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Connecting Turntable in to Sonos system

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August 26, 2021
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I have a new Sonos Arc, subwoofer, and two rear SLs in my living room; in my study I have a separate turntable, receiver and speakers (and my vinyl collection). I would like to be able to connect my Rega RP1 turntable into my new Sonos system. How can I do that?

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Best answer by Airgetlam

The most common way is with a Sonos Port, which has an analog input for the separate receiver to feed an output to. Usually they are connected to available tape loops, but any line level output from the receiver is fine.

Some people instead choose to use a Sonos Five, which also has an analog input, although the form factor is smaller, the line in is exactly the same.

AirgetlamAnswer

The most common way is with a Sonos Port, which has an analog input for the separate receiver to feed an output to. Usually they are connected to available tape loops, but any line level output from the receiver is fine.

Some people instead choose to use a Sonos Five, which also has an analog input, although the form factor is smaller, the line in is exactly the same.

Bruce

Airgetlam

There’s even an FAQ about it:

https://support.sonos.com/s/article/3548?

Bruce

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RKB1954Author

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Thanks!

Can I just plug my turntable directly into the Port and bypass my receiver?

Airgetlam

As long as the turntable is pre-amped, yes. Sonos looks for line level inputs, not phono level inputs. Receivers usually have one built in, which is why they have a specifically labeled “phono” input, which feeds that pre-amp, and sends the line level data to the rest of the device.

Bruce

Airgetlam

To be clear, the pre-amp can be built in to the turntable, or be an external model, of which dozens of makes can be found on places like Amazon or even your local electronics store. Does not have to be “built in” at all, which you might infer from my previous post. Just needs to exist :)

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RKB1954Author

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Thanks - and at the same time things can still be connected to my receiver and other speakers?

Airgetlam

Not sure I understand your question. If you connect the turntable to your Sonos directly, then you’ll have two systems, the Sonos with the turntable, and the receiver with whatever was connected to it before. The two systems would be be unconnected.

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RKB1954Author

Contributor I

Thanks again - Can the turntable be connected to Port and to my current receiver at the same time? So I could play albums via Sonos and two my more traditional set-up?

Airgetlam

Not easily, no. You could just connect a line level output from your receiver, most frequently a tape out, to the analog input of the Sonos, and then get anything playing on your receiver on to the Sonos system, with one caveat….there is a small delay for buffering on the Sonos, so if you’re playing something on that receiver with its own speakers, and also sending that signal to the Sonos, the Sonos speakers will be slightly delayed from the receiver’s speakers. If they’re in another room, it’s not liable to be an issue, but could be disconcerting if the receiver’s speakers and the Sonos speakers can be heard at the same time.

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RKB1954Author

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Ok thanks for all of this info - I think I would play the turntable though one or the other, not both at the same time. I just would like to be able to switch between turntable/Sonos to turntable/receiver easily if possible. If not I may bag my current non-Sonos speakers and get a couple of more Sonos speakers for the study…

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