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Having trouble with your Sonos system in any way? Ask your questions here, and receive answers from other Sonos owners. The more detail you can provide, the better.

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Murlio
MurlioContributor I
posted in Components and Architectural
Play 1 - stereo pair issue

Hi All,Since S2 App update on Friday I lost a Sonos Play 1 Gen1 speaker from my system, I have 2 . Managed to get them all recognised on the App but they will no longer Stereo Pair , I just get this on the app. Any help would be appreciated .  

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Murlio
3 years ago
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Graham TorranceContributor I
posted in Speakers
Sonos Boost

I have a system that includes a Sonos Five, two Sonos One speakers and a Play One. I set it up around Christmas time and it was running fine. Recently, very occasionally, the speakers are intermittently cutting out. Would a Sonos Boost connected to my router help solve this problem?

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3 years ago
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Isa26Contributor I
posted in Components and Architectural
Sonos Move heat

Does someone's sonos move on one side get a little hotter than the other? It happens to me on the right side if I look at it from the front. I do not know if it's normal...

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3 years ago
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BigE1212Contributor I
posted in Home theater
Can't find my Sonos speaker despite factory resetting. Help

So my Sonos playbase has been giving me issues.  I’ve tried factory resetting it and still can’t find it.  what would you recommend?

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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joebpopsContributor I
posted in Home theater
One SL speaker is buzzing at high volume

hello. I have an Arc paired with two one SL as surrounds. One of the surrounds is buzzing when the volume in the movie gets loud. Purchased at Best Buy. Sounds like a blown speaker. It’s been like this since first installed. Do I bring it back to Best Buy or deal with Sonos direct. Thank you. 

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Ken_Griffiths
3 years ago
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RobinBurnleyContributor I
posted in Speakers
Disappearing Devices

Every day without failure I go up to my bedroom around midnight and my mobile cannot connect to the sonos system. I have a new Play downstairs that sometimes is available but neither the One in the bedroom or kitchen are visible. I reboot my hub that does not work, I reboot my phone that does not work then for no reason its suddenly all okay.  My phone and the Play are 5ghz and the 2 x One are 2ghz could that be an issue? I am very technically savvy but this has stumped me   

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Stanley_4
3 years ago
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billraffContributor III
posted in Components and Architectural
Port drops out for a few seconds when song changes

I have a Sonos Port that is connected to my Yamaha RX-A770. I have tried it wired and wireless but this issue remains. When one song ends and another begins (streaming from Spotify) the music stops for about 10 - 15 seconds on the Port. The rest of the speakers in the house continue playing. I’ve tried making everything wireless and tried using wired for the Port and speakers that are near an ethernet outlet. I ran a diagnostics this morning during the problem (38917787). Can someone review and provide suggestions?Thanks 

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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Shrimper19Contributor I
posted in Components and Architectural
Amazon Playlist Issue

I received a Sonos 1 (gen 2) for Christmas and haven’t been able to get it to play my Amazon playlist since I got it.  If I ask it to play it via Alexa it will do so, but I keep getting “Requested operation failed.  Please try again” when I try and access it from the Sonos app on my Android phone.  It’ll play the playlists that Amazon has created using my music (My Music Review 2020 for instance).  It’ll also play albums and singers from my collection but it won’t play my playlist.I’ve removed and re-added Amazon Music from the app; I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app; I have moved the portable phone which was too close to the Sonos.  Nothing has worked.  All I want to be able to do is manage my playlists from the app and it is getting very frustrating that two things that are supposed to work seamlessly aren’t.

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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John_351Contributor I
posted in Components and Architectural
Move issue

My Move works great if it's already playing something when I take it off its dock. But once I stop the play, it won't be visible on the app again until it's back on the dock. Any ideas?

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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MuddyPawsContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Play/One - problem setting up

I have two Sonos Play speakers which worked perfectly well on the original app.I received a Sonos One as a present.I realise that you can’t have all three grouped.When I tried to setup the One using the original app it said I had to use the new app as the old app didn’t support the new speakers.I did this but before I could really do anything the new app detected the Play speakers and said I had to use the original app.I can’t do anything with the original app though because that also detects the new One.I just go round in circles.I have ended up switching the two Play speakers off and deleting the original app but this now means I can only use the One with the new app.I don’t mind not being able to group them into one system but is there any way I can have two systems? The original Play as one and the new One with the new app.Its so frustrating. 

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Rowena B.
3 years ago
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jm77Contributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Apple TV 4k -> Kanex -> optical to Beam

Hi, I have a problem with my setup…  Working setup… Benq beamer hdmi to Kanex and hdmi to Apple tv… From Kanex I use a optical cable to my playbar… Everything worked…Now I changed the playbar to a beam, and are using the included optical to hdmi adapter that came with the beam… But I have no Sound?

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Airgetlam
3 years ago
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maddog4680Contributor I
posted in Components and Architectural
This is the first day that I haven't cussed out loud at Sonos

I live in an apartment building with a lot of 2.4Ghz interference.  Signal scans would often show upwards of 25 battling 2.4Ghz signals, and that’s the environment in which I was trying to get Sonos to behave.  I tried wireless first, which was a disaster.  Then I got a Boost, which helped somewhat, but not enough.  So I hardwired one of the speakers, then added the Boost, then hardwired a second speaker plus the Boost, and everything would work for 30 minutes or so until my neighbors came home, or until I decided to use the microwave (!).Over the past year or so I took advantage of the upgrade discount to get rid of my abominable Play:1s.  Then yesterday I finally decided to replace those terrible Gen1 Ones with One SLs, hoping that being 100% 5Ghz compatible would be my ticket.  After setting them up, rebooting my router, and confirming that all of my Sonos speakers were hooked up to 5G...hallelujah!  Rock-solid connection, amazing sound, AirPlay FINALLY works dependably.The moral of

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Smilja
3 years ago
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Rocky16Contributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Connection issue

Sonos doesn’t connect from iPhone but dies on other devices. Tried deleting app will connect on Ethernet. Wifi same and settings match Sonos.

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3 years ago
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EzkimofoContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Playbase suddently won't connect to WIFI anymore.

Hi community / support,I’ve had my sonos playbase working on my home network (wired and wifi) with no issues for 3 years or so.Noticed here the other day that the playbase wifi in fact wasn’t working any more. sound from TV via optical cable worked just fine but I noted that when I tried to stream audio to the unit that the playbase wasn’t part of my surround setup anymore (SUB 1st gen, 2x Sonos:one).I’ve since tried different factory reset scenarios trough the wired connection but still haven’t managed to get wifi working again. Ethernet/wired still works fine on the playbase but I need the wireless setup in my livingroom. This has been working just fine the past few years. I’ve read the different threads with users having the same wifi issue across the products but with the playbase especially. I don’t know what to do atm. I’m suspecting that the wifi unit/chip on the playbase is now faulty. I certaintly hope not. What to do now? I’ve run the diagnostics and it’s submitted. The numbe

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Paul A
3 years ago
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JgunnContributor I
asked in Home theater
Why can't Sonos solve the audio drop out issue?

Sony 900H TV with Arc. Simple system.Chronic intermittent audio drop out. 3 longs support calls with no solution. Really?Sonos had me:Send diagnostics; Reconfigure router; Change HDMI cable; Power down Sonos and TV; Change HDMI cable again; and Clean HDMI ports.Still have random audio dropouts. Sometime audio spontaneously returns, sometime must turn off and back on. Really? With so many reporting the same problem for 6 months, why no solution?

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3 years ago
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swardrawsContributor I
asked in Speakers
Unable to join Sonos WiFi during setup

One of my speaker pairs (Play 5, gen 2) went off line and I am unable to get it back up. I am now at the point where it is saying it needs to join a Sonos Wifi but it is unable to. I don’t recall this being an issue when I originally set up my speaker a few years ago. How can I get it to join the temporary Sonos wifi so I can finish getting this speaker online?  

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Annazel S
3 years ago
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PercyTContributor I
asked in Home theater
Can't connect Sony Bravia to my Sonos Beam

I have a Sony Bravia TV with no HDMI Arc but the optical cable port. I have my beam plugged in to this port. The TV has lost all sound and tells me that an audio device is connected so it knows the Beam is there. The Sonos app tells me that no signal is detected. I'm at my wits end. It's all plugged in correctly but the Beam is not playing ball. 

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Simon B
3 years ago
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ScubaskerryContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Sonos One and Google Mesh

hello therei have just created a google mesh wifi (not google nest) and now want to connect my Sonos system to that, my problem is in order to change wifi network i have to plug an ethernet cable in to the new network router which in this case is the google mesh, but the mesh only has one port which is to be connected to the main internet router, so basically Sonos is not compatible with Google mesh ? can someone help me pleae, i go in to network settings on the app and the only wifi network it sees is the current one/old one which i no longer want to use for wifi. many thanks

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3 years ago
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Thomas JuulContributor I
posted in Components and Architectural
No sound from Sonos Playbar

Jeg har en playbar og en Sonos SUB koblet sammen, men nu hvor jeg skal sætte musik på over Spotify eller igennem tv’et er det kun sub der spiller, eller det lyder sådan. Er der andre som har oplevet det? Og det er fra den ene dag til den anden.

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3 years ago
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LillyContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Microphone not working

I have issues with Sonos only playing radio stations and nothing from amazon music. I de registered my Sonos and created a new account and have re set all the links. To re register I was told to reboot. However the SONOS microphone is not working and unresponsive to touch. I can only play music on the Sonos  by asking Alexa through my mobile. How can I get the microphone to work on the SONOS?

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Mark P
3 years ago
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KsprsjContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Sonos won't let me sign in.

Ever since I installed the new Sonos app I’m not able to sign in to my account anymore.It somehow has linked my account to another one that I do not own and won’t accept me using my credentials. This is extremely frustrating. How can I get to log in? Factory reset maybe?  

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Paul A
3 years ago
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WernerKContributor I
posted in Home theater
Poor music quality Arc

Hi, I just bought an Arc and a Sub3, but to be honest the sound quality of the Arc is really poor! When performing the Trueplay settings, the ‘beeps’ sound great and they fill the entire room. But as soon I play music (or tv audio) through the Arc, it sounds flat and lifeless. When I place a JBL Flip4 (€75!) next to it, it fills the room with a more pleasant sound. Dolby Atmos content (Netflix) sounds a lot better, although it still doesn’t feel like sitting in a ‘sound bubbel’  I can’t believe that the Arc isn’t capable to create a way better sound than it does now. Is this a software issue? I really consider (with reluctance) to return this set and move to another brand.   

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3 years ago
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UK2021Contributor I
asked in Speakers
Playbar and new router

I have two play 5s (gen 1), one play 1, a playbar and a sub. I’ve just put in a new WiFi router because of other issues and had to reinstall all my Sonos speakers. All speakers now work but strangely my playbar would only reinstall with an Ethernet connection and a hard reset. It works fine with tv and sub which is the important thing, but once Ethernet cable is removed it does not appear in my app. When cable goes back in it still does not appear. It only appears immediately after a hard reset (holding button down when plugging in and adding as a new product), reinstall and the cable plugged in. It’s as if it can’t connect wirelessly anymore and once the is cable removed the first time it stays invisible to the app (tv still works fine). There were no issues previously. The router has the same password as previously. Any ideas to make it reappear on my app again?! Thanks in advance  

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controlav
3 years ago
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Mavro3Contributor I
posted in Home theater
Connecting Active speakers to the Sonos Network

Hi all,I’m fairly new to Sonos so please forgive my naivety. I have a very simple set up, ie from my Sony TV I have 2 x active Yamaha HS7 speakers simply connected from the headphone jack in the TV to the powered speakers with a 3.5ml cable that splits in to two that connect with XLR jacks directly in to the speakers. So the TV is essentially muted and TV audio is played through the Yamaha’s.  I also have a Sonos beam in my bedroom. Which I send music too via wifi mainly using Spotify. I would firstly like to add my powered Yamaha’s on to the Sonos network and think the easiest way is with a Sonos connect gen 1 (old school I know). These are my questions:What’s the best way to make that connection as I understand if I connect my TV to the Sonos connect and then to the speakers it will be great for just streaming music to the speakers but for TV audio there will be a delay and will be a sync issue between the TV picture and audio. I know the connect is not designed for any audio visual

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3 years ago
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Jdubb325Contributor I
asked in Home theater
Sonos Beam flashing orange and white with a cracking sound

My Sonos beam flashes orange and white. I’ve tried multiple HDMI cables, power cords, even multiple TVs and outlets. The volume turns down automatically, as soon as I turn it up it turns back down. I sent a diagnostic, my number is 1989372323. Thanks for any help you can provide. 

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3 years ago
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