The other difference is that the Amp supports HDMI-ARC, meaning it can replace your AV receiver and turn your passive loudspeakers into TV speakers. So while the Port is designed to be connected to a stereo receiver, which then allows you to play music on your passive loudspeakers, the Amp takes the place of the receiver - cutting out the middleman - and is able to drive the passive loudspeakers on its own. The Amp is essentially a Port with a built-in amplifier. It can also connect to a turntable with a built-in phono preamp (or a turntable with an external phono preamp) so you can listen to vinyl on your Sonos speakers. The big difference between the two is that the Port doesn’t have a built-in amp, so it’s only going to work directly with audio components and active speakers that have built-in amplification (such as powered or active speakers). There's the Port and the significantly more expensive Amp ($649). Sonos currently sells two different wireless streamers that effectively allows you to turn an old audio component into one that works exactly like a Sonos speaker. However, the Port does have a fancy new digital-to-analog converter (DAC), compared to the Connect, and supports Wi-Fi streaming like Spotify Connect and AirPlay 2 so it’s going to stream higher-resolution and all-around better sounding audio than Bluetooth. It’s true that most newer audio components have built-in Bluetooth, so simply adding “streaming” to your stereo receiver on its own isn’t actually a big feature of the Port. (My three-year-old Yamaha receiver didn’t support it, so I still have to use the receiver’s remote to switch inputs, unfortunately.) There’s a catch, however, and it’s only newer stereos and receivers that have a 12-volt trigger input. It essentially eliminates the need for you to manually turn on the receiver or stereo, or switch to the proper inputs, because everything just turns on when you start streaming via the Sonos app to stream music. Maybe the most interesting upgrade is the Port’s 12-volt trigger, which gives it (and you) a little more control of the connected receiver or amp. If the speaker wire fits completely through the terminal hole, it does not matter whether you go through the top of the bottom of the post.Sonos's Three Portable Speakers, Compared You will be fitting two wires into each of the speaker terminals in a four-speaker configuration.The stripped portion should be caught firmly in the connector post. Insert the stripped end of the speaker wire into the hole, and then release. Use your thumb or finger to firmly push the spring-loaded speaker connector post inward to reveal the connection hole.When fitting two wires into each of the speaker terminals in a four-speaker configuration, if the speaker wire fits completely through the terminal hole, it does not matter whether you go through the top of the bottom of the post.Plug the banana plug into the correct speaker terminal on the back of the Amp by ensuring that the colors of the circles match on the banana plug and Amp (red and white).Insert the stripped end of the speaker wire into the hole, and then tighten the bottom of the banana plug so that it holds the speaker wire firmly.Using the provided banana plugs, unscrew the bottom of the banana plug until the speaker wire hole is exposed.
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