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chrischiles
Contributor II
September 5, 2017
Question

Roksan K2 - playing CDs through connected CD player and through SONOS Connect:AMP

  • September 5, 2017
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I have a Roksan K2 Amp and CD player and unfortunately the amp does not have output which I can connect to my Connect:AMP in order to play CDs through the rest of my SONOS. I have figured a work around where I have connected my Connect:AMP to the CD player, and then the CD player to the AMP, but that of course means that I have to turn on the Connect:AMP to use the amp with any other inputs. I don't suppose anyone has a better solution?
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    Kumar
    September 5, 2017
    What sources do you use other than the CD player?
    chrischilesAuthor
    Contributor II
    September 5, 2017
    Apple TV, TV and a 3.5mm headphone jack for people's phones etc
    Kumar
    September 5, 2017
    I think that Roksan has pre outs - and if you had a Connect, those could be wired to the inputs on the Connect, with the outputs of the Connect wired to one of the inputs on the Roksan.
    But that can be done only with the Connect, not the Connect Amp which only has speaker level outputs. But if you wired the CD to the inputs on the Roksan, and the pre out to the inputs on the Connect Amp, the CD or any other inputs to the Roksan ought to be heard on other Sonos units. Without the Connect Amp needing to be on when only the Roksan is in use.
    Perhaps someone else here will have suggestions that are more useful.
    chrischilesAuthor
    Contributor II
    September 5, 2017
    I'm an idiot - I meant a connect, not connect:amp. Sorry. There are no pre-outs on the K2 unfortunately.
    Kumar
    September 5, 2017
    The manual for the K2 bluetooth version shows a pair; perhaps only that variant has them.
    nevm
    Lyricist I
    September 5, 2017
    The ordinary Roksan K2 most defiantly has pre outs.
    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    September 5, 2017
    Ah, the joys of autocorrect fails. I have an image in my mind of a Roksan K2 raising a fist, saying "Take that, I have pre-outs" in a defiant manner. 🙂
    Bruce
    chrischilesAuthor
    Contributor II
    September 5, 2017
    Nope, doesn't work, unless I'm missing something really obvious....
    chrischilesAuthor
    Contributor II
    September 5, 2017
    ...
    Kumar
    September 6, 2017
    It looks like the Connect output is wired to the Aux 1 In. And the pre outs are wired to the Connect inputs and CD player to CD inputs on the Roksan, and if so, things should work.

    For CD play, the signal would directly go to the amp and thence to the wired speakers once CD is selected on the front panel. And from the pre outs, to Connect as well and thence to other Sonos kit if you set up the line in for the Connect to do so. If all speakers are being played, there will be lag in the sound from the Sonos speakers that cannot be avoided and may/may not be noticeable based on speaker locations. For CD play just via the Roksan, the Connect does not need to be on. Note in this case that the pre outs are almost certain to be volume controlled, so the Roksan volume control and the Connect volume slider will both have a cumulated effect on the sound levels via Sonos kit.

    For music sourced directly by the Connect, from the net as an example, music would go to all speakers if Connect and other Sonos kit is playing as one group and if the Roksan is on and Aux 1 selected on the front panel. In this case, music would be in perfect sync across all speakers.

    Which of the above isn't working?
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