The new Sonos Amp is coming to save your old speakers
Summary
It ships globally to consumers in February, but home installation specialists in the US and Canada will be able to get it a couple months early starting on December 1st.It’s a worthwhile business effort — especially when you remember that Sonos and its partners are increasingly trying to sell bundles of multiple speakers to people with cash burning a hole in their pocket.Fast forward a bit, and the company returned with paper prototypes for another round of evaluation and constructive criticism before settling on the Amp’s final design.“We need to create a product that allows the integrator to express their craft and do it in a really high quality way.” He described the rack as a showcase for “meticulous craftsmanship.” For the people who love making all of this technology and audio gear work in unison, it’s almost an art.Sonos built its own custom discreet output stage because there was no off-the-shelf part that could balance efficiency and heat management inside the Amp’s tightly-packed chassis.