I have a dedicated Turntable set up in which my turnatable is connected to a recevier and I want to be able to stream the musoic to a remote room.
I am thinking of using the Sonos port and Era 3 speaker. Looking for feedback on how to get this done. The only input on the Port is via RCA jacks as the Optical is output only
Hoping this will work. I appreciate any advice and feedback
Best answer by Corry P
Hi
If you have an Era 100 and adaptor, with an RCA output from the receiver connected, you can play that input to any other Sonos room wirelessly - this has long been a feature of Sonos systems. The Era 100 does not even need to be playing - Line In will appear in the app as a source for all rooms to play.
Using a Port would look a bit “cleaner”, I suppose, if you had no intention of using the Era 100 as a speaker in that room, but it would work the same for this use case. Using a Port instead (if the output on the Port is connected to an input on the receiver) would also allow the receiver to play along with your Sonos system.
If you plan to play your turntable to both the Bedroom and through the receiver at the same time, and if you are able to hear both at the same time, I’d then recommend the Port - if your receiver has a tape loop/monitor function - as the turntable audio would go through the receiver, get amplified to line level, go to the Port and get digitised and buffered for network play, then go to Bedroom and play, but also feed back through the Port, back into the receiver as Tape Loop/Monitor and play through the speakers connected to the receiver in time with Sonos. This presumes that the receiver does not introduce any additional delays, however. This is not all that common.
I hope this helps.
You’ve read the area dedicated to turntables and their connection?
I’m not sure what an Era 3 is, Sonos hasn’t made such a device, but based on that area, it seems possible.
Play 3 or Era-300?
The Port would work with either.
There are cheaper options than the Port that will give you a line-in connection, check the linked article
+18Hi
Welcome to the Sonos Community!
I’ll assume you mean the Era 300.
To clarify things a little, you do not need a Port and an Era 300 - the Era 300 can accept a line-in connection from an external source such as a turntable (assuming there is a pre-amp - your receiver will serve as this) with the assistance of the Sonos Line-In Adaptor. If you don’t want the turntable in the same room as the speaker, an Era 100 with the adaptor would be a cheaper option than the Port - I’d only recommend the Port if you need Line-Out feature.
I hope this helps.
Corry
Thanks for the reply, the Ea 300 will sit in the bedroom and the Turntable set up is in a dedicated listening room about 100’ away My goal is to listen to the Turntable in the bedroom without running dedicated speaker wiring to the remote location. Not sure if an Era 100 with adaptor works
David
+18Hi
If you have an Era 100 and adaptor, with an RCA output from the receiver connected, you can play that input to any other Sonos room wirelessly - this has long been a feature of Sonos systems. The Era 100 does not even need to be playing - Line In will appear in the app as a source for all rooms to play.
Using a Port would look a bit “cleaner”, I suppose, if you had no intention of using the Era 100 as a speaker in that room, but it would work the same for this use case. Using a Port instead (if the output on the Port is connected to an input on the receiver) would also allow the receiver to play along with your Sonos system.
If you plan to play your turntable to both the Bedroom and through the receiver at the same time, and if you are able to hear both at the same time, I’d then recommend the Port - if your receiver has a tape loop/monitor function - as the turntable audio would go through the receiver, get amplified to line level, go to the Port and get digitised and buffered for network play, then go to Bedroom and play, but also feed back through the Port, back into the receiver as Tape Loop/Monitor and play through the speakers connected to the receiver in time with Sonos. This presumes that the receiver does not introduce any additional delays, however. This is not all that common.
I hope this helps.
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