Hi, Bandwidth may be a factor. Using the Airport Utility app on your iPad or iPhone, go open the Extreme, go to the Wireless Connections, then double-tap on the various devices connected. Devices that are further away from the Extreme probably will have slower speeds. If you're seeing less then 144 Mb speeds, that could be the issue. It's best to check the speed when the system is playing music, not when it's asleep, as they tend to have slower connections when asleep. This can also be done using the Mac version of Airport Utility, but it is much more difficult from a VO prospective. As a reference point for you, my HomePods are usually connected at a data rate of 585 or 867, which is perfectly fine for streaming. I don't have a Sonos system, but when I tell the HomePods to also stream to my Apple TV 4 simultaneously, it seems to sync fine.
I am also using the Airport Extreme as my router, although I have two of them to cover the house well plus an Express for AirPlay to an older sound bar. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Jamf Certified Associate Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Nov 3, 2019, at 06:30, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: Hi all, For my birthday, my husband gave me one of the New Sonos Play1s so that we could pair our Sonos system with our HomePod and control it using Siri. It's worked well except for one thing. Occasionally, the HomePod and the Sonos system get just a bit out of sync, and the Sonos lags behind by a fraction of a second. this is easily fixed by pausing and then resuming the track, but it's annoying. Wondering if anyone else is experiencing this, and if so, have you found a way to keep it from happening? Alternatively, I'm wondering if the problem is a lack of bandwidth in our house. We're still using our Airport Extreme and I'm wondering if getting a newer, faster router would correct the problem. Thoughts? Thanks, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/BF9870FF-F70E-4F15-B1A4-393DBEF9DC7D%40me.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/2E9A8531-9B8A-4705-92B6-67501936D624%40me.com.
