Mix and match Sonos gear - is this possible

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Understand I could do own reserach but hoping those who have done these can provide answers. I currently have a pair of Sonos Five speakers and a Sub Gen 2 for music listening nicely setup - very happy although a second Sub will be even more awesome. I also have the following older gear in storage - 3x Sonos Play 5 Gen 1 (S1 app only) speakers and a Sonos Connect:Amp Gen 2 (S1/S2 app compatible) all in excellent condition.

I have a vague impression from reading somewhere that the Connect:Amp can be connected wirelessly to Sonos devices. So I wonder if below are possible:

Using S1 app > Connact:Amp > wireless 2x Play 5 Gen 1 speakers + a suitable non-Sonos sub via wired sub-out
Using S2 app > Connect:Amp > wireless 2x Five speakers + wireless Sub Gen 2

Reason for deploying the the Connect:Amp is I am thinking of using the line-in feature. Any help will be appreciated.

AjTrek1 · Accepted Answer

I suggest you read the information in the links below for proper guidance. FYI, I’m not disagreeing with @Airgetlam.

Set up a separate S1 system

Set up a separate Sonos S1 system | Sonos

Known limitations with separate S1 and S2 Sonos systems

Known limitations with separate S1 and S2 Sonos systems | Sonos

Setup your Play:5 Gen1

Set up your Sonos Play:5 (Gen 1) | Sonos

Airgetlam · Answer

Any Sonos device can connect to another same OS device. What can not happen is cross OS connection. So no S1 connecting to an S2.

Does that answer your question? There’s so much data (a rarity!) that I’m not sure, but if I understand it properly, 1 and 2 will work. It may be a slight challenge when setting them up, I’m not sure. For safety’s sake, I’d unplug all devices running the ‘other’ OS while working on the other. Once you’ve got them set up, it should be fine to use the same device with two controllers, each controller would recognize its own ‘system.

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