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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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    SOCalisticAuthor
    Renowned Enthusiast I
    December 24, 2018
    Really interesting. Can you order the turntable by itself?
    I’m thinking of a Rega Planar 3 which is also gloss black.
    AjTrek1
    AjTrek1
    December 24, 2018
    Yes, you can order the Pro-Ject Carbon Debut from Sonos as an accessory. Compared to the Rega Planar 3 it comes with a built-in pre-amp; not to mention $500 in savings :8 Honestly, I don't think my old ears could discern $500 difference in audio with the Play 5's.
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    SOCalisticAuthor
    Renowned Enthusiast I
    December 24, 2018
    I would be using it with the amp and third party speakers.
    SOCalisticAuthor
    Renowned Enthusiast I
    January 4, 2019
    Here is my final setup. I bought Revel Concerta 2 M16 speakers. $450 each. Great sound.
      Yiannis74
      January 7, 2019
      Looks fantastic for sure 🙂. Do you find it sounds bright and in need of significant treble reduction? I don't have personal experience but a number of online reviews suggest this. Is it really so?
      SOCalisticAuthor
      Renowned Enthusiast I
      January 7, 2019
      I Don’t like treble so chose speakers that are known to be warm. Plus I knocked the treble down by about a third in the amp. It sounds great 🙂
        AjTrek1
        AjTrek1
        January 7, 2019
        Here is my final setup. I bought Revel Concerta 2 M16 speakers. $450 each. Great sound.

        Hi

        Saw your semi-final setup...Awesome! I said semi-final because you mentioned getting a TT? :8

        Cheers!
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        SOCalisticAuthor
        Renowned Enthusiast I
        January 7, 2019
        Yes I'm still thinking about that 🙂
        SOCalisticAuthor
        Renowned Enthusiast I
        January 7, 2019
        One of the things about these speakers that I liked is they are a semi-glossy black that matches the sub almost perfectly 🙂 Sound quality was first but I do care about how things look too.
        AjTrek1
        AjTrek1
        January 8, 2019
        @SOCalistic

        I know the music sounds better with your new speakers; but how are you liking the TV audio compared to what you were getting with the Beam? Details please.

        You might also think about starting a conversation post relating your experience with the Beam vs your current speaker setup. If you do....be sure to put in a disclaimer regarding your speakers vs the 1000's on the market as everyone's exepreince will not be the same as yours. In that way you possibly negate the noop from replying... "well you said this" :8

        Cheers!
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