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Contributor I
July 11, 2018

Sonos Connect improvement wish list

  • July 11, 2018
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The Connect has been around a few years, and depending on SPDIF and thus the internal clock of the Connect is not a high-end option anymore. I'd like to see an USB-A digital output on the Connect. With this, external higher-precision clocks can be used (on the DAC, on other USB to SPDIF/I2S interfaces etc).

I wouldn't mind if Connect also would support high-resolution services from e.g. Tidal, but that would just be icing on the cake. I love Sonos Connect as the most versatile streamer in terms of easy to use and supporting many streaming services, but the lack of an USB interface puts me off. Add it, and I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

I know that there are companies modding the Connect, and that there are plenty of SPDIF decrapifiers, but those are just half-baked solutions.
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Lyricist III
September 16, 2018
I've been trying to find the right Sonos product for my brother's setup for a while, nothing really fits what he kinda needs. I'd be kinda happy with a new Connect that was the same thing the current one is but with HDMI ARC. I don't really care if it meets this standard or that for whatever the newest digital audio thing is. He just needs something that can push a low-delay surround signal from his TV and connected devices to his existing 5.1 AMP.

Nothing in Sonos' current lineup does this, to get what he wants properly integrated with Sonos would basically require buying an entirely new setup. A revised Connect could be perfect.
September 16, 2018
@skywake. I am puzzled, I'm afraid. If he has a non-Sonos AV receiver (is that what you are saying?) then what role do you want the Connect to play as far as TV sound is concerned? The HDMI goes straight to the amp if ARC or use optical from TV to amp.

For music, no such connection is needed. One of the Connect's outputs would go to an amp input.

What else do you want the Connect to do? What am I missing?
Trending Lyricist I
October 14, 2018
Room correction at the level of the Anthem ARC.