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thedonva
Contributor I
February 2, 2021
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Bought a Sonos Amp, have no real practical use for it, need to sell it I think

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I bought a Sonos Amp, really should’ve bought a Port for what my intended setup.  I am not even sure what I can use the Amp for since there is no audio out.  Probably going to just have to sell it.  Right now I have a connect for my in celling speakers, I guess I could use the amp for a couple of those.

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Best answer by buzz

Let’s be careful about definitions. “Amp” is a SONOS product capable of driving traditional passive speakers and “amp” is slang for a generic “amplifier” that is also capable of driving traditional passive speakers. A stereo or A/V receiver contains an amplifier. “CONNECT” or “PORT” are SONOS products that function similarly to a traditional cassette deck. PORT or CONNECT could be used as an input source to the Aton system, traditional amplifier or receiver.

I’ll agree with thedonva that the SONOS Amp has no function unless a seventh zone is needed. Even then CONNECT or PORT would be required for input to the Aton.

In any case, you would want to use a y-connection to send CONNECT’s audio to the receiver. This would allow SONOS audio to play through the receiver and Aton.

 

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Kumar
February 4, 2021

 

Best practice for your system would be to set CONNECT’s Line-Out to Fixed and set individual room Volume through the Aton zones. 

Or, even better IMO, Connect Line out variable to receiver to Aton; allowing for the Sonos app to control volume.

    thedonvaAuthor
    Contributor I
    February 4, 2021

    Thanks for all the tips.  I can control the volume through the Sonos App and adjust with the Aton wall controllers.  I bought the Aton hub in 2009 so I’ve gotten my moneys worth out of it.  The Aton is outdated tech IMO with all the wireless speakers but it works for providing sound to the ceiling speakers circa 2010. :smiley:

     

    Kumar
    February 4, 2021

    If by outdated you refer to wireless v wired - even state of the art wireless today is not as reliable as wired. So if wires are in place and not an eye sore, stay wired.

      thedonvaAuthor
      Contributor I
      February 4, 2021

      Discontinued - no longer supported or for sale.  Although it is hard to find an alternative and it still works...

      buzz
      buzz
      Grand Maestro
      February 4, 2021

      thedonva,

      There may be a better plan. Which model Aton are you using?

      Kumar
      February 4, 2021

      Discontinued - no longer supported or for sale.  Although it is hard to find an alternative and it still works...

      Why worry as long as it works?

      thedonvaAuthor
      Contributor I
      February 4, 2021

      Good point. The Aton is. DH44. Someone offered me $475 for the Amp, that’s a big hit, probably going to pass and see if I can use it somewhere. 

      melvimbe
      melvimbe
      February 4, 2021

      @thedonva  Hopefully this doesn’t come off as rude, but it sounds like your biggest issue is that you don’t seem to understand what equipment you have or how it works, and therefore, you’re only guessing at what you need.  If you don’t feel like you’re getting enough volume in your 6 zones, then you either need to upgrade the amplifier(s) in your system or the combination of volume control through Sonos and wall controllers isn’t working right.

      Danny
        buzz
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        Grand Maestro
        February 4, 2021

        Never mind, my idea is not appropriate for DH44. By the way a single DH44 will handle four zones, but multiple DH44’s can be connected together to handle more rooms.

        thedonvaAuthor
        Contributor I
        February 4, 2021

        All good, I bought the SONOS Amp thinking I could replace my connect, should’ve bought a Port.  Definitely a novice here.  I am good with what I have, I was really trying to see if there is / was a creative way to use the Amp instead of my Connect.  After reading several articles I realize that is not an option.  This all started when a friend said he wanted to use his older in ceiling speakers, I recommended the Amp, glad he did not buy it since it won’t work with multiple speakers...

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