![]() ![]() Simply use an Optical cable to link your Playbar/Playbase/Ray to the Optical out port on your computer just like you would to hook it up to a TV. In most cases, you’ll likely need to use an internal sound card to provide that connection. Most PCs don’t come with these built into the motherboard, though some higher end ones do. These products use a TOSLINK/Optical cable to receive audio, so if you’re looking to use these as PC speakers, your PC must be equipped with an Optical Out port. I’ll group the products with similar connections together to make things a bit easier to follow. Roam & Era 100/300īluetooth links via these models will experience the same delay, as Bluetooth acts as a virtual line-in and also needs buffered for network play.ĭepending on the product you’re trying to connect, the method of connecting it to your computer will be slightly different. If synchronization isn’t an issue for you, you can simply connect the device to your PCs headphone or line out jack like you would a pair of regular headphones. There will be a minimum of a 75ms delay on the audio due to the signal processing performed on the line-in side. While it is possible to use these players with a PC by connecting to their line-in ports (Era models will need the USB-C adaptor), this isn’t a recommended solution if you’re planning on doing something that requires audio/video synchronization. And it must be said that the new Sonos Controller is a vast improvement both in looks and performance.A quick note on Play:5, Five, Connect:Amp, Amp, Port, Connect, Era 100 & Era 300 We've been playing with the new software on both the PC and the Mac for a while on two separate systems, one on the PC with two zones (one by the time the screenshots were taken, because of spring cleaning), and one on the Mac with five zones. It sounds like we are picking faults for picking faults' sake, but is it really hard to let us set an alarm to play the music for the time you want rather than set incremental times? Although you still don't get the chance to set the length of time you want your alarm to go on. It is simple but clever.Īlso drastically improved is the ability to access both the Sleep Timer and Alarms from the main window without having to go hunting for them in the menu settings. The new controller also brings instant volume control and a one-touch Party Mode that lets you set the volume in your grouped rooms simultaneously. Find the track you want, drag it to the queue, move on. The system is very similar to how you can quickly change search engines in Firefox, and if that doesn't make sense either, just know that it is easy.Įverything, as you would imagine, is now drag and dropable, and managing your queue is considerably easier. The third column is about searching and selecting your music and the source - be it your local music or something from a service like Spotify.Īcknowledging that multiple search boxes are a user interface nightmare, the controller now offers a single-search box which can change which service it searches via a drop down menu. Tracks can be dragged up and down the queue to re-arrange the order. ![]() It allows you to edit, save and clear quickly. "Now playing" details the track that is playing and your all-important queue with a similar interface to the iPad. The "rooms" column is where you manage your zones and the new system lets you group zones quickly and easily. The top bar is all about the player controls, volume and search, while the middle rest of the interface is broken down into three columns: rooms, now playing and music. While we aren't sure it works with some apps, having your music full screen here somehow does: maybe it's all about reminding us of the ease of use the iPad app offers.Īs iPad users will tell you, the benefit of having a larger workspace is that it is so much easier to manage and control everything.Īlso like the iPad app, the interface is broken down into a number of tiles and columns regardless of whether you are using it on the PC or the Mac. Likewise, the move to full-screen mode isn't compulsory, but is welcomed if you like that kind of thing on the Mac. The addition of the album cover is a nice touch and still lets you enjoy cover art - which has almost been lost with the move to a constant flow of digital tunes out of our speakers. You can then have it hovering in a spare space on your desktop rather than giving you a stack of information you don't need. The new Mini Controller is just as it sounds and, like iTunes, you can now shrink the app down to just an album cover. It also refers to several new features, including a mini-player window and full screen mode. ![]() The Mac and PC software has been out of touch with the rest of the music system for some time and the update brings a new approach that now resembles the iOS and Android apps, in particular, the iPad app interface. ![]()
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