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RichardBennett
Contributor I
October 27, 2024
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Latest updates for each Sonos products

Hi, I have a number of Sonos Playbars (5) around the house, several Connect Amps and 1 Sonos Arc but because the Connect Amps are hardly used, I turn the power off to them, especially overnight, but because of this, I’m worried these devices (which aren’t left on all the time, especially the Connect Amps) aren’t being updated with the latest Sonos updates.  So, in short, how can I determine if each of my Sonos devices has the latest updates, or otherwise?

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Lead Maestro
October 27, 2024

Go in the app and System Updates / Check for Updates, it will update any players that missed one.

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Airgetlam
Airgetlam
October 28, 2024

The challenge with those type of numbers are that there is no ‘standard’, IMHO, so publishing a ‘maximum wattage’ or RMS is just marketing hype, if it’s even possible. What you’re asking for is slightly more precise, but still so variable that it has essentially very little meaning. 

Bruce
    Stanley_4
    Stanley_4
    Grand Maestro
    October 28, 2024

    Support, as in the third link from the left on every forum page.

    With search terms added:  https://support.sonos.com/en-us/search?q=power+use

    The rated maximum is shown on the speaker’s data plate but that is pretty worthless as you’d likely never see that unless you were trying to blow one up.

    You can see your speaker’s power usage with a simple Kill-A-Watt type meter, usually $20-30 for the basic version.

      Mr. T
      Mr. T
      October 28, 2024

      I have TP-Link Tapo smart plugs with energy monitoring which can give you the power usage whilst devices are being used.

        busywait
        Enthusiast I
        November 2, 2024

        I use a Sonos Beam Gen 2 as a table radio in my bedroom. It's plugged into a power monitoring smart plug with a Chromecast Audio. The Sonos is plugged in to ethernet (no WiFi). The monitor on the plug says that combination averages 6.5W when it's doing nothing, 11W when I'm listening to the radio.

        To test, I just unplugged the Chromecast, and the idle consumption for the Sonos went below 6W. That's a little under the value stated on the support page, but pretty close.

        6W constant consumption costs me about 12 Gbp a year to leave plugged in, and I do have an intention to have the smart plug turn it all off for most of the time in a way that noone notices. Maybe I'll do that today 🤔

         

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