SONOS controls the entire stack, software and hardware, on the PLAY: and CONNECT units. There is a reason, and it has to do with co-ordination of multiple speakers. No reason why the Sonos application running on my computer cannot communicate and work along with the Sonos units to simply play music from my desktop speakers. For my particular scenario, I think my money is probably better spent on either the Play 3 or saving up for the Playbar TV. I guess I see the benefit of the Connect if you already have a 7.1 surround sound system and wanted to be able to control it wirelessly as well. I knew that I was going to pay a premium, so maybe I need to just suck it up and starting saving my pennies again. I too have been impressed by the quality and simplicity of the product so far. I didn't think the speaker units or the Connect contains much software at all besides what is needed for playing the tunes that get pushed to it from the software interface. I thought the software interface connects your music library to the speakers. Unless I'm mistaken, I don't see how the speaker units "build a library of music". That they want me to pay $350 for a box that is basically just a WiFi card. I was just shocked that the Sonos application on my desktop computer won't utilize the speakers connected to the desktop. The speakers basically contain a WiFi card that allows them talk among each other and remain synced on my network. It's more for connecting your existing home theater to the SONOs network I don't have one so I cannot comment on its capabilities but it should assist you unless your speakers are directly attached to the sound card on your desktop. You would need the Connect to accomplish what you require. What your are asking to do isn't possible as far as I know. Sonos equipment is expensive I find but I love the quality and how well it lets me move my music around the house. Connect:AMP also does this but has a built in amplifier. The Connect also contains the software that manages the music library so it can be independently activated and music streamed through your existing Stereo Equipment. The Sonos unit's themselves house the software to build a library of music or connect to internet for streamed music and stores it in it's database. You place speakers around your home and control it via the software interface. The speaker system is a self contained network for playing music. I think you have misunderstood the whole concept of Sonos. Is the Connect even worth it? For $300 ($50 less than the Connect), I could get the Play 3. Do both play at the same time? Does the Sonos sound override the other input? What does the Connect do that could event attempt to justify such a high price? Is there an expensive DAC chip inside or something?Įven if I decided to pay the $350 for the Connect, does anyone have any experience with it? I'm curious how it would handle multiple source inputs (from the Sonos network and an input from my Audioengine D1 DAC). From what I can tell, all it does is connect to the Sonos network and have outputs to connect my speakers. I am baffled at how they can price the Connect at $350 though. I'm afraid that Sonos wants me to pay for their Connect product. free) to give me what I originally wanted? Synced music coming from both my desktop speakers and Play 1? It appears that the Sonos app on my computer won't play any music through the desktop speakers, but only controls the devices that are part of the Sonos network. As I was setting it up today, I discovered that the system doesn't work that way. My thought was that the Play 1 would play the same sound from my desktop speakers and remain in sync. Today I picked up my first Sonos speaker, a Play 1 for the bathroom. I frequently have Spotify playing on my desktop in the background while I work in the kitchen or in the living room. My desktop computer sits in my living room and uses a pair of Audioengine A5+ speakers (great set).
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