When Era speakers and Amps are used as surrounds, the line in and Bluetooth (on the Eras) are disabled. To avoid having to go through the pairing, un pairing and pairing again, an additional device is needed. Another Era100 is the least expensive, but you can also use a Port or Connect to creat a different room that you can group with the HT system.
@Nithsdale
It‘s an official limitation that the line in is deactivated when devices are used as rearspeakers in a home theater setup.
https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/surround-sound-guidelines-and-limitations
You will need another device with line in support to connect your turntable and use the line in as a source for every room of your system.
Thank you for both the responses! My understanding of the issue is now much clearer. I unfortunately have not had this explained when I was asking about connecting a turntable to the existing setup. Nobody pointed out the 'surround sound' would not work with the turntable being added to the existing setup! Not as compatible as I was led to believe!!
Thank you for both the responses! My understanding of the issue is now much clearer. I unfortunately have not had this explained when I was asking about connecting a turntable to the existing setup. Nobody pointed out the 'surround sound' would not work with the turntable being added to the existing setup! Not as compatible as I was led to believe!!
The fact that Line-In capabilities are disabled when a speaker/Amp is used as surrounds are quite clearly explained in the surround guidelines and limitations support page.
https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/surround-sound-guidelines-and-limitations
Limitations
The following features will be disabled on Sonos products used as surround speakers:
- AirPlay
- Bluetooth audio playback
- Line-In
- Subwoofer output
Whomever told you otherwise was not familiar with the product.
Certainly wasn’t explained and I clearly asked if I could connect a turntable to the speaker setup I had! (As described in original enquiry) I was certainly NOT looking for limitations on this idea rather than was it possible? Nobody at retailer or indeed in Sonos support mentioned this until they actually ran the diagnostic report. It is not clearly explained at the point you might be considering trying the connection procedure I was.
Certainly wasn’t explained and I clearly asked if I could connect a turntable to the speaker setup I had! (As described in original enquiry) I was certainly NOT looking for limitations on this idea rather than was it possible? Nobody at retailer or indeed in Sonos support mentioned this until they actually ran the diagnostic report. It is not clearly explained at the point you might be considering trying the connection procedure I was.
I’ve found relying on retailers or even low level support persons to know anything about the products they sell/support to be hit or miss. Personally, I do my own research. Caveat emptor is a good rule to follow.
Certainly wasn’t explained and I clearly asked if I could connect a turntable to the speaker setup I had! (As described in original enquiry) I was certainly NOT looking for limitations on this idea rather than was it possible? Nobody at retailer or indeed in Sonos support mentioned this until they actually ran the diagnostic report. It is not clearly explained at the point you might be considering trying the connection procedure I was.
I’ve found relying on retailers or even low level support persons to know anything about the products they sell/support to be hit or miss. Personally, I do my own research. Caveat emptor is a good rule to follow.
I totally agree. There is a saying from a US company that goes:
“An educated consumer, is our best customer”
