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Sonosisg8Trending Lyricist I
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Stick With Sonos

OK so as an Apple fan I received my marching orders and ordered the Homepod. It arrived on Friday and ever since I've been trying really hard to like it...but I can't. The best description I ran across in reading reviews from Homepod owners is that it sounds hollow with too much bass. I couldn't agree more. We don't all listen to rap Apple. I think the people that like it haven't heard Sonos because if they did they wouldn't buy it. I bought mine without hearing it which is my mistake but feared not being able to get one on launch date like an iPhone X. As it turns our there a still plenty available which speaks volumes. The 2 Play 1's offer for $349 beats the pants off the Homepod. So for the first time in my history with Apple I am dissatisfied with an Apple product and so I'm returning it today to my Apple store. The Homepod my prove the best thing ever for Sonos than the perceived threat it my appear to be. Skip the Homepod and buy Sonos because as a happy Sonos owner I

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camillo777Headliner I
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Interesting Bang & Olufsen going to Open Source platforms?

BEOCREATE 4 CHANNEL AMPLIFIER COMPATIBLE WITH: RASPBERRY PI A+/B+/2/3/ZERO https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/beocreate/beocreate-4-channel-amplifier/ The Beocreate 4 channel amplifier is a very flexible DSP/DAC/amplifier combination board designed for high-quality music playback in combination with passive loudspeakers. Up to 180W output power (2x30W, 2x60W) Capable of driving up to four of 4-8 Ohm speakers (the two 60W channels can drive 2 Ohm speakers) Fully controllable from the Raspberry Pi sample rates up to 192kHz 4 channel digital-analog conversion included Connects directly to the Raspberry Pi A+/B+/2B/3B/Zero, no additional cables needed Only one 12-24V external power supply needed to power both the Beocreate board and a Raspberry Pi, no need for an externalUSB power supply No soldering required, the Raspberry Pi can be plugged easily onto the Beocreate board. Speakers can be connected via screw terminals Can work standalone (without the Raspberry Pi) as a digital

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G SimmondsContributor I
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Some clarification in Airplay 2 support please

We have a new Playbase, several Gen 1 Sonos Play:1's, a couple of Play:3's and a couple of Play:5's (Not the newest ones, bought a few years ago). Sonos have announced support for Airplay 2 on the Playbase and Sonos 1s and Play 5s. I'd like to know if we will be able to play music through ALL of our speakers using the Playbase as an entrypoint for Airplay 2, or if it is limited to just the Playbase itself. Also, I'm unclear on whether the Play 5's we have will natively support Airplay 2. Thanks

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damienhthompsonContributor I
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Google Assistant

Having recently received a Google Home Mini and begun playing spotify through it i naturally want to know what the options are to cast to my Sonos gear which i love. In my mind, i love both products, Sonos for the extensiblility, sound quality and application, GA for the seamless Home voice control. If I could simply leverage Sonos through my GA I would be in paradise! What can the owners of current Sonos equipment reasonably expect with regards to control/streaming from Google Home/Mini.

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Sun KingContributor I
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Sonos Ones or HomePod

I am deeply entrenched in the Apple ecosystem and am looking to start to move away from it (although I don't plan on eliminating their products, completely). What do folks think about my purchasing two Sonos Ones and using them as a stereo pair versus waiting for the HomePod (especially others with Apple devices)? Does the potential of Airplay 2 on Sonos devices in the future mean that it will ever be compatible with Siri? Is it a bad idea to start to fragment things too much? I wish I could get these to work with my TV or Apple TV via Airplay 2 in the future, but I guess I'll just have to save up for the soundbar and sub, which may take some time, but I'm more interested in listening to good music than I am in watching TV, anyways. What are your thoughts for someone heavily entrenched in the Apple ecosystem, but really wanting to go with Sonos? I currently do not own any Sonos products. Thank you!

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agraham999Contributor III
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Sonos Blog...

http://worldofsonos.com If you are interested...I've started regular posts and have a pretty good one today. This week/end I also plan to post an entry on different ways to handle storage and archiving...and even how to roll your own NAS drive for $170. BTW...if you are interested in who I am. I'm Alan Graham and I am a writer...I've appeared in Macworld, MacAddict, O'Reilly, Wired, etc. I also created the first book on blogs as literature called "Never Threaten To Eat Your Co-Workers." I'd also like some of you to share with me your solutions, your tips, your systems, etc. Thanks! Alan

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JenaleeContributor I
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Best Wireless Speaker 2018?

Don't keep my songs encased in my smartphone, How to set them free with a wireless speaker? I need a portable one.

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6 years ago
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Kumar
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What exactly does integration of Google Assistant mean?

A question or two/three to Sonos: Today, anyone that wants to use the Google Mini with ANY third party speaker has to also buy the CCA puck from Google. But since Sonos users have been given a way to not need the puck if they have Android devices, not allowing them the same benefit while using Google Home/ Mini is more likely a Google decision, not Sonos? Hopefully, that will be revisited soon by one/both and is part of the announced integration of Google Assistant? My next question: In this "enabling Google Assistant" that Sonos says it will do soon, is this allowing of Google Home/Mini to work with Sonos without a CCA puck all that needs to be done? And if so or otherwise, since "play to Sonos" works automatically, immediately and very well in any place in the world where GPM service is available, will Google Assistant do so just as soon and as well? Because this last bit seems to be a major challenge for Sonos where the Alexa integration is concerned; Alexa is also releas

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JitpContributor III
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Internet Radio

My wife and I listen to lots of internet digital radio on our Sonos products. We often come across songs on the radio that we wish we could search for on our subscribed music services such as Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Prime etc etc. Has anyone thought of including some "radiotext" data with internet radio stations so that users can identify a song they like, and then add them to their Sonos library if available through a subscribed service? Our other idea was to be able to do the same thing (add to My Sonos Library) when away from home? I was thinking that the service could extend to other things such as adverts on a radio show for (for an example a recent cinema release) taking me directly through to the IMDB trailer etc etc... Any thoughts? #muchsonoslove

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Stuart_W
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Sonosisg8Trending Lyricist I
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Sonos in The Future

Future Viability

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Proton
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A couple of comments about recent legal activity

I usually don't expect to come to this site to get a political message, but it was unavoidable, right on the home page. Sonos closed their store in support of protests against the elimination of "net neutrality" rules. As a private company Sonos are entitled to believe and support whatever they want. However, I found this paragraph amusing: "Without net neutrality policies like the ones that are currently under threat, the idea of a multi-room home sound system that runs off of WiFi—and streams music from dozens of sources—would not have been feasible when we started building it 15 years ago." Leaving aside the reality that "net neutrality" didn't exist 15 years so, and therefore couldn't have had anything to do with the origination, development and production of Sonos kit, I offer the following: People who claim to support net neutrality never seem to grasp that multi-tier service has been a way of life since the internet turned commercial, and that tiered service is what dro

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haakaakContributor II
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Amazon Alexa or Google Home

To make Sonos work? Do we need to buy devices like Google Home mini or Amazon Echo. Or would it be enough to just have an account?And Sonos one replaces these devices??? Wil Google home work whit Sonos One???

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Chris
6 years ago
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testcardProdigy I
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15 year anniversary, 15% discount

Sonos are celebrating their 15th anniversary with a 15% discount on all new products. The promotion begins today and ends on 15th September. The email I received this morning suggests the offer is valid for both online purchases and those made through authorised Sonos retailers.

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Airgetlam
6 years ago
JohnnyT17
JohnnyT17Contributor I
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Finding the data from the Tuning in each room

Anyone know how to find the data from the tuning process of an individual room? I'm in the process of trying to get my acoustic treatment down pat, and any tangible data would be helpful.

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VipulContributor I
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Soundskin cover for sonos

I just saw an news feed on google news- launch of soundskin sonos Speaker cover on Kickstarter app. Looked very impressive. Anyone has pledged support?

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6 years ago
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Sonos vs Denon lawsuit advances

https://www.cnet.com/news/sonos-gets-partial-win-over-denon-in-copyright-infringement-case/ Sonos wins right to include its patents which Denon wanted excluded.

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rudebhoyContributor I
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Anyone else experiencing delivery issues?

ordered a playbase from sonos last week. got an email on the 7th to say it had shipped. No sign of it by the 11th, checked with the courier (DHL) who said they hadn't received it from the supplier yet. contacted sonos, who said it must be a problem at the courier end, they well check and get back to me. heard nothing back by today (12th), so rung them again. This time they tell me they are struggling with demand, mine has not been shipped, and they have no idea when it will be shipped. I asked them why they had emailed me 5 days ago saying it had been shipped, they say that just means it has completed a certain stage at the warehouse, not that it has actually been shipped! I asked to cancel my order, and was told this is not possible as it has "technically" shipped. Not a happy bunny to put it mildly.

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aliceNContributor I
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Outdated Speakers

I have two Play:1 speakers connected to my iPad. My iPad asked me to update my system so I have, however now only 1 speaker works? When I plug in the speaker that doesn't work on it's own I get a message that says "The software on this device is outdated. To keep the music playing, update the operating system or use a different device from Sonos". But gives me no option to update? I think one speaker updated but the other didn't. Both speakers are identical, bought at the same time. Is someone able to help? Thanks!

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Tony 25Contributor I
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Music Playlist Management

I have created many playlists in the music library. But I cannot change song order within a playlist. When I click a song and try to move it, it just moves back. Any ideas?

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Paulw123
Paulw123Virtuoso
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10%off at currys this weekend, sonos one, play1 £134

Enjoy https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/search-keywords/xx_xx_xx_10025_xx/-audio_promo-/xx_xx_xx_xx_0-3-criteria.html Amazon black play1 same £134 price.

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Fontie
7 years ago
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Santa Barbara threatened by fires

Hope you are safe, Sonos employees!

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Airgetlam
7 years ago
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JenaleeContributor I
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Lighting for Disco Ball Party Light

Can someone recommend a Disco Ball light under $20? We want to make a little party recently and have no idea, So which is better to choose?

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genie71909
genie71909Contributor I
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xm radio

to listen to xm radio on sonos playbar does the xm radio have to be plugged into the playbar?

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Johnnie WalkerProminent Collaborator I
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Free Sonos Play 1 with Vodafone Home broadband

I noticed that Vodafone are currently offering free gifts when you sign up to their home broadband. https://www.vodafone.co.uk/broadband/index.htm As I rarely use my Virgin Tivo box anymore due to the availabilty of programmes on BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub etc and by switching to Freeview for live terrestial TV viewing I can quite happily do without it. So I've decided to take the plunge and signed up for Vodafone 76mb unlimited broadband, I've heard mixed reviews about their service, but to be honest virtually all the ISP's get mixed reviews on the comparison sites. Hopefully I won't regret leaving Virgin, as to be fair their service has been excellent, but I can get slightly faster download and much faster upload speeds compared to Virgin, and will save approx £200 per year. ( The virgin retentions team really couldn't save me much money, maybe I'd have got a better deal as a new customer! ) I've still got my Virgin package, and if the Vodafone service is poor in the firs

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Cazualchatter
CazualchatterEnthusiast I
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Introducing Sonos Voice?

I believe that Sonos will be introducing their own voice assistant accompanying gadget that will permit them to work with the other assistants like Alexa, Google, Cortana, Siri et. al. Saw this in the Privacy Statement Voice control works by your voice enabled Sonos Product “listening” for a specific wake word. Please note that not all Sonos Products are voice enabled. ...and this... Sonos does not retain a copy of your voice recording. Concurrent with the voice recording, your Product will collect data (for example, decibel level at each frequency) about the ambient noise in the room. It is not possible to extract any speech from this type of data. We collect this data to help us improve our speech recognition technology. For example, if you are trying to state a voice command while music is playing, Sonos may improve the technology by lowering the music so that your voice command can be properly understood. Its not about integrating Alexa with the Echo .. something more!

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