The Connect is just a bridge device to allow your hifi equipment to partake of the SONOS ecosystem. It will either process the digital signal with its internal DAC and output analog out via RCA, or it can output the raw digital signal to an external DAC. I’m of the belief that not all DACs sound the same, so you could notice a slight difference in sound quality depending which DAC you use.
What does Sonos Connect 'do' to a recording?
I have Sonos speakers around the house outside of my listening room where my primary system is. My wife really enjoys it and for casual listening I'm happy with it too. I stream via Amazon Music, normal resolution.
I stream Amazon Music into my main system through an older Apple TV module which I understands is not an optimal way in regard to sound quality. It also cuts out for half a second from time to time with some regularity. Sonos never cuts out.
I have a Sonos Connect that I could run into the pre-amp of my main system, possibly with Amazon's hi-res option.
The question is, does the Sonos Connect 'do' anything to the files transmitted through it to the pre-amp? (As you can tell I have very poor understanding of the various components of steaming.) In other words, would it be more or less desirable than the Apple TV as a streaming device? Is there anything about Sonos Connect that would make paying extra for Amazon's hi-res option not worthwhile? It is my understanding that the new Sonos app, S2, will handle hi-res files now and that the Connect is compatible with S2.
Any insight into this would be much appreciated.
George
I stream Amazon Music into my main system through an older Apple TV module which I understands is not an optimal way in regard to sound quality. It also cuts out for half a second from time to time with some regularity. Sonos never cuts out.
I have a Sonos Connect that I could run into the pre-amp of my main system, possibly with Amazon's hi-res option.
The question is, does the Sonos Connect 'do' anything to the files transmitted through it to the pre-amp? (As you can tell I have very poor understanding of the various components of steaming.) In other words, would it be more or less desirable than the Apple TV as a streaming device? Is there anything about Sonos Connect that would make paying extra for Amazon's hi-res option not worthwhile? It is my understanding that the new Sonos app, S2, will handle hi-res files now and that the Connect is compatible with S2.
Any insight into this would be much appreciated.
George