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JJKB
Contributor I
October 23, 2016
Question

Old Sony Amp - no line out

  • October 23, 2016
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Hello Sonos Community,

We recently bought a play5 and a connect for my folks. Now i want to connect an old sony amp (ta-a200) to the connect so that i can play a cd or lp and can hear this from both the speakers connected to the amp and from the play5.
The amp has input lines for phono,tuner,cd and aux and two tape inputs. There are also two REC outputs for the tapes lines. Off course there are also speaker wire outputs onwhich two speakers are connected.
Now I connected the line out from the connect to the line in (aux). So that works i can listen spotify on both play5 and my speakers.
Now i want to play a cd or lp and here is where i can get all boxes play at the same time. I have used the line out from the amp (tape rec) and connected this to the line in from the connect. This works but only the play5 produces sound. Apperantly the amp can only output speakerwires or tape rec. If I unselect the Taperec I get sound from the speakers but not the play5.
I am thinking to use the speaker wire output and convert this to rca and connect this to the CONNECT line in. I have an open slot for the speaker wires so no problem. Just not sure if this works? I see simple adapters online (from wire to RCA) but also with some type of converter in between.
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Any advice? Is this a good solution?
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    John B
    October 24, 2016
    @John B
    I see your point. I was thinking that with the Connect using its Analog Input plugged into Tape 1 Output the Connect would basically act like a recorder for a selected source (so to speak) and send the music over the SonosNet to allow the Play 5 to output the same. In essence the Connect would capture the audio as well as the wired speakers.

    I think that is what @JJKB was hoping for - to play the CD direct through the amp and speakers and also direct the sound through the Connect's line-in to make it available to the Play:5. But he hasn't yet found a way of getting the amp to do that simultaneously.

    Leaving aside all else, there are numerous disadvantages to this approach, including only a remote chance of perfect sync. It is better, if you must use external devices, to direct them into the Sonos line-in rather than the amp. That is the fundamental issue here.

    There are two lines-in available here and using them both may be helpful. (But it would still be better to rip the CDs and put them on a NAS.)
    JJKBAuthor
    Contributor I
    October 24, 2016
    @ John B that is exactly what I was thinking.
    I understand now that even if it works it would result in a sync issue.

    The play5 is located elsewhere in de room and I can not (easily) use its line In.

    Nevertheless I get the point. Better to look into rip the cd's. or just use the play5. Sound fills the room on its own 🙂
    John B
    October 24, 2016
    @JJKB - our last posts "crossed", but I think confirmed my understanding. With the right software, ripping CDs is not so time-consuming and can be done gradually. I hope you sort it out.
    Chris
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    October 24, 2016
    wow it sounds like this has been made over complicated.

    and I do say rip the CD's by the way.

    But .....

    Your connect Output should be connected to a free input on the receiver - lets say AUX.

    The connect Input should be connected to the analog out from the receiver (the tape 1 record out).

    You should never have to turn on the record monitor button. Doing so is listening to what is hooked to tape 1 input which you have nothing hooked to. So hitting monitor button is playing nothing.

    to listen to CD on sonos set receiver to CD input (your Cd player assuming hooked to the CD input on the receiver). In Sonos go to Input (and select that connect input) and you will hear the CD playing via your receiver.

    to listen to Sonos music you chose the aux input on the receiver to hear the connect playing to your receiver.
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    AjTrek1
    AjTrek1
    October 24, 2016
    Thanks Guys,
    I can select the CD as input on the amp and click on the REC tape button. My idea was this would start the rec out line. And it does, but it stops the output on the speakers.

    @JJKB

    You NEVER need to select Tape Rec on the input/output that the Connect is plugged into. That's why you are losing sound as you are trying to select the Connect as a second source and it's not. It should never be selected from the front Panel of the Sony TA-A200. Just leave it along and you may get what you are looking for although as John B has alluded to it may not be perfect. 🆒
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