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Using Amp in a 5.1 setup

I’m considering a 5.1 system driven by an Arc, with Amp providing in-ceiling surrounds and, possibly, subwoofer. I’d like to clarify some details that are unclear in the support articles.Here’s what I think is true:If the ceiling speakers are configured as surrounds, they cannot be used to play audi...

Home theater

Sonos Arc / Lossless (Dolby Atmos, Multichannel PCM, etc) / Bass crackle, Center speaker

Hello,My Sonos ARC’s center speaker has a lot of bass distortion (crackling during bass heavy scenes,when playing back any material that is lossless (Dolby TrueHD and Atmos (TrueHD) from a Blu ray player, LPCM from a blu ray player, etc.). Playing back lossy material in Atmos, Dolby digital, Dolby...

Wireless speakers

Sonos Speakers disappearing from IOS app after last system update

Hi,I have 3 Sonos speakers: a Play:5 a Play:1 and a playbase. Last week I noticed there was an update available for my system, which I installed. After the update I have problems with the IOS controller. The play:5 and playbase are disappearing from the controller all the time and only the Play:1 is...

Controllers & software

Sonos controller for Kids?

My eldest is getting to the age where they are able to use tablets, PCs etc. and is getting increasingly independent. They also have a Sonos speaker in their room which they use for podcasts and music.What I’d really like is an experience tailored to kids and parents:Limit the rooms that they can c...

Controllers & software

WXPN Stopped Working on Sonos

This is an odd one. I have listened to WXPN (U of Penn, Philadelphia) on Sonos for years. Last week it stopped working on Sonos. I am running S1with a variety of legacy and new gear. When I start WXPN through TuneIn on a zone, the stream immediately flips from PLAYING back to STOPPED - every tim...

Music services and sources

Beam (Gen2): My Experience

HelloMy Beam (Gen2) arrived today (10/4/21). Here are my thoughts…Test Parameters Testing was done to compare the Arc and Beam-Gen2 as stand-alone speakers without surrounds and sub(s). My opinions are based upon my ears. There are no graphs or charts to show frequency response with peaks and valle...

Home theater

Setting up theater with AMP, Surrounds and 3rd party Sub

I’ve configured my AMP in a home theater setup with B&W mains, the virtual center (of course), a Gallo Sub hardwired to the AMP, and dual Play 1 surrounds. Now I’m wondering what’s the best way to calibrate this mashup? Any ideas?

Home theater

Big R Radio on sonos

Hi all , I like listening to Big R radio 80s Rock via the internet , is it possible to get this to play on the Sonos beam ? I have an android phone .

Music services and sources

Sony Bravia KE-75XH9096 and KODI passthrough don't play Dolby Atmos

Hi, I have Sony Android TV connected with Sonos Arc by eARC HDMI and TV audio output setup is:Speakers: Audio system A/V sync: on eARC mode: auto Digital audio out: Auto 1 Dolby Digital Plus output: Dolby Digital Plus Pass through mode: AutoKODI audio setup is allow passthrough. But Dolby Atmos movi...

Home theater

Sonos ARC connected to older Samsung HDMI-Arc port issues

I have an older Samsung TV 55” that has an HDMI-ARC port, no eARC. I plug the Sonos-Arc into this port and when I go to the app and use set-up it’s telling me that there is an error. Currently have the speaker set up with the Digital Audio Adapter into the TV and it is working fine. I really want...

Home theater

Sonos SMBv2 support on Synology NAS DSM7 is here

Just wanted to share the good news that I am successfully deploying the SMBv2 protocol on my Synology NAS (DSM 7.0.1-42218) with the Sonos App (version 13.4). Moreover, the NTLMv1 authentication is no longer needed.

Controllers & software

iPhone 13 Pro max running ios 15

Unable to complete true play with my device, telling me it’s not supported

Controllers & software

Wifi,Bluetooth, put on and off

Hi AllCan the Sonos app put on and put off the device? Can the app switch from Bluetooth to wifi?

Controllers & software

Apple Music Playlist

It seems as though Apple music playlists are no longer appearing in Sonos when indexing the library.After many hours of chat with Apple / Sonos it appears the reason is that Apple no longer generate the XML file required by Sonos to index the Library. It is unclear as to whether this is a result of...

Music services and sources

hdmi or optical sky+ hd

Hi all , I have sky+ HD and I've been looking at the beam gen 2 with 2 Sonos 1sl speakers , am I better using the optical from my TV to the bar ( outputs Dolby digital ) or hdmi arc to the bar even though I only have sky+ hd ?? Thanks

Home theater

Sonos no longer recognizing folder.jpg for cover art?

After the most recent upgrade to Sonos 13.4 (S2), I don’t see much cover art in the Sonos controller. More precisely, it seems that I see cover art if it is embedded into the MP3 file, but not if the cover art in a separate file called folder.jpg. In my collection, most albums have a folder.jpg, and...

Controllers & software

SMB1 still required in 2021 for music shares?

As reported in many other topics apparently it's still necessary to use SMB1 for playing music from a Synology Diskstation system? It's now 2021 and I just had to change the settings on my diskstation to allow the unsecure SMB1 in order to be able to add a shared folder to my Sonos music library.Son...

Music services and sources

Apple Music - we've run into a problem

For some reason, I cannot use the ‘My Music’ function of the Apple Music Service anymore. It displays “We’ve run into a problem. Try again.” I have deleted the app on all my devices, reinstalled. I’ve deleted the service and reauthorized. I’ve reset my router. Apple Music works fine. It’s only withi...

Music services and sources

still spotify issues?

This is still a ongoing issue for me no matter how many times I reboot, reinstall, etcit now plays silence for the first 10 seconds of songs sometimes along with the usual faults - song not encoded correctly skipping past added next song.I used to love my Sonos set up but over the last 6 months it’s...

Controllers & software

LG OLED C1 & Sonos Beam 2

Anyone have this set-up and can feedback Dolby Atmos experience with the Beam 2. I currently have the original Beam and looking to upgrade.

Home theater

ARC & One SL surrounds, how to turn off?

I have an ARC with 2 x ONE SL surrounds. I don’t always want the surrounds on (quiet hours at night). What’s the easiest / best way to turn them on and off when desired?

Home theater

Move or roam as surround speakers

Dear all, just a quick suggestion: wouldn’t it be possible to use roam or move speakers as surround spekers for 5.1 systems? Taht would give even greater flexibility and eliminate the need to find a plug in the right location. Usually, you don’t see a picture or a 5.1 program longer than the 10 hour...

Home theater

SMB2 (or SMB3) support must be supported NOW!

We are writing summer 2019 and still Sonos only supports SMB version 1 for the Music Library share. This is not acceptable. A file share running SMB1 is extremely vulnerable to all the variants of cryptolocker virus that exists today. File share servers (NAS, Windows, Apple OS) can only support o...

Music services and sources

turn off beam at night

Hi all , I know Sonos products are designed to be kept on but I'd like to know is it ok to unplug the beam gen 2 every night and plug it back in every morning ? Thanks

Home theater

Started swapping our Sonos and WOW Bluesound Node

Over the years, I've spent a lot on Sonos and let's leave it at that. I was a die-hard fan buying it for relatives and encouraging friends too. However, they made quite a few of my items legacy, 4 x Play 5s and a Connect that I used for proper hifi via optical out into Marantz DAC, Amp, Floorstander...

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