Hi all. I am considering purchasing a Sonos Amp to power 2 outdoor speakers on my backyard.
Although the main music source will be streaming, I’d also like to be able to connect a turntable/ mixer to the Sonos Amp, and connect the Sonos Sub through the app for extra bass.
Does anyone know if the Sub will work when an external analog source is connected to the Amp?
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Assuming the sub is self powered, any should work, the Sonos Amp puts out a line level sub signal.
Two comments. First, if the Amp is bonded as a surround system driver, the input, and the Sub output are turned off. Second, subwoofers are not terribly effective in the outdoor spaces.
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Yes, it will definitely work if you utilise your Sonos Sub which is grouped with the Sonos AMP.
I have a similar setup (with Play One speakers as surrounds in addition) and a turntable wired to the AMP via RCA connections ( my turntable has a built in pre-amp otherwise I would need to link the turntable to a separate pre-amp first and then connect the pre-amp to the AMP).
You can also use more than one source to the AMP as well by using a splitter RCA connector -I’ve done this to attach a turntable, a cd player and a cassette player to the AMP.
Hi all. I am considering purchasing a Sonos Amp to power 2 outdoor speakers on my backyard.
Although the main music source will be streaming, I’d also like to be able to connect a turntable/ mixer to the Sonos Amp, and connect the Sonos Sub through the app for extra bass.
Does anyone know if the Sub will work when an external analog source is connected to the Amp?
To the bolded - If you are intending to do live DJ mixing, Sonos is not a good choice. The analog Line-In imparts at least a 75ms delay for buffering to other rooms, which makes it difficult, if not impossible, for live performances. I would look for a more fit-for-purpose solution if one is looking to do live DJ’ing.
Also, the Sonos sub is not designed to be used outdoors.
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Also, the Sonos sub is not designed to be used outdoors.
Indeed - it will work but whether it sounds any good is open to debate!!
Also, the Sonos sub is not designed to be used outdoors.
Indeed - it will work but whether it sounds any good is open to debate!!
It depends on the particular outdoor space, but it certainly won’t be ideal. I brought the point more to the fact that a Sonos sub left outdoors will void the warranty and quite likely fail from water, humidity, heat, cold, etc.
And, It’s likely that a few critters will move in because it is warm and secluded inside the enclosure.
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