Recommend a good amp for Sonos Connect

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October 7, 2016
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I have a Sonos Connect-Amp but seem to need more power and am planning to switch to a Connect with a separate amp. I also use a speaker selector box with built-in volume control. I currently have six zones and am going to expand to eight.

I'd like to get a good amp that won't break the bank but will give me 100 watts/channel or more. Seems that I need to double the power of the Connect-Amp or it's not worth the trouble.

One other requirement is that the amp must be auto-sensing -- it has to turn on/off with the Sonos.

I've done some searching and found some old threads but am curious as to what others are using now.

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Kumar

Wire the Connect Amp to the best installed speaker pair, forget about the rest of the installed speakers, and use 1/2 play 1 units, depending on the size of the room.

chicks

ATI offers up to 8 channels in a single chassis with their new nCore powered (class D) line. Will remove power from output stages after a few minutes idle, just like the Connect:Amp, to save power. Ideal for your situation, I would think.

http://www.ati-amp.com/AT52XNC.php

If more price sensitive, some great deals can be picked up on their B-Stock site, which also has their less expensive brands, discontinued items, and refurbs like this:

http://www.classicaudioparts.com/index.php/amplifiers/http-bkcomp-com-uploads-tx-ttproducts-datasheet-av1230-1260-080108-01-pdf.html

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Scoob8855Author

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The ATI B stock is some nice deals. The problem for me is I don't have individual volume controllers for each room, so a multi-channel amp wouldn't help. I've got a speaker selector with volume controls for each zone, so I only need a two channel amp to connect to the speaker selector.

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