Is my Sonos 1 Connect the weak link?


I have Roon resident on my Synology NAS. It is wired to my Synology Wifi Router ( no way to run a wired connection, but solid wifi signals). The signal goes to my Sonos Connect which is connected to my Brysten BDA 1 Conveyor. This then goes wired to my Rogue Audio Magnum III. Speakers are Linn Magic. I have all my CD collection on my NAS so Roon can access Internet or resident music.

I have a NAS transport for my CD collection that goesto the Bryston and it seems a bit better than streaming through Sonos. And, of course, my Thorens turntable direct to the Rouge is killer. 

How do I improve streaming?

lbarbish

Showing 1 response by tomrk

First, what I’d say is that I have Sonos for surround sound in two rooms that we watch TV.   The reason is it’s *very* wife friendly and I never have to explain how things work.  The ARC connects to the TV  and the rear speakers get their info via WiFi. And the subwoofer can make the floor shake. It’s like a Mac, it just works.

Second, as a surround sound system it’s pretty good to sometimes amazing for it’s simplicity.

BUT (and this is a big but)

If I’m listening to music only (using something like Spotify or pulling from my server) it’s not exactly high fidelity. It’s perfectly okay for parties with the music playing softly in the background.   But not something I would want to sit down and crank up the volume.   

It’s a casual listening thing, and I appreciate and use it for that.   And I get that they’re wireless so you can set it up anywhere, but the reality is they’re not hi-fi (there’s a phrase from the past) speakers.

I think what you got is what you got.