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Big_MoContributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services
iTunes playlists are not showing in Imported Playlists

Recently none of my iTunes playlists are imported into Sonos. All music tracks have been imported but not the playlists. All music and iTunes data are in My Music folder. Can someone help?

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7 years ago
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John ConteContributor I
posted in Speakers
unplugging temporarily to move a speaker

If i need to temporarily unplug a sonos component that is already configured and working, is there a re-start up procedure, or will it reboot itself when it is plugged back in?

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ratty
7 years ago
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framorContributor II
asked in Speakers
WI-FI Bandwidth...

Greetings, I am setting up a whole house SONOS system with two (2) 5.1 setups plus Play 3s in a number of other rooms in a three story house. The only internet service I receive is a lower speed DSL service, but it seems fine for casual internet browsing. I do not intend to pull or stream music from streaming services, but will use my XM radio home dock connected to a CONNECT for music. My question is will my lack of internet bandwidth affect my plan to use SONOS throughout the house? My understanding is internet bandwidth is more important if you are streaming music from streaming services. I intent to use SONOS BOOST to stabilize my SONOS network. SONOS seems a perfect solution to a log home such as this one, difficult, if not impossible to hardwire. Needless to say, setting up a whole house SONOS system is not cheap so I want to make sure or understand how a slower DSL connection might affect the system. Additionally, since I'll be using a SONOS surround sound (5.1) system with

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ratty
7 years ago
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59svjContributor I
asked in What to get
What to buy?

Tired of wires. I currently own a Pioneer Elite 7.1 receiver. Running DVR, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV through it. Moved to a much smaller condo. Need sound! What would you recommend and how does it connect to my Pioneer receiver? Thanks, 59svj

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AjTrek1
7 years ago
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Sonos IdeasSonos Employee
posted in Home theater
PLAYBAR: metal grill

A Sonos customer suggested: metal grill instead of a fabric cover for the Sonos PLAYBAR. Leave your support here.

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7 years ago
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onemorewaveContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Volume low with connect Amp

My set up is a connect amp, play3 speaker, and a marantz sr5009. I want to keep my current set up (7:1 wired setup) and us the play3 as a wireless patio speaker(So that i can listen to football games). This is where i hit a snag, the volume is very low even on the high setting in the sonos app. I have the connect amp plugged into the audio out of the marantz. Is there anyone out there who has had this same problem, and have a fix for this. i feel like i have tried everything except for going out and buying a preamp. thanks ~1morewave

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7 years ago
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Marcelo CamposContributor I
asked in Speakers
Configuring Connect and Sonos with an Onkyo Receiver

Hi All, I have just bought an Onkyo TX-NR626 7.2-Channel Network Audio/Video Receiver (Black) @ Amazon.com and I am planning to buy Sonos system to have it all configured in my apartment, but I am not sure If this would be possible. Am I able to have my receiver playing all my devices and sound been handled by Sonos Connect and its different types of wireless speakers? If I have my Xbox One been used with my receiver, does the sound plays @ the speakers available within Sonos' network created? Let me know how should I proceed. Rgds Marcelo

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7 years ago
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MalcolmCR2Contributor I
asked in Home theater
CONNECTING THE AUDIO OUTPUT OF A SMART TV TO A SONOS SYSTEM

CAN I CONNECT THE AUDIO OUTPUT OF MY SMART TV TO MY SONOS SYSTEM? MY TV HAS A DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL OUTPUT

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7 years ago
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kikatContributor I
asked in Home theater
Playbar Volume controll not working with Samsung Model *KS* TV remote

Hi, This new Samsung TV does not have an IR extender, but I have tried anyway to follow this description: https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2424/~/configure-sonos-playbar-with-samsung-smart-remotes select Start > Home Theater > Select Samsung as the brand, Choose Optical for the connection type, Run the function test and just say Yes it worked (nothing will have changed), Exit I can do above, I add a Samsung home theater, but I can still not Learn the TV’s volume codes into the PLAYBAR via the Sonos App, it seems the remote does not emitt any IR signals when activating the volume buttons. What to do? I am are able of choosing older samsung home teater's I have tried some, but still no IR emittment from remote....... My TV is a 49KS8005

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7 years ago
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pcalTrending Lyricist I
posted in Speakers
What do I need to know?

Hello folks, I don't actually have a problem that needs solving at the moments, and I'd like to try to keep it that way. I am more or less by accident about to become a Sonos user and while I think I have a handle on what I'm doing, the more I read, the more I wonder... I recently upgraded my wireless router (to a Fritz!box 7490), and discovered shortly thereafter that my trusty old internet radio no longer worked. The issue is one of supported wifi encryption standards and is unsolvable. So, I've been shopping for a replacement internet radio, and on a whim looked through the catalogue for my credit card's rewards program. They had, and I have ordered (but not yet received) a Play:1 intended to be used as a stand alone device in the family room connected to either a switch or my router both of which are close by. It would be easiest to plug it into a spare 100 meg port on the switch, but would there be any advantage in shuffling things around so I could plug it int

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7 years ago
DHitchcock
DHitchcockAvid Contributor I
asked in Speakers
Play 1: amplifier power

The subject of "adding" an external speaker to a Play1 or Play3 has been brought up many times (for outdoor speakers etc). So, if I was to "cannibalize" a Play 1 and add an outdoor speaker, how much power amp output is there in a Play 1? I could use my Sonos Connect amp for this or my Sonos Connect with a 3rd-party amp and speakers.. Lastly, has anyone pried open a Play 1 and looked at the WiFi antenna? Can the guts of a Play 1 be embedded inside another speaker if it doesn't have a steel housing?

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7 years ago
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ArgeliusAvid Contributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Integrating Sonos with an existing built-in Russound distributed sound system

I've read various forum posts about this sort of issue, but remain a bit confused about the possibilities with my unique setup. (I'm coming from a house where I used Sonos in a conventional sense with multiple Play 3s, an AMP, and Bridge). I bought a new house with a built-in distributed sound system by Russound. It consists of a multi-zone amplifier which feeds 6 zones. Each zone has a wall-mounted controller (on/off, volume and source) with in-ceiling speakers. http://goo.gl/uJuPeJ Currently, I have an Airport Express hooked into the "CD input" on the amp and use an iPhone/iPad/Mac as the music source which is controlled with the Apple Remote iphone app. It works okay, although with this setup, different music cannot be played in different zones. So, first question -- is there a way I can use Sonos technology (?CONNECT and CONNECT:AMP) to give me multi-zone control? And second question: If the above is possible, can I enhance some of the existing zones by adding the free-st

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7 years ago
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Notarealac countContributor I
asked in Speakers
Is all the music I stream to my Sonos system going through Sonos' servers?

Is it true that the music I stream to my Sonos system goes through servers at Sonos? And that if Sonos' systems go down I won't be able to get music from online services like Spotify and Pandora ? I thought that once I had my equipment set up and running, the streaming was handled by my hardware and my own internet connection. See: http://www.charlestonsw.com/sonos-services-little-secret/

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7 years ago
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LargemouthAssContributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
Deezer issue since update

I have 2 Connects and ever since the latest update whenever i select a song on deezer the entire album is put in my queue. How do i cange this? It is quite irritating.

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7 years ago
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Will_29Contributor I
asked in Home theater
Can I use Sonos as a keyboard amplifier, for home use?

I have a Yamaha Digital Stage Piano and just sold my PA speakers. I want to know if I can run a line-out from the keyboard into either the Play 5 or a PlayBar line-in to use it as an amp for the home (nothing ridiculously loud). I have had latency issues with past systems (tried doing the same thing through a Bose Solo and there was a small lag between key-strikes and sound coming out of the speaker). Is this possible, or will I experience delays?

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7 years ago
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ChrisbannerAvid Contributor I
asked in Controllers and Music services
iOS app keeps asking me to update....then doesn't...

Must be a bug with this? I am not running the beta software.

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Stuart_W
7 years ago
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hypmContributor I
asked in Speakers
Chinese music services no longer work

Hi, I used to use some of the Chinese music services with Sonos and they worked pretty well. But recently some of they have stopped working. Either songs are unplayable after being added to playlist or the songs are not even showing. It is especially bad with the two services shown in the screenshot that I attached. I suspect the reason might be that they started to block foreign access due to copyright issues. I encountered this issue when I was using their own app, but was able to resume using them after becoming a paying member of theirs (paying member can use the service internationally). But apparently they still don't work with Sonos even that I added them to Sonos with my paying member credential. Would very appreciate it if you can look into this issue. Thank you! David === Edit: I have found this related topic, where it was advised not to discuss the geoblocks: https://en.community.sonos.com/music-services-and-sources-228994/duomi-service-37296 However my issue is differe

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7 years ago
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nimckechnieContributor I
asked in Components and Architectural
Error Code 30 : Bridge when updating to 6.4

Hi guys, I've tried to update my sonos system and it seems to have update all my speakers apart from the Sonos Bridge. I've unplugged, power cycled whilst holding the button in, but it still is coming up with a failure when trying to update. If I click use anyway, I can use as normal, it just doesn't seem to want to update. Any suggestions?

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Edward R
7 years ago
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jonshapiroAvid Contributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services
Support Windows 8 RT for Surface Tablet and Windows Phone 8 for Mobile Devices

This is not a full windows 8 platform but will work new surface tablet and Samsung and others plan to use this OS which is not fully windows 8 compatible. It would be very helpful if sonos would support this as the tablet looks promising.

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jgatie
8 years ago
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dpg50000Enthusiast II
posted in Controllers and Music services
5.2 = Another disappointment?

Got really excited when I saw support for multiple..... thinking it would be music libraries. But no, the system still can't handle multiple users / music libraries, and STILL doesn't search Contributing Artists (unlike Andronos on Android and SonoPad / Sonophone on iPad and iPhone. C'mob Sonos, get it sorted. Really and truthfully, how hard can it be?

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9 years ago
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aniloContributor III
posted in Home theater
Video Streaming

I've used the Sonos device for a few hours now. I love it. I love it a lot. I wonder if they are making the next version of this device to support video streaming.. you must.. you must.. :) And, make it cool like you do. Go Sonos !!! -Anil

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buzz
12 years ago
ricardo99
ricardo99Avid Contributor I
posted in Controllers and Music services
Are you happy with the 3.0 update?

Quite simple, lets get some numbers on all the chatter thats flying around. In order that Sonos can gauge some meaningful feedback please reply to this thread with your supporting opinions for your choice. EDIT: Now I've put my mobile phone down and can type with both hands I'll finish this post off properly. I voted NO as I believe the perception that has been given and supported is that we, the users, will get our idea's turned into tweaks/new features/upgrades etc. through the Sound Idea's forum. Given that the fact that the last two updates have had very few changes to the system (i.e. Not new services) I fear that the focus on this may have drifted. I understand the current world economic situation means that luxury products suchs as Sonos will be put aside for essential purchase and that Sonos will and must look to increase it's user base to survive doesnt mean that we, as existing users cannot express our dissapointment at this shift. My hopes for the future are that the

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jgatie
14 years ago
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pciavContributor I
posted in Components and Architectural
Would You Buy an Ampless w/Digital Out "Zone Player Pro"

This topic has been beat to death on this forum. I am hoping this thread generates enough interest to at least peak the interest of the money makers at Sonos and hopefully this or a version of it is put into production. [b]A "Zone Player Pro" would be Ampless and have One (1) Coax and One (1) Optical Digital Outputs in a standard 17" Audio/HT component case.[/b] Forget any and all other requests, for now, such as rackmount, color, additional features, or a Price Reduction. Lets assume it will cost the same as the current Zone player $499, anything less would be a bonus. [b]Simply put, do you want and would you purchase a "Zone Player Pro"[/b].

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18 years ago
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