Spaces & Setups

Hi. Is there a way of connecting a turntable to the Beam without using Connect, Connect amp or Play 5? If so, do you know of a recommended turntable? I was looking at this https://www.johnlewis.com/audio-technica-at-lp60-usb-turntable/p2025597 - it has RCA connect - can you not connect via HDMI with a RCA – HDMI converter? Thanks in advance.

The Sonos One in my kitchen regularly disappears from the list of speakers in the room list. Even when the speaker eventually appears in the list, a message appears stating that it is not possible to connect to the speaker. This is the only speaker affected by this issue, but it is no further from any of the others that are all connected on the Boost setup. Please let me know how to fix this problem.

I have a single Connect:AMP that drives speakers in two different outdoor areas. It'd be ideal to have a mono output option that would combine the stereo input into a single mono output for both "L+R" speaker connections.

Hi folks I have a problem that I am having trouble diagnosing. I would appreciate any help I can get. ## Equipment / Source TV - Panasonic TH-55FZ950U Speaker - Beam Connection - HDMI ARC Source - CH9 HD, mainly drama type shows. Other HD ## Problem - sound is distant, quiet, muddy with DD5.1 - audio has a large soundstage, clear, etc with stereo (forced SPDIF setting on TV) - audio is also great on non-HD channels including 9 - problem appears to be a DD5.1 issue ## Settings - tried playing with night and voice modes but o real material change - I prefer loudness off, and to be honest the setting makes the issue worse Is there anything I can do here to take advantage of 5.1 without copping a huge decease in audio quality?

When you wake up by using an alarm with a playlist, the system changes the repeat list to “repeat” . This happens irrelevant of the list or alarm duration. My daugther wakes up with a playlist and goes to bed with a story. Every nigth we need to remember to go 1) remember this silly feature 2) go in the room menu, hit the show playlist button, press the repeat button 3 times. Failing to this results in the story repeating itself for the entire night... Am I missing something or this is really how it is supposed to works? Roch

I have moved to a new home. The names of the speakers on my SONOS system corresponds to the old house. How to reflect the speaker in each room of the new house? Thanks,

Just decided to play some music only to discover all the album tracks are listed and play in alphabetcal order. How do I change this? At the moment, Sgt.Pepper STARTS with A Day In The Life!!!

Hi, I love my sonos system but it does intermittently skip songs half way through. Can anyone help, my diagnostic number is 1123397452. Thank you in advance.....

The Connect has been around a few years, and depending on SPDIF and thus the internal clock of the Connect is not a high-end option anymore. I'd like to see an USB-A digital output on the Connect. With this, external higher-precision clocks can be used (on the DAC, on other USB to SPDIF/I2S interfaces etc). I wouldn't mind if Connect also would support high-resolution services from e.g. Tidal, but that would just be icing on the cake. I love Sonos Connect as the most versatile streamer in terms of easy to use and supporting many streaming services, but the lack of an USB interface puts me off. Add it, and I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I know that there are companies modding the Connect, and that there are plenty of SPDIF decrapifiers, but those are just half-baked solutions.

I’m new to Sonos and have just got a Beam. I have it connected to my Samsung TV and love the sound. However, I’ve found that when I first turn on the TV and start to watch, I can’t mute the sound using the mute button on the remote. If I turn on, then change the volume first, I can mute without a problem. If I don’t change the volume, the mute doesn’t work. Any ideas?

Like many people, I periodically upgrade my iPhone to take advantage of newer features. The replaced iPhone then becomes a Sonos controller. I have two such iPhones, sitting in charger cradles next to the easy chair in the main listening room, and on the nightstand in the bedroom for the bedroom Sonos Connect. However, now for the second time, Sonos has dropped support for one of the iPhones (OS version no longer supported). I don't pretend to understand the complexity of supporting a controller on an older iOS version, but it doesn't make me happy not to be able to use perfectly good hardware as a controller. How about a break?

Is there a windows 10 desktop app that works with the SonosONE? IF yes, where do I find it?

I am frustrated with the continuous need to keep updating Sonos software in the name of adding yet more functionality most of which I am convinced the majority of Sonos consumers simply never use. It seems like you just cannot stop tinkering with the Sonos product. I want to listen to my music on a stable Sonos platform without having to keep updating the software. The latest update required me to set up a Sonos account which I didn't want to do. There was no opt-out. It took me about 45 minutes to implement the update, possibly because living in the countryside I have slow internet. But I am sure others are in the same boat. I simply do not want or need any more functionality. Listen to your customers and stop tinkering with it. If you want to introduce more functionality then give simple customers like me the option not to install it. And if the reason for an update is to fix bugs then try testing the software more thoroughly before you release an update. I don't have to keep taking

Would like to tailor sound to room and content. Current bass and treble adjustments aren't sufficient.

I know it's been asked before but I'd like to know if setting a maximum volume will be available soon. Sometimes, I hit the volume bar and the speakers blast. I live in a condo so.... Not really ideal.

On certain Chromebook devices, Android apps are now natively supported in the stable channel of Chrome OS, albeit Google are still labelling this Play Store support as beta: https://9to5google.com/2016/09/27/chromebook-pixel-android-apps-play-store/ I thought I'd give this a whirl to see how this would help me drive my Sonos devices from my Chromebook Pixel: 1. The Google Play Music (GPM) Android app appears to work great and can cast to Sonos. The casting to Sonos from my Chromebook now works just as well as casting from my phone or table. And, unlike the old ARC way of running Android apps on Chrome OS, this is lighting fast and doesn't appear to be eating CPU cycles or battery. The GPM Android app runs full screen on my Chromebook, looks great and appears as usable and functional as the GPM web app - but with the benefit of now being able to cast to Sonos, something which was/is not possible from the web app. Result! Nice work Google. GPM app running on Chrome OS casting to Sono

Hi guys I've bought a Playbar to go with our TV. The TV is currently on its stand which takes up most of the space on the TV cabinet, so no room for the Playbar. My two options are leaving the TV on the stand and wall mounting the Playbar above the TV - would having it so high cause any negative affect on the sound displacement? Or the second option is wall mounting the TV and having the Playbar either sat or wall mounted below the TV. My preferred option is number 1, as I'd rather have the TV as low as possible - the middle of it is currently eye height when on the sofa so that's ideal, and wall mounting it means raising it so we'll be looking upward a little. I've attached a pic of the set up. The TV is a 65" so if wall mounted it will be fairly high (around 5 foot if just above the telly). Also, if above the telly, is there a minimum it should be above to not have the back of the telly affecting the sound? Thanks! http://i40.tinypic.com/s43spe.jpg

My play 1's arrived today and I am super happy with the sound but disappointed that they don't seem to be very friendly in terms of moving them around. I had hoped to use them to compliment my Playbar + Sub when watching movies, and to utilise one in the kitchen / dining room when entertaining guests. I first set them up to test the 5.1 and I then unplugged the left speaker and set it up in the kitchen whilst I did some work. Both were fine once the setup process was complete. Having set them up I had hoped to be able to easily unplug the play 1 from the kitchen and simply plug it back into the living room and change it's use on the Sonos app and away we go - however it seems you must go through the rigmarole of adding BOTH surrounds all over again, holding the power and volume buttons to initialise and waiting for them to connect as if they were brand new and it was a first time install. I am hopeful that I am missing an obvious trick here and there is an easier way?

Why, oh, why does everyone seem to think that cloud based integration is a good thing? It's the worst possible scenario. You have an automation controller and some Sonos boxes right there, possibly in the same room, but we have to communicate through the entire outside world in order for them to talk to each other, and of course not talk at all if the internet connection is down. It's just ridiculous and I have to wonder if companies really understand the amount of backlash against these cloud based systems is growing out there. We, and probably every other automation controller vendor, tell clients to avoid cloud based APIs and use devices that let them maintain control of their own systems. Ask for advice on any automation related forum and experienced people will immediately tell you to avoid cloud based APIs. Maybe my tinfoil hat is too tight, but I can't help but wonder how many of these decisions are based more on data collection driven revenue potential than value for the

Thanks in advance for advice on this guys, this is a bit of a long post but hopefully some of you more familiar with the system can follow along and help! i currently have no Sonos but looking to get set up 1st with a Playbar (only concern is I really feel like an update won't be far away and a little worried ill jump i nat just the wrong time!) with Sub. Also really interested in incorporating my outdoor sound, especially coming into Summer here in Aus and thats where this multi part question comes in. I will be powering 1 maybe 2 pairs (off the house is approx 8mx4m / 23'x13' pergola, then from that a 20x8m/65'x23' area so i may end up with a pair on the house and a pair on the end of the pergola). If not 1/2 pairs then 1/2 single point stereo speakers which I assume will then have the same considerations. It will be mostly for music/radio streaming, but the living area opens onto this so the option of playing tv sound via the player but also grouping with outside would be

Having been let down by a broadband provider, I am exploring whether we can use Sonos to play locally stored music/podcasts over the wifi (using a mesh)...problem seems that the App looks for internet connection...

In the knowledge that I was moving with my family to a new larger property, I have been preparing/researching/saving for several items of audio and AV equipment. One absolute must was a multi-room wireless system. We still have traditional stereo in our office/guest room, and the main system in our 'Snug' has a great stereo and 5.1 system. But, the heart of the house, the kitchen diner, needs music to be readily available, and this means intuitive above sound quality so that my wife actually plays music. Cutting to the chase, I borrowed, one at a time, to demo in situ, a Bluesound Pulse Mini, a Play:3, a Bluesound Pulse and finally (playing as I type) a Play:5. I'd done a lot of reading, and spoken to staff at the shops, and was in no doubt that I would prefer the 'audiophile' sound of the Bluesound, and that the ability to play my high-res files (I have a Pono and a Pioneer N-50 network player) would be the clincher. The only possible thing that might gain some points for the SONO

My boyfriend has recently brought a set of play 1 speakers. At the moment they just sit on the side tables either side of the bed, so I was considering getting him the wall mounts for Christmas. was just looking for people's opinions on them, any problems and whether it is worth the buy?

Hey guys, This isn't normal right? Maybe I screwed up the setup somehow.. I recently brought 2x Play 5 1x Sub 1x Playbar When testing the speakers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqVCPE8_ntE) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ttYSpt8oiw) Front right plays on playbar Center plays on playbar Front left plays on playbar Rear right plays on playbar + play 5 (although very quiet) Rear left plays on playbar + play 5 (although very quiet) Playing via optical out Surely, this isn't meant to be the case?

This has been happening periodically. If I listen to music on the Sonos, I then lose my connection to the TV sound. I have checked the connection with the cable box to make sure it is connected to the digital—it is. I have checked the TV settings and it is set correct also for the optical. I have unplugged the optical cable and playbar for more than 10 minutes—did not work either. WTH?!? Any other ideas as to why and how to fix? Thanks