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timjn
Avid Contributor I
October 29, 2012

Sonos Bluetooth Connect

  • October 29, 2012
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I would like to see a Sonos product similar to the Sonos Connect/ZP90 but instead of connecting to an amplifier it has a Bluetooth connection supporting A2DP/ APT X. You could then stream music from your iPod/iPhone, android phone or any device with Bluetooth similar to the way the iPod dock works, or the line in on the Connect, but the connection is made via Bluetooth rather than a wire In addition it should support transmitting music via Bluetooth so that a Bluetooth speaker or headphones could be used and it would work like a traditional zone player transmitting the music to the device attached to the zone via Bluetooth. I think this one device would meet the needs of some other requests here for sonos headphones, portable speakers and being able to play music directly from a PC/iPad etc as this could all be done over Bluetooth and using A2DP/APT X would give a good quality sound.
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      Stuart_W
      Stuart_W
      World-Class Superstar
      June 13, 2016
      Sadly, SONOS appear to ignore critical feedback of this shortcoming. I am gearing up my whole house with 5 x Play 1's, 2 x Play 5's 1 x ZP90 and 1 ZP120. Sadly, the 4 teenage males in the family refuse to use the system as they want a simple bluetooth output facility for their iPhones. They are not interested in Spotify accounts or downloading their music to a local NAS to be indexed by SONOS. The limit of their ability to play music it rather limited (like their personal hygiene).



      What's so difficult for a Gen 3 version where each Sonos Speaker has a Bluetooth TxRx system.

      Really?

      If I were you I'd provide each of them with a streaming music service account of their choice and then tell them they are on their own - They can use their own money to buy the exact speaker of their choice.

      When I was a teenager I had a cassette radio - AM/LW/FM radio and a tape cassette player and that was it. I know times they move on but I really find all this "my kids won't, my kids refuse" stuff to be rather perplexing.
      Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2
      AZJoe
      Avid Contributor I
      July 3, 2016
      there is just as much chance of new management taking it to a better place, as to a worse one..

      Having flashbacks of Slimdevices (Logitech) and Simple Audio (Corsair) ;)
      Agree.... I have logitech Squeezebox duet/radio/boom.... now Sonos 5 , Playbar, Play 3 X 2. Seems like others like Bose making more versatile products (i.e. w BT). I still use boom and radio because the TineIn app works much better on the old abandoned Squeezebox platform compared to Sonos. To be fair Sonos is more more stable than Squeezebox.
      camillo777
      Headliner I
      July 3, 2016
      Then Sonos add line in out to play1 play3 and a new Chromecast connect
      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      July 3, 2016
      Line in you mean. We don't know their product development cycle. I would predict play:3 should be ending replacement.
      Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
      Lou_15
      Lyricist II
      January 30, 2017
      I simply want to use my Bose QuietComfort 35 headphones with my music system. What's the problem?? Why is this not possible??
      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      January 30, 2017
      This thread has nothing to do with headphones. This thread is asking for Sonos to be able to play Bluetooth receiving (such as your phone sending out Bluetooth and sonos playing Bluetooth like your headphones do).

      Listening to Sonos music via your headphones would required Sonos OUTPUTTING Bluetooth like your phone. Absolutely different issue and nothing to do with this thread. And it isn't something Sonos supports - so you'll need to listen to your headphones form a Bluetooth device like your phone. Sonos has no Bluetooth chip and not even Bluetooth chipped speakers sendsaudio out to your headphones.
      Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
      slowry88
      Contributor I
      May 2, 2017
      Another use case is a Spa with built-in Bluetooth speakers. I have 9 Sonos zones at home & am evangelical about Sonos, but one can't order a Spa with Sonos installed. Instead I have Bluetooth speakers in the tub and Sonos on my deck. I wish I could find a way to synchronize the two. Love to hear any ideas, but it sounds like this is still not possible.
      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      May 2, 2017
      Only output really these days is the connect. Then a cheap.l Bluetooth transmitter.
      Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
      Conor_O
      Lyricist I
      January 18, 2018
      Interesting discussion. I would have thought the use case for Bluetooth in would be fairly obvious. In common areas like living rooms there is a great case for Sonos because you can spread music across these areas with perfect sync. In bedrooms the use case is more "play my music on these nice ceiling speakers while i'm in the shower". A Connect Amp is an expensive solution (and probably not bathroom friendly) since you are still up for the speakers, as opposed to just buying speakers with Bluetooth 4.0 built in.

      The 'killer app" here is the Amazon Echo - I would rather have an Echo Dot outputting to decent speakers than the crappy Echo. Sonos doesn't make this cheap or easy. As it is, the Dot (also ceiling installed) can use either AUX out or bluetooth to connect to the same speakers. Quality-wise is not the same I know but good enough, let's you play music to your speakers through the Echo, dead cheap, and flexible in that the bluetooth allows any other bluettoth device to connect and play (not locked to the Echo). I don't tend to move around a lot when listening to music, and am happy to leave my phone on my bedside locker when I'm in the shower!

      I bought a Sonos One for the kitchen and have a Sonos Connect in my living room which work well for those areas so i could have either Amazon or Google solutions (in time), and I'm happy with that but a Sonos One in each room is not a viable alternative as it is still locking me in to a less flexible solution all round.

      I have a 5-bedroom house so there is a market here. I bet I know which option my teenage kids will jump at...
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