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Contributor I
Aug 1, 2024 8:23 AM UTC
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how to get the best quality from a cd music

Hi , i have lot of cds in my library and I want to play them in my stereo Sonos era 100 system 

I’ve seen a usbc-rca cable in the Sonos website but seems like this will produce analog signal rather than cd digital audio quality . 
 

how and what do you suggest to buy in orther to play music in high quality from cd to Sonos era 100 system ?

 

thanks a lot 

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Senior Virtuoso
Aug 1, 2024 12:34 PM UTC

If copyright rules allow it in your country, use a tool to create lossless copies of your collection. Store them on an NAS or on computer hard disc, and then access them as a music library. That way, different speakers/rooms can play different tracks from your library. 

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nik9669aAnswer
Senior Virtuoso
Aug 1, 2024 12:34 PM UTC

If copyright rules allow it in your country, use a tool to create lossless copies of your collection. Store them on an NAS or on computer hard disc, and then access them as a music library. That way, different speakers/rooms can play different tracks from your library. 

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Prodigy III
Aug 1, 2024 12:37 PM UTC

Subscribe to Apple Music for CD quality streaming of 100 million tracks and save yourself the hassle.

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jgatie
Aug 1, 2024 12:41 PM UTC

Hi , i have lot of cds in my library and I want to play them in my stereo Sonos era 100 system 

I’ve seen a usbc-rca cable in the Sonos website but seems like this will produce analog signal rather than cd digital audio quality . 
 

how and what do you suggest to buy in orther to play music in high quality from cd to Sonos era 100 system ?

 

thanks a lot 

 

All CD playback produces an analog signal. We humans can only hear analog, so a digital signal must always be converted via DAC to analog.  

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Contributor I
Aug 2, 2024 1:46 PM UTC

Subscribe to Apple Music for CD quality streaming of 100 million tracks and save yourself the hassle.

Thanks Rhonny  I’ve got the subscription. The thing is I wanted to use my old cd library . King of nostalgic thing 

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jgatie
Aug 2, 2024 2:00 PM UTC

Ignore the Spam post above (it will soon be disappearing).  FIrst of all, it’s Spam.  Second, the information it gives does not apply to Sonos.  Except for TV soundbars, Sonos has no way of inputting a digital signal, it only has analog Line-In.

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Prodigy III
Aug 2, 2024 2:53 PM UTC

Subscribe to Apple Music for CD quality streaming of 100 million tracks and save yourself the hassle.

Thanks Rhonny  I’ve got the subscription. The thing is I wanted to use my old cd library . King of nostalgic thing 

Fair enough. You won’t hear any difference but I’m sure it will ‘feel’ different!

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