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Amp Connection Issues to Arc Ultra

  • January 27, 2026
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Hello - I have an Arc Ultra in the basement with ceiling mounted rear speakers that are wired to an Amp one floor above. The ceiling speakers work great for music when not bonded to the Amp, and when I bond the Speakers/Amp to the Arc Ultra they will work as rear surrounds temporarily. Eventually they will disconnect and the Amp will lose connection to the Arc Ultra. I understand the problem is likely that the Arc Ultra is probably too far from the Amp; moving the Amp closer to the Arc Ultra is not possible due to wiring issues however.

My question: is there any way to strengthen the connection between the Arc Ultra and the Amp without physically moving them closer together?

Both the Amp and Arc Ultra are connected via WiFi. There is no hard-wiring in the system to the router. 

Thanks!

Best answer by Airgetlam

Without physically moving one or the other, I can’t think of any way. Your best bet would be to wire both of them to your router with Ethernet cables, but you say this isn’t possible. The challenge is that the Amp gets the surround signal from the Arc, so when set up as a surround driver, it isn’t connecting to your WiFi. 

I’d really consider other options, but it really seems like your between a rock and a hard place. 

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Airgetlam
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  • January 27, 2026

Without physically moving one or the other, I can’t think of any way. Your best bet would be to wire both of them to your router with Ethernet cables, but you say this isn’t possible. The challenge is that the Amp gets the surround signal from the Arc, so when set up as a surround driver, it isn’t connecting to your WiFi. 

I’d really consider other options, but it really seems like your between a rock and a hard place. 

Bruce
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