Connecting Apple TV (2) to a Sonos System

Is it possible to use my Sonos Play:3 speakers with my Apple TV? I have a pair of speaker connected thru a Sonos Bridge to my home wifi network. The Sonos are great and now (with Sonos Desktop 3.5.2) work very well with my iTunes library, but I'd like to get the benefit of the Sonos sound quality while watching TV or a Movie thru my Apple TV.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Adam Silverman wrote:
Is it possible to use my Sonos Play:3 speakers with my Apple TV? I have a pair of speaker connected thru a Sonos Bridge to my home wifi network. The Sonos are great and now (with Sonos Desktop 3.5.2) work very well with my iTunes library, but I'd like to get the benefit of the Sonos sound quality while watching TV or a Movie thru my Apple TV.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
No - Not Directly.
AppleTV has only Digital Out - no Analog Out.
Sonos users who have an AppleTV will port their analog audio from their TV set into the analog line-in inputs of a ZonePlayer. The Play:3 does not have any audio inputs of any type. You may be out of luck if that's all you have in your Sonos system
You'll need a Play:5, ZP90, or ZP120 to do this. Once within the Sonos wireless-mesh environment, any other ZonePlayer will be able to play the TV's audio.
Be aware, that you may have a 70ms delay that can throw off the TV's lip sync (or make it better as the case may be).
You can learn more on integrating you AppleTV if you search the Sonos user Forums directly. See: http://forums.sonos.com/index.php
I have a six-zone Sonos system along with AppleTV. I choose not to connect the two. My TV has a decent audio bar hooked into it, and I keep my Sonos audio separately from the TV.
YMMV
Best of Luck

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Adam Silverman wrote:
Is it possible to use my Sonos Play:3 speakers with my Apple TV? I have a pair of speaker connected thru a Sonos Bridge to my home wifi network. The Sonos are great and now (with Sonos Desktop 3.5.2) work very well with my iTunes library, but I'd like to get the benefit of the Sonos sound quality while watching TV or a Movie thru my Apple TV.
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Be aware, that you may have a 70ms delay that can throw off the TV's lip sync (or make it better as the case may be).
You can learn more on integrating you AppleTV if you search the Sonos user Forums directly. See: http://forums.sonos.com/index.php
I have a six-zone Sonos system along with AppleTV. I choose not to connect the two. My TV has a decent audio bar hooked into it, and I keep my Sonos audio separately from the TV.
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