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I'd like to use the Sonos app on my Mac to play my music through the computers built in speakers.
Sonos, this is a joke.



@Nick, the only way to do this is through buying a connect, which is a $349 product.

Better integration between the computer app and sonos or local speakers is a very common request, but they simply will not do it. They would rather push everyone to a $349 product and risk alienating their customer base.



These decisions are clearly about sales and not satisfaction. It would be very easy for them to add this into the desktop app, but they won't. 



If you have that sort of money to blow, go for it. If you don't, it's 2015, there are a host of new products out there that can.



*Also, moderators, there are a ton of similar suggestions to this that you are not merging into one, yet are merging many others. This keeps the count artificially low.
I agree with this idea. I have some Bose speakers that I use on my MAC and since my Sonos 5 is in another room it would be nice to play the same music in both locations.. I will buy a couple of the play 3 but will not use them in the room where my computer is located.
I couldn't agree more. SUCH a shame that my friend bought this expensive 'Play 1' as a wedding gift and I simply cannot find a way to use it.

This product is strictly for use in a very specific way - it cannot be added on to an existing hi-fi setup.



Am I missing something? Or is the only way for us to 'play the same music in each room' as advertised, to buy a €399 'Connect'? Outrageous.



I used a crude solution as per the forum comments which streamed the PC audio as a radio station that the Sonos could play, but there are a few seconds delay, which of course sounds rubbish, and eats up internet bandwidth.



The Sonos PC Controller software should be able to output to your PC speakers, *like any free music player does*. Perhaps a single simple setting to adjust latency would be needed?



I can use iTunes to play music in the living room, and have the Sonos PC Controller software stream different music to the bathroom, but I can't stream the same music as advertised.



Don't get me wrong, this speaker is an amazing feat of technology - it streams music from the PC seamlessly and controls well from the mobile app. It's just a terrible case of unclear and possibly immoral advertising which makes this purchase completely useless for many users.



I WOULD BUY MORE OF THESE FOR EACH ROOM (because they look, sound and operate really well) if they could simply stream PC audio. A sound driver with latency settings would really make a splash in the market.



I don't know what to do now, since my friend sent this to me in Hong Kong from Australia. Ugh.
Sonos is a hardware company, that's their business model, how does giving away a free zone match up to that? As for the last post, I'm lost for words that anyone could so fundamentally misunderstand the point of a product that they "can't find any use for it". Ridiculous. It's a standalone music player, it's not supposed to integrate with your existing hi-fi, Sonos has a different product for that.



Immoral advertising? Sonos has never said you can play your pc audio through their speakers, so how is it false advertising? The speaker will play the same music that your *other Sonos devices are playing*. That's the point of it.



Oddly, if you want to join the Sonos environment Sonos do actually expect you to buy one of their products. It's an odd philosophy I know but there it is. Anyone would think they were in this to make money or something...
Its already been mentioned, but Sonos sell speaker systems.



If any of these moaners worked in the software business, they would know what a godawful pain in the backside it is to support software that has to work on multiple platforms. Why would they want the hassle of writing, selling and maintaining software that streams to your PC speakers. It would have to work with umpteen versions of windows, IOS etc. You then need a whole new support infrastructure to support the users. Then you have to take into account licensing, registration and copy protection (maybe with a dongle of some sort)



How much would they charge for it?



Well I am sure that bringing something to market from scratch would mean a cost at least as much as a Play1.



Finally and most obviously, if this product existed, then for every one of these that they sold, they potentially lose a speaker sale and as the opening comment says - That's what Sonos does !!!
Because music doesn't go to the controller. Sonos controllers are remote controls. Sonos units bypass the controller and pull the music direct from source. It is what makes streaming on Sonos so reliable .... It is not Bluetooth or AirPlay and their major flaws. It is a multi room streaming platform. There is compete sense in my option for those that have that need. Maybe you need to learn Sonos architecture better.
Any device that can play Spotify has the hardware necessary to implement this feature. So this is a software feature that Sonos can implement any time they'd like. It's hard to figure why wouldn't implement a feature that helps keep customers on their ecosystem everywhere they play music.
I have 8 Play 1's through out my house including a connect amp for the backyard. I just opened the software on my pc for the first time in maybe a year (i totally forgot i installed it since i control from my phone). I opened it on Windows because I expected Sonos on my desktop speakers to work with the Sonos speakers throughout the house. This wasnt the case and it's disappointing!!! So bummed out and this is a no brainer! I may switch to the Microsoft Cortana Harman Kardon device that comes out this year. It has smart voice integration to connect with all smart home devices, plus it will work my xbox one, my laptop, and desktop. If only Sonos had smart home integration too, like Alexa via Wink Hub and Ring doorbell.



Apparently it doesn't do the washing up either
That would require Sonos speaker software completely written into the application. Don't believe possible or anyone Sonos would think of doing. If you know Sonos architecture you know music is never sent to the controller.
As a guess, because such a feature wouldn't sell as many new speakers as other features that they're working on implementing?
Connect hooked to audio out of your office computer. Before you dismiss it as expensive option like some will...hear me out.



It also makes your computer speakers double as Sonos speakers (which then saves a good bit of the Connect cost).



You hook the line out from your computer into the connect. You hook the line out from the connect to your desktop speakers. When you play computer sound it feeds through the connect and auto sets to ouput it via the output to your speakers (so same as if the connect not there). But because its feeding through the connect you can play that computer sound then to any Sonos unit in the office. Then when you want to play Sonos music the zone that is a Connect then you can play any Sonos music from the Sonos app to it and the Sonos music will play through your office speakers (I hit mute on my computer so that computer sound won't start and override my Sonos music).
+1.

I love the controller app. I use it, with 2 play:1 and a Connect.

But when I'm at the office, I can't use the controller app for online music streaming... Please add this feature !
Don't you think? Yea everyone wants something for free these days it appears.



Yes, of course. That's why I bought Sonos product...



When I bought a CD on Amazon : they provide a dematerialized version freely... I don't think that impact their business...




Apples and oranges. It is both easy and legal for anyone to produce a digital copy of a CD, so Amazon doing it for you is a perk worth providing. It is not legal, nor easily possible, to produce a software Sonos player, unless Sonos does it for you, which is not in their best interest.
Any device that can play Spotify has the hardware necessary to implement this feature. So this is a software feature that Sonos can implement any time they'd like. It's hard to figure why wouldn't implement a feature that helps keep customers on their ecosystem everywhere they play music.



Question: How many Sonos devices do you think they would sell if you could duplicate their hardware using a cheap Raspberry Pi PC?



Answer: See Squeezebox.
Flac HD need about 5/6Mbps. I can play full HD movie on my wifi (~25Mbps) => this what I call "no bandwidth problem".



Sonos can play 32 separate FLAC streams at once to 32 separate Zones. That is 160-192 Mbps, which is what I call a "bandwidth problem" (and is why the very few Hires streamers require wiring or support very few Zones).
Ok guys. Understood. No more suggestions.
Ok guys. Understood. No more suggestions.



Nobody is saying "No more suggestions." However, any suggestion is open to scrutiny; this one has been scrutinized for years by people with experience in the tech industry, and has found to be lacking. That doesn't mean suggestions are futile, it only means this particular suggestion does not measure up to reality.
This is a great idea! They could even charge for an add-on to their free app to let the controller play music locally. Heck, make it a month subscription service that might even make more money than their hardware sales. It seems silly to have to buy another speaker with my computer already has one. Sure, the rest of the house can have Sonos speakers IN ADDITION TO the one on the computer.
This is a deal breaker. My desktop system is an Audio Engine DAC with AE5 speakers. It powers the music in my family room and sounds better than any of the Sonos speakers being sold. The last thing I want to add is another device (like the Connect) to run everything through. The app doesn't have to be free. t would happily pay for a software solution. Until then, I don't see the point of paying for Sonos speakers
This is a deal breaker. My desktop system is an Audio Engine DAC with AE5 speakers. It powers the music in my family room and sounds better than any of the Sonos speakers being sold. The last thing I want to add is another device (like the Connect) to run everything through. The app doesn't have to be free. t would happily pay for a software solution. Until then, I don't see the point of paying for Sonos speakers



I'm struggling to see why you actually need to buy anything else with that system?
I found an easy way to play my music and any other type of audio from my Mac to my Sonos speakers. Go to your apps and find Utilites. Go to Terminal.app. Click. after the prompt, type in: airsonos. You will see this:



airsonos

Searching for Sonos devices on network...



Dining Room (@ 10.0.0.9:1400, RINCON_000E58FB6E6001400:2)

Living Room (@ 10.0.0.3:1400, RINCON_B8E93730EABE01400:11)



Search complete. Set up 2 device tunnels.



It has found your speakers. Next, go to System Preferences. Sound. Output. You will now see the two speakers as an option. Click whichever you would like to use.



PS Make sure your speakers are connected to your wife as well as your computer.
I have 8 Play 1's through out my house including a connect amp for the backyard. I just opened the software on my pc for the first time in maybe a year (i totally forgot i installed it since i control from my phone). I opened it on Windows because I expected Sonos on my desktop speakers to work with the Sonos speakers throughout the house. This wasnt the case and it's disappointing!!! So bummed out and this is a no brainer! I may switch to the Microsoft Cortana Harman Kardon device that comes out this year. It has smart voice integration to connect with all smart home devices, plus it will work my xbox one, my laptop, and desktop. If only Sonos had smart home integration too, like Alexa via Wink Hub and Ring doorbell.
Bought 8 Play:1s and a Connect:Amp ($2100 US) and never opened the PC software for an entire year, even though they expected to be able to play through the PC as a standard "no brainer" feature? If something is a "no brainer" you'd think one would want to use it more than once in a year's time.



There's something decaying in Copenhagen.
Perhaps the answer might be to suggest to Sonos a USB dongle that would perform some of the functions of a Connect, principally to be recognised as a Sonos device by the desktop software That would give Sonos some hardware to sell and if it cost a sensible amount I would buy it. Maybe they could call it Connect:usb !
[quote=The LHC] always one defender of the darkside. How annoyed would you be if you spend 3k+ on Sonos hardware, waste hours connecting it to your existing home systems (PC and convential audio), only to find the PC can control the music but not play it.



#RevenueBeforeCustomer