Using Sonos in Roon
Basics
Sonos hardware is now fully supported in Roon!
Roon should work with all Sonos hardware. As new devices reach the market, small adjustments may be needed, so if you are having trouble with a particular Sonos device, please visit our community site and
let us know.
Sound Quality
Sonos devices accept up to 48kHz/16bit audio.
When playing high-resolution content, you may see format conversions in Roon's
Signal Path, like this one:
Setup
If you have Sonos zones on the same network as your Roon Server, you should be able to see them in the Audio tab of Settings, under the "Networked" section.
Just enable the device (or devices) you want to use, select them in the [[Zone Picker|Zone]], and play some music!
Roon understands Sonos stereo pairs and will only play to the master device in each pair. However, it's not currently possible to add or remove devices from stereo pairs through Roon.
While you can use Roon's DSP engine with Sonos devices, it's not currently possible to adjust Sonos devices' built-in equalizer settings through Roon.
Grouped Playback
Sonos Zones can be "grouped" to play the same content, but Sonos zones can only be grouped with other Sonos zones.
Having trouble with Sonos grouped playback?
- Check to see if your Sonos system is set to Update Automatically. If yes, check that all your nodes are on the current firmware version. If some nodes are pending updates while others have successfully updated, this can lead to grouped playback issues.
- If you need help checking your nodes, get in touch with Sonos support here.
Sonos Apps
Note that at this time you won't see any information about what you're listening to in the Sonos app.
When Roon is playing to Sonos, Now Playing information is only available in the Roon app. Volume control will work in the Sonos app, but pressing transport controls in the Sonos app will cause playback to stop.