BillG wrote:
 
Still not working here via Sonos or Roon. 

I too have issues with SONOS. It's a clunky system for sure. It easily decides to you reset things before it will respond. But at least it dosen't drop much.
What DOES drop a lot is the FLAC selection when playing through my PC. I'm direct wired to a pretty fast and stable internet connection, FLAC should not be a problem but constantly it is.
Lower bit-rates all seem to work fine. But man, I love that FLAC!  I sure wish I could listen to it.
  Any suggestions?

 BillG wrote:
 

 dburgher wrote:
 

Sorry about that. Server glitch while I was away for a few hours.

Should be OK now.

RP on Sonos is not working. Have had RP as a Sonos favorite for 2 years. Worked fine until this morning. Tried deleting the station and re-adding it. This appears to be an RP streaming issue, as all other stations play fine through same Sonos system. 

 cancongal wrote:
 

I'm suffering the same problem in Germany (close to Hamburg). 8 Years no remarkable problems - this morning from 7 am - no sound...
Any ideas ?
Best regards
Werner

Running a Sonos system for 7 years (one play3 and 2 play 5's). This morning it looks like it's playing but no sound.  I am not set to FLAC. Other stations are working fine.
Doesn't matter whether I am using the app on my phone or laptop. Looks like it's playing but no sound.

 jbuhl wrote: 
I posted on the Sonos page. Would be great if Sonos provided some of the features, mainly PSD/skip songs and the ability to select the music type like you can on the android app. Will look at posting on the FB page too.

These days there are so many other devices which compete with Sonos (which replaced my Squeezeboxes long time ago), so considering moving to something new.

Could try using my 'Raspberry Pi 3' for streaming RP. This is a $30 device but needs some programming.

The nice thing about the Sonos is you can link players, but as use I my devices through two multi-room amps, I would just need to take the output from the main player up one floor, which I can easily do which would free the Sonos up to be used in a different zone...

 BillG wrote: 

We get a lot of folks asking why they can't easily access RP via their Sonos system. 

We'd like that too. It's not an easy thing to arrange, unfortunately, if you're not Spotify or Pandora. You can listen via TuneIn (we're under 'eclectic' in their directory) but that lacks any of our advanced features.

Pinging support@sonos.com with something like this might help:

"I'd love to listen to Radio Paradise in lossless format, and be able to skip songs like you can on their apps or web player. When I contacted them they said they'd be willing to work with you on this."

Please put that in your own words, and include my contact email: bill@radioparadise.com. Thanks!

 haresfur wrote:
 
 

 samarthb wrote: 
Works fine for me in the UK - I just selected RP from TuneIn. Occasionally I have had problems when it starts breaking up and stops, so I restart (reselect RP from  radio stations) and it kicks in again. I don't see why RP should be any different to any other station for you. PM me if you want dig deeper technically - I'm in IT...

Hi, I'm from London. I can find RP in the Sonos app via TuneIn, and even though it shows the station as playing, there's no sound. Same issue if I add it via streaming link. Occasionally, the 'Now Playing' song is correct.
I have no issue with other stations from the US. Any thoughts?

 natanz wrote: 
PSD is supported in the RP app. Sonos just carries streams, so no, PSD will not be available on Sonos for a long time. Now if Sonos became a true network appliance with a full OS (it currently runs some kind of squashed Linux), then you'd have something. 

+1 on the Sonos though ... I can always just reach over, hit "play", and the last thing played (which is almost always RP) comes up in about 1.5 seconds. 

And while we are at it, wouldn't the rating functionality be great too.  How else am I going to keep track of all these songs?

I just bought a Sonos setup (playbar plus 2 play-1s), and could not be happier.  They sound great especially when playing radio paradise.  I was wondering if anyone has figured out how to get the PSD functionality, or the new FF that is in beta on the RP streams.  It's not often, but sometimes those amazing Goldsmiths make a choice that I can't quite tolerate for 3-4 minutes.

 haresfur wrote: 
For YouTube, we just use Airplay on our MacBooks to view videos on our TV via the Apple TV.

 miamizsun wrote: 
Be aware it is a music player system and doesn't replace your computer speakers. You can't stream from youtube for example.

The only things I can't seem to get to play on our Sonos Connect are the Ogg Vorbis RP streams. Has anybody had any luck? If so, please share which link you use.

reviews like these    make me snappish (as in i may snap and get a sonos starter kit)

 haresfur wrote: 
I went ahead and bought the Sonos Connect about a month or so ago. It plugged right into our present home theater system from Bose. Setup was easy with the app for the Mac, and controlling it is just as easy with that app or the ones on my iPhone and iPad. We can once again stream Sirius XM, plus Pandora, RP, and a number of other music sources we listen to.

If the Bose system ever dies, and it is now 12 years old, so it might some day, I will just replace it with the Sonos Bar and a couple of the wireless speakers, plus sub. Before that, though, we might add a Play-1 that we can take out on the patio with us.

I'm really sold on this system.