Spaces & Setups

I've been using Sonos for some time now, starting with play:1 and then playbar. I remember being sceptical and expecting to having problems setting up for the first time, but was amazed with the simplicity of the process. It was one of the most user friendly experience I've had, both setting up and using the controller with Spotify and my own library on my server. Room controlling was very straight forward. After recent updates to the controller, both iOS and Android, the whole experience has changed to the worse. I've bought two more play:1 to add to even more rooms. The setup process adding speakers now require me to reinstall the app on my device to get the new speakers/rooms showing up, on every device for each added speaker. The general GUI is now confusing, both choosing which room I want to play, volume settings and, most frustrating; grouping. When choosing rooms to play, I never get the system to respond the first time; I have to choose speakers multiple times. The sluggi

I'm a few months into my Sonos setup, and absolutely love it. Yes, my first (two!) cars didn't cost this much, but I consider it one of the best investments I've ever made. I have 5 zones with a mix of Play:5 and Play:3 speakers, and also using my own speakers -- which is where the trouble is. In my living room, I have a Connect:Amp hooked up to a pair of Polk RTiA1 speakers (http://www.polkaudio.com/products/rtia1). The sound is... disappointing. I should clarify: The sound is spectacular, certainly more sophisticated than from my Play:3 or Play:5 speakers, which already sound great. But it doesn't seem as "powerful" as it should be, for lack of a better word. For one thing, with all zones on the same volume setting, my living room speakers are noticeably quieter than the others. I have to turn up the volume in that room by perhaps 20% to equal the volume being played elsewhere. Also, with the volume set somewhere around 5% maybe, there's not really any music coming out of the s

Two speakers for two kind of music? (do not want to start a war between the pro-Sonos & the pro-Denon, if any here...) Hello, I currently have the Play:1 and the Heos 1 on my desk for listening comparison. I first received the Sonos speaker 'cause I read a lot of good about this little guy and the whole system. Firt I have been impressed with the strengh of this small speaker: sound is precise, the bass are hammering very neatly.... but but but i quickly found that the vocals/trebles were kind of muffled... I have been listening old rock from the 70's or 80 french pop. I was bothered because for the rest, the speaker is really nice. To get the end of it, I ordered a Heos 1 side by side comparison (thks to Spotify app that allows to switch from one speaker to another instantly 🙂 ). Immediately, with the Heos, i found that the trebles/vocals had more room, broader experience. On the contrary, the bass are les punchy. After a little tweking in the app to enhance the bass,

I have been a Sonos user and installer for about 10 years now, and I just have to air this out once and for all --frankly, the user interface of the current phone app (both for android and iphone) is the most poorly designed version yet. I don't wish to offend anyone in Sonos, but I wish to report that all my clients have complained to me about it. It seems that it was created to make it as simple and plain as possible. Well it does, and it also looks very crude. I wish you guys could make a much better and sleek version of it because it doesn't complement the awesome system. Thanks. P.S. You could start with changing the white background.

I’m looking for someone with experience listening to music through a SONOS 5.1 system using PLAY:5’s. The 5.1 system with PLAY:1’s turned all the way up playing tunes sounds awesome, I want to know in what ways the PLAY:5’s would improve the 5.1 music listening experience.

I get the same error every time 😠 (running desktop client on mac osx)...any help is appreciated: '//AlexMBP/Music' is no longer available. The device where the music files are stored may not be powered on, or the path may have changed. Go to Manage > Music Library Settings to check the path name

We bought a house with a Denon receiver and 5 BOSE Built-INvisible amplifiers - we're familiar with the SONOS world and I kept our CONNECT:AMP because I thought it may be helpful here... I'm wondering if I can connect 5 Connects or Connect:AMPs to these wired speakers and rock and roll, there are 14 different sets of BOSE speakers running off of individual volume knobs in various rooms and outdoor spaces... I would hire a specialist, but we live in a small place and there is no one like that for over 100 miles. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

I previously posted this in the 8.0 announcement thread, but I think these comments are important enough to merit their own thread. Most of it is copied, but I have made a few changes. After rolling back to v7.4 on Android via sideloading, my initial rage and frustration have subsided a bit, and hopefully my criticism is much more constructive. I read a comment from Ryan S. that there is no way to roll back the UI, but the team would work to fix any issues that impact user satisfaction. Here are the main issues and some suggestions for quick fixes. Ideally the team would really take the time to do their own research and remodel the interface from the ground up, however these items need to be triaged immediately. 1. Switching rooms Issue: The most obvious way to switch rooms from the now playing screen would be to click on the room name in red. Unfortunately this interface element only allows you to group rooms together. In order to even see the "Rooms" tab, you have to click on

I have in my new appartement speaker cable in the walls, so i want to buy a connect amp and buy some speakers? Someone has advice for what speakers? I have allready two PLAY1's in other rooms

port your IOS controller onto Apple TV, please; allowing display of controller's album art onto a large flat panel

We need an outdoor weather resistant speaker that can play on the patio or by the pool

My vizio remote would work flawlessly for turning the volume up and down and after the latest update it no longer Changes the volume but will still mute it. I tried reconnecting the remote and the volume control still doesn’t work. Anyone have any suggestions?

Limited time offer when buying two Sonos One speakers in the US/UK - $349/£349. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/two-is-better-than-one-get-two-sonos-one-smart-speakers-for-349-300588176.html

Hiya, I have 2 connect amps and wouldn't mind some recommendations for ceiling speakers to accompany them. I would like something that sounds good, but won't break the bank! 2 Speakers for the kitchen 1 speaker for the family bathroom 1 speaker for the ensuite 1 speaker for the dressing room Each speaker will be stereo and 8 ohms. I am based in the UK. Thank you.

The new interface is nearly impossible to use... it doesn't even make sense how it works in relation to the previous interface which was better than good enough. As someone that has thousands of dollars invested in sonos I have to voice my utter disgust for this new app. PLs comment below and lets get Sonos to roll back from this atrocious attempt at an upgrade.

Will SONOS incorporate night sounds for the living room sound bar and sub? That would be a nice touch without so much base and also without going into setting.

Is there a timeline for when Truplay will be supported on the Iphone X? I did a system reset and I'm unable to tune my speakers now.

Does anyone know if there is a way to turn off shuffle and repeat? I looked in the settings but could not find it. It's very annoying that every time I want to listen to an album, I have to go into the player and turn these features off. I would rather be able to set the default to single play and in order. Thanks!

My current setup is a 5.1 with a playbase, sub and two Sonos Ones in my living room. I've decided to add Sonos to a couple of other rooms. One room is an office, the other is my bedroom. I thought about getting two more Sonos Ones, but then considered maybe just moving the current Sonos Ones to those two rooms and purchasing two Play 3s to use as surrounds and music in the living room. Any thoughts on the sound quality of the Play 3s vs the Ones and whether it is worth the additional cost?

I would like to be able to switch between rooms (players) by swiping the screen. I seem to recall that this was possible in an earlier version of the controller app but has since been removed. The current way is a bit cumbersome, even after the latest update.

Dear Community I'd like to play my music through my Denon AVR 2313 via Sonos connect. But I have to play with the volume level set at 70-80% - to be able to hear the music - can that be right? Kind Regards

I've researched many posts on this site and others, and I'm still not sure I understand. I understand the Sonos 5.1 is typically set up with an optical digital cable from the TV's output into the soundbar, right?. But my TV manual says optical digital output is produced in 2-ch stereo when the source is from HDMI, so no go that way. So, why can't I just use the optical digital output from my Yamaha home theater receiver to connect to the soundbar? I see lots of recommendations to use a Sonos Connect, but I just don't understand why I would need one. I really only use 3 sources going into my Yamaha: HDMI from xfinity cable box, HDMI from chromecast (for Netflix), and 3mm-to-RCA audio from my laptop's headphone jack for music (iTunes, spotify, etc). My assumption is... the optical digital output from my Yamaha would send Dolby 5.1 to Sonos when I'm using HDMI sources (xfinity box and chromcast) and would send 2-ch stereo from my laptop headphone jack (and maybe Sonos coverts 2-

WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE VOLUME RAMP UP SLOWING WHILE USING THE ALARM FEATURE

Does anyone else think that Sonos need to look at some kind of bathroom speaker unit. As an electrician I realise that this may cause some problems mainly because of the fact that genarally speaking we are going to all be missing the main ingredient that is somewhere to plug it in, but maybe a low voltage system where a transformer can be remotely plugged in external to the bathroom or maybe just popped up into the ceiling like a lighting transformer would. I also realise that there is the Sonos connect amp but like me I’m sure that most people wouldn’t want to buy new speakers & then have to spend another few hundred pound in order to connect it to the Sonos system & just for good measure throw in some voice activation like Alexa.

Does anyone think it would be good idea to have a system that is WiFi enabled or with the option To use it by Bluetooth if WiFi is not available. We all have these fantastic speakers but what happens if no WiFi it’s just a box or maybe an offline mode possibly using Bluetooth. I realise that one of the selling features is no dropouts like Bluetooth causes due to emails text messages or push notifications but this is for a backup, also what about the market that doesn’t have WiFi not everyone does maybe 90% + I would think but never the less.