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Contributor I
May 25, 2015

Options for passing through Home Receiver output to SONOS network

I'm not a current SONOS customer, so I'm trying to get the answer to the following:

I understand that the SONOS Connect is used to feed SONOS audio sources to an existing amplifier/receiver system.

What options are there, however, to make available the output from an existing amplifier/receiver to a SONOS network?

The scenario is as follows: Imagine I have a (legacy) amplifier/receiver hooked up to a reel-to-reel player, tape deck, turntable, CD player, radio...

What options are there to pass through all these sources to a SONOS network using the SONOS Connect through my amplifier/receiver?

The way I understand it, the SONOS Connect is currently only able to accommodate one source at a time via the analog Line-In connectors. However, I don't want to have to switch connections every time I want to play music from a different source.

Can I connect my amplifier to the SONOS Connect to be able to play all sources connected to the amplifier and can I, likewise, use the SONOS Connect to play streamed content from other sources (like NAS, Internet streams) through my amplifier without having to change the cable connections?
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Contributor I
March 14, 2018
By wiring through the CONNECT (TOSLink from CONNECT to Denon Receiver, Denon Receiver Out to CONNECT Line In), will this support full surround sound like it would if you connected a PLAYBAR/BASE?
Airgetlam
March 14, 2018
No, the CONNECT doesn’t have a 5.1 decoder. It only handles a stereo signal.
Bruce
Contributor I
March 14, 2018
Does the PlayBar?
Airgetlam
March 14, 2018
Yes, both the PLAYBAR and PLAYBASE have Dolby Digital decoders attached to the optical port.
Bruce
Contributor I
March 14, 2018
Thank you
Airgetlam
March 14, 2018
You’re most welcome.
Bruce