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Melb77
Contributor I
June 15, 2022
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how to connect my Yamaha tts303B turntable to my ARC

Purchased a Yamaha turntable and silly me thought it would be just plug and play. It’s a tts303b and I need it to connect to my Sonia Arc which is connected to my LG Tv. Any help please?

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John BAnswer
June 16, 2022

That would be an option but it seems to me a lot of money just to connect a turntable. A used gen2 Connect would do just as good a job for much less, if you could find one. 

Another possibility would be to use One SLs for your surround speakers and keep the Fives purely for music, including the turntable. 

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John B
June 15, 2022

Hi. The Arc isn’t really designed for this, but...

First thing to check is whether the TV has any form of audio input that would allow you to connect your turntable to the TV.

Otherwise the only workable options are a Roam if the turntable has Bluetooth, or a Sonos speaker or player with a line in.  he best choice there is often to buy a Sonos Five, but that only makes sense if you could use a speaker elsewhere in your home.  The turntable would have to be located with the Five, but could play to the Arc when required,  The cheapest route to a line in would be a used gen 2 Connect.

    Melb77Author
    Contributor I
    June 15, 2022

    Thanks for replying. I’m thinking of getting a set of 5s, I was going to anyway. In the meantime, can I connect turntable to tv & still play through arc?

    John B
    June 15, 2022

    Thanks for replying. I’m thinking of getting a set of 5s, I was going to anyway. In the meantime, can I connect turntable to tv & still play through arc?

    Anything you can get into the TV you can get out of the Arc, so you’ll need to see if there is a TV input to which your turntable can connect.

    A pair of Fives sound great so you will be sorted once you have those.

      early rejecter
      Collaborator II
      June 15, 2022

      I’m thinking of getting a set of 5s, I was going to anyway.

      Are you planning to use the Fives as surround speakers with your Arc? If so, note that the line-in is disabled on the Five when in surround configuration, so you wouldn’t be able to connect your turntable to them in that scenario. If you’re just planning to use them as a stereo pair, not surrounds, you’re all set.

        John B
        June 15, 2022

        Good point @early rejecter .  It should have occurred to me that that might well be the intended purpose for the Fives.  I’m glad someone was awake.

        Melb77Author
        Contributor I
        June 16, 2022

        Oh I was hoping to connect all together. It’s so overwhelming to me lol. I’m ready to take the turntable back. Should I just buy a port?

        John BAnswer
        June 16, 2022

        That would be an option but it seems to me a lot of money just to connect a turntable. A used gen2 Connect would do just as good a job for much less, if you could find one. 

        Another possibility would be to use One SLs for your surround speakers and keep the Fives purely for music, including the turntable. 

          Melb77Author
          Contributor I
          June 17, 2022

          Thanks and yes seems a lot, but as I bought for my husbands birthday, I was hoping to get going today, so I went out and bought a port & it’s still not working. I spent an hour on the phone with Sonos and was told I’d need to buy a Behringer Microphono pre amp. Feel like taking it all back to be honest. I’ve spent over $1000 and still no music

          Melb77Author
          Contributor I
          June 17, 2022

          I have the turntable going and can hear music faintly through turntable, but nothing through port/arc.

          early rejecter
          Collaborator II
          June 17, 2022

          The Sonos rep you spoke to is incorrect; that turntable has a built-in preamplifier. Make sure the switch on the back is set to Phono EQ “On.”

          In your Sonos app, select the room that you want to hear the music in — do NOT select the room that you assigned to the Port. Now select the Browse menu (musical notes icon) and scroll down to the bottom and select Line-In as your music source. You should be able to hear the turntable on your Arc now.

          If the volume seems too low, go into the settings for your Port and adjust the Line-In level as high as it will go without causing distortion from the turntable.

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