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Eric Johnson
Contributor I
May 14, 2013
Question

How many of the 32 Sonos zones can be a play bar with a sub and surrounds?

  • May 14, 2013
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With Play 3 and Play 5, a sub counts as a zone within the 32 zone limit. I've heard a rumor that with Playbar, this is not the case. Is it true that you can have 32 home theaters with sub, surrounds and playbar in each room?
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    ratty
    ratty
    October 24, 2016
    Reset one or more controllers. Set up some of the units as a 'new system'. If they're already associated with the first household (system) then factory reset them first.

    Note that controllers will have to be associated with one household or the other, not both.
    SkyLai
    Lyricist II
    October 24, 2016
    Roger that. Well it's gonna b hard for the user then. All family members needs to be able to control all zones in the house.

    I may need to reduce number of connect amps. Replace them w power amps and 1 connect. For areas that are permanently grouped.
    ratty
    ratty
    October 24, 2016
    All family members needs to be able to control all zones in the house. .
    Sounds like a recipe for controller wars.
    Ryan S
    Ryan S
    Retired Sonos Staff
    October 24, 2016
    Split the system into two independent households. They can co-exist on the same IP subnet.

    BTW in case there's any doubt about the limit, point a browser to http://player_IP:1400/status/upnp and click on 'Incoming Subscriptions'. The words "max: 32" appear throughout.

    The reason for the max is that UPnP breaks down and generally becomes far less reliable once you get over that many devices in the same configuration. Though technically you may be able to get more in a household, we definitely don't recommend it, and it's not going to have the quality of experience we strive for. As you mentioned above, you can't group more than 32 together.

    The multiple households is the best way to go. You'd have dedicated controllers for each set-up and they wouldn't be able to group, but it'll make things more reliable.
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      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      October 24, 2016
      or like Skylai says - don't have 32 completely independent zones.

      Use a connect with a distribution amp or a connect:Amp power 4 speaker to build larger zones.
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