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steezy342
Contributor I
November 29, 2020
Question

Amp to iMac

Hey guys,

Just wondering if anyone has a setup similar to this before I go and purchase:

Sonos Amp to iMac through the 3.5mm headphone jack

If so, do you experience any delay/sync issues when watching videos?

If anyone has any insight on this I would really appreciate it thanks guys!

 

 

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Airgetlam
Airgetlam
November 30, 2020

I used to connect my Mac to a PLAY:5 using a cable from the headphone jack to the line in on the PLAY:5. But I was unaware the headphone jack on the iMac was an input. Most folks would be going from the headphone jack to the Amp’s line in.

in that latter case, you would be using the Sonos analog line in, which does always incur a minimum of 75ms, which would be problematic for lip sync. This is why Sonos doesn’t market any of its speakers as computer speakers. 

But in your unusual case, the Sonos Amp to the iMac, there are lots of other questions. What is the source that you’re sending from the Amp to the iMac? Where does the video come from? I’m honestly confused. 

 

 

Bruce
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