Connecting Mac-Mini to Sonos to play media from the Mac

You don’t connect the Mac Mini to the Playbay via Ethernet.

Hi Belly, it is an old Mac mini using DVI connecting to the HDMI into the TV.
How do I connect the Mac to the Sonos if I don’t use an Ethernet cable?

You need to run the Audio to the TV as well but that is hard if going DVI to HDMI, there are converters that combine the DVI and audio to HDMI but that will cost. If possible that your TV can be assigned to use an analogue audio input for a HDMI input but really clutching at straws now.

One option is to get an optical switch, Mac Mini optical out and TV optical out to the switch. Then the switch output to the Playbar.

Or a newer Mac a Mini with HDMI.

Thanks Belly. I will consult my Mac friend who will see which of your suggestions we can do. I’ll let you know.

Belly, it seems that my issue is that the Sonos only has one toslink hole. I have the playbar connected to the TV with the toslink. I need the Mac to also connect to the playbar with a 3.5mm optical jack in the back of the Mac to the playbar with a toslink as well. I will then have to take turns of which toslink goes into the playbar, I.e. tv or Mac.
Is this correct Belly?

Yes... as I said one option is to get an optical switch, on Amazon you can get ones with a remote control to make like easier.

You might want to invest in a 3.5mm to Toslink optical cable to make sure it works before before spending out on an optical switch.

Belly, Could you provide a link as an example of the type of optical switch you mean please? Is it just a 2 todslink in and one out?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074FWQPDL/ref=cm_sw_r_em_tai_c_tY2PBbGEFBK8D

I have just ordered the cable. I will see how that goes and then order the switch as you suggested.
Thanks for your help Belly. I will let you know how it goes. Before I came here I downloaded an app called SonoAir but there was a 4-5 second lag in sound which was terrible. I don’t think it was an ‘aporoved’ Sonos app available on the App Store.

Hey Belly, plugging the 3.5mm cable into the headphones jack and the toslink into the Sonos playbar is not working. Any other instruction or setup info required?