can you use a play 1 as a computer speaker

Hello Lee,

The iPad and other Mobile apps can stream music stored on them direct to your Sonos system. This allows you to play your iTunes or otherwise downloaded music to your players. You can already add a music share from any computer or network attached storage device to your Sonos system. Playback through a network share has a little more functionality than the streaming features as you can control it from any of your controllers.

Unfortunately, the PLAY:1 doesn't have a line-in though, so it can't be used as a direct speaker for your computers to play all of the audio. A CONNECT, CONNECT:AMP or PLAY:5 all have line-ins which can be played to any of your Sonos components.

Here's a good resource for information about our Line-In.

Cheers.
Just discovered a free alternative to Jamcast, called "Stream-what-you-hear". 
I find "Stream-what-you-hear" simpler to use than Jamcast, and have added a small description here:

https://ask.sonos.com/sonos/topics/a_howto_sonos_pc_speaker_free_with_stream_what_you_hear

Hope you find it useful

Hello Sonos
I would also love if i could buy 2 Play one and use them as PC speakers. it would be PERFECT!

is there anything planned?

Best regards Simon

Was wondering if this is a viable solution to this dilemma: purchase a A CONNECT - install a Bluetooth Audio Receiver, which will register the Sonos system as a Bluetooth option for me to connect a Mac to play audio.

The Bluetooth receivers have the option to convert almost any stereo RCA systems into a viable Bluetooth system.

Please let me know your thoughts?

It would seem easier to install SonoAir on your mac and then play to Sonos via airplay (assuming your Mac will do airplay).

Personally, I would love to see a Sonos USB audio device that connected to Sonosnet and acted like a source.

Obviously, you would still have some latency.

Cheers,

Keith

I'm sure that would be on my wishlist for a Connect (v2) / Connect:Pro - - USB input, Digital input, 12v trigger etc. to make a Connect the true all purpose Connect.

Hello Lee,

The iPad and other Mobile apps can stream music stored on them direct to your Sonos system. This allows you to play your iTunes or otherwise downloaded music to your players. You can already add a music share from any computer or network attached storage device to your Sonos system. Playback through a network share has a little more functionality than the streaming features as you can control it from any of your controllers.

Unfortunately, the PLAY:1 doesn't have a line-in though, so it can't be used as a direct speaker for your computers to play all of the audio. A CONNECT, CONNECT:AMP or PLAY:5 all have line-ins which can be played to any of your Sonos components.

Here's a good resource for information about our Line-In.

Cheers.
Agree - I just bought Play 1 SONOS today as an External speaker for my computer and it doesn't work!!!

I'm shocked this doesn't work as a speaker for your computer.. Most disappointed. I dont use the services you offer.

I'm shocked this doesn't work as a speaker for your computer.. Most disappointed. I dont use the services you offer.

Why shocked? It is a multi-room music system and is billed as such. Not once in any advert, brochure, product page, article or trade publication will you ever see Sonos described as a "speaker for your computer". Assuming otherwise and acting shocked seems a reflection not on the product, but on your unreasonable expectations.

I'm shocked this doesn't work as a speaker for your computer.. Most disappointed. I dont use the services you offer.

While for my own and personal use the word 'shocked' might not be the right term,
-> I jet refer to, that all of my Bose speakers did the trick, and am for that reason sharing Ojoasias disappointment.
Which also makes the previous posters crittic not only unjust, but also irrelevant to the subject.

For my vacation house, I then did the same mistake not to read up and got a Play:1. Both for music though also as a computer-speaker (to play games or watch stuff). Am not happy that doesn't work, while the equivalent speaker from Bose does.

Sonos-team: You might really consider to fix that inconvenience. Else it is simply Bose we have to get.

Cheers / Alex

Bluetooth speakers are useable on PC and Macs but to use a sonos speaker you need to install the sonos app and get a sonos bridge