Spaces & Setups

Ok here's what I have going on right now, I have a connect gen 2 with rca out ran to an amp powering my 2 outdoor speakers on my patio.  The new tv I put out there this year has terrible audio and wanted to have the option of playing the tv thru my outdoor speakers.  My connect has an optical input, I would assume I can just wire that in but I also don’t want to spend a lot of money running a good optical wire thru my attic how the wire would have to be run.   Am I better off using the hdmi arc out from the tv into an extractor that that did optical out, or that goes to rca out?  I’m trying to avoid the easy solution of spending 700$ on a Sonos amp since I pretty much have everything and can possibly make this work for under 100$. Also will I be able to easily switch between whatever I want to play in my app (which isn’t easy at all, but thats another issue) and the tv audio in the app? sorry I dip my toes at best in this world, and am not big in understanding audio.

I am trying to set up Notifications / Alerts when my Ring Doorbell is p messed across my SONOS devices.  I have linked the Ring device to my Alexa app, and which is also connected to my SONOS speakers.  In the Alexa APP the only announcement devices listed is my BEAM.  Neither of my SONOS One devices are listed.  All work for Alexa voice control of music etc on the same account.

I have my music stored as flac files. All the hints to stop fragmentation of compilation albums (multiple artists on the one album) point to using id3v2 tags. Flac files do not support id3 tags but rather use vorbis format tagging. Does the Sonos infrastructure support vorbis tagging. I saw that the speakers needed update to support the “Album Artist” (albumartist) tag . For exampleI have “1000 Years of Classical Music” 8 CD set. On Sonos this equates to 74 “albums”. I have a number of albums from Bluesfest. If the album has 18-20 artist Sonos will display it as 18-20 separate albums ?. My Music Library is over 16000 tracks consuming over 450Gb. Uncompressed it is over 800Gb.

Title.Also the ability to see/control music from the notification area and lock screen.

Being new on Sonos, I’d like to know if it’s possible to share my IPhone 12 music library with my Sonos Era100 so that I could use voice control to play my own playlist. If so, how do I proceed, step by step, I barely know how those things work. Bit old! 🙏

I want to build a system with 2 groups.Group/Room 1 will have a tv, a turntable and two wireless 300’s and a mini sub.Group/Room 2 will have 2 wired in wall speakers on a different zone. It is alright if the turntable plays in this zone. So do I need 2 amps or 1? And which kind?Can the 300’s connect to the Frame tv wirelessly or do I hdmi the tv into an amp? I don’t have a place for a soundbar.Also is there an easy way to integrate radio?Am I missing anything? Thank you! 

Hi, I have a few play:1 and a beam along with Spotify subscription. Can anyone recommend an open source home automation (and code?) to automatically play my Sonos with Spotify in the morning, then off in the evening?Bonus would be to eventually have it turn off if my phone or zoom rings, or when I leave the house. I also have an old echo dot I could hook up if necessary, but not sure I’m cool with Amazon listening to everything.Or, an automatic one tap solution. 

I’ve just set up my HT with an Arc, Sub 4 and 2x Era 300’s. It setup as a surround sound system.  I also have two ceiling speakers in the room running off a Sonos amp. Do I create a group with the surround system and the ceiling speakers or is there a better way to do it to ensure I still get the full surround sound effect?Do I do another TruePlay setting if I add the ceiling speakers? Thanks

I am unable to get Dolby Atmos playing via by Beam 2 and LG OLED B4.  I have tried with “The tomorrow war” and other movies suggested to ensure Atmos is available but I just have “Dolby Digital Plus 5.1” on my Sonos app. beam 2 HDMI is connected to eARC. “Sound out” = HMDI(ARC) device “DTV audio setting” = Dolby digital plus (I have also tried auto)”digital sound output” = pass through”eARC support” is toggled to on ”select HDMI input audio” is greyed outIf anyone has any suggestions please do share! Moderator edit: Changed Beam to Beam 2 for clarity

When I enter my authorisation code it just stays on the page. 

Hi.  I am running two 16.1 systems in different homes - one was cloned from the other several years ago as Sonos had no other way to copy Playlists.  I now want to move a couple of speakers from one home to the other.   I havent upgraded anything, and the comments on the new App continue to tell me that is the right decision for me - Music Library, Playlists, ...and without a roll back plan when I discover the new system wont work with my currently fully functioning wireless I never will…..   So now to the question.If i take these speakers (a PLay 3 and a Play One), that are running identical software, and using my 16.1 app on the Android that is now dedicated to Sonos, will it allow me to add them, or will I get the ‘you need to do a system upgrade”.   Is there any genius out there that has either done this, or knows what might work.  I sadly suspect the moderators will respond with a party line telling me that the new app is great, but nope, not until there is a roll back option.   (

Hello everyone,We’re building a new home and want to set up a good audio system in the living room for our main TV.The TV will be mounted on the wall under the stairs (green box in the picture), and the sofa will be positioned where the blue box is. Our current plan is to place a Sonos Arc Ultra under the TV, a Sub on the floor next to the TV, and two Era 300 speakers behind the sofa on stands.What do you think of this setup? Do you have any suggestions?Budget-wise, we can’t exceed this configuration.Thanks in advance for any suggestions  TV Wall  

When trying to install Google assistant on my new sonos arc I select the installation but after selecting open assistant the spinning wheel just keeps going. Try again comes up but Judy the same thing happens  I am so over all the issue with sonos. Very disappointing 

I yesterday updated as recommended the link for Android 12 and updated my Sonos Era 100 speakers.  The updates stopped them from playing the raadio stations.  Alexa responds when I ask it to play for example BBC Radio 2 but then nothing.  Previously I could ask Alexa to play various radio stations with no problems.  My speakers are only 6mth old.Any suggestions on how to fix this.  When I bought the speakers I didn't have to set up skills to play the radio stations but now I keep being prompted to set them up..I only want to listen to various stations 

why cant hey sonos find BBC radio stations

Is a SONOS Connect Amp serial 1603 a Gen 2? I am pretty sure Gen 2 starts after June 2015 so March 2016 should be 99% Gen 2 right?

Hi,Does anybody knows when it will be posible to pair two Sonos Ace with Sonos ARC?  Regards.

Hello, I tried looking for conversation that would help me place my ERA 300 for surround sound.  I recently purchased a large package with the ERA 300’s as the surrounds.  Where I will place them is in a big open room in which I can not place them at eye level behind the sofa.   I have been directed by my significant other that she will not allow any stands behind the listining area and no movement of furniture.  I have attached pictures of place areas on the wall where she is ok with having having them.  They would be 8 feet high, with close to 3 feet above the speaker on the first ceiling shelf only getting higher from there.  They would be close to 2 feet behind the listening area.  I was going to order the angled wall mounts that can angle down to around 30 degrees and to the side 5 degrees.  Do you all think this would be acceptable placement with my limitations.  Any advice welcome that could help me with placement without upsetting the gf.

Hello, since the new update I can not create or save alarms.I use an iphone 14 pro max with the newest app updateand an old iphone 7 plus with an outdated app. I onlöy can add/update it on an outdated app (iphone 7plus) now...From the current app and main device (iphone 14 pro max) I can not edit or save it.Still can not create or save on both devices.

Hi there, I have a Sonos Play 5 Gen 1 I got second hand and I want to connect my iPhone via wifi or a line in cable. I can’t add to wifi using the app because the speaker isn’t found and I can’t play through a line in cable as yet as I don’t know which one to buy that connects to my iPhone. Just hoping some music comes out soon! Hoping you can help 

Hi guys. How come when i play music straight from say, apple music it seems alot quieter than if i play through the sonos app/apple music. I always control my music through sonos app due to this. Also will there ever be an addition to the app to allow me to control music with the sonos ace, just as i do with the rest of my products. 

Hi , A simple question from Australia , I cannot get either voice assistants Alexa or Sonos to connect to radio stations in Australia . The message comes up “ can’t find this station “ . I can connect manually through the Sonos app to any radio station , not by voice .Thankyou for any advice , John 

I am trying to use a Sonos Ray soundbar as the sound device on my personal computer. I have used both an internet cable to the computer as well as an optical cable. The Ray is shown as the main sound device & I can see the sound is playing but I cannot hear it. They are all on the same router.Whilst the Sonos Ray is recognised by my computer, my Sonos App on my mobile phone cannot find it.Can anyone give advice/help please?

I have S2 Controller Version 16.1 build 78151030 on my iPad. When I use the app on my iPad, there appears a message that the iOS version on my iPad is “no longer supported”. However, it works perfectly. That’s good. On my Mac, I have S2 Controller Version: 16.6 build 83161210. When I attempt to use the app on my Mac, I does not work, but demands that I check for updates. I do not want to update on my Mac because of a long history of Sonos updates causing my system to fail and requiring laborious troubleshooting and repair.How can I get my Sonos S2 controller on my Mac to work again without risking the failure of my existing Sonos system?Thanks for helping if you can. 

I ordered a pair of Sonos ERA 100 which I want to connect as stereo pair. I know using Sonos App, it can be paired to stereo. But I also want to use those pair with my MacBook and Sony Bravia 3. Is it possible to pair them with these devices using WIFI?To make it simple. Once I have paired both Sonos Era 100 using my iPhone App, will these speakers work as stereo when connected with MacBook and Sony Bravia 3 TV using WiFi?Moderator edit: Combined posts