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Stuart Dammery
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Apr 17, 2024 9:43 PM UTC
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Using a Blu Ray player as a CD player - straight into 5s

Hi all.

 

I’m trying to use my Blu Ray player as a standalone CD player. So not connected through a TV.

As the blu ray has no left right RCA output I plugged in a DAC to the blu rays optical and the RCAs out to my 5’s input.

 

I can see the Sonos app is getting a signal, but I have no sound. Do I need a pre amp as well???

 

Thanks

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Airgetlam
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Apr 18, 2024 1:09 AM UTC

No, pre-amps are only needed for phono level devices such as older turntables. I assume your DAC is a line level device. 

As a guess (and this is an odd setup, so merely a guess), there’s something odd going on with your DAC. As a test, I’d try a different output device connected to your PLAY:5’s line in, and then play a bit with the line-in’s sensitivity settings, before going back to trying the DAC. You’re wanting to eliminate possible variables, right now, the easiest one to check is the line in on the PLAY:5 (or do you have a Five, which is the successor to the PLAY:5 gen 2, there is no 5). You also might want to confirm it is a DAC, and not an ADC device. 

Which Blu-ray player are you connecting to? I’ve never heard of one without a right and left RCA output (not saying it isn’t possible, just haven’t heard of it before).

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Airgetlam
AirgetlamAnswer
Apr 18, 2024 1:09 AM UTC

No, pre-amps are only needed for phono level devices such as older turntables. I assume your DAC is a line level device. 

As a guess (and this is an odd setup, so merely a guess), there’s something odd going on with your DAC. As a test, I’d try a different output device connected to your PLAY:5’s line in, and then play a bit with the line-in’s sensitivity settings, before going back to trying the DAC. You’re wanting to eliminate possible variables, right now, the easiest one to check is the line in on the PLAY:5 (or do you have a Five, which is the successor to the PLAY:5 gen 2, there is no 5). You also might want to confirm it is a DAC, and not an ADC device. 

Which Blu-ray player are you connecting to? I’ve never heard of one without a right and left RCA output (not saying it isn’t possible, just haven’t heard of it before).

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