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
Best answer by Stanley_4
The 3.5 mm end is the single stereo plug with the three sections of metal.
The RCA end is split as each RCA cable can only carry a mono signal.
The Sonos adaptor only has a 3.5 mm socket so I'm not sure how you are plugging anything but a 3.5 mm male plug into it.
Had to do some searching and your turntable (the silly forum hides the title when viewing new posts so I never saw the model there) only has a 3.5 mm output connector, most have two RCA connectors, one red the other white. They include a 3.5 mm to RCA adapter with your turntable so it will hook to normal receivers.
What you need is a 3.5 mm male-male cable.
https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Braided-Auxiliary-Headphones-Speakers/dp/B088CZLHGL/ref=sr_1_1_sspa
https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/at-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
Ok glad to hear I have the right equipment! For the sake of clarify, the “RCA end” is the end of the cable that is not split and the 3.5mm-end is split? or vice versa? I have been plugging the red- or silver end (presumed RCA) of the split cable I linked above into the Sonos adaptor. I have my turntable on “line-in” and have been plugging the 3.5mm cable end (no split) into the turntable. There is no other port to plug into on the back of the turntable aside from the “Analog out”.
The 3.5 mm end is the single stereo plug with the three sections of metal.
The RCA end is split as each RCA cable can only carry a mono signal.
The Sonos adaptor only has a 3.5 mm socket so I'm not sure how you are plugging anything but a 3.5 mm male plug into it.
Had to do some searching and your turntable (the silly forum hides the title when viewing new posts so I never saw the model there) only has a 3.5 mm output connector, most have two RCA connectors, one red the other white. They include a 3.5 mm to RCA adapter with your turntable so it will hook to normal receivers.
What you need is a 3.5 mm male-male cable.
https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Braided-Auxiliary-Headphones-Speakers/dp/B088CZLHGL/ref=sr_1_1_sspa
https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/at-lp60xbt
Thank you so much! I truly appreciate your time and diligence in helping me try to solve this issue. I will order the cord now, thank you!
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