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wirl
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April 9, 2026
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Optical Cable Connection From Amp 2.1 to my Computer to make Computer an audio source

  • April 9, 2026
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I want to use audio, radio stream, all audio things on my Thinkpad laptop as an audio source for my 2.1 amp system…. (from usb-c out on computer to optical in on sonos)….is this possible? If so how please?

Thanks you…!!!!…..Bill Lutz

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Closing as a duplicate of the following thread: 

 

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wirlAuthor
Avid Contributor III
April 11, 2026

Soory….headphones out on my computer...signal from my computer is strong….into phono inputs rca’s on back of sonos

wirlAuthor
Avid Contributor III
April 11, 2026

Sonos amp 2.1

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Grand Maestro
April 11, 2026

Is this your product?

wirlAuthor
Avid Contributor III
April 11, 2026

Yes…..brand new...just setting it up..

Stanley_4
Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
April 11, 2026

If you unplug your Sonos Amp from the headphone out on your computer and replace it with headphones are you hearing audio?

Are you sure you followed all the steps here?

https://en.community.sonos.com/groups/sonos-products-as-pc-speakers-229137

 

    MoPac
    MoPac
    Headliner III
    April 11, 2026

    If you unplug your Sonos Amp from the headphone out on your computer and replace it with headphones are you hearing audio?

    Are you sure you followed all the steps here?

    https://en.community.sonos.com/groups/sonos-products-as-pc-speakers-229137

     

    Isn’t the headphone out on a computer a very low power output?

    wirlAuthor
    Avid Contributor III
    April 11, 2026

    yes...I have had  wired headphones and they work

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    Grand Maestro
    April 12, 2026

     

    Isn’t the headphone out on a computer a very low power output?

    Compared to a speaker output, yes, but Headphones require much more power than a Llne-In.

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    Grand Maestro
    April 12, 2026

    Have you selected Line-In as the source for AMP? Line-In is not automatically patched through to AMP’s speaker output. Line-In is just a source on the network that is available to any combination of players.

    Here are some Line-In details. This page leads to a chain of discussions — including how to enable an Autoplay option.

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