Surely it’s just a number? If your ears say it’s loud enough, isn’t that ok? If the top end volume is the same now as pre-14.2 and there’s better control at the quieter end of the scale, some would say that’s an improvement. 

If it’s “just a number”, no reason to have changed it. 

I thought I read Sonos said that they changed the mapping to make it easier to find the right volume at lower volumes?

Hadn’t seen that, but it does make sense, @Bumper 

At volume #10 is nothing. At #20 tv is super low. Totally ridiculous. They want to change the Sub and Arc, fine. No need to fool with the volume. Don’t know why , but the original poster Caroline

( from Sonos) evidently retired after this shenanigan update 14.12 .  

@Dogdad Why the aggrieved tone and why lace your posts with insinuation? Your problems would be understood better without them.

To this problem: to me the number is only a way to display something, it does not say anything about actual volume. You seem to disagree. but you do not answer @nik9669a ‘s question about this. Why not?

I replied to nik0669a, but maybe not to your liking.

My main TV doesn’t display volume numbers.  Know what I do?  I turn it up/down until it is at the level I want. I suggest everyone else do the same.  

Your “answer” didn’t really address my point, @Dogdad .

There is now greater granularity in the control at lower volumes by making the numerical value non-linear. Pre-version 14.12 your speaker, set at volume 20 and playing at, say, 64 decibels is still playing at the same decibel level with the volume set at or around 50 in the post-14.12 release. Why does this upset you so much?