New Connect owner getting confused

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January 12, 2017
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I have just bought a Sonos Connect (not the Connect Amp) with the intention of outputting it to a Sony Soundbar I wasn't using. I assumed that the sound bar would be classified as 'powered' speakers but I'm not getting any sound output at all. Everything else is fine, I can get playback of a turntable I've connected to the line in out of my other Play 1's and I've checked the soundbar is functioning by connecting a different source. What am I missing?

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jamesbraundAuthor

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I mainly bought the Connect to use as a line in so I could add a turntable to my existing Sonos set up, and that I'd also end up with another speaker zone in conjunction with a sound bar I wasn't currently using. Seemed reasonable rather than paying double the cost for a Play:5 for example. But it hasn't worked out so will probably return it and just play the turntable straight into the sound bar as a stand alone set up. Real shame as I usually like the syncing capabilities of Sonos.

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John B

Fair enough. Although the Sonos components are synching perfectly. It was indeed a reasonable thing to try.

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jamesbraundAuthor

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Fair point although it was the Sonos' that were lagging behind the direct connected sound bar. If all it's going to give me is a connector to play to the others rather than another zone then it's a bit rich at £250.

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John B

I agree. It isn't using the Connect for its main purpose. But what music source were you playing and how were you directing it to the P:1s?

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jamesbraundAuthor

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Sony turntable into line in and then line out to sound bar. Then allowing autoplay to stream to a stereo pair of play:1's via the app controller.

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John B

Autoplay to Connect. Include grouped rooms in Autoplay settings. Starting from the Connect, group with the P1s