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MgP2804
Contributor II
February 25, 2022
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48/24 with Roon, Sonos One, Play 5 Gen 1, S1

  • February 25, 2022
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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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Best answer by jgatie

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
February 25, 2022

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

See this link: Supported audio formats for Sonos music library

MgP2804Author
Contributor II
February 25, 2022

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.

 

 

jgatie
jgatieAnswer
February 25, 2022

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.

    controlav
    controlav
    Lead Maestro
    February 26, 2022

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

    Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
      MgP2804Author
      Contributor II
      February 26, 2022

      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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