Speakers

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I've a CD-player (analog line out). How do I connect this to my Sonos speakers play 1 and 5?

I would like to know if there is a way to connect my pair of Play:1's to my Apple Tv or just Tv in general. Im completely lost so detailed instructions would help

Has anyone tried to hardwire their mounted speakers so the cord is behind the wall? Is that kosher?

Hello, I currently have two stereo paired Play:3's on a screened in 3-season room (with roof). We only listen to music in the space. The sound is great but I'd like to improve it even more. I currently have the Play:3's installed in the upper corners of the room diagonal from each other. Not sure if this is the recommended way to have them installed, but it sounds great with the stereo paring. I'm wondering if adding 2 more Play:3's in the other corners would result in noticeably fuller sound. Or is there a different route? Perhaps put the 3's opposite each other on the same wall then add two Play:1's on the opposite wall corners for a sort of home theater style surround sound. I'm willing to spend some money to optimize even though it may be overkill. 🙂 My goal is to optimally fill the room with sound. The room size is 12'x20'. The height of the speakers is 8'6" off the ground. Again it's a screened in porch on 3 sides so the sound isolation is poor.

When will Sonos come out with rechargeable portable wireless weatherproof/outdoor speakers? Want to easily bring them outside when I'm working on my car or in the pool, this would be a long overdue addition to the product line.

After growing so fond of my play 1's for many years, it was hard to do a side by side comparisons against my second gen play 5's. The articulate sounds out of the play 1 in the mid and tweeter (in my opinion) are far superior to that of the play 5's more set back and less bright sound. Then you add the bass, which I love, but even further dampens the uppers of the play 5. This can't be adjusted properly with just the Treble option or by reducing the bass. It needs to be adjusted by Sonos via software update. If I'm not mistaken, they did the same thing to the play 1 a couple years after introduction. The play 1 vocal clarity and instrument clarity is just superior in all aspects IMO. This is especially noticeable with Jazz and acoustic songs.

I have just bought a LG OLED55B7V and I cannot get the remote to work with my Playbar. I have read the guide on SONOS support page but I must be an idiot, because I cannot find the "Device Connecter menu" from the launcher. Do anyone knows where to find this? Is it in the LG TV menu or the SONOS app and where to I find it? I have searched anywhere. Thanks Follow the steps below to configure your LG Magic Remote to work with the PLAYBAR or PLAYBASE: Open up the Device Connector menu from the launcher. Select Soundbar and then the TV port you used to connect the Soundbar, Optical in this case. Select any manufacturer. Select Remote Type 1 and click Next. Select Done

I know there is no line in on the Play:3 to plug it in the Dot but other than that I am not too tech savvy. Are my choices either stick with my Play3 or buy a new bluetooth speaker to pair with the Dot? Is there any way for them to work together? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hi, we have bought four Play 1 speakers for our office. We were told that users could mute the speakers if they needed to answer the phone for instance. Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be entirely true. When a user PAUSES their speaker, it pauses the whole group. So it isn't a mute function at all. We have the speakers grouped, because obviously in an open plan office we wouldn't want four different music streams, and playing the same stream on four ungrouped speakers would sound terrible as they wouldn't be synced. Is there a way around this limitation?

Hi all. First time poster so be gentle with me. ;) I have an R1 and R3 speaker set up wirelessly to my router and I control them through the sonos app on my mobile. Everything has been working flawlessly for the past few months. This week however when listening to the radio it keeps cutting in and out. Streaming music from my mobile is fine. I have rebooted my router and the speakers. A speed test on my Internet connection comes in at 100+ Meg. My gut feeling is that the problem must be internet based. Just asking if anyone else out there has experienced a similar issue or if there is anything else you folks might suggest I try.

I want to pair my playbar with a speaker/s on an opposite wall (8m away). Essentially the purpose is to play music and fill the room with sound but also to watch TV and get sound coming from the front and back of the room. I'm not worried about a surround sound effect. Can I pair with a play3 or play5 ? Are there any disadvantages / problems with doing this? I know that play1's are probably the most appropriate solution but I'm keen to know if the 3 or 5 can work as well? Thank You

It would be interesting to inform you of the policy they use if your equipment is damaged: if it is within two years of warranty they will change it for the existing model at that time. If it is within two and three years the existing model will put it at 50% of the new cost, but as they get the new model with "improvements" and the price much higher, ie if you want to continue listening to a Sonos You have to spend like one you bought 2 and a half years ago. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE STRUCTURED APPLIANCES DO NOT FIX. Well, a very dodgy policy because if I have noticed that the programmed obsolescence is prevalent in Sonos. I was spoiled when I turned 2 years and a couple of months a Play 5

g'day all. i have bought the Sonance SLS LS47 SUB10 System system which comes with a Crown CDi 1000 Amp. I have connected the ZP90 to the balanced input (phoenix connector) from the unbalanced zp90 by cutting the RCA cable and connecting it as instructed by the manual (with jumper cables between the channels and ground). the amp deliver 500w per channel and is feeding 8 sat speakers and 1 sub (4 sat's on one channel + 4 sat's and the sub on the other channel). if the vol control on the amp is turned up more than 65-70% per channel, and i turn the vol control on the sonos over 80% the amp starts to clipp. my questions is, do the ZP90 deliver sufficient gain to this amp? or do i need another pre-amp between the amp and the ZP90? it makes no sense to me that an amp this powerful start to clipp this "early", thus im trying to find out if it could be the output signal from the zp90 which is too weak. any ideas?

Can i use 4 Sonos1's linked together?

Hi, I purchased a play:3 a couple of years ago and the rubber feet have come off. Is there anyway I can get replacement rubber feet?

Yesterday I noticed that some songs I'm sure I've played before on my Sonos have become greyed out and protected. These are all recent iTunes purchases, so shouldn't be affected by the pre-2009 DRM issue. Bizarrely, one album is half protected, half not. Is it a coincidence that I installed iOS8.4 yesterday and signed up to Apple Music free trial? Any suggestions (other than paying Apple more by signing up to iMatch?).

Unable to listen to my 2 x Play 1 rear speakers while watching TV, can you help me ? These speakers are linked to a Play base and Sub

There are many posts and request for a portable or outside speaker on ask.sonos and others for a battery powered Play 1. The Play 1 is plugged in from the bottom with a very flush and tidy fitting power lead. This makes me think and others might agree that a battery pack could be developed that works like a drill battery and plugs into the bottom of the Play 1 - maybe the power lead could also plug into the bottom of the battery pack to recharge in situ so it is seamless in design and can be used whilst recharging or if battery power is low. I would opt for a lithium-ion polymer battery as: Excerpt from wikipedia “The result is a "plastic" cell, which theoretically could be thin, flexible, and manufactured in different shapes, without risk of electrolyte leakage.”

When using my Sonos playbar+play 1+play 1 as a surround mode, it's wonderful, and no lag at all in the sound and playback. I would love to have (hard or easy) access to change settings of my Play:1 (3/5) to give full volume when watching music videos or concerts at my TV, either trough Chromecast or on TV/cable/sat - in TV mode in sonos app. I haven't found an easy way to do this, but disconnecting my two Play:1's as sperate players, bonded as a group.

Hey all. Just want to do a quick intro and comments. I'm new to the Sonos world and wireless audio in general. Had been pretty avid audiophile some years ago and decided to look into some more affordable solutions and getting back into the music/home theater world. Really didn't want to venture back into the ultra "high end" market due to other financial obligations, but still wanted to have ability to purchase superior mid level products. I can honestly say that I am quite impressed with the Sonos product and ease of use. I've had the products for a couple weeks now and I'm completely satisfied. Well, with one exception......I need more product. Anyway, I look forward to diving into this Sonos community. Thanks. Oh I currently have Playbase, Sub, and (4) Play 1's.

I'm new to SONOS. My goal was is to fill my house with area music. While we may use the SONOS for other things as well ... mostly they would be on during waking hours and always playing some kind of background type music. To get the vibe I want, I thought I would need 3 sets of SONOS Play1 ... 6 in total. Living Room / Entry ... Bedroom1, Bedroom2, GuestBath, Kitchen, and Office. My concern is can I (or is this even possible) do the following: - Group LivingRoom / Entry / Kitchen (3 speakers) together to play the same track - Have Both Bedroom2 with its own music - Have Bedroom 1 with its own music - Have Office with same music as Bedroom 2 or its own music - Have GuestBath with its own music Also ... I own most if not all of the music I would want to play. I have a computer with this music on it. Before I go all in and spend lots of $$$ is any of this possible? Thanks in advance SONOS gurus!

See the sub placement adjustment on the iPad controller (on or off). What do the on and off settings do?

I have a Bar, Sub and 2 Play 3s configured together. I've tried using the Sonos network ("WM:0") as well as my wi-fi network. I've tried changing the wireless channel. All to no avail, so at this point, I'm not sure what to try next. The drops happen intermittently with no real pattern and last about 10 seconds. The surround speakers re-join without any action from me. Thank you in advance for any feedback or suggestions!

I am looking to connect wireless satellite speakers in multiple (2 or 3) additional locations in my house. My current system is a Technics surround amp with 5 channel Bose speakers and a subwoofer (not wireless). I have wiFi in the house. Can I get a device that will connect to this amp and generate a wireless signal to wireless speakers? It seems to me there are two places on my amp to which I could connect such a device: 1) the "record out" jacks (which of course is a non-amplified signal, or, 2) the headphone jack which is an amplified signal. is this what your "Connect" product does? Please advise what my options are