Sonos Boost | What is SONOS Boost? | Is it Worth it?

[@Lat41]

Thanks. Good info and well presented. You’re be a cool teacher.

[@Music-for-Miles]

Thanks Marty!

[@Yowzoe]

@@Music-for-Miles Hey there, I agree. Very helpful. Q for you: someone commented "It is also useful to know that plugging an ethernet cable from router to any one of the Sonos speakers also converts the system to a mesh network, serving the same purpose as the Boost." Is this 100% true? If I get and connect via ethernet a Mini-sub for example, will I get the same exact benefit of using a Boost? thanks

[@An-wc5lx]

It is also useful to know that plugging an ethernet cable from router to any one of the Sonos speakers also converts the system to a mesh network, serving the same purpose as the Boost.

[@Yowzoe]

Really? Amazed you only got one upvote for this nugget. What you are saying is that a Boost is totally unnecessary...that's $99 saved. Thanks! 😃

[@stuharvey275]

Great video. Convinced me to pick one up second hand for $50 and it immediately improved my wifi. The 12 sonos speaker around the house were having a real impact. Thank you.

[@Music-for-Miles]

Glad I could help! I would not go without it now.

[@DRJUDE]

legend.. just picked on up! Had the bridge before and had no problems. But with the new gen of speakers, drop outs are crazy and my speeds are down! this is crucial!

[@Music-for-Miles]

Amen!

[@tyso5146]

Holy crap, thank you for telling me!!! I’ve been having some issues due to the multipoint “sucking” of my router. Great vid, you’re a very pleasant person.

[@Music-for-Miles]

Thank you for the kind words :)

[@rabidhobo561]

In my opinion, the boost is absolutely necessary if you’re going to have Sonos in your house.

[@glockman9c]

I have always had hardwired systems and moved. Bought Sonos and OMG the frustration is absolutely insane.

[@Music-for-Miles]

You can hardwire each speaker to an Ethernet port if you have one near the speaker location

[@LenaCh1227]

What an amazing video. Thank you so much for putting it together, I love videos that are so easy to understood and interactive not annoying whatsoever and does not make you feel stupid because of terminology used thank you. Thank you very very much.!!!!!

[@marilynlong2490]

Thanks so much for very clear, informative video. Brief set up steps that came with Boost were pretty-well basic. App steps were also clear as mud. OK so I only got it yesterday but I really like to get stuff up and running asap. You've made that possible in just 8 minutes. Brilliant. Living between mountains in North Wales our speeds are a joke. So now raring to go to get this thing up and running and get some pressure off the system. Thank you again.

[@Music-for-Miles]

Marilyn Long anytime! So glad my video helped you!

[@marilynlong2490]

@@Music-for-Miles We were 'wired for sound' in less than 10 minutes. Result!!! You're brill. Enjoy your day. X

[@johns1159]

What Sonos app are you using? I'm using S2 and it doesn't have anything for setting up a Boost.

[@rodneydangerfield7153]

Thank you, Vinyl for Miles, for the great, concise video!

[@Dando-1983]

Thanks.. I wondered why my wifi speed has dropped. My Sonos surrounds sound quite intermittent at times, so I’ll buy the boost even if it is overpriced to see if it helps.

[@Bl0ckHe1d]

Currently do not have a Sonos Boost and experiencing constant airplay drop outs; I am hoping this little beastie solves the issue...one on order

[@turkishexpress]

Good video. Just FYI, I was furious about my Sonos products acting up in the past few months. I've had my units for almost 7 years now. Anyways after I spoke to technical support and they recommended the Boost, I asked him to connect me to sales directly. I asked and received a 15% discount for having to spend more money on a product that was working for many years. In any case, maybe it'll come in handy for some others that need to do the same.

[@gnicko6180]

Great review Vinyl for Miles. I rate my Sonos speakers too but the decision makers at Sonos keep giving me grief. 2-3 years ago I buy a playbar + sub. An absolutely sweet set up! Then a year later a systems upgrade on the sonos app makes the ipad I was using as the volume/settings and spotify control obsolete. Customers on their help forum ask for stand alone software to make their 5 year old ipads still usable; Sonos respond with a sorry but nope and move on, as cold as that.. So now I use my laptop to run my Sonos and music software - no train smash here. Then just recently i'm thinking the subs a bit quieter than the norm and on closer inspection, its still connected but there's no sound. So after digging around a bit on the net, reading help forums and busting a whole stack of time rebooting yada yada, I've sussed out that my network/playbar now doesn't support my sub anymore, and that Sonos have now made it a thing during a systems upgrade that we now have to buy an overpriced booster to make everything sweet again. So yes, I will buy the "over priced" booster because i have no choice but Sonos needs to remember what happened to another brand that had a quality product and a loyal fan base but over played their worth with trapping people into their product. People get pissed off and go with android!

[@greenmoss]

I am really impressed, no wasted words. Is there a way to connect PC sound to Sonos.

[@michaelcollins6526]

I know I had to buy one ,good video

[@Music-for-Miles]

Thanks!!!

[@charliesincharge-l5o]

Very helpful indeed

[@micahpop6656]

I like your style of instruction, and honesty, as in not too far up Sonos' (which I love) ass, to not be willing to criticize (price point). Peace.

[@TakeAToor]

Is your line-in set to Automatic, Uncompressed, or Compressed? Mine was set to automatic, but was experiencing drop-outs using Sonos Port and my turntable. Compressed eliminates that issue, but of course I don’t want to actually compress the sound quality if possible. Got the Boost. Still having drop-outs on Automatic and Uncompressed. Maybe I’ll give Sonos a call.

[@Music-for-Miles]

Change your line level input level. I had mine higher to get more volume but in turn that adds buffering time. Either way SONOS needs to fix this. For the amount they charge for their products this should have been fixed years ago.

[@TakeAToor]

Vinyl for Miles It’s already set to level 2, which was the default. Hopefully they can figure this out with me. I don’t think there’s any good reason why I should be experiencing dropouts with the Boost setup.

[@Music-for-Miles]

@@TakeAToor Ah man then something must be up. Copy the diagnostic code and send to Sonos. I've heard a-lot of complaints with turntable's audio dropping out. They should really fix it since they market to TT owners.

[@lucinaquezada6134]

Hi, thanks so much for this video. I have a question, will the sonos boost work the same if I don't have the internet router together in the same room? My router is in my kitchen, and my Sonos sound system is in my basement.

[@Music-for-Miles]

Yeah if you connect the boost to the router you’ll be good

[@dwaynebolan2583]

Does this help with power outages? When the power goes out it’s hell to set everything back up

[@NOMASAIM]

Once it sets up a separate WIFI network, can I access all my wired speakers on my main WIFI and the wireless speakers in the new sonos network or do I have to switch between the networks?

[@DWilliam1]

Good video with solid info. Only thing that is incorrect is that SONOS does have sales. Got my 2 Ones for $50 off.

[@laughgather]

thanks for showing the unboxing

[@JasonandaCamera]

Hello. Great video! Question: will adding the boost in any way change how I see/connect to my speakers? For example, could I group them all together into a master speaker so I can tap one speaker in my control center (iOS airplay) and connect to them all at once? Thank you

[@mkaszick]

I live in Australia, on the outskirts of Melbourne the capital city...I have bought and added Sonos products including Play 5, Play 1’s Arc and sub, plus IKEA lamps....When I setup everything on the wifi router alone, the Sonos radio app correctly said my “In my area” radio stations were indeed Melbourne stations, but I decided to add a boost...almost immediately it appears I’d moved to Queensland (Minus the sunshine). Now it keeps saying my “In your area” stations are all 1000 Klm’s away ?? Beats me...

[@Music-for-Miles]

Woah! That’s really weird lol

[@mkaszick]

@@Music-for-Miles Yes it is weird lol, in fact it’s actually nearly 1800 kilometres or 1118 miles...I actually had them replace to Boost with a new one and it’s still the same...

[@prubio007]

Thank you

[@nigelsmith721]

Otherwise, brilliant video. Thanks !!

[@saeedhn12]

Hi! Thank you very much for reviewing Sonos boost. As far as you are using Sonos system, may I know what the best router for Sonos is? As you said that the Sonos speakers will automatically connect to your router so that we don’t need Sonos boost.

[@redacted6580]

Awesome video I have a question I know this video is two years old but maybe you’ll see this lol I have four VLANs and SSIDs my sonos and phone/iPads are on a different SSIDs/VLANs so I can’t connect to my sonos from a different SSID even though I setup firewall rules to allow it would this solve that problem

[@0606sm]

Super helpful video. I'm currently having the same issues with my play 1 speakers and debating if the boost is the answer.. Do you think the boost would still be effective if the router and therefore the connected boost is in a basement trying to connect to speakers on the floor above it?

[@dmacleod89]

Does anyone know roughly how much square footage the boost can cover in order for sonos devices to connect to it?

[@phildirt3]

3000 at my house boost is in main floor laundry room , speakers down two floors works great.get it

[@mdfavero007]

Thank you for this video. I love the promise of Sonos but I'm annoyed with how complicated it really is. Your video helped me better understand how Sonos is actually working (and explains my sound drops).

[@Music-for-Miles]

David Favero yeah Sonos should have built this tech into their existing products. Not sure why but when using audio in almost everyone experiences drop outs without the boost which is a huge miss on Sonos part.

[@keithbutler2424]

Very helpful!!

[@harveywilliams5821]

Thanks for this. I play Vinyl on 3 Radiograms / Consoles around my home and outside office and its dropping out on some of the speakers. I have just brought one for £84, so I hope this does the trick ?

[@opgboard3873]

I'm having the same issue as VicShan. What number are you referring to in your answer? thx

[@neeho2]

I’m not finding the place to check and make sure the Sonos speakers are connected to the boost? Maybe an update since this video has moved it? Can anyone point me to where to find this info?

[@olnoname5761]

for what I know personally, theyre not really overpriced they sound really really good, but hey im barely getting into home audio.

[@nilas1977]

I just bought this boost and I can see it is connected in my Sonos app, but I’m not sure that my Sonos speakers are connected to the boost, how can I check that it’s connected? Can you help?

[@michaelrichter8766]

Hey man, great video! I just got a question, if you don’t mind. So I bought the Sonos boost and set it up. However, when I go to my Sonos app, my boost is in a different room apart from my playbar and sub, which are altogether in the same room. Is this ok?? Or all the products, including the boost, should be in the same room? Thanks

[@agarrison0104]

Great video!! I’m new to the Sonos Community and was wondering if anyone knows why when I’m using the google assistant to operate my Sonos it will say “Sorry, Sonos unable to connect network or not able to connect to Spotify”. Will using this Sonos Boost correct this issue?

[@philepperson5920]

Does the Boost need to stay connected to the router after initial setup? My router is in a basement storage room and my dropouts are on the main level...or can you use more than one of these as a system one connected to router and one just plugged in for power elsewhere in the house? Thanks.

[@Music-for-Miles]

Needs to be connected to the router. Do you have an option to ask the service provider to move your access point to the main floor?

[@philepperson5920]

@@Music-for-Miles Not interested in relocating as it's big system with a switch and several access points. I'm thinking it may be the TV - Samsung Frame TV - as their is a wireless access point on the ceiling like 15 feet from the Move that drops out.

[@philepperson5920]

I think the issue is that it is a Move speaker that is not compatible with the Boost. Can you confirm this? I read it on another site.

[@davetilson7805]

So do you find the boost works better than just plugging your router into one of the speakers to create "sonosnet"? I'm doing that now but still experiencing occasional drop offs. I read somewhere with a boost coverage increases to 90 ft from the normal 60 ft. Great video by the way. Thanks..

[@powertube5671]

Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. Will this work for mp3 albums I have stored on my iPad? I do not want to pay for a music service. Basically, I want to scrap my whole clunky, heavy stereo system, including the two 12" speakers in cabinets I designed myself. I am keeping my turntable, but I have a preamp to allow me to digitize my LPs on my Tascam. So, my new stereo system will be my ipad and two wireless speakers whether they be bluetooth or the Sonos type system. I've actually become more annoyed with the super base from the wired speakers and we need the space.

[@DWilliam1]

Jim Hawkins yes you can play your music on your iPad on SONOS.

[@ypodtube]

Hallo, I've got a modem in the garage from which ethernet cables go troughout the house. In the house I have two Apple routers for my wifi, plugged in the wall for ethernet from the modem. Do I put the ethernet cable from the boost in the wall or in one of the Apple Wifi routers? Thanks in advance!

[@ahkeemsangha1045]

If i get the Sonos boost but my phone and mac uses 5ghz wifi will I still be able to play music and connect my laptop/phone to the sonos?

[@juliomeneses1793]

I'm super late to this party, but just got myself a pair of one sl's and today was streaming Spotify and 1 other device was on the network, then after a while noticed that neither my WhatsApp nor my fb messenger (over my Wi-Fi) .. I couldn't send/receive any messages... Do you think is because the speakers are hugging the bandwidth??? I mean, I'm thinking of getting the boost as a future investment cause will get the a beam and a sub... But 2 speakers??? Thanks for any advice and best regards

[@Music-for-Miles]

What’s your speeds ? Run a free speed test with the speakers off then play music and run the test again. A boost will definitely help but first make sure that’s the issue.

[@glockman9c]

Any reason I cannot plug in to a router than is hard wired to another router?

[@augustinhamza303]

Does it work without connection to your router? Let`s say I have a party to go to and I want to take my 2 Sonos Play5 and the sub. Can I take the BOOST and play music elswere directly from my phone? Does my phone can connect to the BOOST directly or it needs the internet?

[@Music-for-Miles]

Augustin Hamza no you need internet connected via Ethernet. You’ll have to get the sonos move to play music without Internet

[@johnbear100]

Having issues so this has been helpful Michael will probably purchase one and yes Sonos stuff is overpriced.

[@ope-aaron]

I had a Sonos bridge on my system, upgraded to S2 and it had to be removed. Now my Sonos drops out all the time even though they're well within range, and I have to spend $130 on buying the Boost. Sonos should have had the "it ain't broke, don't fix it" motto.

[@Music-for-Miles]

They have an upgrade program where they give you 15% off but still stupid they discontinued so many products :/ especially with how much they cost!

[@taiwanellis4422]

How much sq ft. does the boost give ?

[@adamskiuk]

You can always just plug a single sonos device into ethernet and setup sonos net that way. only need this if a single ethernet connection not possible.

[@JGIANNINI32]

DO i NEED A BOOST TO SET UP MY 2 PLAYBARS. MY 2 PLAYBARS ARE CONNECTED TO MY ROUTER VIA ETHERNET CABLE

[@Music-for-Miles]

If you’re connected via Ethernet you will not need the boost :)

[@LOHO8682]

Anything I would need to do different with the Boost if my router is using (2) WAP's in the house to broadcast (mesh etc.)?

[@maggiesaggie1431]

I did not buy sonos boost because of music, but because of wifi, is it not a booster for wifi?

[@Music-for-Miles]

No what this does is creates a private mesh network for sonos products only. This makes your internet faster only if you have several sonos products using your wifi.

[@lucaslegz]

Thank you for this video. I just bought the boost. Does it have to remain plugged into the router?

[@pacobatman1988]

How do add this on my through my iPhone?? Add boost is not an option and yes I have the latest version of the app

[@Music-for-Miles]

My demo was the previous app now titled Sonos S1. The newer version click the gear -> system -> add product -> boost

[@noiretalk]

I have a question will this boost pick up on the Sonos app when setting up my Playbase? For some reason when I'm setting my Playbase on the app its not picking up my wireless connection and I try to factory reset but it still don't work so will the Sonos boost pick up if I buy this?

[@Music-for-Miles]

It most likely will but I’d contact sonos if you’re worried, the boost overall makes the connections more visible and more stable

[@kalimolsuso]

I have the play 3 without boost, it doesn't work

[@kip1616]

Sonos speaker is a complete waste of money!!!! I upgraded my wifi router and the sonos can no longer connect to wifi

[@thomasregan1439]

Sonos is now selling these for $75, because they are discontinuing the Sonos bridge, I ordered on, think its probably worth it for me.

[@SilverCityRestaurant]

All my speakers are still showing up on my network after installing my new boost. Have I done something wrong?

[@Handkaes_mit_Musik]

Does it say, if it's connected via wlan or lan?

[@beydoundennis3849]

What did you do with your Sonos connect?!?

[@vicshanrichard7343]

Thank you for sharing this video. I set mine up and it still shows all products on my wifi network. Any suggestions?

[@Music-for-Miles]

What number does it show?

[@nturnerds]

Whilst you can directly connect a Sonos speaker via Ethernet to your router, this is not always practical. For example I have a cupboard which controls my media and I do not want a speaker in a cupboard. Also, some people may have their router located in a place where it is not practical to wire in a speaker. So the boost is a good solution for this. Even Sonos themselves do not push the boost if a direct connection to a speaker is possible.

[@jasonboyd3619]

Does that one speaker have to stay connected through Ethernet? Thanks

[@doughboy3465]

I got my sonos boost for $40 bucks from facebook market :)

[@Music-for-Miles]

SCORE!

[@jeffreymalone5986]

Tesseract!

[@Music-for-Miles]

Jeffrey Malone one of my favorites! Got the shirt on their last tour.

[@jeffreymalone5986]

Vinyl for Miles, seen them twice! Once in Boston and once in Worchester. So good live!

[@GothicKittyMadness]

Not giving discounts.... They use to give these away free with all their products.

[@sorenv1]

what the hell happened to the Sonos Bridge????

[@Music-for-Miles]

Phased out by the boost. It’s no longer supported.

[@sorenv1]

@@Music-for-Miles thanks. The way of them to make more Money.

[@Music-for-Miles]

@@sorenv1 yeah sonos is like Apple now unfortunately and phase out old items. But they sound so damn good I keep coming back lol I honestly think the boost should be built into their products. I took it apart and it’s literally a private WiFi network.

[@nigelsmith721]

Pretty happy?

[@nigelsmith721]

There were fifty words in the intro and, cos I’m not American probably, I got three of them.

[@thusiyananthan]

I just realized even when you read backward, still spelled “SONOS”

[@rabidhobo561]

thusi vinayagam and when you read it upside down!

[@micahpop6656]

They are reminding you that you have their product even when you are facing a mirror and see it in the background.😵‍💫

[@daniellinder4454]

I'd say it's worth it if ur Sonos system keeps cutting in and out, and don't want any brookie wires everywhere

[@rogerbrandt6678]

I’ll buy one used for $30

[@Music-for-Miles]

Yeah not really worth the list price

[@barts208]

Sonos will give a military discount

[@Music-for-Miles]

Well deserved!

[@micahpop6656]

What if you only have great respect for and admiration of those in the Military. Discount?

[@richardtoland2624]

IMHO, best to spend the cheddar on upgrading the home Wireless equipment to 802.11ac, tri-band expandable mesh (Speed rating: AC1200). ...And definitely wire the router and access points together, wherever possible. 802.11ac, tri-band will provide the additional bandwidth that SONOS requires and the SONOS, BOOST device can be forgotten about. IMHO, it's a good idea to periodically upgrade a home's residential home networking equipment to the best current equipment that can be afforded. This being said, I recently read a horrible review of Orbi's new WIFI 6 product line and believe, for significant reasons, that it's too early to adopt the WIFI 6 standard. Maybe wait another 12 to 18 months? IMPORTANT: In these days of Covid-19, social distancing and working from home, remember to speak with your tax advisor about the deductibility of upgrading the home network to a 802.11ac, tri-band, wired system configuration, from, Orbi or Eero. Chances are the home network equipment upgrade cost can be deducted from Federal Taxes, as a work/computer expense.

[@phildirt3]

Is it worth it? My system wouldn’t work for crap without it

[@Music-for-Miles]

100% sonos should include this with any speaker over $400

[@DWilliam1]

If you think SONOS is expensive go checkout Devialet.

[@ceuser3555]

Sonos is overpriced, no DTS support. I hope a solution to compete with the boost would be available.

[@Music-for-Miles]

Yeah they are pricey AF. Especially after the move came out :/

[@ceuser3555]

@@Music-for-Miles it’s like paying for apple products; you get poor specs at a higher price.

[@SteveStowell]

You set it up wrong

[@Music-for-Miles]

How so?

[@MarcFurney]

Did you really buy Sonos just to look at the packaging I am being sarcastic?😂😂😂

[@joakimsoderquist9513]

Sonos kills my network

[@paulblueosyter1472]

Best thing you can do is junk your sonos system for something better jBL

[@Music-for-Miles]

Sonos really messed up their ecosystem with the last few updates. Idiotic to say the least

[@Nero82]

The worst Product ever

[@engalvan]

Worthless review.

[@Music-for-Miles]

engalvan thanks dude

[@any1younger]

And a pointless response from you engalvan.....

[@ernestogalvan143]

@@any1younger 🖕🏿

[@MarcFurney]

Did you really buy Sonos just to look at the packaging I am being sarcastic?😂😂😂