Skip to main content
Answered

Would Putting My Sonos System on a Wifi Netwrk by Itself Reduce Interference?

  • May 17, 2025
  • 4 replies
  • 90 views
J
Forum|alt.badge.img+1

I have am RT-BE96U router and a sonos system with about 9 sonos S2 speakers.   I also have a Sonos Boost directly connected to the router.  My understanding this is effectively creating its own subnetwork anyway which is the point of the boost (yet is discontinued).  However, I seem to have a lot of dropouts no matter the wifi channel.  

 

Given the Boost is discontinued- I’m not 100% sure it’s being used the same way it was years ago to create its own network.

 

Asus has easy setup of a IOT 2.4 5ghz network.   Would I be able to prevent dropouts and interference if I put sonos on a 2nd wifi iot network by itself? 

Best answer by JSBintheCity

I’ve been a Sonos user a long time and I do think my Boost might be redundant at this point.   For whatever reason, different configurations of where I put my Sonos do not seem to stop my iOS device from finding my speakers which is good.  Although your post and pretty much all the research I’ve done suggest this may happen.   

 

 I am now trying removing the brine with Sonos on its own iOT network. Basically creating a Sonos net of my own - and so far it has stopped the dropouts.  We’ll see how it goes tomorrow with more music playing.

This topic has been closed for further comments. You can use the search bar to find a similar topic, or create a new one by clicking Create Topic at the top of the page.

4 replies

Airgetlam
  • Airgetlam
  • 44732 replies
  • May 17, 2025

Depends, honestly, on the source of the wifi interference you’re experiencing.

Since SonosNet is just another wireless communication method, you should make sure your normal WiFi is properly separated, channel wise, from your SonosNet. And not all Sonos speakers can connect to SonosNet, most newer devices require a regular WiFi or LAN connection. Which is probably why, at least partially, Sonos has discontinued the BOOST…although I use one too, for some of my speakers, but not all of them.

Some Asus models already have ‘required’ changes to them due to potential issues with the Sonos system, you may want to search the FAQ foe Asus, to check on your model. 

A second IoT network would not help, as your controller (your phone, computer or tablet) would need to be on the same network to communicate with the Sonos system. It would be simpler just to put everything on the same network. And modern routers are much more capable in handling this number of connections than they were when the BRIDGE and BOOST were originally designed and released. 

Bruce
J
Forum|alt.badge.img+1
  • JSBintheCity
  • Author
  • Avid Contributor I
  • 12 replies
  • Answer
  • May 17, 2025

I’ve been a Sonos user a long time and I do think my Boost might be redundant at this point.   For whatever reason, different configurations of where I put my Sonos do not seem to stop my iOS device from finding my speakers which is good.  Although your post and pretty much all the research I’ve done suggest this may happen.   

 

 I am now trying removing the brine with Sonos on its own iOT network. Basically creating a Sonos net of my own - and so far it has stopped the dropouts.  We’ll see how it goes tomorrow with more music playing.

Stanley_4
  • Stanley_4
  • Lead Maestro
  • 12314 replies
  • May 17, 2025

If you look at the wireless connections supported by the Boost and compare that to what your router offers and is supported by your speakers it usually makes the wifi option look better. The Boost is old and limited.

As said you can't really set up a Sonos only networkas all your controllers must also be on it. Pretty much defeats the purpose in most cases. But if your wifi is seeing high utilization you might be well served by moving the high use devices to different channels, just fiddling networking on the same channels isn't going to help.

J
Forum|alt.badge.img+1
  • JSBintheCity
  • Author
  • Avid Contributor I
  • 12 replies
  • May 17, 2025

As said you can't really set up a Sonos only networkas all your controllers must also be on it. Pretty much defeats the purpose in most cases. But if your wifi is seeing high utilization you might be well served by moving the high use devices to different channels, just fiddling networking on the same channels isn't going to help.

So far this just has not been true at all.  Following my post I dropped the bridge and just used a separate network.  Sonos Mac App nor iOS have any trouble finding my system.   This advice is repeated everywhere but has not been the case for me for some reason.  

At least 12 hours in- I’ve had a vastly improved experience by dropping the bridge and putting Sonos on its own private wifi.  My sister is most all newer stuffer- Arc Ultra/Era300s, Beam 2, A bunch of Sonos Ones everything.  Olcer stuff is a Sonos Three and a Sonos Five.

Terms & ConditionsCookie settingsAccessibility statement