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Mediocre measurements for new Sonos Amp

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March 4, 2019
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As a long time Sonos user am quite disappointed.

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-sonos-amp.6957/

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chicks

^^^
Wow, I can’t believe a professional review used “discreet” where “discrete” was called for, but I guess copy editors are just “too expensive” these days. Sigh.

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John76

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I assume the Sonos Amp is using the newly designed chip mentioned in this press release from October 2017.

https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2017/10/04/premium-audio-quality-class-d-amplifier-more-about-qualcomm-ddfa

I wonder if this same chip processes the line input?

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homedev

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My Experience here - https://en.community.sonos.com/components-228996/sonos-amp-and-vinyl-journey-6826446

Nothing scientific and no golden ears - the sound from the analog was not great compared with an external ADC into optical onto the amp, very happy now and analog served a good purposes when in party mode.

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Dave far-away

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Hello to everyone, I agree with almost all comments, I use the line in often and I have to play with the settings a lot to get the results I like. What I am gonna add is that this reviewer claims that most high end audio doesn’t even approach the figures claimed by audio companies, debatable or not if we see a different review:

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-monoprice-hybrid-tube-amp.7513/#lg=attachment25967&slide=0

The sonos amp through streaming is in fact over most of the equipment checked on that forum, I also agree somehow with the review regarding the line in because I struggle a bit make it work to my taste. I also do things in a similar to the reviewer, as I do not own a turntable but use a usb dac to feed a valve amplifier that I use as preamp. Btw, it works. So I am sure the reviewer could have found the ideal conditions to use the line in like for example the ideal voltage in and other settings but that is outside the reviewers procedure scope and I myself do not know about technicality, if so I would have a full of ports Rega analog amp and not a Sonos ;)

I find the “audio science review” very bias as it losses the plot talking about voice assistants, yet I find it useful as even being bias the reviewer refuses to cast an opinion and leaves you with the figures and the procedure used. I find that fair, after all the Sonos amp which I really like could be a more divisive product than for example the Sonos one.

chicks

This graphic, for some reason, never made it into the Sonos Amp review at ASR. The digital input’s SINAD performance puts it in the very top tier, against some very good, but pricier, and far less convenient to use gear. Also significantly better than a more direct competitor, the Amazon Link Amp.

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SOCalistic

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I just started reading it, but it reads like someone who knows nothing whatsoever about Sonos - not familiar with daisy chaining Ethernet or using it as a bridge, unaware of several previous Sonos products with inputs. And what’s that crack about the custom power cord? I guess I’ve never tried other cords but I always assumed they were standard figure 8 size. Is the Amp not standard size?

I made the same comments and more in the thread on his site. It really seems like he has an issue with Sonos which is disappointing.

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