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Sonos AMP as a stereo amplifier for turntables?

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Can Sonos AMP replac my NAD stereo amplifier?

I currently use the stereo amplifier solely for listening to vinyls.

My current setup consists of a Pro-ject Debut Carbon EVO turntable, Dali Oberon 3 speakers and a NAD C316.

Around the house we have several Play:1 and a Playbar.

The purpose of the Sonos AMP is NOT to get the vinyl sound to my other Sonos speakers but to include my Dali speakers into the rest of the Sonos setup when streaming music. Replacing the NAD amplifier cleans up the area which is preferred over getting a Sonos Port and adding that to the stack of tech gear. (just to keep the wife happy… )

Reading about delay settings, compressed/uncompressed makes me wonder if the AMP can in fact work as a stereo amplifier without doing all sorts of audioprocessing. Keeping the sound as analog as possible when playing vinyls.

Reading other post about turntables and sonos seems to be more about getting the sound from the turntable to other Sonos speakers. Where in my case this is not the purpose.

Is it possible to use the AMP solely as an amplifier when playing audio from the line-in input channel?

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106rallye

You could also try the Amp and trust your ears: if you do not like how the Amp sounds (caused by the digital signal route or not) , send it back.

ratty

Purism takes many forms...

jgatie

Im not trying to imply that vinyl quality is better than digital lossless. I was just asking if the Sonos AMP would be in line with the whole analog setup idea. Which it isnt…

Loss of quality in the ADC/DAC/ADC signal chain is a myth. Nyquist/Shannon states that for a band limited signal like audio, the analog signal going in is exactly the same as the analog signal coming out. Not approximately, not close to the original, but exactly the same with no loss of signal at all.

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Kumar

You could also try the Amp and trust your ears: if you do not like how the Amp sounds (caused by the digital signal route or not) , send it back.

That is what I suggested as well; and such testing can also confirm that all the nasty vinyl crackles and pops are accurately passed on to the speakers as before, as well as any desired vinyl distortion/warmth because the conversion process will not hold back any of the aforesaid.

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