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jmac99
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November 29, 2022

Starting from Zero

  • November 29, 2022
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ok, so i’m starting from zero. Going to buy a cd player and receiver, and i want to be able to stream music.

My question is this: Do i need to buy a certain type of cd player and receiver so that i can then hook up a Sonos speaker? And do i need to buy bookshelf speakers as well, or will the Sonos speakers be enough?

I’m looking at a Sonos port and a couple of the SL speakers.

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Kumar
November 30, 2022

I wanna be able to stream, play cds, and listen to the radio as well.

Sonos can deliver the functionality of the latter two, by being able to do the first part. A good way to start is to get one Sonos One SL, and play with it so you get to know what it can do, and what it cannot if you really need more than what it can do. That will then leave you in a better place to decide next steps.

    castalla
    Local Superstar
    November 30, 2022

    There are alternatives.... I use a usb CD player (25 euro} to play cds to my Sonos speakers via Logitech Media Server. 

     

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      jmac99Author
      Contributor I
      November 30, 2022

      But if you like playing your CD's, Sonos has two devices that can bring the CD-sound into the Sonos universe: the Five and the Port. Both have an analogue in that can be connected to the CD-player.

      Though streaming from TuneIn, Spotify etc. is fine, I like to (have the possibility to) play my CD's too. For this I use the Connect (Gen 2), predecessor to the Port.

      Definitely going with the Port, but going to do some research into Connect. I appreciate it, thanks! 

      jmac99Author
      Contributor I
      November 30, 2022

      The beauty of Sonos is that you can start small and build up over time.  I would begin with a Sonos One and see how you get on with it.  You can stream radio and services like Spotify and Amazon Music (given a suitable subscription).  If you are sure you want to play physical CDs (and that’s a perfectly valid preference), then go for a Five, as that has an analog line in to which you could attach a CD player.

      Definitely going for Sonos One to start. Assumed I was going with a port for receiver and cd player but I’ll look into the Five. I’ve had that recommended before. Thanks! 

      jmac99Author
      Contributor I
      November 30, 2022

      I wanna be able to stream, play cds, and listen to the radio as well.

      Sonos can deliver the functionality of the latter two, by being able to do the first part. A good way to start is to get one Sonos One SL, and play with it so you get to know what it can do, and what it cannot if you really need more than what it can do. That will then leave you in a better place to decide next steps.

      will do, thanks!

      106rallye
      106rallye
      November 30, 2022

      @jmac99 Since you're just starting make sure you buy a Connect Gen 2 (built, I think, from 2016 on) that can work with the newer Sonos app (the brown one, S2).

        buzz
        buzz
        November 30, 2022

        I wanna be able to stream, play cds, and listen to the radio as well.

         

        99% of the radio stations on the air can be streamed via TuneIn or other services.  CD’s can be ripped and played from your library.  When I got Sonos, I connected my CD player to my ZP80.  After I saw how easy it was to stream, I used the CD player exactly zero times.  And that was in 2008, before most streaming services were around.  

        I agree.

        The only disadvantages of listening to a radio station through an online service or directly through a radio receiver is that the online services might insert some commercials and sometimes sports games are broadcast on a local station, but are not available online.

        With respect to CD players, most people that I know who connected a CD player to a new SONOS system “kicked the tires” on day one to make sure that the CD player worked, but never used it again. In some social circles friends travel around with CD’s and it might be convenient to be able to play CD’s that show up in someone’s pocket. However, most online services allow you to share playlists with friends. This would be equivalent to carrying a warehouse of CD’s in the pocket. Plus, switching CD’s and tracks is almost instant with an online service or hard drive storage.

          scurling
          Trending Lyricist I
          December 3, 2022

          I appreciate the way everyone supports the experienced and inexperienced user.  I myself have owned a PC since 1984, and I’m still trying to wrap my head around the newer medium connections.  Yes, you would put me in the classification of “old school”.
          I can appreciate the CD users…. I am one myself, but find I have my music contained in multiple mediums, due to purchasing it over the last three to four decades.
          Sonos on my friends ….

           

           

          SCurling
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