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Jun 10, 2024 9:50 AM UTC
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connecting pre-amp and turntable to port ?

hi guys , i am trying to connect up my turntable to a pre-amp and then onto my Sonos Port but not being Tec savvy i am cautious connecting improperly for the wrong results so any help appreciated , thank you

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the ZiGAuthor
Trending Lyricist I
Jun 10, 2024 11:24 AM UTC

Hi Ken  ,  i appreciate the link but i am unsure of what plugs to what  eg  IN/OUT  etc etc

again NOT savvy and afraid to connect someting incorrectly here 

i obviously have 2 phono out that have to connect to the Pre-Amp but what to were after that i am confused….. :(

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Lyricist III
Jun 10, 2024 11:34 AM UTC

I have a Pro-Ject Essential turntable connected to a pre-amp and then to a Sonos Connect. The  built in preamp stopped working on the turntable. The RCA cables are just output to input on the three devices, so is your question concerning settings on the preamp? A word of caution, currently my setup does not work as the latest Sonos App “upgrade” has broken the link between the Connect and my Sonos speakers. The latest app releases have been breaking, fixing and then breaking this connection. I don’t know if this also impacts the Sonos Port, but don’t go crazy if your setup doesn’t initially work.

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the ZiGAuthor
Trending Lyricist I
Jun 10, 2024 12:08 PM UTC

I have a Pro-Ject Essential turntable connected to a pre-amp and then to a Sonos Connect. The  built in preamp stopped working on the turntable. The RCA cables are just output to input on the three devices, so is your question concerning settings on the preamp? A word of caution, currently my setup does not work as the latest Sonos App “upgrade” has broken the link between the Connect and my Sonos speakers. The latest app releases have been breaking, fixing and then breaking this connection. I don’t know if this also impacts the Sonos Port, but don’t go crazy if your setup doesn’t initially work.

Hi JFF  ….. not concerned about settings but rather what plugs into what and were so as i am connecting the turntable correctly to the pre-amp and the pre amp to the Sonos Port  and into the correct Phono connections...again i am NOT Tec savvy …. lol

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buzz
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Jun 10, 2024 12:27 PM UTC

 

 

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jgatie
Jun 10, 2024 12:28 PM UTC

RCA outputs on Turntable to RCA inputs on Pre-amp.  RCA outputs on pre-amp to RCA Line-In on Port.  All RCA connections are red to red and black to black. 

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the ZiGAuthor
Trending Lyricist I
Jun 10, 2024 1:49 PM UTC

RCA outputs on Turntable to RCA inputs on Pre-amp.  RCA outputs on pre-amp to RCA Line-In on Port.  All RCA connections are red to red and black to black. 

thank you jgatie for that , i will do this and report back to you ….. if you dont mind… :)

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Lyricist III
Jun 10, 2024 2:49 PM UTC

When all connected this is how it works. With everything powered up I go into the Sonos App and select my stereo speaker pair. I now see a source option called line-in, I select it and tap the play button in the line-in box. At first I was having drop outs and went into the app (in my case it’s in the settings for my Sonos Connect under Audio Delay) and increased the buffering until the drop outs disappeared. My setting currently is 150ms. Hope this helps.

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the ZiGAuthor
Trending Lyricist I
Jun 10, 2024 5:16 PM UTC

RCA outputs on Turntable to RCA inputs on Pre-amp.  RCA outputs on pre-amp to RCA Line-In on Port.  All RCA connections are red to red and black to black. 

thank you jgatie for that , i will do this and report back to you ….. if you dont mind… :)

ok so all plugged in as instructed , selected Line-in on the App and i have no sound… any ideas what to try next ?

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the ZiGAuthor
Trending Lyricist I
Jun 10, 2024 5:18 PM UTC

When all connected this is how it works. With everything powered up I go into the Sonos App and select my stereo speaker pair. I now see a source option called line-in, I select it and tap the play button in the line-in box. At first I was having drop outs and went into the app (in my case it’s in the settings for my Sonos Connect under Audio Delay) and increased the buffering until the drop outs disappeared. My setting currently is 150ms. Hope this helps.

i have everything plugged in as instructed by jgatie from above post and i have no sound , it has to be something simple surely ?

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