Sonos Port: Brings AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect and more to any device

Have you not used your turntable in a long time because you are too lazy to put it on? Have a great unused stereo because it lacks any kind of wireless connectivity or smart features? Do not worry, there are many devices on the market designed to help you and that you can enjoy your music in the same conditions, however, perhaps you did not know that Sonos also has something to say about it. It is clear that the Sonos Port is designed to meet a number of needs in some Sonos users already embraced by the brand. We are going to analyze the Sonos Port and show you everything it can do with an unboxing and installation video, are you going to miss it?

The Sonos Port is a device that comes to replace the mythical Sonos Connect, which for a long time has been simply the alternative for those who had an old sound system and wanted to enjoy it within their network of Sonos products. This Sonos Port remains essentially the same although it includes some of the features that the brand has been progressively launching in its latest devices, that is to say, in essence it is still a product update.

And you will think that for this Sonos already has the Sonos Amp, but you should not lose the perspective that this is a much more compact product. We must bear in mind that despite the fact that this Sonos Port has a more modern DAC than the Sonos Amp, we do not have enough connections to set up a home theater, for example. We do not forget that this Sonos Port it is not compatible with high resolution music, that is, the maximum that we will be able to reproduce is 16 bits at 44 hHz, even if we take advantage of the features of Tidal MQA.

Design: Very sonos style

We have a device made of plastic with an extremely minimalist design, those who are familiar with Apple products will not be able to avoid finding it similar to Apple TV. We have a 14 x 14 x 4 product in 472 grams, It is not excessively light or excessively thin, however, it has a harmony in the proportions that makes it extremely easy to place on any shelf. We recommend buying it in the same color as the rest of the Sonos products that we have at home, the reality is that it perfectly matches the brand's standards in this regard.

• Size: 14 x 14 x 4 cm
• Weight: 472 grams

We have a typical Sonos non-slip base on the bottom, the only thing that looks on the front is the already typical information LED and the Sonos logo on the top. Everything important is left behind, where we will enjoy the input and output connections, both optical and traditional stereo and the power port. The power adapter is included in the package and is integrated with the cable. On the other hand, in this back part we have the necessary connection button in all the brand's products and that facilitates the connection.

It is a true source of musical content

What makes the Sonos Port important is that it is linked to the range of applications and products of the brand. So we have little to say to the sound, The Port lives up to its DAC and even if we put its digital output to the test, but the end result will be that of the speakers to which we have connected our Sonos Port, whatever they are. We simply have to welcome our vinyl, our speaker system or whatever we want to have a "second life" thanks to this Sonos Port. But as we've said before, this makes a lot more sense if we already have Sonos products at home and are familiar with it. Not forgetting that we also have Ethernet input and output x2.

Obviously once we have gone through the well-known and simple period of configuration and that I leave you in the video that leads this analysis, everything works. Then we can go on to take advantage of all the features of Deezer, Tidal, Spotify Connect and especially automatic and multi-room connection of devices AirPlay 2 compatible with Apple iOS and macOS products. And is that We must not forget that thanks to the Sonos Port our speakers are now controlled through Google Home, Apple HomeKit and of course Amazon Alexa, we just have to indicate it to any of the devices with a microphone. This Sonos Port does not have a microphone, although we can control it through another.

With this we want to start another point, and that is that the Sonos Port does not have any interaction mechanism, that is to say that we do not have the typical touch controls present in other products or a remote control, In order to interact with the Sonos Port, we only have the application available on both iOS and Android.

Editor's opinion

Definitely the Sonos Port comes to be a simplified version in all aspects of the Sonos Amp, and the brand comes once again to solve the problems and needs of its important user niche. It is also worth mentioning that it offers a competitive price if we take into account the competition, yes, few work as well and with as much compatibility as Sonos products, and that we are going to repeat ad nauseam. In our channel and on our website you can enjoy the rest of the Sonos devices if you are now curious.

 

As we have said, the price is not crazy if we take into account what it is for and what it is capable of offering. The application and the Sonos environment will give a double life to the product we connect it to, without forgetting that it is capable of sending as well as receiving sound. Some features are missing, no doubt, but that's why we have the Sonos Amp available on the market, and it does not come to compete with it, but to offer us another cheaper alternative and enough for the needs of a good handful of users. We remember that the Sonos Port it costs 449 euros on their website and some points of sale such as El Corte Inglés.