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Daoracle
Contributor I
January 11, 2023

24 bit on Play 1

Will I get 24 bit ausio on a play 1 if it is connected with the Arc? I would love a technical explanation of the sonos ecosystem to understand better. Does each speaker have a DAC? Can I override this with an external DAC if needed?

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Mr. T
Mr. T
January 12, 2023

The Play1 and Playbar are clearly is listed in the following article: https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/info/Qobuz-Vous/Qobuz-Streaming-the-compatible179461 but it does not say Hi Res like some of the others in the list. Tell you what...I will do the Qobuz free trial and do some more testing... I will let you know my findings...

That article is from 2017, but I believe Hi Res was only supported by Qobuz on Sonos sometime in 2021.

See this article where it mentions the Playbar being supported for Qobuz 24-bit.

https://www.techhive.com/article/579291/sonos-drops-the-needle-on-high-resolution-music-streaming-via-qobuz.html

    DaoracleAuthor
    Contributor I
    January 12, 2023

    Very interesting...thanks...my test results will be coming soon...

      DaoracleAuthor
      Contributor I
      January 13, 2023

      Test incomplete. I have no way of confirming or denying the Qobuz 24 bit compatibility because there is no badge displaying that would indicate the resolution. I think I will be getting the Arc and while I won’t be able to enjoy streaming Apple music in 24 bit yet, what I will be enjoying is Dolby Atmos and Hi Res Lossless straight from Apple TV thanks to the HDMI eARC connection.

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