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Moching
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October 7, 2023
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No sound with Marantz SR5015 to a Sonos 5

  • October 7, 2023
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I have my Denon turntable connected to my Marantz SR5015 amp, and just connected my Sonos 5 via AC ports labeled CBL/SAT (per instructions any AC in ports should work) on back of Marantz. Have Phono chosen on input selector on the amp. The Sonos app sees and can play this line in set up, but no sound is coming out. I’ve double checked connections, and the Sonos five definitely does work with other music in. 

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Best answer by Airgetlam

Looking at that particular receiver’s rear panel on Amazon, I think the only place to connect it would be the zone 2 outputs. That receiver has a ton of inputs, not a lot of non-HDMI outputs. 

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MochingAuthor
Trending Lyricist I
October 7, 2023

I meant to say that they are inputs on the amp, but they are actually in a section called PRE OUT

 

MochingAuthor
Trending Lyricist I
October 7, 2023

Modern receivers no longer support a tape recorder output. You may need to use a Zone2 analog output fed to the SONOS Line-In. This Zone2 output may have a Volume control and you’ll need to work out cooperation between the Zone2 Volume control and the SONOS Volume controls.

I am using zone 2 as per photo, volume control on amp does not affect the volume on the FIVE, only the app does and it’s still incredibly quiet.

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Grand Maestro
October 8, 2023

Are you using the Zone2 Volume Control?

MochingAuthor
Trending Lyricist I
October 8, 2023

Are you using the Zine2 Volume Control?

I just tried selecting zone 2 on the remote and cranked volume up to max on the amp which did increase the volume to at least a “listenable” level, but it’s still incredibly more quiet than other sources. When streaming for instance, if I have the songs near somewhere at volume level 50 it’s plenty loud. I have the amp zone 2 at max and the Sonos volume up in the 90’s and it’s just listenable now, as if I had the Sonos volume near 40/45 listening to another source.

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Grand Maestro
October 8, 2023

Some receivers have a source level control for each input. This is yet another adjustment that could contribute to the “volume control war”.

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Grand Maestro
October 8, 2023

Update- I am getting sound but it is extremely low compared to other sources. I found in another thread, a suggestion that there would be a line in switch on the turntable. I only found an on/off switch which was set to OFF. I switched it to ON, and the volume was louder but the sound quality was terribly distorted.

Another connection approach is to connect the turntable to another analog input and then turn the turntable’s preamp ON. Phono is different from the other receiver inputs, requiring the turntable’s preamp to be OFF.

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    Grand Maestro
    October 8, 2023

    Check pages 147 & 148 in the manual.

      MochingAuthor
      Trending Lyricist I
      October 8, 2023

      Some receivers have a source level control for each input. This is yet another adjustment that could contribute to the “volume control war”.

      Ok - found the source level control and maxed that. This step has made the biggest difference. 

      MochingAuthor
      Trending Lyricist I
      October 8, 2023

      Check pages 147 & 148 in the manual.

      Thanks for the help. I’ve increased (maxed) the source level input for phone, I’ve increased the zone 2 volume and it seems we’re in business. I do still think that the phono to amp source is still a bit quieter than other sources so I may try your other suggestion re: another connection approach. THANKS AGAIN

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