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jmdfd415
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January 16, 2019

New sonos amp and passive speakers vs play 5 for turntable.

  • January 16, 2019
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So I originally started with my turntable hooked up to a connect and 2 powered speakers. Had an issue with the connect so I returned it and ended up going with a play 5. I feel like my turntable does not sound near a good through the line in on the play 5 as it did running through the connect. Is this just in my mind?

I was thinking about possibly returning the play 5 and going with the new amp and a couple of passive klipsch speakers. Would the sound quality be any better on the new amp in this setup vs the connect. Would either option sound better than running it through the play 5?
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      jmdfd415Author
      Contributor I
      January 16, 2019
      So I want to make sure I have this correct....the new amp, connect, & line-in on the play 5 should all have the same exact sound quality with my turntable?

      Yes. Note, make sure the input to the Play:5 is a 3.5 mm stereo plug, not a summed to mono plug. A stereo will have 2 black rings, a mono will have one. Also, make sure it is fully seated. If it isn't it can cause the sound to be mono or only play through one channel.

      I've tried 2 different cables both are high quality rca to 3.5 stereo cables. They did seem to be fully seated, but I will try and again as soon as I get home because it did sound a bit more mono and flat.
      jmdfd415Author
      Contributor I
      January 17, 2019
      Just wanted to give a little update on this. I thought that the 3.5mm plug was going in all the way since it was clicking in, but I took it out last night and peeped inside the hole and a tiny piece of plastic was preventing it from going in all the way. I was able to shake it out of the plug. Once I plugged my cable back in and tested the turntable all of my issues have been solved! Thanks so much for everyones help on here. Everything sounds just like I want it now!
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