Play:3 as a front speakers for AMP

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January 14, 2025
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Hello, dear community. Can I have two PLAY:3 serve as a front (and only) speakers for AMP? So I can stream music by AirPlay to PLAY:3 via AMP or connect turntable to AMP and PLAY:3 will be the only speakers to play the sound?

In SONOS app I can see that I only can add sonos speakers as a surround, not front.

Thanks.

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Best answer by melvimbe

You would setup the play:3s as separate Sonos room (still located in the same physical room). You can then group the 2 rooms together to play the same audio, whether airplay or turntable.

Thanks, this setup is already in place - stereo pair of PLAY:3 in one “room” and Amp in another “room”. So how do I proceed from here for example to play music from PLAY:3 pair when I AirPlay it to AMP?

group the two rooms together.

Thanks, it does. So just to confirm, in my current setup there’s no way I can play music from turntable connected to AMP or AirPlay to AMP while the output is heard from PLAY:3 pair?

The only way will be to add passive speakers to AMP?

You don’t need to add passive speakers to the amp as the amp will play the audio even when there are no passive speakers connected.

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alexeykcontactAuthor

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Thanks, it does. So just to confirm, in my current setup there’s no way I can play music from turntable connected to AMP or AirPlay to AMP while the output is heard from PLAY:3 pair?

The only way will be to add passive speakers to AMP?

Well, you could group the Amp with the Play:3 for Airplay, and choose the Amp Line-In source from the Play:3 for the turntable, but that’s a really expensive way to get Airplay or Line-In support if you aren’t using the Amp for an amplifier. An Era 100+Line-In adapter would do the same thing for $425 less, and you’d get a speaker out of the deal.

Thanks, I’ve bought the Amp for the future use with possibly better sound quality, so I actually don’t own turntable and passive speakers now. But what @melvimbe suggested worked, and what you and @AjTrek1 suggested I’ll try as soon as I’ll purchase turntable.

melvimbe

Thanks, it does. So just to confirm, in my current setup there’s no way I can play music from turntable connected to AMP or AirPlay to AMP while the output is heard from PLAY:3 pair?

The only way will be to add passive speakers to AMP?

Well, you could group the Amp with the Play:3 for Airplay, and choose the Amp Line-In source from the Play:3 for the turntable, but that’s a really expensive way to get Airplay or Line-In support if you aren’t using the Amp for an amplifier. An Era 100+Line-In adapter would do the same thing for $425 less, and you’d get a speaker out of the deal.

OP already has an amp though, so it’s a case of using what you got. Maybe it’s a recent purchase, but since he also has play:3s, I assume it was gifted or bought used.

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alexeykcontactAuthor

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Thanks, it does. So just to confirm, in my current setup there’s no way I can play music from turntable connected to AMP or AirPlay to AMP while the output is heard from PLAY:3 pair?

The only way will be to add passive speakers to AMP?

Well, you could group the Amp with the Play:3 for Airplay, and choose the Amp Line-In source from the Play:3 for the turntable, but that’s a really expensive way to get Airplay or Line-In support if you aren’t using the Amp for an amplifier. An Era 100+Line-In adapter would do the same thing for $425 less, and you’d get a speaker out of the deal.

OP already has an amp though, so it’s a case of using what you got. Maybe it’s a recent purchase, but since he also has play:3s, I assume it was gifted or bought used.

Actually, PLAY:3s are dated, bought them in 2015 approx, and you were right about recent purchase of AMP, bought it today, mostly for the future scenarios like turntable as input and passive speakers for better sound quality. So I hope it’s all for the better

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