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Contributor I
December 24, 2022
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How to get the sound from Roku streaming stick to Sonos speakers?

I have an older TV, but it has a Roku streaming stick that connects it to my wifi.  My Sonos speakers are also on the same wifi.  How can I get the sound for the TV to come out of my Sonos speakers?

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Ken_Griffiths
December 24, 2022

You would need to add a Sonos Soundbar or Amp …and connect either to the TV and play the audio to the soundbar and group it with your Sonos speakers. Note there would be a slight delay to the grouped speakers due to buffering, but you may not notice this is your grouped speakers are located in different physical rooms.

Some Sonos speaker ‘pairs’ can be ‘bonded’ (rather than ‘grouped’) to Sonos soundbars and Amp for HT surround audio, and they will not be limited by the buffer delay and can be used in sync in the same physical room, but note these things may depend on the type of A/V source being played - ideally you would want 5.0/1 surround sound from the TV/Roku rather than PCM stereo audio.

Hope that assists. 

17 replies

Contributor I
December 24, 2022

Could the Sonos app add TV streaming services as a source and route the sound to Sonos speakers, but the video to a TV ?

 

Ken_Griffiths
December 24, 2022

Could the Sonos app add TV streaming services as a source and route the sound to Sonos speakers, but the video to a TV ?

The App is just a remote for your speakers. It doesn’t do what you’re asking for.

Contributor I
December 24, 2022

It does connect to streaming music sources. Perhaps a feature could be added so that it can connect to streaming TV services too.

 

controlav
Lead Maestro
December 24, 2022

It does connect to streaming music sources. Perhaps a feature could be added so that it can connect to streaming TV services too.

 

It would have no way to sync audio with the picture, so it would blow chunks.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
Contributor I
December 25, 2022

You’re saying the Sonos developers are not smart enough to figure out how to sync the video and audio signals? I think the Roku developers are able to do it somehow.

106rallye
December 25, 2022

And as a result Sonos would sell fewer soundbars and only possibly some extra  speakers? Investing in programming for this does not seem like a good business decision.

controlav
Lead Maestro
December 25, 2022

You’re saying the Sonos developers are not smart enough to figure out how to sync the video and audio signals? I think the Roku developers are able to do it somehow.

LOL well Roku plays the video and the audio, so I would very much hope they would be in sync.

Sonos just plays audio, it has no idea about video.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.