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Stada536
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December 16, 2023
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sonos port and turntable

  • December 16, 2023
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Hi guys,

I own a turntable (with built in pre-amp), third part speakers (also with a pre amp) and have recently got Sonos. I bought a port because I want to be able to play the turntable music in other rooms.

I know i can simply plug in the port line-in to the turntable so the RCA plugs and it plays around the house) but then not over the third party speakers.

Is there a way to have the third party speakers still play the record while the Sonos speakers plays it around the house? I thought I’d be able to plug the port into the pre amp on the third party speakers but it doesn’t work.
 

i can’t work it out. 


cheers

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Best answer by ratty

So the Wharfdales are active. Which model? 

Connect the turntable to the Port Line-In (which it sounds like you’ve already done).

Connect the Port Line-Out or digital out to the speakers.

Ensure that the Port is playing its own Line-In, whether directly or as part of a group.

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ratty
ratty
December 17, 2023

I don’t seem to be getting a straight answer.

Ignore the Sonos speakers for the moment.

You have the following wired chain, right? TT → Port → Leak amp → Wharfedale speakers

A simple question: have you selected the Port’s room and told it to play anything?

Stada536Author
Trending Lyricist I
December 17, 2023

I don’t seem to be getting a straight answer.

Ignore the Sonos speakers for the moment.

You have the following wired chain, right? TT → Port → Leak amp → Wharfedale speakers

A simple question: have you selected the Port’s room and told it to play anything?

Sorry. I appreciate you help.

 

System is: TT-Port-Leak/Wharfedale Speakers 

I dont have seperate amp but both the TT and speakers have pre-amps.

Stada536Author
Trending Lyricist I
December 17, 2023

And as i said. The port plays line in from the TT just fine to SONOS speakers around the house

ratty
ratty
December 17, 2023

On the system tab of your Sonos app (the middle one), tap on the Port’s room.

Tap on the Browse tab (the second from left). Tap on Sonos Radio. Play any station you like.

Does the Leak amp play the AUX through the Wharfedales or not? 

Stada536Author
Trending Lyricist I
December 17, 2023

On the system tab of your Sonos app (the middle one), tap on the Port’s room.

Tap on the Browse tab (the second from left). Tap on Sonos Radio. Play any station you like.

Does the Leak amp play the AUX through the Wharfedales or not? 

I'm at work so will try that when I get home. I do not have a separate amp. I have a TT and then active speakers (but both the TT and speakers have a pre-amp setting)

ratty
ratty
December 17, 2023

Okay. In the meantime some terminology.

You posted pics relating to the Leak Stereo 130. It’s a separate integrated amp. It drives passive speakers, such as the Dentons. 

Active speakers are where the amplifiers are actually built inside the speakers themselves. 

buzz
buzz
Grand Maestro
December 17, 2023

@Stada536,

Unlike many traditional audio units, nothing is automatically passed from PORT’s Line-In through to PORT’s Line-Out. Line-In and Line-Out are simply audio resources on the network that happen to live in the same “box”. If you want to play Line-In through Line-Out, you must select Line-In to play on PORT, same as you would select Port’s Line-In on any other SONOS player. And, you must set Line-Out’s Volume.

Note that you’ll have a “war” between PORT’s Volume control and LEAK’s Volume control. You can eliminate the “war” by setting PORT’s Line-Out to “Fixed”, however, this will disable Volume control of Line-Out using the SONOS controller. You’ll need to adjust LEAK’s output exclusively with it’s Volume control.

Stada536Author
Trending Lyricist I
December 19, 2023

On the system tab of your Sonos app (the middle one), tap on the Port’s room.

Tap on the Browse tab (the second from left). Tap on Sonos Radio. Play any station you like.

Does the Leak amp play the AUX through the Wharfedales or not? 

Hi Ratty,

 

Yes it plays Line Out to Aux thru the speakers no problem

Stada536Author
Trending Lyricist I
December 19, 2023

On the system tab of your Sonos app (the middle one), tap on the Port’s room.

Tap on the Browse tab (the second from left). Tap on Sonos Radio. Play any station you like.

Does the Leak amp play the AUX through the Wharfedales or not? 

Hi Ratty,

 

Yes it plays Line Out to Aux thru the speakers no problem

Cool so it's now all working. I tried plugging the Port Line out back into the amp Phono ports and it6 got all fuzzy,. Would you guys re3ccomend just continuing to play beveryrthing thru the AUX??

ratty
ratty
December 19, 2023

Well then, tell the Port to play it's own Line-In and you should hear your turntable. 

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