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In terms of usability and speed I think Sonos should take some cues from hue and bring presets (including a widget to trigger them fast) for specific volume setups. I have all my speakers always in one large group, but I depending where I am mainly atm in my appartment I prefer this area to be a specific volume level compared to the others. It’s always the same level, so a press of a button would be the most efficient way to trigger that specific ratio of volumes levels for all speakers for my situation, but I constantly have to go back, open the app, navigate to volume sliders, fiddle with 6 different sliders, and kind of dial in the ratio I like.it’s unpractical. And it could be so much more convenient. I know there a third party apps for it. But that should be a native featute. Waiting for it for years. Pleaaaase do it. Easy feature, huge benefit.

I would like to request a software feature that allows users to quickly switch Era 300 speakers between two configurations:1. Era 300 x2 as a stereo pair for music listening2. Beam / Arc home theater setup with Era 300 x2 as surround speakersMy main use case is music first, movies second.I started with one Era 300 and was very satisfied with the sound. After adding a second Era 300 as a stereo pair, the experience became excellent. For stereo music, the soundstage, impact, and overall sense of scale were much better than expected.However, after adding a Beam and configuring the two Era 300 speakers as surrounds, the experience became less flexible. Dolby Atmos content is enjoyable and the home theater setup works well for movies and Atmos music. But for regular stereo music, the front sound is now mainly handled by the Beam, and the overall impact is lower than when the Era 300 pair was used as the main stereo system.In this setup, I do not always feel that Era 300 speakers are necessa

Hi everyone,I'm relatively new to the Sonos ecosystem and wanted to get some advice on my next upgrade. I managed to piece together my current setup entirely from the secondhand market (mostly from people relocating or upgrading):* **TV Setup:** Beam (Gen 1) + Sub Mini + two One SLs as surrounds* **Music Setup:** Two Play:1s/Ones paired in stereo (placed near the fronts)Since my TV supports eARC, I feel like I'm not getting the most out of my audio with the Beam Gen 1. I mainly watch Netflix, YouTube, and Disney+.While the current setup already sounds great, I have that lingering itch to see if I can make it even better!I’m currently stuck between three upgrade paths: looking for a used Beam (Gen 2 $450), wait for the Beam 3  or saving up for a Sonos Arc/Ultra($1600)Would love to hear your thoughts or experiences! (Side note: I'm based in Singapore, so unfortunately, official Sonos refurbished deals aren't an option for me).Thanks in advance for the help! 

Hi,We are midst renovating a 30s house with 2550mm ceiling height. We have a Sonos Amp and 4 ceiling speakers.Looking for a bit of advice on ceiling speaker locations for the attached plan - trying to figure out what the best option would be and it it's worth running the two pairs at 99 degrees and setting them to Duel Mono mode. It's worth mentioning that there will be a dining table and chairs going inline with the pendant light at the bottom of the plan. Thanks in advance  Pat

I am trying to connect Sonos playbase for the first time and want it ot work wirelessly with Alexa. When we connect via ethernet I can play Amazon music on it . But when I disconnect the Ethernet it does not work . 

Recently I purchased a Sonos Ray soundbar and I’d like to expand the setup. My question is: can I use the soundbar together with a Sonos Era 100 to play a movie? I know the ideal setup would be two Era 100s, but I can’t afford both right now. Would it be possible to have sound playing through both the Ray and a single Era 100 at the same time?

I am in the process of converting a 6 metre x 6 metre garage into a home gym. The floor/walls/roof are all being fully insulated and plaster boarded so audio should be similar to if it was in a room inside a house. I am looking for some guidance as to what Sonos products would be best to prove a good music listening environment whilst training. In my head i was hoping to just have 2 high level speakers on one of the walls about 5 metres apart - possibly Era 100s (and could add a floor sub at a later date), but I am worried they will not be powerful enough for the 36sqm space. I do currently have 2 Sonos fives connected to a record player in a 10sqm study so could move these into the gym and replace those with era 100s. I was hoping someone out there may have had to fill a similar size area and could offer some insight 

My home is prewired for a multi zone listening system with in wall and ceiling speakers. I want a very simple system to stream music and support a Bluetooth turntable. I’m budget conscious and want to build out in phases. Can Sonos work for this?

Hi everyone, I've searched through various topics but I don't think I've found anything. Basically, I first bought two Era 100s and put them in the same room, and with Alexa everything worked perfectly, including the thing I'm interested in: raising and lowering the volume globally with Alexa. The same goes for the physical slider on the speakers... basically, everything perfect. Then I added the third Era 100, but this time I created two rooms: the first with the two Era 100s in stereo, and the second with the single Era 100. Then I grouped them into a group... from now on, after countless attempts, with Alexa I CANNOT make the group volume increase or decrease in unison. Do you have any idea how to fix it? Thanks.

I know this has been brought up before, but a while ago. Wanted to show some support for it again.I have Sonos Speakers, which I love, and I’m starting out with my more privacy-focused smart home through Home Assistant. Sonos Voice Control was been really helpful on the privacy front! Having another privacy-focused option as the voice assistant would be great! I can control an Alexa and a Google Assistant smart home, so why not Home Assistant as well?Thank you!

Solution:Sonos needs Handshake. Check HDMI kabels. Give extra pushPull all power from sonos Arc and TVWait 1 minutePut in TV PowerplugPut in Arc PowerplugStart TVARC Will start by itself. Start Sonos appShould give TV and HDMISucces

I am just now seeing that so many other SONOS users are having the same issue as we are, Amazon Music Stations have just stopped working with some random error. Has anyone had any update from SONOS on this?  

After months of researching a smart speaker system that sounds good, pulled the trigger on Sonos Era 100, only to find myself facing the issues that have been plaguing this community for several years now - Voice assistant is WAY TOO LOUD responding during music.This is what happens when I use the voice assistant -Me: Hey Sonos, what is the weather?Sonos: **Responds in the right volume I expect**Me: Play a songSonos: **Acknowledges with the right volume. Starts playing a song at the right volume**Me: Play a different song songSonos: **Acknowledges with VERY LOUD assistant volume**Tried various different options including reducing the volume when assistant is speaking (which obviously doesn’t work btw) before reaching out to customer care.Issue with customer care or the product team is that they know that this issue exists and do nothing to fix it (like forums from 3 years ago and no fixes, seriously?). Customer care even fought back with me saying that this is not even considered an is

It’s been over a year and app still has the same small view of material playing. The app is designed for an iPad, but it got a view that seems like it was designed for an iPhone. Why?  It used to be a large screen format, but that changed over a year ago now we have this itty bitty screen. Seems it’s still small so that’s why I went and downloaded SonosPad, much better. Large screen, plenty of screen to see everything at once. Sonos should look at that application, as it’s what Sonos should have done. 

I've owned a Sonos Amp for a few years - hooked up to a turntable and via eARC for surround, running passive L/R speakers, 3rd party sub, and One SLs as surrounds. I would love to be able to complete the set up with a centre speaker, and since its not possible to connect a passive, I feel like the ability to add a sonos speaker (Ray, Beam, Era etc.) as a dedicated centre channel would be incredible. Unfortunately it seems this isn't possible currently (?), so I like to make a feature request to be able to pair an additional sonos speaker to a Sonos Amp as a dedicated centre channel (I would picture this being similar to set up as setting up surrounds with the Amp).Thanks!

Did a search but everything that came up related to using Airplay. Just interested in seeing if SONOS has or intends on developing a SONOS app like on my iPhone, iPad etc. for the Apple TV? It would be awesome to have that! 

Hi everyone,I’d like to raise (again) a feature request that has come up in several threads already, because it significantly affects the listening experience for people using Sonos home theater systems as their primary music system.My setup is an Arc Ultra with Sub and Era 300 surrounds. For movies and Atmos content, the system is excellent. However, the experience when listening to stereo sources over HDMI (YouTube, Spotify via PlayStation, TV apps, etc.) is honestly extremely disappointing.When the system receives Stereo PCM 2.0, only the soundbar plays while the rear speakers remain silent. Sonos currently does not provide an option to duplicate or upmix stereo channels to the surrounds for TV sources.This means that a multi-speaker system that costs several thousand dollars ends up behaving like a single soundbar for a huge amount of everyday content.What makes this especially frustrating is that Sonos already supports something very similar for music played inside the Sonos ecosy

Honest not sure if this is a Sonos issue or Google issue or both.  After adding Sonos with Voice Match for my account, my partner goes into add Voice Match but it says there are no devices available. She can see the speakers in our Home but they are not appearing as eligible for voice match. She does however see a bunch of old versions of these speakers. does she need to add Sonos speakers herself as works with Google? Do I need to somehow share the speakers as available for voice match? 

There are old articles on here about the Roam having issues with the wireless charger and not maintaining charge. My Roam 2 is only a few months old and I assumed buying the charging bundle was the way to go.After all these years, why on EARTH have they not figured out the wireless charging bug that even Google search says is a known bug?!There should never be a situation where the speaker could sit on the wireless charging base and end up in a state where it will die and be inoperable until you physically plug in a USBC cable. It's wild this is allowed to still be an issue. 

Suggestions for Sonos home theater system for 13' x13' room with 65 in tv

Hi , I have just purchased 2 era 300 speakers and I have a play bar what is the best soundbar I should upgrade to get the best sound for mainly listening to music . thank you . 

There is a service notice about this posted now by Sonos now under Support, and it has been discussed in the “Update on the problems with Google automation routines” thread, but it deserves its own topic.A couple of days ago Sonos speakers using Google Assistant stopped responding to any media playback commands from Google, including Play, Stop, Set volume etc., although basic Google Assistant commands like “Time?” and “Weather?” were still working. Only Google was affected - Alexa, Home Assistant and other services could still perform those functions through the Sonos api. So either Google has their own api, or Google was being specifically blocked.Sonos suggests removing and re-adding Google Assistant from the speakers as the solution, but if you expect that to be less than straightforward, you’re not wrong. My Sonos app on Android successfully removed Google Assistant, but as others have been reporting for 5 months now, it could not re-add Google Assistant, getting stuck in a “No Co

I am using a stereo pair of Era 100 speakers and wanted to ask if Sonos would consider enabling native Chromecast and Gemini support on its speakers.Native Chromecast support would allow users to cast audio directly from any app that supports casting, without relying on individual app integrations or the Sonos app to initiate playback. This aligns closely with how many users already consume music, podcasts, radio, and streaming content across Android and Google TV ecosystems.Gemini integration would further position Sonos speakers as everyday smart speakers, extending their role beyond music to voice assistance and home interactions. This would increase long-term reliance on Sonos hardware rather than limiting usage primarily to music playback.From a practical and adoption point of view, this could: Lower the learning curve for new users Improve interoperability in mixed Android, Google TV, and Sonos households Remove a common purchase hesitation where casting is expected as a base

Hi Sonos Community,I recently adquired the Sonos Arc Ultra, and I’m absolutely loving it. It sounds phenomenal and easily fills my open-concept living area (about 50sqm).I’m now looking to expand my system and I have a specific scenario in mind. I’d like to achieve two things with my next purchase: Improve the surround sound experience by adding two rear speakers. Versatility for outdoor use: My living room opens up to a porch and garden. I’d love for these rear speakers to be portable enough so I can take one (or both) outside to act as a multi-room setup during BBQs, while maintaining great stereo quality. My questions for the experts: Is it possible—or even recommended—to use portable speakers (like the Move 2) as surrounds and then "unpair" them frequently to take them outside? If I go with Era 100s or Era 300s, how tedious is the process of removing them from the Home Theater setup to use them as a stereo pair elsewhere? What would be the best configuration to get high-quali

 I have two Sonos Five speakers (a stereo pair), and I'd like to improve the stereo sound in my large room (50 sq m). Which is better to add to the system: the Sonos ERA 300 (with Dolby Atmos) (a stereo pair) or the ERA 100 (a stereo pair), and what sound loss might there be? The main speakers will be the Sonos Five.