Sonos Unveils New Sonos Amp With AirPlay 2 and HDMI Arc Support Video

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Sonos Unveils New Sonos Amp With AirPlay 2 and HDMI Arc Support Video

The Sonos Amp wants to bring your TV and Hi-Fi into the multi-room age.

Just revealed at IFA 2018, the Sonos Amp promises to be the audio hub of your house, linking your legacy Hi-Fi equipment and your TV into one big ecosystem that works with smart speakers and soundbars.

The idea isn’t entirely new – Sonos already has the Connect:Amp – but that’s a few years old and ripe for an update. The Sonos Amp is twice as powerful as its predecessor, packing 125 watts per channel, which means (on paper at least least) it’s more than capable of powering even the most demanding speakers. Better still, you can now power up to four speakers instead of two.

Connectivity is also fully refreshed. The Sonos Amp supports Apple AirPlay 2 to send sound from your iPhone or iPad to any connected speaker, plus you’ll be able to use Apple Music, Spotify and Tidal – Sonos’ ecosystem now supports over 100 streaming services.

The Sonos Amp even has love for your TV. It features the same HDMI ARC module used on the Sonos Beam. The idea is that you can use the Sonos ecosystem to drive your movie sound, and maybe even pair a couple of Sonos One units as surround speakers. Or you can set up a Sonos Beam at the front of the room, and use the Sonos Amp to drive your own in-wall loudspeakers at the back.

A set of RCA analogue inputs is ideal for adding your old turntable to the mix. There’s also a subwoofer output, and you’re able to manually adjust the crossover frequency to determine how much bass is sent to the sub.

Th speaker terminals are very neat. For those not particularly dextrous, or for those who just don’t want to spend time digging around the back of the AV rack, the speaker terminals are removable. You can pull them out as easily as an RCA plug, install your speaker wiring, and them put them back in. What an ingenious idea.

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