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For those of you who have tried to get Alexa working on one, or especially multiple Sonos devices, here’s a cheat sheet of things to know.DocumentationSonos still has the Alexa Voice Assistant in Beta. The documentation for the Sonos Skill on Amazon.com is sparse and out of date, and the rating is 1 star.https://www.amazon.com/Sonos-Inc/dp/B072ML3N6K The guide to setting up Alexa on the Sonos app covers only the best case, and does not include how to handle situations like a power fail, factory resetting, multiple systems, room naming, etc etc. They’ve also followed the bad habit Google created by making you follow many links within a support guide to get complete knowledge, and have to unwind your reading each time: https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/set-up-amazon-alexa-with-a-voice-enabled-sonos-speakerTermsSonos terms: system, speaker or component or product, room, service, voice assistant, “ownership”, groupAlexa terms: device, skill, app, account, group   Sonos terms:speaker/

Longtime Sonos user that is looking to upgrade their setup. I currently use Sonos mostly for music, but have been eyeing an upgrade to my setup for a while now.My main space is pretty much open floor plan. I have a great room with 15 foot ceilings, and behind it we have our dining table. Our current audio comes from a Sonos Move and an old Sonos 1 in the kitchen.I am looking to upgrade the sound experience in the Great Room for music listening and the TV experience. I am initially thinking of replacing the Move with a Sonos Arc. I can place the Move somewhere else on the first floor. I could also look into doing the Arc + 2 Era 100's on stands behind the couch. Just not sure that my wife will go for it "aesthetically" since the dining table is already in pretty close proximity to the couch.My photos attached show the Great Room, and my floor plan. I know the TV is #toohigh, but we have baseboard underneath the entertainment stand. The red on the floor plan shows the placement of my cur

Does this sound as good as Bose?.

Hi everyone, I have never used a sonos product before but wondering if to invest in these with them being released so long ago? From my understanding they should all work with the s2 sonos app? 3 x Sonos Play 1s (nearly new - £225 for all)1 x Sonos play 5 (nearly new £240)  I am very aware these are old products so want to make sure it is not money down the drain on a system which will be infuriating to use due to the age or anything to be aware of which will catch me out ? I currently have a Denon system but it is only a 2.0. My plan is to potentially use the play 5 in the living room just for music when I have the other speakers playing in other rooms. Or I could just get another play 1 when one pops up in the used market in good condition .  Have seen some WiFi issues reported on thr play 5 also which makes me a bit cautious. Are they good value at this price point? Appreciate any help! Thanks

I am on the fence about getting a Sonos system.  I’ve read reviews where users are having speakers disconnect from the system, they are not found, or random volume control issues.Is this still happening, as of July 2025?

Hi all,I recently changed my Wi-Fi router, and now my Sonos system won't connect to the new network. I've tried rebooting the speakers and using the Sonos app to reconnect them, but nothing works. The app keeps saying it can't find the system.Here's what I've done so far:Updated the Sonos app to the latest version I tried both the iOS and Android apps Powered off and restarted my speakers Attempted to connect via Ethernet (works temporarily, but I need them on Wi-Fi)Has anyone else run into this after switching routers? Are there any steps I might be missing to get them reconnected wirelessly?I really appreciate any help you can provide.

For those who miss Blue Marlin, Ibiza global etc radios The solution I found (from someone else on the net) isBlue Marlin et al will play on the ‘Radio.net’ app. Download it to your advice. Hit play on radio.net. Airstream it to a Sonos device that accepts airplay I have devices that accept airplay (a new five, an arc, etc) and some ones that do not. For those that do not, airplay to a device that does then on sonos, add the room with the Sonos that does not have airplay, to the one that is playing it , in the sonos app. You can turn down the room you want but it is still grouped with the room you do…  etc

Should we expect to get an update for Sonos Era 300’s where we can control volume of each rear surround speaker (left and right) individually? I have Sonos Arc connected to my Sonos Era 300’s. I really want this feature in Sonos app where i can control volume of each rear individually.

I have gone a little mad with Sonos.I only bought my Arc less than two years ago but had to have the Ultra and got it on 12 interest-free.It arrived today, at 08.20 and I started setting it up at 8.45 and was finished by 9.15.Installed the new Arc Ultra.Moved the 2 x ERA300s to it as rear speakersAdded the Sub MiniAs the new Dolby Atmos Brothers in Arms was already in the DVD player, I hit the button to play "Money for Nothing" on it. Needed to adjust the rears a little, but now fantastic.I then moved the Arc into the dining room, which is where I work from home. I added the two Play 3s as rear speakers as this will be music only.Back on the Ultra I then played Interstellar. Terrific in Atmos.Whilst that was playing, I added the Arc to the output and now have glorious Dolby Atmos playing across both roomsI had thought about selling the Arc, but the prices have dropped, and I would take quite a hit on what I paid.I also have a Move 2, which I use in the bathroom and that will now find a

Let’s start a movement!  Let’s put our Sonos products in a dumpster and light it on fire and share the videos.  Maybe Sonos will get the idea and start making stuff that works.

I suppose my refurbished arc bought on sonos shop might be defective as I completely can’t hear the atmos power. I performed the Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 check via Dolby app on xbox and there is no difference between channels e.g. top rear surround and top front surround . Every channel produces sound from front. nothing on top/behind… and of course I performed Trueplay optimization  

I am on the fence about getting the original Arc.  I know that the Arc ultra is newer and has more bass than the og, but I’ve also read reviews comparing the original Arc to the Roku smart sound bar (which I currently own, and frankly enjoy the sound of, except for some quirks with my Samsung TV), and those reviews state that the Arc (og) has more bass than the Roku bar.  The Roku with the surrounds gives a nice home theater experience in my NYC home (which in New York City is still basically an apartment for most of us) and the Roku bar has enough bass for my needs.   I’m not looking for whole house audio, just a good and simplified home theater w/o the whole receiver & wires etc, (which I’ve had before)).   Soundbars are really some of the hardest things to really audition in-store.  Sonos & Bose are really the only two displays that let you hear them.  Outside of the TV displays, which to me are useless.  The rack of 10+ bars on display (that usually don’t work) is no help.

Really interested in enhancing my TV/movie experience. Sounds like the Sonos Arc Ultra is the best, however I don't want anything rattling the walls as I live in an apartment with a shared wall. Is the Arc Ultra going to be fine in a relatively small space (roughly 400 sq ft), or should I consider the Beam/Ray models? Thanks.

Would be great to have a widget on iOS/iPad that displays the current song playing.

Buenas tardes, tengo un sonos roam y al momento de pedirle mediante el asistente de voz Alexa, responde mi petición de reproducir alguna canción,  pero al momento de reproducir me dice que el parlante esta fuera de línea, ayuda por favor! 

Hi All, recently set up the new arc ultra which is amazing! I want to finish my home theatre setup now. What are people's recommendations on completing this with a not so crazy budget? Would the sub mini and era 100 combo work? Room size about 19ft by 13ft. Thanks!

I have really enjoyed the Sonos Radio HD offering and prefer some of the stations over what Pandora does.Can you PLEASE make it available to stream from the web or an iPhone so I can enjoy when away from home?  Else makes it a hard subscription to keep compared to other offerings.

Bei der ganzen Kritik in verschiedenen Dingen sollte sich der Hersteller SONOS vielleicht auch mal der Kritik über die ACE Ohrpolster annehmen.In verschiedenen Test/Reviews sowie Foren-Beiträgen werden die Ohrpolster bemängelt, dass man bereits nach kurzer Zeit darunter schwitzt.Bringt doch endlich mal Mesh Ohrpolster wie beim Apple AirPods Max.Und nein, der Zubehörmarkt von Drittanbietern hat keine Mesh Ohrpolster im Programm Gruß Sascha

I have over 2700 songs listed alphabetically in my music library in iBroadcast cloud.  If I want to play a song in the middle of the alphabet I have to finger scroll the queue several times to get there in the Controller App.  Sometimes I have to finger scroll for several minutes depending on where the song lies in the alphabet, and every scroll has a loading time so that adds to it.  It would be helpful if there were a scroll bar in the queue or a faster way to get to a song.  Any suggestions?  I am using an Android Phone.  

Our open-concept kitchen, living room, dining room is around 30x25 feet. No TV. We plan to listen to music at a low volume, and so was looking at setting up 3 stereo pairs using Era 100s (6 in total).  We likely would play the entire grouping of the 3 stereo pairs together at once. Was considering adding a sub to the space.  Is it possible [or desirable] to add two sub-minis for instance? Or is one likely sufficient? Or would a single sub gen 4 work better perhaps? Thank you for any suggestions

Looking for opinions on what to add to my Arc ultra. Room size 19ft by 13ft. Looking for a sub and surrounds. Thanks

Hello,Since June 11, identical loadAudioClip calls from server IP **[SERVER_IP_ADDRESS]** return 410 ERROR_RESOURCE_GONE, while calls from dev IP **[DEV_IP_ADDRESS]** still succeed.Environment:Sonos API v1.46.0 (OS 85.0-64200) cURL 7.68.0 on Debian 10 (server), cURL 7.77.0 on macOS (dev) API key and Bearer token identical Players: Era 100 (S39), IDs **[SONOS_PLAYER_ID_1]** & **[SONOS_PLAYER_ID_2]**Verified:GET /groups returns the same valid group/player IDs on both IPs JSON payload and headers for POST /audioClip are identical Failing request (server)curl -X POST https://api.ws.sonos.com/control/api/v1/players/**[SONOS_PLAYER_ID_2]**/audioClip \-H 'X-Sonos-Api-Key: [REDACTED]' \-H 'Authorization: Bearer [REDACTED]' \-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \-d '{"streamUrl":"https://[REDACTED]/test.mp3","priority":"HIGH","volume":10}'# → HTTP/1.1 410# {"errorCode":"ERROR_RESOURCE_GONE"} Question:Could our server IP **[SERVER_IP_ADDRESS]** be blocked or rate-limited on the audioClip endp

I'm thinking of upgrading my phone. Is there a chance that the App works better on a newer device?

Hi, my living room is about 16ft x 12ft. I am in the market for a sub and surrounds to go with my Arc Ultra. Choices are between the sub 3 and Sub Mini. Would the mini go well with ERA 100s for surround?Thanks 

I am requesting that Sonos restore the last.fm scrobbling functionality. I have been using this service since 2008.