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I’m trying to figure out what adapter to use for hooking up my PlayBar that’s only optical to the USB port on my TV, any suggestions? Thanks 

Hi all i wonder if anyone could help, my knowledge isn’t great regards this stuff to be honest so I’ll try my best to explain the problem.it started (well I say it started when I done this but it’s more like when we noticed it so I don’t think it would of made any difference) I recently changed my Netgear Nighthawk router for a TP-Link Deco X20 mesh WiFi to help improve WiFi everywhere but it’s been a headache since I done this but I’m getting there with it. So I’ve had to reconnect all the sonos stuff we have to either S1 or S2 (a pain in itself) my lounge was connected via a Beam (Ethernet) plus Sub and 2 X surrounds (Play 1s) but since I reconnected the lounge it wouldn’t connect to the beam via Ethernet (very strange) so I connected them all via WiFi. Anyways most of the channels/programs sound correct how ever we have come across a program called (Zoe’s Extraordinary Play list) (not my thing I should add LOL) anyways when this is on the main sound comes from the Left surround soun

Can I connect the Pro-Ject T1 Phono SB Turntable to the Beam Gen 2?

My Roam has been been essentially a paperweight since day 1. Out of the 4 months I’ve had it I’ve gotten about 3 hours of consistent play out of it. It doesn’t respond to anything. It will play for 30 seconds and then stop playing although the Sonos app or streaming service still show its playing. It doesn’t react to any buttons you press. It doesn’t power on or off consistently. It’s utterly frustrating. I spent an hour-plus with Support and they essentially told me it’s my router although none of this is related to that and my Play:1s work fine. I sent a billion logs and am told I can’t get a refurbished one since some lights light up so it’s not dead. I’d be fine just sending it back to Sonos for the sake of science. Donating my Roam for future good as it’s worthless to me and just causes frustration. Glad I used an upgrade discount for this….ugh. Essentially the same things this forum member said: 

I have a fair number of Sonos speakers throughout my house which can be thought of in 4 zones: upstairs, downstairs, garage, and patio. There is rarely, if ever, a case when I want all speakers on at the same time, so I would like to disable the ‘Everywhere’ default speaker group and only use my own. Is that possible?

Sounds great in general but occasionally with dialogue there is a buzzing sound--typically when a young woman is speaking at a specific pitch, or when someone is talking over the phone or a police radio in a movie. This was happening with The Guilty (Jake Gyllenhaal) on Netflix which was very annoying since he was a 911 operator always on the phone. When I switch from Dolby sound to PCM the buzzing goes away. Beam is about a month old and since this is just an intermittent problem I may be able to live with it but thought I would see if there were any easy fixes to check out. Connection is HDMI from Hisense H8G.

Hi , i have Sonos speakers throughout the house1 x playbar, 1 x beam, 3 x play 3, 2 x play 1I am looking to purchase hifi  separates ie a CD player and possible amp to play the cds through the Sonos speakersMy question is what do i need to do this1/ CD player, Sonos amp2/ CD player, amplifier, Sonos port 

CONECTO en Salon:  Barra de sonido beam (2ª gen.) + sonido envolvente con creado con 2 Sonos One.Podría utilizar para reproducir musica sólo los 2 Sonos One, como par stéreo, sin utilizar la Barra de sonido beam?gracias

This might be a stupid question, but I am pretty new to all of this. I have a Sonos beam with the woofer and two Sonos ones in a basement set up. Is there any way that I can create a room for just the one speaker that is back by the bar area? Ideally I would like to play music on that after the kids have gone to bed and not have the whole surroundsound system blasting music and keeping them all up. Or is that speaker permanently tied to the basement set up that I currently have and that is all I can do with it?  thanks!!

 I have a Sharp Aquos LC-52D64U Could you please advise how to turn the internal speakers off on this model so that I can attach a sound bar.  (If this is the problem).  The sound bar is connected to the TV through the digital audio output terminal but will not play sound.  (in absence of HDMI-arc.)  The only audio adjustment is the variable or fixed option mentioned in previous discussions and changing to variable doesn't get me sound on the Beam.  There is no other setting on the TV menu.  SONOS has determined through diagnostics that the Beam is connected to my TV properly through the digital optic output but I still get no sound from the beam

I only own play 5 gen 1 speakers but now I can’t use them on the S1 app as it keeps asking for S2 to be downloaded and you can’t skip past it. Does this mean that all my speakers are now scrap? If this is the case this is the last I buy any of yourequipment it you treat customers this way. I have red all the articles about a split system but if you can’t close the update screen it’s pointless just like my £1000’s worth of equipment I now have.

Does anyone know of a headphone amplifier that can decode bitstream audio?The ones i have tried don't decode it and output the just digital noise. TV won't allow the use of PCM via optical while sending bitstream 5.1 to the beam.  Tried using audio extractor and that didn't work either. 

Hi All,I have an intermittent issue where when I switch on or Samsung TV (after it’s been on standby) there will be no sound coming out of the beam. I then must select another source/input on the tv and then switch it back and then the sound will kick back in.I have had this issue for ages and is a bit of pain and wondered if anyone has had the same or knows how to fix it?

Several months back there was an announcement that Arc would be able to play Atmos Music streamed from Amazon and maybe Apple? Latest 13.3.3 firmware update still doesn't provide this capability as far as I can tell. Anyone seen or heard anything new on this subject?

Hi, I have an XGIMI projector which we use every Friday night and store in between uses.  At present we just bluetooth the audio to a portable speaker.     It works well but I was going to upgrade to a move or a roam.  When I cast via bluetooth to can I thriough that connect it to all the speakers I have in the room - a couple of play ones and and a sonos 5.   If i can I might get the roam.   Thank you David

I used to have my Sonos Amp connected to my Pro-ject turntable (debut III with preamp). I moved my Amp away and recently also got a Sonos Port. I connected my turntable to the port and want to use it as an input for the record player. But the audio keeps dropping, at some point my system goes total haywire. Most Sonos devices totally drop out and are missing from the system and after a while come back. Today it even when they came back claimed two S2 products (Ikea speakers) where incompatible with S2 and after a few more minutes they did show up normally again.This is my setup:Pro-ject recordplayer line into Sonos PortSonos Amp Sonos Arc + Sub + 2 Sonos Ones SL2 Sonos Ikea speakersSonos OneSonos Play:1Sonos RoamSonos Boost The port is NOT connected to any receiver and just functioning as a line in for the turntable.I try and play the line in on the Arc, Play:1 and/or Amp. Lots of drops of the sound until it all goes haywire.When it goes haywire it seems like mostly the products who us

This topic is older and might not have the most up to date information. Please click here to see a list of more topics around the same subject. So basically the orange LED is flashing slowly, i tried to read thru the manual and it said the product is in too hot environment (?), my room temperature is approx. 23°C. Also the speaker is now unresponsive and wont turn on or off, nor is showing in my Sonos app anymore. Any tips for solving this?  Edit: I tried to plug it into a charger but that did not help either, its completely bricked. Kinda disappointed, i was only able to use it for total of 45 minutes yesterday…Money well spent💸💸

This forum helped me get a new Sonos speaker working at my office yesterday, however, when I got home, the Sonos speaker in my living room was no longer working!So I have two Sonos systems - a grouped pair in my living room, and a single Sonos One at my office (miles away on a different wifi network)When I disable and re-enable the Sonos skill, it asks which Sonos speaker to control (out of a list of two). Whichever one I select now works, but the one I couldn’t select, no longer works. Is it possible to have two Sonos speakers in the Alexa eco-system?I’ve attached screenshots of the group setup for the two rooms. Thanks in advance!  

Hi there, I’m trying to set up surround sound using 2 x play 1 and a beam. It works great when playing music but if I stream Netflix I only get sound from the beam. I’ve checked and the beam is receiving Dolby digital 5.1 audio in but there is still no sound coming from either play 1. 

Hello, I have the same issue as in this topic. The line-in used to work well, but now, it comes and go : I made a factory reset, without success Tried several RCA wire, of course Reboot router, of course Checked that Line out from the Hifi Amp was OK, of courseI called the technical support, of course - no comment - the guy/girl was not aware about the use cases of the Sonos Connect (Turntable > Hifi Amp > Connect RCA In or Connect RCA Out > Hifi Amp > Hi-fi Speaker)  I send my logs to the support : no idea - Your Connect is KOThis is the limit of Sonos in 2021. No fixing - No repair : You just have to buy the new model.Any idea? Thanks a lot.

Hi,I recieved a Sonos One SL for Christmas and would be very happy with it, however I seem to have an issue with it where it keeps disconnecting from my WiFi. It will only disconnect when it starts to play a song, and 9 times out of 10 it will disconnect before the song is over. If I don’t play any song the speaker will stay connected to the WiFi without any issue.I have tried removing my WiFi from the list and re-adding it, however the issue still persists. The speaker is located very close to the router, and I have tested it at various distances but this seems to have no effect. If the speaker is plugged into the router via ethernet cable then I don’t run into any issues.I have checked that my router settings are set to be compatable with the speaker, and so far as I can tell they are (standard is set to 802.11 b/g/n, and the security mode is WPA+WPA2 PSK).I have submitted support diagnostics if you need them, the confirmation number is 1165836081.Thanks in advance!

This issue has been posted several times on here by various users, and no real answer / solution has been provided yet — so let’s try one more time!I’ve had this issue for around 6 months now, started as soon as I switched back to Apple Music from Tidal.The Problem: Certain views of “My Music” cannot be accessed in the Sonos controller app. For me, the issue is isolated to “Apple Music → My Music → Artists” and “Apple Music → My Music → Albums”. The precise error message is “We’ve run into a problem. Try again.”SONOS TEAM: this is NOT a wifi issue, and I’ve already gone through the obvious troubleshooting steps (all the way down to a complete factory reset across every speaker and set the system up again from scratch). I’m a technology architect, I deal with issues like this everyday. This is a software bug that needs to be raised with the appropriate product manager. The fact that Playlists and the Songs are both working perfectly fine makes this glaringly clear to anyone familiar wit

So I have an arc, two SL’s and a sub. Overall I love the quality I’m getting. However I do have some issues with hearing dialogue in movies. I feel there’s a balancing issue. The background music and effects are great but they’re considerably louder than the dialogue which causes me to to crank the volume to hear/understand the dialogue.  I haven’t found a way to balance this in the app so I’ve been thinking of adding a Sonos five (or a second arc) behind the viewing area of my sectional. Any advice?

I have just taken the plunge and ordered a Beam Gen 2 to replace original Beam in a Home Theater setup with two Play:1 providing surround.  This will release the original Beam to be used with our bedroom tv providing much needed sound improvement.  Will I need to reinstall all from scratch or just add the new device and associate the surround speakers with it and then just change the romm for the original Beam?  No real clarity for such a move in support search

I have alarms set on my Sonos Roam but am now on vacation and away from my home network and want to disable the alarms so they don’t go off every morning.  Is there a way to do this with the Roam in Bluetooth mode?