Time2Jet Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 I acquired a Triad 8x8 matrix from a forum member recently and had a perfect home for it on one of my projects, but started to think that I really need to do C4 audio in my home finally. The problem is I am 90% Sonos invested, and 90% of that is Wireless Sonos speakers (versus Sonos Ports or Amps - but I also have a few of each of those in my system). Any thoughts about whether I could accomplish this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 if you sold the sonos speakers, purchased in ceiling speakers, purchased multi channel/room amps then yes you could accomplish it. Is the cost worth it? I dunno. You could use Native C4 streaming services and also Sonos Ports. Do you have more than 8 audio zones or 8 inputs? if so, then its going to get sticky quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time2Jet Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, eggzlot said: Do you have more than 8 audio zones or 8 inputs? if so, then its going to get sticky quick. Do not. Have 7 zones and a max of 4-5 sources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 ok do you want to get amps, hardwire speakers, etc? you'll get better coverage in rooms with in ceiling speakers vs a Play speaker on a shelf. You'll get better native experience within C4 using only 1 app. Drawbacks are taking a loss on your current hardware, cost to buy/install new hardware, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time2Jet Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, eggzlot said: ok do you want to get amps, hardwire speakers, etc? you'll get better coverage in rooms with in ceiling speakers vs a Play speaker on a shelf. You'll get better native experience within C4 using only 1 app. Drawbacks are taking a loss on your current hardware, cost to buy/install new hardware, etc @eggzlot I don't necessarily want to ditch Sonos, but I love the features of C4 audio matrixing. I made a Sonos commitment a few years ago and now just invested in the the new Sonos ARC's, Fives and Gen3 Subs for some secondary zones and hate to ditch all of that. I'm fairly doubtful this can work, but I thought I'd ask. I was thinking that I could add a "Port" per output Zone, but then that would get sort of complicated I think (ie Calling each one a "Zone", but having Sonos already in that "Zone"). I need to dig in a little further. The cost of adding a Port per output is ridiculous (I own 2 already, but 4 more, even at my dealer cost would be expensive and wasteful). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 I really don't know what you are trying to achieve eggzlot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Yeah what is it that you're trying to DO here? C4 native audio? TV sources to Sonos? msgreenf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 1 hour ago, msgreenf said: I really don't know what you are trying to achieve Ditto. I feel this is a common theme every other month! msgreenf and eggzlot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 5 hours ago, time2jet said: @eggzlot I don't necessarily want to ditch Sonos, but I love the features of C4 audio matrixing. I made a Sonos commitment a few years ago and now just invested in the the new Sonos ARC's, Fives and Gen3 Subs for some secondary zones and hate to ditch all of that. I'm fairly doubtful this can work, but I thought I'd ask. I was thinking that I could add a "Port" per output Zone, but then that would get sort of complicated I think (ie Calling each one a "Zone", but having Sonos already in that "Zone"). I need to dig in a little further. The cost of adding a Port per output is ridiculous (I own 2 already, but 4 more, even at my dealer cost would be expensive and wasteful). As others asked - what do you love about c4 matrix that you aren’t getting with sonos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time2Jet Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 I want to be able to never pick up an 3rd party app just the C4 Remotes, Touchpads, or OSD, press Listen, select a service, search for music and play it anywhere. Not all of my zones are complete and I want to use passive speakers (bathrooms, patio, garage) to be able to have music follow us. I can stick with Sonos and add Sonos amps. I was trying to do a real matrix. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Ah OK. In that scenario, while it's possible to feed C4 into one or more devices and have Sonos send it to the rest, or vice versa, I've found it to be an awkward solution ESPECIALLY when mixing C4 and Sonos endpoints. It's honestly advisable to go one way or the other these days. msgreenf and Time2Jet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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