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MrsBees
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May 30, 2025
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connecting Bluetooth to old Sonos 1, 3 & 5

  • May 30, 2025
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Hi, I have 3 perfectly great sounding but old Sonos 1, 3 and 5 speakers that I’d like to convert to Bluetooth. Am I right in saying that if I purchase “any” one Bluetooth enabled Roam or Era Sonos device that I can convert all of my current devices to Bluetooth?  If my thoughts from my research are correct will one Roam or Era cover all 3 of my old devices?  Many thanks in advance. Chris

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Best answer by nik9669a

If the Play:5 has a line-in input you could plug in a Bluetooth receiver and input to that, without the need for an additional speaker. 

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jgatie
jgatie
May 30, 2025

Hi, I have 3 perfectly great sounding but old Sonos 1, 3 and 5 speakers that I’d like to convert to Bluetooth. Am I right in saying that if I purchase “any” one Bluetooth enabled Roam or Era Sonos device that I can convert all of my current devices to Bluetooth?  If my thoughts from my research are correct will one Roam or Era cover all 3 of my old devices?  Many thanks in advance. Chris

 

“Convert” isn’t really what you are doing.  Nothing can magically convert an older device into a Bluetooth receiver.  What it will allow you to do is group older devices with the Bluetooth capable device, effectively sharing the Bluetooth content in multiple rooms.

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/share-bluetooth-audio-with-your-sonos-system

    nik9669aAnswer
    Senior Virtuoso
    May 30, 2025

    If the Play:5 has a line-in input you could plug in a Bluetooth receiver and input to that, without the need for an additional speaker. 

      MrsBeesAuthor
      Contributor I
      May 30, 2025

      Hi, I have 3 perfectly great sounding but old Sonos 1, 3 and 5 speakers that I’d like to convert to Bluetooth. Am I right in saying that if I purchase “any” one Bluetooth enabled Roam or Era Sonos device that I can convert all of my current devices to Bluetooth?  If my thoughts from my research are correct will one Roam or Era cover all 3 of my old devices?  Many thanks in advance. Chris

       

      “Convert” isn’t really what you are doing.  Nothing can magically convert an older device into a Bluetooth receiver.  What it will allow you to do is group older devices with the Bluetooth capable device, effectively sharing the Bluetooth content in multiple rooms.

      https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/share-bluetooth-audio-with-your-sonos-system

      Thank you so much  jgatje  for your really helpful reply and link which is much appreciated. I think it was a figure of speech not being such a techni myself but I totally get what you’re saying. Many thanks for helping me. Christine  

        MrsBeesAuthor
        Contributor I
        May 30, 2025

        hank you so much  jgatje  for your really helpful reply and link which is much appreciated. I think it was a figure of speech not being such a techni myself but I totally get what you’re saying. Many thanks for helping me. Christine  

        MrsBeesAuthor
        Contributor I
        May 30, 2025

        If the Play:5 has a line-in input you could plug in a Bluetooth receiver and input to that, without the need for an additional speaker. 

        Thank you nik9669a, I really appreciate your response and think that will be the easiest and cheapest option.  Didn’t really want to pay out for another speaker as mine have such good sound. Reason I need this option is that we don’t have fibre in our area yet and our WiFi can be sketchy at times. Many thanks. Christine 

          MrsBeesAuthor
          Contributor I
          May 30, 2025

          Thank you nik9669a, I really appreciate your response and think that will be the easiest and cheapest option.  Didn’t really want to pay out for another speaker as mine have such good sound. Reason I need this option is that we don’t have fibre in our area yet and our WiFi can be sketchy at times. Many thanks. Christine 

          nik9669a
          Senior Virtuoso
          May 30, 2025

          Thank you nik9669a, I really appreciate your response and think that will be the easiest and cheapest option.  Didn’t really want to pay out for another speaker as mine have such good sound. Reason I need this option is that we don’t have fibre in our area yet and our WiFi can be sketchy at times. Many thanks. Christine 

          No problem. I don’t know if you’re on S1 or S2, or what compatibility issues you might face with the “add a speaker” option, but the Bluetooth receiver seemed to me to be the simplest option. Note too that the line-in will work for any suitable source so if you have a cd player with suitable output, or an iPod, etc that too could plug into the Play:5. 

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