Components and Architectural

My question is re using a connect to play sonos with a 5.1 home theater setup. I think it will work but..will it play through all the speakers including the center and sub? Not sure that would sound very good. Is there a way to have it just feed the fronts and rears? Or even just the fronts but not the center? The connect will also be used as a zone 2 with an outdoor speaker but hopefully it would work well with the home theater too. thx!

Hi there. I've just added a connect:amp to my collection and have 2 speakers connected that are rated at 4-8 ohm. Does this mean I can't wire in another pair of 8 ohm speakers? What does 4-8 ohm mean? Surely they are either 4 or 8 or 6? Cheers

I'm wanting these GT Studio Stand:1 really really bad. However, their homepage and Amazon only ships to US adresses. Anybody aware of any European sellers? http://www.gtstudioproducts.com/collections/all All best Anders, Copenhagen, Denmark

my connect amp has a blinking white and amber light?

Trying to hook up a good sounding system on my motorcycle using 4 100 Watt RMS 5.25 speakers Here are my amp specs: I have a Blaupunkt 2 channel power amp model "Amp 750" that is 750 watts. The RMS rating is 160W x2 at 4 ohms Amplifier Class: AB No of channel: 2/1 Channel Max. Output Power: 750W x 2 RMS Power (4 Ohms): 160W x 2 RMS Power (2 Ohms): 325W x 2 Frequency Response: 10Hz - 45Hz Signal-To- Noise Ratio: 90dB Voltage Supply: 11 - 16V DC Gain Adjust: 150mV-6V Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.05% RCA Input: 2 Channel Crossover Frequency: 50Hz - 400Hz Crossover Slope (dB/oct): 8-10dB/oct Fuse: 30A x 1 Dimension: 11.8 x 7.5 x 2.1in I want to maintain 4 ohms output problem IS if I go Parallel output will be only 2 OHM and output too high 162 If I go SERIES then output changes to EIGHT OHMS and output goes to 40W too LOW Is there any way to do this in Series/Parallel to maintain 4 OHM and only halve the RMS per channel to 80 which would be perfect or

I have a ZP90 connected via "Coax/Digital Line Out" to my DAC/Amplifier in my living room. I would like to be able to adjust the volume from my Sonos Controllers/APs. Thus, I have the Output level for the "line-out" set to "Variable". However, with this setting the volume of the output is very, very low. I have to turn the amp up to almost full volume to reach a "normal" level. If I switch to "Fixed" level on the Line out volume, the level is fine - but then I can only adjust volume on the amplifier, not on the Sonos controllers. Dose anybody have a solution?

I installed my first Sonos system for a customer back in 2007. I just completed a service call for a customer whose system i installed 8 years ago and had a devil of a job updating the players as they hadn't been connected to the internet for a few years. Part of their system includes a CR100 controller (remember those?). The jump from old to new firmware in the players created an issue that the CR100 would no longer connect. Sonos Tech Support said they could help, but only if the controller was sent back to them for a forced update. The support Tech said I might not want to do that though as it's an obsolete item and won't be supported much beyond the next 6 months of so. It would be a temporary fix. Okay, things go end-of-life, particularly if they have a colour screen and some sort of two-way comms. Tablets and phones have taken over anyway, but that's not the issue. I'm asking myself now how long ZP80s and ZP100s will be supported for? I know it's a different type of p

Hi, has anyone tried to use 2x connect amps on bi-wired speakers and run the connect amps as one group?

I have a JBL Flip 4 wireless bluetooth speaker I use with my ipod. Can I connect it to my sonos system? If so, how?

I have a Connect Amp. In our new house I want to wallmount some speakers, and are looking at the Audiovector On-wall speakers. Here is the specs from teh manufacturer, as well as a link: Frequenzy Range -6dB ( 50-52 kHz) Sensitivity ( 8 Ohm) 88 dB Nominal Impedance 5 Ohm X-over frequencies 800/3000 Power Handling 200W http://audiovector.com/onwall-inwall-avantgarde.html Additional question: Does these speakers benefit from buying a Sonos Subwoofer?

I've been having drop out and system recognition issues with my Sonos set up (5xPlay:1, 2xPlay:3 and 1xConnect) and am now purchasing a Boost to (hopefully) rectify these issues. However, being a public house (tavern) I am concerned that anyone with a Sonos app will be able to access the system. Is this the case, or can I password protect the SonosNet?

Hello, I'm considering adding a connect amp to our home. I currently have a 7.1 setup and am considering integrating the connect amp to the set-up. My thought is to connect the surround back L and R line-out to the line-in of the connect amp. That way I can play music, where the receiver is, and not have to turn on the receiver. Also, whenever I watch TV with 7.1, I can still get the rear L and R channels to play through Sonos and also continue to listen to the show/event throughout the house. What I'd like to know is if the audio lag is noticeable in this setup? I understand there would be a need to encode/decode the line-in signal to sync to other Sonos machines in the home, but was wondering if that has improved over the years via software, and the fact that there are other product offerings that are intended to work with a TV - like the play base.

Can a Receiver be connected to Connect:amp

I have a Roksan K2 Amp and CD player and unfortunately the amp does not have output which I can connect to my Connect:AMP in order to play CDs through the rest of my SONOS. I have figured a work around where I have connected my Connect:AMP to the CD player, and then the CD player to the AMP, but that of course means that I have to turn on the Connect:AMP to use the amp with any other inputs. I don't suppose anyone has a better solution?

Hey can any1 tell me what the differance is between gen 1 and gen 2 sonos sub ??? I'm looking to buy one soon and I keep seeing gen 1,gen 2 !! Hope u can help guys

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Hi guys, I have a Sonos Connect hooked to a Bose Lifestyle 38 Home Theater for Music streaming and I was wondering if there is a way to connect them to a TV and have the sound from TV routed through the Sonos Connect using the Bose Home Theater?. Thanks again for your help.

Good morning :-) Is anyone using miniDSP devices with a Sonos Connect? If so, are you still able to achieve sync with other sonos speakers or does the miniDSP add delay to the music playback? I am thinking the following scenario: Sonos Connect (optical / coaxial out) => MiniDsp device (e.g. miniDSP 2x4 HD) => Amplifier line in => Speakers Speculating that the Dsp device will add some delay at least but not sure if this is bad enough to lead to out of sync playback with the rest of my sonos speakers (play 1, Play 5). Any experiences with the above? Cheers Yiannis

Hi, we first got a sonos 1 and we where very pleased with good sound. We then bought sonos 3 and 5 but the sound is very flat, i gues the settings is wrong or something but i just cant find a solution. Do you have any tips ??

Has anyone took their Connect apart to drill some vent holes for better ventilation on the top? Any ideas and suggestions would be appreciated. TIA

I currently own 4 @ 2 * Play 1's, 2 @ 2 * Play 3's, 1 @ 2 Play 5's, a sound bar & sub-woofer. I'm looking to mount all the speakers on the wall therefore I'm looking for 14 brackets for my Play 1's, 2's & 3's (I already have a bracket for my sound bar). Can you advise where I can purchase the brackets at a good price, I don't see anything on the SONOS website other than speaker stands.

We would like to connect the Sonos CONNECT stereo output to the mono input of common 70V commercial sound amplifiers.. specifically the Bosch PLE-1P240 (https://us.boschsecurity.com/en/products/publicaddressandvoicealar/pacommercialsoundandemerg/plenaeasyline/ple1pxx0usplenaamplifier/ple1pxx0usplenaamplifier_36847). Our question is can the L/R analog output of the CONNECT be combined in parallel/phase using a simple Y-cord arrangement? Or would one need to add a few 1kΩ resistors in series to sum them together (vs 'shorting' together). I wish the CONNECT had an monaural analog output!! And what about sensitivity? Most home audio is -10dBV, whereas pro equipment is typically +4dBU. (The Bosch has input sensitivity of 1Vrms for full output so falls somewhere in between.)

Hi, I would like to setup a stereo pair of speakers Sonance IS4 SST (8 ohms nominal, 6 ohms minimum, 100 watts RMS) with a Sonos ZP-120. Would the Sonos be powerful enough ? Besides, if I want to connect as well a subfoower Sonance ISW (8 ohms nominal, 6 ohms minimum, 100 watts RMS) to the same Sonos ZP-120, I understand that the subwoofer line out of the ZP-12 is not amplified and that I will need to connect it to the line-in of a subwoofer amplifier (like the Sonance A-800) which will in turn be connected to the Sonance ISW subwoofer. Any insights would be appreciated ! Many thanks ! Lionel

Is it possible to play live music through Sonos connect?

Greetings All, I've just recently purchased a connect and a play 1 as my starters. Everything set up fine and I'm pleased with the sound quality. My difficulty now is getting sound out of my receiver (reason I purchased connect so as to "connect" with my A/V receiver) I have it connected with the supplied RCA cables to my CD line in. No sound coming out of my wired speakers on receiver. I've connected several audio components into that CD line in and PRESTO, I have sound. Connect cables back to the connect unit and nothing (music is still coming from play 1 speaker though) Any suggestions? I'm I missing something blatantly obvious? Thanks MRod