Sonos question:

[locutus49]

we have wired speakers in the ceilings in two rooms, and the wires run through the walls to a spot in our living room.

We are moving, so are donating the chest where are amplifier/receiver was, and we are getting rid of the massive 20 year old amp as well.

Can we hook up the wires to a Sonos device and set it on a bookshelf, and add an apple iPhone/iPhone dock. This way a prospective buyer will see a clean looking player playing music in both wired rooms. (we live in a small house).

Does this make sense> If so, what Sonos gadgets do we need? We need to attach two sets of wires to something.

Thanks in advance.

[MP5]

Yes but only with the sonos amp. It is called the connect amp and is good from 4-16 ohms. If your speakers are standard 8 ohms just run two speakers to one terminal and two to the other. If you are just using the iPod dock you won't need anything else but you are paying sonos premium for the streaming capabilities and not using it. To stream you need the little bridge. If not streaming save money on any number of creek or other small integrated.What big amp are you replacing?

[locutus49]

So I just need a Sonos Connect. Hook the wires from each speaker to it (there will need to be 4 ports, 2 wires per speaker). Then hook a separate iPhone dock to the Connect? Does that sound right?

Sony. 23 years old. Huge. We will give it to charity for the tax write -off.

The main thing is to show home-buyers that it is wired on 1st and 2nd floor by playing music from a small device. The credenza we are giving to a friend is 72" by 34" high and solid wood. Real estate agent said to get rid of it to open up the small room.

Thanks much.

[daveathall]

As said before, a connect amp is not a cheap option, I am not so sure that sonos have discontinued the dock as well, perhaps 2 Sonos play 1"s and a bridge would be a cheaper and more elegant solution.

I have found the Sonos forums to be very friendly and helpful.

http://forums.sonos.com

[daveathall]

I found this thread that may be of some help.

http://forums.sonos.com/showthread.php?t=30782

[locutus49]

Thanks. I joined the Sonos forum and posed my question.

Originally Posted by daveathall

I found this thread that may be of some help.

http://forums.sonos.com/showthread.php?t=30782

[MP5]

Originally Posted by locutus49

So I just need a Sonos Connect. Hook the wires from each speaker to it (there will need to be 4 ports, 2 wires per speaker). Then hook a separate iPhone dock to the Connect? Does that sound right?

Sony. 23 years old. Huge. We will give it to charity for the tax write -off.

The main thing is to show home-buyers that it is wired on 1st and 2nd floor by playing music from a small device. The credenza we are giving to a friend is 72" by 34" high and solid wood. Real estate agent said to get rid of it to open up the small room.

Thanks much.

Yes that sounds exactly what you could do.
Just hook both left speakers to the positive and negative post of the left output and do the same with the right speakers on the right output. You don't need a sonos, there are many small stereo integrated amps from creek, nad, musical fidelity, Cambridge, Peachtree audio. All can be found used on Audiogon