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Connect old music equipment to sonos (record player, cassette and CD player)

  • September 3, 2024
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Hello.
I have an old music system (record player, cassette and CD player) with passive speakers.
*I send photos of the team.

I want to be able to play the three players on the Sonos speakers and from Sonos to be able to play on the passive speakers.
I want to keep choosing
What is the best way to do it?

I had thought about buying a Sonos amp or buying a connect:amp.
Connect the amplifier output of the equipment to the amp and the amp outputs to the passive speakers.
Could it be?
Would there be problems when listening from the old equipment on the passive speakers from going through two amplifiers?
Is there a way to connect the old stereo without going through the old amplifier?
Sorry if any questions are stupid, but I'm very new to these topics.

 

 

Best answer by buzz

PORT’s Line-In is simply a resource on the network that can play in any combination of SONOS “Rooms”. You would select Line-In as if it was a music service. In your old system you would play PORT’s Line-Out as you would play a cassette deck. If you select a music service to play on PORT’s Line-Out, it will play on your old system.

Note that there is a slight time delay between PORT’s Line-In and Line-Out. This is similar to the situation when using the tape monitor function of a three head cassette deck. When playing a music service on your old system via Line-Out, all speakers will be synchronized. When playing a CD through PORT’s Line-In, the SONOS speakers will be delayed slightly.

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buzz
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  • September 3, 2024

You can connect a SONOS PORT to the system as if the PORT is a cassette deck. 

Don’t attempt to listen to the speakers connected to your system if they are in the same area as SONOS speakers because there will be a time offset.

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  • September 3, 2024

If I connect a Sonos port to the system input (video or phone input on the back of the device) I will be able to listen to streaming music but I will not be able to hear the output of the device's players on other Sonos speakers.

buzz
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  • September 4, 2024

PORT’s Line-In is simply a resource on the network that can play in any combination of SONOS “Rooms”. You would select Line-In as if it was a music service. In your old system you would play PORT’s Line-Out as you would play a cassette deck. If you select a music service to play on PORT’s Line-Out, it will play on your old system.

Note that there is a slight time delay between PORT’s Line-In and Line-Out. This is similar to the situation when using the tape monitor function of a three head cassette deck. When playing a music service on your old system via Line-Out, all speakers will be synchronized. When playing a CD through PORT’s Line-In, the SONOS speakers will be delayed slightly.

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  • September 4, 2024

Gracias por la respuesta.
Me van a dejar un sonos connect esta tarde y probaré.

 

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