Is this possible with Sonos?

Is this possible with Sonos?

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iantr

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Sunday 31st January 2016
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I'd really appreciate some help with a (potential) Sonos system.

I have a newly set up tv that is used only with an AppleTV. As is the norm nowadays, the sound output of the tv itself is essentially unusable.

I am trying to determine whether there is a way to route the audio output of the AppleTV to a pair of Sonos Play:1's - these would fit perfectly on the bookshelves either side of the new tv. They would be used as the main speakers for the tv, and for listening to music in the ordinary Sonos way.

Elsewhere in my house I have a Sonos Playbar equipped tv,which does exactly what I want. I can't use a Playbar in the problem location as it simply won't fit.

Using a new AppleTV with a pair of Play:1's presents two problems:

1. There is no audio output (digital or otherwise) from the AppleTV other than the HDMI that carries the picture
2. There are no physical inputs on the Play:1's

I like a challenge!

I have resolved issue 1 so have a digital audio feed in either optical or coaxial format.

Issue 2 is more taxing. I need to send this digital audio to stream to "something" that will send the sound to the Play:1's.

Does this something exist?

Thank you in advance!

iantr

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Sunday 31st January 2016
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In case of tldr....

Is there a way to use Sonos Play:1 speakers with a non-Sonos source?

Is this what a Sonos Connect does?

Edited by iantr on Sunday 31st January 20:27

iantr

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VEX said:
Yes, a connect is the only way to do this and stay within the sonos ecosystem.

Line input on the connect will then convert it to a sonos signal for the Play:1's but I would be a little wary of the potential time delay between encoding, streaming and playing back out when linked to devices in the same room as the screen.

I might try it here for you, see if timing is an issue.

V.
Thank you. The Sonos web-content positions the Connect as a device that lets you pipe Sonos audio through your existing hifi (which presumably has speakers!). Using it to pipe non-Sonos audio into a Sonos system is quite different, and not mentioned - which I find surprising.

Anyway, I'm sure you are right. I hadn't thought about the possibility of audio delay. If you are able to test this I'd be enormously grateful!