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Title: How to play to Sonos
Post by: ssands on September 22, 2014, 01:01:29 am

Hi all,

I have a sonos system in my house. I would really like to use JRiver (MC20) to play my Hi-Res files on the Sonos. (Sonos will not play hi-res music files).
The Sonos components show up as "Media Renderer"s.

I set up a DLNA Server (called it Sonos) and set
Mode: Specified Output Format
Format: PCM L16 No Header.

But it doesn't work.

Has anyone else got this to work? Are there other settings I should use?
All help appreciated.

Title: Re: How to play to Sonos
Post by: AndrewFG on September 22, 2014, 03:54:17 am

Quote from: ssands on September 22, 2014, 01:01:29 am

I set up a DLNA Server (called it Sonos) and set
Mode: Specified Output Format
Format: PCM L16 No Header.

In the DLNA Server Advanced setting: instead of Sample Rate = Same as Original try choosing a lower rate (e.g. 44100 Hz or 48000 Hz)

Title: Re: How to play to Sonos
Post by: ssands on September 22, 2014, 11:19:27 pm

Quote from: AndrewFG on September 22, 2014, 03:54:17 am

In the DLNA Server Advanced setting: instead of Sample Rate = Same as Original try choosing a lower rate (e.g. 44100 Hz or 48000 Hz)

Thanks for the reply, Andrew. I should have mentioned, that I have already set it to 44100 Hz. (trying to emulate the standard CD format).
It doesn't work.

Stu

Title: Re: How to play to Sonos
Post by: ssands on October 11, 2014, 11:58:08 pm

*Bump*

Anyone? Am I really the only person who wants to use MC to play my hi-res music thru Sonos?

Title: Re: How to play to Sonos
Post by: AndrewFG on October 12, 2014, 01:02:37 am

Apparently Sonos does not support L16. So it is DLNA non compliant. Try setting MC's server to convert to PCM 16 bit instead.

Title: Re: How to play to Sonos
Post by: ssands on October 14, 2014, 12:23:45 am

Quote from: AndrewFG on October 12, 2014, 01:02:37 am

Apparently Sonos does not support L16. So it is DLNA non compliant. Try setting MC's server to convert to PCM 16 bit instead.

Thanks! I'll give it a try and report back.

Title: Re: How to play to Sonos
Post by: ssands on November 02, 2014, 07:20:36 pm

Quote from: ssands on October 14, 2014, 12:23:45 am

Thanks! I'll give it a try and report back.

Apologies for the late response, but I did want to report back that PCM16 worked for Sonos. I am now able to play all my files, with the Hi-Res transcoding down.

Thanks very much!!!!