• Top 10 Pre-Sales Questions

    1. Do I need a BRIDGE?
    2. What’s the difference between the PLAY:3 and PLAY:5?
    3. What is the difference between the CONNECT(ZP90) and the CONNECT:AMP(ZP120)?
    4. Where does the music come from?
    5. Do you make an outdoor speaker?
    6. Will Sonos work with my existing equipment?
    7. Do I need a Sonos control?
    8. Can I connect Sonos to my TV?
    9. Can I connect more than 2 speakers to the CONNECT:AMP?
    10. Can I use two PLAY speakers as a stereo pair?

  • 1IF YOU DON’T WANT YOUR PLAYER NEAR YOUR ROUTER, USE A BRIDGE INSTEAD.

    Bridge

    Sonos needs one of our components connected to your router with an Ethernet cable to create the Sonos wireless network. Any player (PLAY:3, PLAY:5, CONNECT, CONNECT:AMP) or a BRIDGE can make this hard-wired connection. If you don’t want to hard-wire a player unit, you can use a BRIDGE instead. A single BRIDGE will allow up to 31 other Sonos components to operate wirelessly.See it

    Player

    Connecting any one of the PLAY:3, PLAY:5, CONNECT, or CONNECT:AMP units to your router will create the Sonos wireless network. Just like the BRIDGE, a single hard-wired player will allow up to 31 other Sonos components to operate wirelessly.

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    What’s the difference between the PLAY:3 and PLAY:5?

  • 2PLAY:5 - BIGGER ROOM, BIGGER SOUND. PLAY: 3 - SMALLER SOUND, COMPACT ROOM.

    PLAY:5

    The PLAY:5 is a great fit for the larger, more open rooms in your home, or the rooms where you do the majority of your listening and entertaining. It has noticeably better bass response that the PLAY:3 and, in general, gives you a richer, fuller sound. The PLAY:5 has a line-in feature as well as a headphone output which are not available on the PLAY:3.See it

    PLAY:3

    The PLAY:3 is a great choice for smaller rooms in your home, or rooms where you are looking primarily for ambient background music. Unlike the PLAY:5, the PLAY:3 can be positioned either vertically or horizontally. Additionally, the PLAY:3 has a mounting socket on the back which can be used to mount the speaker to a wall or ceiling.See it

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    What is the difference between the CONNECT(ZP90) and the CONNECT:AMP(ZP120)?

  • 3ALREADY HAVE A STEREO? USE THE CONNECT. JUST SPEAKERS? THE CONNECT:AMP IS ALL YOU NEED.

    CONNECT

    The CONNECT is an un-amplified unit designed to run into an existing amplifier or receiver as a music source. You simply run an audio cable from an output on the CONNECT into an input on your existing equipment. The CONNECT has both digital and analog outputs, as well as a line-level input.See it

    CONNECT:AMP

    The CONNECT:AMP has a built-in amplifier, and drives passive speakers directly via speaker wire. The amplifier inside of the CONNECT:AMP is a 110 watt stereo amplifier which puts out 55 watts per channel. The CONNECT:AMP is designed to power a single pair of speakers, but it can power a maximum of two pairs so long as the speakers are rated at 8 ohms.See it

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    Where does the music come from?

  • 4STREAM FROM YOUR ITUNES, INTERNET RADIO, AND SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES.

    Computer or NAS

    Sonos can access any music files that are stored on a computer or network-attached-storage (NAS) drive. If you have a music library managed through iTunes, WinAmp, Windows Media Player, Rhapsody or Music Match, Sonos can import your existing playlists. We support nearly every format, including: MP3, iTunes Plus, WMA, AAC (MPEG4), AAC+, Ogg Vorbis, Audible (format 4), Apple Lossless, Flac (lossless) music files, as well as uncompressed WAV and AIFF files.

    INTERNET RADIO

    Sonos Radio powered by TuneIn presents an aggregated collection of the world’s radio stations. Over 50,000 channels from every corner of the earth. Plus live and on-demand radio shows from around the world - all streaming direct to Sonos players throughout your house for free.

    Not good enough? You can also manually add any Internet Radio station streaming MP3, AAC or WMA.

    SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES

    Sonos works seamlessly with AUPEO!, Deezer, iHeartRadio, JUKE, Last.fm, MOG, Pandora®, Rdio®, Rhapsody®, SiriusXM™ Internet Radio, Slacker® Radio, Songl, Spotify®, Stitcher SmartRadio™, TuneIn, Wolfgang’s Vault®, WiMP, and downloads from any service offering DRM-free tracks. (Service availability varies by region.)

    LINE IN

    The PLAY:5, CONNECT, and CONNECT:AMP each have an analog line input. Anytime you have an external source, such as a TV or CD player, connected to one unit in our system, that external source can be played throughout the entire system. Specifically, it shows up as an option under the line-in category of the music menu, and can be selected for playback in any room with a Sonos player.

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    Do you make an outdoor speaker?

  • 5NO, BUT THEY’RE ALL LIGHT AND PORTABLE. AS LONG AS THERE’S AN OUTLET, YOU’VE GOT SONOS.

    PLAY speaker

    The speakers units that we sell, the PLAY:3 and PLAY:5, are not weather-rated. They can certainly be moved outside, but they are not designed to live outside unless they are in a covered space.

    CONNECT:AMP

    If you are looking for a permanent outdoor zone of music, you can use our CONNECT:AMP unit with traditional weather-rated speakers. See it

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    Will Sonos work with my existing equipment?

  • 6ALREADY HAVE A STEREO? USE THE CONNECT. JUST SPEAKERS? THE CONNECT:AMP IS ALL YOU NEED.

    CONNECT

    The CONNECT is designed specifically to integrate with an external amplifier/receiver, and bring Sonos functionality to a third party system.See it

    CONNECT:AMP

    If you have existing wired speakers that are not currently driven by amplifier, you can use a CONNECT:AMP to bring Sonos functionality to your speakers.See it

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    Do I need a Sonos control?

  • 7CONTROL SONOS FROM YOUR SMARTPHONE, TABLET (iOS OR ANDROID) OR COMPUTER.

    The Sonos system can be controlled by a variety of devices- an iPhone/iPad/iTouch running our Controller app, an Andorid phone running our Controller app, our dedicate Sonos Control, and/or any PC or Mac on the network running the Sonos Control software.  All of these interfaces will have the same functionality- and you can have up to 16 remotes on a single system, any combination of the above interfaces.  You do not need to have the Sonos remote to use the system- although, people often find it is advantageous to have a dedicated way to control your system.

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    Can I connect Sonos to my TV?

  • 8SONOS PLAYBAR was designed specifically for your TV

    PLAYBAR

    PLAYBAR is the only soundbar that delivers outstanding Hi-Fi Sound for your TV and is a complete Wireless HiFi System that plays all the music on earth. It is simple to set-up, control and expand throughout your home. With only an optical cable connecting PLAYBAR to your TV, you can control it with your regular TV remote or with the free Sonos apps on iOS, Android, Mac and PC. See it

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    Can I connect more than 2 speakers to the CONNECT:AMP?

  • 9THE CONNECT:AMP IS DESIGNED FOR A SINGLE PAIR OF SPEAKERS.

    CONNECT:AMP

    The Connect: Amp is designed for a single pair of speakers- it is a stereo amplifier, right and left channel.  However, if your speakers are rated at 8 ohms, you can wire up to 2 pairs, or 4 speakers, to one Connect: Amp- you just won’t have independent control between those two pairs of speakers, in terms of volume and music selection.

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    Can I use two PLAY speakers as a stereo pair?

  • 10BOTH THE PLAY:3 AND PLAY:5 CAN EASILY BE SET-UP AS A STEREO PAIR, USING THE CONTROL APP.

    PLAY:5

    A single PLAY:5 will play sound in stereo - it has left and right speaker drivers built in. However, if you are looking for better stereo separation, you can use two PLAY:5's in a stereo pair. This simple software toggle turns one speaker into a dedicated left and the other into a dedicated right.See it

    PLAY:3

    A single PLAY:3 will play sound in stereo - it has left and right speaker drivers built in. However, if you are looking for better stereo separation, you can use two PLAY:3's in a stereo pair. This simple software toggle turns one speaker into a dedicated left and the other into a dedicated right.See it

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