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Hey. I need some advice, I have this TV: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XT9QLNQ/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I3TYNOLTBFNN5I&colid=527E8ONLR9YZ&psc=1 Happy with it, but it only has one HDMI in. I want to get a Play:1 and possibly, somehow, split the HDMI going in (mainly from a PS4 by the way) to be able to split the audio into the line-in on the Play:1 Is this possible, if so, what do I need to do it? Thanks!

Hello All, Just a bit of background for the folks going the vinyl route. I started my Sonos journey recently with a Beam and 2 Ones connected to my TV - all good, sound is what is expected and no issue. As it worked as expected I decided to add a Amp to the mix for my study - and here is where it gets interesting. Round one bought a pair of Dynaudio Emit 10s and hated the sound when playing anything on the amp, we not at vinyl yet - was just a very bright sound and was definitely not going to work for what I had planned. Did a bit of good old research and most forums recommended the Neat Iota's for a warmer sound in small spaces, so bough second speaker pair and love the sound - so we are off to a good start, basics should be fine as the digital content sounds great. The bought a Pro-Ject Essential with build in phono stage, hooked it up to the analog in and let rip - the sound was not quite what I expected, played with gain from 2-10 but st

Hello all - My apologies if this topic already exists; I have done some looking around and couldn't find an exact match. First, my current set-up: 1x playbar 1x Sonos sub 2x play 1 1x connect 1x phono pre-amp 1x turntable I currently have my turntable running to the phono pre-amp and then through the connect out to the Sonos speakers. I am wondering if there is any benefit of adding the actual Sonos Amp (or any other third-party amp for that matter) to a turntable set-up given that the Sonos speakers themselves have built-in amps? Anyone have thoughts on this topic? Any and all thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Im very satisfied with the Sonos hardware and wireless streaming technology throughout the house, but the content of what we can play on out speakers is thin. It would be great if Sonos had an AM/FM tuner that could send local radio broadcasts to the speakers around our house. (Think NPR broadcasts from our local public radio stations that aren’t available to stream online.) Yes, I have a connect, but it’s connected to our stereo system. And I f I want to play the radio through the stereo and Sonos there’s a terrible delay. No good. The only solution at this point is a second connect and a dedicated radio tuner.

Hi, I rather like the included banana plugs with the Amp. I am using an Amp with a set of ceiling speakers and want to selectively switch out for a set of stand-mounted bookshelf speaker. Where can I buy a second set of the stock Sonos banana plugs? George

I am looking to have speakers out by the pool and I have the Sonos Connect amp, a TIC GS50 passive sub and two Polk SAT30 speakers outside by the pool and looking to connect them to Sonos. But with the sub being a 125W RMS/250 peak with 8 ohm standard and 4 ohm with satellites, and the satellites being 8 ohm compatible 100 watt..... I am seeing that I need to get an external amp to power mainly the sub. Any help on how much of an amp I need ? I have found some external amps that can provide that are fairly inexpensive (under $100) and will automatically turn on and off....but just not sure how much of an amp I need.....?? I am assuming I only need the additional amp for the sub as the satellites would go directly to the Sonos Connect Amp. If the RMS for the sub is 125 W, and the Sonos Connect is 55 per channel, would I then only need 60 watts from the external amp ? Not sure if it makes a difference for anything but the wires coming from the sun are L +- and R+- (so fou

So new user to Sonos but have some history in previous home audio setups. My current setup is a PlayBar hooked up to the TV to play audio which I will call "zone 1". I have purchased the new Amp product with the intention of using it to power 2 Klipsch outdoor speakers which I will call "zone 2". Seems pretty straight forward on the setup. My question is around attaching an existing Klipsch sub that I have to save the big $$ on purchasing a Sonos sub. Can I attach my 3rd party sub to the Amp AND then have that sub part of the interior "zone 1". (i.e. I want the sub to be played inside as part of the TV setup in zone 1 and not come on when zone 2 outside is played). Thanks in advance for the help.

"SONOS - Have you sorted out the problems that people are obviously having the the Virgin Media Superhub 3? It seems neither you nor VM are actually providing a solution. Just pointing people at a link with a complex work around is not satisfactory."

Hello Let’s talk about Wi-Fi the Internet and how Sonos interacts with both. I invite other knowledgeable members to offer their opinions. First here are Wikipedia definitions of the Internet and Wi-Fi: The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries a vast range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents and applications of the World Wide Web (WWW), electronic mail, telephony, and file sharing. Wi-Fi or WiFi is technology for radio wireless local area networking of devices based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. Wi‑Fi is a trademark of t

Hi Alot of interesting reading here about concerned vinyl- people thinking about doing whats been feeling so wrong all these years, digitilization. I went to a sonos dealer today to try to ease my troubled mind. Planned setup is Rega rp3 - phono stage- cable to play 5. Phono stage thoughts are on a Heed questar. Later probably another play 5 wirelessly. I have been worried about a drop in sound quality, but reading here told me I should not worry too much. The dealer told me there was no use going for a better phono stage because play 5 wouldnt care about riaa quality because of the digitilization process. He recommended basic Pro ject Phono Box mm. What do you think, does phono stage quality matter?

Will the phantom center speaker, produced by the Sonos Amp, be of lower quality if the Amp is fed only a stereo input signal, compared to if the Amp is fed a true 5.1 surround input signal?

Has anyone placed connect amp outdoors in a weather proof protective case? I wonder if a closed case would cause the unit to overheat.

Hi I have my Sub tucked away behind the tv. Partly because the bass sounds good coming from the corner of the room and partly so that my wife won’t see it and ask how much it cost! It looks like a real dust magnet and I’d like to put something over it to protect it. Would it cause problems with airflow, overheating, or would a thin material be ok to use? ( for Sun in the title please read Sub )

Is it acceptable to locate my sub woofer behind my stereo console?

I have a Sonos system made of 2 Play 5 and a SUB and would like to connect a CD player as I have hundreds of music CDs. How can I do?

I currently have a PlayBar, Sub, and 2 Play1s configured in surround mode. I am moving to a new home soon that has 4 ceiling mounted speakers that seem to terminate in a built-in cabinet below where the TV will be mounted. I'm wondering how to best utilize those speakers in a new configuration. Should I get a new Sonos Amp to drive those and let them "replace" the Play1s (if that can even be configured that way)? Could the Sonos Amp live in a cabinet without any problems with heat? I'd appreciate any advice the community can provide. Tony

I’m hoping someone can give me some advice. I recently purchased 4 Tic GS5 speakers and 1 Tic GS50 sub, that I plan to power with a Sonos Amp. The Sonos Amp is 125w/Ch at 8 Ohms with 2 Channels. Can you let me know if my plan to wire the 4 GS5 speakers in series into the sub will work, if powered by the Sonos Amp? Thanks, Marc

I have a Onkyo receiver pushing my 5.1 surround in my living room and Sonos Amp pushing my 6 channel zone 2 through speaker selector. My center channel sucks in my living room and was hoping to add the Beam. I stream tv mostly through YoutubeTV so that is only stereo. If if I hook up Beam to my TV optical out on my TV could I use that but also use the receiver for surround at the same time (when not only stereo feed)? THANK YOU!

Hi, I have a very basic setup with a Project 2 Turntable, a Cambridge Audio Pre-amp, an older style Connect Amp and some third party Quad speakers. I simply want to use the AMP to power my turntable and play through the speakers but can't seem to get any sound despite having followed the official guide. Can anyone suggest anything? I am using the 'Line in' mode on the app and I can see soundbars going up and down as if it's receiving the signal but no sound through my speakers at all. I've attached some photos of my setup. The other Cambridge Amp in the photo is redundant. Thanks in advance

I have a Technics turntable, and a Kenwood KR- a56R Stereo Receiver. I would like to get this hooked up to the sonos system in my house. A couple of questions, this is assuming I need to buy the CONNECT: - There is not a "Line Out" or even RCA Out option on my reciever. The ONLY out options are to Speakers, and are the old Speaker wire types. Do I connect the Speaker Out to the CONNECT? In order to do this, I will need Speaker Wire to RCA adaptation I am assuming. - DO I lose quality here? I.E. the Receiver has multiple Speaker Out terminal spots. If I only connect 1 "speaker out" to the CONNECT, do I lose the stereo effect? - What would be the best speaker set up for this arrangement? Currently in that room, I have a Sound Bar (for the TV) and 2 PLAY 1 speakers (Surround) and a subwoofer. Should I add a 5th? Thanks!

If i purchase an Amp or Connect:Amp and have old fashioned speakers wired into them Then connect my computer via 3.5mm input Do i play my music through the Sonos App on my PC or through ITunes(where my music is organised)?

I have been disappointed in the Sonos Amp and how it performs with an Acoustic Landscape AS41SYS. The AS4.1 consists of 4 satellite speakers and 1 sub that presents it's self as an 8 ohm load to the receiver. I previously had this system powered by a Yamaha RX-V667 receiver rated at 90w per channel @ 8 ohms. I had tried a Sonos Connect:Amp and it simply didn't produce enough volume. I recently purchased the Sonos Amp rated at 125w per channel @ 8 ohms and really I can't tell a difference between the Sonos Amp and Sonos Connect:Amp. The Yamaha RX-V667 produces more volume (albeit without all the Sonos features). It confuses me that the Yamaha RX-V667 rated at 90w per channel out performs the Sonos Amp rated at 125w per channel both at 8ohms. The speaker setup is the same when testing both receivers. Some of the runs are long (~200 FT) but I used all 12AWG oxygen-free stranded copper. Sonos support is chewing on this, but I was wondering if others out there have tr

I did not find in the description that it has a separate DC power supply. Anyone can shed some light please? Thanks

I want to know what the normal and maximum power consumption is for PLAY1, PLAY5, PLAYBAR and SUB when I play? Not when idle. Can´t find that in any specs on sonos.com (the minimum is stated for some of them ex. PLAY1 appr 4w) I need to know this because I have limited power in my apartment. It is not important that your answer is exactly 🙂

We are about to start a backyard renovation and I'm trying to plan ahead. I currently have several Sonos speakers and am using a Connect to create a Sonos Zone for our primary home theater/AVR (Denon AVR-X3500H). Here's my question: If I skip the Sonos Amp, go with a different passive outdoor speaker brand (leaning Polk currently) and connect the speakers to Zone2 on the Denon via the speaker terminals, will I be able to control the volume of Zone2 playback outside with the Sonos App that is tied to the "Living Room" home theater zone? Or will I need to use the Denon app to control the volume of Zone2 from the receiver? In other words, will the volume slider within the Sonos App for "Living Room" control both Main Zone and Zone2 simultaneously of the AVR?