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sonos AMP to provide rear surround and subwoofer for Arc

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There seem to be some related topics, but most are quite old..

 

We replaced our 5.1 system with a Sonos Arc last year.  We have decent surround speakers and a wired subwoofer that we’re no longer using.

 

Would it be possible to add a Amp to the speaker group with the Arc to power a pair of wired rears and a (wired) subwoofer?  I’d also like to be able to take advantage of the Amp’s bluetooth / line-in to expand the capabilities of this speaker group.  I think I read that if an Amp is paired with an Arc (or other soundbar) that the subwoofer and inputs get disabled. :-\

Best answer by jgatie

Liam H wrote:

Booo.

 

That’s what I thought, tho, so thanks.

 

If we added a pair of Era 100s as rears, do those line-ins still work when part of a speaker group?

 

All Line-in, Bluetooth, subwoofer capabilities are inactive when configured as surrounds.  It is due to the one-way, ad-hoc, 5 GHz connection from the soundbar to the surrounds.  Nothing except the surround channels to the surrounds can travel that connection. 

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jgatie
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Yes, the subwoofer output and line in capability are disabled when a Sonos Amp is used as surrounds.

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  • Liam H
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Booo.

 

That’s what I thought, tho, so thanks.

 

If we added a pair of Era 100s as rears, do those line-ins still work when part of a speaker group?

jgatie
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  • October 27, 2023
Liam H wrote:

Booo.

 

That’s what I thought, tho, so thanks.

 

If we added a pair of Era 100s as rears, do those line-ins still work when part of a speaker group?

 

All Line-in, Bluetooth, subwoofer capabilities are inactive when configured as surrounds.  It is due to the one-way, ad-hoc, 5 GHz connection from the soundbar to the surrounds.  Nothing except the surround channels to the surrounds can travel that connection. 

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jgatie wrote:
Liam H wrote:
 

 

All Line-in, Bluetooth, subwoofer capabilities are inactive when configured as surrounds.  It is due to the one-way, ad-hoc, 5 GHz connection from the soundbar to the surrounds.  Nothing except the surround channels to the surrounds can travel that connection. 

Is this still the case if all Sonos devices (Arc+Amp) are using hard-wired Ethernet?  Specifically looking for rear surround and third party sub at the same time.

Airgetlam
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Yes, it’s the same, when connected via a radio signal, or Ethernet cables. 

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