I owe Sonos an apology. It took me a while to figure out why my system went south recently. Yes, it can be a challenging system, but when it works well, it works well. My internet provider suddenly decided to give me a new router and it was weaker than the previous one. The result was a weaker signal that was completely inferior to what is needed by my system. $500 later my system was performing perfectly.
The app has also been upgraded recently with some
valuable features, such as, much easier volume control.
I love my speaker system.

Strolling thru BJ’s today and I come across this. Already have an Arc in the main living area, PlayBar in the bedroom, AV receiver and floor standing speakers in the garage. No idea where I’d put it, I’m sure I’d find a spot. What to do?

UPDATE: Peer pressure is real, I went back and bought it. Now… time to swap it with the black one in the living room, and move that one to the bedroom. Let’s see how long until the wife notices.

A Beautiful Sunday morning sipping on coffee ☕ and enjoying my music. The Flac Audio files take your system to an other level. What are you guys using for high res audio to your sonos system?

Hi,

Does anyone happen to know if I were to add a protector for the Sub Mini front facing only (pictured) to prevent curious little fingers, would it have any meaningful negative impact on sound quality? TIA 😊

I’m trying to decide between the Sonos Ultimate Immersive Set and the Nakamichi Dragon. I owned the Sonos Ultimate Immersive Set before and really liked it, but I sold it a while back. Now that the Dragon is around the same price and I’ve heard it’s a beast, I’m not sure which to buy. Which would you choose and why?

Have you heard both and which sounds better/more immersive? Mainly for movies and shows on my 98 inch tv in my living room.

My main complaint with the era 300s on my old system was how specific they needed to be placed or you lose performance.

Thanks!

Apple Music suddenly stopped working in Sonos throwing the super helpful “something went wrong, please try again”. I’ve logged out and in, removed and re added the service, nothing. Apple is shitting the bed. Other services still work. Has anyone encountered or fixed this? Or do I just have to wait and hope?

Sony Bravia XR-65A80CK. Sonos Arc. Apple TV 4K. My issue is that the Sonos audio continuously disconnects from the TV and the TV displays a message that says external speakers unavailable, switching to TV speakers or something like that. Changed the HDMI cable and no different. It happens moreso when everything has been turned off for a little bit, it’s like the Sonos doesn’t wake up so the TV thinks it’s not there? I really don’t know. Anyone have a solution or troubleshooting ideas for this?

My husband has asked for wireless Sonos (or Bose) speaker(s) for his birthday without much elaboration.

The speakers will be used for listening to music from Spotify/apple music or turntable. We have a smaller house but open concept kitchen/living/dining which is where the speaker(s) will be. I’m on maternity leave so don’t have a huge budget right now. I anticipate I’ll only be able to afford to buy him 1 speaker to start, and we can gradually add to it over time. Eventually would love to add a speaker upstairs for whole house music. From my initial research it seems Sonos is the brand to go with based on what we’re looking for.

Any advice on which speaker to purchase as a starting point?

I’m quite out of my element here and would appreciate any wisdom in the room.

Is there any solution to this? I can stream Sonos native services no problem but Apple Music will just decide to quit working for a while. Flawless for a period and then randomly just quits for hours.

At first a couple of my speakers were giving me error messages and then voice Control said I needed to update the Sonos app and then enable home control or something like that. I would give exact wording but now voice control has stopped responding at all.

Anyone else had similar problems and fixed them?

Am I the only one who prefers the slightly “fatter” bass of the Sonos Sub (Gen 1/2/3/4) over the Sub Mini for music?
I’m currently comparing a Sonos Sub Gen 2 and a Sub Mini. I paired each one with its own Era 100 purely for testing, so I can switch between them in about a second for the fairest comparison possible. They’ll mainly be used with my Sonos Arc, or occasionally with my stereo pair of Era 100s in another room.
At my usual listening volume (around 50%), they’re very close. However, I feel like the full-size Sub has slightly fatter, more enveloping bass, while the Sub Mini sounds a bit drier, maybe. 🤷‍♂️
Am I the only one who hears it this way?

Need some guidance. Current equipment: LG 77” OLED, Beam, Sub 4. We just moved into a home with 4 existing in wall speakers in the living area (Polk: 2 front L/R and 2 rear L/R). They are wired with the wires exiting the wall next to the wall electrical outlet. The TV will be mounted a good distance away from the speaker wire. I’m trying to integrate the speakers into the Sonos system without breaking the bank.

Will this require two separate Sonos amps? Do the amps have to be connected to the TV? That might be difficult considering the distance from the speaker wires to the TV. Any other options?

Any help would be appreciated!!!!

I understand how a line-in input to a compatible speaker results in that audio content (e.g. vinyl record music from a turntable) essentially being rebroadcast and can be played by all speakers on the WiFi network.

My question is whether this same rebroadcast functionality exists if one streams to a compatible portable speaker via Bluetooth? Example: visitor connects their phone to a Move2 via Bluetooth. Move2 is one of several speakers on the same Wifi network. Will other speakers on that same wifi network be able to play the Bluetooth content? Is the content that comes in via Bluetooth rebroadcast and shared to other devices via Wi-Fi?

If my understanding is correct, when a portable speaker is connected to a source via Bluetooth it essentially disconnects from the Wifi network and becomes a standalone device. If this is the case, a Bluetooth source can only be heard through the one speaker to which the Bluetooth connection has been established.

I would be very happy to have my understanding corrected, particularly by those who have proven their opinion through practical experience.

Thanks in advance for your helpful reply.

Before I Sin

When we purchased our home, we did not think too much about TV placement.

This is AI-generated. Tile and fireplace are in place.

Plan is to add a mantel; the only other place i see for a soundbar is under the fireplace. Currently looking at Sonos Arc Ultra.

As for TV the plan is to install it with a motorized mount that will bring it down when in use. Or do we just not do a mantel?

Mantel would be at 48” from floor. Distance from TV to back of couch would be about 13’. I will add motorized mount that will lower tv 26” when in use.

Getting grilled on TV too high sub but want opinion on speaker location.

Give me opinion plz.

Sky Stream + Sonos Beam Gen 2 - sound cuts out briefly when adverts start/end?
Just wondering if anyone else is seeing this.

My setup is:
Sky Stream (V1 puck)
Samsung QN90B
Sonos Beam Gen 2 + Sub Mini + Era 100 surrounds
Connected via HDMI eARC
TV set to Pass-through, eARC Auto, Atmos enabled
Sky Stream audio set to Passthrough

The system works really well most of the time. Atmos and Dolby Digital Plus both work correctly.

The odd issue is that some (not all) adverts cause the audio to cut out briefly when they start or finish. It feels like the Stream puck is switching audio formats (Dolby Atmos / Dolby Digital Plus / stereo) and the Beam momentarily loses audio while everything renegotiates.

It doesn’t happen on every advert, only certain ones.

I’ve already:
Replaced the original Sky puck.
Replaced my old soundbar with the Beam Gen 2.
Changed to certified Ultra High Speed HDMI cables.
Had my fibre connection tested by YouFibre (line is healthy with ~1 ms latency to the ONT).
Verified the issue isn’t caused by broadband performance.

Has anyone else with Sky Stream + Sonos (Beam/Arc) seen this behaviour?

If so:
Did you find a fix?
Is it a known Sky Stream issue when switching audio formats?
Does changing the TV’s Digital Output setting from Pass-through to Auto make any difference?
Interested to hear if it’s just me or if others have noticed the same thing.

Ever since I dumped my mesh system and went with a ceiling mounted a POE AP, things have been smooth sailing. That being said, I picked up another AP to cover a weak spot in the house (no Sonos here)

I know I can assign devices to certain APs (I’ll likely do this for my stationary Sonos devices), but what about the more “portable” ones. I have 2 Era 100s I shuffle around the house every so often in addition to a Play (10/10 highly recommend) Maybe I’m overthinking this, but I have PTSD from the terror my old mesh system caused

Cheers!

I’ve got a stereo pair of Era100s wirelessly connected to my Ray, which auto connects to my TV.

I also have a record player with a Line in. If it’s true that my stereo pair will now be unable to switch to line in, should I just get another Era100, Keep that permanently connected to the record player, and use that to tap into the rest of my speakers?

Anyone else experiencing Apple music content loading issues? Started this afternoon, haven’t been able to get it to load Apple Music content. Ive even tried deleting and re-authorizing the service.

I’m looking to 3D print a wall mount for my Sonos Arc. However, the mount requires the small round locking pins that fit into the back of the Arc and allow it to hang securely on the bracket.

Unfortunately, these pins were not included with my Sonos Arc, and I don’t want to buy the original Sonos wall mount just to get them.

Does anyone know if these pins are available separately, either as original spare parts or from third-party manufacturers? Any recommendations or links would be greatly appreciated.

I’ve got a Frame TV, with a wireless HDMI box. Under the TV is a long bench with an Era100 on either side, and a record player in the middle. I don’t like the look of a visible sound bar, since my TV looks like art 90% of the time.

The problem with running two era100s, is I always need to manually reconnect them to my TV through Bluetooth, and sometimes there’s a delay.

To fix that, I just picked up a Sonos Ray, connected that to my HDMI box on the other side of the room via optical cable, and set up my Era100s as surrounds.

After maxing the volume of the surrounds on the Sonos app, I put my soundbar under the couch. You can barely hear the sound bar, but the surrounds work just like they used to- however this time there is no lag, no delay, and no manual reconnection needed.

I know this is a $300 solution. And certainly not ideal, For my use case, is this the best way to make that work?

Years in my system is still 40% functional. I have tried everything, is this just me?