SONOS AMP Use and Purchase

Question

I am currently building a home and have the prime opportunity to put my favorite sound system in the ceiling but am struggling to find the information needed to power them. Am I understanding this correctly that for every 2 passive speakers I need 1 amp or is there another device that I am unaware of that can tie all of these together?? I am currently looking at 14 - 16 speakers throughout the home. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Pools-3015 · Accepted Answer

According to Sonos’ support site, you can use up to 6 of Sonos’ architectural speakers per Amp. But you can use up to 4 non Sonos speakers per Amp. Have a look at this page:

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/set-up-your-sonos-amp

I would recommend figuring out your “rooms” before settling on the number of Amps needed for your home. Having one Amp per “room” would be my recommendation. This way you have full control over what is played in each room.

Alternately, if you didn't mind having the same audio in all rooms at the same time, a multichannel amp with a Port would be a great way to accomplish that.

buzz · Answer

You can use in-wall “impedance matching Volume controls” connected to the same amplifier (all playing the same music) to connect more pairs of speakers to an amplifier. This scheme is handy in areas, such as a large basement, where the same music will play throughout andmultiple speakers will result in more even sound. This would facilitate adjustmentin a local area to allow easier conversion. Locate each control near the area covered by its speakers.

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