For some Sonos fans , soundbars — even very capableDolby Atmos soundbarslike theSonos Arc Ultra — just do n’t cut it when it come to nursing home field surround auditory sensation . They require a fully customizable experience that only anAV receiver(AVR)-based system can deliver . If that ’s your point of purview , and if you own one of Yamaha ’s Aventage AVRs , you’re able to now have your bar and eat up it thanks to a software update that bringsWorks with Sonoscompatibility to Yamaha ’s RX - A8A , RX - A6A , RX - A4A , and RX - A2A.
work with Sonos is a certification curriculum that countenance a variety of third - political party devicesinteract with the Sonos ecosystem . In the font of deeds with Sonos AVRs , you ask to first connect them to a Sonos Port . Once configured in the AVR , trigger off music playback on the Sonos Port from the Sonos app automatically mightiness on the AVR , flip-flop the input setting to the one the Port uses , and let you master volume degree from the Sonos app as well .
To be clear , Works with Sonos is n’t raw — I bought a Pioneer AVR that ’s Works with Sonos compatible in 2018 . However , this is the first time a Yamaha - ramp up AVR has been given the feature .
“ Aventage is our insurance premium AV receiver line , ” said Ikuo Tanaka , Group Manager , Home Audio Group at Yamaha Corporation , “ the top choice for custom integrating professionals and passionate home dramatics enthusiasts , making it ideal for industrial plant with Sonos integration . This integration represent how our customers consistently gain brawny new features and capabilities through our firmware updates . ”
To enable Works with Sonos , you need to use the Yamaha MusicCast app . And just in instance you were wondering , nothing is changing on that front : the Aventage AVRs will proceed to patronise all MusicCast streaming and ascendance capableness . To get going , just ensure both your MusicCast app and your AVR firmware is up to date .
As handy as Works with Sonos is for seamlessly combining a Sonos Port and an AVR like Yamaha ’s Aventage lineup , it overlook out on a key forte of both Sonos and Yamaha : Dolby Atmos .
With some Sonos speakers , like theSonos epoch 300,Sonos Arc , Sonos Beam Gen 2 , and Sonos Arc Ultra , you could streamDolby Atmos Musicnatively from religious service like Apple Music . In theory , you should be able to get the same audio frequency to your Yamaha receiver , except for two job . First , the Sonos Port ca n’t receive Dolby Atmos Music streams . Second , even if it could , it has no fashion to pipe that sound into the Yamaha .
The Sonos port wine only has parallel two-channel , or digital coaxial outputs . Neither of those can bear multichannel Dolby Atmos to an external gadget . To do that , the Port would require an HDMI output .
At the moment , that depart Yamaha - owning Dolby Atmos Music buff with only non - Sonos options . An Apple TV 4 K running either Apple Music or Tidal would do the trick , as would an Nvidia Shield TV or Shield TV Pro . If you require Atmos Music from Amazon Music , you ’ll require one Amazon ’s Atmos - subject Fire TV streamers .
