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I understand the Port is best suited to have an amplified input (such as a stereo receiver) connected to it and the Amp is best suited for a non-amplified input (such as a turntable or speakers) connected to it.My question is, can a stereo receiver still be connected to the Amp? If so, are there any negative impacts?Thank you.

Hi there.I’m thinking of investing in a Sub G3 to go with my Amp and a really decent little pair of passive speakers, but it’s quite an expensive upgrade. As I use the system a lot it might be justified, provided that the output to the passive speakers is high-passed. This would enable not only bass extension, but allow the stand-mounted passive speakers to reproduce just the mids and treble  and to benefit from a less bassy input signal and hopefully even better, sweeter clarity.I know that the Sub controller can set various crossover frequencies such that the Sub can be used with say, large floorstanding speakers and to reproduce frequencies below 60Hz, or with smaller ‘bookshelf’/stand-mount speakers where a crossover of perhaps 80-100Hz might be more appropriate (so the sub kicks in below that). ...But is the output from the Amp to the passive speakers then high-passed accordingly - which the word crossover implies (which is what I want) - or is it full-range to the speakers (albei

Hey All,I own a Vizio V655-G9. I started setting up my Sonos Arc to be connected to my TV, everything was going well, and then the Sonos app gave me the error “CEC not connected”.  Steps I’ve taken: Checked to make sure CEC is working and my tv is recognizing a device (it is) Unplugged all other HDMI devices that were plugged into my TV Swapped out the HDMI cable that came with my Sonos Arc with another cable I had laying around. Factory reset my TV Unplugged, and plugged my Sonos arc back in. Reset my Sonos appThe issue seems to be with Sonos and the App. Any ideas on how to resolve the issue? Thanks in advance 

Well as a new user my experience of Sonos is spending time on this forum whenever I want to listen to a new podcast/ music service... And more often than not we end up listening on my mobile device and the Sonos move stays silent. What a waste of money and time... I just don't get the hype with Sonos. To me it's just another plateforme strategy to lock up customer.We bought you're ***** device at a hefty price, just let people free of using whatever app they want.Sonos feels líke such a con company.I will never buy it again or recommand it. Moderator Note:Offensive language removed

Looking to get a new 65”TV , What brand works best with Sonos ? Some people have reported eARC problems with Sony X90J and that was the TV I was about to get . Another model I was looking at was the Hisense U8G but several people reported the same problems . I also looked at the Samsung Q80A and there don’t seem to be any eARC problems with this model . Any thoughts or recommendations ?

I’m a little disappointed that Apple Music is somewhat neutered when used though the Sonos app (no ability to start a station directly from a song like there is in the Apple Music app for example).  However, when searching Apple Music through the Sonos S2 app I noticed typing in an artist’s name and clicking on the “Stations” tab brings up lots of stations based on different songs from that artist.  Same thing when searching for a single song title, there are literally dozens of “stations”  based on that song in that list.  Which is nice.  But where are these stations coming from exactly?  They don’t appear to be anywhere in Apple Music that I can see.  Is the Sonos app generating them?

Hi there, Is it ok to fix the Sonos Beam Gen 2 to the ceiling ?The height of the ceiling is 2,5m (standard).Another question about the sonos beam gen 2: would it work with the IKEA sonos symfonisk ?

Sonos 1 app. Shows screen insisting I use the new Sonos 2 app. However my older speakers can only he used on the Sonos 1 app as they are " incompatible" with the Sonos 2. However it will not allow me enter the Sonos 1 app. Just shows a black screen with text telling meto use the Sonos 2. Is there a way around this screen I was using my speakers yesterday with out issue. 

OK I get that stereo pairing drops when the speakers power down.  Its a pain in the butt but not a deal breaker.  My problem is that not only does the pairing drop on the Roam, it loses its connection to my voice service and on occasion one of my Roams will completely drop off the system and have to be added back in.  Also, half the time I re-pair my two Roams, only one of them plays music.  The only solution to this is to remove the offending speaker and then reinstall it in the app. And them go through the pairing again with fingers crossed.  WTF Sonos?   I like your products but clearly Roam is not production ready as it fails at several things that a portable speaker MUST do.  Its pointless to have portable speakers when they are in fact the very opposite of portable.  I am concerned that they will never work for the purpose they were intended for in their current form.  So are you going to fix this or do I need to return my Roams and find another option?  

Hello.Fairly new to Sonos, have a Pay 5 & 1 currently. Moved to a new house, medium sized living/kitchen entertaining area. I’m looking for a decent set up for streaming and line-in via turntable. My original thought is x2 Play 5sx1 Play 1 in the kitchen area.  Not sure if this set up would be much enhanced with a subwoofer? Or if x4 Sonos 5s is a better way to go? or both.  I’m moving Sonos 5s to stands to reduce any vibrations, especially when playing from turntable.  I’m essentially an idiot Musically/Sonically/Generally, but I like loud and like to think I can tell the difference in quality set ups.  Any advice greatly appreciated.  Thank you,  WA

I found that when the album art embedded in an mp3 or flac file is too large (for example 1080x1080), then the SONOS S2 app crashes when trying to load and display it. I tried reducing the album art (to 200x200) and it solved the problem. This issue affects the S2 app on both Windows 10 and Windows 7.This may explain some of the app crashes reported by S2 users.

Having a new house build with a huge Great Room that is approx 24-36 in size.I’m buying the Sonos ARC and Sub, but then I’m really limited to in-ceiling speakers (10’ high ceilings). If I buy multiple Sonos Amps for in ceiling speakers, can I have one Amp configured for front speakers (in addition to the ARC), then then have a  second Amp configured for rear/surround Speakers? concerned that just having the Arc and one set of rear in-ceiling speakers won’t be enough for such a large Great room and I need to get speaker wire installed before insulation and sheet rock gets installed in the next few weeks. ‘I’d really appreciate any and all recommendation as I’m new to Sonos for large room configurations.  I’d rather lean towards more than end up with not enough speakers.

The Sonos system in my house includes a Beam connected to a TV that also has component A/V inputs.  If I want to have a turntable in that same room, could I have that audio wired to the Sonos system through those TV audio inputs, and switch the source to the beam with the TV remote as if it’s a video device?  If so, I assume an older turntable would require some kind of pre-amp, but could a player with built-in amp go direct?I realize it’s not optimal but I’m curious if it can theoretically work.

Hi, Can I use a Sonos Amp to power my Bose 151 outdoor speakers (rated for max 100 watt)?  Not sure if the 125 watt output to these speakers would distort the sound or provide poor quality. Please let me know

AfternoonThrowing this out there to see whether any one can assist before ditching my Shield - which I don’t want to do. Config: NVidia Shield 2019 Pro → LG OLED 65B8 → Sonos Arc. This previously was the same setup with a Playbar, using Optical.Playback from the Shield on Plex/Neflix/Prime etc suffers intermittent audio drops of milisecs. No pattern, could be once per 10 mins, or once per 30 mins, or five in one min. I have reached out to all three manufacturers who all point the blame at one of the others. I have changed out HDMI cables etc to no avail. I have also tested with another Shield with the same annoying issues. This does not happen with Fire devices or Roku.I want to use the Shield as I have some content with Atmos TrueHD so ideally want to stick with it. I will need to replace the TV with an eARC capable unit, or purchase an HDfury Arcana to faciliate that, but don’t want to until I can be sure that it is not the Shield that is causing the issue. Regardless, other than the

Hi, I’m using a Sonos one speaker in my study room. So far I’m happy with it.   The room in my apartment is not big.  I’m wondering if I want to upgrade to a better sound experience, should I get one more Sonos one speaker to form a pair (for the stereo separation), or switch to a Sonos Five instead ?I usually don’t listen to bass-heavy music, and I quite like the stereo separation of 2 speakers, but given the small size of the room, I can’t place both speakers at an optimal distance.should I opt for a Sonos five speaker instead ? I heard it produces a better midrange sound than Sonos one.  Thanks.  

Hello, Im looking at building a new Surround sound system for a new house and would like to go down the path on integrating two in-ceiling speakers, as well as an ARC bar, and subwoofer.I’m also wanting to integrate a turntable into the mix.I’d like to know what specific products I need, and what connects to whereIm aware for the in-built passive speakers I need the AMP, as well as wanting an ARC and SUB, how do these connect to each other for seamless use?Thanks for any help!Alex

I recently bought a home that came with an ancient audio system already built into 4 ceilings. In total the system includes an amp, a switch, cd and cassette player, 4 ceiling speakers in 4 different rooms and 2 speakers (potentially one of them is an amp but neither is working) in the same room as the audio system. See picture's of equipment below. only the switch is staying from this picture. current amp that I'm hoping to replace with sonos ampMy short term goal is to keep the in-ceiling speakers but enable streaming (I'm going to remove the cd and cassette player as neither work). This lead me to the Port vs Amp decision. Ultimately I choose amp, which just shipped, as the current amp is an enormous heat producer and felt like something I'd want to replace sooner than later. In investigating further I'm now worried the Sonos amp won't be able to power the 4 in ceiling speakers through the switch as well as the ones in the living room (which will likely need to be replaced- I was th

Dear Community, I need an advice on my future surround setup. I have Sonos Arc and want to add a pair of rear speakers connected to Sonos Amp. I’m in doubts what would be the best option and location for the rear speakers in my room. I’m considering Sonos In-ceiling, vs. Sonos in-wall pair of speakers vs. a pair of SONOS ONE on stands. Please suggest what would be the best option in my setup.Option #1. Sonos In-ceiling connected to an AMP. Option #2. Sonos In-wall connected to an AMP. Option #3. A pair of Sonos One:s ?The other alternative is just add a pair of Sonos one on stands close to the sofa.I’m leaning towards 3rd option as it’s the easiest and cheapest one, but not sure about quality of the surround. Thanks in advance for your thoughts on this! /Pavlo 

Hello,  Here is what I am trying to figure out as far as what to purchase.* Living room ( 25 x 20)  This is the room with the LG TV and would like surround sound.  Arc for that one?        * Master Bedroom 1 (15 x 15)  Maybe two speakers (one for the master bath)  This has a TV so a Beam for that one?         * Maybe one or two extra speakers to put in other places of the house.        2.  The only other thing we have is our original Sonos (which we hooked up to the house's in wall speaker system).  We could do away with this.        3.  I would plan on putting maybe one speaker outside, yes.  But we could also just have one that goes outside when we go outside in the back. Thank you a bunch in advance!!!! Brad

Morning,I have a playbar and was thinking of upgrading to the Arc. That got me thinking about what I should do with the Playbar. I could trade it in or sell it but wouldn’t it be good if SONOS was able to provide a software update to enable it as a rear speaker? I already have 2 surround play 1’s but because of the set up in my room I’m not able to get them behind me. If I could mount the playbar on the wall behind me I would have real surround sound. I guess if I had this option I may upgrade sooner or maybe this is already an option that I’ve missed?   

We love our sonos system but my wife is not app friendly. Are there any physical controllers that can connect to the speakers?

I have a stereo pair, play bar and sub in lounge that use to play tv and music through. I have an additional stereo pair I wanted to set up in another room. I got them working playing music from my app but it shut down my lounge stereo pair in the process.  How do I set it up so when I want to play music in a different room or through a tv in that room it doesn’t shut off my stereo pair in the lounge please 

I was wondering if I could receive some assistance with trying to make sure that the Explicit filter is enabled when streaming music from the Amazon Music app. I can 'cast' the music from my phone in the Amazon Music app to the Sonos speakers directly. I have explicit filtering enabled both in the Amazon Music app and in the Sonos app. However, whenever I cast, I see a message in the Amazon app that says 'Block Explicit Songs is Unavailable while you are connected to the Sonos Speakers'. However, explicit content is still played.Any thoughts? We have young children and I'm often casting music from my phone. I really need this feature to work.*As a side note, we have an Echo Dot controlling the two Sonos speakers (One SLs). When using voice commands to play music, Explicit filtering works as intended. It only appears to be an issue when casting from the Amazon Music app.Thanks!

I've read a variety of topics and haven't found one exactly answering this question so I apologize if this is an easy one or if it has been answered before. Bottom line - I'm exploring my options for connecting outdoor speakers to my current Denon AVR-X4300H (I think that's the model, not terribly important I guess).  My current setup is just 3.1 (LCR and sub setup).  I want to be able to play my music from either my TV, receiver, turntable connected to receiver, etc on outdoor speakers.  So far what I think I've learned and is accurate:- I can purchase any old outdoor speakers and wire them to my receiver under zone 2.  - one Sonos option is: outdoor architectural speakers, but that would still require wired connection to the sonor port or amp.- if I purchased one of the Sonos wireless speakers (one of waterproof portable ones), could I wirelessly connect them to a Sonos Port that's connected to my receiver?  I know a highlight of this would be allowing my receiver to be brought into