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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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CJW73xx Contributor I

making money not music

Are may older Sonos components really not going to work just so Sonos can try to charge me to buy newer ones?

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jclpartridge Contributor I

Sonos Move and Spotify Connect
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I have a Sonos Move speaker and the software has not been updated for it to work with Spotify connect  yet.  Does anyone else find this annoying?  And do we know when Sonos will update the software to be compatible with Spotify Connect?

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SFTechieScum Contributor I

Not getting any Notifications on Iphone
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The Sonos app doesn’t show up in my notification settings. I’m unable to receive any notifications from Sonos. I would like to have my alarms show up when they are going off in the morning but that appears impossible. 

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rchan326 Trending Lyricist I

I have three Play 5s but one came with a different style power cord. Why?

As stated in the title I have three Play 5s (2 black, 1 white), having recently received the third from Adorama during their Black Friday sale. The first two I’ve been using (1, black, 1 white) for the past year have the same circular power cord, albeit in their respective colors. However, the third...

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dboyd294 Contributor I

Legacy Products
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I have two Play:1, one Play:3, one Playbar, one Sub, a Sonos One (Gen 1), and one Connect which I purchased approximately 3 years ago. All of these appear to be on the Legacy Products list, but you currently do not have a modern product to take the place of my system products. Will I have to upgrade...

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Danos1 Contributor I

Whats going to happen to Sonos One Gen1s?
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I bought some Sonos One Gen 1s when they went on sale thinking they would be a long term part of my audio system. However the Sonos One Gen 2 came out right after. Did I buy speakers that were already ticking towards EOL support? 

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geodr Contributor II

Connect vs Port vs Bluesound sound quality?

Has anyone upgraded from Connect to Port and noticed any appreciable improvement in sound quality (with same source material and speakers, of course)? How about any audible difference between these Sonos products and the Bluesound node 2.0i, preferably using same source?  (I would expect Bluesound w...

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RNP2020 Contributor I

How to Replace ZonePlayer 100 Economically
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Sonos has just advised me that my ZonePlayer 100 will become a “Legacy Product” after May and will no longer be supported with software upgrades. Must I, in fact, replace it with a qualifying component if I want to continue driving my treasured Vienna Acoustics speakers as part of my Sonos system? W...

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Danos1 Contributor I

Will I still be able to group new and old products together and receive updates on newer products?!?!?!?!
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I heard that owning a legacy product prevents you from receiving updates for your newer products, however there will be a way to “separate” them so you can still get the updates. Will this feature prevent you from grouping newer and old products together? Will you lose the ability to stream music to...

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Jothebulb Contributor I

Is the ‘smart speaker’ business a dead end?
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The recent combination of announcements - Bridges being made obsolete, the 30% discount in return for bricking a speaker and now the outmoding of the origins Play 5 makes me wonder if the entire ‘smart speaker’ business is going. I have a Play:5 and a Play:1 at home, and none of the rest of my famil...

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xxalanxx Avid Contributor I

Port bit perfect?
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As the ZP90 is being bricked very soon, does anyone know if the Port is bit-perfect?

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GodfreyJohn53 Contributor I

My Connect now a legacy product
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I have received an email from you, which includes the serial number of my unit, which informs me that my Connect is now a legacy product.  I an utterly amazed and disappointed to receive this message as I only bought this unit last September. I find this totally unacceptable for a unit I have owned...

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Cyclobiker Contributor I

Sonos Unable to Stream a Radio Show from an URL?
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Hi Folks, This forum has solved a number of my problems with SONOS so I thought I might ask this question,  I am running Windows 10 on a desktop computer. The computer is connected to my SONOS network (8 devices) via ethernet cable.  Using the Edge browser, I have located a streamed podcast that I w...

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Fumbduck 6318 Contributor I

when will play 5 generation to become obsolete
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I'm wondering when generation 2 play 5 will become Obsolete and wondering why I should even invest in it anymore because it will become obsolete when is that date

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robertsonos5 Contributor I

Return gen 1 products & 30% off
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Hi guys,     Im in the process of a move.  These discontinued 5 speakers (qnty 2) and bridge I have are in storage while I'm working in another location.  Since I am in this in-between time of  my life with moving and storage, I have three questions...   1.  Can I get this 30% discount anytime this...

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thekwa Contributor I

Play LivePhish webcast audio over sonos speakers?
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Hey is there anyway to play the webcast audio through my sonos speaker system? I don’t know anything about audio/video, but I was interested in possibly having a webcast party, and it would be nice if I could have the audio all throughout the house while watching the webcast. 

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Luka_M Contributor I

Sonos One Sub (a cheaper alternative to Sonos Sub)

I do hope guys over at Sonos are reading this. If there’s one thing that I feel is lacking from the brand, then it’s a cheaper alternative to the Sonos Sub. One that will fit well with a pair of Sonos One speakers, both in terms of sound and price. Sonso One is what got me into the brand. It’s compa...

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glyn_d Contributor I

Old Play 5 keeping it going with Gen 2 Play 5
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I have an old Play 5 and two Gen 2 Play 5, just got email to say old play 5 cannot exist on same sonos network as the new ones as software will not be updated. Can I create a new sonos network keeping the old Play 5 on its own, whilst the original Sonos network has the Gen 2 Play 5’s  and will recei...

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sm75382 Enthusiast I

5.1 support longevity (playbase etc)
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With Sonos planed obsolescence with older models (the upgrade your old play 5s for 30% discount on newer models - despite some products sold upto 2015 thing i read today - some 'legacy' products will stop working may 2020) When can i expect Sonos playbase / sub / play 1s (in 5.1 set up) to also stop...

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bohdisattva Contributor I

Which Choice for Rear Speakers
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Hello Fellow Sonos Lovers- So about a year ago, I discovered the world of Sonos and fell in love with it.  Since them I have SLOOOOWLY amassing my dream surround sound for movies and sports.  So far I have scrapped enough money for a playbar and subwoofer.   My final goal is rear speakers.   So as o...

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dasym Prominent Collaborator II

Play 1: Modern for how long?
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I have 2 Play 1s in my system and they show as being Modern, rather than Legacy. So that I can work out how long they will be supported, does anyone know when Sonos stopped selling them? My concern is, if it was, for example, 2 years ago then Sonos could announce they’re Legacy tomorrow and so they’...

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Rob NYC1 Trending Lyricist I

Return Legacy Products
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How do I return Legacy products for a full refund?  I never would have purchased these if I had known. 

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jmlight Contributor I

Identify "Legacy" speakers via Serial Number
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Is there a way to identify “Legacy” Sonos speakers via their serial number?

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jmlight Contributor I

"Modern Product"
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When looking at the inventory in my Sonos account I see “modern product” listed. Does this mean these Sonos components are newer and will not be part of the phase out of older products in May 2020?

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firestorm Contributor I

can anyone help

Can my SONOS beam with Alexa control my Netflix on my  lg Webos tv  

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