Sonos Port Used for Surround Speakers

Hi @admindevil 

Thanks for the excellent diagram. As the original conversation involved using the Port for surround material that’s what I thought you were referring to. Therefore my request to verify the audio output.

However, IMO you have more equipment/connections than needed. Unless there is some specific reason for the NAIM, the Speaker A/B selector, the extra sub and Sonos Port all could be eliminated. See diagram below:

Yours was my first choice but alas have one small issue - WIFE factor.

She doesn't want the large speakers or turntable which is currently in the rear by the TV :-( - also for soft late night vinyl listening I still prefer the NAIM so this was the best way I could accommodate both.

One thing that I can research is an audio over IP solution and then keep the Vinyl player in the rear and send signal to front - then just swop speakers - will also solve the issue that I have now with port showing up as a room but it is really just an input.

Wives...I get it. LOL

Ok had a great day of listening and cleaning up cables - i also removed the NAIM so setup now simple - amp in front and amp in rear and vinyl connected to port. Just wish there was a way to mute front speakers and just listen to music on the rears - first prize would be if rear could also use line in and sub but made peace with that. Turning rear volume up for music helps but prefer that slider to be a front rear slider - all the way left fronts only and all the way right rears only - hopefully this is possible one day 🙂

Isn’t this what the SONOS AMP is for? Surround speakers that are not powered or SONOS ?

Yes but this is not the question - question is whether you can toggle front or surrounds only for TV and Music - see sample below.

Just to add the way that it is currently working is to increase decrease the volume for the surround - in my sample it can decrease for both.