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Before I start, I like Sonos a lot - I’ve been using it for more than 15 years and have (too) many speakers, but I’m frustrated with the Controller. Given that Sonos is premium brand and has a price point to match, who thinks the Controller is inadequate and unintuitive, to the point of being, quite frankly, pants, and needs an overhaul? A few examples:Clunky - no buttons - akin to ‘favorites’ or ‘presets’ (on-screen short cut buttons like today’s cell/mobile phones or Hi-fi systems) - to have to search each time you want to play something is time consuming, and ridiculous  No customisation allowed, for example, your own colour scheme/skin, etc.  No customisable sleep timer - one of the oldest complaints and one of the simplest things to have in an app!  Not to forget and bit too ‘buggy’ - e.g. random volume/mute loss of functionality when speakers are part of a group Ads!?I’ll stop there but please share your thoughts, and the pain, on the Sonos Controller/Interface/GUISonos CEO Patri

Hello!I have several Sonos Play:1, some in single mode, some in stereo mode, and some in 5.1 mode with Playbar and Sub. All the devices are connected through Wi-Fi.Some rooms are missing and some stereo configuration are broken in the Android app 14.18; macOS and iPadOS controllers are working, so I think the issue is related to the Android app only. I have already cleaned the cache, deleted all app data and reinstalled the app from the store.Any hint, please?Thanks,Alessandro

Hi what I am attempting to do is stream music through our store’s speakers.  Will the Sonos connect work for this purpose?  The Sonos connect would be plugged in our network switch via a network cable. Then use a PC hooked up to the same network that is located in another part of our building to access Spotify. Hopefully Spotify recognizes the Sonos and allows us to play music from Spotify to our buildings speakers. The speakers are all connected and have 1 x 3.5 mm male end. I plan to use a 3.5 mm female like attached and remove the jacks to expose the wires to connect to the speaker outputs on the Sonos. My only input to the Sonos is the network cable.  Thanks Dan 

I see this feature request, or similar ones, have already been asked for. But the problem still persists. Currently, in order to get TruePlay, you must restore to an iPhone/iPad, so those users having Android are simply ignored (no, borrowing it from neighbours or friends is not a serious option).However, many Sonos devices have mics nowadays: Sonos Roam, One, Move, etc. Why not use that to perform TruePlay calibration of other Sonos devices? This could even improve your sales figures. For example, I’d rather buy a Sonos Roam for my existing ecosystem than an old iPhone via eBay.Are you considering to implement such a thing? If not, please consider. 😉

Hi All,This questions is for those of you that owns both the Sonos Arc and Sonos Beam Gen2 or have been listening to both of them. How big is the difference in sound between the Arch and Beam Gen2. I understand that the Arc has better sound but is there really a big difference?2nd question:Will the sound of Beam Gen2 + Two Sonos Ones in surround be better than a single Arc?

Hello All,I have a camper with two pairs of 4ohm speakers.  Can I hook these 4 speakers (two pairs) that are 4 ohms each up to the new Amp?what would be the watt output when hooking these up?Thanks!  

HiI have an old Bridge and two Connects - Can I trade (upgrade) these products towards one BOOST and get a total of (15% +30% + 30%) 75% off the price?CheersLazza 

First & foremost Im no techy, so a big bear (or is bare ?) with, please.Have had my Sonos set up for at least 8 years (currently running version 14.18 (is that what I’m ‘sposed to say ?!)I have 4 x original SL’s (none of this Alexa malarkey) and a beam of one form or another.My issue is more about the app which I now run off an ASUS laptop (Zenbook, if it helps)So, two points that have been bugging me forever and frankly should have got off my chest years ago - but only now found the time...1...The app slide bars are so faint...it sometimes is just so difficult to see the the slider when looking at what’s on my Queue….and almost impossible to see the top and bottom up/down arrows.I've tried adjusting the lap top screen settings - to no avail and to be honest this has been the case wiith previous p/s’c I've used anyway, so I dont think this is a hardware issue.   So any answers - has this been addressed before...surely it cant be too difficult and wont affect the cosmetics of the di

So I've gone and bought some cheap bits to make Sonos  reach my bathroom at last! I have a speaker in every room including full cinema system, (playbar sub and play 1 surrounds)The speaker is a monitor audio CT165-T2 60/65W I test wired it before I committed to mounting it in my ceiling and to be honest I was hoping for more bass, could this be because it's not in an enclosure/ ceiling and is not using the surrounding ceiling to reverberate the sound or have I wired it wrong or dreading maybe I've got a speaker that needs more power than the amp can put out.ive basically wired it with 2x twin speaker wire and made sure positive to positive and negative to negative on the left and right channels correctly but wondering if there's a trick I'm missing?

Hi everyone,I thought this might be useful for people who plan to ditch their wired surround system for a system such as this.  I went for a Sonos ARC, Sub (Gen 3), and One SLs.  I came from a system consisting of B&W floor stand speakers and center channel, rears and sub coupled with a pretty high end Pioneer AV receiver (I manage to offload it for a decent price on the used market).   I have a 2019 model Sony TV with just a standard ARC connection.  Before getting this system I owned 2 other Sonos products - a pair of Ones stereo paired in a seperate room and the Sonos Roam (to which I think is by far their weakest product).  So here are my thoughts:For movies & TV, I am pretty happy by and large.  Calibrating the system with True Play yields very good results and the general usability of the system is great.  Its also far more attractive than my old bulky set up.  The immersion is great and dialogue is easy to hear even without turning speech enhancement on.  For music, its

After installation, turning, and running everything else available on both the App and my Samsung TV using ARC cable for voice, I can only get a whisper out of the speakers, currently TV volumes is set to 49 out 70 and the speakers still are silent… Room size isn’t a problem, if there a magically solution I’m all for it, if not returning them tomorrow…. Jim

Hi, I have got two nintedo switches in the house and they run wirelessly. I also have my sonos system. The Swithches are furthest from the router in our house and both sit relativly close to a sonos product. The wireless signal is somewhat low for both the swithches so was wondering if I could hook each switch via the eathernet ports on the sonoses. Will this provide a more stable network for the Swithches to run on? 

Is there  anybody out there that can explain to me the  point to buying a Sonos TT Project Debut carbon for $749 when I can buy the Fluance RT85 Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable with the same blue cart and the built in preamp for $599.Also I have been looking at the Victrola carbon stream for $799 which has the selling point that it is wireless and not in need of an RCA jack. Since I plan to use the TT/ Play5 in the same room what advantage am I going to get out of the Victrola.Thanks  

Hi All,After reading all the glowing reviews I ordered the beam gen 2 from Canadian store on march 25th and it's going to be two months now and the order has not been shipped yet . Customer care is utterly clueless about eta sometimes they lie and no one seems to care about the order. Could someone please help me on escalating this ? Talking to customer care feels like shouting into the void.

Hello,Curious to know, I have a Fluance RT84 turntable connected to a Cambridge Audio Alva Solo Moving Magnet Phono Preamplifier connected to a Sonos Five. It sounds great and I get lots of enjoyment listening to various genres of music. The connection from the preamp to the speaker is RCA to 3.5 using a cheap £8 cable. My question is should I buy a more expensive cable? And will I notice any difference in sound quality if I do?Many Thanks Simon 

How hard would it be to make a 7.2 Or at least make some upfiring speakers I have the 5.2 with the sonos 5 as my rear If you added 2 more front speakers and 4 upfiring It would be a dream

First off, when I bought my Sonos One SL everything was fine out of the box with the old phone app.  I loved it so much I bought 3 more, so I have 4 total Sonos One SL systems.  When I was FORCED to upgrade to the new app, all hell broke loose and it’s never been the same.  A quick look at the Google Play Store reviews section for the current Sonos app confirms that MANY people are having DISASTROUSLY TERRIBLE experiences with Sonos now.Originally I bought the system for my wife so she registered it and was the system owner/admin.  When I had her move ownership to me, everything became literally unusable.  The FOUR Sonos systems I own cannot be used at all.It appears you have some kind of heuristics based theft or hardware cloning protection that has kicked in viciously and rendered my products unusable.Possible trigger points:moving ownership to a new account geo-IP location in Eastern Europe 3 of the systems were sold at a U.S. military base exchange so they were “intended” for North

Hi allRecently purchased an iPad mini 6 as my old iPad mini 2 no longer supported any new iOS updates.I have made sure the iPad mini 6 has the latest software updates for itself and the Sonos app but it will not complete the Sonos trueplay procedure for my Arc, play 1’s and sub.The room is completely quiet but it won’t get past the first stage of trueplay due to sound interference yet if I use my iPhone XS trueplay is completed with no issues.Anyone have any ideas why this would be the case.Thanks Jason. 

Hey guys I saw an old thread on here that went unanswered but I could no longer add to it.   So I made a new one to possibly help others who run into this issue!   I often install Sonos equipment in peoples homes and today I faced an issue for the first time with Xfi pods and wireless Sonos zones not appearing after setting them up on your network. I figured out that if you wire a Sonos Boost to the xfi pod and add the boost to your system while connected to the “xfi pod wifi” (just stand close to it during setup), then you should be able to add it to your Sonos account. From that point on you can factory reset your Sonos equipment and add to your network without issues, since a Sonos boost gives off its own dedicated network to all your Sonos equipment. Now all of the Sonos equipment appears on the customers network without any issues. I believe the problem is that the xfi pods give off their “own network” but still have the same name and password. This should technically also work if

Hi,Im moving to a big house in a couple of weeks and im planning to put in a Sonos One in the kitchen and a Sonos Five in the Tv room. The problem is that Sonos Five gen 2 was released 2015 ( 7+ years ) and Sonos One 2017 ( 5+ years ). They are quite old now. Dont you guys think it wise to wait a while for the new ones to be released? Im not in a hurry.

Arrived yesterday. Played with it a bit. Todays a different story. This is a beast over my previous Ones. No question. Sonos hasn’t let me down yet. What’s next? 

We purchased a home that has a fairly new Sonance patio series speaker system (four speakers and subwoofer) already installed and the wiring is already run through a wall and located inside the house.  The previous owners took the amp or whatever they were using with them. I just have the set of four wires (all labeled coming through the wall from the outside speakers). I want to power the speaker system and also be able to stream music. We have high speed internet so we can connect using WiFi signal to the amp/receiver. Which Sonos product or combination of products would be best to accomplish my goal of powering the speakers and stream music to the speakers?  Maybe controlled by the Sonos app?  I am new to Sonos so the easiest and most understandable solution would be greatly appreciated. I can provide photos if helpful.  Thanks!

I’d like to be able to utilize the Sonos app more frequently when working with my Plex music library.Currently, the biggest barrier to doing so is the lack of controls for rating songs that are playing.This functionality exists with the Pandora integration via thumbs up/down.Would you please consider adding such a function to your Plex integration?

Hi All A friend has just taken over a restaurant with a pretty old system in it and i’ve convinced him to take the plunge on some SONOS due to the experience i’ve had with it.You can see from the plan (below) that its a pretty big space.The objective isn’t to create a nightclub, but good sounding background music that can be cranked up a little when needed. Thoughts on having the ONE SLs is that they can create nice ambient sound locally without needing to pump the Play5’s up too hard to cover than area, but with the Play5’s giving decent low-ish frequency throw.Planning to setup a few zones/areas, but the main different is the two ceiling heights of the main area and the lounge area.Thoughts in my head are to use a combination:5x Play5 4x One SL 1x iPod Touch on a mount for controlsWhat do you think? Overkill? Needs more speakers? Note: Black lines through the middle are solid walls