simply (?) sonos question

[moosey]

[😎]hi

i have decided to consolidate all my music on a NAS, and hopefully persuade the 'boss' that Sonos throoughout the house is needed.

I would like to connect the zoneplayer90 to the amps i already have in various rooms eg to AV receiver in lounge. If I connect via optical, do I need to ensure amp will decode the file type. I was going to re-rip my cds to a lossless version (rather than current 320mp3), but do i need to make sure amp can process the file? My AV amp playes mp3 and wav from usb, but can't do flac or apple lossless.

I know i could use the analog outputs, but it was suggested to me that a digital connection may be better?

I'm sure it's a simple answer for one of the viewing experts, but i wanted to be sure before I invest next week in ripping

 

[Andrew17321]

Apple lossless is fine. The Sonos does the decoding and you can use the optical conncetion to conncet the ZP90 to your amplifier.

You can find a lot of guidance on how to set up Sonos on the Furums on the Sonos web site.

I use apple lossless with my Sonos. It is a great system

Andrew

 

[mitch65]

I have a Sonos ZP90 running directly into my amp at the moment but I will be adding an external DAC soon to bypass the Sonos' internal one. I do not know if your amps internal DAC is better than Sonos' so the difference may be negligible.

 

[moosey]

thanks for you time and advice.

i will start reripping in Apple Lossless and hope santa will bring a sonos suprise for crimbo.