Components & Architectural

I have a Connect, Connect Amp and Play 5. I want to put Sonos in the master bathroom and would rather use Ceiling Speakers than have a Play 1, since outlets are not in great places in the bathroom. Why is a Connect Amp three times the price of a Play 1?

How to play stereo sound on Play 5 stereo pair thru connect I have bought second PLAY:5 over Thanksgiving. Connect only plays Mono Sounds. How to fix this?

I bought the (2) Sonos Play:1 speakers and the Connect with the understanding that I could connect older audio components to the Connect, which is the idea behind Connect. I did not realize that for $350 it only has one input! what the? So, I can connect my CD player - that works fine. But, I cannot connect anything else because there is no other input options. what i really want to do is connect a Chromecast Audio to the Connect so that I can use Google Home through Sonos. I know that sometime next year Sonos will work with Google Home, but not yet. My understanding was that Chromecast could be connected to Connect, but there with only one input, its either Chromecast OR CD player, not both. Anyone have any ideas? Is there a way to run two components into the RCA inputs at the same time?

I have a Playbar and 2X1's in the Living Room and a Connect in the Lounge. The Connect is connected to a turntable as input and a Sony receiver as output. The two rooms are grouped so that we can either hear the turntable when in the Living Room or hear the Sonos music when we're in the Lounge. Works great! Now I want to be able to watch TV in the Living Room with audio playing only through my Sennheiser TR-120 wireless headphones. I was hoping to just plug them into the audio output of the receiver but I can't figure out how to get the audio from the TV to the receiver via the Connect instead of the Living Room Playbar and speakers.

I have rca cable plugged into tape record on nad into audio in on connect and have a cd and turntable hanging off amp but am getting no music on sonos app-what can i have done wrong(apart from plugging jacks in wrong way around!) thanks

Does the new Sonos one work with a Philips hue

Hi! I've 3x Sonos Connects, which I used to connect to my Amp / speakers in different rooms. Over time I've bought play1s for the kitchen, dining room etc instead. I just noticed that the Connects are really expensive... why are they so much more than then Play1? They don't have any speakers etc?

Due to purchasing a new 65 inch sony oled 4k tv, ive moved my older55 inch sony with playbar to another room, but it will only be used infrequently. Therefore what i would like to do is to disconnect the playbar from that room and use it in the room with the new 4k tv but only for listening to music as the sound from this new tv is excellent . Therefore i want to know if the playbar will work just as a speaker not being connected to a tv. I can connect it to an ethernet cable which goes to my virgin media broadband hub. As the 4k tv only arrived yesterday id like some time to listen to it via its own speakers for a while and then might decide to connect it to the playbar at a later stage if required. Thanks.

The Marantz amp has red and white connections labeled pre out. The Sonos Connect has red and white connectors labeled in. The Soros connect unit comes with audio cables with red and white plugs on one end and just a white plug on the other end. ???? Should I be using audio cables with red and white plugs on both ends?

New to sonos having recently purchased a PLAYBAR and PLAY1 for my main living room tv and dining area. I am enjoying the ease of use. I need some help on integrating sonos into my new pool house and dedicated media room. I have very limited knowledge of AV equipment. Brief description of setup-with a goal of 3 audio zones: ZONE 1: Media room with Denon AVR X3400H and 5. 1 surround set up (not using sonos speakers for the surround set up). Denon AVR output to projector and outdoor tv. Cable box, DVD player, and Roku input to receiver. Sonos CONNECT hooked up to AVR-*see below ZONE 2: outdoor tv, one pair of outdoor speakers( wired into closet in media room). Outdoor speakers powered by CONNECT:AMP ZONE 3: 2 pairs of in ceiling speakers indoors in the pool house-but separate from media room (again wired to av closet in media room). In ceiling speakers powered by CONNECT:AMP My goals are: 1) Be able to stream music from sonos app to one or any combination of the audio zone

I've purchased a Sonos Connect with the intention of using it to pipe music from my old stereo amplifier to my relatively new Sonos system which is part of my TV system and not connected in any way at all to my old stereo music system. I have discarded my old wired speakers. My simple question is :- do I simply run the analogue stereo wires from my amplfiier directly to Sonos Connect or am I missing something obvious or fatal? Please keep your answer in simple language. I don't want to blow up my Sonos Connect with too great an input.

Via Connect linein my reciever is connectet to two play:1. Can I control the volume with the reciever?

I'm moving from a dedicated PC to a NAS for holding my files. I've seen that historically folks like the WD My Book models for a stand alone NAS. Is that still the case? Is there a reason to prefer ethernet over USB? And I gather that I need to make sure the NAS still supports SMBv1. This NAS will exist only for SONOS and not act as a file server in other capacities. Any tips on make/model appreciated.

Hi there, renovating the dining room. It has an Acoustimass 5 in it (the 2 dual cubes & a sub) all hard wired into the walls with wall plates and neat. There is a CA in there linked into an old Kenwood hifi. It's time for the Kenwood to move to the garage for workshop music. All other rooms I've put B&W CCM663's and 616's with Sonos Subs in which are the business but I'm wandering if we can live with these legacy speakers? Anyone done this and been happy? Is it a good solution? Or am I just looking to avoid cutting more holes and re-plastering? Interested in any opinions and experiences. Many thanks in advance

Hello, i did just purchase a Sonos Connect Amp. I did connect it to my Wharfedale Diamond 9.2 Speakers they have 6ohm and 100w power handling. Everything works fine till i set the volume higher than about 65% then the amp mutes and is orange / white blinking. After i restart it, all works fine again untili set the volume up. The room is quite cold now and there is a lot of space around the amp so temperate is not the problem. The speakers are also connected to my Harman Kardon AVR 135 but when i use the Sonos, the Harman is turned off. Could that be a problem or what is the issue here? Many thanks

Greetings, Just a week into testing Sonos speakers. Do have a few quick questions on the Connect & Connect Amp: 1. Connect does not work with Sonos Sub right? Any announced upgrades in the future to do so? 2. ConnectAmp DOES work with Sonos Sub? And one can set the high pass/low pass between 50hz and 110hz for the speakers/Sonos Sub? 3. If #2 is correct, does it allow TruePlay adjustment? 4. How is the quality of the Connect Amp in terms of audio quality? I do have relatively efficient speakers at 95db. Thanks!

Would be a great idea that Sonos system be available within cars. We spend so much time on commutes, it would be a great option to extend our home Sonos there. Any plans to partner with BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Lexus, etc...?

New Connect out of sync with other SONOS speakers

Hi. We use the Sono Connect in our warehouses and it's amazing. Turn the music off to have a chat or the volume down or up to get everyone moving. Recently you added alarms to your app and it's great except you didn't add seconds to the alarm duration. We would like this so that we can run a short 5 second or so alarm when it's break or lunch or the end of the day. Can you hear the yabba dabba dooo now!:?

Looking to install 2 pairs of in ceiling speakers and 2 pairs of external speakers. There is no requirement for these to ever play separate music but would like the ability to pick any pair or combination of pairs up to all 4 pairs to be played in sync. Don't see the point in installing 4 C:A or even 2 C:A. I'm thinking of pairing a Connect with a 3rd party Amp able to drive all these speakers. Looking for recommendations on a suitable Amp for this purpose. Other connection ideas also welcomed Thanks

Hi people, I'm new to the community and own a play 1 and 5. They are of the newer type that do not need a bridge and set up was fairly straight forward for a non techie.I was thinking of buying a second hand connect from ebay, but wanted it to be as simple as the 1 and 5 simple to install! Which models should I be looking at that onstall/ connect over wifi? Am i correct in thinking that some of the older ones will need a bridge or ethernet connection? Thanks in anticipation Mustardbufc

First time post and a bit of a techno dummy even though I like my gadgets. I have a Sonos system in my home which was set up by others and its worked well for 7 years with CONNECT AMPS in 7 rooms with ceiling speakers and a ZP90 CONNECT. I just had to replace the CONNECT so that set me back a few hundred pound but now one of my CONNECT AMPS is dead. Its in the 3rd bedroom and connected to the ceiling speakers but is very rarely used so I don't really want to spend £450 on a new one is there something else (cheaper) I can connect to the system / speakers in that room? Can anyone assist?

Hi, I would like to connect my speaker Parrot by Starck to my Sonos system using my ConnectAmp. Is it possible ? (via the Ethernet Ports or the Speaker terminals at the back) Thanks !

i was reading you no longer need a sonos wireless bridge with the sonos equipment... so i guess i can remove my bridge now. i have crazy fast inter net speeds, about 115 Mbps.. i also have crazy fast gaming wireless router. basically we can stream, game and what not on several computers no problem.. we got way more power than i think we actually need so i dont think the bridge is doing any good if its not actually needed any more. At the time i bought my connect you had to have the bridge to use the sonos connect with wireless ( no wired hook up on the room so i need it on wife). Now i am reading a update made so you don't need the bridge anymore..... one less link in the chain seems like tit would be the best option and i know my wifi network can handle it no problem.. is there any reason i should continue to use the old wireless bridge.... its the old one, not the new boost bridge

Hello to all. I recently purchased a Sonos boost even if I still don't have any other Sonos speaker in my house. I'm going to purchase a playbar anyway in a few days, but I prefer to purchase the Boost in advance sinsce it was 50% off in my nearby store. All the setup should be set correctly, but I have a question: Is the boost supposed to create a separate wifi network that I should see in my network list (i.e. "Sonos wifi" or something similar)? I make this question since I cannot see any other additional network in my wifi list, but trough the Sonos controller app, all the settings seems to be OK. Maybe, in order to see the new Sonos network, I have to pair also at least one sonos speaker? Thanks in advance