Sonos: Music library not found fix

I have a wired Sonos system and a central media server (WHS 2011) which hosts all my media content .  Prior to  the latest Sonos update (v5.2), I had no problems accessing my music which is hosted on the server via any connected Sonos controller on either PC’s or iPads.  Post v5.2, however I lost access to the music library.  I tried:

Deleting the shared music folder and re-adding it from different controllers
Modifying the shared music folder permissions on the server
Confirming that SONOS was added as a user on the server
Installing the Sonos controller on the server (!!) and adding the shared directly from the server

All of the above attempts failed with the same error:  The computer “server123” cannot be found.  What is important here is that all my other music sharing services (iTunes, Windows Media Player, … Read More »

Audible: Get it to work with WMP, Sonos and Itunes

I recently looked into joining Audible again after a hiatus of several years.  Looking at the greatly expanded catalog, and the new owner (Amazon), I decided to take the plunge.  My goal was to have all the audio books available on all my devices: Audible, Windows Media Player, my  iPads and Sonos.  The good news is that this can be done, but the process is not straightforward. There are a number things to watch out for:

Only use Audible Audio Format 4 for replay on all of the above devices. This is the highest quality that is available on all the devices.  The “e” format sounds better, but will not play on Sonos or WMP
You need two pieces of software from Audible: the Audible Manager, and the Audible Download Manager.  It is … Read More »