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Connect to 2016 SONOS speakers

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April 11, 2022
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noshare
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I’m still using my SONOS speakers (playbar, sub, 5 and 1) from 2016. I’m planning on getting a turntable and want to stream the music through all of the speakers. Currently, all of the speakers are connected via Wi-Fi.

Questions:

(1) Will the Port make this all work?

(2) If I get a turntable without a preamp, will I need the SONOS Amp?

Another advantage of getting the Port is that I will be able to stream directly from Apple AirPlay 2.

Thank you in advanced.

Best answer by Airgetlam

it could, but given that you already have a 5 ( I’m assuming a PLAY:5 of some type) you already have a line in available, so I’m not sure why you would need to spend extra money beyond the cable between the turntable preamp and the PLAY:5.
All Sonos line ins are set up for a line level input, no matter what device they’re part of. If your turntable doesn’t have a preamp built in, you’ll need an external one between the turntable and the Sonos. The Amp is called the Amp because it powers an external set of non-Sonos speakers, and not because it might have a built in preamp….it does not have a built in preamp.
Yes, a newer Sonos device of any type would allow you to have an AirPlay 2 target, which you could group with your other Sonos devices, assuming they’re all running the same version of the Sonos software.

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Airgetlam
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Forum|Forum|3 years ago
April 11, 2022

it could, but given that you already have a 5 ( I’m assuming a PLAY:5 of some type) you already have a line in available, so I’m not sure why you would need to spend extra money beyond the cable between the turntable preamp and the PLAY:5.
All Sonos line ins are set up for a line level input, no matter what device they’re part of. If your turntable doesn’t have a preamp built in, you’ll need an external one between the turntable and the Sonos. The Amp is called the Amp because it powers an external set of non-Sonos speakers, and not because it might have a built in preamp….it does not have a built in preamp.
Yes, a newer Sonos device of any type would allow you to have an AirPlay 2 target, which you could group with your other Sonos devices, assuming they’re all running the same version of the Sonos software.

Bruce