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PeterL 54
Contributor I
October 2, 2023

sonos connect

I want to plug the output from a sonos connect to a quad 33 ( yes very old) pre amp.  I can’t find out what the output is of the connect and if in need to add in an attenuator. 
many ideas please ? What is the output from the connect  

Thank you 

 

 

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buzz
buzz
Grand Maestro
October 2, 2023

Connect Line-Out to any QUAD input except Phono. No attenuator is required.

    PeterL 54Author
    Contributor I
    October 2, 2023

    Thanks for this but if the volume is increased on the app then won’t it overload the input ??? 
    it blew a new Sansui amp earlier 

    thanks Buzz 

    buzz
    buzz
    Grand Maestro
    October 2, 2023

    You’ll need to work out settings of the CONNECT output level and the QUAD Volume control.

    Belly M
    Belly M
    October 2, 2023

    The 33 was not originally designed for a CD level input, what you normally do is to modify the “disk” input board to 300mV sensitivity. This involves a handful of components and not a simple switch / jumper.

     

    For clarification please ask over at “Pink Fish Media”

    Edit… found this

    https://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/gallery/image/12057/source

    buzz
    buzz
    Grand Maestro
    October 2, 2023

    True, it was the European custom to use very low levels for “line level” signals, in the range of 0.1V. Then many CD players designed for the rest of the world started using 2.0V outputs. Many Euro gadgets outright distorted or were nearly impossible to control. If you imported a European CD player into the US, its output was very low.

    If you cannot manage the situation with Line-Out and QUAD Volume controls, you could resort to adding an external level shifter -- unless you are comfortable modifying the 33.

      Stanley_4
      Stanley_4
      Grand Maestro
      October 2, 2023

      Thanks for this but if the volume is increased on the app then won’t it overload the input ??? 
      it blew a new Sansui amp earlier 

      thanks Buzz 

      A Connect with a high enough output to damage another component is badly broken. A properly working Connect won’t damage any modern equipment, and probably no older gear either.

        amun
        October 2, 2023

        My quad 34 didn’t have an input for a CD player, so Quad provided me with a DIN lead with some attenuation built in. I have no idea if they still make it, though.

        Kumar
        October 3, 2023

        I want to plug the output from a sonos connect to a quad 33 ( yes very old) pre amp.  I can’t find out what the output is of the connect and if in need to add in an attenuator. 
        many ideas please ? What is the output from the connect  

        Thank you 

         

         

        What other kit are you using into the preamp? If that is modern kit and it works, so should the Connect. To be cautious here, set the Connect to variable level output and have the volume in the Sonos app for it set to very low and see how that goes. You may need to leave that at low levels and use just the preamp for sound level changes.

        PS: Last I checked, Quad UK service is still running with veterans still in place - an even better answer than any of the ones above should be just a phone call away; all they may need to know is that the Connect line out level in fixed mode is very close to that of a modern CD player.

        Rob Flain, if memory serves.

        Kumar
        October 3, 2023

        Memory serves correctly, and I think that Rob has recently completed 40 years with Quad; I had sent him a Quad CDP from India about twenty years ago for an upgrade that was done free seeing that I was paying big money for the freight…

        This below is two years old and may well be still valid:

         

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