Connect Amp - how many models

Prior to The Great Rebranding of 2011, the Connect:Amp was called the ZonePlayer 120 (or ZP120). Other than the name, they are identical. At that time, the ZP90 was renamed the Connect.

The model the ZP120 replaced, the ZonePlayer 100, is still supported, but has long been out of production.

The C:A/ZP120 and ZP100 are the only models capable of directly driving ceiling speakers.

Prior to The Great Rebranding of 2011, the Connect:Amp was called the ZonePlayer 120 (or ZP120). Other than the name, they are identical. At that time, the ZP90 was renamed the Connect.

The model the ZP120 replaced, the ZonePlayer 100, is still supported, but has long been out of production.

The C:A/ZP120 and ZP100 are the only models capable of directly driving ceiling speakers.

Identical ??? I'm not sure of that. The speaker connection are different on some models? Also the qty. of Ethernet poets are different on some and I heard the wifi was a little different.

Identical ??? I'm not sure of that. The speaker connection are different on some models? Also the qty. of Ethernet poets are different on some and I heard the wifi was a little different.

You misinterpreted NoBob's post.

Connect:Amp = ZP120 the only difference is a naming change.

The ZP100 is very different from the ZP120/Connect:Amp.

Best of Luck

You misinterpreted NoBob's post.

Connect:Amp = ZP120 the only difference is a naming change.

The ZP100 is very different from the ZP120/Connect:Amp.

Best of Luck

Thanks B. What exactly are the differences between the ZP100 and ZP120? Thanks

What exactly are the differences between the ZP100 and ZP120?
ZP100 was larger and heavier, with a toroidal power transformer. It had Line-Out and 4 Ethernet jacks. Output power was slightly lower (50W/ch vs 55W/ch). It also had only SonosNet 1.0 wireless.

As the first ever Sonos Player it was something of a jack of all trades. Since then we've had ZP80/90/CONNECT to feed downstream equipment with a line-level signal. Furthermore most probably never used the additional 2 Ethernet jacks; the primary purpose of having more than one was to permit daisy-chaining.

Click Product Guides on http://www.sonos.com/support for information on all models, past and present. Here is the guide for ZP100.

As we started our Sonos implementation back in 2007 when the only products were; ZP100, ZP80, CR100 (great "little" hand held controller) and the SP100 (a pair of bookcase speakers), we have ended up with 9 ZP100s.

They are all still going strong (I really hope that is not the kiss of death!). I far as I remember when the ZP120 came out it lost 2 of the Ethernet ports and the line out, but gained 5w per channel hence the name change (100w became 120w) and also benefited from SonosNet 2.

I could never find a reason to upgrade as we rarely went above 50% volume, and never had range issues so Sonosnet 2 was not required.

Regarding second hand units, any ZP120 will the some as a Connect Amp other than age of course and should be fine. But as with all electronic items you can never really tell.

That is a ZP100, the earliest incarnation of what is now the Connect:Amp (It should have been advertised as a ZP100, not as a C:A). It is still fully compatible with your existing Sonos system and can connect to wifi.

To add it to your system you need to factory reset the ZP100 first, but I'd bet a fair sum that once you have done so it will be too far out of date to update properly without intervention from Sonos Support. I think you will have to call them. Provided it isn't faulty it should be fine in the end.

You would add it using 'Add a player or Sub' in the Sonos app, but as mentioned, I think updating will be an issue.

I'd go so far as to say that if this was sold as a 'Connect:Amp' it constitutes misrepresentation.

@richelle.lenee: Assuming you already have a Sonos system, in addition to John B's comments I'd also suggest you temporarily wire one of your existing Sonos players to the network (if that's not already the case) and wire the ZP100 too. You may still need Sonos Support's assistance but this will give you the best chance of getting it up and running yourself. Once updated to the latest software you can then unwire.

Thank you for your help everyone! Agree it is a little of a mis advertisement but it ultimately is now working in the same capacity as a Connect:amp. I called customer support (they were awesome by the way) and to reset, you have to hold the top button (on mine it's a mute button but on new ones it's a play/pause) while you plug the device into power. That resets the device. Then you can add it to your existing system using the app just as you would a newer one. Then it did go through a software update and I guess mine was new enough that customer support didn't have to push an update to it, it updated automatically. This was apparently a 2007 vintage device. Just in case anyone else runs across this thread. Thanks again for the quick responses everyone!