Neither a Sonos Port nor something like an Alexa Echo Dot nor the long-discontinued Chromecast Audio can awaken my stereo (whether from 1955 or 2025), select the appropriate input, and allow me to start playing music from my phone.
A Sonos speaker does allow that, though.
And so might a modern sound bar when combined with things like CEC and a regular-ass $25 HDMI Chromecast.
Neither a Sonos Port nor something like an Alexa Echo Dot nor the long-discontinued Chromecast Audio can awaken my stereo (whether from 1955 or 2025), select the appropriate input, and allow me to start playing music from my phone.
A Sonos speaker does allow that, though.
And so might a modern sound bar when combined with things like CEC and a regular-ass $25 HDMI Chromecast.