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EpicPeteContributor I
asked in Speakers

Sub limit?

Hi! I'm new to this and am building a house. My plan is to have speakers around the whole house and was wondering if there was a limit to how many subs can be grouped together with everything else? I would like to have one in the rumpus room and another in the kitchen area

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ratty
7 years ago
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User283186Contributor I
asked in Components and Architectural

Connect AMP with Polk Atrium Garden System

I am looking for reviews / feedback from those of you who have or are using the Polk Atrium sub 10 / sat 30 set with the connect amp. I realize the connect amp was not intended to be used with passive subs but for this set-up does it produce sufficient power? I am only looking to use 2 sat 30s for this set-up. Crossover is handled at the speaker level so shouldn't be a problem not using the sub out line from the connect amp? ***sorry I just realized I put this in the wrong sub-forum. Should be in components. newbie...***

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7 years ago
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andrew.rodriguezContributor I
posted in What to get

Play 1 or Play 5

I currently live in a small ish apartment and have one play 1 for the living room I want to expand and am debating Between a play 1 or play 5. If I went with the play 1 I would create a stereo pair and leave them in the living room. If I went with a play 5 I'd keep that in the living room and move the play 1 to the kitchen or bedroom. I worry that the play 5 would be To much for my living room but I do like having multiple zones Thoughts are welcome

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7 years ago
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dyret007Contributor I
asked in Home theater

Sound from TV in another room?

Is it possible to have the tv sound from the playbar playing in all the rooms? Like when you are streaming radio or spotify in groups. Testing out Sonos with a play 1 and 3 now, and is functioning well so far, and the sound is very good from such small speakers. So the setup will be, if the above question is positive, a playbar, sub and 2pcs play3 in the livingrom for tv, Play 5 for kitchen, 2 pcs of play 3 for the bathroom, and a playbar for the bedroom tv. Had a look in the faq, but did'nt get any wiser. Hope there are some people out there that can answer this :-) Best regards.

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7 years ago
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David BowerTrending Lyricist I
posted in Speakers

Playbar Sound Quality using Sky Q

I have my Sky Q connected to my Playbar using HDMI in and Optical out through my Samsung Smart TV. The sound quality is poor, very tinny. I find if I set Sky Q to Dolby some channels have no sound at all, so I have to set it to Normal. My TV audio is set to PCM. I don't have a Sonos sub, and I am finding I have to set the bass to maximum to get any depth at all to the sound. I also have two Play 1s set up for surround sound but when using Sky Q I hardly hear anything through them, just the occasional almost undetectable sound. Playing music through the system is fine, and playing Netflix on my TV through the Sonos system is fine as well. it's just Sky Q. When I switch to Spotify or Netfix from my Smart TV the volume blasts out all of a sudden, the Sky output volume is extremely low. I don't want to connect Sky Q audio optical out directly to the Playbar as then the playbar won't receive any other audio source from the Smart TV, e.g. Netflix, Amazon Video, Spotify etc. and I don't

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Paulw123
7 years ago
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KNBContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural

Outdoor Speakers

Us audiophiles would love some outdoor Sonos speakers. I have asked Sonos before to develop them. I'd buy them straightaway. Are they being developed? If so,when will they be available? Does anyone know?

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7 years ago
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drmrbrewerAvid Contributor I
posted in Components and Architectural

Intermittent playback from Sonos Connect

My Sonos Connect is only providing an audio output intermittently to my hifi amplifier. I know it's the Connect that is at issue, rather than the amplifier, because my CD player is also connected to my amp and that is working just fine. I have also checked the Network Matrix, and the connection from the Root Bridge (a Play 3) to the Connect is fine (inbound/outbound is 43/38). Any ideas? Thanks! Mike

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7 years ago
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bam32bballContributor I
asked in Home theater

Sound bar and tv volume

How do you disconnect the sound bar from controlling my tv volume???

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7 years ago
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cody.brianContributor I
asked in Home theater

Best Setup with New TV and Xbox One

Hey guys. I am wondering what is the best setup for my entertainment system. I have a LG OLED B6 TV, a Sonos Playbar with surrounds and a Xbox One. My old setup was running the optical into the Xbox from the Playbar because my tv was older. Now with the new TV what is the best? optical to the TV from Playbar or Opitcal to the Xbox from the Playbar. Thanks!!

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Peter Mc
7 years ago
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Wire WizardContributor I
posted in Speakers

Play1 Speaker volume randomly turns up

Hi there. New to Sonos here. I am trying out a Play1 for the first time and enjoy it for the most part. But I am having an issue with the volume randomly turning up to a very loud state. There is no one else using the app to control the volume (which was my first thought). Does any one have any ideas on this?

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7 years ago
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binh25Avid Contributor I
posted in Home theater

Playbase gone silence with DD 5.1

Hi I bite the bullet and try out playbase, I spent the over the long weekend and got surround sound to work with Kodi via passthrough and all my media that has surround sound works in 5.1, including Transcoding DTS to Dolby 5.1 Today it gone silent no matter what I do when I send DD 5.1 I get the video but audio is silence I check under about my sonos system and it said the playbase audio in is silence. everything else works though, TV, Netflix DD 5.1 works. What is going on do I have a faulty unit?

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Andy B
7 years ago
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Colby550Contributor I
asked in What to get

Playbar & Sub Plus Ceiling Speakers in same room

Have a 345 sq ft basement living / TV room (23' x 15'). Leaning towards a Playbar + SUB for simple TV watching, but was also considering a pair of ceiling speakers driven off a connect that would be shared with other rooms. When I decide to group all speakers together to play a single source in, say, "party mode", will I experience a delay between the Playbar + SUB and the connect-driven speakers in the same room?

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7 years ago
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JolietJakeContributor I
asked in Home theater

PLAYBASE sync issue.

I've recently purchased a PLAYBASE and I have a lip sync issue on most TV channels. I am using the optical cable. Has anyone else had an issue with this and is It possible to correct the issue?

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7 years ago
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ptr23Contributor I
asked in Speakers

Red flashing play/pause button on Play3

I have a continuous flashing red play/pause button on my play3, it remains blinking red even after factory reset. What could be the problem? Playback works fine...

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Stuart_W
7 years ago
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GregzeeContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

Google music skipping/not playing tracks when casting

I never really had this problem. I like using the Google music app over the Sonos app. I think after the update, this started happening where I can play Google music through Sonos app, but once I cast to the Sonos it will skip and not play I've cleared cache, data and resigned in from the Google music app and still having issues casting to Sonos from the Google music app. Need help

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7 years ago
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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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7 years ago
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ketilarmContributor I
posted in Speakers

Sonos skipping songs on Spotify all the time

I have Sonos Play 5 that is wired and Play 1 that uses Wifi. Spotify is skipping songs. Sometimes every song skips, and sometimes one, two songs play fine until next song skips after 30s - 2 minutes. I have tried to change wifi channels but the problem still continues on 1, 6 and 11. I have a 50 mbit internet connection and Airport extreme AC router.  I have sent a diagnostics report with number 3956286.

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Airgetlam
7 years ago
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Boucher410Contributor I
asked in What to get

Wiring Whole House Ceiling Speakers w/ Pre-existing speakers and cables in centralized cabinet

I already own a Sonos Connect:AMP and I would like to hook up the rest of the rooms of my house. My house is about 11 years old and was wired with good speakers, but an obsolete media playing system. There are 3 Rooms that I would like to hook up to their own "Room" on the Sonos app, so that they can all play different music hypothetically. All of the wires to the speakers are already wired to a centralized cabinet in my living room. My question is, would it be best I buy 3 more Connect:AMPs and just hook them up to the cabinet located in the living room? Thanks a lot, James Boucher

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Airgetlam
7 years ago
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seniorcpfcfanContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services

Mac Sleep Settings

sonos on my iMac appears to have stopped my computer/screen sleep & screen saver functions i.e. the display is permanently on. I've tried all the usual system preference options. Any ideas on how to switch the sleep function back on?

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7 years ago
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Harry BloomfieldContributor I
asked in Speakers

Bluetooth Vinyl player

If I buy a wireless bluetooth vinyl player can i stream that straight to my sonos set up?

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7 years ago
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andrefrancisAvid Contributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services

Custom duration times?

Is there any possibility of having a 'custom' option for duration times associated with Alarms and Sleep Timer?

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7 years ago
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KjegContributor III
posted in Speakers

Grouped rooms - Issue

Hello! I have 3 rooms grouped together. In one of the rooms (Play:1, The toilet), I loose power to my Sonos every time I turn off the lights. I was hoping it would start playing again once lights were turned on but I can`t find anything about "autoplay" or similar in options. Obviously I have to group this room up again with the others every time the lights has been turned off and its kinda...irritating--:rolleyes: ...espescially on beer-nights where this light goes on and of quite often... If this isnt gonna work out as I planned Im afraid I bought one Sonos too many, since I never play music "in-here-only". I just wanted the feeling that my whole house was full of music all the time(: Any tips is much appreciated, thank you

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ratty
7 years ago
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OliverbsContributor I
asked in Home theater

How do i change the left and right channel on the playbar?

Hi, I have a kind of special setup with my Sonos Playbar since i am using a projector and the soundbar i mounted underneath it/above the couch where you sit to watch movies. Since the playbar is mounted under the projector, i have turned it so the sonos/grey bar is turning up so the cables run up toward the projector. But this makes it so when you sit in the couch facing the wall where movies are projected the left sound comes from the right of the playbar and vice versa. I know that there is a accelerometer in the playbar the adjust the left/right channel depending on how the playbar is turned, but as i cannot turn it around (because of how the cable management is set up, and how the speakers inside the playbar are placed with a slight angle (for now they face downwards so the viewer get the sound and not my ceiling)), how do i adjust this manually so the left sound is comming from the left speakers in playbar and vice versa for right? IF this is not possible to do manually/o

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ratty
7 years ago
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bobbyolloxContributor III
asked in Speakers

No power led on a play 5

I have 2 play 5 units paired , and they have worked without a problem since purchase . This morning they, and the paired sub all dropped off the network, When I physically examined the units, one of the play 5 units had no led light on. I have tried different power sockets, and a different power lead, but the unit does not flash the led when switched on, and is not recognised on the network. I used the pair in the morning, put them on mute, and then this afternoon this problem happened. Is their any way to reset or do I need a replacement ?

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Airgetlam
7 years ago
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TBR74Contributor I
asked in Home theater

AppleTV (4th Gen), Projector, and Sonos

Hi All, I've been doing a little research on how to best create a Sonos set up for a home theater using a projector. Here's what I've got and what I'm thinking and would love to know if anyone has tried something similar with success or some other thoughts: AppleTV (4th generation, w/o Optical) BluRay Kinivio HDMI switch box Optoma H180X projector (https://www.optomausa.com/uploads/manuals/H180X-M-en-US.pdf ) I've currently got the AppleTV and BluRay HDMI input to the Kinivio switch box. Kinivio switch box HDMI out directly to Optoma projector. Decent computer speakers from projector's 3.5mm mini jack audio output. Here's what I'm thinking to do: Same Kinivio HDMI switch box as above, with its HDMI output to HDMI wireless transmitter such as the Nyrius Aries (https://www.amazon.com/Nyrius-Transmitter-Streaming-Satellite-NAVS500/dp/B005H3AU1Y/ref=cm_rdp_product ). The Aries receiver would of course then connect to the HDMI input of the projector. I would get audio out via

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7 years ago
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