Sonos Port - The Versatile Streaming Component for Your Stereo Or Receiver

The SONOS port (which replaces and costs much more than their older Connect) is designed to be a hub or bridge to or among other SONOS products (primarily speakers). It is wicked easy to install and configure with the SONOS app (I used an iPhone but it works equally well with Android). BUT... (1) It is expensive to a tool that does only one thing. (2) Configuring the source that one outputs into the SONOS port depends on the way that source is defined and SONOS only tells you which ports to use for input and output and to push the button to link to a Newtork or Bluetooth. (3) For making an AV/Stereo receiver work with SONOS port you will need either good documentation from the manufacturer of the source or some kind citizen in a support grou[ who has been there and done that. (4) It took me several hours a day for 5 days to make it play nicely with my Onkyo 6100 A/V receiver, with ZERO help from Onkyo. (5) Now that it is set up and working, it is great. So, check in advance that you have the information about configuring your source.

Just what I needed for my Reloop TP7000MK2. Sounds great and uses all speakers, sub, and amp. Set up was just as easy as all the other Sonos devices. I was using an external preamp with built in Bluetooth but I couldn’t adjust the volume, now I can blast my music as loudest as I want. Only gripe is it only comes in black.

Very clear sound

Very difficult to install. Spent hours. Finally got it to work. A day later, the device is no longer found on the network. Tech support does not really help. Not a plug and play product and also very expensive for what you get. Sent it back and purchased the Sonos streamer. Plug and play, very quick and easy to install, worked first time and no frustration.

Great addition to my sound system I bought the Sonos port in almost new condition, and literally was almost new, the old buyer just pulled the port of out the bag and returned, the wires were in their original sealed bag. At the first time I struggled to set it up, but once is working it just work every single time without any issues. I guess is a matter of luck when you buy “almost new” products, this time I had very good luck

The Sonos Port is the most recent addition for integrating a pair of KEF LS50W. On the plus side stands the easy setup and integration including the passthrough volume control. Beyond that, it becomes a matter of preferences, and this is where the port lacks, significantly. Quality: The port rattles inside, likely a part/screw became loose, yet it works fine. The RCA interconnector cable that comes in the box is a disgrace for that price tag, and for Sonos' carefully created image to care about the "best music reproduction". The same for the power brick, the cheapest option on the market - neither are shielded which is really strange for a wireless system that should try to eliminate any wireless noise pollution. Obviously that's not one of Sono's concerns, or just makes the case that shielding is obsolete for audio interconnections and sources? Boy, this would send a whole industry into a downward spin :D Signal control: No option to disable DSP and EQ. The EQ options can be left on neutral, but I would much prefer a guaranteed bypass function that disables all sound processing (except time adjustment for multiroom streaming) to enjoy an uncolored sound experience when connected to another amplifier (after all that's the main purpose of the Port). Conclusion: Bottom line, the Sonos Port is a necessity for Sonos owners to integrate any 3rd party equipment but it feels cheap and quickly thrown together. In my seven years of Sonos ownership, this is the first time I am actually starting to question the value of the ecosystem, or rather the approach (the built quality of Sonos and the Sonos AMP are absolutely fantastic). The only way to evaluate and answer this is an in-home evaluation of other streaming solutions.

The Sonos port is part of Sonos S2 series which means in June 2020 it will support HD audio. Right now, it still sounds great. I didn’t notice much difference between the analog and coaxial digital output, but in the end I went with the coaxial output into my amp. The audio in works great and I can get my turntable and tape player into the Sonos system which is handy. The port looks much nicer than the old connect and I do think it sounds better. The downside is ... it’s a bit pricey for what it is.

Lots of reviews already out there pointing out how this product is way over-priced. Every speaker has one of these inside, plus an amp and speaker, but without the outputs and you can get them for half the price. So, clearly, Sonos prices this based on their perceived value to the customer and completely detached from the cost of goods, but that's not uncommon. I will say it is too bad. I'd buy 12 of them if they were priced at $200 and I think they'd still make good money. I actually have 12 of the older Connect devices that they are trying to coerce me to upgrade but even with the offered 30% discount, it's too much, especially for marginal benefit. So, my real point in writing a review is to point out the painful experience of the setup process and added cost of personal information demanded. The app required both my location information and microphone access to perform setup. Neither of these is necessary. I tried setting the location setting to "once" and it went a ways through the setup and then seemed to try to access my location again, couldn't, and without asking, aborted the setup and forced me to start from scratch again. It claims to need this to know about my networks, but even with my location it doesn't know about my network, so that's false. This is just extortion of personal information and it seems to be a new fad with app makers. The microphone access is another fallacy. The port doesn't even have a speaker and I don't have one anywhere nearby either - I have it connected to a whole house audio distribution system (14 zones, so I guess I really could use 13 more of these at the right price). So, there is no way a microphone is going to help setup. I tried denying it and it wouldn't proceed - just kept sending me back to turn it on. I eventually had to comply and turn on those permissions, but I'll be turning them back off since they are unnecessary. Just another shameful Sonos decision. There are more failings in their setup process. It asked me to sign in to my account. Since I have an existing setup at another location, I already had an account. But, I created it 7 years ago and it had a 7 character password. The new app wouldn't allow me to login with my 7 character password saying 8 characters are required. Hey, guess what? You can't enforce that on login, only when (re)setting a password. Dumb. Fortunately their website let me login and change my password to make it compliant so I could go back to using the app. Also, although the instructions first have you install the device before beginning the setup, you will need to remove the device again or turn it around and get good lighting on it because two steps in the setup require you to enter and 8 digit PIN printed in dark grey on the black background (very hard to see) in about 8 point type. Then, later, you also have to enter the serial number printed above that. I'm sure all that info is readable by the device which they also have you press the button of to confirm physical access and that you are setting up the right unit, so these frustrating steps seem entirely unnecessary. Oh, and they don't tell you this, but the cardboard wrapping the printed instructions came in have these 2 numbers printed on them without any text description. I discovered this 2 days later when I was cleaning up and happened to recognize them. Another problem came with adding in my music services. I said I wanted to add one. Then I selected Amazon Music. It asked for my userID and password, so I entered them and it kept telling me they were wrong. I went to Amazon and verified they were correct. I tried another service and had the same problem. Turns out, it wanted me to re-enter my Sonos ID and password, though it never said so. I'm sure some programmer is sitting there going "I know what I meant when I wrote that!" Cool. Do you know what I think of you right now? So, in the end, you'll only want to get this if you are expanding a Sonos system. There are a great many comparable products out there at reasonable prices that are 1/4 to 1/2 the price. Sonos used to be rather unique, but they've lost that edge and now seem to be milking what they've got in their user base and trying to be a "premium" brand.

Funciona perfectamente para conectar tu sistema de audio externo, aunque sea un equipo de más de 30años, pero require de algunas cosas: que el modelo de tus bocinas tenga amplificador integrado, como los modelos Era 100 o 300, y que si vas?a conectar una tornamesa, esta tenga integrado un preamplificador, o comprar uno externo para conectar entre la tornamesa y Sonos Port......fácil de instalar y configurar con la app Sonos en tu celular.

Overall I would say it’s a great add on to my existing setup. Ease of setup - clarity of sound and performance is great. I have harbeth speakers and they sound excellent with this component.

Hat alle meine Erwarungen erfüllt. Leicht in mein bestehendes System eingebunden und in Betrieb genommen. Etwas höherer Preis, aber dafür sehr wertig.

We had the original Version 1 Sonos bridge setup, and as it began to regularly cut out on us, thought that it was time to upgrade. We decided on this route, and have been delighted with our decision. Highly recommended, and so far it's been rock solid with no issues at all.

Muy buena adición a mi sistema de casa inteligente