Started to cook a family meal and want to listen to the latest new music? Or maybe you are having a romantic evening in with your new beau and want some background music to set the mood. The Sonos app allows you to stream your entire Deezer music library to any room in the house! You can also use Sonos voice control to play your favorite tracks in a single command.
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Note: Sonos Voice Control is only available in the United States and France
Requirements
- You must have either a Deezer Premium, Deezer Duo or Deezer Family subscription
How to set up Deezer on your Sonos
- Open the Sonos app
- Select your Profile icon which is displayed in the top right corner
- Select Content Services
- Click on Add Content Service
- Select Deezer from the list
- Click on “I already have an account”
- Login to your Deezer account using your username and password combination
- Select your Deezer profile to link with Sonos
- Open the Sonos app
- Select your Profile icon which is displayed in the top right corner
- Select Content Services
- Click on Add Content Service
- Select Deezer from the list
- Click on “I already have an account”
- Login to your Deezer account using your username and password combination
- Select your Deezer profile to link with Sonos
- Within the Sonos app, select Add Music Services
- Select Deezer
- Select I already have an account
- Select AUTHORIZE
- Type in your username and password when prompted and then follow the instructions
How to remove Deezer from your Sonos
- Within the Sonos app, from the Settings tab, select Services & Voice
- Under Music & Content, select My Services
- Select Deezer
- Select Remove account to remove it from your Sonos system
Note: If you’ve added multiple accounts, make sure to select the correct one before removing
- Within the Sonos app, from the Settings tab, select Services & Voice
- Under Music & Content, select My Services
- Select Deezer
- Select Remove account to remove it from your Sonos system
Note: If you’ve added multiple accounts, make sure to select the correct one before removing
- Within the Sonos app, select Manage
- Select Service Settings
- Next to Deezer, select Remove or - to remove it from your Sonos system
Note: If you’ve added multiple accounts, make sure to select the correct one before removing
How to set up and use Sonos Voice Control
Sonos Voice control allows you to control your Sonos with just your voice! Just like speaking to Alexa or Google devices, simply say "Hey Sonos, play Father John Misty" in this format, and you'll be able to play anything. This works with your Favorites and Flow, too: "Hey Sonos, play Flow Focus", "Hey Sonos, play Flow Chill"! Skip a song with a simple, "Hey Sonos, next song", or turn it up with a, "Hey Sonos, volume up"!
Note: Sonos Voice Control is only available in the United States and France. You must be on a Deezer Premium, Deezer Duo or Deezer Family plan to use this feature
To set up Sonos Voice Control, follow these steps:
- Within the Sonos app, from the Settings tab, select Services & Voice
- Select Sonos Voice Control
- Select Add Product
You will be taken on a short tour to explain how to use Voice Control
- Select the speaker that you want Voice Control to be enabled for
Note: Under Sonos Voice Control Settings, the default service should be Deezer if that is how you set up your Sonos. If this is not set to Deezer, select it and then change it to Deezer
How to use Deezer with Amazon Alexa on Sonos
You can see how to set up Deezer on Amazon Alexa here and find out more about voice commands for Deezer on Amazon Alexa here.
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FAQ
What is High Fidelity audio?
High Fidelity audio is music encoded in FLAC (16-bit, 44.1kHz). Streaming usually compresses music a little to save you data, but Deezer HiFi audio plays CD-quality sound.
How can I tell if the track I'm streaming is High Fidelity audio (FLAC)?
Select Info & Options and then Track Format.
What is the recommended internet bandwidth to stream High Fidelity audio on Sonos?
5 Mbps is the minimum broadband speed required to stream FLAC from Deezer on Sonos. If you are streaming different FLAC music to multiple speakers, we recommend a higher broadband speed.
- 5.0 Megabits per second - 1 FLAC stream
- 7.5 Megabits per second - 2 FLAC streams
- 10 Megabits per second - 3 or more FLAC streams
How do I improve FLAC sound?
When streaming lossless audio to a Sonos group that contains many players, your Sonos system's capabilities may be more limited than usual. Occasionally, the system might experience audio dropouts or display error messages in the app. To improve the performance and reliability of your sound:
- Ungroup some of your players to make a smaller group
- Wire some of your Sonos players to the network via Ethernet for local bandwidth for the Sonos players to use when streaming lossless content
I'm trying to play a FLAC song on Sonos, but it won't play. Why?
The majority of Deezer's millions of songs are available in FLAC quality. However, if you find a song that does not play when you select it, this may be because it is not available in FLAC at the moment.
I don't see the Deezer service listed. Why?
Try the troubleshooting tips found here. If that doesn't work, send Sonos an email using the webform.
My Sonos audio is dropping out when I use Deezer. What can I do?
Read Sonos' article on audio playback stops or skips. You can also watch Sonos' video on Wireless interference for more tips.
I have over a 1000 playlists on my Deezer account, but once I connect to Sonos, it only shows half of my playlists. Why is this?
Sonos can only index a maximum of 1,000 playlists with up to 40,000 songs total. If you exceed this limit, some of your playlists or songs will not be visible in Imported Playlists. You’ll need to reduce large playlists by reorganizing or deleting them.
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