Contributor I

How to setup a house with existing ceiling speakers

11 replies
1166 views

Hi, we have recently moved into a property that has veiling speakers throughout the house (they seem to be in nearly every room!) and external one also. All are hardwired in and areas where it’s designated for a TV seem to have amplifiers and there is 3 boxes wired up in the mechanical room that I believe are related to the speaker system.

I’ve not even tried to get anything working with the gear that is there currently. I’d like to get this working with sonos but have no idea what would be needed and how I’d go about it.

I’d like some advise on what Sonos products I’d need and then how I’d go about getting this working.

Thank you!

In-Ceiling Speakers

This topic has been closed for further comments. You can use the search bar to find a similar topic, or create a new one by clicking Create Topic at the top of the page.

Show previous replies

buzz

Grand Maestro

We need to know about other equipment distributed throughout the house. The three boxes shown cannot play any music without support from something else selecting the inputs. It’s possible that some of the equipment has been removed. Are there any clusters of wires somewhere?

I don’t like to think about this, but real estate agents sometimes cut wires, thinking that the house will show better without the wires. While this might be the case, cutting wires creates issues for the new owner.

Unless you can identify the equipment that supplies music for the amplifier shown, you’ll need to pull the equipment off the shelf, possibly adding a SONOS PORT.

It’s possible that you have everything needed to play music and only need to learn how to operate the system.

Again, I suggest finding a pro or someone who is familiar with the technology. It’s possible that everything can be “fixed” after a relatively short session of instruction.

Sign up

Login to the community