Need ideas on hooking up Sonos to Audio Technica

When the Era 100s are used as surrounds in a home theater setup, the Bluetooth and line-in features are disabled.

First, thank you for your response. I really appreciate it. So is there any way to have the turntable sound go through the 3 Sonos speakers wirelessly?

Thanks again.

Not without removing the Era 100s as surrounds.

If you want to play turntable audio to the Arc setup, you would need to add another Bluetooth-enabled Sonos device like the Era 300, Era 100, Move 2, or Roam to share the Bluetooth audio to the Arc setup. OR add another Sonos device with line-in like the Port, Era 100, Era 300, Move 2, or Five to connect the turntable and play the audio on the Arc.

So, in your expert opinion, what’s the best option for me at this point? I’d consider hard wiring to the ARC or the smart TV it’s hooked up to. I’d also consider hard wiring to the ERA 100 if that is feasible. I read in the ERA 100 user manual that there is a Sonos Line-In Adapter or Combo Adapter available. Would purchasing that work.

Thanks again.

Again, when the Era 100s are used as surrounds in a home theater setup, the Bluetooth AND line-in features are disabled. Also, there is no way to wire the turntable directly to the Arc.

So here are your three options:

1. Add another Sonos device with line-in like the Port, Era 100, Era 300, Move 2, or Five to connect the turntable and play the audio on the Arc/Era 100s setup.
    
2. Add another Bluetooth-enabled Sonos device like the Era 300, Era 100, Move 2, or Roam to share the Bluetooth audio to the Arc/Era 100s setup. 
    
3. Remove the Era 100s as surrounds and connect the turntable to the line-in port of one of the Era 100 speakers using the Sonos Line-In Adapter. OR connect to the Era 100 via Bluetooth. But with this option, the Era 100s will no longer be used as surround speakers with the Arc.

Read more about your options here:

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/listen-to-your-turntable-on-sonos

1. Remove the Era 100s as surrounds and connect the turntable to the line-in port of one of the Era 100 speakers using the Sonos Line-In Adapter. OR connect to the Era 100 via Bluetooth. But with this option, the Era 100s will no longer be used as surround speakers with the Arc.

So, dumb question, obviously. I just got the ERA 100’s recently as well. It took a lot of time to get them to work with the TV. I’m not sure if they are hooked up to be a home theatre (surround sound) or not. I certainly don’t care if they are or not, just want them to give better sound from the TV and play music from the turntable through all three along with the TV. Is this doable with what I have or do I need some additional equipment?

Thanks again.

Ideally you want a separate Sonos device that has line-in for use with TT/Pre-Amp. See list below:

• Port/Connect
• Amp/Connect:Amp
• Five/Play:5 (gen2)
• Era-100 (requires additional dongle)
• Era-300 (requires additional dongle)
• Sonos Move 2 (requires additional dongle)

**Note: Any compatible device mentioned, when used as a Sonos HT surround, has its line-in and Bluetooth Rx disabled.

Thank you both for taking the time to help me out. So, if I understand correctly the only option I have with the equipment I already have is to disconnect one of my ERA 100’s from the ARC and the other ERA 100 and then connect it with a dongle to the turntable. The turntable will play through the separated ERA 100 and not the other two. 

Is this correct?

Thanks again.

Ken:

Thank you so very much for the help. It’s exactly what I need although not what I was hoping for. The blame for not having what is needed to accomplish my goal is entirely mine. However, companies that market quality products might consider requiring individuals that sell their products have at least a modicum of knowledge about those products. Although I have a Best Buy 50 miles away I cannot call them to see if they have a dongle that is needed. Not only that the individual that was our sales representative there was no help whatsoever. His only comment about the turntable/Sonos combo setup was “it might take some time to set up.” Should have been my clue, so my bad. I should have done more online research before buying something I knew nothing about because the last time I played any of my LP’s was in the late 70’s.

I do want to thank you for taking the time to help me. It is very much appreciated. Have a great weekend.

@Jtrucano 

You can order and get the line-in audio adapters sent to you by Sonos. There are two types one with an Ethernet port and one without. See the below links to view/purchase:

https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/sonos-line-in-adapter

https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/sonos-combo-adapter

As an update after ending this conversation my wife seemed to solve the issue without buying a dongle. She took both ERA 100’s out of the room on the app and put them into a separate (named) room on the app. They paired right up with the turntable and it sounds great.

Thanks to all and you were both a great help.