How to add PC speakers to Sonos

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This seems like a very straightforward thing to do so I’m really hoping I’m missing something. I have really nice PC speakers. I want to add them to Sonos so that they are a device. Similar to using the Sonos Port with a tuner. I’ve got the Sonos app on my PC but I do not see anywhere to simply play or add the PC’s speakers to Sonos.

Please tell me this is possible and how to do it :)

Thanks!

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buzzAnswer

Grand Maestro

A SONOS App (controller) can only play through SONOS products.

If you have a PORT you could use this as an input to the PC or active speakers.

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jgatie

That’s basically what I said in the beginning… what’s the difference between the port and my windows computer? Not much. They are both computers. What’s the difference between the software built into speakers and my computer. Not much. They could easily expand the windows app or build a new one that allows me to use speakers from computer within the Sonos ecosystem. And of course, they could charge and yes you could say that would mean they’re more of a software company vs hardware, but that’s a thin line given what they’re already doing. A Sono’s kit for my PC that included the requisite software would be fantastic and would likely sell quite well. They choose not to do that.

You aren’t going to get what you want, for good reasons. It’s been requested for almost two decades, and nothing has come from it. Time to give up.

106rallye

We do not know if Sonos “could easily expand the Windows app or build a new one”. The argument that the Port and your PC are both computers, and that this fact would make the new or changed app somehow easier to build is not very compelling. Your washing machine is also a computer, at least partly. Two computers can be very different - Sonos uses a form of Linux in their speakers (as I understand it).

And what would be the end result of this investment? A couple of (a bit) more satisfied customers like you (and probably me) but lost sales because you would not buy a Port.

As a company Sonos needs to make choices towards what to put their money. Sonos has already said the Windows an Mac apps are not going to be expanded, so I do not see Sonos doing this.

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