Sonos Amp line in

If you’re interested…Here is a good reference between Phono and Line levels. All Sonos line-ins are looking for line level data.

It’s a music streamer by a company named Eversolo, their model #DMP-A6. I’ve used it successfully with another amp before, no issues whatsoever. I tried to incorporate the Eversolo/Amp combo into an existing Sonos speaker ecosystem I have and couldn’t get it to work.

Why add one streamer upstream of another?

But if you must, wiring its analog out jacks to the Sonos Amp audio in jacks, and setting latter to autoplay should get it to work.

I’m aware that I can stream through the Sonos app as well, but I’m looking to put the Eversolo to use. It is more capable, has a nice color screen, etc. 

Exactly - it should work. Maybe it has to with the fact that I was trying to repurpose two Era 300’s that were already set up with an ARC in a surround setup. 

Would two Era 100’s be wirelessly compatible with the Amp just as a front stereo pair? If so, I may spring for a pair and set them up in a separate “room” to use them with the Eversolo/Amp that way.

Sonos set up as Surrounds ONLY do Surround, no other functions are available.

You can set the audio source for the Surrounds to send them Ambient or the Full R/L channels in music mode, not in TV mode though.

@RMG64 

I see that @Stanley_4 has provided a great answer regarding the use of line-in on Sonos speakers when used a surrounds. However, I’m not sure if your question (as I understand it) regarding the integration of your Eversolo DMP-A6 streamer with Sonos was answered 🤔. That said here’s a definitive answer on that subject:

1. @Kumar’s suggestion is spot on.
2. If you still want a dedicated solution for your streamer you can use it’s analog RCA outs to any Sonos speaker (or stereo pair) not used as a surround. Your options are Sonos Five(s), Era 300(s) and Era 100(s). The only caveat is that the Era 300 or Era 100 will require the use of the Sonos branded Line-in adaptor as shown here. Once the music is steamers through the selected spearker(s) they can be “Grouped” to other Sonos speakers in your home for simultaneous enjoyment. 

I hope this answers your question regarding Sonos integration with your streamer.

@AjTrek1, 

Understood, thank you - I knew the hardwire/adapter route would work, but I was hoping to avoid that if possible.

I did pick up a pair of Era 100’s and was able to get them to work with the Eversolo/Amp combo, but only as surrounds. It sounds OK with music in either full or ambient mode but I realize I have no stereo separation this way. What’s frustrating to me is that nowhere in Sonos’ documentation (at least that I can see) do they tell you which Sonos speakers can be used wirelessly with Amp as a stereo pair and which cannot until you’re already in the middle of the setup… which is too late. As I recall you can only use Move or something similar as a stereo pair wirelessly and I have no interest in that. If I knew all this in advance (and I searched everywhere), it would have avoided a lot of these questions. The lack of documentation on this is very frustrating and shocking to me.

Now i just have to decide if I want to keep this whole setup and use it as is, go the hardwire route, or return both the Amp and Era 100’s.