13-Sep-2016, 20:34
I have been using Sonos Connects (ZP90s) (unmodified ones!) for more than 7 years to stream and move music around my house. I have found the control app extremely easy to use: it does all I want it to, except deal with beyond CD quality music. My Phantoms are, in effect, a high quality output for my Sonos system, which can also play natively Qobuz and some internet radio stations directly (but not BBC Radio 3 HD - I need to use the Sonos input for that).
Note that I connect the Sonos Connect by TosLink to a Phantom and not the Dialog. If I connect via the Dialog I frequently get some interference when I am listening to BBC Radio 3 HD. I have not found any other way to eliminate this interference. I have tried interconnecting the Phantoms and Dialog via ethernet, but it gave me no advantage over PLC.
Another advantage of using a Sonos Connect is that I connect my Dialog to the internet via one of the ethernet sockets on the Sonos Connect, making use of the Sonos Mesh.
Note that I connect the Sonos Connect by TosLink to a Phantom and not the Dialog. If I connect via the Dialog I frequently get some interference when I am listening to BBC Radio 3 HD. I have not found any other way to eliminate this interference. I have tried interconnecting the Phantoms and Dialog via ethernet, but it gave me no advantage over PLC.
Another advantage of using a Sonos Connect is that I connect my Dialog to the internet via one of the ethernet sockets on the Sonos Connect, making use of the Sonos Mesh.
