Spaces & Setups

I’ve scoured the forum and still cannot find a clear answer to this. Most of the very interesting commentary is from pre-S2 threads about a year ago.  I currently use Sonos Amp connected to Episode 8” outdoor ceiling mounted speakers.  Sonos Amp is connected to the router via Cat6.  So which is giving me better sound quality?  Casting via Airplay from the Amazon Music HD app or running directly through the S2 app?I read the consensus from a year ago that casting from the Amazon HD app was not giving even CD quality and that you needed to use the Sonos App. But has S2 and firmware upgrades or upgrades to the integration between Sonos and Amazon Music HD changed anything?  I cannot find any current info as to which app is better to run Amazon from.  To my ears, casting via Airplay using the Amazon HD app sounds better. I really wish the S2 app would give an indication as to what quality it was streaming at.  Thanks!

Hi, i need advice for 3 sonos amp installation. They located one near the other but 1 ethernet socket is available on the wall. For now i added a switch there to connect each one but i prefer a “cleaner” solution.I was reading about the availability of a “daisy chain” solution (7 devices limited) to connect all of them using the secondary ethernet port available. I resume the connection scheme with S(ethernet socket on the wall) where the 3 amps are called A B C, E1 E2 are ethernet ports on the Sonos Amp, and the “----” is an ethernet cable.S ---- A.E1/AE2----B.E1/E2----C.E1In case it’s strongly advocated, we are currently renovating that area, it’s a possible for us to provide 3 ethernet sockets there, so connection scheme will be.S1----AS2----BS3----CApart from the 7 devices limit (we have just 3) are there any other cons about this ? bandwidth ? i know/guess that streaming music does not require gigabit connections...You have any suggestion or comment ?Thank you for your time.  

trying to convert .cda files to mp3, cant find a proper free programany suggestions

Has anyone ordered the Arc from Best Buy? I ordered mine on August 13, and still no info on when this will be delivered. Best Buy customer service unable to get any info.

I have just replaced my playbar with a Sonos arc, so I could play my music from my I pad. But I find that the bass is lacking using the arc.I could add a sub but my room is only 5.4mx3.4m. In size.is it possible to turn the sound down on the sub without effectingthe arc sound level.I find the arc better for tv sound than the playbase.sound was out of sync with the playbase when using a sky q box,  

Having been a happy Sonos user for 15 years, I  would like to suggest you pay more attention to the way the app fine-tunes the volume level in connected zones. It continues to be quite hard to control and after having set all connected zones and changing the level for the group,the relative individual levels seem to mess up again. A topic ready for thorough redesign in your next sprint.Thanks!

Hi, I’m brand new to Sonos having just bought a Beam, a One and a Boost today. I’m intending to set them up tomorrow and after poring through numerous threads in the community I’ve become a bit confused. The house I’m setting them up in has Plusnet 4 mbps broadband with faster broadband not being available in that location. In the room with the router and TV it is adequate for everything I do but elsewhere it is often flaky. I’ve just bought a BT Whole Home mini system to hopefully solve that which I’m also intending to set up tomorrow. The TV is old and has HDMI and optical outputs but not HDMI Arc. What I’m not sure about is how the BT system and the Sonos Boost will co-exist and how to best set them up. I’d been intending to connect the Beam to the TV with the optical adaptor and to the router with ethernet (because I’d read that a wired system is better with poor wifi). I assumed the Boost will also connect to the router with ethernet and similarly the BT Whole Home. Having read ma

When i login to my Sonos.com account it states my 2 Play 3are not compatible with S2 app but they play great no problems. 

Hello. I have two Sonos One - kitchen and study. They have both stopped being recognised by both mobile (iPhone), and laptop (MacBook Pro), apps. Currently they are redundant yet only 16 months old. No reply from Sonos customer care nor the CEO link on the help pages. All other items (Beam; 5 and Play 1’s in living room), working OK. I’d appreciate your thoughts.

Hi team, I have a small study where I work at home and I have a One for listing to music and podcasts.The layout of my study is square, and I can either put the One on a shelf behind me about waist height, in the corner behind me at the same height, or to the right side a little lower.Any ideas on what would be optimal? I’ll obviously have a play around too just wanted to hear people’s experience with a similar setup.

I have a Beam along with a 3rd Gen Sub and one pair of One SL speakers all set-up for TV/Theater audio.  Sounded so great I just bought another pair of One SL speakers as I wanted more coverage in the room. So I now have 4 One SL speakers but cannot get them configured so they all play together for home theater and TV (I don’t use them for music).  I’ve fumbled around with the App for an hour now and see conflicting info on here as well. Is it possible to create a true 5.1 surround system with 4 One SL speakers, a Beam, and a 3rd Gen Sub?  Or did I just waste money on second pair of One SLs that I can’t add to my existing set-up?Thanks!

Is there a way to output iPad Djay 3 to Sonos system?

Hey guys am hoping to buy a turn table shortly and play music off a 5 second gen. Would the WiFi allow the rest of my speakers to pick this up?

Hello! I have got a issue in the last month. The app itself has a lots of bugs. Its slow and so on. And a few times everyday some of my speakers is gone??. But my girlfriend can still se them on her iphone? If a do a router reset it may work for some minutes but after a while its the same? Any solution for this or tips? // David

When I’m watching cable TV, the television goes into idle with a black screen and Bravia logo on the right bottom corner of the television. What is the work around for this ? I’ve tried everything. Seems like I’m not alone as other Sony users have seen this issue. Thanks !  

I have an arc, gen2 sub and two ones as my rear speakers but am considering upgrading to fives if I can get a cleaner, crisper sound on audio tracks. I like the original Bose low mid sound and can’t get the equalizer to make it happen.  Funny enough, I can on the Move. 

I’ve been a Sonos user for a long time now, and though I love the convenience, have also, for a long time, found myself missing the experience of browsing a physical collection, or even using the “tile” view in iTunes to queue up albums.I find the PC app, (and also the mobile apps) quite restrictive in how I can view and sort my collection. In iTunes, I could use the “tile” view to see the cover of many albums at once and scroll through until I found something I wanted to listen to - since moving to an Android phone, I use MusicBee to do a similar job. To browse albums on Sonos’ software shows around 10 albums at once, and the artwork is quite small, and is fixed that way. This is slightly better on a tablet, but still not as good as iTunes/MusicBee. I know it’s possible to to browse by genre too, but by default that seems to browse via artist, not album. It also means that each album can only belong to a single category, so couldn’t, for example, be a part of a list of “Hip Hop” album

I just upgraded to a sonos port and currently have it connected to my Onyko via rca to the CD input. I’m able to play sonos over my main ceiling speakers that are wired to the receiver.  However, i cant get my outdoor wired speakers which are connected to Zone 2 (Note i’m using the wired connetion, not the zone 2 rca outputs).In setup, i set CD to the sonos port and choose analog.  I set CD as the source for Zone 2 and i made sure main and zone 2 are both selected, but no music on zone 2.  Any suggestions?  I’m ordering a digital coax cable to see if that helps.  Any suggestions?

I am thinking if buying a SONY A9G TV.  Presently I have Bravo  55X85OC TV with SONOS playbar connected via HDMI. I have a hearing loss which requires me to use a SONY RF connected via optical cable.   With this set up I am able to hear the the TV broadcast through the headset and my wife can hear the broadcast through the playbar simultaneously. Would I be able to do the same with an A9G TV? I know this is a SONY question but I have been having difficulty contacting SONY.

Hello,I’m new to Sonos system and I want to purchase the Beam entertainment set that includes:1 x Beam1 x Sub2 x One SLAnd I have 2 questions before I proceed with the purchase.1) I want to place SLs in front of and left and right of the beam will Sonos system allow me that or they HAVE to be behind me?My proposal2) In addition to that I want to put two more SLs behind the couch, is that acceptable by the system so you have a “souround” system?  My main question, because I can’t access the app without speakers is, can you add as many as you like in a room and they all work together correctly?

Amps Arcam Alpha 8 & 8PSpeakers Kef Q55Do I purchase a Port and integrate with the Arcams or Amp to just drive the KEF’s. How would I connect the Arcam amps to a Port?

I brought home a sonos arc over the weekend. Hooked it up Saturday to a gen 2 sub and two One SL’s for surround. Everything was ok Saturday night. But, Sunday, it seems my sub has lost its bass significantly when playing music.  I usually keep my sub at 0. But, now I’m having to up that up a little. Anyone else having/had this problem? Thanks. 

We’ve had the Beam / Vizio combination for several months without issue.  Two weeks ago we began noticing audio cut-out every few minutes for a few seconds.Issue does not appear when we use music streaming services through the Beam, only the TV.TV Audio works fine through the TV built-in speakers.The Beam is connected to the TV via HDMI ARC.  I replaced the HDMI cable twice - no change.TV Audio settings:  {Internal} Speakers:  OFF    Volume Leveling:  OFF  Digital Audio Out:  PCM  Analog Audio Out:  FIXEDTV System settings:  Confirmed latest firmware  CEC:  ENABLED  Have done the usual turn on / turn off and unplug / plug in thing multiple times.No joy.  It seems that others here have suffered from the same issue.Help!  

I have a Motorola Z3 Play mobile that has just had a new motherboard fitted as part of a repair. Since then the Sonos S1 App works for a few hours but then keeps closing. I have to uninstall and reinstall daily.Other apps working fine.

I have multiple Sonos accounts (home, office, condo) and would like to have an app for each on my iPhone rather than logging out and then logging in to a different account each time I change locations.  Can I put more than one Sonos app on my iPhone and name them differently?