Hi, I have an old 5:1 Bose system with the 5 small speakers on the wall but the Accoumastic/ subwoofer doesn’t work anymore. Are these 5 what’s called passive speakers?
Will the Amp or the Port from Sonos allow me to connect the five small speakers from the wall to the TV? Or what sort of set up can you recommend or suggest?
Any tips are much appreciated. I would prefer not to waste these 5 speakers.
Hi
They likely are passive speakers, but the best way to tell would be checking how they’re currently (or how they were previously) connected. If they are wired into the back of another device via banana plugs, speaker wire, or similar, then they’re passive. If they have to be plugged directly into a power outlet then they’d be powered speakers.
For passive speakers, you’d need the Sonos Amp. You wont be able to connect all five speakers to the Sonos Amp but we do have a support article for connecting four speakers to the Sonos Amp. Once they are wired, you can then connect the Sonos Amp to your TV via the HDMI port on the back of the Amp to the HDMI ARC/eARC port on the back of your TV.
This will let you play TV audio, albeit in stereo. You’ll need to use a second Sonos Amp to act as the rear channels if you want surround sound which is explained under the ‘Use Amp for home theater’ section of our Sonos Amp setup article.
If you have any other questions then please let me know and I hope this information helps!
Super helpful. Thank you.
Also, do you know if you can use the Sonos soundbar and Sonos sub gen 3 with the amp along with the existing passive speakers?
Also, do you know if you can use the Sonos soundbar and Sonos sub gen 3 with the amp along with the existing passive speakers?
You can use a Sonos Amp with connected passive speakers as rearspeakers in a Sonos home theater system.
Yes, the five small speakers you have are passive speakers because they don't have built-in power. For connecting them to your TV with a Sonos setup, you can use the Sonos Amp, which can drive passive speakers like yours. The Sonos Amp will allow you to connect those speakers and get sound from your TV. You'll need to hook up the Amp to your TV and then connect your speakers to the Amp. This way, you can keep using your existing speakers and get great sound from your TV
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