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I have a peculiar problem with my Sonos (Connect based) system operating at FIXED level. My Sonos reads off a NAS and feeds SPDIF into Digital Input 1 of my 861v8.

For some months now I have been feeling that the volume levels for a given volume setting are lower than they used to be. I therefore did a test of the Sonos vs. streaming audio of a reference FLAC from the same NAS via my Oppo BDP, into the same Digital Input of my 861v8, and I confirmed that the Oppo stream as well as the CD played from Oppo were both +15dB relative to the FLAC streamed via Sonos. To arrive at the problem area by a process of elimination, I did the following:

1. NAS/FLAC to Sonos Connect to 861v8: Level 60dB
-Reference

2. NAS/FLAC to another Sonos Connect to 861v8: Level 60dB -Rules out hardware issue with Sonos Connect

3. CD to 861v8: Level 75dB - This is the original level

4. NAS/FLAC to Oppo BDP to same Digital Input of 861v8: Level 75dB - And, the original level is reproduced from the same FLAC with a different streamer. Thus FLAC normalization tag issues are ruled out.

Spotify and Internet Radio from Sonos is at the right level.

This was not the case earlier. I suspect some firmware upgrade at some stage has drastically lowered the output level, or there is some new Sonos setting that I am unaware of.

I know this is not strictly a Meridian Issue, but just reaching out to the Forum to see if anyone has ideas.

Shankar

Hi Shankar

Looking on the Sonos forums it seems to be an issue related to a fw update that has changed output volume, have a look on their forums for workarounds.

Cheers

Russ

Thanks Russ, sent PM.

PM sent

Russ