Annie, I do exactly what Sieghard has outlined here, I have three Airport Express units connected to various Sonos devices, this works just perfectly and allows anyone in the home to stream anything from an Apple device, what I like most is that you can push/pull that AirPlay source, let me give you an example:
I’m wanting to AirPlay music to the Master Bedroom, this has no airport unit attached to the Sonos unit in that room, so, I tell the Master bedroom to play the Line-in on another room, and AirPlay from my iPhone to that AirPort Express, perfect, now I have AirPlay in that room. Neil Barnfather MBE www.NeilBarnfather.com Business Consultant & Disability Advocate Visit my web-site to learn more about my range of services covering a selection of business consultancy functions to a complete series of disability advocacy roles. All delivered personally by one of the UK’s most successful disabled entrepreneurs and established, recognised disabled spokesperson. > On 18 Mar 2016, at 00:12, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Annie, > > What Sonos products do you have? If you have anything with an input like a > Connect Amp, Connect or one of the older Play 5 units you can simply connect > the 3.5mm output of an Airport Express to the input on one of these Sonos > devices. The Airport Express becomes a source and you can set it to autoplay > if it receives a signal, then you Airplay to the Airport Express (I set mine > up and called it Sonos) and as soon as you do it will play on one or several > of your Sonos players. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Annie Skov Nielsen > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 3:59 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Sonos > > Hi Sieghard. > > What I really would like on sonos products would be an optical input. This is > really a problem for me. I sometimes need to use airplay to send audio to > sonos, and this is not really possible. Have you figured out a solution for > that. > > Best regards Annie. >> Den 11. mar. 2016 kl. 17.46 skrev Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca>: >> >> Hi Jonathan, >> >> First of all, welcome to Sonos, I didn’t know you had bought into it, but it >> definitely is awesome. >> >> As for the Connect, I understand that I could get any wireless headset setup >> and plug it into the RCA line-out or Optical out on the Connect. But >> considering that most of the wireless headsets I would consider are between >> $300 and $500 I really was waiting for a true Sonos headset. If Somebody who >> wouldn’t normally need a Connect has to buy one just for that purpose then >> it also becomes a pretty expensive headset solution. >> When I bought my first Sonos products in 2009 it was 3 Connect Amp which >> then were called ZP120 and 2 Connect which were the ZP90 back then. They >> only had those players then and actually a set of stand-alone bookshelf type >> speakers. The Play 5 which started out as the S5 came I think in 2011 and I >> bought it then. Anyhow, I am still holding out for a native Sonos headset as >> I am convinced it will be coming at some point. My thought is that they do >> have to release a new product sometime and now that they have 3 portable >> players, a soundbar and Sub it must be something they consider especially >> considering that I am not the only one asking for it. I once talked to a >> Sonos customer service guy and mentioned it and he said he gets people >> asking for it on a pretty regular bases and you find stuff like “Dear Sonos, >> please make me headphones! | iMore” when you Google around for it. >> >> What I really like about Sonos is the longevity of their products. While my >> Zp120 units are now called Connect Amp and my ZP90 is now the Connect, they >> still are essentially the same units even though mine are now 7 years old. >> It’s nice to see a company that makes some good hardware which is then >> improved over time with software updates. The only Sonos product which was a >> bit of a flop was the 30-Pin dock which they sold back in the iPhone 4/4S >> days. It was I think around $120 at the time and basically was a dock which >> acted as a stand-alone player and it also had a headphone jack. I still have >> mine but of course haven’t used it in many years since I don’t feel I want >> to invest in a 30-Pin to Lightning adapter and if I really want my iPhone >> connected I have a RCA to 3.5mm cable plugged into the Connect Amp in my >> bedroom and I just plug it in there, but mostly I just use Airplay since I >> have an Airport Express connected to one of my other Connect Amp units to >> add Airplay to my Sonos system. That, by the way, would be one of my other >> very few items of criticism, I think at least the new players that were >> releaed in the last few years should have built-in Airplay compatibility and >> all 3 portable players, the Play 1, 3 and 5 should have a 3.5mm headphone >> jack. >> >> OK, off my soapbox I step since I have to get ready for work *smile*. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Jonathan Mosen >> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 6:37 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Sonos >> >> While a headphone jack on some of the units might be nice, I'm not convinced >> any new product is necessary, because Sonos already has one called the >> Connect. You can easily plug headphones into this, and indeed I have a >> device plugged into a connect that sends any audio from Sonos directly to my >> hearing aids. You can set it up as a room of its own or group it with >> another. For example, we have a Sonos PlayBar, sub, and two Play:1s in our >> living room for 5.1 surround sound. When we're watching a movie, I send >> audio to a Sonos connect as well so I get the sound of the movie straight >> into my hearing aids. But it could easily be wireless or wired headphones >> plugged in there. >> Becoming a Sonos household has been the coolest tech we've adopted since >> iPhone. I love this stuff. >> Jonathan Mosen >> Mosen Consulting >> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training >> http://Mosen.org >> >>> On 11/03/2016, at 7:34 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Marie, >>> >>> Yes, sadly Sonos at this point is all about listening out loud and all I >>> can say is to call Sonos or submit feedback via their website to let them >>> know they really need to look at designing a stand-alone headset which >>> would act as a separate Sonos Player. I’ve been waiting fore this for at >>> least the last 2 or 3 years and each year I hope they’ll announce such a >>> product. Of course there are many situations where one would want to listen >>> privately with a headset and considering how much of a focus there has been >>> on headsets in the last few years I don’t get it how Sonos isn’t jumping on >>> that bandwagon. I think there could be either one of two products or both: >>> one would be high-quality stand-alone audio file quality headphones but of >>> course such a product would be very pricy considering one can easily spend >>> $500 to $1,000 or even more on true audio file quality wired headphones. I >>> think a product around $500 to $700 US from Sonos would be the right price >>> point and one where they could really make it sound awesome. >>> The other product which I think should be a companion to the headphones >>> would be a small iPhone-size or slightly thicker headphone amp with >>> rechargeable battery, a quarter inch headphone jack and belt clip. This >>> would be the product that connects to the Sonos system and acts as a >>> separate player and it would allow users to plug in any headset or >>> headphones they have from a cheap $20 pair of earbuds to a pair of >>> Sennheiser HD800S for $1,699 which is probably about as good as it gets. A >>> product like this should maybe cost $250 to $400 or $500 at most if they >>> put in really good components and if Sonos were to make only one product I >>> hope it would be this one as it offers a lot more flexibility with headsets >>> users already own. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Marie >>> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 9:50 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Sonos >>> >>> I was just reading the reviews of the Sonos Play 5 and there were >>> complaints that there was no output jack on this speaker? I was under the >>> impressions that it did have a headphone jack but wonder if it was removed >>> in the newer model. This is a real turn off for me. 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