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Sonos Connect setup with reciever

  • September 12, 2023
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I have a two channel receiver.  Can I connect two separate Sonos Connects, one to each channel?  Will this allow me to play two different sources to two different zones or do I need a two (multi) zone receiver for that?

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jgatie
  • September 12, 2023

No, you cannot.  A two channel receiver plays in stereo, and there's no way to independently play each channel separately.


Stanley_4
  • Lead Maestro
  • September 12, 2023

Are you thinking you’d put the Left speaker in one room and the Right speaker in another?

That might sorta work but I don’t recall if the Connect offers a Mono mode output. You’d probably not want to connect the two Connect outputs to each other and to your receiver's input.

 


buzz
  • September 12, 2023

You could do this, but do not connect the outputs of the CONNECTS with a Y-Cable. You’ll need a mixer for each CONNECT that combines the left and right. There is no mono option for CONNECT.


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  • Contributor I
  • September 13, 2023

Thanks everyone. Sounds like no if I’d like to keep it simple. Another question. How should i wire speakers so the output is mono. This is for a backyard where the pair will not necessarily be facing same direction 


buzz
  • September 13, 2023

This device could be used to derive the mono signal.

Don’t attempt to mono the speaker outputs. If the receiver is old enough it may have a “mono” button.