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Lauren Novack
Contributor I
November 1, 2016

Using Sonos Wireless Speakers as Computer Speakers

  • November 1, 2016
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Hello! I am hoping you can help!

My husband and I have just purchased a new smart tv with sonos speakers. We have the play bar in the living room and a second speaker in the kitchen (we live in Manhattan - small space, open concept). The sound is great. However, I'm having a problem.

I need to be able to hook up the wireless speakers to my computer. The one big function I need is for the speakers to be able to hook up to my laptop and play whatever I need played from my browser. There has GOT to be a way to do this very basic thing - using the wireless speakers as better/louder speakers for my laptop. I take a lot of classes online and need to be able to listen to my lectures while cooking dinner, etc. This is non-negotiable, and it's a very basic request so I don't know why I can't do it. The tech said it wasn't possible, but it MUST be. I looked for a browser to add to the app so that I could go through that way, but no dice. While I know that I can technically go online through my TV, that isn't the easiest fix and I would just like to sync up my computer to these speakers.

Does anyone have a hack for this??

If I don't find a solution, I'll have to return the speakers and find others that can do this (any recommendations?).
Thanks
Lauren
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    ZingZonZot
    Contributor I
    May 15, 2018
    Sonos do not make computer speakers, if you wanted computer speakers, you should have bought computer speakers.

    Google "stream what you hear". That might work for you. Don't expect the audio and video to in sync though. Alternatively buy a Sonos Connect and wire the laptop to the input on the Connect. The av sync won't be as bad but it will still be present. That's the official answer.

    Stream What you hear works half the time she can use a Sonos Amp
    ericlark
    Lyricist I
    September 10, 2018
    Why respond at all if you are going to be d*CK! Just be cool and say that feature is not there yet.
    That said, I am probing the Sonos Developer Library to see what can be done.
    There should be a direct link from your PC/ Mac to your Sonos. I like the concept.
    So much so that I researched it and found this page.
    BTW... The Apple Speakers do that, so if Sonos won't Apple or Google will!
      erilee
      Lyricist I
      January 21, 2019
      Why respond at all if you are going to be d*CK! Just be cool and say that feature is not there yet.
      That said, I am probing the Sonos Developer Library to see what can be done.
      There should be a direct link from your PC/ Mac to your Sonos. I like the concept.
      So much so that I researched it and found this page.
      BTW... The Apple Speakers do that, so if Sonos won't Apple or Google will!

      What page did you find? this one with the complicated answers? If we can go to the moon and have conversations back and forth with earth... Please Sonos, can you give an answer. Either it will not work, do this, or you are working on it. Thx
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