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Prodigy III
April 4, 2022
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Amazon Music Unlimited Dolby Atmos low volume thru Arc

Hi, this is to continue the discussion on the previous topic which was closed.

Does anyone has news on this? The issue persists on my system, since the launch of Atmos Music on Sonos & Amazon last December.

To reproduce the issue:

  1. On Sonos Beam Gen 2 or Sonos Arc with Amazon Music account;
  2. Select a Station from Amazon Music that has a mix of Atmos and HD/Ultra HD tracks, e.g., Today's Hits;
  3. Start playing and DON'T skip songs (be patient!);
  4. If, by chance, the first track is Atmos, it'll play fine;
  5. Wait until an Atmos track starts playing after an Ultra HD or HD track;
  6. The volume will be so low that you can't barely listen to it;
  7. Tap the pause button;
  8. Tap the play button;
  9. The Atmos track will resume playing at the normal volume;
  10. If, by chance, the next track is also Atmos, it'll play fine;
  11. Return to step 5 (the issue will always happen).

I have opened a ticket with Sonos support in December, but no solution until now ☹️

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Corry P
Corry PAnswer
Sonos Staff
April 8, 2022

Hi @furacaopr 

I just spoke to one of our engineers regarding this issue and he was able to reproduce it so is now creating a ticket for investigation.

No time-scale to report, but we’ll update this thread once it has been resolved.

I hope this helps.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein

28 replies

Mr. T
April 5, 2022

I received an email from support today, mentioning my case has been escalated. There's hope 🙂

Yes, the email response I received from support tonight was a lot more positive.

I’ve ran some further diagnostics which they requested, so just drafting the email response to them now.

Corry P
Corry PAnswer
Sonos Staff
April 8, 2022

Hi @furacaopr 

I just spoke to one of our engineers regarding this issue and he was able to reproduce it so is now creating a ticket for investigation.

No time-scale to report, but we’ll update this thread once it has been resolved.

I hope this helps.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein
Mr. T
April 8, 2022

Hi @furacaopr 

I just spoke to one of our engineers regarding this issue and he was able to reproduce it so is now creating a ticket for investigation.

No time-scale to report, but we’ll update this thread once it has been resolved.

I hope this helps.

Appreciate the update Corry. I had logged this same issue with support under case ref: 03792816

Now it appears the issue has reached the relevant dept. within Sonos, I’ll await the future fix. Cheers!

Corry P
Sonos Staff
April 8, 2022

Hi @Mr. T 

Yes - I think we caught him in a pincer movement!

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein
furacaoprAuthor
Prodigy III
April 8, 2022

Hi @furacaopr 

I just spoke to one of our engineers regarding this issue and he was able to reproduce it so is now creating a ticket for investigation.

That's a big improvement, finally. Hopefully they'll be able to fix it soon 🙂

I wonder if it's on Sonos or Amazon side.

Corry P
Sonos Staff
April 8, 2022

Hi @furacaopr 

I wonder if it's on Sonos or Amazon side.

 

I think we have to hold our hand up and take ownership of this one - it’s something to do with our playback transitions.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein
furacaoprAuthor
Prodigy III
April 8, 2022

 

I think we have to hold our hand up and take ownership of this one - it’s something to do with our playback transitions.

Much appreciated, @Corry P

furacaoprAuthor
Prodigy III
April 19, 2022

No time-scale to report, but we’ll update this thread once it has been resolved.

Hi @Corry P, any updates on the ETA yet?

Corry P
Sonos Staff
April 19, 2022

Hi @furacaopr 

No, nor will there be until it has been resolved. There won’t be anything I can share until that point.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein
Lyricist I
May 17, 2022

I am new to Sonos. Only have had it for a month. I stream Amazon music. It was working great for the first few weeks and now the volume is low on every other song. I’ve done all the trouble shooting steps for both apps. Disappointing