The Sonos line in adapter is an audio interface

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Yes, the Sonos 3.5mm to USB-C adapter, intended replace the audio jack on their newer speakers, is a class compliant USB audio interface.

I've tested it on both my Mac and iPhone, and both work with it just fine. It shows up like any other class compliant audio input and offers up to 24 bit resolution at 96kHz. Not too bad for a tiny $30 dongle!

I keep mine plugged into a Hosa stereo breakout cable, for recording from synths with 1/4" outputs.

The only quirks I've ran into are: