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jonmichael
Enthusiast II
October 3, 2024
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Connection possibilities from Sonos Amp

  • October 3, 2024
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My Sonos Amp is happily pumping surround sound from my Arc. If I connect, say, a WiiM Ultra preamp by RCAs as an Roon end point, will that cause a problem with my surrounds? Or can the Amp detect and accept which input is active?
 

I don’t want to struggle with needing to reconnect my surrounds, I just want this to work. Possible?

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Best answer by Stanley_4

Well buried but:

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/play-line-in-on-your-sonos-amp

Note that Line-In is disabled when Amp or Connect:Amp is being used to power surround speakers in a Sonos home theater.

 

What will work is another Sonos device that offers Line-In. A Era 100 and line-in dongle is the least expensive, a Port is the slickest option.

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jonmichael
Enthusiast II
October 4, 2024

OK, this is not going to happen. My thanks for everyone’s replies.

This means, of course, that I do not have to purchase the WiiM, and I can keep my cash to see what’s inside the “Arc Ultra.”

Old guy with toys.