Record Player setup

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October 30, 2017
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I currently have 3x Sonos Play One and 3x Sonos Play 3. For christmas I was thinking of getting my dad a record player and either a connect / Play 5 so he can utilize his record collection.

Can anyone reccomend:
-A good record player to use with Sonos that looks and sounds good
-Whether to get a Connect or Play 5
- Do I need an amp i.e. Connect:Amp or Play 5 with amp
* Also with either Connect / Play 5 would I be able to use some sort of splitter to route the sound from my tv to Sonos (rather than keep switching the input from record player / TV)

Thanks in advance

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K

Kumar

See the first few posts on this thread for a general brief: https://en.community.sonos.com/music-services-and-sources-228994/using-a-turntable-with-sonos-6769426

The ideal solution if you will also use Sonos for TV is to have a pair of 5 units flanking the TV. Hopefully there is place nearby for the turntable as well because both TV and the Turntable will need to have a wire running to one of the 5 units. Splitters of the kind you need are common and should be available even on Amazon.

lewiscAuthor

Headliner I

Thanks for the reply Kumar, could I just have one Play 5 and then get a 3.5mm splitter, then have both TV and record player plugged in together? (I have this auto HDMI splitter and thought of a 3.5mm equivalent http://www.amtel.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/lu612h.jpg)

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K

Kumar

Yes, I only suggested the pair because for TV the sound from one speaker placed to one side of the screen would sound odd. Unless you are able to place it below or above the screen.

lewiscAuthor

Headliner I

Thanks, the setup would be like this then (or similar). I found a 4-way audio switcher: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01FGYYQGI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A23H2ZS8R4QQTQ&psc=1

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K

Kumar

I presume the amp you show there is a phono preamp. And why are you running a wire from the phone to the switcher?

lewiscAuthor

Headliner I

The amp is a pre amp recommended on the thread you originally posted, The wire is just theoretical, for phones with no Sonos app / iPods / tablets

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