Supported audio formats for Sonos music library
Sonos supports the following audio formats when streaming from your local music library. Sonos systems support mono (1-channel) or stereo (2-channel) audio files with sample rates up to 48kHz.
If you have a Sonos home theater product, see our article on supported home theater audio formats. For information on the bitrate of a specific content service on Sonos, see our content services page for more information.
Lossy compressed audio
Codec
Bitrate
MP3
Up to 320kbps
MP4
Up to 320kbps
M4A
Up to 320kbps
WMA
Up to 355kbps
AAC and HE-AAC
Up to 320kbps
OGG
Up to 320kbps
Lossless and uncompressed audio
Codec
Maximum bit depth
FLAC
24-bit1
ALAC
24-bit1
AIFF
16-bit
WAV
16-bit
1FLAC and ALAC are limited to a maximum bit depth of 16-bit when playing through a Sonos product using the Sonos S1 Controller app.