I have a question for which I have found half the answer, but not all of it so far... Situation is as follows:
- My only speaker at home at the moment is a Playbar, it might get extended with another Play (1/3/5) at some point. I have no passive speakers to use.
- I would like to use the playbar with a turntable, which I would operate as a stand-alone device, i.e. not connected to any further system / receiver. The turntable has a built-in pre-amp.
- I gather I can hook up the turntable with the sonos system using a connect device.
--> Question: does this setup require a connect:amp, or would a connect be enough? Again, no additional passive speakers to use, all I want to achieve is linking the turntable with the playbar.
Thanks for any insights 🙂
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I have an LP60(built in preamp) and the Playbar (using a wireless bridge) and I want to play music through the playbar. I see Marky was successful in this set up, would you mind sharing which ADC and optical switch products were used?
What I've tried so far but it's not working; bought a cable with RCA (composite) and HDMI to plug into my Monoprice HDMI switcher(4x1 HDMI® Switch with Analog, Digital Coaxial, and Digital Optical Audio Outputs ), the thinking here was to run the TT through the switcher, which has optical out plugged into Playbar but i'm not getting any audio, so i wanted to try the other method mentioned above.
thanks all in advance for your help!
What I've tried so far but it's not working; bought a cable with RCA (composite) and HDMI to plug into my Monoprice HDMI switcher(4x1 HDMI® Switch with Analog, Digital Coaxial, and Digital Optical Audio Outputs ), the thinking here was to run the TT through the switcher, which has optical out plugged into Playbar but i'm not getting any audio, so i wanted to try the other method mentioned above.
thanks all in advance for your help!
Many thanks.....got my audio technica up and running today...I took your advise to the letter and setup was flawless....sounds great and had the pleasure of browsing vinyl in Belfast today... I purchased... Nirvana unplugged, Courtney Barnett and The Villager's darling arithmetic. I also dusted off a few albums I purchased in my youth and had the perfect Saturday...thanks again!
Trigger pulled...many thanks!
That should work. It has a built-in phono preamp. A preamp is essential, either integral or separate, before feeding the signal to the ADC.
Hey pepperpat sorry for taking over your thread! Guys I since looked at the audio technics lp60 which appeals to me....great price and reviews...before I pull the trigger can I just ask I'll be able to hook this up to my playbar using an ADC and optical switch?
Many thanks ....by my estimation you guys have saved me £264. I don't like the design of the audio technics or denon turntables (can't find anything by Gleason). Ive narrowed it down to the flexson vinyl play.
Thanks again
Thanks again
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Gleason and audio technica seem popular for turntables with built in pre amp. I think denon makes one too
No idea. The last time I had a turntable it was a Linn LP12, twenty or more years ago...
Ah that's great! thanks a million.... Now any turntable suggestions?
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I like that remote switch
Or, for example:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009K55TJI
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00RYCSG2Q
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009K55TJI
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00RYCSG2Q
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Convert Rca to optical
Example: http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Optical-Converter-Selectable-Sampling/dp/B0055EBH5S
Optical switch to chose optical to the playbar
Example: http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-102946-Optical-TosLink-Bi-Directional/dp/B0097IWZRC
Example: http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Optical-Converter-Selectable-Sampling/dp/B0055EBH5S
Optical switch to chose optical to the playbar
Example: http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-102946-Optical-TosLink-Bi-Directional/dp/B0097IWZRC
I have a playbar and sub setup and have a romantic notion for vinyl. I was put off by the cost of a connect and flexson vinylplay....I like the sound of rattys suggestion as it would not compromise audio quality....I would greatly appreciate some links to what products I would need to achieve this....don't want to fluff it.
Thanx in advance
Thanx in advance
Another, cheaper, possibility which wouldn't compromise the audio quality.
1/ A simple ADC to convert the turntable output to digital optical stereo PCM
2/ A cheap optical switch in front of the PLAYBAR to switch between TV and turntable
The only thing to watch is that PLAYBAR treats the 'TV' input differently when it comes to grouping other players. See https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1966. Grouped players wouldn't automatically be in sync for 'TV'.
1/ A simple ADC to convert the turntable output to digital optical stereo PCM
2/ A cheap optical switch in front of the PLAYBAR to switch between TV and turntable
The only thing to watch is that PLAYBAR treats the 'TV' input differently when it comes to grouping other players. See https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1966. Grouped players wouldn't automatically be in sync for 'TV'.
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You could also hook the turntable to an input on TV if you have input with analog audio input (then feed from tv to playbar).
But as LHC said it is the connect if you want a stand alone device to hook up the turntable.
The Connect:Amp is for when you want to hook up wired speakers as well (it has powered speaker outputs).
But as LHC said it is the connect if you want a stand alone device to hook up the turntable.
The Connect:Amp is for when you want to hook up wired speakers as well (it has powered speaker outputs).
Just a Connect.
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