“I know these plug into an AC outlet. I see they also have an Ethernet hook up. Do you need to use both the Ethernet and AC plug in to make the speaker work?”
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You do not need to use both. It will connect to the internet (or your NAS device with stored music) wirelessly. If you have multiple speakers in multiple rooms, you can hardwire one or more to your network router. The benefit of this set up is that the Sonos speakers create their own wireless mesh network, so you can extend the speakers further than your normal wireless network can reach. Also, it moves the traffic off of your wireless network onto the Sonos, and the internet connection remains stable through a wired connection (no dropouts in sound, but in my experience those are rare/non-existent using my wireless network anyways).
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The Ethernet cable is only if you want to plug directly into your router. If you use wifi as an option.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.They always need to be plugged in to the electrical outlet. They are internet driven, so either you plug them to the internet through the network cable or you use wi-fi. Wireless is built in so you do not need to plug the network cable if you connect them to your wireless network..
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No. Ethernet is just an option, you drinotley don't need both plugged in to have it work
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You will need to connect these to your wifi network, either wirelessly or you have the option of using an Ethernet connection. I have mine connected wirelessly and it works wonderfully. The sound is awesome!
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