CD Player set up

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I have a 2x Sonos One stereo paired working with a Beam under my TV.

I’d like to dig out my CD collection again and need some form of physical connection between the player & a speaker.

Not wanting to break the bank, I’m looking at a refurbished Sonos Five for this connection - my question is can I set the Five up with the 2x Ones acting as a (new) stereo pair just when I want to play CDs? Do I need to set this up as a new room?

Thanks all,

JB

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nik9669aAnswer

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That’s fine. Any room (ie the label used to identify a single speaker, or a stereo pair, or a home theatre setup) can use the line-in from a speaker on the network.

In your setup, the Five could be streaming music in one room, whilst its line-in source is used by the Ones.

If you have them all in a single physical room, the Ones plus the Beam and the Five might be overkill 😜

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James BowieAuthor

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So it turns out I can only group my Ones with a Five (I want a stereo pair)

Might just buy a Five for exclusive CD player use, or replace my Ones with ERAs and use the line-in on one of those for the CDs so at least I can get a stereo pair, although the latter option might disconnect the stereo option.

Why is it so complicated!

Stanley_4

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I think you may have misunderstood the above answers.

You can Group any of your Rooms with any other Rooms. Don't think speakers, think Rooms when Grouping.

You can have either a Stereo Pair with the Ones as a Room or use them as Surrounds for the Beam's Room. You can switch between these two options but it is a bit of effort.

Any Sonos used as a Stereo Pair can use the line-in if it has one, when used as Surrounds they can't.

I'd consider the Ones as Surrounds for your Beam, a set of Eras as a Stereo Pair and (if you don't use the Five's line-in they will provide two additional line-in connections (adapters required.)

It really isn't complicated, the pairing, grouping rules are pretty simple, as is the line-in usage.

If you have a streaming service that provides ATMOS I'd be really tempted to go for the 300s as the sound is amazing. Add a Sub or mini-Sub to the 100s or 300s and it is even better.

Airgetlam

And just to be ‘super clear’, Sonos stereo pairs must be the same ‘named’ speakers. You can stereo pairs must any two Ones, or two Fives, or two PLAY:5s (of the same generation), etc. It might help to see the FAQ on Sonos terminology. most of the responses you see in this forum will be using those distinctions, particularly between ‘grouping’ and ‘pairing’, which in the Sonos environment are very different.

Bruce

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