Airplay on a Mac

Thanks, that did it! Silly me for looking on the AirPlay menu (which only does video). Sonos, please update your Airplay support page for dolts like me.

I have a similar question.
I got a Sonos One and it works without any problems, but when I try to stream something from my Macbook (End 2008, OsX ElCapitan 10.11.6) there are some problems.
I can see the speaker at the SoundOutputs but there is no sound playing from the speaker.

Is there a solution to this problem?

I have a similar question.
I got a Sonos One and it works without any problems, but when I try to stream something from my Macbook (End 2008, OsX ElCapitan 10.11.6) there are some problems.
I can see the speaker at the SoundOutputs but there is no sound playing from the speaker.

Is there a solution to this problem?Airplay 2 requires Mac OS 10.13.6 or higher, so that is the issue. If you want to play tracks from your iTunes library then it is better to set up a Sonos music library anyway, rather than use Airplay.

Hi John B
I'd be really interested to know why using iTunes via the Sonos library is preferable. I've been a Sonos user for 6/7 years and one of the things I've found really frustrating from the start is not being able to play direct from iTunes. I'm browsing this thread and others to decide whether investing in a One is worth it to allow me to do that. I've also been using the Audio Cast 3rd party app for a few weeks, which allows direct playback, and finding it no worse than the Sonos app in terms of stability, though it's pretty basic.

I love iTunes for organising music (smart playlists particularly), and having to update the Sonos library whenever I buy new music is a pain. Also relying on the Sonos app to keep in touch with my Mac seems to be one troublesome link that can be done away with. Genuine question.

Cheers,
Gareth

I have a similar question.
I got a Sonos One and it works without any problems, but when I try to stream something from my Macbook (End 2008, OsX ElCapitan 10.11.6) there are some problems.
I can see the speaker at the SoundOutputs but there is no sound playing from the speaker.

Is there a solution to this problem?Airplay 2 requires Mac OS 10.13.6 or higher, so that is the issue. If you want to play tracks from your iTunes library then it is better to set up a Sonos music library anyway, rather than use Airplay.

I'd be really interested to know why using iTunes via the Sonos library is preferable. I've been a Sonos user for 6/7 years and one of the things I've found really frustrating from the start is not being able to play direct from iTunes.
The benefit is that the speakers do the work, so music playback is independent of the controlling device (apart from the case where music is being pulled from a local library on the device). It means you can switch at will between controlling devices, and multiple users can control the same playback from their own controllers. You also aggregate multiple local and remote music sources into a single Sonos control point.

It sounds like your needs are simpler, and perhaps a simpler product would be better for you. Failing that, there are now multiple options for using AirPlay with Sonos -- assuming you're a macOS/iOS user.

Thanks pwt, that makes sense. Those are real advantages, undermined in my case because my collection is on a laptop that moves around a lot and tends to lose connection, requiring lots of re-starts and mucking about.

I need to weigh up whether to continue to try to make the Sonos app and my Mac get on better together, (possibly by getting another Mac that stays in one place) or go for AirPlay and iTunes, and enjoy having iTunes organising things, in the main. Or both.

Mmm.

I have a similar question.
I got a Sonos One and it works without any problems, but when I try to stream something from my Macbook (End 2008, OsX ElCapitan 10.11.6) there are some problems.
I can see the speaker at the SoundOutputs but there is no sound playing from the speaker.

Is there a solution to this problem?Airplay 2 requires Mac OS 10.13.6 or higher, so that is the issue. If you want to play tracks from your iTunes library then it is better to set up a Sonos music library anyway, rather than use Airplay.

John, that doesn't explain the problem. Airplay 2 is backwards compatible to Airplay 1. You should be able to use Airplay 1 to output to Sonos airplay speakers.

I have a similar question.
I got a Sonos One and it works without any problems, but when I try to stream something from my Macbook (End 2008, OsX ElCapitan 10.11.6) there are some problems.
I can see the speaker at the SoundOutputs but there is no sound playing from the speaker.

Is there a solution to this problem?Airplay 2 requires Mac OS 10.13.6 or higher, so that is the issue. If you want to play tracks from your iTunes library then it is better to set up a Sonos music library anyway, rather than use Airplay.

John, that doesn't explain the problem. Airplay 2 is backwards compatible to Airplay 1. You should be able to use Airplay 1 to output to Sonos airplay speakers.Please see other thread that you posted on. Sonos does not work with Airplay 1 (like Bluetooth, because it is unreliable and not suited to multiroom). Therefore Airplay 2 is the only option on Sonos, and therefore you need an OS that works with Airplay 2. So my original answer IS correct.

I have a similar question.
I got a Sonos One and it works without any problems, but when I try to stream something from my Macbook (End 2008, OsX ElCapitan 10.11.6) there are some problems.
I can see the speaker at the SoundOutputs but there is no sound playing from the speaker.

Is there a solution to this problem?Airplay 2 requires Mac OS 10.13.6 or higher, so that is the issue. If you want to play tracks from your iTunes library then it is better to set up a Sonos music library anyway, rather than use Airplay.

John, that doesn't explain the problem. Airplay 2 is backwards compatible to Airplay 1. You should be able to use Airplay 1 to output to Sonos airplay speakers.Please see other thread that you posted on. Sonos does not work with Airplay 1 (like Bluetooth, because it is unreliable and not suited to multiroom). Therefore Airplay 2 is the only option on Sonos, and therefore you need an OS that works with Airplay 2. So my original answer IS correct.

You should research before you post.
https://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/206273/reminder-airplay-devices-can-stream-to-airplay-2-speakers-like-the-homepod
https://en.community.sonos.com/setting-up-sonos-228990/streaming-from-macbook-to-beam-6810295/index1.html#post16262307
If you can airplay 2, then you can airplay 1. That's what backwards compatible means. It's still working intermittently from my MacBook Pro, it's more consistent with my iOS 10 iPhone. Any general advice from Sonos support on this bug?