Hi! I purchased an Era 100 to line-in for my Audio Technica turntable. I also bought the Sonos USB-C to RCA (3.5) adaptor. Furthermore, I bought a headphone-to-RCA 3.5 (female and male) connector piece off amazon. I tried connecting the Sonos connector to the RCA connector I bought online and the pieces fit together but they are “loose” and no music is playing through the Era 100. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have updated the app and system as well.
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Sonos Era 100 connect to Audio Technica LP60XBT
Sonos doesn't have an RCA connector on the adapter, just a 3.5 mm female jack.
Check that either you have the turntable internal preamp set to ON, or you have an external phono-preamp. One or the other is needed, first for signal levels and second to apply the needed RIAA equalization.
You should go from the RCA connector, 8 + mm, on the turntable, maybe through the pnono-preamp if needed, to the Sonos female 3.5 mm stereo jack on the adapter.
Good stuff here:
https://en.community.sonos.com/groups/using-sonos-with-a-turntable-229138
If that fails, well, not much you can do to fix a poor quality cable, once you have a good one give it another try.
Thank you! I will make sure the turntable internal preamp is set to on. I have the Sonos connector and tried to connect this amazon cable (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LM2Y2U4?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title) to the Sonos connector then to the turntable. Is there a different cable I should be using? Thank you again for your help!
Thank you! I will make sure the turntable internal preamp is set to on. I have the Sonos connector and tried to connect this amazon cable (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LM2Y2U4?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title) to the Sonos connector then to the turntable. Is there a different cable I should be using? Thank you again for your help!
What is(are) the connection(s) on the turntable output?
That cable looks to be the right one and Ugreen has a good reputation, I have some of their stuff here.
Are you following the steps here?
https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/listen-to-your-turntable-on-sonos
https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/play-line-in-on-your-era-100
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