Is there a guide somewhere on how to do this?
Once I get home I will dig the one I used out.
I think it took about an hour and maybe Ā£60 of parts.
This reminds me that the biggest limitation of Sonos (IMO) is that not all the speakers in their line-up have line-in ports. Use Line-In on Sonos | Sonos Depending on which Sonos components you own you might need to use a creative solution as used by @BritishLibrary to interface external hardware. Itās something worth being aware of for those considering Sonos.
However, you only need one component of the system to have line-in and that external audio source can then be routed wirelessly to any of the Sonos speakers in the house.
Another +1 for Sonos. Got my beam before Christmas and love it - wouldnāt say Iām a massive audiophile but I appreciate the bass it packs as well its clarity even at the highest volumes. AirPlay works a dream too. Wouldnāt mind investing in a pair of Sonos Ones to create a wireless surround setup.
Google assistant is a nice addition so Iāve been able to move my Google mini elsewhere in the house.
Prepare yourself for the awkward phone waving and walk around the room to set them up!
@o99 and anyone else looking to add Aux Capabilities to their Sonos; this is the guide I used:
You need a RPi (about Ā£25), a USB Soundcard (about Ā£20) (or a USB output on your audio device) - and a couple of cables.
If you want to a vinyl player, or any other RCA type output with your whole sonos system, this will let you - and is useful if you donāt want to fork out for the larger units that have these capabilities.
So I have caved and gone for two Sonos oneās Gen 2. Thanks for all the advice you lot are the best!
Stereo pair is definitely the way to goā¦ enjoy
Where did you get them from?
Would love to hear how you find the surround sound experience once youāre up and running
My view is that the sound is more real, deeper, accurate than echosā¦ echo show 2 sound is pretty great however though itās not perfect
A sonos amp with floor stander speakers and a pair of play 1 for surround is awesome! Plugged into Netflix itās like a magician has somehow thrown in more speakers
Play 3 are also great off eBay as they donāt build them anymore - great sound especially in stereo
I mean a single play 1 itself is amazing for the size and money! Watch the net for deals as theyāre clearly going to get rid of them for the newer version
Integration into echo is excellent - proffered speaker is brilliant
Desktop app is very useful
Might be worth mentioning in this thread Ikea will soon be releasing some multifunction speakers which integrate into the Sonos platform (next month, I think). To start with thereās a bookshelf speaker which can also double as a shelf (priced Ā£99) and a tablelamp speaker (priced Ā£150). Both devices also have Airplay 2 and TruePlay functionaility. The bookshelf speaker in particular will enable a less expensive way to expand a home Sonos system, compared to Sonosā own speakers.
Used to have three Play 1s but after I got my first Echo it wasnāt long before Iād sold all three and replaced them with a combination of Echoes and Google Homes.
The sound isnāt as good, but for casual listening itās fine. Some people obviously wonāt like it but at this point itās evidently clear that most people donāt care that much. And at the going rate, you can easily double up on speakers and pocket a decent saving compared to Sonos.
Being able to literally think of a track and play it a second later with a simple voice command beats having to find my phone and faff around with the Sonos app. Let alone, all the other things smart speakers can do.
TLDR: Convenience (and price) > sound quality
New review of Ikeaās Symfonisk speakersā¦
Update : I bloody love them. Great sound quality and the fact you can enable either Alexa or Google Assistant from the app is neat.
Also bonus points for the fact my podcast app of choice Pocket Casts has an native integration
When you say
Do you mean just the Google Home or Google Home Max ?
Iām interested as to how the SOnos One measures up to the Google Home Max or to forget the Max and look at the Sonos PLAY:5
Oooh, those IKEA ones look nice! And a more palatable price point. Alexa/Google integration doesnāt matter to me (actually prefer without!)
Google Home. I havenāt tried the Max, although I would guess the sound quality is much better.
Agreed - Sonos:Play1 and Sonos One are much better than Google Home for sound quality. I donāt know about Google Home Max vs the various Sonos speakers, but I think there are a lot of comparative reviews online.
@T0MM91 Iām pretty sure PC World, Currys, and John Lewis all stock the various Google Home and Sonos speakers in store so you could go and compare for yourself.
If youāre even 10% audiophile, avoid it like the plague.
Some new products from Sonos
Sonos Move: This contains a few firsts for Sonos. Itās their first portable speaker, their first speaker with bluetooth support, and their first speaker with automatic tuning Ć la Apple HomePod and Google Home Max.
Sonos One SL: Basically the existing Sonos One without the voice assistant.
Sonos Port: Replacement for Sonos Connect. I think the main enhancement over the Connect may be the inclusion of Airplay 2 support.