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editgodlasTrending Lyricist I
asked in Home theater
70ms delay in rear surround speakers help.

Hey everyone. So I’m relatively new to Sonos and I bought a surround package with play1s in the rear for my house that I’m remodelling. However instead of using the play1 speakers for the Lr and Rr I am forced (due to speaker and outlet placement) to use some recessed ceiling speakers with a Connect:amp and am told by sonos that there will be a 70ms delay for the rear surrounds speaker. Does anybody else have this set up and how noticeable is the delay ? If it’s bad I am tempted just to sell my system that is only 2 months old and go with another system but I do love the functionality and way the Sonos sounds. I’m Also tempted to buy the connect:Amp and run some tests and then return it if I don’t like it. All input appreciated. Guy

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6 years ago
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Michelle_1Contributor I
asked in Speakers
Can I use my Sonos offline or without Internet?

I live on the 8th floor of a 12-story condo building and want to use my Sonos for a party on the roof where there's absolutely no Internet connection. Will I have to purchase a separate wireless hotspot device to be able to set my Sonos up there? Or is there a way I can play music on my Sonos without an Internet connection at all? (I can bring my bridge and my laptop, too.) I rely on Spotify for my music as well -- not sure if that makes a difference in whether I'll be able to play songs without Internet connection. EDIT! So I found this thread on the line-in configuration ([url=https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1271]https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1271[/url])... except I don't have an option to select "Line In" under my Settings! There's no line in tab or autoplay menu that I can find at all... help?!

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electronicsguy
6 years ago
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joaklayAvid Contributor I
asked in Speakers
Alexa, Sonos One doesn't work if moved to another room. Should be an easy solution?

Found several older threads but not exactly what I'm looking for. I have a new Sonos system working perfectly in my family room but I want to occasionally move 2 or more speakers into another room. I tried moving my 2 sonos ones into another room, waited until the lights stopped blinking and called for Alexa. Says "Sorry, I'm having trouble understanding, try again later". Later doesn't help. If I use the app to play music, the system in my family room plays but not the moved sonos ones. If I move them back into the family room, they work normally, Alexa works, plays music. What has to be done to move the sonos ones and have them play in another room? Wifi's fine btw. System consists of a Playbar, Sub and 2 Ones (adding a Play 5 soon).

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6 years ago
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mpromeraContributor I
asked in Home theater
PLAYBASE & PHILIPS 42PUS7809 TV REMOTE CONTROL

Hi there, Any one can give me any useful hint as to how to set up my TV Philips remote control with my brand new Sonos playbase?:? I followed the instructions nor less than 10 times unsuccessfully, and getting quite frustrated having to use the mobile to turn up/down the volume on the TV... Many thanks in advance,

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Keith N
6 years ago
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kangofkooliewahContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Multiple users

My wife and I both have the controller app on our respective phones. If she has selected, say, Abba in the bedroom, I cannot see how to select, say, Elvis in the kitchen without completely wiping her selection. In other words, in my simple speak, there aren't two simultaneous Windows to control two separate room/music selections. Please advise

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6 years ago
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RaidillonTrending Lyricist I
posted in Controllers and Music services
Give our community the old app back!

I can't express how much I dislike the new app update. Yes I know this topic isn't new, but our community needs to make our voice loud, and we must keep talking. Have confidence that Sonos is listening, and dont wait to speak up until they reply "okay we've heard you, and we are giving back what you want."

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Keith N
6 years ago
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Rob_Avid Contributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
How do you change the radio station or music on the new ui

I am not a fan of the new UI. It seems to be designed to quickly save the radio you are listening too to a list and also group the speakers to send the music too . However if you want to change radio stations (possibly also music ) you have to jump through hoops to do it . I am sure I am missing something here so am sure you can correct my issue

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6 years ago
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JenaleeContributor I
asked in Speakers
How to conect Wireless Bluetooth Speaker to Sonos system

I have iPhone 8 I use a iPop wireless bluetooth speaker. Can I connect it to my sonos system? If so, how?

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Airgetlam
6 years ago
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CastanedaLuisAvid Contributor I
asked in Home theater
How to get 5.1 sound from Xbox one S

So when i'm watching TV a blue ray movie, i only get Stereo sound; i have the TV connected to the sonos thru the optical cable. My TV is a Sony xbr65x850d; i get 5.1 launching app directly from the TV and a couples Apps from my amazon fire stick but not when 'm playing blue ray. if i connect the Xbox one S directly to the Sonos speaker via the Optical cable i get 5.1 but not if i connected from the TV any solutions?

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6 years ago
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just_lucTrending Lyricist I
asked in Home theater
Multi zone with 5.1 home theatre

Two quesrions.. I habe a few sonos 1's scattered around the house right now. .. Workomf pretty good. If i add a playbar, a sub and 2 sonos 1's as a 5.1 homw threatre in the living room.. For audio.. Will the entire livingroom setup show up as one speaker in the app or will I need to group each time to play music? And assumimg it does show up as one item. Can i group the home theatre witj the other sonos 1's and have music playing through all speakers in the livingroom as well as the rest of the house? Lastly. If watchimg tv, and the sound is being output to the playbar via optical. Can i group that sound and olay it all aroind the house?

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nifoxke
6 years ago
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tim_yContributor I
asked in Home theater
Playbar hdmi to optical and optical to optical?!

Hello, looking at purchasing a playbar but am pretty sure my Panasonic TV does not do 5.1 hdmi pass through. Can anyone recommended what to buy (uk) to do conversion? Pretty simple setup, Apple tv 4 to playbar and TV to playbar. TV has optical. I have found switches on Amazon which look to convert HDMI to optical solving my Apple TV problem but then do I need another switch after this to feed two opticals (the TV and The apple TV opticals?) As in if the converted Apple TV optical lead is plugged into the playbar from the Apple TV how do I also get the optical from the TV into the playbar if the socket is already taken? Just get a passive cheap splitter before playbar connection, will this work? thanks for any advice Tim

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nifoxke
6 years ago
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vanessadenolaContributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services
Sonos app on Acer Chromebook?

I have a Chromebook. Can I control my Sonos with it? I hate that it's only controlled by my phone. How do I let my guests or kids use it when I'm not home?

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6 years ago
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Hank1Contributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services
Is there a way I can delete some of "My Products" or "My Software" from my sonos profile?

1. There is a Play1 on there that isn't mine. I don't have a Play1. It was recently added and that is when my troubles started. I'd like to delete that but cannot find a way to do so. 2. There are also a good many Software packages (iOS, PC, android and one other I don't recognize at all) that I've used over the years (since 2012 or 2013) and I suspect there is some kind of iOS Beta conflict that I can't resolve. I don't have any iOS devices anymore. Basically, I can't update my software. I can't add or remove services. Is there I way I can go into the sonos webpage, login, go to my products (which will show hardware and software from the beginning of time) and just delete the hardware or software I want to delete. Then I'll reset controller (android) if need be. Any ideas?

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UKMedia
6 years ago
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The_KatContributor I
posted in Components and Architectural
Turntable Recommendation

Hi, moving house and celebrating by bumping up our stereo system. We plan on adding a turntable than using a new sonos system to distribute the output (and enjoy our music all over the house). I understand that a turntable must have a preamp to use the line in on a connect. Struggling to find if the turntables we are looking at meet the bill. So if someone could suggest a good turntable that will connect to a sonos i would be grateful. Our budget would be up to £500.

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chicks
6 years ago
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StewBTrending Lyricist I
asked in Home theater
Using ARC vs optical passthrough - Samsung

Hey folks, I've searched extensively but haven't seen an answer to this question: my TV (Samsung UE48H6700) fails to pass Dolby Digital from HDMI to optical. Despite that, [u]is it possible that it is passing DD through the HDMI ARC port?[/u] To test it, I will need to buy an HDMI to optical adapter than can handle ARC (wish SONOS had put an HDMI port on the playbase). Obviously if it works, it would negate the need for an HDMI switch with optical out (HDMI with optical out needed as new peripherals like Amazon Fire and Apple TV don't have their own optical outs) so greatly simplify (and cheapen) the setup and avoid lip-sync issues. I can force my Apple TV, Amazon Fire and Xbox one to deliver DD to my TV (took a while to figure out that you need to manually select HDMI video output first in the Xbox settings before you can select Bitstream under HDMI audio out), and I can then select DD on the TV's additional audio settings, but it is then silent with either its internal spe

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6 years ago
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fjeepdriverContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Will Sonos partner with car manufacturers so that we can get native Sonos within cars?

Would be a great idea that Sonos system be available within cars. We spend so much time on commutes, it would be a great option to extend our home Sonos there. Any plans to partner with BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Lexus, etc...?

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6 years ago
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helheimrTrending Lyricist I
asked in Speakers
Sonos ONE unable to play music from Music Library (Playbar works fine)

My new Sonos ONE is unable to playback any music from my network source Music Library \\server\music. I already had a Playbar and that still works fine with the same Music Library. Interestingly, if I first start playing on the Playbar, and later add the Sonos ONE as an output, the ONE will also start playing fine from the network source! However, if starting out with just the ONE, or starting with both Playbar and ONE at the same time, it doesn't work. This is very repeatable. Anyone else having the same issue? Any ideas about a resolution? Or is it just one of many ONE bugs?

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6 years ago
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Giles_6Contributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Connect sync issues

New Connect out of sync with other SONOS speakers

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6 years ago
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gavinjsContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
CR200 problems

Hi, I bought a 2nd hand CR200 on eBay a while ago which worked great. But after an update it has stopped working. Dug it out recently as I'd like to fix it or get rid of it. When I place it into the dock, the LED goes orange for a few seconds then goes off. Screen stays blank. When I put it in dock holding mute/home the LED flashes orange, and logo screen appears (Sonos Alpha shows here) then an Update complete page shows. I can remove it from cradle holding these buttons, and battery shows as full. As long as I am holding a button, the screen stays on. If I let go, screen goes blank. Googled around and obviously can find issues with the CR200, but not this specific issue. Anyone else had this? Anyone managed to fix it? Thanks, Gavin

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Keith N
6 years ago
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KingkrieleContributor I
asked in Home theater
Combine Playbar with Play:1 and Play:5 for surround and sub

Hi, I have two question and I couldn't find clear answers to them yet: - Can I combine the Playbar with one Play:1 and one Play:5 as surround speakers? Setting don't allow it, but is there a workaround? - Can I use my Play:5 as Sub for the Playbar? Again settings don't seem to allow it, but it has a lot of bass and should be able to complement the other speakers with bass. Is there a workaround? Cheers!

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Chris
6 years ago
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CB_AudioAvid Contributor I
asked in Home theater
Remote Messages on TV with Playbase

Using a Playbase on a Panasonic P50ST30. Have successfully turned off the speakers and have the challenge of removing the on-screen messages whenever changing volume. Followed the "Eliminating annoying messages on your TV when using a remote" link here for my Verizon Fios remote, got rid og the TV's messages but the STB fixed volume remote icon now shows up whenever the volume is used. I thought those steps were to remove these messages? Followed the instructions exactly.

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6 years ago
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dleblanc5Contributor I
asked in Home theater
New advice: Playbar mounting location

I'm looking for some advice on where to mount my TV and Playbar above a fireplace. My #1 concern is that I want to keep the TV as low as possible so it's not crazy high to look at. My fireplace is approx. 66" high and I'm mounting a 65" TV above it which is 33.1" wide. The ceiling is not an issue as it's a little over 12'. If I mount the Playbar under the TV I assume you need to leave a few inches clearance between both the mantle (my wife wants some space for whatever decorations she has in mind) as well as the TV which would raise the TV more than a really want to. Is it crazy to mount the Playbar above it? Would that not be ideal through? What would you guys do?

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Airgetlam
6 years ago
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LinnetContributor I
asked in Speakers
Ipad and Play 1 stereo-setup

Hi all, My question is fairly simply. Can I play the sound from my ipad to my play 1 setup when watching movies or other content? If not, I will return them to Sonos as this was the purpurse for which I bought these speakers. Thanks in advance! /Linnet

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6 years ago
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marktaskerContributor I
asked in Speakers
A Sonos Newbie, Two Play 3's or One Play 5?

Hi, My Harmon Kardon speakers which I use in my study attached to my iMac went pop this week. So I was thinking of starting a move to Sonos, starting with my study and moving to the rest of the house when I can afford it. If you were choosing, would you go for Two Play 3's for true stereo or One Play 5? At the moment its for playing from iTunes as I don't bother with streaming as yet. Your help is appreciated, it might save me spending even more hours reading reviews. Mark

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merry janes
6 years ago
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ChrisB5150Contributor I
asked in Speakers
Sonos 5 to Samsung TV

Total amateur AV person... wife bought me a Sonos 5 and trying to connect it to Samsung Smart TV. TV is on the wall, but has HDMi cables running through the wall, and not keen to add new cables to the TV due to the look (cannot run anythign else through the well). Given this, can I connect the Sonos 5 to the TV via an HDMi cable with a converter/switch? How is this done? Thanks for any insights!

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6 years ago
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