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SOCalistic
Renowned Enthusiast I
November 21, 2018

Who pre-ordered the new Sonos AMP and what are your plans for it?

  • November 21, 2018
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I'm a little surprised pre-orders opened up and nobody is taking about it 🙂 Delivery by Dec 3rd according to Sonos which is awesome.
I'm currently using a Beam and two Sonos Ones for rears and two stereo HomePods for music in the living room and bedroom as well as smart speakers for Homekit etc.
I was planning on buying a Sonos sub tomorrow since they will be on sale for $599. I'm not sure if I will do that now since I am getting the Amp so soon and can use any sub so there seems to be little advantage to the Sonos sub.
The Elacs are on sale right now so I could get tower speakers and sub from them for $669 from Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B4WFWZF/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DL7XWBZ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
I will continue to use the Sonos Ones as rears.
Any thoughts on any of that? Any advantage to buying a Sonos sub for the app? I can't think of one.
What are other peoples plans for the Amp?
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    melvimbe
    melvimbe
    November 21, 2018
    The advantage of a Sonos sub would be possibly quality, wireless, and can later be repurposed for use with other rooms.

    I have not pre-ordered the Amp yet, but my plan is to use it to power 4 outdoor speakers, and connect to an outdoor TV whenever I put one out there.

    Since I already have a 3rd party amp + Connect for that purpose, I'm deciding whether I want to sell this equipment or add more speakers to an additional part of the yard.
    Danny
    SOCalisticAuthor
    Renowned Enthusiast I
    November 21, 2018
    I have thought of later repurpose but not any time soon.
    As fas as wireless they have a power cord of course and I always use ethernet over wifi for audio equipment. Although if the Sonos sub is connected to the Sonos amp perhaps the sub does not need to be connected to wifi or ethernet?
    A regular sub to the amp would of course have power plus a cable to the amp.
    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    November 21, 2018
    Many of the long term folks here already have all the equipment that they need. I may be projecting my personal thoughts here, but the only case in which I would be replacing a device would be if the previous one failed, or as melvimbe is saying, I had an intention of increasing coverage. i.e. if it's currently working fine, why bother to replace it?
    Bruce
    SOCalisticAuthor
    Renowned Enthusiast I
    November 21, 2018
    Many people here are not long term. Many people might see value in the amp that does things their current Sonos products don't. Like true stereo separation with their tv, Airplay 2, Alexa/Siri, and soon Google mic, choosing their own speakers and sub, HDMI to TV etc, etc....
    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    November 21, 2018
    Certainly, many people are not long term.

    But I don't understand your contention around true separate with AirPlay 2, Alexa/Siri and Google....I have most of that right now, with a pair of PLAY:5s that I often AirPlay 2 to from my iPhone. The only part of your statement I could see is the TV aspect. And HDMI to TV exists in the Beam, for those who want that.

    Not saying that the new Amp isn't a great product, because I truly think it is. But many of the things you listed already exist.
    Bruce
    SOCalisticAuthor
    Renowned Enthusiast I
    November 21, 2018
    That's incorrect in multiple areas but I'm not interested in convincing you of anything especially since you came here to make superfluous comments for some reason. The subject is who ordered the amp and what do they intend to do with it.
    Smilja
    Smilja
    November 21, 2018
    Many people here are not long term. Many people might see value in the amp that does things their current Sonos products don't. Like true stereo separation with their tv, Airplay 2, Alexa/Siri, and soon Google mic, choosing their own speakers and sub, HDMI to TV etc, etc....
    I don't understand, the Sonos AMP has no mics.
    »And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space, Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.« (›Windmills Of Your Mind‹ [1967]. Music by Michel Legrand ; English lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
    SOCalisticAuthor
    Renowned Enthusiast I
    November 21, 2018
    My rear Sonos Ones do and I can use Alexa or Siri with them and Google when it comes.
    https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/8/29/17791754/sonos-amp-new-price-features-release-date-hdmi-arc-tv-audio-speakers
    "Since the Amp itself isn’t a speaker, there are no mics built in, but if you’ve got an Echo or one of Sonos’ voice-enabled speakers, the Amp will play all of your Alexa requests."
    Fred Hyden
    Lyricist I
    November 23, 2018
    I hope to receive a Sonos AMP on Monday (11/26/2018) and use it to create a multi-room music zone in my dining room. Here are some details…
    Protocol: Apple Airplay 2
    Streaming amplifier: Sonos AMP
    Speakers: Klipsch R-5800-W II
    Cable: Mediabridge CL2 14AWG SW-14X2-200-WH with Pomona 5170 banana plugs
    LAN connection: ethernet, Belden 2412 cable
    Streaming music service: Apple Music
    I have no plans to use the analog or HDMI ARC inputs. Perhaps a SUB in the future. This is my first Sonos product.
    Chris
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    November 23, 2018
    I'm still trying to figure out how I am going to manage with just getting one!
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