Hi
I have a Sonos Connect:Amp that I’d like to hook up to my Cyrus amp, which is connected to external non-Sonos speakers. I want to do this so I can connect everything (CD player, turntable and streaming) through the same thing (the Cyrus). Is this possible? How would I do it?
Thanks!
Best answer by pwt
Not possible without significant difficulty, namely converting the speaker-level outputs of the Connect:Amp to the line level inputs required by the Cyrus. The Connect:Amp has no line level output.
A clumsy solution would be to find a speaker switch that allows you to switch your speakers between the two amps.
The more streamlined solution is to replace the Connect:Amp with a Sonos Port or second-hand Sonos Connect (making sure you obtain a Gen2 version if you want to run Sonos S2 software).
+20Not possible without significant difficulty, namely converting the speaker-level outputs of the Connect:Amp to the line level inputs required by the Cyrus. The Connect:Amp has no line level output.
A clumsy solution would be to find a speaker switch that allows you to switch your speakers between the two amps.
The more streamlined solution is to replace the Connect:Amp with a Sonos Port or second-hand Sonos Connect (making sure you obtain a Gen2 version if you want to run Sonos S2 software).
The more streamlined solution is to replace the Connect:Amp with a Sonos Port or second-hand Sonos Connect (making sure you obtain a Gen2 version if you want to run Sonos S2 software).
Sorry
+20So what allows the Connect to do that but not the Connect:Amp?
The Connect:Amp and Connect serve different purposes.
The Connect has a line level output, since its primary purpose is to be a streaming device connected to external amplification. It is not an amplifier, and cannot drive (passive) speakers on its own.
(Arguably, Sonos could have furnished the Connect:Amp with a line level output in addition to the speaker outputs, but they didn’t.)
So what allows the Connect to do that but not the Connect:Amp?
The Connect:Amp and Connect serve different purposes
The Connect has line level outputs, since its primary purpose is to be a streaming device connected to external amplification. It is not an amplifier, and cannot drive (passive) speakers on its own
(Arguably, Sonos could have furnished the Connect:Amp with a line level output in addition to the speaker outputs, but they didn’t.)
+20A Gen1 Connect would work fine, as long as you’re happy to remain on Sonos S1. I have three of them still going strong.
They’re available reasonably cheaply now on eBay, etc.
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