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Ryan S
Ryan S
Retired Sonos Staff
August 29, 2018

Introducing Sonos Amp

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Available starting February 2019, Sonos Amp is the all-new, versatile amplifier to power all your entertainment and bring the sonic content you love to every room of your home. The Amp has been redesigned with more than twice the power of the original Connect:Amp, with more versatility, and will enable new experiences through the platform.

Play your favorite streaming content on Sonos, connect to your TV through HDMI-ARC, or plug into any audio device, including a turntable to power your vinyl collection.

Sonos Amp will fit in any home environment, whether as a compact and elegant solution for in-rack AV installations, wall mounted, tucked under furniture, or on display in a room.

Details and Specs





Physical Specs Amp comes in Matte black with black and silver banana plugs all in a standard rack fit size. The dimensions are 8.54 x 8.54 x 2.52 in. (217 mm (w) x 217 mm (d) x 64 mm (h)) and it weighs 4.6 lbs. (2.1 kg). Custom banana plugs that accept 10 - 18 AWG speaker wire and the Class-D digital amplifier sends a maximum of 125W per channel at 8 Ohms.

The subwoofer output is auto-detecting RCA with adjustable crossover (50 to 110Hz).

Capable of using two line-in sources, analog RCA audio input, and HDMI-ARC inputs. Amp plays Dolby Digital 5.1 or PCM stereo sound over HDMI-ARC.

Versatile Design



Use Sonos Amp to power your installed speakers as a separate Sonos room, or bond it with a pair of Sonos Ones, Play:1s, Play:3s, or Play:5s to become a surround sound setup that you can use with your TV. You can also use Amp to add your speakers as rears to a Sonos home-theater setup (by wirelessly bonding an Amp with Beam, Playbar, or Playbase) or use two Sonos Amps (one for the front right and left channels, the other for the rear channels) for surround sound.

The Sonos Amp drives left and right speakers, and it will create a phantom center channel when sent discrete audio for that channel.

Sonos Amp has all the features of Sonos in a powerful package:
  • Sonos supports over 100 services. Choose the ones you want and listen to music, podcasts, radio, and audiobooks. You can also play all the music stored on your computer or other devices.
  • Sonos has built a software platform that enables hundreds of partners and gives our customers unparalleled freedom of choice. Amp features AirPlay 2, access to home automation partners, and voice control when wirelessly connected with Amazon Echo or Alexa-enabled devices, including Sonos One and Beam.
  • Use the Sonos app on your phone or tablet, your TV remote, keypads, AirPlay 2, or your voice with Amazon Echo and Alexa-enabled devices.
  • New APIs and deeper integrations with our platform partners let you create seamless smart home control.
  • Sonos is a system. Start with Amp and expand into more rooms with additional speakers through WiFi.
  • Sonos regularly updates with new features, voice services, and API integrations, so your options are always up to date and improving.


Availability


General availability on February 5, 2019 for $599 USD (£599 GBP, €699 EUR). Early access for installed solutions professionals on December 1 in the United States and Canada. Sign up to be notified of availability on Sonos.com.

For more details, check out our blog post on the Sonos Amp here.

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    BatraD
    Trending Lyricist I
    September 13, 2018
    looking forward to getting a couple to run outdoor units with AirPlay 2 compatibility..
    Love to get on the Beta if Sonos is running one.. Thanks
    ThisGrace
    Avid Contributor II
    September 13, 2018
    Already asked, but had no luck with an answer.
    Will it support bridging?
    I could sell my playbar and keeping the 2 sonos ones + sub to get 2 amps if they support bridging. The idea is to invest on some nice passive speakers, to power with a 250W * 2 configuration if the amp can bridge.
    My idea was: 2 amps bonded in a stereo group, one providing a bridged mono 250W to the left and the other to the right. It would be a very cleaver way of opening sonos to mid to high end floor standing speakers owners. In case the amp couldn't do that I'll stick to my playbar as 125W doesn't really power big speakers
    Ryan S
    Ryan SAuthor
    Retired Sonos Staff
    September 13, 2018
    The Amp won't support that sort of setup, ThisGrace, it isn't designed to support any amplifier bridging.

    The continuous average power is 125W per channel at 8ohm, and two can't be bonded together as a single amplifier. The surround sound configuration with two Amps bonded together has one operating as center, left and right channels, with the other running rear left and rights.

    That said, the Amp can drive some very large speakers and I'd recommend you try it out if you have those speakers already. One on its own may do what you're hoping to accomplish with two together.

    I'll pass along this as a suggestion for you to the team so they know someone's interested in seeing this sort of configuration.
    Mark good posts by pressing the like button, and select the best answer on questions you've asked to help others find solutions.
    Anonymous
    September 15, 2018
    Yet another new Sonos product with a microphone built into it. Yes there is a "physical" switch, but it does not physically disconnect the microphone from the circuit - it can still be enabled by software.

    This is the furthest thing from "unparalleled freedom of choice". I do NOT want any microphones in my speakers, and if this is the future of all Sonos products I will be selling each and every one of my Sonos speakers and moving to an alternative solution; one that actually respects user privacy and choice. If there are any left...
      upstatemike
      September 15, 2018
      Yet another new Sonos product with a microphone built into it. Yes there is a "physical" switch, but it does not physically disconnect the microphone from the circuit - it can still be enabled by software.

      This is the furthest thing from "unparalleled freedom of choice". I do NOT want any microphones in my speakers, and if this is the future of all Sonos products I will be selling each and every one of my Sonos speakers and moving to an alternative solution; one that actually respects user privacy and choice. If there are any left...

      Where does it say there is a microphone built in?
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      Anonymous
      September 15, 2018
      Yet another new Sonos product with a microphone built into it. Yes there is a "physical" switch, but it does not physically disconnect the microphone from the circuit - it can still be enabled by software.

      This is the furthest thing from "unparalleled freedom of choice". I do NOT want any microphones in my speakers, and if this is the future of all Sonos products I will be selling each and every one of my Sonos speakers and moving to an alternative solution; one that actually respects user privacy and choice. If there are any left...

      Where does it say there is a microphone built in?

      View the images of the back of the device; it has the same "physical" button as the Play One. In addition, to quote the features of the device: "Amp features AirPlay 2, access to home automation partners, and voice control when wirelessly connected with Amazon Echo or Alexa-enabled devices, including Sonos One and Beam. "

      Home automation with voice control via Echo, Alexa, etc. requires a microphone.
      pwt
      pwt
      Virtuoso
      September 15, 2018
      View the images of the back of the device; it has the same "physical" button as the Play One. In addition, to quote the features of the device: "Amp features AirPlay 2, access to home automation partners, and voice control when wirelessly connected with Amazon Echo or Alexa-enabled devices, including Sonos One and Beam. "

      Home automation with voice control via Echo, Alexa, etc. requires a microphone.
      The new Sonos Amp does not have a microphone. The button at the back is used for initial connection and setup, and is nothing to do with voice control.
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      Anonymous
      September 15, 2018
      View the images of the back of the device; it has the same "physical" button as the Play One. In addition, to quote the features of the device: "Amp features AirPlay 2, access to home automation partners, and voice control when wirelessly connected with Amazon Echo or Alexa-enabled devices, including Sonos One and Beam. "

      Home automation with voice control via Echo, Alexa, etc. requires a microphone.
      The new Sonos Amp does not have a microphone. The button at the back is used for initial connection and setup, and is nothing to do with voice control.

      I hope you are correct; I'm not holding my breath until the product is released. I see no mention of requiring another Sonos device that does have a microphone in order to take advantage of voice control features. If this doesn't have a microphone, that's a pretty big requirement for advertising such features as part of Sonos Amp.
      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      September 15, 2018
      No microphone. It specifically says you need a device listed that has alexa microphone in order to voice control.
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      Anonymous
      September 15, 2018
      No microphone. It specifically says you need a device listed that has alexa microphone in order to voice control. nothing is overly specific in their language. Even in the blog post about Amp their choice of words is rather vague when stating support for "Voice Assistants". Take that for a literal definition of "another device" if you like, but until I see confirmation of YES or NO in direct reference to this from Sonos I will remain skeptical (though more hopeful at this point).
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