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Contributor I
Mar 25, 2025 7:34 PM UTC

sonos equipment upgrade

Hi. I have several connect amps 2017.  Is there an advantage to upgrading my connect amps to a newer version?

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buzz
Grand Maestro
Mar 25, 2025 7:54 PM UTC

Unless you need a feature only supported by AMP, such as integration with a TV, there is no burning need to replace.

AMP will tolerate high end speakers that have an impedance dip below 4-Ohms.

Some people, including me, feel that AMP sounds better, but this may not be the case for everyone. If you have a problem speaker, as mentioned above, the improvement will be dramatic because CONNECT:AMP will shut down at awkward times while AMP shines.

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Contributor I
Mar 25, 2025 9:59 PM UTC

Thank you.  I’m trying to solve for speakers cutting in and out.  Both wired speakers and Sonos speakers.  I was hoping the upgraded AMP’s would help eliminate that problem.

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buzz
Grand Maestro
Mar 25, 2025 11:44 PM UTC

This could be a network issue. Describe your network for us. What is wired? What is wireless? Give model numbers. Are you Grouping Rooms? After a dropout how do you recover?

Don’t Factory Reset anything without further consult.

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Airgetlam
Mar 26, 2025 3:36 AM UTC

Newer Amps also have more power, but nothing that would change that issue. I think @buzz can assist without your spending any money. 

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Bruce