If I am connecting a turntable to a pair of Era 100s for stereo, should I connect through line in on one and then use wireless to connect the other era 100 as stereo or should I connect through both Aux in’s?
Also, when I am using the Era 100s to stream my turntable signal to other speakers in the house, do they need to be Sonos speakers or would other Airplay 2 speakers also work? Mostly curious about a HomePod mini.
Best answer by GuitarSuperstar
When you set up the two Era 100s as a stereo pair, they communicate with each other wirelessly. You only need to connect the turntable to one of the Era 100’s USB-C ports using the Sonos Line-In Adapter.
Since the turntable audio is a line-in connection and not AirPlay, you will only be able to stream the turntable audio to the Sonos speakers in your system.
Connect to one Era 100 (not a surround speaker), and let Sonos carry the signal to the other speaker in the stereo pair.
The Sonos signal can be sent to any Sonos speaker in your system, but Sonos are not generators of an AirPlay 2 signal, only receivers. They will not transmit to the HomePod mini from Sonos. You could try transmitting an AirPlay 2 simultaneously to both from your Apple device, but there wouldn’t be a guarantee of a sync. Might work, just taking double the bandwidth.
When you set up the two Era 100s as a stereo pair, they communicate with each other wirelessly. You only need to connect the turntable to one of the Era 100’s USB-C ports using the Sonos Line-In Adapter.
Since the turntable audio is a line-in connection and not AirPlay, you will only be able to stream the turntable audio to the Sonos speakers in your system.
Hello
Just want to share my turntable setup. I’ve gone analog as much as possible regarding connections. I’ll admit this setup is a bit on the expensive side.
The Project Debut Alu Sub-Plater upgrade makes for a more balanced spin versus the standard composite sub-plater.
Definitive D7 speakers. I chose not to use my Five’s in stereo pair as speakers as I wanted wired speakers which IMO are more in-line with the analog aspects of vinyl. The documented crossover for the D7’s is 80 Hz which is easily set in the Sonos Amp EQ settings. Besides I have used Definitive analog speakers for years before converting to Sonos whole home. I also believe analog connections have better warmth for vinyl.
The Cambridge Duo Pre-Amp offers versatility for MM and MC cartridges as well as other adjustments. It it also has an auto sleep feature when no signal is received for 10 minutes.
I found the Morrow Audio SP-3 speaker cables, PH-3 Phono cables and MA-3 Inter-connects to offer the best sound and eliminate rumble and other interference. I tried cheaper cables and found that spending the extra dollars made a significant improvement when dealing with an analog source. The cables require a break-in period which you can perform yourself (over so many hours of use) or Morrow will perform an initial break-in (for cost) that will shorten the final break-in when connected to your components. Yes...analog cables do perform better over-time. *
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