Hi @uini, welcome to the Sonos Community!

The optical adaptor that came with your Sonos Beam Gen 1 would be the recommendation to connect the Beam directly to your PC, as we can’t guarantee that any third-party device will work. You also shouldn’t need an optical switch, unless you’re using multiple optical audio devices.

If you previously tried with the Sonos optical adaptor but couldn’t get audio, then there may be some computer settings you need to change to get it working. I would highly recommend checking out our thread on using Sonos as PC speakers, as it has steps on connecting and configuring Sonos to work with your computer.

I hope this information helps!

Hello!

To connect your Sonos Beam Gen 1 directly to your PC, we recommend using the optical adapter that came with your Beam. We cannot guarantee that third-party devices will work as effectively. In most cases, you won't require an optical switch unless you are connecting multiple optical audio devices.

If you attempted to use the Sonos optical adapter but encountered audio issues, it's possible that you need to adjust some settings on your computer to make it work correctly. We highly recommend checking our discussion thread on using Sonos as PC speakers, as it provides step-by-step instructions for connecting and configuring Sonos with your computer.

We hope this information proves helpful! AN Whatsapp!!!

Thank you for your answer~!

Of course, there is no problem connecting the computer and the sonos beam with the optical adpator.

I'm asking for an optical switch(selector) recommendation because I want to connect a computer and an xbox to the sonos beam depending on the situation.

Since there are many optical switches out there, I do not think you will get Sonos so far as to recommend you one. Maybe another user on this community uses one and is willing to share his experiences?

Maybe shedding a bit more light on what on the switch you already tried “didn't work properly” could help them recommend you a switch too.