Spaces & Setups

Some have been asking for another hardware based dedicated Sonos Controller; although Sonos appears not inclined to re-introduce such a device. As it would happen I was watching a YouTube video by Peter Pee wherein he reviewed two products by IKEA. They are the: TRADFRI Hub which is a wireless hub that connects to your home Wi-Fi and acts much in the same manner as a Philips Hue Bridge for smart lights SYMFONISK Music Controller that pairs with the TRADFRI Hub and works with Sonos for play/pause/forward/back/volume control for Sonos speaker(s).The two devices are sold separately or as a bundle. The bundled cost is $51.98 USD. Selling the TRADFRI Hub separately makes sense as it can be paired with other IKEA controllers with different use.There is an app for iOS or Android devices used for setup of the TRADFRI Hub and pairing of the SYMFONISK Controller. All setup components come with the TRADFRI Hub which includes Ethernet cable, USB-A to USB micro cable for power transmission and a 2

I have just purchased Sonos beam gen 2 and i was wondering what speakers i should add for the best performance

Ready to buy a Beam gen 2 and a couple of IKEA surrounds. Want to make sure that I will be able to control the system volume through my Sony xr-55x93j remote which is Bluetooth and not infrared ( (IR).Please advise.

Hi all. What will the audio resolution be with my current setup via S2 app using ‘uncompressed’. Turntable hooked to Sonos Connect > Pair of Play 1’s > Playbar. Thanks in advance. 

A few have added bbc sounds, it is not showing as an option for me. I wonder if that is because I am in Australia?

Brand new 75” Samsung TV wall-mounted above fireplace mantel, Beam placed on mantel, centered directly under (and close to) the TV.   When watching Netflix/Amazon Prime no issues at all.  When watching cable TV the picture flickers on and off.  When i move the Beam to the left side of the mantel the flickering stops.  As soon as I center it again the flickering resumes.  Anyone else experiencing this problem?  FYI, unplugging Beam HDMI didn’t help.  Not able to unplug  Beam power cord without removing the TV from the wall.  

I find the slider(s) very cumbersome to use.  A landscape mode would probably help.It’s really difficult to turn volume up/down just a little with the slider.Maybe add an alternate method, something like a number  with up/down controls, so could change volume in small increments.  Either an addition to current UI or maybe an option to use slider or other mechanism.  It would also be helpful to see the current volume level, so I can set it accordingly depending on what I’m listening to. 

All of my music is stored on a NAS.  Format is wav file.  Ripped using third party software or WMP.  I have a number of Playlists I’ve created using WMP.   When I open Sonos it sees all of my music under ‘Music Library’ but none of my playlists.  What can i do to make my playlists available?

I just got myself a new Sub (gen 3) and I use it with 2 x Play:3 paired as stereo. Wow! What a difference the Sub makes!I am now considering to replace the two Play:3 with two new Sonos Five (gen 2).Question is: Is it worth the investment? Will two Sonos Five instead of Play:3 significantly improve the experience? 

Hi all,I recently purchased a Sonos Arc and have installed it. It’s brilliant, but as I have a very big/long room, I like the front speaker to be louder and bassier.I wanted to check, if I purchased a Sonos Amp, am I able to hook it up to some speakers to it and then use them as front speakers along side the sonos arc?If thats’ not possible, are there any other alternative ways?I’m not interested in having rear speakers; front speakers are more important to me.Thanks 

Fairly new to Sonos, and just discovered that my family members must log in with my Sonos account in order to use our home system. Kinda reeling from the discovery. Means:I have to share my Sonos password with each family member who wants to use the system. Each personal Spotify and other service account gets listed in Sonos for everyone. … (more problems and inconveniences I can't come up with right now)I guess my main question is: REALLY, SONOS?Who else has run into this? What are workarounds? Who wants to cheer and vote for the feature request Support is logging for me to make multiple Sonos accounts possible on the same system?Edited to add: And it gets worse. To mitigate the impact of this issue, I've renamed my own Spotify service in the app to my own name. But in the music library, the service is still listed as 'Spotify’. So it's not even possible to visually distinguish our Spotify accounts.

I have mentioned this in someone else’s post but thought this should be a new post/subject.Since updating the software to 13.4.1 both Connects and Connect Amps are flashing red instead of green after a factory reset.They all do reconnect to the system though.Also when muting the light turns red but I have seen that Sonos are aware of this.Diagnostics number: 554887171 

Hey there  I’m having a symfonisk and a Sonos amp gen2.I’m really surprised how accurate the sound synchronization is working even in my home network. At least no hearable delay with human ears. Can someone tell me how accurate it is? I’m working sometimes with Dante in live-sound applications and they are guaranteeing below 1us time synchronization but it really needs dedicated switching hardware with qos settings because of PTP time syncing. Sonos doesn’t seem to make use of all that. did someone do some measurements ? 

I've assigned my Beam 2 to the room “Living room”. Now I've gotten myself a Port, which is also in the living room. But I can only assign it to “Living room 2", and that results in two separate rooms. I can still group them of course, but it doesn't make sense to me that I cannot assign multiple devices to the same room. It's the same with all devices: if I wanted to move one of our Sonos Ones to the living, it would be assigned to "Living room 3” now. Is this the expected behavior, and if so, what's the logic behind it?

Hi - I am setting up an new Sonos AMP to 4 speakers. First 2 speakers: excellent sound.Third speaker: still excellent sound.Fourth speaker: I experienced a severe loss of quality of one of the channels and thus speakers. Monaco SPE-82/HQ 100 watt 8 Ohm speakers.2 speakers on 1 channel thus 4 on 2 channels. Any explanation? Ideally anybody a fix?

I just upgraded to the latest version of the Mac OS, 12.1, Monterey and it no longer finds or connects to the Sonos Roam speaker.  It had no problem prior to this latest update.  I have tried all the other suggested fixes to no avail.

Would Using ROON for Streaming Apple Lossess to Sonos allow for the mitigation of the lack of HiRes being processed on the Sonos systems?

Hello,I Have a “The Frame” Samsung TV, and the base / components are far away from the TV itself in a cabinet in the back of the room (NOT behind the TV or near it). As you might know the “Frame” Base station is connected to the TV by a fiber optics cable so the “brains” of the TV can be placed far from the screen. Now, I would like to be able to incporporate the sound coming out of the TV to my SONOS, so I can play it in any of the SONOS connected speakers. Any ideas as to what device I would need to connect to the TV base (that is NOT a Sound bar…?) Thank you!!!!

Charging works with the Wireless Charging Base but not with the USB C DC plug, even I’m using a 45W output 

Hi,Sonos controller on Android will not show the album title when playing?It only shows The artist name twice? See picture below:  This only happens when i play from my NAS disk, not from Spotify?And it also works on my windows desktopAnd it just happens here, was working fine earlier.The problem is on my OnePlus 7T Pro with Android 11 Sonos OS: S2Sonos app version: 13.4.1 Appreciate any help regarding this issue!! Edit: After a bit more research, I see that this only applies to FLAC files? 

Can not get the Sony remote to run all three (TV, Cable, Sonos) components. If I disable Bluetooth, remote will run Sonos volume but will not run Spectrum Cable box. If I have Bluetooth on, remote will run Cable box but won’t run Sonos speakers.Is there a solution other than using two remotes?

I have a play bar, sub and a pair of Play1 as my surround.For some reason it no longer plays what’s on TV when external speakers are selected. This leaves me with only the TV speaker to watch a TV show or movie. How do I reconnect or re-pair the speakers with my smart TV?(If it’s important - Our TV provider is TELUS and we have an OPTIK TV box.)

For those of you who have evaluated various music services with Sonos, what are your recommendations?  I’m currently considering Apple Music, Qobuz, Deezer and Amazon.  My priorities are music quality (High Resolution), integration with Sonos as I plan on streaming via the Sonos app and lastly cost.  FWIW, I’ll be using a pair of One SLs configured as a stereo pair on my office desk. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts after evaluating some of these services with Sonos. Thanks. 

What is the latest recommendation for new TVs if I am deciding between Samsung QN90 or LG C1 for this setup …* Soundbar: Beam Gen 1* Network: S1* HDMI inputs: Roku stick, cable box * Surround: not yetIs Samsung still discouraged overall or is that just for a specific configuration of products? Is the Samsung solution still to make sure the Beam is the only CEC device?I currently use my Beam with a 2012 Samsung that only outputs PCM stereo (because 2012), but it works fine. Also - I’m not upgrading my S1 network yet because of two old connect:amps that still work great, which explains the old Beam, not the new one or the Arc.Thanks,Andy