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Contributor I
Mar 26, 2026 9:31 PM UTC
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Two Sonos Play in stereo mode connected with tv via usb-c/aux adapter

How will the two Sonos Play speakers behave in stereo mode, but connected by a USB-C/AUX adapter to TV?

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Grand Maestro
Mar 27, 2026 2:21 PM UTC

You would need to use the SONOS input converter connected to your 3.5mm AUX cable. This would result in stereo output from a pair of PLAY’s, however, the audio delay causes lip sync issues that will annoy most TV viewers.

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Airgetlam
Mar 26, 2026 10:10 PM UTC

I wouldn’t expect them to. Most TV’s don’t output a stereo signal via USB. And even if it did, you’d need to deal with the delay on the input, which would make synch between the audio and video difficult, if not impossible. 

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Grand Maestro
Mar 26, 2026 10:41 PM UTC

You could use one of the TV's outputs, converted to analog stereo and a 3.5 mm audio plug.

Connect that to the Sonos audio input converter and your Era.

You would still have the echo/delay issue.

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Karol.BAuthor
Contributor I
Mar 27, 2026 9:27 AM UTC

But will it still work in stereo mode and transmit audio from the TV? 

I have two EarFun UBOOM L Bluetooth speakers. They are paired in stereo, and one of them is connected to the TV via a 3.5 mm AUX cable, and everything plays in stereo. I’m wondering if two Sonos Play speakers would work in a similar way.

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Grand Maestro
Mar 27, 2026 2:21 PM UTC

You would need to use the SONOS input converter connected to your 3.5mm AUX cable. This would result in stereo output from a pair of PLAY’s, however, the audio delay causes lip sync issues that will annoy most TV viewers.

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