#SONOS PLAY PORTABLE#
Connecting them up to a television output worked well, as would an iPod or other portable music player. It works well, but there is no playback control on the analogue source of course, only volume. The Play:5 can also take a line-in from another audio source, which can play though one speaker, or a pair, and be used an audio source with any other Sonos product connected to the same network.
#SONOS PLAY UPDATE#
Lossless hi-res audio is working on several products, including the Arc, Beam, Five, Move, One, One SL, Port,Amp, Symfonisk Table Lamp, Playbar, Playbase, and Play:5 (Gen 2) and Sonos Roam, but Sonos did not provide enough quality until Qobuz provided prior to the update on December 7th.Ĭompatible speakers, like Sonos Play:1, will receive the lossless 24-bit streams when playing hi-res audio on an S2-based system, while compatible speakers will receive the lossless 24-bit streams.The back hides a power socket, ethernet port, a 3.5mm line-in and a button to initiate setup. In November, the company also enabled DTS Digital Surround on all of its soundbars as well as the Sonos Amp. In March, Sonos added support for lossless hi-res audio at up to 24-bit/48kHz.
#SONOS PLAY UPGRADE#
This software rollout is the third major upgrade to the Sonos platform in terms of supported audio formats in 2021. Simply add them to your Amazon Music library and then stream them from the Sonos app.ĭigital Trends asked a spokesperson for the company to support Dolby Atmos Music and hi-res formats from other streaming music services, but we were told by another person that we want to continue sharing high-resolution experiences with our partners with the time. The Sonos S2 app will now confirm when you''re listening to one of three higher-quality formats via a small badge on the Now Playing screen:ĭo you know what these formats sound like? Sonos has created an Ultra HD playlist and a Dolby Atmos Music playlist to assist you explore them.
The software update has also provided support for lossless hi-res music playback from Amazon Music at up to 24-bit/48kHz.
While that is true if you want to hear Dolby Atmos Music''s tracks from Apple Music and Tidal, Atmos Music can be streamed direct from within the Sonos app, as well as access other Generally speaking, you could listen to Dolby Atmos on the Arc and Beam Gen 2, but you needed the help of an external streaming media device that was also Dolby Atmos-compatible, like the Apple TV 4K (2017/2021) or Nvidia Shield TV (2019). However, if you have these speakers grouped with non-Atmos-compatible speakers when you play your desired tracks or playlists, the streams will default to the highest quality, non-Atmos format supported by all speakers in the group. Starting today, December 7, Sonos users will be able to get Dolby Atmos Music and lossless, hi-res audio on select Sonos speakers, thanks to an Amazon Music Unlimited account and the latest Sonos software, which you may get by opening the Sonos S2 app and going to Settings > System Updates > Check for updates.ĭolby Atmos Music tracks from Amazon Music will be based on Sonos two Dolby Atmos-compatible speakers, the $899 Sonos Arc and the $449 Sonos Beam Gen 2.
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