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Contributor I
Nov 4, 2025 6:59 PM UTC

Connecting receiver - suggestions

I a great vinyl collection that I originally had connected to a Denon AVR, def tech speakers and sub, and an audio technica turntable.  It sounded very good, but I wanted to go wireless for a lot of reasons.  I gave the speakers and receiver to my daughter and replaced them with 2 Sonos ONE SL’s,  Beam, and Sub Mini.  It didn’t occur to me that they weren’t Bluetooth compatible.  Now I have all these great albums but no ability to play them since the Sonos aren’t Bluetooth compatible.  I’m open to buying a new receiver but am not sure which one to buy.  Any ideas?

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jgatie
Nov 4, 2025 7:03 PM UTC

The best way to introduce a turntable to Sonos is via a Line-In equipped Sonos device.  These include an ERA 100/300 + adapter, a Five, an Amp, or a Port.  The turntable also needs to have a phono pre-amp, either built in or external.  See this link:

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/listen-to-your-turntable-on-sonos

 

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Airgetlam
Nov 4, 2025 7:35 PM UTC

Oops, duplicated data….

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Bruce
Airgetlam
Nov 4, 2025 7:37 PM UTC

Or not. Note that there is a whole section of the forum here, which discusses exactly what you want to do. 

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Bruce
Senior Virtuoso
Nov 4, 2025 7:38 PM UTC

Bluetooth is not a particularly hi-fi interface. The line-in option is a better option, in my opinion. You can then use the line-in input for your existing speaker setup, and/or to the new speaker. 

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Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
Nov 4, 2025 9:43 PM UTC

Bluetooth would be a distant last choice here too. Any of the wired line-in options is better.

The Beam will be decent for listening to the turntable but it is just a soundbar so it is a bit limited.

Hard to choose which speakers are best for the turntable. The Fives are probably the best sounding and give you two line-in connections. The Era-300s sound good too and include Atmos playback. The line-in adaptor(s) are extra. Era-100s will be a bit better than the Beam, maybe not enough to justify the cost though.

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rbhare71Author
Contributor I
Nov 5, 2025 2:10 AM UTC

Thanks everyone, it’s very good information.  As an old hi-fi guy, I should have kept my Def Tech’s and receiver. I recently bought the Beam and Sub Mini recently, maybe I can exchange them.  

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Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
Nov 5, 2025 3:27 AM UTC

The way Sonos works only the soundbars and Amp work well for TV audio so you may want to keep the Beam for that.

As others suggested an Era-100 and line-in adaptor is going to be the inexpensive but good quality option.

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