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Turntable.

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October 23, 2020
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I have a play bar connected to two play ones in one room and a play 3 in another room. The play 3 is connected to a WiFi router. What the easiest way to connect a turntable to my system and what would I need.

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Best answer by lohr500

Hi @Baboon281, if you only want to connect a turntable and have no intention of expanding your system using either a Sonos Five speaker and/or you don’t want to add any traditional passive speakers to your system, then all you need is a Port.

If you like the idea of adding another Sonos speaker then a Five will allow you to connect a turntable directly to it using a wired connection. But this can limit the placement as your turntable needs to be reasonably close to the Five to facilitate the wired connection.

An Amp would be used if you wanted to drive conventional passive speakers and play Sonos content through them. A turntable can also be connected to the Amp.

A Port will allow you to connect a turntable and so long as the Port is in wifi range or connected via ethernet, it will allow you to position the turntable wherever you need.

On any of the solutions, once installed, you can then play the turntable output to any or all of your other Sonos speakers. From your initial question I am guessing that the Play Ones are being used as surround speakers for the Playbar in a home theatre setup. If you play the turntable through the home theatre set up the Playbar and Ones will handle the turntable sound in the same way as other music sources.

Two other things to consider :

Firstly, irrespective of using a Five, Amp or Port to connect a turntable, the turntable needs to have a built in pre-amp stage to provide a Line Out level signal. Some turntables only output at Phono level. If your turntable doesn’t have a pre-amp stage, you can buy an external pre-amp for around £25/$33.

Secondly, if you want to add the turntable on a budget, you could look around for a used Sonos Connect. The Port replaced the Connect. To use the latest S2 version of the App though, the Connect needs to be newer than mid 2015. Earlier versions won’t work with S2. To be safe, look for one with a serial number starting 16xx. Of course, buying used is not without risk as you won’t have a warranty or the latest support.

Paul A

Retired Sonos Staff

Hi @Baboon281.

Welcome to the Sonos community and thanks for reaching out to us., I understand you are looking for answers about connecting a turntable to your Sonos ecosystem. Let me help you out with that.

What you would need is either a Sonos Five, A Sonos Port, or a Sonos Amp. These Sonos devices have a line-in port feature that would allow you to integrate your turntable into your Sonos system.

I hope this helps.

Please let us know if you still have further questions or concerns. We are always here to help.

Thanks,

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lohr500Answer

Prodigy I

Hi @Baboon281, if you only want to connect a turntable and have no intention of expanding your system using either a Sonos Five speaker and/or you don’t want to add any traditional passive speakers to your system, then all you need is a Port.

If you like the idea of adding another Sonos speaker then a Five will allow you to connect a turntable directly to it using a wired connection. But this can limit the placement as your turntable needs to be reasonably close to the Five to facilitate the wired connection.

An Amp would be used if you wanted to drive conventional passive speakers and play Sonos content through them. A turntable can also be connected to the Amp.

A Port will allow you to connect a turntable and so long as the Port is in wifi range or connected via ethernet, it will allow you to position the turntable wherever you need.

On any of the solutions, once installed, you can then play the turntable output to any or all of your other Sonos speakers. From your initial question I am guessing that the Play Ones are being used as surround speakers for the Playbar in a home theatre setup. If you play the turntable through the home theatre set up the Playbar and Ones will handle the turntable sound in the same way as other music sources.

Two other things to consider :

Firstly, irrespective of using a Five, Amp or Port to connect a turntable, the turntable needs to have a built in pre-amp stage to provide a Line Out level signal. Some turntables only output at Phono level. If your turntable doesn’t have a pre-amp stage, you can buy an external pre-amp for around £25/$33.

Secondly, if you want to add the turntable on a budget, you could look around for a used Sonos Connect. The Port replaced the Connect. To use the latest S2 version of the App though, the Connect needs to be newer than mid 2015. Earlier versions won’t work with S2. To be safe, look for one with a serial number starting 16xx. Of course, buying used is not without risk as you won’t have a warranty or the latest support.

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Baboon281Author

Contributor III

Lohr500. Great , thanks for all the info and will really assist in what to get. 👍

Paul A

Retired Sonos Staff

Hi @Baboon281.

Thanks for the immediate response and you’re always welcome.

Please be sure to reach out or create a topic if you still have any further questions or concerns. We are always here to help out.

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ctrlalt

Contributor I

Hello,

I too want to connect a turntable to a Sonos Port. I have a separate phono stage, would that be enough or do I also need a preamp m(my turntable doesn’t have one)?

thanks

Olivier

Airgetlam

You’ll need to explain what you mean by a ‘phono stage’.

Sonos works from a line level input, and not phono level. If whatever setup you have outputs line level, you will be fine. If it only outputs phono level, then you’ll need some sort of pre-amp to boost the phono level to line level, so the Sonos can use it.

Bruce

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ctrlalt

Contributor I

thank you for your reply. I have a MC moving coil phono stage. I suppose I could try it and see if I need an additional preamp.

ratty

thank you for your reply. I have a MC moving coil phono stage. I suppose I could try it and see if I need an additional preamp.

If the ‘stage’ takes input from the MC cartridge and requires power, it’s a preamp.

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ctrlalt

Contributor I

yes that’s the case. thanks a lot for your support

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toddc2

Lyricist II

Q: Would it be possible to take the output of my headphone amp and run a 1/4” jack to RCA cable into the Port?

Background Info: I have a modest Sonos system (Playbar + Play 5 Gen1) installed in my condo. I recently added a turntable and DAC running into an Auris HA2 SE headphone amp as a separate system. It would be nice to stream the output of this second system to Sonos. The Auris does not have a preamp out. I would like to avoid placing the Port before the Auris. Can the Port handle the headphone level signal? Max power out is around 900 mW.

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