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Rexstrickland
Contributor I
April 19, 2024

Connecting Sonos Ray with Denon AVR-S970H 5 ceiling speakers and sub

  • April 19, 2024
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I just bought a Sonos Ray to compliment a newly purchased Denon AVR-S970H, five in ceiling speakers and a sub woofer.  I cannot figure out how to incorporate the newly bought Ray into my existing surround sound set-up.  I tried connecting the optical cord to the AVR, but both optical ports on the AVR are input, not output.

I am not an audiophile, so I need some help.  Both Sonos and Denon CSR’s were not helpful.

Can I connect the Ray to the AVR via HEOS or Wi-Fi?

Any assistance would be appreciated.  Thank you!

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Schlumpf
Schlumpf
Virtuoso
April 20, 2024

@Rexstrickland

What you are thinking of won‘t work at all. The two devices are incompatible and each has its own purpose. Sonos Ray is a soundbar made to connect to a tv or another source like a pc. You can use it together with other Sonos speakers for multiroom or to set up a surround setup with sub and rearspeakers. 

Ralf
106rallye
106rallye
April 20, 2024

Apart from the problems connecting the Ray to the Denon, it looks like you were planning to use the Ray as a center speaker, which it is not. It is a soundbar so also has FL and FR speakers built in. I’d advise you to look at a dedicated center speaker. Since you’re using in ceiling speakers for the rest of your set up, a good center is needed to get the dialogue from any sources right.

    RexstricklandAuthor
    Contributor I
    April 21, 2024

    Thanks for the feedback. I’ve come to realize that it won’t work and I sending it back. Thanks!

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