Customer Ratings & Reviews

Don’t let the size fool you. I’m using this amp to run my in ceiling B&W and the sound quality is amazing.

This thing is awesome. Hooked up my AR sub and it sounds great along with all my other sonos speakers.

The only issue is that you cannot have a center channel

Great Amp purchased at Best Buy performs as expected. I always buy electronic products from Best Buy and their staff has always explained clearly why I should choose certain products. They have never steered me wrong over the many, many, years I have used Best Buy.

I had the old amp and don’t really hear the difference with the new version. Not sure if is worth the extra money compared to the other amp but had to purchase it because the other one was going to stop getting updates

It seems to work for what I purchased it for so far, however I have not tried to use the radio or other sound sources yet. Very early to ask for a review.???

Despite having the Sonos Amp professionally installed by the Best Buy Geek Squad, I can not get it to work correctly. The Geek Squad also installed a multi channel speaker selector at the same time. Some channels work correctly and others do not. The Geek Squad ordered a new and different speaker selector and will return to install it with the Sonos Amp next week. Right now I am straddeling the fence on this product. It does not have an on or off button which means it is constantly ON. Seems like a waste of energy/power.

excellent amp.takes some learning,sound is outstanding

Equipment was probably going to be good, unfortunately was never able to use it due to the App upgrade Sonos put out. Too many glitches that were never corrected led me to return this item.

Excellent sound quality and flexibility with home theatre connections

Pros: Sounds great Easy setup Turns your existing speakers into Sonos - gives them wifi audio (controllable via Alexa, Google Assistant or Airplay2) and multi-room functionality Looks great and is much smaller than an AVR Sonos and Amazon just added Apple Music via Alexa. You can also use Alexa to send wifi audio to the Amp for other services (Pandora, Spotify, Amazon Music, etc.). Cons: No way to add a midrange speaker. The Amp can be part of a 5.1 system, but will be relegated to powering the satellites. You'll need a Sonos soundbar, or the Playbase, plus a Sonos sub if you decide you want a surround sound system in the future. The EQ is very bare bones. Just three sliders for Bass, Treble and Bal, plus Loudness. Sonos' Trueplay system doesn't work with the Amp in 2 or 2.1 configuration. Overall I am happy with the Amp. I didn't stress over the lack of EQ settings. It sounds great at the default settings with my speakers. Sonos has terrific quality control, and I have had no problems at all with the hardware or software.

I was hoping that this was better than the first one . There wasn’t a significant difference so I returned it and bought a connect and hooked it to an old amp I had lying around.

This item was purchased as an open box item. Ee struggled and even changed out the whole home netwotk. Meanwhile 2 other amps worked fine. After countless hours and missed time eith Somos support only to finally have it replaced..thate this unit out of your inventorty

decent sound for a small area but wireless wasnt working that good and it wasnt worth the coat so i returned it

The app is only good for third party speakers so we were not able to experience the amp power because I have a Sonos wireless network

Does not work as it suggests, I have the unit in my family room which is where the Sonos Surround system resides as well. It wants to connect to the Sonos 1 and the Bass woofer but not the Arc Beam. And if you do connect the others, it removes them from the group. Not sure if its worth keeping

I may sound suspicious when talking about any Sonos audio system but they have impressed me every single time. This time is no different. Setting up was easy and I was expecting a great experience and again it did not disappoint me. Power is a requirement for great audio and the Sonos Amp provides a lot of that. But that is not enough, a good amplifier does not cause static, hiss, whine or distortion and those are things not found in this Sonos Amp. I am an audiophile and will find issues where most people won't. That means that I have heard family members say that they though that two different systems sounded exactly alike although I could tell the difference; but this time one of my daughters actually told me, "Dad, this sounds richer than" another amplifier we have, a different brand. And she was right. You don't need to be an audiophile to enjoy its quality. My house is wired with Ethernet in the living and entertainment rooms. So the two built-in Ethernet ports is very useful. I didn't like that it uses only 2.4Ghz for Wi-Fi but it was not a problem for me and won't be for most people. Regardless, being able to control the amplifier with the Sonos app and use AirPlay are great. I did look for something I didn't like but I couldn't find any. It is definitely a nice addition to an entertainment or any room. Totally worth it!

So far so good. It a little hard to get the front speakers and the surround sound to sound right.

This product is great for those who want the Sonos experience and sound quality but maybe have a pair of old passive speakers they’d like to use instead. The amp itself is a small, sleek, and compact black box with just three touch buttons on the front. The rear includes two pairs of banana jacks for your speaker wires (included are adapters to secure bare wires), a subwoofer pre-out, analog RCA inputs, HDMI ARC, and two ethernet ports. With the analog inputs you can connect a turntable, a CD player, or anything really. It does not have an optical input but Sonos sells an optical to HDMI converter for $25 on their website. For myself, I’m not using any of the available inputs but simply streaming music from the Sonos app. The app works like it would with any other Sonos device, allowing you to sync with multiple audio services such as Apple Muisc or Sirius XM. The amp also support’s Apple’s Airplay 2 protocol so it’s easy to send almost any audio from the phone to the, such as the audio from videos on Youtube. I have it connected to a pair of older entry-level Polk Audio bookshelf speakers and at 125W per channel it’s producing some incredibly rich and clean sound. I had a big smile on my face as soon as I played my first song on it. The volume is loud enough to fill the entire house! Unfortunately, I don’t have an extra powered sub lying around or else I would have tested that as well. Overall, there’s a lot to like about this amp. There's really not any negatives other than it is expensive and not going to be for everybody. For example, if you don’t have existing speakers and want a home theater setup you’re probably going to be better off with one of the Sonos soundbars. But if you are building a music room with custom in-wall speakers, or for the outdoor patio and want the simplicity of a Sonos system then this amp may be calling your name.

Not enough power for the speakers that I had. No high fidelity controls and limited sound adjustments