Qobuz Connect

Qobuz need to read https://docs.sonos.com/docs/cloud-queue-play-audio and link their new Connect service to their existing SMAPI implementation. Sonos have nothing to do here.

Sonos Supporting QoBuz Connect would be great. WiiM support of Qobuz Connect works perfectly . As an owner of a pair of ERA300, that i love, please Sonos, give us Qobuz Connect support. Thanks.

Sonos can barely support their own software. Qobuz connect might be a bit much for Sonos.
 

Perhaps when the new CEO confessed the company didn’t understand how their products were being used by their customers they were more focused on hardware than software?

Given the broad support for Qobuz connect and Sonos’ omission, it might be an indication that Sonos is choosing a closed route like Apple rather than an open route like Android.

Send an e-mail to the Sonos CEO at ceo@sonos.com and request “Qobuz Connect”.

I too was really surprised that the number one home speaker system would not be available to use with Qobuz connect at launch. All the back and forth on this thread about who should contact who - we’re just making the point that it SHOULD be implemented or they are missing 70% of the home audio market. C’mon Qobuz and Sonos let’s get it implemented! 

Airgetlam’s argument is false.  Sonos could integrate with Quboz Connect if they wanted to, they have chosen not to. Just as they have chosen not to integrate with Chromecast, Tidal Connect, or Spotify Connect. 

On the other hand, Sonos HAS chosen to integrate with Airplay. This is a decision that Sonos has made, not Apple.  So there is precedent for Sonos breaking from their so-called principle of only allowing integrations through their own API.

Similarly, Qobuz has chosen not to integrate with Sonos.  Tidal has. If you look at the casting options in the Tidal app, you will notice there is a difference between the Sonos casting option and all other Tidal Connect options.  In this case Tidal chose to use the Sonos API and not wait for Sonos to integrate with Tidal’s own interface.

Saying that it is always the other guy’s fault is usually misleading. It always takes two to tango.  Qobuz has now provided an interface for Sonos, and Sonos has previoulsly had an itnerface for Qobuz.  To date, neither company has chosen to use the respective options.

​@bdander 

„Just as they have chosen not to integrate with Chromecast, Tidal Connect, or Spotify Connect.“

Sonos does support Spotify Connect. 
 

But aside from the technical integration I think such a direct control option can’t be a one man show. Also if Quobuz will have to manage the main part on technical side, imo Sonos would have to agree or at least support such an integration, because as far as I know it works a bit differently than the standard API integration. In case of Spotify sometimes you see that the  „Spotify cloud“ direct control option is down but standard API way still works. 
So I think though direct control might be based on API functionality in the end there are some other aspects that might need some help from Sonos to be done. 
Just my personal thoughts on how it works…

And just to underline what ​@ratty said…

Airplay and bluetooth work completely different and can’t be compared or called alternatives to a direct control feature, because there is not just control but also stream transfer. 
 

The only services I know that support direct control for Sonos are Spotify, Tidal and Amazon (but Amazon working somewhat differently via their Alexa cloud). 

Maybe Sonos is just prioritising - Qobuz is about 1,000 times smaller than Spotify, and about 4-500 times smaller than Apple Music, in subscriber numbers. Could that be it?

Imho that could be a reason, if there will be any effort or even costs for Sonos, but I can’t imagine that’s the case. 

My guess is that Sonos and Qobuz both want us to use their own apps. Qobuz has made itself available as a service in the Sonos app, probably because connect was far awaty and this increased the pool of potential users. With connect out, their reality has changed, but for Sonos, it’s still a smaller player.

For me, Sonos natively supporting Qobuz Connect would be a massive increase in value for both Sonos and Qobuz. ANd I feel Sonos, with their software woes of late, have more to lose than even a small player as Qobuz.

More and more ‘one stop shop’ streaming options get released every year, that can be used with external speakers, without having to place a full sized receiver somewhere. WiiM and the likes are a massive threat in my opinion.