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rod lamptonContributor I
posted in Home theater

My sonos playbar has started to make a crackling sound in TV mode. Please help

Had no problems before and in music mode no problem. But in TV mode the sound is cracking

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5 years ago
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MrHoopsContributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services

Stream from iPad DJ Apps to Sonos. iDJ2 & Traktor. INSTANT PARTY

This seems like a no brainer to me. DJ Apps on the iPad are great, but sound output is limited, you have to be cabled. I Believe if this was a reality i would have already bought 2 more play 5 to replace my wired amp & speaker set up. Streaming the output from these apps to a multi room event would be a match made in heaven, its what Sonos set out to do isnt it? Then think of the commercial application, bars, clubs, open ipad night... THATS A FREEBIE BUT IM AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION ;) Thank you & please support this idea. Matt ...and why not any laptop app come to mention, Logic, gargeband, reason, ableton etc etc - This could be big.

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Airgetlam
4 years ago
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Gordon_5Contributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services

Volume control on startup

What about an option for maximum volume on startup? I often enjoy my Sonos at high volume. However, when using it the next time a neighbour-friendly volume level by default would be helpful.

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4 years ago
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Florian_2Contributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

Looking for support under Linux (Debian) OS

Hi! I would like to know if there is any support for Linux as OS on laptops. Could you provide a howto to get Sonos running under Linux? Thanks!

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Stanley_4
4 years ago
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User794908Contributor I
posted in Home theater

Playbar with Pioneer PDP-428XD

I bought a playbar yesterday and have connected with a bridge and the digital audio cable but can get no sound. I have a Pioneer pdp-428xd with all HDMI ports used. Can anyone help?

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4 years ago
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Emily_4Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Using EU units in the US?

Hello! We have purchased many Sonos products while living in the EU. We are moving back to the US soon, can we buy replacement cords for the units that have detachable cords? can we just use a plug adaptor for the rest? We have Play:5's, the small ones, the playbar, the bridge... Would be great if we can confirm we can use it all in the US. We love our Sonos! Thank you!

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5 years ago
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RogierContributor I
posted in Home theater

Allow Connect:Amp to be used as front speakers for Playbar Surround setups.

I have a Connect:Amp in my living room, with terrific speakers, that flank my TV. And as gorgeous as the sound from the Playbar is, I wouldn't mind using my Connect:Amp as Front L/R speakers, and have the Playbar just do Front Center and coordinating the whole setup. Alternatively, there might be people with Play:5s that they'd like to use as Front L/R speakers.

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5 years ago
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avboothroydContributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services

Compilation Artist Search

I know this has been asked many times in the past, but when I search for an artist it does not search compilation albums while sorted in itunes compilation or Album Artist. I find this incredibly frustrating as i have hundreds of compilation albums. I have switched on contributing artists, but the search function still doesnt search them. Can this be added at all in the future?

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6 years ago
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User356554Contributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services

Can you use an android phone to broadcast voice through a SONOS system?

I want to broadcast to all zones that tea is ready.

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3 years ago
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Danny BrasukContributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services

I'd love to be able to project the sound from "coffee shop" emulating web sites, such as http://coffitivity.com. Save a trip to Starbucks!

I hate to use the phrase "Airplay" but in a sense, that's what I'd like to do: Take the audio from a web site, such as http://coffitivity.com, and project it to the Sonos speakers in my office/family room.

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5 years ago
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dcr2429Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Panasonic "Speakers Off" notification

Hi- I've successfully turned off the TV speakers and everything works perfectly, but I cannot seem to disable the onscreen text display of "Speakers Off" that shows up on my Panasonic TCP-54V10 every time I adjust the volume. It's a minor annoyance that I'd love to solve. I'm using a Comcast Xfinity XR2 remote to control the entire setup. I've seen a few potential solutions patched together but nothing that addresses my setup directly. Can you please give me some tangible steps? Thanks for your help.

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5 years ago
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Miriam_1Contributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

How do I change the background colour on the Sonos for PC controller?

I'm really struggling to see a lot of the buttons on the PC controller window. It's almost impossible to read any of the grey-on-black. I have no idea where the volume is because I can only just see the slider but not the bar. It is difficult to see most of the other buttons too because they are grey on black. Where are the accessibility settings please? I have normal vision (tested recently, no problems with anything else) and I have tried looking at my screen from various angles and tried other screens/computers (other programs are fine) so it's Sonos. This website is bad too - I can hardly see the 'find a store' or the 'sign in' on the top bar. This makes me feel like I am disabled! How on earth do partially sighted people manage with Sonos if it's nearly impossible for me? Please help. How do I choose a better more visible setting?

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biffta
5 years ago
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stripeyjumperContributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services

Display long track and album names on controller apps

The iPhone app needs some way to display entire track names and album names without waiting, perhaps in the "track details" screen. I understand the need for fixed-height items in the main track list, but variable height textboxes in the "track details" and "Album details" screens would be very useful. This is frustrating when browsing similarly named tracks in Spotify, especially with classical music.

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6 years ago
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Bruce BarnettContributor I
posted in Home theater

Panasonic 2013 Viera and Sonos Playbar

Just purchased Playbar and Panasonic tcp65st60. Cannot disable tv's internal speakers. Volume adjustments on remote affect tv speakers. Frustated because I like the sound produced by the Playbar. Any suggestions? Thank you.

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3 years ago
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Tyler_2Contributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

how do i get my sonos to work with my macbook pro? It does not have a disc drive.

I recently bought a new macbook pro and I had sonos installed on my macbook. My macbook pro does not have a disc drive so I need help knowing how to install it on.

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5 years ago
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User910388Contributor II
posted in Controllers and Music services

Loop alarm for set duration

Currently, the alarm will play through the selected music once then stop, regardless of how long it's been playing and how long the alarm duration is set for. There should be an option to loop the music until the set duration has been reached.

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6 years ago
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User910388Contributor II
posted in Home theater

Play sound / audio from device / phone / tablet / computer

The Sonos speakers should be able to function like a bluetooth speaker bar (I would have paid more for built-in BT if necessary for it) to allow playing audio wirelessly from a phone, tablet, or computer. For example, if I'm watching Netflix or Hulu or a local video file or playing a game, the sound should transmit over WiFi (or BT if it can't be done with WiFi for latency reasons) to allow it to be heard on the speaker(s). I have a ~$40 portable speaker that can do this, so why can't this $500 speaker do it?? I like the Sonos speaker, but I'm regretting purchasing it and will not be buying any more, when I can get a whole lot more functionality out of other options. It can't do the one thing I bought it for.

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Airgetlam
4 years ago
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User128884Trending Lyricist I
posted in Home theater

TV remote for grouped devices issue

When I group a Connect AMP and Playbar (which is connected to a TV), I can't control the volume using the TV's remote as a group, it only adjusts the volume of the play bar. This means I have to reset the balance of the speakers within the group everytime someone adjusts the volume using the TV remote. This is a real pain. Is there a way the group volume can be controlled by the TV remote?

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5 years ago
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DjoinerContributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services

Party Mode is a problem. We need ability to create multiple groups of rooms!

We spend a lot of time grouping and ungrouping rooms. The issue is stems from my wife's use of Party Mode. She likes to use Party Mode while she is cooking. I ungroup the outside speakers so as not to offend the neighbors. I ungroup the upstairs when the kids go to bed. I turn everything off and then create a new group to set the morning alarm. In the morning, I create a group in the kitchen and family room to read the paper. There has to be a better way! Why can't we just create groups of rooms and label them something easy to remember like "Cooking", "Kids in bed", "Alarm" or "Morning Coffee"?

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3 years ago
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Tom HendricksContributor I
posted in Home theater

How do I remove Samsung "not available" message from tv screen when using remote volume control?

I programmed my television remote for the Sonos system yesterday. The Samsung screen displays a "not available" message when using the tv remote with the Sonos system. How do I remove this message?

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4 years ago
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gordonpmTrending Lyricist I
posted in Components and Architectural

Sonos App on TV?

I very much expect this has been asked for before, but is there any way to display/use the Sonos controller on the TV? I'd really like to see the album art, queue etc and be able to have a good way for guests to see/choose music and for that to be a conversation point even! An app shouldn't be too hard to implement on the major brands of smart TV. Much of the industry is driving towards making the TV the entertainment hub for the home.

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Chris
5 years ago
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User651498Contributor II
posted in Controllers and Music services

Filter for explicit songs from the music library / services

As it seems that Sonos goes out and gets meta data for songs in the Library, is it possible to have a "kid friendly" setting to filter out songs that are known to have explicit lyrics.

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Chris
6 years ago
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Scott M Decker
posted in Controllers and Music services

Control Sonos Remotely (over VPN)

I'd very much would like to control (or at least monitor) my Sonos system over VPN. I can control my lighting and HVAC via Lutron and my IP cameras but it appears that the Sonos iOS app only functions over the device's wireless interface (network). All that is required is a change to allow the Sonos app to use any network, wifi or otherwise. This could be implemented as a enumerated list in the app's settings where the user could enable or disable (on or off slider) each network type and then sort the list to establish a priority. I understand that there would be a delay if for example, my primary network was wifi but I was currently connected remotely via VPN, I would have to wait for discovery via wifi to timeout before the app would begin searching via VPN. This would be acceptable to me. Thanks!

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4 years ago
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User660879Avid Contributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

why does my sonos app use so much bandwidth

I notice that my Sonos app on my android phone is burning large amounts of bandwidth throughout the night, even though there is no device playing. For example last night MyDataApps reported that the Sonos App consistently used ~1MB of wifi bandwidth. Thats 1MB of data every hour. Sonos is the highest data bandwidth consumer on my phone. I'm very concerned about this because it is means the wifi is on and is depleting my phone battery overnight. Of course, I can get around this problem by turning off the wifi. But that defeats the purpose of having a wifi connection. What is the Sonos app doing to want to use 1MB of data every hour? What can I do you limit/reduce/stop this data burn and thereby reduce the battery consumption of the wifi. Thanks, Rob

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5 years ago
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Me_3Contributor I
posted in Speakers

Add option to turn OFF Ethernet LEDs

LEDs for Ethernet connection blink and are distracting in dark rooms (my Sonos that is connected to the Ethernet is in the bedroom). Can we have option to turn those LEDs OFF? There is option to turn on main indicator light but not Ethernet LEDs. I have seen similar feature on Cisco routers.

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bockersjv
6 years ago

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