How does one add other devices to an ARC? And how does one add speakers that work with the ARC?

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.: Hello. I am a Sonos newbie, this is my first post, and I am not very tech-savvy when it comes to sound systems. Recently, a friend guided me through the purchase of an LG 65” 4K tv and a Sonos Arc sound bar. I would like to add a turntable with pre-amp and a DVD/CD player to my sound system, but as best I can tell, one cannot do this with the Arc. I’ve perused the Sonos site to try to get a better understanding of what component(s) I would need to add, and the more I search, the more confused I find myself.

Ultimately what I would like to do is have the outputs from my turntable (old, not wifi-enabled) and my DVD player (wifi-enabled) play through the Arc (if that’s even possible), and/or through wireless speakers, like the One SL. I gathered from my searching that I would also need the Amp. From what I can see looking at the back of the Amp, only one device requiring RCA cables can be attached to it. If this is the case, would I need two Amps, one for the turntable and one for the DVD player? It’s also not clear to me what one does after connecting the Amp to a turntable or other device. I have 5 passive speakers (3 in the front and 2 in the back), but am interested in ditching those and buying two One SL’s with stands for the back of my living room. At the moment those five speakers are laying dormant, not being used.

I would also like the sound from my tv to go through the Arc and the One speakers.

So I have a number of issues, and I apologize for my inability to see through the Sonos documentation to understand how to make all of this work. I would appreciate any advice or guidance that might push me in the right direction to begin this challenging setup, and thank you in advance for your assistance.

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AirgetlamAnswer

Sorry, you’re indeed correct, for some reason my mind was thinking of a Sonos Amp, not the Port. The Amp has the addition of the digital HDMI ARC input, in addition to the analog RCA input. It’s also significantly more expensive, as it contains the addition of all the circuitry needed to power a set of speakers.

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Airgetlam

Using the “add a device” feature in the controller will allow you to add two Sonos One SLs to your system, and then you would need to use the “add a surround” or words to that effect in the Arc’s “room” to switch them from the temporary rooms they were set up in to be surrounds for the Arc.
Yes, a Port would be ideal, and allow you to play the line in on any “room” in your Sonos system. Since the Port isn’t technically a “room”, it wouldn’t “group” (not “bond”) with anything, but you’d choose the room where you want the line in to play in.
The DVD player would connect to the HDMI input on the TV. The Arc would connect to the port labeled ARC on the TV set, and play any input from the TV’s apps, or the HDMI input ports. The “computer” in the TV would take that audio, and reflect it out to the Sonos Arc.

If this isn’t clear, by all means, ask for clarification. There’s always the danger of “knowing too much” and shortcutting an answer that makes it hard for folks to understand. We’re here to help :)

Bruce

106rallye

For all things video, like your DVD-player, the TV is the hub. Connect the DVD-player to your TV.

You can set up two One SL’s as a separate “room” in Sonos that you would group with the Arc and the Port or add the SL’s as surrounds to the Arc “room”. Group the Port with the room you want to and it will play music from your turntable over the Sonos system. You can even tell the Port to play automatically to a certain room.

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.: 106rallye: Thank you for the further clarification. I can now begin to plan to buy these additional components in the next few weeks and put them together. I think I will also get stands for the ONE SLs.

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