Hi, are any of you guys mounting the new Sonos amp in wall behind TV. If so what are you using. The only thing I can think of is SnapAV VersaBox. All I would need in it is the amp and maybe power outlet. Looks like the 14" x 14" makes sense but wonder if I can get away with 8" x 14". What are some other options out there?

Is this for powering some in ceiling or in wall speakers?

Leon has a few options for mounting it "in" their soundbar if that's an option.

[Link: leonspeakers.com]

[Link: leonspeakers.com]

That is interesting but at that point I think I would just go with a Playbar. Want to do in-ceiling speakers for rooms with TV, in case they don't like the look of speaker bars.

I recently put one in a 14"x14" versa box and it worked alright. It would be great if there was a keyhole in the versabox, so you could just stick a bolt in the amps threaded mounting hole and just drop it in. That's what I tried to do, and it worked, but was a little looser than I would have liked it to be.

Does the new amp have an optical input or something? How will the volume control factor into this? Delay?

New amp connects to HDMI ARC on TV and TV remote operates volume by pointing at TV itself. Similar to Beam

If you use HDMI ARC and enable CEC on the TV, the TV will take care of AMP's Volume (when watching TV or a TV App). If you use the optical connection, then you must use IR commands for AMP's Volume (when watching TV or a TV App).

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Honestly this is the first time I'm going to propose a system using Sonos amp installed locally in most of 12 rooms. I think it's necessary to get them close to the TV to take advantage of ARC connection. Customer is not going to have cable box. Only apps and Apple TV built into Samsung TVs. No control system or heavy programming required. Hopefully I'm not making a mistake!

Oh cool I had no idea. Only done the Ports so far. So when you connect to the Amp via optical, you are controlling volume straight into the amp via an IR sensor and you can teach it what codes to use, or they are database codes?

AMP user manual.

The old Connect Amp doesn't have an IR sensor, but the new Amp definitely does have an IR sensor. It's front and center, very, very low.

Im thinking of doing more systems this way. Less wiring from a central audio location. My first thought was that it is going to be expensive but if you think of the cost of running wires, control processors and heavy duty programming on custom touchscreen controllers, using video matrix...etc...I think it's going to cost less. I didn't even bother putting together a cost comparison. I figure if he decides to add more zones later, it's just another Sonos speaker to install in 2 seconds. It's a money no object type of customer and I'm convinced I'm giving him the best solution. I think the days of matrix video are also short lived. TVs have everything a customer needs now except for the cable box. I can't even remember the last time I used my own. The most sophisticated part of a video system is going to be the HDMI extender sending cable video from a rack of other cable boxes for rooms. Long live the local source/amplifier solution!

The relevance of a Sonos system depends on you point of view. If you are of the cheap Bluetooth speaker or computer accessory mindset, Sonos is expensive. If you are of the whole house audio mindset, Sonos is inexpensive. One can deploy half a dozen rooms in a morning — without prewire.

Just did one the other day with a Samsung Frame TV and a Versabox Pro with and AppleTV and Sonos Amp. It worked out great!

This is pretty much my standard now. Video distribution is very rarely necessary, and becoming rapidly obsolete in residential