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chim475
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May 31, 2020
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Connecting Mac laptop audio stream to Sonos

  • May 31, 2020
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I’d like to connect an internet music service live stream on my Macbook Pro laptop to my Sonos system. While Sonos does provide access to many internet streaming services, I have a subscription to Hearts of Space and so am not limited by predefined music that the service chooses to air through the Sonos arrangement. I can select anything from their entire library.

Is is possible therefore to get the audio ouput from my Macbook Pro streamed to my Sonos system?

Any help much appreciated!

 

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    Best answer by Airgetlam

    I *think* it is, but I think maintaining separate AirPlay 2 streams can be troubling for a sending device, I’d recommend just grouping the Sonos with a single AirPlay 2 stream going to it, and rely on the Sonos software to keep everything in sync. I don’t think two or more AirPlay 2 streams are designed to sync up, as they would depend on the processor speed of each receiving device to decode the signal. I think. 

    Did I say I think enough times? :)

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    chim475Author
    Contributor I
    June 2, 2020

    Interesting comments, Airgetlm and irguk. Only limitation I experience with the current setup is that once have established audio link between laptop and  a single Sonos One speaker as detailed in previous post, while I can see my other speakers in the Sound panel under Airdrop, there is no way I can figure to send the stream to these other speakers, simultaneously. Instead I find I can do this going through the Sonos app and arranging the speaker grouping as I wish.

    Need to look closer at whether I can use AirPlay 2 to connect directly with my Sonos One speakers as alternative method. Thanks again!

    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    June 2, 2020

    While I never do it, you should be able to just click on the selector next to each speaker, and create a new AirPlay 2 stream from the Mac to the new speaker. Doubling the bandwidth exiting the Mac, of course. 

    Bruce
    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    June 2, 2020

    Oh, if you can’t do the selecting as I indicated, that’s an issue on the Apple side, Sonos only presents “I’m a speaker” to the OS, the OS handles everything from there. 

    Bruce
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