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Sonos Era 100 + Turntable question, switching between Apple Music and Turntable.

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April 20, 2024
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I'm new to Sonos speakers. I purchased an Era 100 and plugged my turntable into it through the Line In. Works great, sounds great. The problem I have is, if I play Apple Music on the speaker, and want to switch back to the turn table, it doesn't automatically switch like I'd like it to. Is there a way to make it automatically switch back to Line In? The "Autoplay" settings don't seem to do it if it has last been playing Apple Music. Or is there a "Hey Sonos" or "Alexa" voice command to make it switch? The only way I have found is through the app. thanks!

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Best answer by Schlumpf

@skullc

@Matt3281

And… just to clarify… autoplay option for the line in definitely is turned on and set to the speakers room itself?

If so and it doesn’t work, have you tried a device restart?

skullc

Prodigy III

I have a pair of 5s and have to manually switch every time guessing the 100 will be the same

no automatic switching unfortunately

Network= livewire cpe pro 3 +eero 6 pro wireless

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GuitarSuperstar

Lead Maestro

I just tested this on my system.

If you have the Autoplay Room set to the room associated with the Era 100, when you place the needle on the vinyl, the Apple Music stream should automatically stop and the music from the vinyl should begin playing out of the speaker.

"Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi

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Matt3281Author

Contributor I

I just tested this on my system.

If you have the Autoplay Room set to the room associated with the Era 100, when you place the needle on the vinyl, the Apple Music stream should automatically stop and the music from the vinyl should begin playing out of the speaker.

Strange - that didn’t work for me. I tested it and Apple Music kept playing and it never switched to the vinyl.

Schlumpf

Virtuoso

I also checked that and it works the way it should as @GuitarSuperstar just described.
But… you won’t have to change the sources too quickly !!

There is a signal overrun of about 15 seconds on line in source. Autoplay just works, if a signal comes in via line in after last line in plaback inclusive overrun time has stopped.

Ralf

Schlumpf

Virtuoso

And another reason perhaps could be line in level set too weak. You could try setting it to a higher level and test again. I think Autoplay needs a minimum of signal strength to work.

Ralf

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Matt3281Author

Contributor I

I also checked that and it works the way it should as @GuitarSuperstar just described.
But… you won’t have to change the sources too quickly !!

There is a signal overrun of about 15 seconds on line in source. Autoplay just works, if a signal comes in via line in after last line in plaback inclusive overrun time has stopped.

I’m not sure I’m following what you are saying… To test this, I played Apple Music. Stopped the music, waited 15 seconds, started the turntable, waited 15 seconds, and the speaker never switched to line-in. Went to the app, changed it there, and it worked fine.

buzz

Grand Maestro

Try test playing a record that begins with a “boom” or “crash”. Starting Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon has flustered every auto switcher that I’ve encountered.

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Matt3281Author

Contributor I

Try test playing a record that begins with a “boom” or “crash”. Starting Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon has flustered every auto switcher that I’ve encountered.

I’ll try that!

Schlumpf

Virtuoso

@Matt3281

Ok, the way you have tested it indicates it’s not a overrun issue. I suppose setting a higher line in level in Sonos settings could sort it. What level are you using currently?

Ralf

skullc

Prodigy III

For reference my line level is on full and I retested it using a black sabbath lp no auto switching occurred on my setup

Network= livewire cpe pro 3 +eero 6 pro wireless

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