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want to controll the speakers individually for sound in the room. the beam itself is loud and great sound the small speakers in the back of the room for sound need to be turned up without turning up the beam cant figure it out.

Hi guys. I have a friend coming from Mexico and he could bring a "gift" since, in Brazil, we cant buy the Sonos products. I have already own a playbar and a play 5. I live in a small apartment (80m2 or 861 ft2) and I want to add another sonos to the environment. Which should I buy: another play 5 or the first sub? Regards

I just bought a new car and I am enjoying my time in the garage more now. I usually bring in one of the Play 5 speakers and it sounds great. Would you mount two play one or two play 5 speakers in a standard two car garage for nice sound when I am detailing?

So I purchased an audio technica lp120 and a sonos 5. The sound is extremely distorted when I play a record. In Sonos settings, I have gone into the line-in settings and tried the different source levels. No level has an effect on the distorted sound. On the TT, I have made sure that the switch on back is set to Line In which enables the pre-amp. Any ideas on what else I can try? I'm getting a little nervous as I have seen other posts with the same issue but they never have a solution. I don't think I have the ability to test the TT by itself. I don't have a stereo or powered speakers. thanks

I know it sounds utterly ridiculous, but there are ants living in my Sonos PLAY:1. As there's no easy way of opening it up, I can't try to kill them all, but they are constantly crawling out, and also seem to leave behind little black flecks of something. I assume they're eating something in the speaker (maybe the rubber?). Not sure if anyone else has had this problem but would love to hear from you if you have and have any advice, as I'm worried that the sound quality will start deteriorating as they eat away at the speaker. I've not had much luck with turning it off at the mains and leaving the speaker to cool down. They're still in there. FWIW I'm in London, UK, and it's getting into winter here - so it's not as though seeing lots of ants in any situation is a common occurrence, which makes this even more bizarre.

I’m looking for three speakers to go on the wall’s in my recently renovated and extended kitchen dinner, which is quite large and has two distinct areas. The dinning area has a very high ceiling so has a large space to fill with sound. I’m undecided - should I go big and buy three Play 5’s or three One’s and a Sub. Reading other discussion groups the One’s would benefit from a Sub and they also have Alexa built in which I would use with my Hue lights, but would the Play 5 provide a much better sound and I then use an Alexa dot? If there is going to be a replacement to the now discontinued Play 3 before Christmas then that could be an alternative option that I wait for?

I have a quick question in regards to the Onkyo receivers that now “works with Sonos”. I understand the model receivers that now work with Sonos (if you purchase a Connect), but I’m curious if you can actually use the different zones of the receiver as different Sonos zones (through the sole Connect)? For example if the receiver has its one Sonos Connect plugged into it and has the three zones hard wired as such: main zone is 5.1 living room, zone two is porch, and zone three is patio. Can you independently control each zone through the Sonos App? Or would you have to use the Sonos App to turn on music through the receiver and then go to the Onkyo app to control its zones and inputs (which would completely defeat the purpose of what I’m trying to achieve)? I currently have a fantastic Yamaha receiver but if purchasing just one Connect and the subsequent Onkyo receiver can control the three zones, I may just pull the trigger. Thanks in advance for the help.

Hi all, My wife and I are in the process of fitting out 2 dance studios - both 8m x 7m x 3m. We have had a studio in the past, and used a more traditional receiver/ amp/ passive speaker setup. Was initially heading towards that again, when I thought perhaps Sonos could work? And if so, what setup? While I did do quite a bit of research on Sonos about a year ago for our home, I haven’t really used the system myself (ended up with a more traditional setup at home in the end). We would have 2 classes running different music simultaneously, and being controlled separately by 2 different teachers - I presume this is possible? Thanks in advance!

My TV only has a digital audio output - if I use a converter to connect my TV to the Playbar, will there be any negative impact on what I get out of the Playbar? My TV Is a Mitsubishi DLP Model WD 65638.

Hello, I have just been bought a Google Home Mini at the same time I bought the new Amazon Exho Dot 3rd Gen. The Google Home Mini looks much better for talking to but am not sure it will work for everything I have. Help appreciated before I decide which one to return. I have sonos ceiling speakers and Spotify throughout the house. Will Google Home Mini allow me to control these? Both Spotify and Apple Music? I have Sky with a Samsung TV. Will Google Home Mini allow me to control the TV or change Sky channels? I have Apple phones and MacBooks, will Google Home Mini work ok with this ecosystem? Will Google Home Mini be able to turn on/off Philips Hue light bulbs? Thanks for help with all the above - just want to make sure I keep the right one! Finally, if I bought a Sonos speaker for just anywhere in the house, will I be able to control music played on that speaker - both Apple Music and Spotify?

So despite the Sonos set up not quite working how I wanted it to (If you have ONE's set up as rear speakers you cant then just play music from them as a stereo pair), I think I'm going to go ahead and order anyway. If I get a Sub, how does the pairing work? I think my set for for 90% of the time will be a BEAM under the tv just for TV audio. A stereo pair of ONE's for music. Occasionally at the weekend when we watch a film worth or surround sound, I'll have to unpair the speakers and set them up as rear speakers for the BEAM etc. Long stupid needless process and Sonos should include the option to save different set up profiles so you can easily switch, but thats another topic. IF I get a sub, I'd want it paired with the stereo ONE's for music for 90% of the time. Can you pair it to the BEAM as well though or will I need to unpair it from the ONE's and pair with the BEAM if I ever want to use it for TV as well?

It is my opinion that "dropping the CR200 dedicated controller" was the WORST decision ever made by Sonos. I have just spent another wasted afternoon unsuccessfully attempting to teach an elderly customer how to control his new $3000 Sonos system without the CR200. I tried an Android phone, iPhone, iPad Mini, iPad and he could not understand how to control Sonos. My clients are all age 60+. Most don't even have smart phones. The CR200 worked perfectly for these people. I still prefer my own CR200 over any other controller. My Sonos sales have nose-dived after the CR200 was discontinued! Wake up Sonos. Even Bose understands how vital a dedicated controller is. Bring back the CR200!!!

The latest controller v9.2 always crashes when you quit it on the desktop now. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling with no luck. Description Faulting Application Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Sonos\Sonos.exe Problem signature Problem Event Name: BEX Application Name: Sonos.exe Application Version: 6.0.0.34230 Application Timestamp: 453d4bd8 Fault Module Name: StackHash_7e63 Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0 Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000 Exception Offset: PCH_8C_FROM_sclib_csharp+0x0008E185 Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Data: 00000008 OS Version: 10.0.17134.2.0.0.256.48 Locale ID: 2057 Additional Information 1: 7e63 Additional Information 2: 7e63f1c41d3ab9e91148104b3937f51a Additional Information 3: 68a3 Additional Information 4: 68a3813159b600d0bff994da299dc9b8 Extra information about the problem Bucket ID: 8d013d384e018f3dc5a62b90fe69ff19 (1559982222674099993)

We disabled airtime fairness to set up the Sonos One's I am using as surround sound speakers in my living room. Can I turn that back on without repercussions?

Apologies if I am overlooking the answer to this query somewhere, but for the life of me I can't seem to see anywhere that specifically addresses this. To the point, any mention I have seen about doing a surround system with the Playbar and other units refers only to Play1's or Play3's as surround speakers. Can the Play5's not be used in a surround configuration with the Playbar?

The image is my living room, I have a small rented flat and I was wondering with this layout if there is any point to have a 5.1 setup (consisting of 2 of SONOS PLAY:1, 1 of SONOS PLAYBAR , 1 of SONOS SUB and set of floor stands) I know it’s odd but I mainly use my beanbag (I really don’t care for a sofa lol). I don’t have much room but I was wondering if it can be connect wirelessly (speakers, sub and sound bar) i really don’t want to bother with wires unless it’s for the power. Would I need anything else like a sono bridge? My wi fi is in the kitchen (stupid place I know) and i have a sonos up stares to play my radio stations on my hi fi in my bedroom. I will be getting an Xbox one (which model I’m not sure??) to play 4k too. Kind regards

Hi. I am soon installing a sonos system at a sailing club where all members have access to the wifi password. We want to have a sonos system where only exclusive members will be able to control the sonos speakers from their phones, so that when music is playing nobody will be changing the song just because they don't like it or want to play their own music without permission. Is there a way we can set up a password for the sonos system? Does Boost setup influence the way you can connect to sonos in terms of passwords? I was also wondering, with Spotify accounts, if you would need to pay for premium in order to skip songs or play in select order (instead of shuffle like it automatically does in the spotify app), or if you get these features in the free version when playing through the sonos app? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Please somebody help me! I have my beam connected to my Panasonic TX-L50b6b with sky Q. I get sound when sky q audio is set to normal but when I select DD I get no sound at all? It is really frustrating as I’m not sure what else to do???? Thanks

I’m so disappointed, I just bought the beam today and have had major issues getting the audio to link up to the pictures ie. lip syncing issues. I bought this to have Dolby Digital and better emery’s I’ve sound and yet the only way I can get them to sync is to change the signal on Sky Q to normal loosing then DD. I have a Panasonic DX900 series so new tv. What’s the solution or do I need to return it as it’s not going to be fixed?

My Sonos one does not show up after I unplugged and plugged back in

At my wits end. My play 1s constantly cut out and skip tracks. Often it looks like it’s playing but there is no sound. Driving me around the bend. Diagnostic number 1834713746. I also have a Sonos Boost which is making no difference whatsoever.

I have been reading views about placing Play:1 speakers in the bathroom and the problems with regulations relating to electrical products in bathrooms. What about having a rechargeable battery operated play one speaker instead? This could also be used outside but near to your wifi.

I have 8 Sonos speakers in 5 different rooms in my house, and they have always worked flawlessly. Yesterday I noticed that one of the set of two stereo Play:1 speakers in our bathroom is completely dead. I tried using two other different cables, and I tried it in a different socket, but the speaker is absolutely dead. The white LED doesn't even light up. It's more than 4 years old, so it's definitely outside of the standard 2-year warranty. I'm really disappointed that it's failed completely after less than 5 years, having spent £180 on each of my Play:1 speakers. Does anybody know whether it's worth trying to get it repaired? Is it even possible to get these Play:1 speakers repaired?

I asked for a black theme for the Android app the last time there was a major revision, because it is easier on the eyes and better for battery life on OLED displays. Of course Apple has started using OLED displays for the X iPhones too (other than XR). Hopefully Sonos will listen, now that Google is asking developers to do so: Google wants developers to add dark themes to save battery life https://www.xda-developers.com/google-wants-developers-to-add-dark-themes-to-save-battery-life/ (Why can't I even create a hyperlink in this forum??)

I've had my Sonos Playbase for almost a year and have never had any issues with it. However, recently, it has stopped connecting to my wifi. My wireless router is an Asus RT-AC3200 and I have not changed my wireless settings. Other devices in the house connect just fine. I've physically plugged the Playbase into my router and attempted to go through the wireless setup screen again, but each time it says that it can't connect to the wireless network. I've even reset the Playbase to factory defaults and went through the setup process again, and still it won't connect to my wireless network, sitting just a few feet from it.