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June 2, 2020
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Sonos AMP with Sonos Arc

If I connect my Sonos Amp to my TV using HDMI-Arc and power wired speakers to use as rears, will there be any issue wirelessly pairing the Amp with a Sonos Arc to act as fronts as the Arc wont be able to use the HDMI-Arc to the TV?

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    jgatie
    jgatieAnswer
    June 2, 2020

    If you are using the Arc as fronts, the Arc must be wired to the TV via HDMI-ARC or eArc. You cannot wire the Amp to the TV if it is used as surrounds. 

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    jgatie
    jgatieAnswer
    June 2, 2020

    If you are using the Arc as fronts, the Arc must be wired to the TV via HDMI-ARC or eArc. You cannot wire the Amp to the TV if it is used as surrounds. 

    MUFC_DOWNUNDERAuthor
    Trending Lyricist I
    June 2, 2020

    So you cant wire the Arc to the TV using the Audio out port?

    jgatie
    jgatie
    June 2, 2020

    That wasnt the question, the question was can I use the Arc for fronts (L/R/C) and Amp (Rears) simultaneous with the TV given my TV only has 1 HDMI-ARC connection?

     

    You must connect the front device (in you case the Arc) via HDMI- Arc/eArc.  The rear surround device does not need to be connected to the TV at all.

    MUFC_DOWNUNDERAuthor
    Trending Lyricist I
    June 2, 2020

    Sorry for the confusion:

    If I connect Arc to TV via HDMI Arc, how does the audio signal get to the Amp for the rears?

    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    June 2, 2020

    The front Sonos Amp or sound bar connects to the Sonos Amp driving the surround speakers using a wireless connection, on a 5Ghz channel.

    Bruce
      MUFC_DOWNUNDERAuthor
      Trending Lyricist I
      June 2, 2020

      You mean front Sonos ARC?

      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      June 2, 2020

      Sure, a Sonos Arc is a Sonos sound bar. 

      Bruce
      MUFC_DOWNUNDERAuthor
      Trending Lyricist I
      June 2, 2020

      Sure, a Sonos Arc is a Sonos sound bar. 

      Ok just so I totally follow (I’m new to Sonos)

      Connect the Sonos ARC to the TV via the TV’s HDMI-ARC port and that’ll be front L/R/C.

      Then the Sonos ARC will connect wirelessly to the Sonos AMP which not connected to the TV at all but is hard wired to the passive rear speakers.

      Do I have this correct?

      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      June 2, 2020

      You do indeed. It will be pretty straight forward in the app, I suspect you’ll find it easier than expected. 

      Bruce
        MUFC_DOWNUNDERAuthor
        Trending Lyricist I
        June 2, 2020

        You do indeed. It will be pretty straight forward in the app, I suspect you’ll find it easier than expected. 

        Awesome, thanks very much!

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