How do I play audio from my iMac through Sonos?

A further thought - just rereading your last post - you say that you cannot play your Mac music. I assume you mean your Mac audio output. You do know that you can play music files stored on your Mac through Sonos? You probably do, but just making sure.

Hi John B, there seems lots of contradicting info on this, as a newbie, considering buying my first set up to then move to multi room, what do I need to start playing from my iMac to a Sonos speaker (I was thinking of a pair of Play 3's but thought I had to go for 5's to hard wire)?

Thanks

Ok so how do I play music from my macbook through my sonos speaker? The way I do it on my phone is just download the app but there's no sonos app for mac

The Mac Controller is available at the link below:

https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2425?_ga=1.180250466.774090800.1454958331

Thanks!

So, I think what everyone is attempting to say is, we would like Sonos to provision their app to allow the PC/Mac computer to inject the sounds/music being heard on the computer into the Sonos system just as if if we're a radio station from I heart or accu radio.Yes I need this feature as well and I can't understand why it can't be incorporated by Sonos with a simple software/app update

So, I think what everyone is attempting to say is, we would like Sonos to provision their app to allow the PC/Mac computer to inject the sounds/music being heard on the computer into the Sonos system just as if if we're a radio station from I heart or accu radio.Yes I need this feature as well and I can't understand why it can't be incorporated by Sonos with a simple software/app update

Oh you and many others have said this, but this is fundamentally not "a simple software/app update."

The entire methodology employed by the Sonos system is that these are independent wireless devices that retrieve their audio based on commands issued by a controller. It can retrieve audio from a radio "station" streaming off the internet as it goes to get it on its own... not because a computer "pushes" the audio to it.

You could physically connect a P5 to your computer... since it allows you to tell it - "play whatever sound comes in the jack".. but to ask it to do this wirelessly would require MUCH more than a simple update. The network bandwidth involved would, I'm certain, generate substantial challenges (a computer streaming down a wireless connection YouTube video... and then pushing that audio back out the same wifi router to eventually be received by Sonos device, processed and played.... yeah.. I don't see it.) If there were a way to send directly to the SonosNet... but that would require another dedicated radio....


Going to put an idea for a SOnos Radio device in another thread for discussion...

@jonf1965. A simple software update? That fundamentally changes the entire nature of the Sonos system design? Give me strength........

A couple of things -
To plug anything additionally into your sonos seems to defeat the purpose of it being "wireless"....
Secondly If both the Sonos and the Mac are on the same wireless network, it doesn't seem unreasonably to expect they would link to each other.

So I agree with the above - disappointing this is not possible.

A couple of things -
To plug anything additionally into your sonos seems to defeat the purpose of it being "wireless"....
Secondly If both the Sonos and the Mac are on the same wireless network, it doesn't seem unreasonably to expect they would link to each other.

So I agree with the above - disappointing this is not possible. Sorry but there is linking and there is linking. The fact that there is an network connection does not mean any audio can be sent and played anywhere. You are entitled to your opinion but you need to be aware that it is based on a total lack of understanding of digital audio, networking and Sonos' system architecture.

Fair enough - my point of view was more from a customer perspective than from an understanding of digital audio. In future I will bear in mind I need to understand Sonos system architecture before I have any other expectations.