Memory Stick to HDMI port on Sonos Amp

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December 15, 2022
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Is it possible to play music on a memory stick plugged into the HDMI port on the back of the Sonos Amp?

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Best answer by Airgetlam

I wouldn’t think so. First, I’m not aware of any memory sticks that fit in an HDMI port. Second, the Sonos is looking for an incoming ARC signal, it has no capability of ‘reading’ anything other than what it is handed.

AirgetlamAnswer

I wouldn’t think so. First, I’m not aware of any memory sticks that fit in an HDMI port. Second, the Sonos is looking for an incoming ARC signal, it has no capability of ‘reading’ anything other than what it is handed.

Bruce

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ski1andgolf2Author

Contributor II

I did find on Amazon adapter pieces that would let me connect

the memory sticks to the HDMI port. However it sounds like the signal from the stick would be non-existent. am I correct?

Airgetlam

I’d think so. I’m confident that the signal being sent wouldn’t be an ARC signal. Nor does the Sonos have an operating system that could interface with any memory that is connected via HDMI in any case.

Bruce

Airgetlam

HDMI is usually a video connection, not a memory access kind of thing. I’d actually be interested in this adapter device that you’ve found….and see what they said about what it could actually connect to with an HDMI port to a memory device. It’s just a foreign concept, at least to me. I don’t know what device has the ability to reach out via HDMI to access a memory device.

Bruce

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ski1andgolf2Author

Contributor II

I did not pursue this anymore. The connectors I found were on the Amazon site, I never actually got them or tried to install them. It just looked like it would all fit. Your coaching has been very helpful. Thanks

Lorin

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