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thecoolestusernameever
Contributor I
August 16, 2019

An easy method to stream Windows PC audio wirelessly to Sonos, using a third-party app

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There are tons of posts about how to stream computer audio to Sonos, almost all of which say you can't, or that you have to use a line-in approach with a Connect. I just did it wirelessly in less than five minutes and $0. Note this is only for Windows, and has a several-second delay, so it won't help with video or games, but audio is just fine. I know there is something similar for Mac, but I have not tried it, and have heard it might have issues.
 

  1. Download and install Stream What You Hear (https://www.streamwhatyouhear.com/download/).
  2. Launch the app using the Start menu shortcut.
  3. Right-click on the app’s icon in the system tray.
  4. Go to Tools > HTTP Live Streaming.
  5. Copy the on-screen URL.
  6. Open the Sonos app.
  7. Go to Manage > Add Radio Station.
  8. Paste in the URL and give the link a name.
  9. Click OK.


(Full details from a site I found on Google;
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/stream-computer-audio-output-sonos/).

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      wheatism
      Lyricist I
      November 8, 2020

      Another solution is to use Airfoil for Windows. Unfortunately it’s no longer in active development since December 2019 but the last version 5.7.0 supports streaming Windows system audio or any app audio to Airplay and Sonos speakers. I’m listening on my Sonos One as I type this reply :joy:

       

      Enrico37
      Lyricist I
      December 5, 2020

      The solution works on my system, thank you very much for the hint. But I was disappointed by the audio quality, if I play Youtube on my PC Speakers (high quality) it’s much better than on the Sonos One. It must be something bad with the transmission because I don’t complain at all about the Sonos audio quality in general. Any idea why the quality sucks via swyh?

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