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I am planning to buy a Sonos 5 and am going to use it dedicatedly for music. However, my concern is about its reliability in terms of hardware and software. I have read several reviews where people complained that the Sonos 5 stopped working abruptly within 6 months or 1 year, and after that there was no resolution. Now those speakers are just like heavy paperweights. And this is not just one person writing this; there are several comments from multiple customers reporting such issues. If someone is spending such a big amount of money, at least they expect the product to last for years. Hence, need genuine suggestions before buying a Sonos 5.

I can’t for the life of me work out how to reorder my Favorites on the Sonos home screen. Can someone please advise?I’ve tried tapping and holding, tapping into “Stations” and tapping “Edit”, but while there are options to remove, I don’t see any way to reorder.Must be missing something obvious.Thanks!  

Given that Apple is dropping support for Intel based app later this year is there a plan to provide an apple silicon version of the Sonos app for OS X and if so is there an expected release date?

As it stands Sonos hasn't been programmed to accept Gemini. Here's why. The Sonos app is design to communicate with the Google assistant app. Gemini is a separate app. The sonos app attempts to open the Google assistant app only. If you've switched to Gemini, your Sonos devices won't accept your new AI assistant. 

The title says it all. Many other apps show the position within the file (timestamp) in a large font in the center of the screen while you are scrubbing (dragging the position slider). The reason this is needed is often you will want to drag to skip the first three minutes of a podcast, but your thumb blocks the time stamp. 

i updated my MacOS app this morning and it stopped connecting to my Sonos system. My android phone app, my Wifi and Sonos speakers were working just fine so the problem had to be on the Mac itself. Here’s a fix that sorted it - had to resort to Gemini to find this. Am putting it down here for the rest of communityThis is a very common headache with macOS 15. Because your Android app connects without a problem, we know your Sonos speakers and Wi-Fi network are working perfectly.The issue is entirely isolated to how your MacBook Air is managing network permissions for the desktop app.Here are the steps to fix it, ordered from the most likely culprit to the most thorough:1. Toggle the "Local Network" Permission (The Most Common Fix)macOS has a strict security feature that blocks apps from communicating with devices on your local Wi-Fi. Even if the permission toggle looks like it's already enabled, macOS updates notoriously cause this setting to "silently fail." You usually just have to wa

I'd like to know what the result is of the communities multiple requests for Home Assistant Voice integration, is it in the planning or denied?. ​@Sotiris C.  ​@Corry P I would readily jump away from google assistant if Home Assistant was supported on Sonos. Just being able to use existing hardware i already have in my home with home assistant and a local llm is a game changer. People want their privacy Sonos. The only reason i dont use Sonos Voice Control is due to it not having access to my lights/home it only controls the sonos environment, This is such a huge limitation. Sure there is a niche amount of users using home assistant.. which is only because we first had google assistant & Google Home… but that is going to change.. google is pushing its llm which i can personally say i dont want. Stick it to em enable home assistant and let the users enjoy sonos again.

I think it would be great if Sonos made a proper PC soundbar with multi noise cancelling microphones. There is the Sonos Ray but this is really not a proper PC soundbar as it only has an optical-in and no way to sync PC audio. My ideal Sonos PC soundbar would be:Max 40cm wide as it needs to fit easily under any monitor Have speakerphone capability with multi-noise canceling microphones Have physical or haptic buttons on the top (vol +/-, mute, play/pause) No LEDs or the ability to turn off any LEDs Have only one input cable (USB-C for power and audio, the soundbar should have a built -in sound card and the power supply would allow pass-through data, this should allow just one connection at the back).If Sonos built this I would buy it in a second as good PC soundbars with microphones do not exist and especially now that WFH is a thing, I believe this would sell incredibly well.

Hi everyone,I’m looking for some feedback from the community to confirm my future Sonos setup in my open-space living room. Please find the detailed layout attached (image_3.png).Here is my current layout on the plan:Top: My sofa facing the bottom wall.Bottom center: The TV stand and television.Left (near the window): My desk area and office chair.Yellow Dots: I have marked yellow dots on the plan to show the exact locations of my available power outlets.My needs:1 Home Cinema: Getting a great immersive experience when sitting on the sofa watching TV.2 Desk Area: I listen to streaming radio all day long while working at my desk.The hardware I selected:I'm planning to get the following setup: 1x Sonos Beam (Gen 2) under the TV, 1x Sonos Sub Mini for the bass, and 2x Sonos Era 100 as rear surrounds on each side of the sofa (which means the left surround speaker will be right next to my desk).My questions to confirm this setup:1 Radio Management at the Desk: Can you confirm that the Sonos

Hi everyone, Apologies if this has been answered somewhere already. I’ve read a bunch of related posts and feel like I’m still not sure if what I’m hoping for is possible (or if my idea is the best solution).  I have an existing surround sound setup with my tv - Beam connected to tv via HDMI cable, which is then grouped to two Era 100s. I am hoping to add my turntable (with built-in phono preamp) into the mix to play out of those 3 speakers (and a separate Sonos One in my bedroom) without adding any more speakers.  It seems like that should be possible by connecting a Port to the turntable. But will I be able to use the Beam and 2 Era 100s for both listening to music on the turntable, and for watching tv (not at the same time)? Some posts have brought up latency issues/tv audio no longer lining up with the picture. But will that happen if the tv isn’t connected to Port, though the Beam and Era 100s would be? Can I even pull off this setup, essentially having two separate sources (the t

I ended up with my Era-300s sitting behind an inch high trim piece, didn't hurt the sound but didn't look great. As the stands here would be out of sight appearance wasn't a big problem, short, sturdy and a solid mount were though.Looked at a number on Amazon and picked inexpensive ones, pretty quick delivery from Nancheng, CN but they are very well  made and attractive. Several similar ones are available at varying prices and delivery speed.The ones I bought: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FW7Y29ZKConsidered: (Comments are for my space)Look similar, cost more: https://www.amazon.com/HeyMoonTong-Acrylic-Table-Wireless-Speaker/dp/B0C4HJ3P95/ref=sr_1_4Nice but too tall: https://www.amazon.com/Wooden-Desktop-Speaker-Compatible-Decorations/dp/B0CJRKKBC3/ref=sr_1_3Too short: https://www.amazon.com/lmrwTO-Desktop-Speaker-Compatible-Management/dp/B0GYRJL4Q6/ref=sr_1_5_sspaNice, screw mounts too:https://www.amazon.com/Flexson-Stand-Sonos-Black-Single/dp/B0D2RXKGBC/ref=sr_1_8 Not what I was lookin

Bonjour , Un petit appel a l’aide :) Totalement débutant la dedans .. J’aimerais pour mon salon environ 30m2 prendre la barre de son arc ULTRA , Couplé a 2 enceintes SONOS 100 ERA derrière mon canapé , ( Uniquement pour film / série de temps en temps ) Largement suffisant ? J’hésite clairement pour le caisson donc j’aimerais des avis la dessus ..  De plus a l’étage chambre également 30m2 j’aimerais des enceintes pour uniquement la musique ( Spotify ) vous me conseillez plutot 2 ERA 100  ou 1 ERA 300 ? Merci beaucoup !  Moderator Note: Translation by Google Translate- Hello—a quick call for help! :)I’m a complete beginner when it comes to this stuff...For my living room (approx. 30 m²), I’d like to get the Arc soundbar, paired with two Era 100 speakers placed behind my sofa. (I’ll be using this solely for movies and TV series, just occasionally.) Would that be more than enough? I’m really torn about whether or not to get the subwoofer, so I’d love to hear some opinions on that.Additiona

I’ve had Apple App Store app version 8.5.012 since the day it was available.I have not yet received the feature to disable SonosNet.When will the rollout of the feature to disable SonosNet be complete?Others mentioned some ways to “force” the feature to appear, and I’ve tried them all multiple times. It’s now June 5, and I still don’t have the feature. I’ve got a Beam with surrounds, and I’ve had an ethernet cable dangling right behind it ready to plug in for YEARS.

Hi everyone,I’m trying to decide between the Era 100s and Era 300s for my theater room to pair with a Arc Ultra and likely a sub under my sectional, was hoping to get some feedback on my setup.As the attached image shows, the TV is across from the longer side of the sectional, and there are two windows directly behind the couch. The picture doesn’t really show it, but the windows are recessed about 10 inches. The black boxes behind the sectional on the window sill at ear level are where I’d ideally like to place the speakers.My thought was to use the window sills since there’s enough room for either setup. The speakers would have roughly 2–4 inches of space behind them, about 10 inches on each side if I went with the Era 300s (and even more space with the Era 100s), plus plenty of room above them. The sill height lines up almost perfectly with ear level, and the sectional sits directly against the wall.Given this layout, do you think the Era 100s or Era 300s would work better? One thin

Hi All, If anyone could advise please. I am very interested in improving home cinema for the lounge. Torn between beam and arc ultra.My lounge is 8.32 meter length, 3.76 metre width. I sit width ways facing tv (so just under 3.76 meter to where sound bars will be).As the room is long so I have large windows about 2 meter to the right of sofa and French doors about 5 meter to right of me.I do not need major base and im cautious about blasting the neighbour with noise so I don't think I will got beyond 50-60% volumeDoes anyone have experience with this layout. I am concerned the psycoacoustic and immersion will be lost due to distance French doors and the sound will not be good. Also anyone had lip sync issues with beam or ultra? Planning to get new tv this year but I hear hicense or tcl have hand shake issues to. May go lg or sony but any feed back on lip sync would be appreciated. Thank you

How do we shuffle our Apple Music library songs on our ERA 100s or ERA 300s?

Hi, I have issues with the alarm settings on Android that made it frustrating to use.- Even when select "Include Grouped Rooms", the music does not play on all speakers (sometimes only the one selected, sometimes 2 out of 3).- When leaving the Alarm menu with the "X" button, the alert message "Your changes have not been saved" is displayed even when no changes were made. It makes it an extra step when just checking the current parameters of the alarm without applying any change.- On the other hand, when leaving the alarm by sliding down, the alert message is never displayed making it confusing if the changes were saved or not.Thanks!

I have been audiophile all my life and I just want to say this is by far the best speaker I have ever owned. Having default settings on 0 treble and 0 bass with loudness turned on with truplay activated. This is all you need once again thanks sonos and the team for creating something out of this world 

As the title suggest, what’s the best pipe organ to get that fat juicy 20Hz response? 

I have a Dining Room/Kitchen room, and open to that is the adjacent Living Room. Currently I have two Sonos Ones paired with an original Sub. I have ordered a Beam 2/mini-sub/2 Era 100’s for the Living Room, which is where the TV is. It is sad that Sonos does not let me share the Sub with Both rooms, but what are you going to do? My guess is that the original room DR/K, which is where I play music from Spotfiy, would benefit most from the Era 100s. If that were true, then I would make that room with the Era 100s and the original Sub. The Beam, for the TV room, would be paired with the mini-Sub and the Ones. Do you think this is sound reasoning? Finally, would it ever be a good idea, musically, to play music to both rooms simultaneously? Each room is about 12’ x 12’

With Android phones moving to Gemini, this change interferes with using Google Assistant on Sonos devices. If Google Assistant is not already set up on Sonos, the setup process now redirects to Gemini, making it impossible to connect GA to Sonos. For those who have GA already activated, enabling Gemini on the phone causes GA on Sonos to respond with a connection issue, rendering it unusable. This creates a difficult choice for users either stop using GA on Sonos or avoid switching to Gemini on their phones. Given that GA is likely to be fully replaced by Gemini in the near future, how does Sonos plan to address this transition and ensure continued voice assistant functionality on its devices?  

Is it just me, or is anyone else a bit underwhelmed by how the new Play speaker sounds, especially muddy mids? This could just be my expectation vs. ….It doesn’t sound bad, it just doesn’t sound $279-ish good. I’ll always remember how great the first listen of my Arc/SL 100s/Sub3 was, now updated with a pair of Era 300s; and still is!Other considerations:The build quality is excellent It was super easy to set up I’m listening via wifi with lossless codec from AppleMusic Auto True-play does very little, if anything It would be nice if Sonos would engineer a multi-band EQ, like every other modern speaker on the market ...instead of relegating us to the bass/treble only I’ll definitely give it a week, but like with the Beam and Ray my first impression seems to be the one that sticks. Both of those items were returned.

Songs downloaded on my iPhone, I was previously able to play on all Sonos speakers. Now AirPlay to Sonos One is not communicating with the other connect amps

 Why is Bluetooth stereo pairing still not possible with two Roam SLs?I recently contacted Sonos Support and was told this feature might eventually be added through a future update. Honestly, I really hope Sonos listens to the community on this one.The Roam SL is almost the PERFECT portable speaker:compact lightweight great sound easy to travel withBut there’s one huge missing feature:👉 Using TWO Roam SLs as a true stereo pair in Bluetooth mode.Right now, stereo pairing only works over Wi-Fi inside the Sonos ecosystem. But when traveling, hiking, staying in hotels, going to the beach, camping, or simply listening outdoors, Wi-Fi is often unavailable or inconvenient.Imagine how amazing this would be:put two Roam SLs in a backpack connect directly via Bluetooth enjoy real left/right stereo sound anywhereMany other portable speaker brands already support Bluetooth stereo pairing, so it feels like the hardware should absolutely be capable of it.This would make the Roam SL one of the BEST

Bonsoir je n'arrive pas à paramétrer ma ville sur mon enceinte sonos era 300 pour les prévisions météo.Merci pour votre aide