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cgarrison
Contributor I
March 14, 2022
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3rd party subwoofers

I currently have an Arc, AMP and a Move.  I have the AMP hooked up to a pair of speakers and linked to the Arc for surround sound on the TV.  I also have a 3rd party (Polk-audio self powered) sub-woofer that I’m trying to integrate with the AMP to enhance the surround sound but it doesn’t seem to be working. I use the app for that room and tap “connect sub” but the app can’t find the sub.  Any suggestions?  Are there unique connections that need to be made? 

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    GuitarSuperstarAnswer
    Lead Maestro
    March 14, 2022

    When the Amp is being used for surrounds in a Sonos home theater setup, it disables the line-in and subwoofer output on the Amp. So you cannot connect a third-party subwoofer to the Amp with your setup. Your only option is getting a Sonos Sub.

    Read more here:
    https://support.sonos.com/s/article/4807?language=en_US

    "Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
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    GuitarSuperstarAnswer
    Lead Maestro
    March 14, 2022

    When the Amp is being used for surrounds in a Sonos home theater setup, it disables the line-in and subwoofer output on the Amp. So you cannot connect a third-party subwoofer to the Amp with your setup. Your only option is getting a Sonos Sub.

    Read more here:
    https://support.sonos.com/s/article/4807?language=en_US

    "Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
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