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nik9669aAnswer
Senior Virtuoso
November 1, 2025

Play 3 and Play 1 distorted sound is there anything that can be done 


What source? What volume? Just started, presumably? What’s changed in your system? Have you sent a diagnostics to Sonos and contacted them to check for hardware failure? 

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nik9669aAnswer
Senior Virtuoso
November 1, 2025

Play 3 and Play 1 distorted sound is there anything that can be done 


What source? What volume? Just started, presumably? What’s changed in your system? Have you sent a diagnostics to Sonos and contacted them to check for hardware failure? 

Diamond JAuthor
Contributor I
November 5, 2025

All sources 

any volume but it does get worse as volumes increase 

no changes

yes

 

 

Prominent Collaborator I
November 5, 2025

I got distorted sound yesterday with my Play3 listening to internet radio.  

Senior Virtuoso
November 5, 2025

All sources 

any volume but it does get worse as volumes increase 

no changes

yes

 

If I read your answers correctly, I think you say “yes” to “contacted Sonos”. But with your helpful post, I’ll wish you good luck in sorting the issue, without bothering to ask what Sonos had to say. 

Diamond JAuthor
Contributor I
November 5, 2025

Sonos directed to move units closer to wiFi and or wire direct>

Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
November 5, 2025

Did you work through the improving wifi support article? There are other options before moving in some cases, and more before going to a wired setup.

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/search?q=Wifi

 

Diamond JAuthor
Contributor I
November 5, 2025

I moved two other play 1 in the same locations and they both worked as they should.