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Sonos Amp
Power your passive speakers, create your dream smart home, and enjoy endless possibilities for multiroom listening.
Bring the Sonos experience to your floor-standing, architectural, outdoor, or bookshelf speakers, and connect your TV or turntable. Stream music, radio, audiobooks, and more from all your favorite services, and enjoy easy control with the Sonos app, Apple AirPlay 2, a universal remote or keypad, and your voice with a compatible device. Add Sonos speakers around your home for a more immersive experience. Everything works together over WiFi.
Customize your sound system
Amp packs 125 watts per channel, so you can easily power outdoor speakers and listen at higher volumes with clear, undistorted sound. Connect everything from your passive speakers and TV to CD player and turntable, then add Sonos speakers around your home for multiroom listening.
Stream everything you love
Play music, podcasts, and audiobooks from hundreds of services. Plus, explore thousands of live stations, expertly curated music, and original content on Sonos Radio.
Amplify your home theater
Enjoy stereo sound for shows, movies, and video games when you connect Amp to your speakers and TV. Then wirelessly add a pair of Sonos surrounds for even more immersive entertainment.
Design without compromise
Create an architectural sound system that doesn't sacrifice your space or aesthetics when you power built-in and outdoor speakers with Amp.
Keeps it cool
The rack-mountable design features an advanced heatsink for optimized airflow and heat management.
Special connections
Custom threaded standard-diameter banana plugs blend in and support high-quality performance.
Create an automated smart home
Partner integrations offer seamless control of your Sonos system alongside all your smart home devices.
Get installation help from a Sonos pro
Lean on the expertise of a local installer to help you design and set up your dream Sonos system.
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Sonos Amp — a compact, multi-role streaming amplifier
The Sonos Amp pairs muscular amplification with Sonos' streaming smarts to deliver a 125W-per-channel punch in a compact, rack‑friendly chassis. Reviewers from HiFi Choice and What Hi‑Fi? highlight a relaxed, spacious soundstage with clear instrument placement and strong transient grip, while Audiophilepure calls out its engaging, upfront delivery. Performance strengths include headroom, imaging and versatile TV integration via HDMI‑ARC. Build and practical details (removable banana plugs, passive cooling and touch controls) earn praise from Alpha Audio. Ideal for listeners who want to drive passive speakers inside the Sonos ecosystem or add a stylish, easy TV partner. Its combination of features, app-driven EQ/Trueplay and AirPlay 2 makes the Amp a compelling all‑in‑one choice for many homes.
Pros
- Powerful, punchy amplification with substantial headroom (125 W/ch) that drives a wide range of speakers.
- Wide, relaxed and well‑defined soundstage with precise imaging and a convincing phantom centre for TV/dialogue.
- Feature-rich connectivity and TV integration (HDMI‑ARC, dual Ethernet, AirPlay 2, subwoofer out, removable banana plugs).
- Compact, well thought‑out industrial design with neat practical touches (touch controls, passive cooling and customizable terminals).
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Cons
- No native hi‑res playback — Sonos limits streaming to CD‑quality in its current software configuration.
- Less microdynamic subtlety and low‑level refinement than comparable non‑streaming hi‑fi amplifiers.
Sound Quality
89/100
Dynamics
88/100
With 125W/ch the Amp is repeatedly described as ‘ballsy’, punchy and immediately engaging with good transient punch and control for its class (Audiophilepure, What Hi‑Fi?). Reviewers did note it lacks the very lowest‑level dynamic refinement and the most disciplined timing of higher‑end non‑streaming amplifiers, but it delivers impressive impact and headroom for typical home use.
Soundstage Imaging
90/100
Multiple reviewers highlight a relaxed, spacious soundstage with good width, depth and precise instrument placement — even producing a convincing phantom centre for dialogue and stereo effects (HiFi Choice, What Hi‑Fi?, Audiophilepure). Imaging is described as focused and airy, making the Amp particularly well suited to home‑cinema pairing as well as music.
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Build Quality
88/100
Build and industrial design are praised (compact, well‑thought banana‑plug solution, neat touch controls) and the Amp employs passive cooling via an engineered airflow path rather than a fan (What Hi‑Fi?, Alpha Audio). Internals are densely packed, which reviewers note demands careful thermal design, but overall fit, finish and practical details are rated highly.
Features Connectivity
94/100
Feature set is rich for an integrated: HDMI‑ARC, dual Ethernet, AirPlay 2, Wi‑Fi streaming, RCA line‑in, auto‑detecting subwoofer out with crossover, removable/custom banana plug terminals and app‑driven EQ/Trueplay. Reviewers call it the ‘Swiss Army knife’ of the Sonos line and emphasise its TV integration and versatile connectivity, justifying a top‑tier feature score.
Value for Money
89/100
At the ~$699 price point reviewers see it as a justified premium: you get a highly capable streaming amp that doubles as an excellent TV partner and a more hi‑fi‑like system than Sonos’ dedicated TV speakers (What Hi‑Fi?, Audiophilepure). Comments are positive about its versatility and performance for the money without describing it as a bargain or category‑killer.
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