’agira d’une petite pièce.J’ai réalisé une maquette en 3D sur le logiciel Sketch’up que je pourrai vous fournir ca pourrait vous aider à me conseiller.J’ai aussi une autre question concernant le raccordement électrique des enceinte

If I change the audio and playback settings in the Android tidal app does that also change the bitrate of Sonos playback when using Tidal connect? My understanding is that it doesn't and that Sonos will use the highest bitrate file available for the Tidal subscription being used; but as for some bizarre and unhelpful reason Sonos S1 (does S2 still do this?) keeps the bitrate of a playing track a secret, it's hard to know for sure? Anyone know the answer to this?

No one seems able to help me with this on a Sunday, but I’m trying to migrate all my Sonos speakers from one WiFi network to another.   I’ve been on the Chat with several agents for hours.   Evert time starting the whole sorry tale over- Chat Bot to real person.  One agent told me to unplug the router.   Great! So the chat disconnects and start and I over yet again.   I live with both dyslexia and dyscalculia, but no alliance is made for this.   We are changing our broadband provider from Sky (due to cost and poor speeds) to Pkusnet (will be full fibre etc).  To take advantage of the speeds from day one, I have purchased a TO Deco mesh system (3 units)  I have the first plugged by Ethernet into the Sky (for now) router.    The new WiFi network works perfectly.   All WiFi tech is able to join (desktops, iPads, android and Apple phones etc).  Now comes the problem.  In the Sonos app I was able to get the Beam to join the new network and a SL in a different room.   However, very long stor

Hi folks,I have had a bit of a saga with my Sonos Connect working with my Sonos system. Quick Summary:Upon purchase, successfully added Sonos Connect Gen 2 to system that includes 2 Play:1s, one Play:5, and a Roam.  After some time, the Line In showed as Disconnected, and ultimately the Connect needed a system update that it could not execute. This was resolved with Sonos Support after successfully updating while connected via Ethernet.  Several weeks later, the Sonos Connect Line-In again showed disconnected and needed a system update that it could not execute via Wi-Fi. This time nothing worked (all the flavors of reboots on the phone with Sonos Support).  Out of curiosity, I took the Connect to another house and connected it to my in-laws’ Sonos system, on which it successfully updated and added to the system via Wi-Fi, When I took the Connect back to my home, hard reset, and tried to add to my system, it still shows as Not Registered (which it didn’t on my in-laws’ system). It no l

Hi everyone, I have a Sonos Playbar that shows a solid white light immediately after plugging in the power (not flashing). Nothing else happens — it doesn’t boot or respond. I connected a JTAG interface and it only outputs “NAND Boot…”. It seems like the u-boot bootloader might be corrupted or not starting properly. Has anyone encountered this issue before or managed to recover a Playbar in this state?Would it be possible to reflash the u-boot using a programmer, and if so, what tools or procedure would be needed? Thanks in advance for any help or advice!

What is the optimum speaker setup as to Sub distance from soundbar and surround speakers. Does it matter where they are placed?

We have successfully been sending iPlayer Radio or Spotify from an iPhone 13 (now iOS 26.1) to a Sonos Move, or to our Sonos Beam for some years via Airplay. We have Deco Mesh WiFi and the signal is strong. Since late November or early December 2025 we are finding that the music will stop after 5-10 minutes and needs to be restarted on the iPhone. It will then work ok for a further 5-10 minutes before stopping again……and again. We have an Apple TV connected to the Sonos Beam, and if we Airplay via that we get no interruptions. The Decos, the Beam and the Apple TV are all wired to the same network switch.Has something changed recently?

HelloMy sonos arc is new . It fonction for 3 days then today no tv sound only music by Bluetooth but impossible to have tv sound. Can someone help me pleased Ty

One of my era 300 is set up, it  works fine, the sound is ok, but the indicator light flashes very quickly (green and orange) randomly, also when this happens, it happens with a sound like a click when the color changes.

I have a play 1 upstairs and a play 1 downstairs. I've had them for years with no problem but then the downstairs one wouldn't update. I've went through all the help advice, reset the play 1, linked with cable and nothing is working. I've phoned sonos who are no help and said I need to phone virgin media. Has anyone had this problem and was able to sort it, thanks 😊 

Hi all, I bought an Arc Ultra about a month ago and hooked it up to my Hisense TV. I have it plugged into the eARC port, CEC and all that is turned on. The only other thing plugged into the TV is an Apple TV 4K which is how we watch everything on the TV. About once per day the TV shuts off. The audio comes through the soundbar but you can’t actually use the TV again until you unplug it and plug it back in. Anyone have any suggestions for me? Thanks. 

Hello, I have a problem with my Sonos Arc. After resetting it, I can't add it to the app. I've tried everything and nothing works. Could you please advise me on how to do this? 

I wanted to share my recent experience with the Era 300 and hopefully get some visibility from the Sonos team. My original Era 300 was purchased brand new, but it developed the common grill separation issue that many users have reported. Sonos support agreed to replace it, but I was surprised and honestly disappointed to learn that they were sending a certified refurbished unit as the replacement — even though my original unit was only a few months old and was a brand-new retail purchase. I tried to stay optimistic, but unfortunately the certified refurbished unit I received also arrived with a defect. The top/back grill is noticeably misaligned and does not sit flush with the housing. For a product labeled “certified refurbished,” this type of cosmetic flaw should not make it through quality inspection. So at this point, I’ve received two defective units in a row: my original brand-new Era 300 the certified refurbished replacement  Sonos has sent me a return label for the refurb, but

This problem is new to me. When I either scan my NAS library for more music, or remove the library and reattach it, I get two or three albums which index incorrectly. Specifically:The album appears 3 times in the album list Each instance contains the SAME single track (not different tracks, as would be the case if there was an AlbumArtist tagging issue) The other tracks in the album aren't shown anywhere The album can be seen in full and played from the folder navigation No changes have been made to the folder structure or tagging on the original filesI've attached screenshots. The key point seems to be each instance contains the same single track, not different tracks as happens if the tagging on a compilation album is incorrect. This usually corrects itself if I go into the underlying file structure and move the MP3 files into a newly created folder (a tip I saw elsewhere in this forum). But when I rescan to get that change included in the music library, another album or two will go

I have a speaker group in 3 rooms. I use AirPlay to send audio to the AirPlay-compatible speaker in one room (bedroom), and then have the other two rooms (living room and office) in the same group.  For some reason this group does not stay in place. Every time I play music, I see that Sonos has undone the group and I have to configure it again.   Is there a trick to getting the group to stay configured as such? And keep it permanently?

As the title says. When using a wired (usb c - c  the one that came with the product) the rocker button on the headphones will only turn the volume down. I can turn the volume up and down with the phones (Pixel 10 pro) physical buttons and also when using Bluetooth. But can't raise volume when wired.  Anyone else? 

I have one speaker on one system. the other 2 are on another. I have one more speaker to connect and want all on one system I also had to change my wifi extender to one band instead of dual band. should I create a new wifi network for just the Sonos system?my goal is to make this all work seamlessly and have full use of the dual band extenders this is the message I get when I try to connect to the other 2 speakers  Moderator edit: Removed pictures with identifying information (serial numbers)

I am totally fed up. I have thousands of dollars invested in this product and now on Thanksgiving day the entire system has disappeared. I opened the app and I get an error message saying it can’t find any products on the network so does this mean I have to set the entire thing up again? Honestly, I hate this product. It has been nothing but inconsistent and unstable sometimes it works perfectly sometimes it doesn’t . really Sonos get your act together. This is no way to treat loyal customers. Your products are buggy and don’t consistently work. I’m looking to bail out of your system as soon as I possibly can thank you for ruining my Thanksgiving

HiI have a play bar a sub a bridge a play3 and 5 play1 in various rooms.My problem is that often usually when we have a party , the system plays up like 1 speaker will drop off then 2 then the whole system will drop off then it comes back on its own then when we think it’s safe to start dancing again it will drop. The whole system is over 10 years old so I can only use S1 and the bridge firmware will not update. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I paid £19.99 for the Sonos 2 speaker controller during my Sonos 2 setup.  It came from Apples AppStore. Was that a con?

I just did the updates on the ERA 300 and the ERA 100s.I use the Apple Music. I downloaded all my music in the highest quality.Thank you.

OK, first I know I’m an idiot for my request, so please don’t abuse me! Also had a search through the forum, but nothing matching my exact case came up.  A couple of years ago I bought a pair of Sonos One SLs for our kitchen. I didn’t get the usual One (with voice commands) as I didn’t like the idea of a voice assistant listening in all the time and streaming ads/content based on overheard discussions. Mad maybe. I don’t know.  Move forward a couple of years and I really miss not being able to shout at Alexa to play some music. I bugger about on my phone trying to get music to play when we have guests. As I said, an idiot.  I would like to integrate (seamlessly!) Alexa into my system. Some ideas: buy a new Era 100 and pair it with an existing One SL. Use the other SL elsewhere in the house.    Add a third speaker to the setup (Era 100?) and have 3 speakers. How would this work with the stereo pair I have set up?Use some sort of Amazon device (echo dot?) to add the functionality. How se

Hey guys,I have 4 Sonos amps for 4 zones of our house.One particular zone - Kids gaming room - has a TV, 2 ceiling speakers. TV is connected via HDMI extender then Cat 6 cable, then comes to Sonos amp (connected with ceiling speakers) in our media device storage.  This set up is working very well. However, I have bought a Sonos Arc which I was hoping to add onto the current set up. I have tried connecting Sonos Arc via Sonos HDMI-optical adaptor to TV, to add Sonos Arc to this set up. However, I can only get sound from Sonos Arc rather than the entire set up. How could I add Sonos arc onto my current set up please?Thanks in advance for your help. 

I have just brough some Kef Meta Q11 speakers to add to my lounge where only music and audio is played.  There is not TV in the room.  I already have the Martin Logan sub and wanted to get opinions on this set up and what I can do to maximize the sound quality.  Many thanks.