i mean, i could also just buy a play:5 or one of those connect boxes and hook an airport express to it... but that's another $350+ just to get something working.
Derek Brooks
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Yeah, I've thought about that too
Nick Leeper
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side note: that $350 price point for a device that's basically a sonos airport express seems a bit off.
Tolar, yeah. That requires $350+ in additional sonos hardware. :(
Derek Brooks
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sonos doesn't support aux input anymore??
Robert Tolar Haining
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just buy a real stereo :)
Robert Tolar Haining
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the only speaker with aux input is the play:5 (which i don't have)... otherwise, you have to buy an airport express-like sonos device for $350 just to connect aux.
Derek Brooks
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I've been digging Chromecast, even though it is stupid to have to route to the TV to get to the stereo.
John Schneider
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If you're not doing multi room stuff, I don't get the value prop of Sonos at all, to be honest...
Dan Carson
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i feel like for $350 you could buy an airport express & a decent receiver + speakers
i've got amps, speakers, and airport expresses doing multi-room in my house... i'd just like to be able to use my itunes stuffs with the sonos i have in my apartment.
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I've been wanting to try this: stephen.github.io/airsonos/
Nick Leeper posted
ha, i just starred that repo an hour ago. :)
Derek Brooks posted
Boom
Nick Leeper posted
i mean, i could also just buy a play:5 or one of those connect boxes and hook an airport express to it... but that's another $350+ just to get something working.
Derek Brooks posted
Yeah, I've thought about that too
Nick Leeper posted
side note: that $350 price point for a device that's basically a sonos airport express seems a bit off.
Derek Brooks posted
you coming straight AUX?
Turner Hyphen Ford posted
airport express -> aux -> speakers/stereo/sonos – store.apple.com/us/p...e-2012
Robert Tolar Haining posted
Tolar, yeah. That requires $350+ in additional sonos hardware. :(
Derek Brooks posted
sonos doesn't support aux input anymore??
Robert Tolar Haining posted
just buy a real stereo :)
Robert Tolar Haining posted
the only speaker with aux input is the play:5 (which i don't have)... otherwise, you have to buy an airport express-like sonos device for $350 just to connect aux.
Derek Brooks posted
I've been digging Chromecast, even though it is stupid to have to route to the TV to get to the stereo.
John Schneider posted
If you're not doing multi room stuff, I don't get the value prop of Sonos at all, to be honest...
Dan Carson posted
i feel like for $350 you could buy an airport express & a decent receiver + speakers
Robert Tolar Haining posted
Or even just a pair of powered speakers with an AUX input, like these audioengineusa.com/S...eakers
Dan Carson posted
yep. we're on the same page Dan and Tolar
i've got amps, speakers, and airport expresses doing multi-room in my house... i'd just like to be able to use my itunes stuffs with the sonos i have in my apartment.
man, i feel like such a douche saying that.
Derek Brooks posted
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@broox hey @tmeyeratplay got a solution?
harper posted
I've heard this. So I went with t.co/ZA0vMGQCtS + Airport Express. Super happy with this setup, but not easily multi-room.
alexpgates posted
@broox @harper you misspelled "paying for the privilege of playing in one walled garden". ps: bittorrent
sneakatdatavibe posted
@sneakatdatavibe @broox or I mispelled "I don't like to fuck with every device 100% of the time" or "I value uptime"
harper posted
@harper @broox I am an apple user, too - agree on those points. But paying for music that is DRM-locked is dumb.
sneakatdatavibe posted
@harper @broox my iTunes library is filled with alacs transcoded from flac and it's all compatible with *
sneakatdatavibe posted
@harper @broox @tmeyeratplay if it’s on your computer, is it indexed?
nan posted
@harper @broox it’s not on the computer or it’s not indexed?
nan posted
@nan @broox yes
harper posted
@nan @broox if it is on the computer. It should be indexed.
harper posted
@harper @broox and you can update the @sonos music info here t.co/4LO1bbpiBg
nan posted
it's not the files that I want, it's the curation via ratings, comments, playlists, and smart playlists.
broox posted
ah, gotcha! Now I'm pickin' up what you're puttin' down. I think your best shot for the time being is an airport express to aux.
nan posted
which still lets you connect to the other rooms. It gets you there, but it's not optimal.
nan posted
@broox @harper haven’t tried this myself, but I’ve heard good things: t.co/uCRsYguDET
Cbeck527 posted
@Cbeck527 @broox this is what started the convo
harper posted
Yea. I'm just sad that that means I need to spend $350 or more for a connect or play:5... which still feels hacky.
broox posted
you could import playlists to spotify, if that helps
nan posted
or google music, if you prefer.
nan posted
@harper @broox ah nice! What was your experience with it?
Cbeck527 posted
@nan @harper @broox Hey everyone, sorry to jump in but we would be happy to help if you have any questions.
SonosSupport posted
it doesn't, so move on
Johnhimm posted
@broox @joestump And podcasts. It needs to play better with podcasts!
dangriffey posted
@harper @broox @Nan has your best choice (using an AirPlay device as a lone-in to your Sonos).
tmeyeratplay posted
yea. bummer that that requires me to spend $350+ for a connect or play:5.
broox posted
@tmeyeratplay @harper @broox happy to help!
nan posted
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