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Maximus122
Contributor I
July 13, 2023
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Era 100 surround Sound / Pioneer DJ Aux

hi I have the era 100 both of them set up as a surround sound sound with the arc and a sub. The reason I bought the area 100 is so I can plug in my Dj mixer using the auxiliary input with the adapter. So far no luck when I try to play my Dj mixer into Era 100. Sonos support told me I need to buy the specific Sonos line usb c adapter from their site for this to work. Is this true? or would I not be able to play because it’s already part of the surround system? 

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Airgetlam
AirgetlamAnswer
July 13, 2023

 Because you have them set up as surrounds, any line in would be suppressed/ inactive. 

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Airgetlam
AirgetlamAnswer
July 13, 2023

 Because you have them set up as surrounds, any line in would be suppressed/ inactive. 

Bruce
Maximus122Author
Contributor I
July 15, 2023

According to Sonos you have to use their specific adaptor since it has some sort of encoding on it.  I tried using my Apple usb-c to Aux but no luck.

 

controlav
controlav
Lead Maestro
July 15, 2023

According to Sonos you have to use their specific adaptor since it has some sort of encoding on it.  I tried using my Apple usb-c to Aux but no luck.

 

The Apple device is USB to Aux, you need Aux to USB. Not the same, which is why you need the Sonos device. You’ll get the 75ms delay so likely unsuitable for DJing anyway.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
    Maximus122Author
    Contributor I
    July 15, 2023

    I don’t think you are correct.  They are both USB-C to Aux

    plug USB-c to era 100 and plug the Aux cable to the other end of the adaptor.

    “Connect an audio source to Era 100 or Era 300 using this 3.5 mm to USB-C adapter. Auxiliary cable not included.”

     

    Maximus122Author
    Contributor I
    July 15, 2023

    Also I used to plug Aux to my play 5 directly without any delay from the DJ Mixer

    jgatie
    jgatie
    July 15, 2023

    Also I used to plug Aux to my play 5 directly without any delay from the DJ Mixer

     

    No you didn’t.  The delay has been there since day 1, and is unavoidable.  There are threads going back to 2005 complaining about the inability to use Sonos devices for DJ’ing.

      controlav
      controlav
      Lead Maestro
      July 15, 2023

      I don’t think you are correct.  They are both USB-C to Aux

      plug USB-c to era 100 and plug the Aux cable to the other end of the adaptor.

      “Connect an audio source to Era 100 or Era 300 using this 3.5 mm to USB-C adapter. Auxiliary cable not included.”

       

      LOL one is analog-to-digital, the other is digital-to-analog. This aren’t some dumb piece of wire, there’s actual electronics in there, and using the non-Sonos one isn’t going to get you anywhere.

      Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
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