Sonos and your Wi-Fi
4 Sonos products in the Compatibility Index, averaging 82/100 for how well they cope with ordinary home Wi-Fi. Checked September 2026.
- Sonos Arc82/100
Excellent sound, but it leans heavily on the background chatter that keeps speakers grouped together.
Most common complaint: Speakers disappear from the app, especially after a new router or mesh system arrives.
- Sonos Era 10083/100
Newer Sonos radio, so it copes better with modern routers — but it still has to find the rest of the system.
Most common complaint: One speaker vanishes from the app in the evening, then comes back on its own.
- Sonos Beam (Gen 2)81/100
Sits under the TV, so it can usually be wired — and wiring it steadies the whole Sonos system.
Most common complaint: Surrounds or a sub drop out mid-film, or the room disappears while grouped.
- Sonos Move 280/100
The portable one, so it crosses in and out of Wi-Fi range all day — which looks like a fault but isn't.
Most common complaint: Drops out of a group when carried to the garden, then won't rejoin indoors.
Sonos problem guides
- Why does my Sonos Arc disappear from the app?
- Why won't my Sonos Arc work on the guest network?
- Why does my Sonos Beam (Gen 2) disappear from the app?
- Why won't my Sonos Beam (Gen 2) work on the guest network?
- Why does my Sonos Era 100 disappear from the app?
- Why won't my Sonos Era 100 work on the guest network?
- Why does my Sonos Move 2 disappear from the app?
- Why won't my Sonos Move 2 work on the guest network?
- Will multi-room audio work properly in a flat or apartment?
- Will multi-room audio work properly in a three-storey house?
- Will multi-room audio work properly in a victorian terrace or semi?
- Does the BT router cause problems with a Sonos Arc?
- Does the Sky router cause problems with a Sonos Arc?
- Does the Virgin Media router cause problems with a Sonos Arc?
- Is my extender breaking my Sonos Arc?
- Why does my Sonos Arc keep needing setting up again?
- Does the Sky router cause problems with a Sonos Beam (Gen 2)?
- Is my extender breaking my Sonos Beam (Gen 2)?
- Why does my Sonos Beam (Gen 2) keep needing setting up again?
- Does the BT router cause problems with a Sonos Era 100?
- Does the Virgin Media router cause problems with a Sonos Era 100?
- Is my extender breaking my Sonos Era 100?
- Why does my Sonos Era 100 keep needing setting up again?
- Is my extender breaking my Sonos Move 2?
- Why does my Sonos Move 2 keep needing setting up again?