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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
    October 18, 2018
    Dave you missed out - he was Sending out free ones to the first 10 posters. 🙂
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    Dave
    Dave
    Headliner II
    October 18, 2018
    Dave you missed out - he was Sending out free ones to the first 10 posters. :)

    Oh Chris, not funny (well it is really) just trying to get back into my IFTTT account and it's a nightmare so not a happy person
    Sonos Boost - PlayBar with Surround Sound Play 1's (Living Room) - Stereo Pair Play 1's (Dining Room) - Stereo Pair Play 1's (Kitchen) - Amp with two Canton 845 ceiling speakers (Bathroom) - Sonos Move - HomePod Mini x1
      adam2434
      Avid Contributor I
      October 20, 2018
      The following questions are in the context of a 2.0 system with the AMP driving a pair of floorstanders in a A/V system.

      I'm wondering if the Amp could replace my integrated amplifier and separate DAC in this 2.0 system. This system has no Sonos connectivity, but we have a Connect in another system and a Play5 in the kitchen.

      1) What audio codecs/formats, bit depths, and sampling frequencies will the Amp's HDMI input handle without transcoding/resampling/down-sampling?

      2) For example, if a 24/48 LPCM 2.0 track from a Blu-ray concert is sent to a TV over HDMI, will the Amp's ARC HDMI input play this 24/48 LPCM 2.0 track at the full/native 24 bit resolution, or will the Amp down-sample to a lower bit depth?

      Of course, this assumes that the TV's HDMI ARC passes the native 24/48 LPCM 2.0.

      3) Will the controller software show the audio format, bit depth, and sampling frequency of the HDMI input?

      This would be nice.

      4) What is the bit depth of the Amp's DAC/processor and volume control? 24 bit, 32 bit?

      5) As a side question, could the Amp's HDMI input be used for hi-res 24/96 LPCM files on a PC without transcoding/resampling/down-sampling, using the PC's HDMI out and PC playback software?

      I don't personally have a use for this, but could it be a hidden capability for folks that have hi-res music files on their PC?

      6) I read about "phantom center" with the Amp. Is this a DSP function that can be turned on/off?

      I personally would not want a phantom center DSP that is always on, as that would mess up 2 channel music mixes.
      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      October 20, 2018
      Regarding sample rates I assume everything will be indentical to the Beam.

      No way to know regarding the center until release. I would aaaume some control over.
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      John B
      October 20, 2018
      The phantom centre is stated to operate when a discrete centre channel exists in the source, so presumably no phantom centre when used for stereo music.
      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      October 20, 2018
      Sound alike good way to do it.
      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)
      adam2434
      Avid Contributor I
      October 20, 2018
      Regarding sample rates I assume everything will be indentical to the Beam.

      No way to know regarding the center until release. I would aaaume some control over.

      OK, what formats/bid depths/sampling rates can the Beam natively handle over HDMI without transcoding/resampling/down-sampling?
      adam2434
      Avid Contributor I
      October 21, 2018
      The phantom centre is stated to operate when a discrete centre channel exists in the source, so presumably no phantom centre when used for stereo music.

      So, I wonder if this is just standard 5.1 to 2.0 down-mixing typical of what any AVR can do. This would make sense and would be the right way to handle 5.1 in a 2.0 system.

      The other possibility is that the Amp is applying a separate DSP function outside of the normal 5.1 to 2.0 downmix that is part of the DD spec.

      In either case, as long as a 2.0 source is not DSP'd to create a phantom center, all is well.
      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      October 21, 2018
      It will only take Dolby digital or PCM (no 24 bit).
      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)
      adam2434
      Avid Contributor I
      October 21, 2018
      It will only take Dolby digital or PCM (no 24 bit).

      Do you mean only 16 bit PCM?

      PCM can be 16, 20, 24 bit, etc.
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