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Contributor I
Dec 9, 2024 1:05 PM UTC

Third party bluetooth receiver with sonos amp?

Hello everyone,


I still have a SONOS Amp Gen 1 (App S1) and would like to stream music via Bluetooth (Airplay) which is currently not possible. Does anyone have experience of connecting a bluetooth receiver in between? ---> Bluetooth receiver is connected to AMP, AMP is connected to speaker --> streaming with iphone possible, check :-)

Best wishes

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Airgetlam
Dec 9, 2024 4:55 PM UTC

Not something I’d normally do in a home listening environment, as Bluetooth is normally (often, not always) compressed, but it should work, without issue. 

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Airgetlam
Dec 9, 2024 4:56 PM UTC

Oh, one thing to note. Bluetooth is not the same thing as AirPlay or AirPlay 2. 

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NicstarAuthor
Contributor I
Dec 10, 2024 6:02 AM UTC

Any recommendation for a bluetooth device?

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Airgetlam
Dec 10, 2024 6:05 AM UTC

Not from me, sorry. I don’t use Bluetooth at home, only in my car and in airplanes (with headphones). I do use AirPlay 2 from my iPad and iPhone to occasionally play something on my Sonos, though. It’s convenient, sometimes. 

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106rallye
Dec 10, 2024 9:12 AM UTC

What's a “SONOS Amp Gen 1 (App S1)“? Sonos makes an Amp, that's still in it's first generation so is not named “"Gen 1” yet. The Amp is however S2 capable. Are you using a Connect amp (gen 1)?

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NicstarAuthor
Contributor I
Dec 10, 2024 9:26 AM UTC