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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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Rob NYC1 Contributor II

Lifespan of newer products
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If new Sonos products are purchased, how long will they receive software support?   I ask because it was never made clear that Sonos would intentionally cease to support products that work perfectly (aside from Sonos’s decision to cease supporting them).    

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ianm Avid Contributor I

sonos bridge question
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I have a system which uses the sonos bridge connected directly to my router. This, as i believe, creates a different wifi mesh solely for sonos equipment and it works perfectly as it is.  I dont believe in replacing perfectly working items just because a company decides to stop supporting them but w...

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Toffe Contributor I

Sonos sub discontinued soon?

Hi all, I have recently (2weeks ago) bought a pair of the Sonos play5 gen2 speakers. Using them as a stereo pair in a fairly large living room. I am now thinking of buying a Sonos sub to get some more low end base and clear up the midrange. But… When reading that Sonos is discontinuing some of their...

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andy_121 Contributor I

Opportunity to switch to the competition?

With the recent announcement from Sonos about lack of future software support/for older units I understand that there are software limitations on the older devices; however Sonos need to be wary that bad marketing (like this) and not seeming to care about your current customer base (like this appear...

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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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Darkstarr64 Contributor I

Recent news of Gen 1 product discontinuance .
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Sad news today. I have multiple Gen 1 products that are over a decade old. All have worked basically flawlessly over the years except for some connectivity issues. I am very pleases with the products and I’m not that angry they are being phased out, although I’m not that happy either. They were a HU...

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Kumar

The Sonos Brexit and pragmatic ways past it

I will start this thread with a few caveats: First, this thread is not for rants. There are plenty here for those, and there is no bar on opening new ones. Second, the thread is directed for the subset of users that have a large investment in legacy products, and are content to see their Sonos syste...

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hitmouse Avid Contributor I

AMP with LG TV, BluRay and Soundbar
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I currently have a Denon Receiver with floor-speakers connected to my SONOS system via ZP80.  Add to that an LG OLED55B7 with an LG 2.1 Soundbar and LG UltraHD BluRay UBK90.  The TV is further connected to a Playstation. The BluRay serves as a CD-player when needed. I may add a turntable to the syst...

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Greg66 Avid Contributor I

After May 2020, how will Sonos systems be controlled?
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I understand that in May 2020 legacy products will no longer be supported. So users like me, with a mix of legacy and modern products, will have two options: have two Sonos systems, legacy and modern or set the entire system up as legacy and forego updates to the modern units. I control my Sonos wit...

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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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Chris_261 Contributor I

How long does trade-up last
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I have two eligible devices to trade up and I do want to make new purchases but I’m not in a position to do so yet.  How long do I have?

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Landerson Avid Contributor I

Interesting interview with main product guy Millington, maybe sheds light on recent events

With Sonos on my mind at the moment (!) I idly googled and found this: https://www.wired.com/story/sonos-nick-millington-exclusive-interview/ Millington sounds a really great guy, but two things stood out: #1 - "Personally, I'm incredibly proud of the fact that you can use the latest iPhone and our...

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senzatitolo206 Contributor I

music stopping randomly when playing spotify
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Hello, I have a cafe’ and purchased 3 sonos speakers from Ikea, they seems to work fine but its been a couple of months now that when playing music from spotify the music stops randomly and then starts again after a wile. It really disturbs the business mood. I tried unplugging and pairing the speak...

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Furbs Contributor I

Using Legacy and Modern products together

Yesterday’s stance seems to have softened with a suggestion that we will be able to use Legacy and Modern products together, but we won’t know how until May. In marked contrast to Sonos, Amazon are pro-customer so I have a window within which I can return my new Beam for a full refund. I bought it o...

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JohnG44 Contributor I

Connect
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I have one Sonos play 3 speaker. I also have my tv and cd connected via a connect box which gives me Line-in as a choice. If Sonos wants me eventually to stop using connect, how am I supposed to get Line-in?

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Landerson Avid Contributor I

Sonos memory spec over the years, interesting Reddit

Just seen this: https://www.reddit.com/r/sonos/comments/es42jk/32mb_no_longer_enough_chart_shows_installed_ram/ Could be being harsh, but surely as memory got way cheaper, it would have made sense for Sonos to increase memory sizes from year to year? Look at the lousy amount Play:5 Gen1 had from the...

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Paul Ernest Harvey Contributor I

How old does a product have to be to go out of support please?
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Having just learnt that my Bridge and old Play 5 are going out of support in May 2020 due to insufficient processors and not enough memory. Can anyone speculate how future proof is my "modern" Play 5 purchased in 2018 please?

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Ty_3 Contributor I

When will the Gen1 Play:1 cease to have support?
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Given the EOL of the Play:5 I am wondering what the timeline is for the Play:1, this should honestly be publicly visible for all products somewhere to allow for system planning.

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Raba Contributor I

Upgrade support for connect
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I read today that sonos will phase out software upgrade support for older devices including the Connect, Coonect:Amp and Bridge. I purchased those in Nov 2015. Will I lose software upgrade support? 

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P Man Contributor I

Rerun Trueplay after Power Outage?
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I am a happy new Sonos owner.  I haven’t been able to find an exact answer to this in the various topics.  After power is lost to a speaker, does Trueplay need to be run again?   The reason I ask is that one of my speakers is on the same outlet as a timed lighting circuit.  This circuit goes on and...

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Willwakelin Contributor I

beam placement
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Can I have my Sonos beam to the right of my tv?

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Jacob_12 Contributor I

Does the Port run as hot as the old Connect?
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Hi. Pretty much as the title says, my soon-to-be-obsolete Connect ran pretty hot. I was wondering if the Port had been re-designed so it ran cool? Cheers

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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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SteveSuffolk Contributor I

1st Gen Play 5
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I note the changes that will mean my Play 5 speakers will become all but useless soon and drag my current system down with them.  If I used a different router to connect them, would that count as a different system and therefore mean I could keep them without affecting my other speakers

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Sgt.Cortez Contributor II

Will Sonos ever make high res audio supporting hardware

With the release of 24bitrate streams becoming available on mass via Amazon music Ultra HD and Spotify and the rest to no doubt follow, is sonos planning to make versions of the speakers that actually support the streaming of high res audio? (Similar to Sony).   I think they will be shooting themsel...

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