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MgP2804
Contributor II
Feb 25, 2022 10:01 PM UTC
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48/24 with Roon, Sonos One, Play 5 Gen 1, S1

When streaming Qobuz FLAC with Roon to Sonos One and grouping in S1 that Sonos One with a stereo pair of Play 5 Gen 1 what quality do you get from Play 5 Gen 1? Roon Signalpath shows 48/24 for signal to Sonos One. But what quality do the grouped Play 5 Gen 1 play? For local files Play 5 Gen 1 are capable of 48/24 FLAC. But in this streaming scenario? Thank you

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jgatie
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Feb 25, 2022 10:14 PM UTC

Thought so too. But Roon shows 48/24 to Sonos One. If I stream directly to Play 5 Gen 1 Roon downgrades to 16 in signal path. Therefore I am asking please. Especially as Play 5 Gen 1 can play 48/24 from local FLAC.

 

Play:5 Gen 1 is S1 only, there is no way it can play 24/48 from local FLAC.  No devices running S1 can stream 24/48 content.  Roon is misrepresenting the status.

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jgatie
jgatie
Feb 25, 2022 10:05 PM UTC

S1 is incapable of streaming 24 bit, so Roon must be downgrading the stream.

See this link: Supported audio formats for Sonos music library

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MgP2804Author
Contributor II
Feb 25, 2022 10:11 PM UTC

Thought so too. But Roon shows 48/24 to Sonos One. If I stream directly to Play 5 Gen 1 Roon downgrades to 16 in signal path. Therefore I am asking please. Especially as Play 5 Gen 1 can play 48/24 from local FLAC.

 

 

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jgatie
jgatieAnswer
Feb 25, 2022 10:14 PM UTC

Thought so too. But Roon shows 48/24 to Sonos One. If I stream directly to Play 5 Gen 1 Roon downgrades to 16 in signal path. Therefore I am asking please. Especially as Play 5 Gen 1 can play 48/24 from local FLAC.

 

Play:5 Gen 1 is S1 only, there is no way it can play 24/48 from local FLAC.  No devices running S1 can stream 24/48 content.  Roon is misrepresenting the status.

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    controlav
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    Feb 26, 2022 3:28 PM UTC

    If your ears can’t tell the difference, what does it matter anyway?

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      MgP2804Author
      Contributor II
      Feb 26, 2022 3:36 PM UTC

      hihi, to hear the difference myself needs intensive listening. not just a five minutes compare. and yes, one can hear the difference in general. anyway, question got already answered.

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