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Darren_47
Contributor I
Feb 13, 2013 10:49 PM UTC
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Connect:Amp & Playbar

Can speaker powered by Connect:Amp be paired with Playbar and SUB to create 5.1 surround sound? I've heard that Play:5 don't work, while Play:3 will. No info out there on integration with Connect:Amp.
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    Dave
    Dave
    Headliner II
    Jul 6, 2015 10:44 PM UTC
    yes it would. I currently have my sonos gear up for sale. I can't spend another $600 just to have bass. That's ridiculous.
    Clarity, thanks @Chris
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    garty
    Contributor III
    Oct 24, 2016 5:54 PM UTC
    In order for the Connect:Amp to work there would need to be a new version of the Connect:Amp.  We have no idea when Sonos will release the next version but I would expect the next version to have the capability you want...if they release one.The current connect:amp came out long before the playbar.  It doesn't have the proper wifi bandwidth to sync to the Playbar (thus the need to hard wire it) and it doesn't have a direct LFE pass through (the LFE is derived from the internal crossover) so it can't pass the .1 signal to the subwoofer output.This is not about making money it is the fact that Connect:Amp doesn't have the proper circuitry because when it came out the Playbar was not close to development.  The fact that the Connect:Amp can be used for surrounds is the exact opposite (Sonos responded to those not wanting to buy 3's or 1's and use their existing Connect:Amp to power surround speakers ... and Sonos delivered with a firmware update).

    So do you reckon the connect: amp would work if both the playbar and the connect: amp were wired into wireless extenders on the same network or, less preferably, powerline networking of some sort?

    For me its not going to be easy to directly wire the two together directly or via a switch and impossible to wire them directly to the router.
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