Spaces & Setups

Hello all, now ive got the beam2 to play dts from disc’s, i would like to use a hdmi splitter/switch to do the following…..Firstly i have my LG CX tv connected to the beam via earc hdmi (atmos)Then the panasonic ub820 player connected to the tv via hdmi Now that i can get the beam to do dts via the optical out on the pan converted to the hdmi adaptor into the beam. I was wondering if i can use a hdmi splitter, rather than pulling them in and out when a want to spin one of me old a dts films? Because the single hdmi port will start to loosen otherwise. If i can what is the specs im looking for? as it has to support atmos. BTW I have to do this because the LG CX doesn’t support DTS, and have to use the optical out on the player to get this.Thanks m

I've got the Arc and two book shelf speakers for surround. All in all the sound is "ok". It's no comparison to my Klipsch setup.  My biggest gripe for Sonos is lack of connectivity. No headphone jack.. no output for sub that I ALREADY OWN. Sonos wants to sell something like the Sonos connect to add functionality that should have been there in the first place.  For the amount of money that Sonos wants to charge, users would be better off purchasing a real setup such as what I use with the Klipsch speakers. There's really no comparison. So take it as some CC. 

I submitted an Idea in the Spotify forums to add Podcasts to their Sonos integration. If you're interested in the same, please upvote: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Idea-Submissions/Mobile-Partnership-Add-Podcasts-on-Sonos-app/idi-p/5327335

I've seen it asked many times and its currently not available but could we have some support for this to become a feature? Surely the hardware is capable

hi everyoneover Christmas I manages to get a playbar and two play 1s for under £500. when I got them home [I couldn't get the surround sound to work with my tv 40” Samsung (old) it dod have an optical out but would not sent the rear speakers (2 play 1’s) individual channel output. Can someone reccomentd a deep tv I cn pick up second hand on Ebay.  Also is there a way to hook up a cheep sub to the above. thanks B

I just got a Roam, and I’m having issues with the playback from both the system through WiFi and through bluetooth from my phone. The Sonos app shows that music is playing, but it’s faint and stuttery. Turning it on an off (either to sleep or full off, ) will sometimes fix it, and starting the music stream on one of the other speakers, grouping the roam to that speaker, then putting the Roam to sleep and waking it up, will often fix the issue. The power light will be solid white, but once I attempt to play music it starts flashing slowly between white and orange, which is supposed to indicate diagnostic mode, but even a factory reset and reconnecting the Roam to my system isn’t helping the issue.I also have yet to get the Roam to do anything more than stutter through bluetooth, and since the factory reset, can’t even get it to re-pair through bluetooth. I’m hoping there’s a quick fix, but my searches have come across similar issues, but no fixes (though it’s possible I’ve missed someth

Tiene previsto SONOS durante este año 2022 el lanzamiento de altavoces traseros envolventes con altavoces superiores para Dolby Atmos..?

This worked for a year.  Remote lost sync and when I retrain it the MUTE will not mute.  Hello new to the forum.  I have a Samsung TV Xfinity X1 system and the new XR15v2 remote. If I press MUTE the play bar mutes but does not stay muted.  If I hold the MUTE button down it will MUTE but only because an accessibility dialog box pulls up?  Comcast had not advice. The App Mute feature works fine so not a play problem unless the commands are wrong for the xfinity remote? Steven

Re-upping this request from an older thread. Newer Sonos speakers use Bluetooth LE for setup purposes, but do not turn-off Bluetooth after setup is completed. It would be nice to be able to disable Bluetooth LE after setup like it is currently possible to disable WiFi when it is not needed. Other Home products like Roku have the ability to disable both WiFi and Bluetooth.

The Sonos S2 app for Apple TV seems to make sense now that many people use their Apple TV as an entertainment hub. Our TV spends 90% of its day connected to streaming audio, so why not have the TV (or box connected to it) include the visual connection to the streaming service?In my specific case, I want to have the Sonos app on my Apple TV behave similar to the “Now Playing” feature the Apple TV uses when it streams music.

I’ve noticed several people complaining about how the speakers are functioning in surround and Atmos setups. I’d like to start a discussion to verify my observations. I find that without exception, all surround content has poor audio balancing. Especially when it comes to the balance of dialogue (center channel) and music/effects (all other channels.) As an audio professional, I understand that much of the quality of the balance is determined by the creator of the content (Mixing engineers). Also, I understand that more recent movies have higher effects levels. Nonetheless, even when playing classic, award wining movies, even those that won awards for sound mixing, the dialogue levels are ridiculously low. I have experimented with Arcs, Beams, Amps… it doesn’t matter. Any configurations has low dialogue. I have tried adjusting settings. Even with the modes to lower loud sounds and chance speech make little difference. I would love some other insight into this and see if we can get Sono

Hi guys, looking for some help….I currently have the beam 2 paired to a sonos amp which is powering two rear ceiling integrated speakers (not sonance), I am considering purchasing a sub to make it a 5.1 setup. Is there a way I can use the two ceiling speakers powered by the amp as height channels for dolby atmos, to create a 5.1.2 setup, as they are currently setup as LS & RS?Second question I like the idea of changing the beam for the arc, and using the beam elsewhere, the issue I have is it would be on a shelf within my tv cabinet below the tv. Currently works fine with the beam as that has forward facing speakers, but my obvious concern is whether the upfiring and side firing speakers on the arc would ruin the sound being within a cabinet? There is plenty of space to accommodate the arc with sufficient room around it, and the front of the cabinet is covered by a speaker mesh grill…here it is for reference https://www.optimumproject.co.uk/products/pro1300f ..would trueplay for in

Hello.Using Sonos S1 due hardware. I would like to change a recurrent alarm to a radio station. I go to …Settings > System > Alarms > (select alarm) > Music > myTuner Radio > ?!?!Form now on, I don’t find any possibility to search for a specific radio station. The huge lists are not even sorted alphabetically. This is very poorly designed. How can I find my station without wasting time scrolling through the endless list of stations?Thanks.

I know this question has been asked (but apparently not answered) previously, but I thought I’d try again.When listening to music directly through Apple Music on my Sonos speakers (via Airplay), I definitely notice improved quality with the new “lossless” quality offered by Apple. My ears, however, seem to think that the quality isn’t as high-fidelity when I listen to the same music via the S2 app (which, of course, is pulling the same music from my Apple Music subscription). However, I’m willing to admit that this perceived difference in quality may be psycho-somatic (since I’m still confused as to whether the S2 app is capable of accessing lossless files when it queries the Apple Music database).Any chance either Apple or Sonos have provided an authoritative answer to this question? I.e. when S2 streams a file from Apple Music, is Apple giving them access to the lossless files? Or is Apple reserving those files for customers who are using the Apple Music interface? (For what it’s wor

I currently have a surround set up with the Sonos Arc and two SL ones and gen. 3 subwoofer. When I’m playing a movie with Dolby Atmos it is not showing in the sonos app that its  coming through as Dolby Atmos. Instead it is showing pcm 2.0.. I have my system playing through a Samsung QLED Tv model Q80 . This is driving me nuts!!! Any suggestions would ge appreciated! 

My sonos roam is brand new out the box and it's not charging and not turning on. How do I order a replacement? I can see this is a long standing issue from other reviews online. 

Is it possible to mute the bleep that accompanies a tap on the volume control of the new Play 5?

I have a sonos beam and two ones set up as surround.  I have a “Proster 5x1 HDMI Switcher with Audio Extractor Support 4K 3D, HDMI Audio Converter with IR Remote, 3 Feet HDMI 1.4 Cable and 3.5mm Male to 2 RCA Female Stereo Audio Cable” that provides HDMI input for the chromecast and Toslink to the Beam.  Sometimes chromecasting youtube runs audio through all the speakers, but other times just the beam.  Is there a way to make it always play through all the speakers.

I know there are a lot of other threads on this topic, but I seem to be right 'on the line' where it comes to determining the generation of amp I am looking at.I know gen1 amps have the mute button up until 2013.2013 to 2015 gen1 had the play/pause button.Sometime 2015 Gen2 came out.My question is, what is the cut in date for gen2? I am interested in buying a used Amp with a 1508 (August 2015) serial number. Is this far enough in 2015 to be a Gen 2?? Or could it still be a late production Gen 1?

After not using my Sonos for an extended period, I tried to hook it back up to my system. I upgraded the speaker and my iPhone app, then spent hours trying to get it to find my music library, but no luck. Finally I went to my laptop and upgraded the Mac App there; it immediately found my library, then all I had to do was reboot the iPhone app and now both work. Note if you have multiple networks you have to be on the same network as the speaker, and it appears to only work on a 2.4Gb network.

HiI’m considering switching away from a Squeezebox infrastructure to Sonos.  I’ve found some answers contained within this site and FAQ style help pages.But one question remains…Can I turn off an alarm from the speaker itself? I don’t mind setting up alarms from the app but we don’t keep phones in the bedrooms and therefore would like the ability to switch off and/or snooze and alarm from physical buttons on a speaker.In addition, is it then possible to switch to random play of my Windows music library?Lastly, I don’t use voice services in the house, so that’s not a solution for me I’m afraid. 

HiLooking  for some guidance. I have just expanded my Sonos System and have 6 Sonos one’s, two first generation and 4 Second generation in rooms around the house and they work great. I have a Stereo pair in the lounge and rest doted around the house.  I use airplay and since yesterday the new  addition with I added yesterday comes and goes in airplay list of speakers. The speaker  works fine with Sonos app with I use, I like the grouping in gives me. But airplay in the main fails to show the new addition. Just wondering if it down to airplay or something else. Thank you. 

Just bought a Roam for Christmas.  Connected it to my existing Sonos system but it would not play music from Spotify, Sonos app or bluetooth.  Tried several different iPhones but none would connect.  I eventually got it it to play by a hard reset but if I stop playing and re-start playback the Roam it makes a strange clicking noise and the volume resets to 15 and there is no music played.  Tried resetting again to factory setting and re-did the set up and the then the same thing happened.  Not too impressed with this device compared to all my other Sonos kit. Any suggestions welcome as so far this is a dead speaker in my Sonos system.

So for Christmas I got my wife a roam,  opened it Christmas Day and the problems began. It seems to reset or power on and off every 5 seconds. Music will play for ½ a second and volume automatically defaults to 15. Turn it up, back to 15 and get a blurb of music. White and orange light flashing constantly. Contacted CS determined that it was a faulty unit… so here we are what 3 weeks later finally get my 2nd roam and the same exact thing.  Very frustrating to pay so much money for a tiny little speaker and they don’t work right out of the box.  Everything else works flawlessly on my system.  Any ideas on my problem?? Anybody experienced this kind of failure 2 times in a row??  I’m about to just ask for my money back it’s kind of ridiculous.

It might be nice to have a warning if the line in input clips on the app. Maybe not the most common use case but if you switch input sources it will help pick the right line in level.