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Multi-Room Party Setup

KLFL81 · 2022-11-19T19:13:14+00:00

Two questions really: The main entertaining space in a small private party venue has a system with Arc, stereo subs and two One SL. The max volume played through the app is not sufficient for the space. Can the amp be incorporated into the system to increase overall sound? There are adjacent spaces that would benefit from additional speakers - can additional stereo subs, One SL and hopefully amps be added to the adjacent spaces that can be turned on or off independently?

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Two questions really:

The main entertaining space in a small private party venue has a system with Arc, stereo subs and two One SL. The max volume played through the app is not sufficient for the space. Can the amp be incorporated into the system to increase overall sound?
There are adjacent spaces that would benefit from additional speakers - can additional stereo subs, One SL and hopefully amps be added to the adjacent spaces that can be turned on or off independently?

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jgatie

Two questions really:

The main entertaining space in a small private party venue has a system with Arc, stereo subs and two One SL. The max volume played through the app is not sufficient for the space. Can the amp be incorporated into the system to increase overall sound?
There are adjacent spaces that would benefit from additional speakers - can additional stereo subs, One SL and hopefully amps be added to the adjacent spaces that can be turned on or off independently?

Yes to all. Multi-room audio is the raison d'etre behind Sonos.

K

KLFL81Author

Contributor I

Two questions really:

The main entertaining space in a small private party venue has a system with Arc, stereo subs and two One SL. The max volume played through the app is not sufficient for the space. Can the amp be incorporated into the system to increase overall sound?
There are adjacent spaces that would benefit from additional speakers - can additional stereo subs, One SL and hopefully amps be added to the adjacent spaces that can be turned on or off independently?

Yes to all. Multi-room audio is the raison d'etre behind Sonos.

How does the amp power the rest of the existing sonos system? If everything is wireless, that is?

jgatie

How does the amp power the rest of the existing sonos system? If everything is wireless, that is?

The Amp doesn’t “power the rest of the existing sonos system”. The Amp would power passive speakers which are wired to the Amp’s speaker terminals.

https://www.sonos.com/pdfs/quickstart/amp.pdf

K

KLFL81Author

Contributor I

How does the amp power the rest of the existing sonos system? If everything is wireless, that is?

The Amp doesn’t “power the rest of the existing sonos system”. The Amp would power passive speakers which are wired to the Amp’s speaker terminals.

https://www.sonos.com/pdfs/quickstart/amp.pdf

So “Yes to all” isn’t exactly accurate since I was asking how to get more volume out of the existing sonos system. It’s just not sufficient for the space… thoughts?

buzz

Grand Maestro

What type of media do you normally play? Is this a music venue or a TV/surround venue?

K

KLFL81Author

Contributor I

Private party space ~2600sqft main area is ~1200sqft w/ several screens two smaller spaces ~700sqft each to the left and right of center.

K

KLFL81Author

Contributor I

Think like the sort of place you’d get a group of corporate guys together to watch MMA fights where you want to hear flesh hitting the mat and have it interrupt your conversation.

jgatie

So “Yes to all” isn’t exactly accurate since I was asking how to get more volume out of the existing sonos system. It’s just not sufficient for the space… thoughts?

No, “Yes to all” does apply. You can add the Amp and group it with the original room to add volume.

Note: Any grouped room will have a slight lag for TV sources. Music sources will be in perfect sync.

K

KLFL81Author

Contributor I

So “Yes to all” isn’t exactly accurate since I was asking how to get more volume out of the existing sonos system. It’s just not sufficient for the space… thoughts?

No, “Yes to all” does apply. You can add the Amp and group it with the original room to add volume.

Note: Any grouped room will have a slight lag for TV sources. Music sources will be in perfect sync.

But if I’m reading you correctly the amp does nothing for the existing system, it’s just basically going to power third party speakers? I was looking for a way to make the sonos system a little less anemic without augmenting with other systems (may as well go back to a board and set something smart up in front of it and ditch sonos entirely)

Airgetlam

There is no way to ‘increase’ the volume put out by Sonos speakers that have built in amplification in them, other than turning up the volume for each ‘room’ they’re in. If you feel they are ‘anemic’ you probably need more speakers in that space.

Remember, there is a max in a Sonos system of 32 speakers.

it really seems like Sonos is not the option for you, you seem to be looking for more of a public address system with more speakers.

Bruce

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