What audio formats does SONOS support?

Lossy compressed audio

Does SONOS Play 24 bit FLAC?

On Sonos you can stream up to 24-bit/48 kHz Hi-Res FLAC from Qobuz on your S2 compatible hardware. Tracks with a sampling rate above 48 kHz will be delivered to your Sonos hardware as 16-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC (CD lossless quality). Older products may only support up to CD lossless quality for all tracks.

Does SONOS support WAV files?

We’ll support WAV tracks up to 1411kbps, so it’s good to check the resolution too.

Does SONOS support hi-res audio?

Sonos products that are capable of playing hi-res audio from Amazon are the Roam, Move, One, One SL, Five and Play:5 (Gen 2) wireless speakers; the Arc and Beam (Gen 1 and Gen 2) soundbars; and the Sub (all generations), Port, Amp, Connect (Gen 2) and Connect:Amp (Gen 2) components.

Does Sonos support PCM?

Currently, the Sonos Beam only supports stereo PCM, so you’ll get sound but you can’t get surround sound. If you’ve got a newer TV, then you’ll be in luck, as you’ll be able to get full surround sound; if you’ve got a TV that supports HDMI ARC only, then you’re out of luck.

Does Sonos support lossless?

TIDAL is the perfect match for Sonos, streaming music in lossless, high fidelity audio quality, ensuring the best sound experience possible.

Does Sonos support FLAC files?

The Sonos S2 operating system enabled users to play 24-bit FLAC files from their local drives when it launched in late 2020, but this is the first time users have been able to stream in hi-res. If Sonos users can play back 24-bit files, they potentially have access to more music than before.

Does Sonos support tidal Masters?

Sonos hasn’t announced any plans for TIDAL MQA support, but Sonos currently supports lossless FLAC 16-bit/44.1 kHz from a TIDAL HiFi subscription.

Can I play FLAC on Sonos?

Does Sonos support Atmos?

Sonos has confirmed it will add support for Dolby Atmos music streaming, plus Ultra HD tracks via Amazon Music “later this year”. The platform will also gain support for decoding DTS Digital Surround Sound – something much-requested by the AV community.

Is Arc and eARC the same?

eARC stands for Enhanced Audio Return Channel. It’s an improved version of ARC (regular Audio Return Channel).

Does Sonos support TIDAL Masters?