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Troubleshooting Sonos on WiFi

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LeeAnnContributor I
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Play5 sound "flattens" out - nudging volume fixes it

I’ve been recently noticing, that while playing streaming music (livexlive or pandora) on my Play5 (legacy) the sound will sometimes feel “flat” - like it is playing on a small, low quality speaker. If I nudge the volume up a bit - the bass and fullness kick back in - at first I thought maybe I was playing too low of volume - but I can move the volume back down a bit and it stays.  For a while.  After a few minutes, I lose the bass again - in the middle of a song - (literally JUST happened while I was typing this sentence!). Pausing and restarting, doesn’t ‘seem to help - but tweaking the volume up and then down again, brings back my fullness of sound.I am NOT playing music loudly - my volume “dot” is less than a quarter of the way across the bar.  Anyone run into something like this - is there a fix? 

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Corry P
6 months ago
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DidymusContributor II
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Sonos only recognizes One SL on Eero 6+

I just replaced Google Next Mesh with Eero 6+ mesh. All Wi-Fi devices work except Sonos. Well, Sonos only recognizes one speaker (One SL). I have seven speakers. The system was working fine until I switched. My controller is S2.One of the speakers is old. It is on S1. Again, no problems until switch.

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6 months ago
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PoiderContributor I
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Play 5 & Bridge Issues

Hi Guys, I have a couple of Gen 1, play 5 speakers & the Sonos bridge which was needed when first setting my system up. I run Sonos 1 software as I believe Sonos 2 is for gen 2 & newer systems (happy to be corrected on this) I've changed my modem recently to wifi 6 & now I get an existing system not found error. No matter what I try I can't get my system going again. I have noticed that my bridge doesn't have a light on to indicate it's working, if this is the issue i'm unsure. QUESTION: Should my bridge have an active light? Is there a way I can check to see if my bridge is functioning as it should? Anyone have this problem before? Any help would be appreciated. PS My preference is to get this system back up & running, hoping not to have to go out & start again with new equipment. Thank you.

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6 months ago
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anywhereelseContributor I
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"Unable to play Scala Radio - station not found"

I’m having an odd problem with the resume button not working. I mostly listen to Scala Radio on my Play:5. If I pause it, then after an interval of time (15mins or longer is my rough guess) then pressing the resume button on the speaker has no effect. Using either the desktop app or my phone’s app, hitting the ‘play’ triangle results in the error message "Unable to play Scala Radio - station not found"If i navigate through to “Sonos Favorites” then the same station starts up fine.I’ve tried resetting the speakers (ie turn off, remove from power, leave for 10 mins, plug back in) and removing Scala from my favourites - no difference.Other inputs (for example Spotify) seem to resume just fine. I mention Scala Radio in particular as they recently changed their delivery method from TuneIn to PlanetRadio - so I don’t know if that has a bearing.

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6 months ago
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dfaContributor I
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Play 5 whistling noise

Hi.  First time here for help.  Seems my 1st gen play 5 has started making a background whistle when connected to ac power, whether playing music or not.  I've recycled power, left it unplugged for a few days, moved it to other sockets in the house but all to no avail.  I've switched it with a play 1 and the 1 works ok in the position where the 5 normally resides.  The 5 when in the position where the 1 normally lives still produces a background whistle.  Anybody have any ideas on where to go from here.  Many thanks in advance for all replies.

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Ken_Griffiths
6 months ago
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zawajaTrending Lyricist I
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Adding new speaker - strange ending of the process

Hello! I have observed strange system behavior when adding a new product.When I add new speaker to system sometimes at the end I have pleasant sound and info that I can start complete the settings. But sometimes I got info that product has been added, but must be registered and updated. If it is brand new speaker than ok. But sometimes I got this info when I add speaker after factory reset.It's a bit of a lottery how the process of adding a new product will end up.Has anyone encountered anything like this. Is this even a problem?

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Airgetlam
6 months ago
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ctn33319Contributor I
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Sonos Model Play 1 stopped connecting to system orange light flashes

Sonos Model Play 1 stopped connecting to system orange light flashes when attempting to connect via wifi or Ethernet cable to router.  Have attempted to reset by unplugging for up to 1 minute.

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Ken_Griffiths
6 months ago
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Adamp22Contributor I
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Sonos Play 3

I bought 2 second hand Sonia Play 3’s.I got home and did a factory reset on them. But they won’t show up when I click add product. Sometimes the orange light just stays on. I have tried plugging them into the Ethernet cable hoping it’s a software update they need.  any ideas? 

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ratty
6 months ago
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DustyB13Avid Contributor I
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Room still drops out

Just completely reset all pieces in my Office, re-added to the system.  All is good, then all devices in Office drop out.  Comes back, Sub only.  All back on, then right One drops.  Now left One and Sub are off.  Not an IP address conflict.  Nothing else in my house is having any interference, Just my Sonos in the Office.  Extremely frustrating.  1399813945

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Corry P
7 months ago
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OckingsbasketballContributor I
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Sonos Sub Connectivity

I have a Sonos one linked with my sub.  The sun will cut out intermittently.  Both are plugged directly into my wireless router (which is plugged directly into modem)  help 

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7 months ago
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JplwoltersContributor I
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add speakers to five room. wont group speakers with five.

Hi all I just bought a Five. I have 1 one and 1 one sl in sterio pairI wanted to add the five to the room. But the room got named (eetkamer 2) instead of (eetkamer). I reset the five and tried again. Same thing happens. Reset the five again. Unpaired the one & one sl. But I can't add the five to the same room as a one. Tried againReset the five, one, one slAdded the five to a new room (bathroom)Added the one sl to existing room (bathroom)After the setup the one sl added itself to (bathroom 2)Added the one to existing room (bathroom) is said there are 2 products in that room. Strange. In the settings screen there are now 3 bathroom(bathroom, bathroom 2, bathroom 3).  Reset all 3 again. Setup one slAdded one to same room worksAdded 5, makes separate room with 2 at the end. E.g. "living room 2” instead of "living room" And when I try to play music I can view the 3 bathrooms and group the 3 rooms together. But they are in 3 different rooms.  Is this is limitation or am I doing somethin

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106rallye
7 months ago
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P2llsContributor I
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Sonos Play5 Gen1 -a buzzing or squealing noise coming from the unit

Hi, I have a Sonos Play5 Gen1 - when plugged up to power there is a buzzing or squealing noise coming from the unit. It has been doing it for a few years, but since I first heard it I keep it powered off and it’s not been used. Its twin sister misses it and wants it back and to be paired up again.  what is causing this?is there a genuine fix without cost or replacement? Thanks in advance. 

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7 months ago
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FrankBowlesContributor I
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Some songs won't play on my Play 3 but ok elsewhere

I have just added an old Play 3 to my network which also has a Beam and a Playbase.I have my music library of FLACs ripped from my CD collection on a hard drive attached to my router.If I try to play one of a fair proportion of those FLACs on the Play 3 alone, it doesn’t work; I get errors from “can’t connect” to “wrongly encoded”. It seems consistent which ones don’t play. They work fine on the other speakers, and they will play on the 3, so long as another speaker is also playing them. The moment I stop the other speaker, the Play 3 stops playing the song with an error. Other tracks are fine. All have been ripped with the same software and the same settings. I’m baffled, don’t know where to start debugging this, any ideas?

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Airgetlam
7 months ago
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smackieTrending Lyricist I
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BBC Sounds locking up Sonos Play:5 on a daily basis

I’m having a continual problem with BBC Sounds that feels a lot like a bug. Every day, the BBC Sounds stops playing at some point. When this happens, the Sonos Play:5 refuses to play anything else. It won’t restart Sounds and it won’t play any other app. Only a power cycle gets it back. This is getting pretty old.I thought it was a probably a Wifi problem (I have UniFi APs and switches) so I plugged in the Ethernet and let it run hardwired. Same problem. Checked all the obvious but geeky network stuff (it’s not being blocked on STP) but I’m none the wiser. The Sonos network interface remains up (it’s pingable) but the controller looks like it’s locking up somehow.Anyone else seen this? Any thoughts? We just stream BBC Radio 4 so it’s not like it’s doing anything complicated with Sounds.

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Ken_Griffiths
7 months ago
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KazKAHContributor I
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Hardware issues with my Play 1

My Play 1 has just died! Ive done the basics like swapping the power cable from another working Play 1 to see if it will boot, no avail, any ideas? Or any ideas where I might take it to get someone to look at it? I dont want to just buy another one!ThanksKaren

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Ken_Griffiths
7 months ago
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VultureSongTrending Lyricist I
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Sonos One SL - Port Forwarding settings?

I’ve been locked out of my Sonos device since trying unsuccessfully to update settings (change the room name associated with my speaker). The app advised an update required, I tried (again) unsuccessfully to install it. After some hours with Sonos Support and speaking with BT, my ISP I now await a swap out replacement.Question I was unable to get a satisfactory answer to was this. Does the Sonos device need port forwarding settings in place in the firewall menu? In the BT hub settings, it describes port forwarding as necessary for gaming controllers to access the internet. I am able to connect the Sonos locally with my iPad, the Sonos shows up in the BT Smart Hub 7 screen,  but it seems unable to connect to the internet and therefore my account.Please assume I’ve tried each and every fix for this issue. Thanks for any assistance.

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7 months ago
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achanceswContributor I
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Play 3 recognized by S1 but not S2

I have it plugged into my router via ethernet I’m sure the firmware is out of date.I tried resettingany thoughts? 

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Airgetlam
7 months ago
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leasContributor I
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S1 sytem not showing on Profile

Hi, I have 2 Play 5 Gen 1s running on the S1 app but my profile on Sonos.com only shows the equipment i have on the S2 app. How do i find out if the old Play 5s have an upgrade % off? Both have been upgraded to the latest firmware and are running on the same Network, just on different Apps

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ratty
7 months ago
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Fab56Contributor I
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connection Internet Box to Play 1

Bonjour,Je n'arrive pas à connecter mes enceintes Play 1 à ma box Bouygues (BBox Wifi6) ; impossible de trouver ma box via l'appli Sonos.Hello,I can’t connect mu Play 1 speakers to my Bouygues Box (BBox Wifi6) ; impossible to find my box via the sonos app. 

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Corry P
7 months ago
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BD1986Contributor I
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Speakers playing different music problem

Hi everyone I've had endless issues with my 3 Sonos One's and 1 x One SL that I have set up in my gym studio. They keep dropping out and unsyncing. I've tried improving the WiFi, reconnecting them all multiple times, installing the Sonos Boost and reconnecting them all to that. I am STILL having issues with one of the speakers inexplicably playing different music to the other 3. Coincidentally it happens to the the SL which is the odd one out although I don't think this is a contributing factor. I cannot explain it and don't understand how or why it randomly starts playing different music. We use one single phone to operate the system and play music from the Sonos app. How or why is this happening and what can I do to stop it???

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Airgetlam
7 months ago
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RII5Contributor I
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Need help connecting Play:3 to wifi

Long story (sorry) I have had a Play:3 for many years… love the product.It used to be connected wireless to my old router (let’s call it “A”)I then switched internet provider and got a new router (let’s call it “B”)Router A is no longer connected to the internet, but still active (it is used as a switch to connect devices that don’t need internet), but router B is connected to the internet.I then removed the wifi connection to A, from my Play:3 speaker (via the Sonos S2 App). I then attached an ethernet cable from B to my Play:3 speaker. And it works perfectly. But still no wifi connection to B.Connecting my Play:3 speaker via ethernet cable is not solution (unfortunately) and I need to connect via wifi. But I cannot figure out how to do it. I have tried every to-do on this site and others. No luckWhen I try to add ‘a trusted network’ I press “Find System” and the little circle spins around 4-5 times and the times out and goes back to “Find System”…… not happy!What am I doing wrong?

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8 months ago
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rtvw16Contributor I
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system skipping

My S1 system not only skips songs mid way through it also rotates which speakers are playing. My system has 6 speakers and it randomly plays on different speakers. My system is up to date. 

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8 months ago
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ZubenubiContributor III
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Fives pairing issues

HiI have had Sonos products for 10 years now. 2 x Ones (stereo pair - bedroom), 2 x Play 3’s. (Separate rooms), Soundbar and 2 x Fives (paired) plus Sub. The recent problem is that the Fives keep unpairing and now can only use intermittently once I have reset them. At the moment I have lost 1 x Five altogether! Also, they lose  pLaying and get same music playing at different times. Usually have Radio 2 playing all day in the kitchen without any issue’s. Over the last few weeks cannot get them to work at all.  WiFi is good and no issues with any of the other products around the house.  Now as I type, the remaining Five has just gone off. Getting really peeved with this and thinking that going back to the old fashioned stereo from the 70’s would be more reliable, considering how much I have invested in this tech. Any ideas gratefully received. HELP

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8 months ago
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SnifnixContributor I
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New Router, app unable to find Sonos Play 5

Hi.I’ve used Sonos Play 5 for many years on two different routers, and there haven’t been any hitches I couldn’t resolve.Now I have a new Zyxel 1661 Wifi 6 router, and for the life of me I can not get the mobile app to find Sonos. I’ve tried everything I can think of. I’ve plugged Sonos to the router for possible updates. I’ve reset the app. I’ve rebooted all the things and followed every instruction, (turn on Bluetooth etc) and still nothing. The NFC can see Sonos, but the app just cannot.I’m no techie, but I think it’s fair to assume that the router hides Sonos from the app(?) even though the phone is integrated with it. Any advice on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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8 months ago
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jackfobelContributor I
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Play 5 wired to PC via auxiliary cable - major latency

I have a play 5 connected directly to my PC audio out port. There seems to be major latency between when I test sound in windows and when the speaker outputs sound. Once the speaker catches up, then it works as it should in real-time.I use this in my office and it constantly stops working in the middle of meetings until I start mashing the sound icon volume up/down until windows dings and I can hear people again.Any help would be great.

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8 months ago

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