Components and Architectural

I understand the Sonos Amp is based on the Qualcomm DDFA CSRA6620 chip.  I was wondering if that chip does the line input digital to analog conversion.  If not, does anyone know what chip or any additional details.I’m very pleased with how the amp digitizes my turntable input which is why I’m curious.Here’s some info on the DDFA chip if someone more technical can sort this out.https://www.qualcomm.com/products/csra6620

I have purchased a turntable and speaker 5 for my husband for Christmas do i need any additional leads or are these included 

I have read (a lot!) on this but could not find specific answer and therefor my question. If it has been, apologies for repeating!I have just moved to a new build hose which had Sonos Connect:Amp installed, with 2xceiling speakers in 2 different rooms. Currently, cables are connected to the the prongs at the back of the device and all 4 speakers work fine. However, it all plays the same music and there is no way for me to turn one of the room off.I do not necessarily want to play different music in different room but hoping to be able to connect my TVs in different rooms and be able to listen to whats being played. Can this be achieved without investing another £500 in another connect:amp? Rp 

Hi, moved into a new build home already fitted with Sonos speakers in the kitchen/diner ceiling. Had a few issues with the app and unit, wouldn’t link etc, but the latest app seems to have sorted that. Problem I have now is when I play my dance music, and the volume and bass are ramped up, the speakers buzz and distort. My Wharfdale speakers never did this but I don’t have space for that system now, and also thought that Sonos might be equivalent in quality and tone. I listened to a set up system in Currys and was impressed with that so was looking forward to the system in my new place. Bit disappointed that I have to turn the bass and volume down to middle settings, and after 6 months of use, it’s no different. Any advice please? 

Why is it so hard to connect a 3rd party sub to a Sonos surround system? Really strange that the Beam does not have an analog sub-out, or any other feature to connect a subwoofer?The Sonos sub is an overkill to a system with beam as the main component according to several reviewers:  So I really think there should be a way to connect a 3:rd party sub, at least by using  a Sonos connect. There can not be any technical challenges involved in sending the LFE part of the signal to a connect: Is there some kind of trick to achieve this? Or is there any hope that this might be added as a possibility by Sonos?  

looking to use already-owned multi-channel amplifier to drive several new S2 ports.   any issues with volume control in this setup?   Note: my setup is dedicated in-ceiling and in-wall speakers in various rooms in my house that the ports drive.  just looking to re-use my separate amps vs paying for the amplification in the new S2 connect amps.   Thx!  

I currently own  several SONOs products (Soundbar, sub, 2 play 3’s, 2 play 1’s, a Boost and a Connect).I use the connect for my 2 pairs of outdoor patio speakers, 2 garage speakers, and a shower/sauna speaker.  I also have the TV on the patio going LINE IN to the Connect.I am building a detached garage and I plan to create a 7.1 home theater system using an onkyo txnr 686 as the receiver.  I plan to use ZONE 2 for my outdoor speakers and I would like my outdoor TV to also play from my outdoor speakers.  Is there a SONO product that will do this and if so please provide instructions on the connections that need to be made.  I would like to have all of my wired speakers as part of the sonos system but the priority are the zone 2 speakers.  THanks

My apologies if this has already been answered (couldn’t see anything when searching though). What is the output impedance of the Port’s line output? I’d like to drive a fairly long cable (5m), so low impedance would be good..! 

I recently bought a Sony PS-LX310BT Bluetooth Turntable with built-in Phono Pre-Amp and am trying to play it directly through a Sonos 5, bought at the same time. Turntable connection is red and white audio out so I bought an adapter to go to a jack which is now plugged directly into the back of the 5 but no sound...any help gratefully received. 

The time has come to replace my AV receiver, I am looking at an Onkyo 696 which has “Works with Sonos” however I have a 7 room S1 system which I have no intention of upgrading to S2. So would anyone know if “Works with Sonos” is S1 app compatible?

I recently purchased two Sonos 5 Speakers and a Sonos Sub 3, which I use to listen to classical music from my own library as well as streaming from Primephonic and Idagio.  My living room is 25’ x 15’, with 9.5’-10’ ceiling. It opens on to a large kitchen/dining room on one end and the entrance hall on the other.  I’ve been using this system to create a realistic stereo sound, placing them on either side of the 15’ wall in mono mode. The music sounds quite good (though maybe not as good as I recall my old 1995 Bose wired home theater system to have sounded). It doesn’t quite do for the spoken word though (which isn’t crisp enough), and so not very suitable for streaming the French poetry CDs I’ve uploaded to iTunes.I now decided to add a TV to my living room, which I’d place over my fireplace that’s on one of the 25’ walls. I was planning to use a Sonos Arc under it for the sound. I’m told that using the Sonos 5 speakers that I have as rear speakers would be overkill so I’ll probably p

Hi,In terms of sound quality, would it be better to used Fixed or Variable output from my Connect to my amp (using RCA cable connection). I wonder if controlling volume via the Sonos app (I.e. Variable output) has a detrimental effect on SQ, particularly at low volume levels?Thanks 

Morning all.I have a very simple set up : NAS > Sonos Connect > Amp.All has been working well for a few years, however, recently I have noticed some crackling/distortion during bass heavy instrumental passages.I have checked via headphones, replaced the speakers, changed the amp and the distortion is still there,  hence why I suspect the source of the distortion is the Connect device.Unfortunately my amp does not have a optical/digital input, so I am using RCA connectors.The distortion is only obvious on very specific types of music, the rest of the time things sound fine - hence why I am confused as to what’s the cause.I can drastically reduce the distortion by reducing the volume via the Sonos app.It’s as if recently there is almost too much volume being pushed through the Connect.Is there anything else I can check, or, does this mean that my Connect is now damaged (the DAC has ‘blown’?), and the only solution is to upgrade to a Port ? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciat

Hii have a turntable, connected to a pre amp, which is connected to my Technics stereo with CD player which is connected to the Port. I have just purchased the Port and can play CD’s but cannot seem to hear the records on the turntable. Can anyone suggest what I’m doing wrong please? thanks 

Hello,  I recently purchased a Connect (ZP-90) and connected it to my Yamaha amp via the optical cable. (into the CD input on the amp),I changed the CD input on the amp to optical via the amp’s setup menu.  Problem is, there is no sound.   The optical cable is fine and is transmitting the red optical signal.  I’ve used 2 other optical cables, with the same result.  It works fine if I use the RCA leads but not the Optical.  I have checked and re-checked my settings on the amp and there is no reason why it shouldn’t work.   I have used other inputs on my amp but same result.    Any ideas? Thanks,Mark,

I am trying to hook up a Connect to Yamaha HTR-3064 home theatre receiver so I can play TV sound over the wired surround sound speakers and Sonos Play1s in other rooms - I understand from other posts this is possible, but I have been unable to make it work despite a variety of attempts with various connections.  Current connections are: 1. Cable box to HDMI3 port on receiver;  2. TV to HDMI1 port on receiver;  3. Analog out from receiver via RCA cables to Analog in on Connect.It would be really great if I could go both ways (i.e. streaming through Sonos to play music on wired speakers as well as Play1s, plus TV sound on Play1s as well as wired speakers.Can anyone educate me on how to make this happen?

Hi all, looking for a second- and third- opinion if I might trouble you all. I have Sonos Amps in the comms cabinet, and Sonance ceiling speakers in the bedrooms.  Sadly, these are connected via CAT6 cable (4 cores per channel used - pics below), and not proper speaker cable because we messed up at the planning stage and didn't realise until it was too late. It works absolutely fine with CAT6 cable, but an electrician who came over recently (to help me address cooling of my comms cabinet) said it was really bad and a fire hazard. We should apparently never run the volume over 20%, or the wire will get too hot and melt the thin shielding on the CAT6 cable, creating halogen gas, and burning the house down -- obviously just a worst case scenario, but... I am sure he is right, but he is strongly suggesting we rip the house down and lay proper speaker cable.  This is no small task. I want a second opinion on really just how big a deal this is. I know CAT6 cable isn’t optimal for many reason

Just setup a turntable with my Sonos Amp (which Ive had for over a year now). Running latest S2 FW and App on my iphone and iPad.  Turntable is a Fluance RT82 into ARTDJPREII into the Sonos Amp → B&W Floorstanders… I have autoplay for line-in turned on and set to the room the amp is in (Lounge). The Autoplay is working fine.  As soon as the needle drops, it cuts to the line in.  My issue is when the record stops, and I turn it off, line-in retains control.  I understand it won’t go back to what it was doing before from other threads but If I queue up some music on Apple Music at that point and play on the Amp, it will build a queue and play, but the moment I exit the app and come back in, line-in takes over again, stopping the music that was playing, despite the turntable being off and no LP playing.  Its very annoying. It only seems to happen with the IOS apps (and Lyd the Apple Watch App).  If I use the Mac app, line-in doesn’t take over after exiting and restarting that app. I l

Current situation: 2 x Play 5 first gen (S1) of which one is directly network cabled to my router and a Sonos Beam (S2?) connected to my TV. Can play Spotify through both the Play 5s and the Beam.Purchased an “old” Connect which I´d wish to connect to my Arcam amplifier such that I can use the now more or less idle Hifi system: (Arcam, Naim CD player, DynAudio speakers), which is a pity.How would I best proceed? Network cabling the Connect to my router (and to my amplifier), leaving the one Play 5 network cabled to my router as well? Or better to only link the Connect directly (Network cable) to the router? There are probably more options just want to create the most stable one. Currently all equipment is in the living room but I might move one Play 5 to the kitchen providing I do not need a Sonos Boost or extender if I can help it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.   

Come posso capire se un sonos connect usato  da acquistate, è compatibile con S2?

HiThis is driving me a bit crazy. I have a Rega TT, through a Rega pre-amp, through to Amp. All music services work fine, except TT. It only plays through one speaker in Stereo, but through both in Dual Mono. Have checked all connections, all fine. Many thanks in advance to anyone that can help!  mark

I’m new to Sonos, received my Arc Home theater set up (Arc, Sub, 2 ONE SLs) and had no issues setting it up to my LG tv eARC for my AppleTV 4K and Playstation Pro. Actually a very enjoyable set up experience! So all of the AV setup is done, good to go. Problem I’m having now is I also have a turntable in the living room. My goal is to have it sound as good as I can though my Arc but I have concerns that the analog to digital happening in the Sonos Connect is crushing the sound cause right now, Apple Music through the Apple TV is sounding MUCH better then when I play the turntable through the Connect > Arc. Over on Reddit I learned about this community and post about line in level matching my output and the equation to convert my cartage and preamp numbers to figure out what output level I should put it at. By default the app had 2 selected, using 10 certainly helped but according to the equation, I need to go above 10 (enter Spinal Tap joke here). I have an Ortofon 2M Red cartridge

Hi,New on the forum, but not new to Sonos or Hi-Fi.I have an old turntable which I used to connect to a pre-amp and speakers 15 years ago.Now I’d like to use the same turntable with my Sonos. I’m married, so I don’t have endless options in terms of moving stuff around the living room. I can’t even have the turntable next to the Sonos making wired connection difficult,Q: Can I connect the turntable/pre-amp to a Sonos Port or similar and “stream” this to my Sonos speaker(s)?

Sorry for asking a newbie question that’s been asked and answered before. In our current house, the rooms and the backyard are wired for speakers. Our main use is watching TV on 3 Definitive XTR-60 speakers and a subwoofer on a Marantz SR6008, which also runs surrounds in the ceiling. I get Netflix, Amazon, Vudu, etc. on an LG TV, and play the sound back through the Marantz. Secondary use is streaming music over various wired speakers indoors and outdoors, all wired to the Marantz. This all works We are moving to a house that’s not wired. My hope is to: Hold onto the Definitive L/R/C/subwoofer Add wireless surround speakers Keep the SR6008 if possible. I have been thinking about upgrading to an SR8012. Will this help with the connectivity? Use the TV as the source for Netflix/Amazon/Vudu. The TV does HDR, don’t want to lose that by streaming from a device that doesn’t Place wireless speakers in a couple of rooms as well as one or two places in the backyard. Main use will be stre

I have been listening to my TV (15 years old) via a connect 120 (legacy) to HiFi speakers for over 10 years with no problems, but now I would like to buy a new TV.  No models now appear to have analog out so I am considering using a DAC between the TV Optical and the connect amp.I suspect that I will suffer from audio delay which I will not be able to cure and which is not acceptable.Has anyone else used this setup with success?  I would love to know before lashing out on a new TV.Regards,John