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Life with Sonos. How do you get the most out of your Sonos system? Got any Sonos tips to share?

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kind.of.plyContributor I
asked in Music services and sources

Sonos Radio HD - When will original countries be available in other countries?

Hi folks, Happy Sonos user for a few years now. I wanted to give Sonos Radio HD a try a few days ago, and it seems like it’s not available in Israel..Is there an ETA for availability in Israel / roadmap for other countries? I think the app should have prevented me from starting the trial provided it’s not supported in my country, or at least indicated that to me before proceeding. It took me a few support calls to understand that this is the issue..Thanks!

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Corry P
10 days ago
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Bb8783Contributor I
posted in Components

blowing speakers

I have 2 connect amps wired to episode  outdoor speakers (ES-500-ew-4). I have had 6 speakers blow in the matter of 3 months. Is this an amp issue or a speaker issue? 

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SunwukungContributor I
posted in Music services and sources

Feature Request

I use the ambient music app Endel, but can only play it on my phone or over Bluetooth to my guitar amp. Would be great if there was an integration available for this service. 

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ratty
11 days ago
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GazzaJDContributor I
posted in Music services and sources

Can't launch Artist Radio from Tidal.

When you select a particular artist in Tidal you can then choose between Top tracks, Albums, EPs and singles, Playlists, Artist radio and Compilations.When selecting Artists radio you are taken to a playlist with no way of starting it. You can only select a track.Clicking the first track does not begin playing everything and adds only that one track to your Sonos playlist.Tidal Artist Radio worked until a few days ago, something has changed.

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11 days ago
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brennan.carleyContributor I
posted in Music services and sources

Sonos can't process large library, even if it is well below the 65,000 track limit... unless split into separate folders

I have a fairly large music library (~27,000 tracks), which is well below the 65,000 track limit. Recently, after adding some more tracks, I discovered that the Sonos library was only showing about 10% of the tracks… Somehow in the import/indexing process it had broken. I don’t know for sure, but while my library has about 800 album artists, it has far more actual artists (e.g. compilations), and the tracks I recently imported were compilations with many artists. So I suspect that the problem is related to the number of artists. I was able to resolve the issue by splitting my library (on my NAS drive) between a compilations folder and “everything else.” When I did, Sonos was able to import/index the whole library. What that tells me is that I haven’t hit some limit for the library in general (i.e. it can handle all 27,000 tracks) but that the import/index process can’t handle all of the tracks when it runs the indexing process (possibly because of teh number of artists, but that’s just

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11 days ago
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webbaetsContributor I
asked in Controllers & software

Add Favorites in Alarms - Music source

@Sonos Is it possible to put Favorites in the Music source of Alarms?Now we have to search the whole list for our favorite Sonos station and sometimes I search by station, so I don't know where to look for it in genre / country / ....

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Corry P
11 days ago
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DPUKContributor I
asked in Home theater

Grouping speakers to be a home cinema sound system

Hello Newbie here,I have recently been purchasing Sonos speakers to create a home cinema sound systemThis is what I have so far 1 pair of One SL’sSub Gen 3 Arc LG OLED TV (with eARC socket)Android Sonos app  The Arc was the most recent purchase, which seems to have changed the app to S2 (whatever that is)How do I get all the speakers in a single group, so that they all play together from whatever is being played on the TV. TIA  Dave  

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Andy_cContributor I
asked in Home theater

How would you set up a home theater in this room?

Hello! I'm in the midst of a new home build and I'm trying to figure out what would be the best path forward for rear surround speakers in the room where my main TV will be set up. It's not ideally shaped, unfortunately.Right now I have a Sonos Arc, but I'm not sure if it would be best to pair this with two speakers like One SLs on speaker stands set up behind the couch, or if it would make more sense to do a set of in-ceiling or in-wall speakers. If I did in-wall speakers, the back right would be further back than the back-left.Any recommendations on what may work best in this space? Thanks! 

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buzz
11 days ago
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Shaz12567Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Need some help connecting my PS5 and LG CX to my Sonos Arc

I have a Sonos Arc standalone with no other speakers or subs. I am almost tearing my hair out trying to solve the below conundrum for hours now.My PS5 is connected to the HDMI 3 port on my LG CX. My Sonos Arc is connected to the LG CX through HDMI 2 (eArc port).On my TV sound settings, I have enabled eArc. Digital sound-out is "pass-through". In HDMI Input Audio format, both HDMI 2 and HDMI 3 are set to PCM.On my PS5, I have set "AV Amplifier----> 5.1 channel----> SOund output: Linear PCM".Despite the above setting, the Sonos app is telling me its outputting Multichannel PCM 7.1 indicating I am missing 2 full channels of sound.How do I fix this? I don't want to change the PS5 output to Dolby and HDMI 3 Input in TV settings to Bitstream as I have heard PCM is better than Dolby for gaming.Can someone please help with this? What settings should I change to output 5.1 on my sound bar?

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11 days ago
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dan37Contributor I
asked in Music services and sources

Max number of tracks in a Spotify playlist

I have several Spotify playlists. The largest one has 4,000 songs. When I try to play that playlist via the Sonos app, I get “Unable to add songs to Queue”. This happens in both the mobile app on my iPhone and the Desktop app on my PC.I am able play a Spotify playlist from the same account that has 775 songs in it.What is the maximum number of tracks I can have in a Spotify playlist if I want to play it via the Sonos app?

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ratty
12 days ago
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marijnmoermansContributor II
asked in Home theater

TV remote can’t control volume from Playbar anymore

Since a couple of days my TV remote can’t control the Playbar volume anymore. Nothing changed in the setup, it just stopped working.when trying to “setup remote” I’m getting the error that the remote isn’t recognised.On the TV I’m getting a Sonos + and - icon, but the volume doesn’t change (see picture).The remote is a Samsung remote (see picture).Any help would be great. No clue what has happened.thanks in advance Marijnp 

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12 days ago
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c_jayContributor I
posted in Music services and sources

Queue entire album from UPnP / DLNA server

This a feature that was once requested in this topic and I’d like to bring it up again as it is also something that would greatly improve the app.Essentially when using the Android app and you browse albums on a UPnP server you can only queue 1 track at a time instead of the entire album. There is no other way to queue an album without adding tracks one by one to the queue.There is no malfunction and this is just a feature request.

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Corry P
12 days ago
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User185621Trending Lyricist I
asked in Music services and sources

Deezer Family

Hi, I have a Deezer Family Premium account but I can no longer select which account of the family I want to use. It only shows me the main one while some time ago choosing which Deezer user account to use was possible. Any idea why this is happening?

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The Yoga CollaborativeContributor I
asked in Music services and sources

Multiple users on one system, problem adding apple music

I have a Sonos 1 at my yoga studio (Play 1, 3 and move at my house). There are many of us using the Play 1 at the studio. All instructors have downloaded the Sonos app. Those that have apple music are not able to get it to join. It keeps saying the they need to renew their service with Apple. (I do not have apple music, is it somehow linking to my account)? Everyone with Spotify is able to link easily. Thanks for any and all support. ~ Melissa

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schwarzeContributor I
asked in Music services and sources

Adding new Apps to Sonos

How do I add an app to Sonos that's not listed among the available choices?  I want to add Podcast Addict so I can play my podcasts on Sonos.

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Airgetlam
12 days ago
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User309938Contributor I
asked in Music services and sources

Itunes on Sonos app on iphone

I don’t if this is just me, but my font has changed on the apple iTunes on my Sonos app. Also the alphabet isn’t displayed on the side of my artists column anymore. I’ve check if I need to update & everything is current. Has this happened to anyone else? June 2022

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Airgetlam
12 days ago
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RyleyinSTLContributor I
posted in Wireless speakers

Roam - insufficient power supply

Just finished a software update to my Sonos Roam (second one I've had the first one died and had to be returned). I'm now getting a warning about "insufficient power supply" when charging.The power supply I'm using meets the minimum requirements. So just for fun I took a 65W USB-C power supply for a laptop and plugged it in. Getting the same error.Anyone else have this issue?

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13 days ago
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Ivan XContributor I
asked in Home theater

What's the meaning of "Atmos" as a supported codec separate from Atmos (TrueHD) and Atmos (DD+)?

At https://support.sonos.com/s/article/4945?language=en_US, “Dolby Atmos” is listed as something distinct from “Dolby Atmos (Dolby Digital Plus)” and “Dolby Atmos (TrueHD)”.My understanding is that Dolby Atmos is metadata which is delivered via either DD+ or TrueHD, but not a format in and of itself.I’d love any clarity here. Thank you.

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boardmonkeyContributor I
posted in Music services and sources

Amazon Music HD/UHD Confusion

I have Amazon Music Unlimited and a Sonos Connect Gen 2. I want to listen to the best quality stream (over my hifi), which is Ultra HD on many songs in Amazon. However, I can’t get a clear answer from Amazon or Sonos on how to do this, AND verify it’s actually happening. Going round in circles as they blame each other on support calls.The situation is if I start a UHD song from the Amazon app on my phone and play it on the phone speaker it reports as UHD all the way through (when you click on the UHD badge and look at the stream>output page). So, ok...I am getting UHD and my network is up to the job. However, if I stream the song to the Connect then the same screen reports Audio Quality: Unavailable and also says “streaming quality is not available while casting”.If I then look at the Sonos app now playing screen there is just the Amazon Music logo, no HD or UHD logo at all.If I go the other way, and start a known UHD song on Amazon from the Sonos app then I do get a HD icon on the

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chicks
13 days ago
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martingchapmanAvid Contributor I
posted in Controllers & software

Display volume setting value on Windows 10

On the Android app when I adjust the volume slider it displays a value, but this does not happen on the Windows (10) app,Is it possible to get Windows to display the volume value?If not can this be added to the Windows app please.

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controlav
13 days ago
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Railroad124Contributor I
posted in Wireless speakers

Play 3

I'm not sure if this subject has been beaten to death but here goes my question..… I'm considering purchasing a used Play 3 or 5 but I'm worried they will age out making my purchase a waste. I'd like to add one larger speaker to my two Play ones and my built in kitchen ceiling speakers powered by a Connect:amp. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. One way or the other I'm in the market for one more speaker. Thanks,Rob

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melvimbe
13 days ago
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LChantContributor I
asked in Music services and sources

How to import music library as a playlist to Spotify?

I’ve got hundredes of Cd’s stored on my PC. However we rarely listen to them anymore as we use Sonos and Spotify.  Does anyone know how I can import it all as a playlist or just as artists? I don’t want to physically upload all the data, just have the Artist Names etc imported to my artists so I can play the music. 

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106rallye
13 days ago
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ApplesTrending Lyricist I
posted in Controllers & software

Volume Slider Sensitivity on IOS

I am sure this has been discussed before but a search for anything around ‘volume’, ‘controls’, ‘slider’ or ‘app’ comes back with 100’s of results.As a user of the Sonos app on IOS, do I need an excessively small thumbprint to stop the slider attempting a sneaky move as I lift my thumb off the dot? I like even numbers. If I set the volume to 8, I don’t want the app to sneak to 7 or 9 as I take my thumb off the slider.Add slider clicks, take away the sneaky AI that decides it prefers its own volume setting.Thanks.

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13 days ago
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adrianramseyContributor I
posted in Components

Port version 2

Wondering if anyone knows whether there are any plans to release a version 2 port (as Sonos have done with other products) with updated hardware. Or indeed if there are different hardware revisions anyway just not visible from the product name. 

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14 days ago
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kkymberContributor I
asked in Components

Connecting Port to 30 year old Marantz receiver to play vinyl ?

Hi Sonos Community,Can I use Port to play vinyl on a 30 year old turntable by connecting Port to my 30 year old Marantz receiver and using Sonos speakers? 

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106rallye
14 days ago

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