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jordan572
Contributor I
April 27, 2023

Sonos sub connectivity issue

  • April 27, 2023
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Hi there, I recently purchased a Sonos Sub to pair with a Sonos amp powering 4 ceiling speakers in my garage. The amp is located in the house in an entertainment cabinet about 40-50 feet away from the sub. Long story short, I could not maintain connection for more than a few minutes, I moved the sub indoors into the house closer to the amp and all would work flawlessly. I reached out to tech support and was told the distance between the amp and sub was too far so I returned the sub. Is there any option I have? Would a Sonos boost help? I really liked what the sub added in the garage but it simply will not connect. I can not relocate the amp as all wiring is in wall. Any help would be appreciated!

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buzz
Grand Maestro
April 27, 2023

AMP and SUB connect normally connect via a private 5GHz link. 5GHz is easily blocked by walls and distance. BOOST is normally not used in this sort of configuration. However, if you promise not to tell anyone that I suggested this alternate plan, here is something to try (no guarantees): Place a wired or wireless BOOST or any player with a network port between the AMP or another wired player. Wire the SUB to BOOST. While it is recommended that isolated wireless players not be wired together, this will often work, maybe with an occasional glitch. In spite of the recommendation to not do this, I used this trick for a couple years and I only had a couple glitches. Reboot worked through the glitches. I’m assuming that AMP is wired to your network.
 

If your garage is on the same electrical panel and the A/V closet and garage breakers are in the same column in the panel, EoP (Ethernet over Powerline) might work. I have very low expectations for this configuration, but there can be surprises.

    jordan572Author
    Contributor I
    April 27, 2023

    The sonos amp is actually connected to my wireless wifi network, would this change your recommendation?

     

    If not you’re saying purchase a boost and connect the sub to boost with ethernet connection then this will allow the amp to connect to sub via the boost signal? 

    buzz
    buzz
    Grand Maestro
    April 27, 2023

    Connectivity to SUB is the issue. Do you have any other SONOS units? BOOST is simply a player with the audio stripped out to reduce costs. You can try my scheme by temporarily using another player.

      jordan572Author
      Contributor I
      April 27, 2023

      Yes I do but the sonos unit I am trying to pair with the sub is the closest sonos unit to the sub location. Maybe the sonos amp in my basement for the patio speakers is closer now that I think of it. If so how would I connect the boost to the system?

      buzz
      buzz
      Grand Maestro
      April 27, 2023

      BOOST could be wireless and wired to the SUB. As a temporary lash-up you could use the AMP that is not Bonded to SUB located where you might want a BOOST. Make sure that the Bonded AMP is wired to the network.

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