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October 7, 2007

Zp 24/96

  • October 7, 2007
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Ability to play 24bit/96 files (like the competition: slimdevices transporter)
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      bbrip
      Contributor III
      October 5, 2008
      It is really about time now that Sonos wakes up aupports high def formats!
      Antonio
      Contributor I
      October 24, 2008
      or what is the maximum?
      If it can play 24/48, can you re-encode 24/96 files to 24/48 and end up keeping most of the quality from the original file?
      can the moded (cullen) unit play 24/96 files or the software would not allow it?
      Majik
      Majik
      October 24, 2008
      or what is the maximum?
      If it can play 24/48, can you re-encode 24/96 files to 24/48 and end up keeping most of the quality from the original file?

      Absolutely.

      can the moded (cullen) unit play 24/96 files or the software would not allow it?


      No. The main limitations are codec support (which is software) and whether the DSP has enough "grunt" to support the higher data rates.

      The Collen mod doesn't touch either of these.

      Cheers,

      Keith
      ErikM
      Avid Contributor I
      December 16, 2008
      Hey Sonos you guys out there.. How about a new Zone Player that can support 24/96 or better.. PLEASE
      sfarley
      Contributor I
      January 3, 2009
      I would like to be able to play 24 bit audio files through the digital out. I would think that this could probably be done with a firmware update in the zone player.
      elevenmg
      Contributor I
      January 8, 2009
      I'd also like to see 24/96 playback, even if its only through the digital out.

      while I'm voicing wants I'd like to see 24/192
      rustyzip
      Contributor I
      January 13, 2009
      I'd like to add my vote for high-res capability too..
      Preferably up to 24/192...
      If it cant be done by software, i'd gladly buy new Sonos ZP's hardware etc that supports it...

      As said before - even if it is only "digital out"

      Come on Sonos... Please wake up... 🙂
      eonibm
      Contributor III
      January 13, 2009
      Sonos has, of course, woken up way back by simply putting up this forum and telling us time and time again that they read these forums and take our suggestions seriously. However, they also certainly consider these suggestions in terms of the wider context of the market they are trying to address. Sonos Forum members have demonstrated themselves to be generally, but not necessarily, more technical and likely to be members of the 'higher-end audiophile' category of user. As such, I am not sure we (and I am being kind to myself) are the market as a whole that they are attempting to address.

      With this in mind, I am curious as to what % of the market (that Sonos is attempting to address as a whole) that forum members think want 24/96 support. I think it is quite small and that therefore Sonos has put this upgrade way down on the priority list. It might be easily to implement design-wise but there are a lot of other factors that would result from this that would take company resources away from other things they want to do.
      Avee
      Avee
      Avid Contributor I
      January 13, 2009

      With this in mind, I am curious as to what % of the market (that Sonos is attempting to address as a whole) that forum members think want 24/96 support. I think it is quite small and that therefore Sonos has put this upgrade way down on the priority list. It might be easily to implement design-wise but there are a lot of other factors that would result from this that would take company resources away from other things they want to do.

      It would also put more strain on the wireless network. So maybe Sonos will just not do it because things should always work. It would disappoint customers with a lot of zones and less-than-optimum wireless coverage.
      eonibm
      Contributor III
      January 14, 2009
      It would also put more strain on the wireless network. So maybe Sonos will just not do it because things should always work. It would disappoint customers with a lot of zones and less-than-optimum wireless coverage.

      How does it put more strain on the wireless network? How much larger are the files that are 24/96 than the files that aren't?
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