Are Two Line-Ins into 2 Era 300s Possible?

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Currently have two Era 300s set up as a stereo pair, with one speaker connected to my Sony Turntable via its RCA outputs (and Sonos adapter).

Is it technically possible to connect a CD player to my other Era without “confusing” Sonos? I know I could just detach the Vinyl RCAs whenever I want to listen to the CD player, but I’m wondering if it’s possible to have both units each connected to an Era, so that I never have to unhook anything. I’m also uninterested in a mixer, although would consider a low-profile one if that’s all there was.

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jgatieAnswer

Yes. Both Line-Ins can be used for a stereo pair.

jgatieAnswer

Yes. Both Line-Ins can be used for a stereo pair.

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MartinSkiddyAuthor

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Currently have two Era 300s set up as a stereo pair, with one speaker connected to my Sony Turntable via its RCA outputs (and Sonos adapter).

Is it technically possible to connect a CD player to my other Era without “confusing” Sonos? I know I could just detach the Vinyl RCAs whenever I want to listen to the CD player, but I’m wondering if it’s possible to have both units each connected to an Era, so that I never have to unhook anything. I’m also uninterested in a mixer, although would consider a low-profile one if that’s all there was.

Thanks. Would the app allow me to toggle between them so that I never have to disconnect them?

jgatie

Thanks. Would the app allow me to toggle between them so that I never have to disconnect them?

Each line in will appear under Browse as its own source.

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MartinSkiddyAuthor

Contributor II

Thanks. Would the app allow me to toggle between them so that I never have to disconnect them?

Each line in will appear under Browse as its own source.

Wow - thank you so much! A lot of the units come with a digital out. I’d imagine this is the best way to preserve audio quality. Do you know how to get a digital output to the USB-C input on the Era?

jgatie

Wow - thank you so much! A lot of the units come with a digital out. I’d imagine this is the best way to preserve audio quality. Do you know how to get a digital output to the USB-C input on the Era?

The USB-C dongle is analog to digital only. However, if you set it to uncompressed, the conversion is lossless, so quality will not suffer.

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MartinSkiddyAuthor

Contributor II

Wow - thank you so much! A lot of the units come with a digital out. I’d imagine this is the best way to preserve audio quality. Do you know how to get a digital output to the USB-C input on the Era?

The USB-C dongle is analog to digital only. However, if you set it to uncompressed, the conversion is lossless, so quality will not suffer.

Apple it. Was just wondering whether there was a way to bypass the dongle and have a cable from from the CD player’s digits out to a USB-C. If I need a dongle, then I’ll still need a digital coax( or HDMI) to 3.5 adapter to preserve the CD’s sound, right? Or does the 3.5 line out produce the same quality sound?

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