![]() Learn more about connecting to an existing Sonos system in a different location. When you add another Sonos system in the app, it will automatically connect as you move from one place to another so you can enjoy Sonos at home, at a friend’s, or at your vacation house without missing a beat. Sonos allows quick and easy access to any Sonos system. Play music from your turntable or other external audio device. Sonos is compatible with iTunes playlists, as well as M3U, WPL and PLS playlist files created with third-party software. Bring together all your streaming, voice, and control services so you can easily browse music, radio, podcasts, and audiobooks. If you have a Bluetooth-enabled speaker like Roam or Move, set it up on WiFi, then connect to Bluetooth and play your music. Watch a YouTube or Netflix video and enjoy the sound on Sonos. ![]() Use AirPlay 2 to stream music, movies, podcasts, and more directly from your favorite apps to your Sonos speakers. Just open that app and connect to a Sonos room or group to start the music. Control Sonos directly from a different app (like Spotify, Pandora, or Pocket Casts). Free access out of the box to music, original shows, and all the live stations you love, or you can upgrade to Sonos Radio HD for access to exclusive stations and artist content. In short, setup JRiver as a separate source and you will have the best of both worlds. With the new Sonos Amp unit it should work even better. One year ago I set up a four zone Sonos Connect:Amp system for a buddy of mine, and the setup included a turntable going into a one of the Sonos Connect:Amp aux input. Then you use Panel or JRemote to start music on the idPi and Sonos should just switch the inputs and turn everything on etc. I think you can even set it to play to a different zone than you have it connected to. ![]() With aux and digital inputs, Sonos has a lot of autoplay options, you can set specific zones when it senses a signal from one of these inputs. I would install a hifiberry dac card to get good quality audio out of the Pi, and therefore mitigating some of the sound quality loss. From an audio perspective, this is less ideal because it adds another DAC ADC step to the chain. Connect an idPi to the aux input of any number of Sonos devices with aux inputs. Connect a JRiver idPi to the Sonos Amp or a Sonos Connect via a HDMI or Optical cable.Ģ. I would set it up with JRiver in one of two ways:ġ. I did some obsessive research into buying a Sonos system recently. But I do understand that they do not want to give up their UI as a part of their system. It is unfortunate that they decided not to do that. I have read more than one account of wireless problems with MusicCast, whereas I do not see many accounts of those problems with Sonos.īy the way, if Sonos provided a full DLNA system, then all of these problems would go away. ![]() For that, I do not see any advantage to the Yamaha system. But, Sonos is a good option for a casual, whole house audio system. I would not, and do not, use Sonos for a high quality, audiophile system. But either is a specialized use, not a common part of the typical wireless system. The WXC-50 may be an better unit than the Sonos Port, at a cheaper price. ![]() I actually convert all my high rez and DSD to CD quality for use with my Sonos system. As you note, neither the Sonos or the Yamaha MusicCast speakers are high quality speakers and they would probably not show the quality of DSD and high rez audio versus CD quality. ![]()
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