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honkenen
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October 24, 2018
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Using speakers from other brands as surround sound to a Sonos Beam

Hi,

I have a Sonos Beam connected to my TV, since I already have two Bang Olufsen BeoPlay S3 that I think have good enough sound I would like to use them as the surround speakers. My S3 speakers can be connected with cable to each others to create stereo sound. Would it be possible to connect them to a Sonos product and then get them to work as the surround speakers?
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Smilja
SmiljaAnswer
October 24, 2018
Alright, so not even if I have a Connect or Connect:Amp that wouldn't be possible?
The BeoPlay S3 are active speakers, right? Correct, not even with a (in this case) Connect. Connect/Connect.AMP aren't designed to act as substitute for Beam/Playbase/Playbar.


Only way to incorporate them are to have them as a set of multiroom speakers, but not as surround speakers if I understood you right?.
Yes, via Connect. Erm... the S3 have got only AUX.
»And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space, Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.« (›Windmills Of Your Mind‹ [1967]. Music by Michel Legrand ; English lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
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Smilja
Smilja
October 24, 2018
Hi,

I have a Sonos Beam connected to my TV, since I already have two Bang Olufsen BeoPlay S3 that I think have good enough sound I would like to use them as the surround speakers. My S3 speakers can be connected with cable to each others to create stereo sound. Would it be possible to connect them to a Sonos product and then get them to work as the surround speakers?
No. Products from different manufacturers are incompatible.
»And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space, Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.« (›Windmills Of Your Mind‹ [1967]. Music by Michel Legrand ; English lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
honkenenAuthor
Contributor I
October 24, 2018

No. Products from different manufacturers are incompatible.

Alright, so not even if I have a Connect or Connect:Amp that wouldn't be possible?
Only way to incorporate them are to have them as a set of multiroom speakers, but not as surround speakers if I understood you right?.
Smilja
SmiljaAnswer
October 24, 2018
Alright, so not even if I have a Connect or Connect:Amp that wouldn't be possible?
The BeoPlay S3 are active speakers, right? Correct, not even with a (in this case) Connect. Connect/Connect.AMP aren't designed to act as substitute for Beam/Playbase/Playbar.


Only way to incorporate them are to have them as a set of multiroom speakers, but not as surround speakers if I understood you right?.
Yes, via Connect. Erm... the S3 have got only AUX.
»And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space, Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.« (›Windmills Of Your Mind‹ [1967]. Music by Michel Legrand ; English lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
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