Skip to main content
Ashton M
Contributor I
May 7, 2019
Answered

Amp or Connect:Amp

  • May 7, 2019
  • 15 replies
  • 746 views
If i purchase an Amp or Connect:Amp and have old fashioned speakers wired into them
Then connect my computer via 3.5mm input
Do i play my music through the Sonos App on my PC or through ITunes(where my music is organised)?
    This topic has been closed for further comments. You can use the search bar to find a similar topic, or create a new one by clicking Create Topic at the top of the page.
    Best answer by John B
    Hi

    To play the music files stored in your iTunes there is no need for the 3.5mm cable; your computer just needs to be connected to your network, powered on and awake. (Ethernet is preferably but wireless is also possible. )

    As part of the Sonos set up you would tell Sonos to look for files in your iTunes folder. You could then select the music you want to play using any of Sonos' free controller apps, on desktop or mobile device.

    15 replies

    Show previous replies
    jgatie
    jgatie
    May 9, 2019

    Yes to all of the above. But grouping the Amp and Sonos One will need the controller, and the grouping will not survive a power on/off of either Sonos unit. The Sub can be used with the controller used for just bonding the Sub to the Amp; this will survive a power on/off of either unit.

    Grouping can also be done by holding down the Pause button on the player to be grouped.
    lahey
    Trending Lyricist II
    May 9, 2019
    Fair question John B
    Just my preference i suppose.
    The truth is i use Itunes and don't really like it but have adjusted to its eccentricities.
    I will most likely transition to streaming music slowly over the next ten years.
    My hardware and software choices need to be capable of a transition between formats with the least fuss.
    Additionally i am not a techy person. Despite being an engineer, at home i am an ardent minimalist

    I would like to be able to use the controller more and more but not be forced to

    I don't use iTunes but I am pretty sure you can use AirPlay with iTunes for Windows, and then stream to the new Sonos Amp. Then you can continue to use iTunes the same way you do now but you don't need the cable connection.
    https://en.community.sonos.com/ask-a-question-228987/air-play-on-windows-10-6821260
    Kumar
    May 10, 2019

    Grouping can also be done by holding down the Pause button on the player to be grouped.
    Indeed; I remember discovering this when the feature was released some years ago. Hardly used, hence forgotten.
    As to the Airplay suggestion, this would work if the computer was a Mac, not a PC. So I suspect.
    As someone that made the switch from iTunes to Sonos control back in 2011, the thing that I remember takes most time getting used to is playlist/queue management since different philosophies are involved. But one starts preferring the Sonos one, once one gets accustomed to it.
    lahey
    Trending Lyricist II
    May 10, 2019

    As to the Airplay suggestion, this would work if the computer was a Mac, not a PC. So I suspect.

    Apparently airplay works on iTunes for Windows too. https://en.community.sonos.com/ask-a-question-228987/air-play-on-windows-10-6821260
    jgatie
    jgatie
    May 10, 2019
    [quote=Kumar]

    Indeed; I remember discovering this when the feature was released some years ago. Hardly used, hence forgotten.
    As to the Airplay suggestion, this would work if the computer was a Mac, not a PC. So I suspect.
    As someone that made the switch from iTunes to Sonos control back in 2011, the thing that I remember takes most time getting used to is playlist/queue management since different philosophies are involved. But one starts preferring the Sonos one, once one gets accustomed to it.

    It's actually the only hard button feature I use all the time.
    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement