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Avid Contributor I
October 9, 2016

Play:1 not quiet enough on lowest volume

This may sound like a bizarre requirement but I like to drift off to sleep at night with the music on very low.
I find the Play:1 just a bit too loud on its lowest setting, even with the bass & treble dropped down and the loudness off.
Is there any other possible way of making it any lower?

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      Stuart_W
      Stuart_W
      World-Class Superstar
      October 9, 2016
      How are you starting it? I set an alarm for bed. You could put the volume on level 1. Also move the speaker further away
      Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2
      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      October 9, 2016
      You can also go into settings ..room settings and turn down the treble and bass levels (and make sure loudness is turned off) for the speaker to knock it down a bit.
      Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
      The LHC
      October 9, 2016
      This is not an uncommon complaint and is possibly why the new play:5 has far more sensitive volume adjustments at the lowest levels. This, naturally has caused just as many complaints about the play:5's volume control not going loud enough early enough.
      The LHC
      October 9, 2016
      You can also go into settings ..room settings and turn down the treble and bass levels (and make sure loudness is turned off) for the speaker to knock it down a bit.

      He's already said he's done all that.
      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      October 9, 2016
      Sorry I missed that part
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      kettle
      kettleAuthor
      Avid Contributor I
      October 9, 2016
      Thanks for the replies,
      Yes I'd already tried all the suggestions except for trying the alarm setting on 1.... but I've just tested that now but that seems to be the same as the lowest setting before mute, and that's still a significant amount louder than my existing Hi-Fi's lowest volume level.

      If it's not an uncommon complaint then surely it could be remedied with a software update?....although I know from experience that things are never that simple.
      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      October 9, 2016
      What is the source of the music you are playing. Various sources can tend to play at different levels.
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        kettle
        kettleAuthor
        Avid Contributor I
        October 10, 2016
        The source is generally from my own library which I've ripped from my CD collection or Spotify, but whatever it is, it's just a bit too loud.
        sjw
        Local Superstar
        October 10, 2016
        This has been mentioned quite a bit (certainly, the lowest volume on the Play 1 is louder than the Play 5) and I agree it is too loud. Unusually though, I'm not sure if Sonos has ever commented on it.
        MatthewNiedzielski
        Lyricist II
        October 13, 2016
        Was realizing this with my Play:1 in my bedroom last night, wished it would go quieter.
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