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Paul_L
Contributor I
Dec 28, 2017 10:04 PM UTC

Is is possible to control 13 ceiling speakers?......

So I have 11 ceiling speakers all rated for 4-ohms to 8-ohms for each speaker.
These:
https://www.pyleaudio.com/sku/PDIC60/In-Wall--In-Ceiling-Dual-65-inch-Speaker-System,-Directable-Tweeter,-2-Way,-Flush-Mount,-White

And 2 ceiling subwoofers rated for 8-ohms each.
These:
https://www.pyleaudio.com/sku/PDIWS10/In-Wall--In-Ceiling-10-High-Power-Subwoofer-System,-DVC,-Flush-Mount,-White,-Single-Speaker

They're grouped in different rooms throughout the house, and the groups are wired to this volume knob in the wall:
https://www.pyleaudio.com/sku/PVC1/Wall-Mount-Volume-Control,-In-Wall-Rotary-Speaker-Volume-Knob

From the knobs the wires are sent to one central location. I don't mind all of them on the same zone.

Is there any possible way to set up a Sonos system for them?

Thanks
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Keith N
Keith N
Sonos Staff
Dec 29, 2017 12:19 AM UTC
Hi there, Paul_L. Thanks for posting. Chances are you will need to wire all of these speakers to an AMP. From the amplifier, you can plug in a Sonos CONNECT as an input, therefore, feeding the 13 ceiling speakers as one unit.
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Paul_LAuthor
Contributor I
Dec 29, 2017 1:34 PM UTC
Thanks Keith. I'm not sure how that all works. I isn't the Sonos CONNECT already an amp? Would the amp have to be a receiver as well? What about the ohms math... I'm just all new to this.

Thanks
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Chris
Chris
Lead Maestro
Dec 29, 2017 1:48 PM UTC
How many actual wires then come from the volume knob to the cental location.

With that many speakers I believe it is best you get a high powered amplifier (non-sonos) then as Keith mentioned - get a Sonos Connect as input into the high powered amp.

Example Amp https://www.amazon.com/OSD-Audio-MX1260-Universal-selectable/dp/B004S3PY9M/ref=sr_1_1?s=car&ie=UTF8&qid=1514555219&sr=1-1&keywords=multi+zone+amplifier
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    tall_rich
    tall_rich
    Lyricist I
    Jan 4, 2018 8:54 PM UTC
    Paul - the CONNECT isn't an amp. The CONNECT:AMP is, but as Chris suggests a separate amp is likely to work better - driving that many speakers from one standard amp is unlikely to give good sound.
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