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September 28, 2018

Connect or Connect Amp (for my turntable)?

  • September 28, 2018
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So I have a Connect and I have a Pro-Ject Essential III turntable. I have the turntable plugged into the Connect, however I still hear no sound over the rest of my wireless Sonos system.

Any ideas on what the problem is? Should I have bought a ConnectAmp instead?

Thanks
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jgatie
jgatie
September 28, 2018
Are you selecting the Line-In source for the other Sonos Rooms? Do this by going to the Now Playing screen for one of your other rooms, then select the Browse menu, select Line-In, select the source, and select Play Now. As an alternative, you can set a default Room for the line-In to play to by going to Settings->Connect->(Connect room name)->Line-In Settings and choosing the Autoplay room.

For more info on line-in usage, see this link:

https://support.sonos.com/s/article/1080?language=en_US
    architecturebcAuthor
    Trending Lyricist I
    September 28, 2018
    Thank you! That got me to where I can hear at a very low volume) the music playing through the speakers. I have tried adjusting all of my line in settings (setting 10 - high provides the best output though still very low). The turntable has a pre-amp - does it require me to turn that on (it’s a Pro Ject Essential III)? Any other thoughts on how I can pump up the volume?
    jgatie
    jgatie
    September 28, 2018
    Low volume is one sign of the preamp missing. On the Essentials III Phono, the preamp is switched. It is located at position 4 in this photo:

    Ken_Griffiths
    Ken_Griffiths
    September 29, 2018
    Sorry to interject here, but I was looking around the net at this turntable earlier and I think there are two versions .. one is called Pro-Ject Essential IIl and the other is called the Pro-Ject Essential PIIl ... I assume the 'P' is for Phono or Pre-Amp... I think the first model does not have a pre-amp.

    So a Pre-Amp maybe required if you have the Pro-Ject Essential IIl model.

    Hope that helps.
    architecturebcAuthor
    Trending Lyricist I
    September 29, 2018
    Thanks for all of the replies here.

    So the Pro Ject Essential III does not have a preamp. Any recommendations on a pre amp I should use to use with my Connect?
    architecturebcAuthor
    Trending Lyricist I
    October 19, 2018
    So...as an update to the above, I purchased and am attempting to install a Pro-Ject Record Box E to connect my Pro-Ject Essential III turntable to my Sonos Connect.

    I have the cables from the turntable going into the “in” ports of the preamp, then the next pair going from the “out” ports of the pre-amp to the “in” ports of the Connect. I also have the “MM” button not pressed (out position).

    On my phone, I have the Connect setup as line in /AV. Still, no sound!

    What is the deal! Help me!
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