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I”m creating a viewing area in my basement thats not a dedicated room. I’m planning on using an ARC and sub. For the rear speakers i’m trying to decide between in-ceiling sonos speakers vs Sonos One’s on stands behind the couch. Asthetics aside which will provide better sound?

Can anyone help direct me to the right Sonos radio stations that play instrumental and sentimental music? Appreciate it. Thanks

Hello, dear community Can I use my Sonos One speakers to play the music saved on my matchbook Pro…? Reply will be highly appreciated.. Moderation edit: removed spam link

I have a VPN set up in my home so I can remote in and. . . well, it's not really important what I'm using it for. Has anyone had any success connecting to their home VPN with a Sonos speaker? I would love to be able to buy one for my office and have it connect to my music library at home. Searching old posts did not see any queries about the matter before. Thanks.

Hi again.I have an open plan living space that’s divided into two spaces separated by an open door arch. My aim is to have sound in both spaces, probably all linked.The entire space is 38’ (feet) by 10.5’. The 38’ length, as described above, is divided into two rooms, one at 23’ long and another at 15’ long. The bigger room (23’ x 10.5’) has two shelves at the far end (the furthest point away from the joining door arch) and the smaller room has bookshelves at each end of a side wall (the 15’ one) a side wall. The shelves in both rooms are the obvious place for speakers. Hope this makes sense!!I’d like to have a speaker or speakers in both rooms on the shelves described. I’m thinking of two x Ones in each space, giving stereo sound but am wondering if the two x Ones will fill the larger space (23’ x 10.5’). I guess the alternative is to have one or two 5s in the bigger space. What do people think would work best? I don’t think I can stretch to two 5s but could at a push. I don’t have na

We want to play cds on our system.  What players have Bluetooth that will work?

When I open my Sonos 2 app for my multiple speaker set up in the main floor of my home, it sometimes detects my Sonos 1 set up in the basement and goes to an Options screen. Going to the choices, one can open the Sonos 1 controller,delete, set up, and so on, but then one cannot use the Sonos 2 app or speakers with this dialog open.So far, to resolve it, I have rebooted the device I have the app installed, and this sometimes “fixes” it.Also, in the the Sonos 1 controller, I play something on the speakers there, then go back to the Sonos 2 app on the device, it will now open separately and have been able to play the set up speakers on Sonos 2. I then stop the Sonos1 player. So, the question is, why is Sonos 2 detecting and attempting to set up my Sonos 1 capable speakers which are already on a Sonos 1 system?Is there any part of the Sonos 2 app that will allow me to shut this feature off? Also, both systems are on the same WIFI network. 

J'ai téléchargé l'appli sonos sur mon téléphone pour contrôler Deezet,mais impossible d'accèder à "Services et Voix"Tout est grisé

I’ve tried multiple times to connect my Sonos system to Apple Home on both my ipad and iphone and it always fails. Home is able to detect my Sonos system (Arc, Sub and surrounds) but when I select it, the Home app continually gives the error "Unable to  add accessory. Home couldn't connect to this accessory" I've tried resetting all my Sonos products and after that's complete, the error persists. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I'm able to Airplay to my Sonos system from an Apple device but I can't add to home to enable Siri. Google Assistant is hopeless in NZ and I've found Alexa is error prone. Siri just works so I'd like to connect to Apple Home. 

Hi Peeps,I have a port with powered b&o speakers. I want to add a turntable and assume I won’t need a pre-amp or amp as the speakers are powered.Is this correct? Or am I a silly newbie who doesn’t know what I’m talking about? 

My TV room sound system currently has a Sonos arc and two Sonos 1 and sound is amazing when watching TV. I want to keep now a much cleaner/simple room and want to replace the two Sonos 1 speakers which sit on the back with Ceiling or Wall speakers. What would be the best recommendation to keep good quality sound surround system for the TV? 

I suspect this may have been discussed, but I will bring it up again as its something CI Dealers discuss on the regular, and a category which has been criminally neglected.Sonos really needs a 1U height, 17” wide 4 zone port with rack ears. It can easily retail for $1800, and Installers would use them every day of the week rather than stacking Ports with multiple ethernet cables, wall warts, etc.Stacking multiple Ports in a rack is a mess, even when you have a rack face. They look great in a Living room, or on a traditional hifi rack, but its ultimately a consumer level product, and an Installer friendly option is severely lacking.NAD has a great one for BluOS, and it just looks like a blank rack face. Same with Heos.Best part is, no retail cost savings are required. This would sell for $1800 all day long.

I have a sonos full surround system which is the arc the base and 2 one SL speakers, is it so possible to add in ceiling speakers to this system or that is all I can add to the surround system?

Just got my new Play 5 G2. Successfully added it via my android phone S2 app. However, when I installed the new S2 on my windows desktop, the 5 isn’t present. Have tried reinstalling the desktop app but that didn’t help. Any idea on what to do next?

Hi.I’m looking to replace an outdated system with new equipment. Thinking of two x Ones (for large back room) and one x Five for Lounge. We’d like to include a CD player that will link with the Sonos speakers and have been advised that we only need a CD/Amp which will plug directly into the Five and connect wirelessly with the two Ones.Questions as follows:Is the above correct? Will I need any other Sonos equipment to achieve this (I’ve been advised I won’t)?Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced but decent compact CD player, ideally with an integrated amp that would work with the Sonos kit? ThanksMartyboy

Hi, I’m brand new to Sonos. We are currently constructing an alfresco area that is fully enclosed and weatherproof. Dimensions are 9m long x 5m wide x 3.5m high with pitched roof. We are planning to split the area into two sections. One end will be TV and lounge, the other will be dinning. I’d like to be able to do the following:Have the lounge area and dining area split so we can have music playing at the dining area and TV sound at the lounge end. Join both these areas to play music from the same source if we are having a larger party and the TV is offIf I purchased the following, https://www.sonos.com/en-au/shop/surround-set-arc-sub-one-sl, would i be able to do this? I’m thinking the Arc and Sub connected to the TV, with the two One SLs mounted either side of the dining table. The image below shows the proposed set-up.We are also thinking of possibly adding another One opposite the TV in the future if it’s needed. We have powerpoints at all locations shown but won’t be able to run

Hello, I recently tried using my Nintendo Switch for the first time since getting my Sonos setup, and I can't figure out how to get the Multichannel LPCM to work on it. My current setup: Sonos ArcSub Gen 32- Sonos One SLLG CXMy Sonos app version is on the most current version of 13.1.3, and my Sonos system is on 13.1.1The LG CX is also on the latest version of 03.23.06 My TV settings are as follows: Sound Out: HDMI ARCDigital Sound Out: Pass Through (Have also tried PCM and Auto)eARC: OnHDMI Input Audio Format: Bitstream (Have also tried PCM) On the Switch under TV Settings, when I set it to Surround Sound and run a test, no sound comes through, and the Sonos app either shows No Signal or Silence. When I set to Stereo, sound will work, and the Sonos app will show Stereo PCM 2.0 I've seen other forums where people will say that Multichannel LPCM works for them using a Switch and LG CX, so I'm wondering if there is something I'm doing wrong, or if there is something I may have missed. I

Why use HDMI direct connect to TV shows stereo PCM but air project to TV it shows DD5.1??  ARC+SUB+play1*2, software player Xunlei + same movie stream with Atom/DD5.1.PC: Surface go and Mac book pro 2015.Fibre connected to TV from ARC, it shows DD5.1 under air project to TV (surface laptop go), Sonos app S2 shows there is DD5.1. TV set to PCM16! Sound qulity is good and I sure that 2*play1 can performance surround sounds!  volum around 15- 20% it`s engough! ticker 450183488.    TV set to PCM16! surface laptop go  because no HDMI port, so I use a thunder convertor (input one thunder in + output VGA + HDMI ) then via HDMI to TV, it shows Stereo PCM,  2*play1 output like ARC but not output surround, and volum need turn to  40- 50%!  ticket 511695042. 3. TV set to RAW! MAC book pro 2015 use HDMI direct connect to TV and showsStereo PCM too,  2*play1 output like ARC but not output surround also, volum need turn to 40- 50%!  ticket:1121777629.why and how direct connect become stereo PCM but

Hi Everybody,I’m pondering a Sonos setup for my great room. It’s pretty large… 36x36 with mild vaulting, and the TV is in the corner. I’m thinking of the Arc under the TV, and assume I’d need a couple rear speakers. We’d use it for TV, streaming shows & movies 2/3 of the time, and music 1/3 of the time.  Thanks for any suggestions you might have!  

After listening to the new SONOS Radio HD for a while, I really enjoy and appreciate the High Quality fidelity! I really does sound like the best HQ compared to other music services. I am on the 1 month trial but I’ll pretty sure I’m going to become a subscriber. I do wish they’d offer a RENEW YEARLY subscription.Since I listen to a lot of Classical music , my recommendation would be that another Classical station would be curated that would present COMPLETE ENTIRE SYMPHONIES/ CONCERTOS, ETC.  Right now there are only classical stations that present only single movements but not the COMPLETE piece.please consider this type of station. Thank you for the HQ and functionality of SONOS RADIO HQ! Ron  

13.4 update includes:Sonos home theater products now support decoding DTS Digital Surround.   A new Battery Saver mode is available for portable Sonos products.   EQ settings are now accessible by pressing the icon on the Now Playing screen in the Sonos app for iOS.   An HD badge now shows on the Now Playing screen while Sonos is playing higher quality audio.For anyone who thinks Sonos isn’t reading these forums or listening to their customers, this update is proof that they most definitely are listening. Thanks, Sonos!

Hello all,  i have a living room with a 17 foot hight ceiling, I need a sound bar for my tv. I own a couple of play1 to possibly set up a surround. Im qorried that with the ARC (which is way over budget) the sound will be off due to my high ceiling. also, if i decide to get the beam, is the gen 2 worth it since i got high ceiling and i know its hard even for atmos ? thank you

Can Sonos AMP replac my NAD stereo amplifier?I currently use the stereo amplifier solely for listening to vinyls.My current setup consists of a Pro-ject Debut Carbon EVO turntable, Dali Oberon 3 speakers and a NAD C316.Around the house we have several Play:1 and a Playbar.The purpose of the Sonos AMP is NOT to get the vinyl sound to my other Sonos speakers but to include my Dali speakers into the rest of the Sonos setup when streaming music. Replacing the NAD amplifier cleans up the area which is preferred over getting a Sonos Port and adding that to the stack of tech gear. (just to keep the wife happy… )Reading about delay settings, compressed/uncompressed makes me wonder if the AMP can in fact work as a stereo amplifier without doing all sorts of audioprocessing. Keeping the sound as analog as possible when playing vinyls.Reading other post about turntables and sonos seems to be more about getting the sound from the turntable to other Sonos speakers. Where in my case this is not the

Any chance Sonos will bring this feature from Sonos Roam to Sonos Move with a software update?

Hello - I need some help from the community here.  I have an outdoor TV (mounted way under the extended patio, no concern with rain issues).  I also have a Move that I pair via Bluetooth for sitting in the hot tub so we can watch TV without blasting the sound from the TV itself.  I am thinking of purchasing a sound bar on Black Friday and I’m considering the Beam among others.  My desire is to have better sound when not in the hot tub than the standard TV speakers, and being able to watch from the patio and the hot tub at the same time.I understand that Beam/Move can’t be paired, but they can be grouped.My question: if I’m watching the TV with a beam underneath, will grouping the Move work? Will there be sync issues? Can I change volume independently on the beam and the move? As I only have one Sonos product now, I am unfamiliar with the process of grouping (wifi? BT?). Is there anything else I should consider?