Adding CD player to sonos system

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Hi all, I recently bought myself a couple of play 1's to get me started. The plan is to expand over time. I'm happy to listen to streamed music these days but the wife is insisting that we must have a CD player as we already own hundrends of cd's. I'd like to get a sonos set up in the lounge and the choice comes down to 1x play 5 or a pair of play 1's. I know that the play 5 has a line in (to connect existing CD player) but is there any advantage of using a connect over the line in on the play 5? If not I'll just listen to the play 5 and compare with stereo play 1's. Also if I use the line in on a play 5 is there a time delay between the music in different rooms?
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John B

Hi @Mazda1957. Could you elaborate a bit more on exactly what you want to achieve and what equipment you have?

But if you want to listen to your CD collection through your Playbar then by far the best solution is to rip your CD collection in a lossless (CD quality) format, store the files on a Network Attached Storage drive, then sell your CD player.

Even if you have a large CD collection, this can be done gradually over a few weeks or months. It's just so much easier to pick your music using the Sonos app.

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stewartjk1

Contributor I

I will say that some artists (e.g. Robert Fripp) still don't allow their music to be streamed. There are also a lot of jazz and classical (especially newer releases) that aren't on Spotify yet. So the CD collection still has to be maintained. A Sonos 1 with a built in CD player a la the Bose Wave Soundtouch would be a dream come true. I guess next best option is an external drive.

Chris

Lead Maestro

You spend a weekend ripping all your cds to digital and your done forever. CDs to a shoebox like mine have been last 10 years. That is what I would mean by cds are not needed anymore. Takes a little time but worth the time to have them all at your fingertips.

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F00tS0re

Enthusiast II

Why rip and store on a NAS? Well simply some us of don't have rock steady super broadband. 4MB from copper and 10MB via a local radio based system but this can be shared up to 40 people on site. So reducing the peak load on broadband is one, reducing the MBs hauled is another. Plus if the broadband is down we still have music. Same with Radio. I still have a full time tuner with proper FM aerial connected to connect - guess what it never ever pauses or stutters. Streaming isn't always better.

I can see similar with a CD library and the desire to finger the covers. Its what has kept vinyl going. Selecting the physical media is probably more touchy feely than scrolling through lists.

If a physical CD player is what the user wants then as service provider you should provide it (I often think of myself as a service provider with internal customers - although I haven't yet instigated a ticket based support system). If streaming is better for the user the user will switch themselves later, if it isn't they won't.
Line in to Play 5 or a Connect:Amp if you want proper speakers.

Owner since 2006: Legacy System(8.4):3*CR100:1*ZP80:4*ZP100:1*Play 5. - S1 System:1*ZP100:1*Z120. - S2 System:5*Amp:1*Port:2*Five:1*Arc,1*Move:1*Play Bar:1*Subwoofer:5*Play1 : Long live the CR100!

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stewartjk1

Contributor I

What are you guys ripping your CD's to? 320 Mbps mp3's or FLAC or ??? I've never done FLAC rips, how long does that take per rip?

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