Can a Sonos Arc Ultra w/ Era 300s work with Roon Nucleus and CA Evo 150?

[Rossco65]

Hullo,
I don't know if I'm the proverbial blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat, that isn't there, but here goes.

I've got a Sonos Arc Ultra with 2 Era 300s as surrounds and the sub. Yesterday, the Roon Nucleus I ordered arrived, and I'm about to set it up.
My question is about the Cambridge Audio Evo 150, which I've seen in my research and have developed a substantial lust for.

Before I succumb, I wanted to find out if it would be a sensible buy. Or should I hold off until I can get a non-Sonos system happening? The aggravation of using their App had been
driving me in this direction. But since discovering Roon, I'm thinking I can keep the Sonos system on for a bit until I can afford to substantially upgrade.

I'm thinking the Arc Ultra with the eArc connection to the TV stays as is, and the Nucleus and Evo should each go into the other HDMI ports on the TV. Would this be correct?
I'm in love with surround sound, so from what I've read, the Roon needs to be connected via HDMI into (I'm guessing) an Atmos-capable TV.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Cheers
Rossco

 

[TLS Guy]

Hullo,
I don't know if I'm the proverbial blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat, that isn't there, but here goes.

I've got a Sonos Arc Ultra with 2 Era 300s as surrounds and the sub. Yesterday, the Roon Nucleus I ordered arrived, and I'm about to set it up.
My question is about the Cambridge Audio Evo 150, which I've seen in my research and have developed a substantial lust for.

Before I succumb, I wanted to find out if it would be a sensible buy. Or should I hold off until I can get a non-Sonos system happening? The aggravation of using their App had been
driving me in this direction. But since discovering Roon, I'm thinking I can keep the Sonos system on for a bit until I can afford to substantially upgrade.

I'm thinking the Arc Ultra with the eArc connection to the TV stays as is, and the Nucleus and Evo should each go into the other HDMI ports on the TV. Would this be correct?
I'm in love with surround sound, so from what I've read, the Roon needs to be connected via HDMI into (I'm guessing) an Atmos-capable TV.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Cheers
Rossco

Total waste driving anything through that Sonos system. They are total junk. If you want to use that roon system get a Big Boy system and do it properly.

 

[isolar8001]

Hullo,
I don't know if I'm the proverbial blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat, that isn't there, but here goes.

I've got a Sonos Arc Ultra with 2 Era 300s as surrounds and the sub. Yesterday, the Roon Nucleus I ordered arrived, and I'm about to set it up.
My question is about the Cambridge Audio Evo 150, which I've seen in my research and have developed a substantial lust for.

Before I succumb, I wanted to find out if it would be a sensible buy. Or should I hold off until I can get a non-Sonos system happening? The aggravation of using their App had been
driving me in this direction. But since discovering Roon, I'm thinking I can keep the Sonos system on for a bit until I can afford to substantially upgrade.

I'm thinking the Arc Ultra with the eArc connection to the TV stays as is, and the Nucleus and Evo should each go into the other HDMI ports on the TV. Would this be correct?
I'm in love with surround sound, so from what I've read, the Roon needs to be connected via HDMI into (I'm guessing) an Atmos-capable TV.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Cheers
Rossco

This is a bit confusing...
One minute you are talking about plugging a media player into a Sonos, then the next you are talking about plugging a 3000 dollar amp (Evo) and this media player into a tv set, and then that combo out to the Sonos ?

I don't get it...go one way or the other.

 

[Rossco65]

This is a bit confusing...
One minute you are talking about plugging a media player into a Sonos, then the next you are talking about plugging a 3000 dollar amp (Evo) and this media player into a tv set, and then that combo out to the Sonos ?

I don't get it...go one way or the other.

Sorry for the confusion, I'll see if I can clarify. (and please remember - I'm a newbie in a section of the forum for newbies. "Don't be embarrassed to post here if you're just getting into home theater." it says at the top) So, please refrain from your self-emasculating comments TLS guy.

I've connected the Sonos Arc to the telly via the HDMI eArc as they should be.
I know that the Roon Nucleus is a wireless network player but I've read that if you plug it via HDMI into a Dolby Atmos capable device (not sure what you call them), that surround sound music can be played from them.

I've been reading about how good the Evo 150 is, so I'm wondering if my music will sound as good as it can over my Sonos system if I connect the Evo 150 via HDMI to the television. I don't know. Perhaps I don't need to do that, which is why I'm asking the question - because I don't know.

 

[Rossco65]

Sorry for the confusion, I'll see if I can clarify. (and please remember - I'm a newbie in a section of the forum for newbies. "Don't be embarrassed to post here if you're just getting into home theater." it says at the top) So, please refrain from your self-emasculating comments TLS guy.

I've connected the Sonos Arc to the telly via the HDMI eArc as they should be.
I know that the Roon Nucleus is a wireless network player but I've read that if you plug it via HDMI into a Dolby Atmos capable device (not sure what you call them), that surround sound music can be played from them.

I've been reading about how good the Evo 150 is, so I'm wondering if my music will sound as good as it can over my Sonos system if I connect the Evo 150 via HDMI to the television. I don't know. Perhaps I don't need to do that, which is why I'm asking the question - because I don't know.

Please note that until this past week I've never heard of streaming amps such as the EVO 150 - or even the Roon Nucleus, so I'm still getting my head around what they are and how they work.

 

[isolar8001]

Sorry for the confusion, I'll see if I can clarify. (and please remember - I'm a newbie in a section of the forum for newbies. "Don't be embarrassed to post here if you're just getting into home theater." it says at the top) So, please refrain from your self-emasculating comments TLS guy.

I've connected the Sonos Arc to the telly via the HDMI eArc as they should be.
I know that the Roon Nucleus is a wireless network player but I've read that if you plug it via HDMI into a Dolby Atmos capable device (not sure what you call them), that surround sound music can be played from them.

I've been reading about how good the Evo 150 is, so I'm wondering if my music will sound as good as it can over my Sonos system if I connect the Evo 150 via HDMI to the television. I don't know. Perhaps I don't need to do that, which is why I'm asking the question - because I don't know.

The Evo 150 is an amplifier with a streamer built-in designed to run speakers itself....to replace your Sonos, not be used with it.
It can receive a signal from your tv set via HDMI.

If you want an Evo, you need to forget about the Sonos.
You would need to buy all new speakers to use the Evo.

TLSGuy wasn't being self-emasculating or condescending to you....Soundbars are a bad investment if you wish to have a better system.
And when they break, you might as well throw them away.
Generally, you will find no love for any Soundbar here on Audioholics.

Also, the Roon Nucleus is meant to be used with a hard drive with music files or a NAS/Server arrangement. If you have those, fine.

 

[Trebdp83]

There are so many new devices out there doing so many things that it can be difficult to sort them all out and make a decision about purchasing any of them.

Firstly, any device with an eARC/ARC port must be connected to a TV's eARC/ARC port. It is a receiving port designed to accept a signal from a connected TV and will not send an audio signal to a TV.

You will find few if any on this forum recommending a soundbar system. For the same cost of some ridiculously priced sound bar systems, better sounding systems can be had consisting of a receiver and modestly priced speakers and subwoofers.

Many are being conned into believing pricey integrated streamers deliver better sound than network connectable AVPs, AVRs and various inexpensive streamers. It just is not so.

Roon software is fantastic and even better when used with a Roon Ready AVP or AVR. Their app is also fantastic.

It is best to connect devices directly to an AVP or AVR over a TV for various reasons. Many are happy with their soundbar systems. They may have never used an AVP or AVR connected to free standing speakers.

For the price of the EVO 150, a system consisting of an AVR and 5.1 speakers would better the Sonos Ultra.

 

[isolar8001]

Many are being conned into believing pricey integrated streamers deliver better sound than network connectable AVPs, AVRs and various inexpensive streamers. It just is not so.

Boy, ain't that the truth.

I have zero interest in streaming music, so I never look at things like this Evo 150 machine.
My God, what a overpriced hodgepodge.
But it does have this...
High-quality sound: The StreamMagic Gen 4 module can play music at up to 768KHz 32bit PCM or DSD512 resolution. (32 bit, oh yeah, baby !!)
And since its Rune ready, there is no need to buy the Roon Nucleus.

The market is getting really oversaturated with these wonder streaming machines that I doubt sound any better than HEOS or its equivalent.

 

[Trebdp83]

Please note that until this past week I've never heard of streaming amps such as the EVO 150 - or even the Roon Nucleus, so I'm still getting my head around what they are and how they work.

Getting back to Roon, it can be installed into a Mac or PC. If equipped with plenty of storage and an HDMI connection, a Mac or PC can be connected to an AVP or AVR via HDMI and the Roon app on a Smart device can be used as the remote controller.

If an AVP or AVR is “Roon Ready,” a connection over a network can be used and will support full hi-res and DSD over PCM(DoP) for playback. Airplay 2 and Chromecast are also supported in Roon. If an AVP or AVR is just “Roon Tested,” full hi-res and DSD over PCM(DoP) will not be supported. Airplay 2 and Chromecast are still supported and DSD over HDMI(DSF) is supported.

If only streaming from a service such as Qobuz or Tidal, Roon is redundant software for an AVP or AVR supporting either of those services themselves. Those with many music files and CD rips can use Roon to organize and play it all.

I really like Roon and the app works very well and looks very much like the Mac and PC software. But, I use Apple Music for streaming and it is not supported in Roon. My CD rips, iTunes purchases and Apple Music service albums added to my library all sit together in the Music app and Roon is not needed but for multichannel DSD files. Without Roon I can put DSD files in my Mac on a thumb drive and plug it into my Sony disc player which supports DSD bitstream and play them as my receiver is not “Roon Ready” to accept DSD over PCM(DoP) from a network connection.

All of this information was given for the benefit of those actually interested in Roon and other software solutions for their music library. I’m not yet convinced this thread is anything more than an add for overpriced equipment that many here already know well enough to avoid.