Roon and Sonos Connect

[DrJRapp (Jerry Rappaport)]

I have a Sonos Connect now serving as an endpoint to connect to my system. I’m using Tidal HiFi. Can I use Roon software and control everything with a Samsung Note 4? (Android).

[trtlrock]

FYI

Sonos endpoints?

I guess what you need is a generic http endpoint - think ShoutCAST done properly (Lossless). The Roon could produce it’s own stream at http://my-roon-core:nnn/someurl.wav the any third party streaming devices could subscribe in the same way as Internet Radio. The Core could take care of codec conversion etc. Job done, Rik

[o0OBillO0o (Bill)]

Not Today. Sonos is great.

[DrJRapp (Jerry Rappaport)]

Thanks…since I am not a technophile I guess your response is no?

[mike (Mike Fass)]

Hi @DrJRapp – we are looking into what’s possible here, and we would love to support Sonos in the future.

Unfortunately, as Danny said in the thread linked above:

@danny

Sonos does every bit of streaming in a mostly proprietary way. Unfortunately, it makes our lives much harder.

We’ll keep at it, but it’s not looking good.

[TonyV]

Any more news on viability of a Sonos endpoint for Roon?

[Arie_van_Boxel]

Still no progress on using Sonos as a (wireless) endpoint?
One of the great things of Roon is that it is one interface for all your audio needs. I think a lot of ‘Rooners’ would love this option.
It benefits both Roon and Sonos.

[RBM (René)]

There’s always this update by @danny, I guess:

Sonos support via Airsonos [Roon support added in 1.3]

I sent this as a PM to another member, but I figured I’d say it publicly too: We noticed airsonos popping up a few months ago, and did an analysis to see if was a viable technique for Roon to use. It works like this: Roon sends lossless audio via Airplay to airsonos (unfortunately, if playing high-res or DSD content, this gets downsampled into CD quality because Airplay can’t support anything better). (See Signal Path in Roon) airsonos encodes that lossless audio to mp3 using lame using …

[andybob (Andrew Cox)]

This thread sets out a proposed new product from Sonore which will enable Roon to send audio to UPnP devices. I do not know if it would work with Sonos but have linked it for interest.

[danny (Danny Dulai)]

@TonyV

Any more news on viability of a Sonos endpoint for Roon?

@Arie_van_Boxel

Still no progress on using Sonos as a (wireless) endpoint?

Pretty sure this is shipping in 1.3. It’s in testing now. No we aren’t looking for more beta testers

[Jesus_Rodriguez (Jesus R)]

If Roon will support the Sonos devices directly then we will not work to supporting it.

[rrwwss52 (Robert)]

Sonos endpoints will be handy in my bedroom system. More importantly, with a slew of them already in use, Roon membership trials could be expanded for Sonos users. The more the merrier!!!

[TonyV]

Any hint on when 1.3 will be available? Sonos support will be a wonderful addition to the Roon service.

[danny (Danny Dulai)]

@TonyV

Any hint on when 1.3 will be available?

we were hoping that itd be out by thanksgiving, but it looks like end of year is most likely.

[TonyV]

An exciting, delayed Christmas gift for Roon/Sonos clients. Can’t wait and this may be enough for me to buy the lifetime subscription. Thanks.