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rlesperance
Avid Contributor III
March 26, 2021
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Two pair of speaker ...one Sonos !

Hello,

I just bought the new Sonos Amp.  I want to use for our tv surround system with 2 pairs of in wall speakers, a Sonos sound bar and the Sub.

The room is quite large (20’x24’) with cathedral ceilings.  Two (2) speakers are located on both sides in the lowest part of the ceiling, a few feet in the back of the sitting area.  I plan to have 2 other speakers (Canton) each sides above the tv set.

Is that a possible and interesting setup for our tv surround system ?

Regards.

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    GuitarSuperstarAnswer
    Lead Maestro
    March 26, 2021

    Thanks.

    Didn’t I read somewhere that we can plug speakers as long as the impedance does not exceed 8 omh ?

    You can connect up to four 8 Ohm speakers to a single Amp (up to six if using Sonos Architectural by Sonance speakers), but for a home theater setup with a Sonos sound bar, you can only add two surround speakers using the Amp, not four. And you especially cannot add two front channel speakers with a Sonos sound bar.

    If you didn’t have a Sonos sound bar, you could have a 4.1 home theater setup using one Amp to power the two front speakers and one Amp to power the two rear speakers.

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    rlesperanceAuthor
    Avid Contributor III
    March 26, 2021

    The room has 20’x24’ with cathedral ceilings and is mainly used for looking to tv and movies.  The Sonos Amp would serve that purpose and also to play music through the Sonos app.

    We have a Panasonic 50” tv (TC-P50VT25).  We want to replace it with a bigger and newer one, probably the LG oled 77”.  

    As for external devices, we only have the Sonos Amp and a DVD player.  

    GuitarSuperstar
    Lead Maestro
    March 26, 2021

    Because of the large size of your room and the fact you are getting a new and larger TV, I would recommend the Sonos Arc sound bar. The Sonos Beam is too small for that room and larger TV size.

    When you purchase a new TV, be sure it is equipped with an HDMI eARC port so you can take full advantage of the Arc’s audio capabilities.

    If you want the best audio and video experience from your Sonos setup, get the Arc, a new 4K TV with eARC, and a 4K UHD player so you can experience lossless Dolby TrueHD/Dolby Atmos and multichannel PCM audio. Although the height effects from Dolby Atmos will be limited with your cathedral ceilings.

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      rlesperanceAuthor
      Avid Contributor III
      March 26, 2021

      Thanks again.  It will help me go further with our project.

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