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Tips for new Sonos owners

Moderator note:  This article was updated in December 2024. Setting up Sonos for the first time? Here are some tips to get you started. 1. D...
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Grouping & Sonos: Best Practices

Moderator note:  This article was updated in December 2024. Hello everyone!We’ve seen some questions and discussion about room grouping come...
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ivovic
ivovicTrending Lyricist I
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Auxiliary Source With Stereo Pair

Hi everyone, I'm about to pull the trigger on a pair of Play:5s but I have a question about auxiliary inputs with a stereo pair. Forgive my ignorance, since I'm not an owner yet, but when I set up a stereo pair in the app, is the aux input of one speaker pushed to the paired speaker? I'm asking because what I've read tells me that I need an AirPort Express if I want to actually use the Sonos units with AirPlay, and not via the Sonos app... am I right about that, or wrong about everything? I'd ask in a store, but I don't have a stockist nearby, so I'll be ordering online. Thank you very much for your help.

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ivovic
8 years ago
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astrobboyAvid Contributor III
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Positioning of Play:1

I was wondering how directional the sound from the Play:1 is? If I place it on a bookshelf which is against a common wall to my neighbour (in an apartment block), will he get much noise from it if I was to turn the volume up. Obviously I wouldn't have the Play:1 facing the wall, it would be facing the rest of the room, but I am curious. thanks.

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Chris
8 years ago
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Van-GContributor III
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UPA-7 Power Amp Trigger w/ Connect

One of my zones uses a Connect and a 2 channels of a Emotiva UPA-7 power amp to drive NHT Absolute Zero speakers and 10d Sub. The other 5 channels of the UPA-7 are driving my HT 5.1 setup and triggered by the Denon 3312-CI. How can I trigger the UPA-7 when using the Connect zone?

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henContributor I
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ZP90 + Power Amp

Hello all, I'm designing a whole home audio system for my house which is currently under reconstruction. I'd like to go with Sonos. I think it'll be more cost effective than going with a multi-room audio system that they're marketing nowadays. I also am in desperate need of great sound quality and power. I plan to entertain a lot. Because of pitched ceilings, I'm really leaning towards the SpeakerCraft in-ceiling speakers so I can direct the speaker downwards. Some rooms are larger, others are smaller. I have about 8 zones all with two speakers except one which has four. I plan to use 8 individual connects to control each zone individually and/or multiple zones simultaneously. I want separate amps (not a Connect:AMP) that won't break the bank to give me the power Connect:AMP won't. The SpeakerCraft speakers I'm leaning towards are 8 ohms/125W. I'm stuck when it comes to amplifiers. Some say pre-amp + amp for the Connect, others say not necessarily. I would prefer a multi-input/multi-

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baz2963Contributor III
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Sonos Sub (Glossy) scratches ....

Hi, Anyone else getting small swirls, long scratches on their sub.. even using the supplied Sonos cloth ?? Quite disappointed with the finish.

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Belly M
8 years ago
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KemskiTrending Lyricist I
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Play one while camping?

Hi there everyone, 1st post and all that so if this isn't in the right place......sorry I've recently added to my Sonos setup by adding a Playbar and an extra Play one for 5.0 surround sound and the Play 3 is in the bedroom. I used to use the Sonos Bridge when I first got the speakers (1 and 3). Obviously now the bridge is redundant. My question is does the bridge create a wifi network for the Sonos to work from or does it just extend the existing network? If it creates ones would I be able to plug it into power while camping and run my play one off it while camping? Thanks in advance K

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jgatie
8 years ago
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User573051Avid Contributor I
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Sonos Sub Placement

Since I am lacking space, could I put a Sonos Sub, right behind my Play5 (gen 1)? How will it sound? Thanks.

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8 years ago
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harrysmith0Avid Contributor I
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Play 5 2nd Generation Shorter Power Cable

Just got a Play 5 2nd Generation. It has a non-standard adapter. The cable is really long. My power plug is directly behind the place where I want to put the Play 5. Can I buy a shorter Power Cable? I see an option to buy a cable in the Sonos Shop but it does not specify the size.

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Airgetlam
8 years ago
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albireo13Contributor III
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mids + highs of Play1 vs the Play5?

I know the Play5s will give better bass and more volume but, what about the quality of mid-range and the upper end at modest volumes? The Play1s do well in that regard but, how do the Play5s compare to the Play1s? The reason I ask is I am putting together a 2ch music system and can go with Play1s and a sub for bass extension. Otherwise I could go with Play5s and add a sub later, if I find I want to. If the Play1s best the Play5s in the mids and highs I would go that way. Cost is not a big factor. I am selling off my current stereo system which will pay for either way I go. Thx, Rob BTW, my current setup is: Connect for streaming Nuprime IDA8 integrated (100w/ch) ... serving as DAC and amp a pair of Stirling SB-88 speakers

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ratty
8 years ago
Vitor Madeira
Vitor MadeiraTrending Lyricist I
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How to give separate access to my children to the Sonos speakers in their bedrooms?

Is it possible for me to give access to my daughter to be able to control the Play:1 on her bedroom, and to my son to control the other Play:1 that's in his bedroom, while only me would have access to all the Sonos speakers in theentire house? I would like to give access to the children to be able to listen to their music on their tablets and smartphones, but not to the other speakers I have in the living room and in my own bedroom. Thank you.

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8 years ago
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danno_TOContributor I
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Sub with Play:5 Gen2

Hello, I have a large open concept main floor. I just added a Sub and 2 x Play:1 to add surround sound with my existing Playbar. I also have 2 x Play:5 gen2 spaced out on the same floor. When playing music now I feel that the 2x Play:5 units are not putting out as much bass now that the Sub has been added to the system. Is this just my imagination or are the Play:5 units detecting the Sub and handing off more bass duties to the Sub?

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Lyzheng
8 years ago
davvis
davvisTrending Lyricist I
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Turntable cutting in and out.

Just hooked up my turntable/preamp into sonos connect amp. It works fine when the setting are compressed and in and out when uncompressed. I would hate for my system to compress my files. Is there any way to get around this? I would like to get the best sound possible with these speakers. As usual Thanks!

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Chris
8 years ago
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David_255Contributor I
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Power Consumption

On my Sonos 1 there is no 'off' button other than the pause button on top. When not playing does it go into a sleep mode and what is the power consumption when not playing? David Smith.

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8 years ago
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EhlzContributor I
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Physical preset buttons on play units

Hi, i would like you to incorporate say 3 physical buttons on all Play units alowing users to activate presets without having to do it from tablet or phone. Say button 1 on play 5 in kicthen is preset to some radio chanel, button 2 is preset to a Spotify playlist etc.

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Belly M
8 years ago
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EuanJohnstoneContributor I
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Play 1 standby?

Is there anyway to put the play 1 into a standby mode or does this happen automatically? Thanks Euan

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8 years ago
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beynymLocal Superstar
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Five ideas to make Sonos even better

Five ideas / suggestions / wishes: Make Sonos Playlists exportable, importable and editableExtend the Sonos Playlist name character limit from 20 to 50Have the new 5.0 option Universal Search include "Contributing Artists"Eliminate the barrier of 65,000 music library itemsDisplay scrolling long track and album names on controller appsThank you.

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jgatie
8 years ago
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SeriouslyfedupContributor I
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How do I resolve Sonos was unable to add the music folder Reason: The computer "JULIE-PC" cannot be found........ I am getting reallyJulie

How do I resolve Sonos was unable to add the music folder Reason: The computer "JULIE-PC" cannot be found Very fed up Julie

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8 years ago
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EvilerContributor I
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Sonos:Connect - Digital Input

I'm in love with my current SONOS setup, but there is still one device I'd love to connect to my system: my pc. I've tried a Connect to play sound attached to a video (for example from Youtube) through my speakers and while it works, there is a noticable delay (even with all the help settings). If I try the same thing with my Playbar, it works perfectly thanks to the digital input. Isn't it time to release a Connect 2.0? All digital? You have the technology (as proven by the Playbar), it shouldn't be too much problems to put it all together in a new Connect.

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ratty
8 years ago
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Martin_33Contributor I
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i have audiobooks on the iphone 5 can can not play them

Audiobooks

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8 years ago
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James_172Contributor I
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Multiple Play:1 speakers, multiple sources

Am I able to connect multiple speakers to different media sources?  I currently have 1, Play:1 speaker and a bridge but I want to be able to play music through one speaker along with tv audio or other music through another when I buy a second speaker.  Which kind of speaker can i purchase to do this?

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puremorningContributor I
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Connect Sonos to WiFi without Internet

I have a Sonos Play 1, and I only have a mobile internet connection. When I purchased, I also bought a WiFi Router so I could set up the Sonos and play music, but this WiFi network is not connected to the internet as I only have through my phone. I researched but couldn't find a way to stream music from my Apple Music and TuneIn accounts to my Sonos at home. My question is, how can I stream music and radio from my phone to my Sonos with only a internet connection from my phone? Hope this makes sense. Thanks everyone

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ratty
8 years ago
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kaliSerene03Contributor I
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Taking my PLAY:3 to another house for a party?

Is this possible to JUST take my PLAY:3 to another house and it will work? Note: My PLAY:3 currently is connected to other sonos devices in my house. So can i temporally have my PLAY:3 on a different network on ITS OWN?

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8 years ago
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Andrew EllisContributor I
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Setting up SONOS on a dual band network

Simple question really.... I'm about to set up a Play:1 and Play:3 and have a few questions. My router is a dual band Trendnet TEW-818 transmitting 3 networks 2.4 (b/g/n legacy devices) , 2.4 (n only IP Cams) and 5(n/ac modern hi-speed devices). My PC and android device both connect on the 5Ghz network. Now I know that SONOS runs on 2.4 (b/g) but when I'm setting up the system do I have also have to put one of the devices also on the 2.4 network? And once setup will I be able to use the the PC and android on 5Ghz and still control the speakers? My router automatically passes traffic between all the networks, for example on my Android I can see all devices on my network both wired and wireless regardless of network. Thanks in advance.

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twukEnthusiast II
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Occasional loss of grouping

Hi all I've only had my Sonos system for a week or so, but I'm already noticing the very occasional tendency to lose groupings whilst music is playing. The music will continue playing in one zone usually, with the other stopping completely. Is there any known issue? I assume this is not impacted by other network issues as the network is between the players themselves, correct? Everything is otherwise working perfectly, is no reason to suspect a faulty component as yet. Thanks!

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Edward R
8 years ago
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GKTWContributor I
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Alarm Group - Controlling Varying Volumes

When I start up a Zone with an alarm, my Play:1 is at a volume that is way beyond comfortable. Since it is linked in a Zone, it seems there is only one master volume for the alarm in this linked group. I know I can change the level after it turns on, but by then the music is already slamming hard on this Play:1 speaker. I am worried that damage will happen to it in the long run. How can I set the alarm volume lower for this particular Play:1 speaker? For this setup. I do NOT have the option to un-link it and the volume level for the other SONOS devices in this group need to stay where they are. Is there a way I could set a MAX volume setting on a particular speaker?

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