Spaces & Setups

I know versions of this question may have been asked before, but I have a Playbar and just added two Ones and also just bought a new TV and was excited about having surround sound, but then realized that I just have stereo sound instead. Is there a TV that will push Dolby Digital to the Playbar through the digital optical cable - OR - is there an adapter I can get that - without noticeable loss in sound quality - can get my new TV (TCL Roku) to push Dolby Digital to the Playbar? Like maybe an adapted that goes from the digital optical cable to HDMI into the TV? Really blown away that this is something I now have to worry about with how much money I’ve spent with Sonos. 

Im going to by a Sonos Beam and have a question about connection and control of sound via Virgin remote.   I have an old Philips TV that does have an HDMI/RC port but my Virgin box is connected to this and doesnt work in any of the other HDMI ports. I control the Tivo box and volume via the Virgin remote.If i connect my new Beam via the Digital audio out will i lso be able to control the Beams volume using the same remote? Thanks for any help  

Hello; I’m also getting the same message, Sonos no longer supported on my Samsung Galaxy Android OS. I read others with this problem have version 4, but I have version 5.1.1 OS, and I’ve had this device about a year. How can my OS be obsolete already?? Advice please!! Thanks. Stef 11

Music library on Google Drive - is it possible and how?I would like to place my music on Google Drive and access it from Sonos app, but how do i address the music folder on my Google Drive in the app?

Good morning I’ver been a Sonos user for a long time, initially to allow my to play my CD collection from my hard drive. I now have Sonos in 8 rooms and use it with my Spotify and Apple Music services, but I would like to create a separate Sonos set up, to run in parallel with my existing installation, that would JUST play music from my hard drive. I would like to use a much earlier version of the desktop controller, perhaps on it’s own dedicated computer, and not have it nag me to upgrade every time I use it. Initially I would be happy to use this in one room only.   Can anyone advise me on what would be involved in achieving this goal?  TIA Milt

Hello all,    This drives me absolutely crazy and I don’t know why I am having this issue or how to fix it. So in my living room I have a full 5.1 set up - I have a beam, the sub, and stereo paired L and R Sono’s ones.    I have the beam plugged in via HDMI/ARC to my tv. On tv itself I have my settings set to bitstream for the HDMI audio format and then the audio format set to Dolby Digital. However whenever I check the audio in on my beam on the settings within the Sonos app it says Dolby Digital 2.0. What gives?   When I stream digital movies via the vudo tv app I check to make sure they are Dolby Digital Now I do hear sound out of the stereo pair speakers and the sub is producing bass for scenes but I dont understand why my app doesn't show 5.1.   then however when I watch something stupid on cable that I am sure isn’t 5.1 it tends to show it (I also have my cable provider settings set up as well.)   So basically I am just curious if anyone can help me on my it says 2.0 when it shou

Is there a way to adjust the Bass on MOVE? 

From pure sound quality point, which would be better? Naim Qb (2nd Gen) vs. Kef LSX vs. Play 5 Stereo Paired. For the price, these are relatively similar range.  Both Qb 2 and Kef LSX have top class metacritic reviews.   Here I am purely interested in sound quality comparison when same source (non-Hires) are played. 

One of my Play5's quit working while playing and the light is out. I rebooted the system, unplugged and re-plugged. I even swapped locations and chords with my other Play5 that is still working. No dice. Light is out. I think it is broken. Please help.

This topic is fairly old and might not have the most up to date information. Please click here to see a list of more topics around the same subject. I was given a Sonos One. I want to use it like a bluetooth speaker connected to my phone and my computer. I don't see any instruction for this - all I see is to connect it to Pandora or other streaming services. Can I use the speaker like a bluetooth speaker with my phone and computer?

I have an old Droid Turbo. A Sonos notification popped up yesterday stating "Stopping the service may affect Sonos homescreen widgets.". And a link to Stop Service.  There was an update, which I have now installed, but the notification remains. I can't clear it.  I restarted my phone. Still there.Anyone know why it's there and how to clear it..?  I didn't generate it.Thanks!   

Does any one know the type and size of screws that secure the beam to the wall mount from the bottom of the mount?  I just found out today (after the beam fell off the mount)  that the electrician who installed the beam about 6 months ago did not secure the beam to the mount.  I threw away the box many moons ago. 

How do I select to play all songs by an artist or composer? Currently, Sonos seems to limit me to only playing the Artist's/Composer's songs by album or individual song.

Alright, not sure if anyone but me wants to do this, but I want to be able to turn off my Beam and paired Ones. I do not always need surround sound. Is it possible to turn the Beam and Ones off, and just use the factory TV speakers?

Is there really no way to turn off the Beam without unplugging it and then having to set it up again?  Is it sucking power/energy when it isn’t in use?   I just bought the Beam but will return it if the answer to this  - it can’t be switched off and is drawing energy when not in use.  What kind of product manufacturer designs something without an on/off button?!?

I can play music on my play:1 system but not the connect - it has disappeared.  My phone can connect to and play on both systems.  There were no problems before Catalina.  I uninstalled and reinstalled the Mac app.

I have an iPod Touch.  Can the music files on the iPod be connected/played on a Sonos system?  How would I go about connecting the iPod Touch to a Sonos system?

Every time I turn on the Apple TV, the audio output defaults to ‘HDMI’ which is the Apple TV itself. I have to switch it to Sonus every time. This is annoying. Does anyone know how to get the apple TV to automatically default to Sonos for audio output?

This is terrible, surely there is some solution here?TV is a Philips 65PUS7303/12 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Android Smart TV , and it's set up with a Sonos Playbar, Sonos Sub and x2 Play Ones.I'm now in a situation where seemingly my TV is putting out better sound that the 2000 euro Sonos set up. Will something like this work?https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extractor-Support-TOSLINK-Optical-1-HDMI-4K/dp/B06XFZXTYW/ref=pd_sbs_504_3/257-5953424-6042842?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B06XFZXTYW&pd_rd_r=94e64acb-0e5e-44a6-b282-1bb153f122d5&pd_rd_w=HxgJp&pd_rd_wg=GjOmS&pf_rd_p=cc188cba-1892-42b3-956f-6c67d0ab7a00&pf_rd_r=586C298S0NJW05Y9J1JW&psc=1&refRID=586C298S0NJW05Y9J1JW

Are you able to connect your turntable to the Sonos Amp ‘line in’ input and play music from vinyl to either a play 1,3 or 5 that is on your wireless network.  Vic

Just wondering if the Sonos One SL without microphone is really better than Play 1 in terms of sound and functionality other than making the controls more aesthetic and being Airplay ready? Are there any real upgrades in performance for playing regular music. Play 1st are now on sale in many locations.  

Is there a way to quickly list the most recently added albums to the local library?

I have just run the v10.2 update and aside from it completely messing up the integration and control between Sonos, Spotify and Alexa which i've now sorted after 2 hours of trying to put back to how it was. The option to turn off the wake chime seems to have now disappeared from the Sonos app, has this function now been removed? MJ

Hello all - wondering if its possible to use a Beam with a TV that has not HDMI Arc or Optical Digital output?

Hello All,   I’m considering adding a Sonos to my existing system to add more sound to a back bedroom.  The existing system has newer Denon receiver, two floor speakers + center channel, Audio Technica PL-120 with preamp. Plus numerous other things connected to the receiver like TV, PS3, cable box, etc.  Definitely an old school traditional setup for the most part.   So the super basic question is...what do I need to add to get that single Sonos speaker going?  Port?  Connect 5?  I don’t want to bypass my current setup and have the record player go directly to the Sonos.  I might consider for the future going all Sonos and losing the current speakers but that would still entail using the receiver, right?     I’m definitely lost with all this and unable to connect the dots by just reading others posts.  Any help will be greatly appreciated!   Thank you   Todd