Which Sonos 'piece of kit' needed to connect amp & speakers

Which Sonos 'piece of kit' needed to connect amp & speakers

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PushedDover

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5,623 posts

52 months

Thursday 18th June 2020
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Hi - the Sonos gear used to be so simple.....

I / we have :


Play:1: Dining Room
Sonos OS: S2
Version: 12.0 (build 58177280)



Play:5: Hallway
Sonos OS: S2
Version: 12.0 (build 58177280)



Play:1: Kitchen
Sonos OS: S2
Version: 12.0 (build 58177280)



Playbar: Lounge
Sonos OS: S2
Version: 12.0 (build 58177280)



Play:1: Office
Sonos OS: S2
Version: 12.0 (build 58177280)



And just recently brought over from the other house a reasonable Amp and Speakers (with DAC input) that is obviously a better quality sound.

Which "reasonably" priced device do I need to hook it in to the system. More than happy for a Second hand item- but would hope toget another 2-3 years out of it.

Does this put me in SONOS Connect? Connect:AMP ?
Gen 1 or Gen 2?
I see the Sonos Port, but too steep and overkill surely ?

Pointers or hell even a purchase of surplus kit welcome.

PushedDover

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Thursday 18th June 2020
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Thanks - and the generation of available? Are we on the cusp of a Connect becoming legacy ?(although I see that the threat of Legacy has been wound back a little.....

It seems Gen 1 Connects are circa £50 second hand, and a Gen 2 is £175... whats the differences, as it seems my Googlefu does not reveal.

The option for a Connect:Amp and Speakers appeals too in another room, so thanks for that.


VEX

5,256 posts

245 months

Friday 19th June 2020
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You need a SONOS : PORT

The connect is the older, discountinued version, which will still work, it is more likely to become legacy soon / sooner.

The PORT has Phono and Optical Out. You can then use the optical to wire to either an external DAC or to the optical in of your amp and let that do the DAC conversion for you.

I have to say, with a good quality amp and DAC the sonos range does a good job, although I havent done any back to back testing with Tidal capable hardware either.

HTH.

V.

PushedDover

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Friday 19th June 2020
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VEX said:
You need a SONOS : PORT

The connect is the older, discountinued version, which will still work, it is more likely to become legacy soon / sooner.

The PORT has Phono and Optical Out. You can then use the optical to wire to either an external DAC or to the optical in of your amp and let that do the DAC conversion for you.

I have to say, with a good quality amp and DAC the sonos range does a good job, although I havent done any back to back testing with Tidal capable hardware either.

HTH.

V.
Thanks Vex-
I nearly reached out directly to you on the subject.

The Port is 'significantly' more than a Connect (which I happened to win in the meantime at £56) I will see how that goes and our using the room and look to the Port next upgrade and their prices perhaps soften.

matjk

1,101 posts

139 months

Friday 19th June 2020
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Some connects will run on S2 , it has to be the last ones made , and how long it will last before Sonos make it legacy is anyone’s guess but they have only just stopped selling them and they said 5 years !
I suspect the only you purchased will o my work on S1 , and that means resetting all your speakers and setting up again on S1

PushedDover

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Saturday 20th June 2020
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Which judging how buggy and how much S2 drops my phone’s connected - not a hardship

PushedDover

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Thursday 25th June 2020
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Is it possible to roll back the S2 upgrade ? or once done, that is it locked in (as the internet suggests....)

CMJ

201 posts

246 months

Monday 29th June 2020
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Long time and early adopter of Sonos. I have everything in my network. So much so I am now stuck on S1. I use two connects. Both perform really well. I choose to connect by phono so I use the sonos built in dac. I can also confirm since the release of S1 I have no issues. Works as well as it has ever done.

paralla

3,528 posts

134 months

Thursday 2nd July 2020
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I'm still on S1, it's working as well as it ever has, long may it continue.

AlexS

1,550 posts

231 months

Monday 13th July 2020
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PushedDover said:
Thanks - and the generation of available? Are we on the cusp of a Connect becoming legacy ?(although I see that the threat of Legacy has been wound back a little.....

It seems Gen 1 Connects are circa £50 second hand, and a Gen 2 is £175... whats the differences, as it seems my Googlefu does not reveal.

The option for a Connect:Amp and Speakers appeals too in another room, so thanks for that.
The Gen 1 connects have a mute button and the vol toggle has the word vol on it. The G2s have a play / pause symbol on the button and the vol label has become a triangle.

PushedDover

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Monday 13th July 2020
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thanks Solved.

I now have one of each..... anyone want a Gen 1 ?? biggrin