Skip to main content
bigisland
November 17, 2018

Sonos Playbar + Sonos Connect Amp + 3rd-party In-ceiling Passive Speakers + 3rd-party Active Subwoofer in 5.1?

I've read conflicting conversations about this, so...
Can I get a 5.1 setup with the Sonos Playbar + Sonos Connect Amp + 3rd-party In-ceiling Passive Speakers + 3rd-party Active Subwoofer? Is it as simple as connecting the 3rd-party passive in-ceiling speakers to the speaker posts of the Connect Amp and the 3rd-party active subwoofer to the Sub Out on the same Connect Amp?
If so, will Trueplay Tuning work in this configuration?
This topic has been closed for further comments. You can use the search bar to find a similar topic, or create a new one by clicking Create Topic at the top of the page.

15 replies

Show previous replies
John B
November 19, 2018
All Sonos staff are identified as such on here. None of the replies on this thread is from Sonos staff (except the bit I quoted from Ryan S).
wahla21
Contributor I
February 18, 2019
Does anyone know if I can use a non Sonos sub connected to a Connect Amp and use is in a surround system? Not connecting anything else but the lfe channel on the Amp.
Airgetlam
Airgetlam
February 18, 2019
Not to my knowledge, no. There's no way to send the LFE signal to a CONNECT:AMP specifically. In a normal 5.1 system that contains a CONNECT:AMP, it is only being sent the surround signal.
Bruce
Paulbow
Lyricist I
February 22, 2019
No sorry, you cannot do this because the subwoofer port on a Connect:Amp is inactive when that C:A is being used for surrounds. This is not Sonos deliberately disabling it, but because surround speakers connect to the Sonos system as 'satellites' to the Playbar, which runs the show.

What about the Sonos Playbar + Sonos Connect Amp to the 3rd-party In-ceiling Passive Speakers + Sonos Connect to the 3rd-party Active Subwoofer? Can I get a 5.1 setup with this?You cannot connect a Subwoofer to the Connect.

That’s not necessarily true. Any sub with a built in low pass filter can connect to the component outputs. This is a pretty common feature for powered subs.

I basically have exactly the setup that he described and it works well.
    buzz
    buzz
    Grand Maestro
    February 23, 2019
    AMP, CONNECT:AMP, and CONNECT are different products. It’s unfortunate that their names are similar.

    With respect to CONNECT, one can send it’s output to a generic powered subwoofer and to an external generic amplifier, however CONNECT’s outputs do not include any high or low pass filters. Some generic subwoofers provide both filters, some provide only a low pass filter, while others don’t include any filters. For best overall sound, only mid and highs should be delivered to the satellite speakers while only lows are delivered to the subwoofer. Otherwise, there will be some overlap in the range covered by one or both sets of speakers.
    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement