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Contributor I
April 27, 2023
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connecting two sonos amps via ethernet

  • April 27, 2023
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I will have 2 zones in my outdoor patio. I am planning on connecting the amp directly to the router via ethernet cable. Since i will have two sonos amps i was going to connect both of them directly to the router.  I noticed the amp has two ethernet ports and was wondering can i run one ethernet cable to the router and then use the other ethernet port to connect to the second sonos amp? will i lose any internet speed, will there be any audio delay? I have two zones so i can connect outdoor tv and speakers to 1 zone and garden speakers for the other zone and then use both zones for music.  Thanks for your help.

 

 

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Best answer by Alex.L

There should be absolutely no problems at-all in doing that!

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buzz
Grand Maestro
April 28, 2023

I’m anal with respect to wiring network clients whenever possible. WiFi is becoming more capable with each (incremental) generation, but the number of local wireless gadgets is exploding faster than the raw wireless capabilities. WiFi6 is finally getting some traction, but you get the full benefits only when everything on your network is WiFi6. WiFi7 is knocking on the door and will dramatically increase capability. Meanwhile, there are tons of WiFi4 and WiFi5 gadgets in our homes, such as SONOS, that will not be replaced anytime soon. In a scan of my home, I might have seen a small handful access points in the past, now I can sometimes see dozens. (One day I stopped counting at 70) All of this clutter results in increased interference and slower overall performance. It’s an arms race. Simple systems are being drowned, so bigger guns, mesh systems, are being brought in. When these drown, more mesh points are brought in. Then there are the people who think that they are smarter than rest of us and use wider channels and off grid channels, making life miserable for all of us and themselves.

SONOS benefits from robust wired connections. Certainly, wireless is great for that impractical to wire newly added player and things in your pocket, but I don’t think that new construction should be designed to keep everything wireless.

Ochoa23Author
Contributor I
May 1, 2023

thanks for your input Buzz.  wired connection will always be best.