Roon to Sonos Play1 - Sonos Bridge Required? [nope!]

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Have been doing lots of reading to ascertain whether Roon 1.3 can stream directly to a Sonos Play1 or whether I require a Sonos Bridge.

Thanks for your help.

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Thanks, however that doesn’t explain whether a Sonos Bridge is or is not required.

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I do have a Sonos Boost and all is working fine

though… I believe you need, as for any Sonos configuration without a Boost/Bridge, at least one wired Sonos element :wink:

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Thank you, I was afraid I couldn’t just buy a single Play 1

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Agreed, sorry for not mentioning that… You don’t need a Sonos Boost or Bridge, only indeed 1 wired Sonos speaker… If you don’t have one of them wired, you need indeed a Sonos Bridge. This is more related to the Sonos setup and less to the Roon setup.

@Tony_David_Cray, you can just buy 1 Sonos Play:1, but that doesn’t have a possibility for a wired connection, right? Better buy a Sonos Play:3 in that case (if you can spare the money).

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Play:1s too do have ethernet connection :wink:

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I appreciate the clarification JSE. Shame, as I like the form-factor of the play 1.

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@Tony_David_Cray, I looked it up to be certain, and @pl_svn is right :slight_smile:
The Sonos Play:1 has an ethernet connection for a wired network connection

So, it should be possible with just a network cable to connect the Sonos Play:1 to your network.

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Thanks JSE, the unit would unfortunately be out of Cat5 range, so wireless is the only option.

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If you want to use the Sonos Bridge to make all Sonos devices for now and in the future connect, search on second-hand websites in your country. There are a lot of them available for very low prices (as most people are not needing them anymore), as low as $5 :slight_smile:

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Are you shure about this? Because Sonos did get a possibility to direct connect to WIFI a while ago.

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@Tony_David_Cray, maybe worth trying it out, like Jonas explained.
If you don’t like it or it doesn’t work, you can always add a bridge or return then Play:1 :slight_smile:

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With a single Play 1 you have to connect to router for initial setup but you can then opt for wifi only after that in the setup routine.

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even if everything works also without… a Bridge/Boost takes a lot of burden out of your wi-fi so… :wink:
a second hand Bridge is very cheap and helps indeed

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Nothing better as a wired connection, if you ask me, but that is not always possible :slight_smile:
Bathroom, Attic, Garage, Backyard-shed, etc…

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You don’t need a bridge. I have a play:1 working here using wifi with no other Sonos gear powered on, and have never had a bridge.

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Just to add to brian’s reply here, in general we use the same mechanism to control Sonos devices that the official apps do. You will need Bridge/etc devices under all the same circumstances that you would with the official app.

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Thank you for all your information and thoughts. Based on your advice, I will grab a Play 1 this afternoon and let you know my experience.

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Well, great news.

Picked up a Play 1 this afternoon, and using the Sonos App, I was able to set up the Play to join my chosen Wifi Network ( dedicated Music Streaming router ). Then Roon saw the unit and appears to be very happy to stream directly.

Grateful to you all for your help. This is a surprise present for my girl and she will be most happy.

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