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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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    Chris
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    September 30, 2018
    If use amp for fronts you can hook a powere subwoofer to the amp for the .1.

    For the rears you would need a second amp or 2 play speakers
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    Kalikrates
    Contributor I
    September 30, 2018
    Great, thanks!
    sjct
    sjct
    Trending Lyricist I
    October 1, 2018
    I have a question about Alexa voice control for a 4.0 (phantom 5.0) set up using the new Sonos Amp with a none sonos passive speakers at the front and then a pair of Sonos speakers for the rears. The question is which pair of Sonos speakers to use as the rears for best Alexa voice control? If I got a pair of Sonos One would they both listen and repond to Alexa voice commands? Or just the closest one to the person speaking? And just checking that using as surrounds doesn’t deactivate voice? Alternatively I assume a pair of Sonos Play:1 with an Amazon Echo Dot would work fine but not as keen on having an extra box?
    Chris
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    October 1, 2018
    Yes they would listen to which hears you best and the one that heard you best would respond. Or your could turn off the microphone on one of them so only one responds. Yes they would work fine alexa control from rears.
    Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
    george99
    Enthusiast I
    October 5, 2018
    Wow, this is really disappointing. This device looked so promising until I saw that it doesn't support a real center channel. I would have bought 2 of these to replace my Denon 5.1 setup which I am not happy with. But Sonos really dropped the ball here. How can you still not have a solution for this using my own speakers and not your sound bar?
    martin_7
    Lyricist II
    October 7, 2018
    Tried looking for an answer but...I want to check if the new amp could integrate my two Kef speakers I use for my turntable into a true 5.1 setup??

    Could the playbar become centre only, my two non Sonos speakers a front left and right channel, my two Sonos ones as rear, and sub as...the sub?
    jgatie
    jgatie
    October 7, 2018
    Tried looking for an answer but...I want to check if the new amp could integrate my two Kef speakers I use for my turntable into a true 5.1 setup??

    Could the playbar become centre only, my two non Sonos speakers a front left and right channel, my two Sonos ones as rear, and sub as...the sub?

    No. Sonos soundbars cannot be used as just a center channel.
    Stanley_4
    Stanley_4
    Grand Maestro
    October 7, 2018
    You could use the Amp and your existing speakers as the front right and left channels of their own (Sonos) Room and group that Room with the Room containing the soundbar, sub and surrounds. That would give you a wider stereo image but how it would sound is hard to predict as the speakers wouldn't be a close match.
    melvimbe
    melvimbe
    October 8, 2018
    You could use the Amp and your existing speakers as the front right and left channels of their own (Sonos) Room and group that Room with the Room containing the soundbar, sub and surrounds. That would give you a wider stereo image but how it would sound is hard to predict as the speakers wouldn't be a close match.

    That is also likely to give you an echo effect as the soundbar and amp (existing speakers) will be slightly out of sync, amp trailing the soundbar. it will be fine for music sources, but not for tv.
    Danny
    John B
    October 8, 2018
    I am hopeful that one of the standard setups for the Amp will give an effect virtually indistinguishable from true 5.1. Amp with passive speakers for front L and R, plus 'ghost' centre, Two Play speakers bonded as surrounds, plus Sub.
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