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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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    upstatemike
    September 15, 2018
    In any case the Connect Amp is still available and you know it does not have a microphone. Unless you need Mono playback or Airplay2 then just get the less expensive Connect Amp and avoid any stress.
    Local music library with carefully constructed playlists - no shuffling!, Integration with Homeseer Automation, No touch screen devices, No streaming services, No Apple products ever
    Anonymous
    September 15, 2018
    In any case the Connect Amp is still available and you know it does not have a microphone. Unless you need Mono playback or Airplay2 then just get the less expensive Connect Amp and avoid any stress.

    I currently don't have a device that supports Airplay2 and would - ideally - like to have one. No surprise I won't buy a Play One, which leaves just the Play 5 and/or Amp at this point. With the Amp probably not having a mic (thank god) I would plan on selling my current Connect:Amp and getting an Amp.
    Stanley_4
    Stanley_4
    Grand Maestro
    September 15, 2018
    I'm not seeing the microphone mentioned either, do see it will use voice control when paired with a device that does support it.

    Snips from searching: (not fighting the forum to get links to all of the sources)

    "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."

    "View the images of the back of the device; it has the same "physical" button as the Play One. "

    "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."

    "No microphone. It specifically says you need a device listed that has alexa microphone in order to voice control."
    Chris
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    September 15, 2018
    There is no ambiguous language. It has no microphone and no alexa listening ability. It can be controlled by an alexa device but it is not an alexa and has no listening ability. Case closed.
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    Ryan S
    Ryan SAuthor
    Retired Sonos Staff
    September 16, 2018
    @sonossea, I'm happy to confirm officially for you what the others have said. The Sonos Amp does not have microphones built in. Because the unit was designed with home installations in mind, the idea that you might have several of them in a rack hiding somewhere in a closet made putting microphones in there a little unnecessary and counter-intuitive. There will be plenty of other installations where the microphones would have made sense, but we opted for keeping it simple. You can always add voice control to the room by using a pair of Sonos Ones as the surrounds, or by bringing an Amazon Echo device to the room.

    Also, I understand the concern for privacy, but if it helps ease your mind, the Sonos players that do have voice control start with the microphones disabled. The only way to enable them is to go through the password protected settings to add voice services. Then, the microphones will be enabled, but you can always press the microphone symbol on the speaker with microphones to have them stop listening. You'll always know when the microphones are on as the LED linked with the microphone button is hardware connected with the microphones. They can't get power without the LED getting power.
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      BusManCan
      Lyricist I
      September 16, 2018
      Question from a newbie here... I have four pairs of Sonance Symphony S623TR in-ceiling speakers which are rated at 135 watts and 8 Ohms nominal, 6 Ohms minimum. I found the following article which leads me to believe the speakers would run at 8 Ohms and 250 watts: https://support.sonos.com/s/article/265?language=en_US. I believe I have see others mention four speaker set ups drop it to 4 Ohms which I think would be a problem in my case given the 6 Ohm minimum. Otherwise, will the 250 watts per channel be an issue? Bottom line, will my eight speakers be properly matched with just two new Amps (assuming two zones are sufficient, of course)?
      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      September 16, 2018
      Your speakers will work perfect. I believe the sonos amp will see them as a draw of 4ohms but that doesn’t effect the speakers. the wattage is also then used by both speakers so it doesn’t double the wattage to each speaker sees. Your good with the new Sonos:amp.
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      Diranged
      Lyricist I
      September 16, 2018
      I am pretty sure this won’t work... but it’s worth asking anyways.

      We currently use a Playbar/Sub/Connect:Amp for 5.1 in our HT. The Connect:Amp drives two in-Ceiling speakers. Our previous setup (traditional receiver/amp/etc) drove 6 purely in ceiling speakers - and these are still there.

      I like the Playbar, but I really want the ARC connection for volume/CEC controls. In an ideal world, we would do either of th following two scenarios:

      2 x Sonos Amps for 4.1 + Playbar as 3.0
      In this setup, we would use one Amp to drive two ceiling speakers and act as the “controller” for everything. We would then use our Playbar as an additional 3.0 setup giving us a real center, and more depth on the FL/FR. Finally another amp would do the rear speakers, and our sub would be in there too.

      Replace our Connect:Amp with Sonos Amp
      I know we could simply upgrade our existing Connect:Amp to a Sonos Amp. However, as I read it, this will not let the Amp be the controller (thus taking in the HDMI-ARC connection). This would be a really good feature to add though. The Playbar sounds great and I don’t want to move to the smaller Beam... but we do want the ARC connection pretty badly. Can I please submit my vote for this feature in the future? Seems like a pure software issue right?
      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      September 16, 2018
      The ARC Connection is nice and if you really want it then I would try going with the new Sonos Amp for the front and then have it drive the existing Connect:Amp in rear and Sub (4.1). Repurpose the Playbar.


      They say the Sonos Amp does a great job with simulated center channel.


      You definately don't want to go down to a Beam - I would choose optical via Playbar over the beam for a 5.1 system.
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      Diranged
      Lyricist I
      September 17, 2018
      The ARC Connection is nice and if you really want it then I would try going with the new Sonos Amp for the front and then have it drive the existing Connect:Amp in rear and Sub (4.1). Repurpose the Playbar.


      They say the Sonos Amp does a great job with simulated center channel.


      You definately don't want to go down to a Beam - I would choose optical via Playbar over the beam for a 5.1 system.

      I think that's what we'll end up doing .. but I have low hopes that the two ceiling speakers will sound as good as the Playbar does, without the help of a dedicated center channel.

      @Sonos team, can you comment on any possibility of being able to leverage a Beam/Playbar as a center channel in this type of a setup? Even if the Beam/Playbar continue to do their FL/C/FR audio, just in addition to the Amp's own FL/FR channels? In my experience, the dedicated center channel is the single most important speaker in a HT setup.
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