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Hi all I want to keep using sonos 9.2. I dont want to update. Can I? If I update to any other Sonos controller, I also need to update to macOS 10.11, which I cant. Can I please keep using the product I paid for without having to update? Many thanks

Hi, I'd love advice on the best audio setup for my home theater. It consists of: - Apple TV 4K - LG C8 TV - Sonos Playbar + Sonos PLAY:5 for rear surrounds Questions I had: 1. For the Apple TV, is "Dolby Digital 5.1" the right setting for Audio Format? I thought it should be "Auto / Dolby Atmos," but that results in the TV outputting just stereo to the Playbar. 2. For some reason, the LG Smart TV YouTube TV app outputs Dolby Digital 2.0, and the ATV 4K YouTube TV app outputs Stereo. Any idea why this would be happening? Are there other differences in audio format between LG and Apple TV apps? Thanks!

HI recently an upgrade allowed Alexa groups which meant that I would no longer need to include room name when asking Alexa to play music on my sonos speakers. However am unsure how to do this unless I have an Alexa device in each of my 5 rooms as seems that as I have 3 Alexa devices 2x dots and 1x spot I would be limiting the device to a specific room. Can you help me clarify whether alexa groups feature can work in my situation as not needing to name room would simplify things. Tthanks Russ

Looks iffy to me but seems to have Sonos copyrighted artwork: https://www.sonos-connect.com/some-incredible-tips-to-use-your-sonos-speakers-more-efficiently/

So I moved into a new condo and my old place my roommate has a playbase and I bought the Sonos sub. When I moved to my new place I decided to keep my Play:5 in my bedroom (which is slight overkill for a high-rise condo bedroom, but I love that the aux cord can take over when we go on a cabin trip and don't have to worry about finding a Airbnb router). Moved an old Play:1 to the bathroom and now I have two Ones as the rear (so they have Alexa). Long story short, I have Alexa taken care of, but I'm torn between the playbase and playbar. I bought the playbar about 2 weeks ago (so I'm within the 45 days to return) and enjoy it a lot. However, I miss airplay2 streaming when I'm in the kitchen. I hate when I'm cooking that I have to fire up the Sonos app and then change songs/volume or I have to keep my TV on to stream through the Apple TV. I have the Samsung NU8500 and it really annoys me to leave it on too long for no reason other than to stream music. I'm open to the beam, but I was

Need to deregister Playbar sotenant can access it without accessing my other devices

My Sonos One is registered to my address in the U.S., but I brought it with me to Europe. Google Assistant works fine most of the time and can be used to put on songs from Youtube Music. However, occasionally, Google Assistant puts on a version of the song that seems to be inaccessible in the EU region. For instance, if I ask it to play Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" or "Bad Blood", it says, e.g., "Okay, putting on Taylor Swift's 'Blank Space'". However, the song is then immediately paused before it even starts playing, and a window is shown, saying that "Playback paused because this account is being used in another location". However, this is wrong; my account is not being used elsewhere, and most other songs work fine. On closer inspection, I realized that the version of Blank Space it puts on is called "Blank Space – Taylor Swift ⋅ 1989 (Deluxe Edition)". No song with exactly that title shows up when I search through Youtube Music manually (in the EU); the version of Blank Space

It’s great that we can now drop the “Alexa, play [u]in the lounge[/u]”, when the instruction is given in the lounge!! But how do you identify which Sonos device is in which room, using the Alexa app, when the device names listed are different to those displayed in the Sonos app??!! My Sonos system has changed over time, with speakers being moved from one room to another as my system has grown. As a result, there is a mismatch between the device names I see in my Sonos app (in Settings->Room, which, incidentally, are also different to what I see listed under Setting->About my Sonos System) and what I see listed when I want to add devices to groups using the Alexa app. How do I resolve this confusion? For example, the Alexa app lists a Sonos device called “Den”. It’s one of my speakers for sure, but I’ve never called any room the “Den” and vaguely recall this being named by a Sonos engineer on a support call. But a device called “den” is nowhere to be found in my Sonos app!

Hi, I'm in the throws of a project to create an NFC jukebox - you'd have a deck of cards with album covers and track listings printed on them, wave whichever you desire over a box, and it would start playing on the Sonos. I'm using a Raspberry Pi and Python. There are a few similar projects out there using older standards (SoCo - which doesn't make use of the new API, is very widely used), but I would like to use the new API. My interaction with it should be fairly simple, but I would like to give a user the ability to 'write' a playlist to a new card (so, they'd press a button, an LED would light up, they'd place the card on the reader and the playlist would then be associated with that card). Is there any way (via the API) to determine the playlist id of what's currently playing (or return nothing if it's not a playlist)? Thanks in anticipation!

Just bought a new Beam and trying to connect it to the TV Arc port. When I connect the HDMI cable and then search for the Arc receiver on my Samsung TV it says it can’t connect. I’m trying to connect to a Samsung F9000 UHD TV, I have confirmed the Arc receiver is turned on on the TV, however it doesn’t connect. I have also tried changing the TV speaker setting to ‘receiver’ which is supposed to be the Arc supported device and ‘external speakers’ yet Beam will not connect. Don’t know if it’s a Beam issue, TV issue, or cable issue, if anyone could help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi all, wonder if this is common or if I'm a lucky one! I ask my Sonos 1 'play radio 1' it replies 'bbc radio 1 from Tune-in' but no sound plays. [list] [*]Same with asking it to play from my Amazon music Library (Prime). It says 'playing X on Amazon music' but no sound plays. [*]If I manually play the same radio or music via the Sonos App it all works fine. [*]In the Alexa app the Sonos skill is present and enabled. [*]I've tried restarting my router and Sonos devices. [*]I've uninstalled the voice controls and re-installed them. [/list] There is an echo dot in the house that uses Alexa to play from My Amazon music library and Tune-in radio just fine. Just wondering if the device itself is faulty and I need to return it, any experience to shed some light on it? Cheers.

I have just updated the controller software on two android devices (to 10.2). The previously available 'Connect to Sonosnet' option has gone and the devices can no longer see the sonos wireless network. This was really useful as my home network coverage is not good in some areas - sonos fixed that! Is this change deliberate or am I being stupid?

I currently have two Play:1 speakers and an Apple TV and would like to purchase a projector to use as my TV. Can you please recommend any HD projectors that I can use as my TV that will be compatible with with any of the Sonos products that will allow me to connect to apple TV (Play:5, Beam, or Playbar)?

Everytime i ask it to play music, tunein or do anything with the speakers, it just says: It looks like the "den" isn't available right now. Den is my stereo pare speakers. Please help? I've tried removing the service and reinstalling google assistant, restarting router, unplugging and plugging my speakers.

Hi Alexa worked perfect Tuesday evening Wednesday evening she says she will do what I ask her but nothing happened have to use the app on phone

Hey all. I’m a new Sonos owner, having just purchased a Sonos Beam. Other than complications with it not working with my Insignia TV HDMI ARC slot properly (which I resolved by using the HDMI to Optical adapter), I’m enjoying the sound of the Beam quite a bit. In setting it up though, I was completely shocked to find it wouldn’t connect to my 5GHZ network. I’ve streamed music using AirPlay for many years and when I jumped to 5GHz, stability improved dramatically, so I never used 2.4Ghz again (except for wireless printing). For example, the large multi-suite home I’m in now is packed next to other similar homes and thus the 2.4Ghz spectrum is over saturated making reliable streaming (let alone reliable Internet usage) on it pretty much useless. For this reason, I hardwired the Sonos Beam to my router instead of even trying to use it wirelessly. Can someone please explain the logic of this? I mean 2.4GHz does give you an extended range but if the stability is flaky, what good

Need help. I have a Sharp Aqus and am using the optical connections. I think I just need the basic setup to work and can’t find it anywhere.

If I have a google home, or assistant on my phone, can I control my Sonos Play 1, 3 and Player units?

Hello, I have just purchased a Sonos Beam, which is now on its way to me via Amazon, and I wondered if this is going to be able to be used as a full Echo device replacement? I know you can't use 'drop in' or 'messaging' features, which isn't a problem for me as I don't use those, but I do have a Hive home heating system, which can be controlled via my existing Echo device (e.g. adjusting temperature, turning the heating on and off) and I'm wondering if I will be able to do the same but via the Beam's in-built Alexa? Likewise my Neato robot vacuum cleaner... Best wishes, Kaje

Now that Google Assistant is compatible with Sonos Speakers, can you connect an external Google Mini to control the Play 1 speakers. (similar to previous Amazon Alexa devices). Thanxs for your feedback.

My current setup for surround is a Playbase for the front with 2 Ones as the rear speakers but no sub. I’d like to use my powered analog Yamaha sub to complete everything and am considering the Connect (not the Connect Amp) Will this work?

Hi, Will you be providing support for Google Assistant for Sonos speakers other than the Sonos One and Beam? I have a number of non-One/Beam Sonos speakers and several Google Home devices at home and have been hoping since the announcement that Sonos was going to provide Google Assistant support that I would be able to use it on my system. However, without retrofitting the rooms in my house that already have Sonos speakers with new Sonos Ones and Beams this would not be possible. This is because dooing so is simply too expensive and wasteful (e-waste-wise) for somebody that has already invested in a number of your speakers, so I would like to ask if you will provide support for Google Assistant with orders placed through a Google home device for other non-One/non-Beam Sonos speakers.

Would anybody know why I can turn ON my tv using the Beam with Alexa but can’t turn it back off using the voice commands?

The speaker SONOS ONE has boost mode, to help to connect anothers speakers with own WIFI, but my question is, the SONOS BEAM also has boost mode? Or not?