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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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    BCM
    BCM
    September 2, 2018
    That's exactly it, Stanley. By indexing, you get a note (and know) the older devices won't hold the music. It is software... it is intelligent enough to pop up in the display that a song can't be played in 'kitchen' because it is older but the song is available in the newer 'living room' device. That alone would make me want to upgrade.
    Stanley_4
    Stanley_4
    Grand Maestro
    September 2, 2018
    Where would the note come from? The indexing is done on the devices not the controller and some of them are already out of room without trying to hold a new and old copy of the list to identify old or new music.

    Even with the new Sonos tweak to force the indexing process to newer devices if present I don't see room for the two lists there either.

    Are you thinking the controller could query the device it is connected with to see if a song is in the index there and if it is not then search for a newer Sonos device with more memory and a longer list to see if the song is there and then pop up the note?
    That still begs the question of what music gets dropped from the smaller index.

    I'll leave it to folks that think this is a good idea to work out some kind of plan that the Sonos forum staff can take to the engineers, I'm just not seeing any good possibilities and I'll quit raining on your parade.
    BCM
    BCM
    September 2, 2018
    The controller knows what devices are present. If it detects a mix, it pops up the note when forcing an index. It loads what it can in the older and stops (like it does today) and it keeps going in the newer.
    Emanuele74
    Lyricist I
    September 2, 2018
    I have 5 old connect amp in my house.
    I always looked with interest at Trueplay feature builtin sonos speaker...
    Will Trueplay be available also for new Sonos Amp ?
    I will change my old Connect:amp for the new one if this feature will be available ! ?

    Thanks
    Emanuele
    Peagle
    Peagle
    Enthusiast II
    September 2, 2018

    Will Trueplay be available also for new Sonos Amp ?
    Emanuele

    I asked this earlier in the thread. No answer from a Sonos rep yet. Bueller?
    Gazer
    Gazer
    Enthusiast I
    September 2, 2018
    What does this mean for us that have a few of the older connect amps ...... Are they going to go the same way as the CR-100 controller did in a few months time ?
    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    September 2, 2018
    Unlikely. The CR100 lasted for many years past when it stopped being sold, I’d expect the current CONNCT:AMP to do the same, when they decide to stop selling it.
    Bruce
    jgatie
    jgatie
    September 2, 2018
    What does this mean for us that have a few of the older connect amps ...... Are they going to go the same way as the CR-100 controller did in a few months time ?

    The ZP100 is 13 years old and still operational. I doubt the Connect:Amp will go before that.
    Stanley_4
    Stanley_4
    Grand Maestro
    September 3, 2018
    No real reason for the older ZonePlayers to go that I've seen, Sonos seems to be doing a pretty good job of keeping them playing even with their limited abilities. At some point you mat see some functions that they used to support dropped as other functions are thought to be more useful, as was done with the CR-100 before support ended. Once that starts happening, that is the time to start thinking end of life.

    Given that both my legacy stereo systems are also 10 plus years old I may well not be so unhappy when both pack it in, I already have Sonos speakers in both rooms that see 90% of my listening as it is just easier and the sound is plenty good enough. The only thing I'd me missing are the fancy 5.1 channel decoders that the legacy gear offers.
    Mamba82
    Trending Lyricist I
    September 3, 2018
    As you see in the screenshot - it is possible to add a sonos beam in the room to get true 5.1 without simulating the center channel via the amp.

    Do you think he meant like this? Because I cannot find any documentation that shows that the beam can be used as a center channel?
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