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Contributor I
Nov 5, 2019 2:25 AM UTC

Sonos Move not pairing with Bluetooth turntable (Audio Technica)

The Move is directly next to the turntable, and the bluetooth indicator lights on both devices are flashing, but they are not pairing. I’ve tried numerous times with no success.

Anyone else having this issue?

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Senior Virtuoso
Nov 5, 2019 8:29 AM UTC

I’m no Bluetooth expert and I don’t have a Move. 
 

That said, I believe that there are different Bluetooth profiles, and different requirements for device pairing. If you were to connect your Turntable to the Move, how would you control volume? My suspicion here is that the Move is looking for a controller - ie the Sonos app running on a suitable device. You can then use the controller to select what source of music to send to the Move. Connecting turntable directly to the Move would cut out the controller and I suspect that’s not acceptable. 

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Nov 5, 2019 9:16 AM UTC

Another possibility…...have you already paired another Bluetooth device to the Move, such as a phone?  If so, and that device is in range, switch off Bluetooth on that device to ensure the Move is ‘free’ to pair to the turntable.

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ratty
Nov 5, 2019 10:16 AM UTC

In fact the Sonos controller is not relevant for Bluetooth, as it’s useless in the absence of a network. The Move is ‘just’ a Bluetooth speaker, receiving audio from mobile apps in the usual way.

 

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Senior Virtuoso
Nov 5, 2019 12:38 PM UTC

In fact the Sonos controller is not relevant for Bluetooth, as it’s useless in the absence of a network. The Move is ‘just’ a Bluetooth speaker, receiving audio from mobile apps in the usual way.

 

Stupid of me - and then use volume buttons on the Move. Sorry to mislead you, SummerBreeze. 

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Contributor I
Nov 5, 2019 3:39 PM UTC

Thanks, all--

I did have to unpair my phone from the speaker, but it is still not pairing with the turntable.

Perhaps I’ll try the Audio Technica site to see if anyone has tried to pair to a Move.

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Senior Virtuoso
Nov 5, 2019 4:08 PM UTC

Is it possible to pair your phone to the turntable, and then Airplay to the Move? Cumbersome, but a possible solution? 

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Contributor I
Nov 5, 2019 7:46 PM UTC

Is it possible to pair your phone to the turntable, and then Airplay to the Move? Cumbersome, but a possible solution? 

Interesting thought. I tried it, and my iPhone doesn’t recognize/find the turntable bluetooth signal. That’s like the source of the issue with the speaker as well.  Maybe I’ll find a solution with the Audio Technica folks.

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Airgetlam
Nov 5, 2019 9:06 PM UTC

Is it possible there’s a switch for the Bluetooth on this turntable, and it’s not on? I don’t see any specific model number for it, so it’s hard to look up an online manual.

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Bruce
Airgetlam
Nov 5, 2019 9:09 PM UTC

Ah, the lights are flashing, so it’s not that. Sorry I missed that in the initial post. 

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Bruce
Contributor I
Nov 7, 2019 3:48 PM UTC

I’m told by Audio Technica that my bluetooth turntable uses SBC Bluetooth audio codec and A2DP profile. How do I find out if that is compatible with the Sonos Move?

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