Any audiophiles?

[Platypus]

I am a function over fashion person, SONOS does what I want it to do (play from a central media server into various other rooms), I am sure other configurations could do it, some might even be cheaper, but this does what I need it to do at a price I am willing to pay

So why the turntable, if not for audio quality, then for novelty?

[SimonMac]

All you need to know is that like Beats, Sonos is well advertised but over priced, looks nice but the sound is nothing to write home about

Apart from audio quality, there is also the long term issue that even third party music services played through Sonos go via their servers


So if Sonos ever shuts up shop they'll be a nice paper weight (Very unlikely though, but still a potential risk)

I am a function over fashion person, SONOS does what I want it to do (play from a central media server into various other rooms), I am sure other configurations could do it, some might even be cheaper, but this does what I need it to do at a price I am willing to pay

[MicrosoftBob]

All you need to know is that like Beats, Sonos is well advertised but over priced, looks nice but the sound is nothing to write home about

Apart from audio quality, there is also the long term issue that even third party music services played through Sonos go via their servers


So if Sonos ever shuts up shop they'll be a nice paper weight (Very unlikely though, but still a potential risk)

[SimonMac]

audiophile, SONOS?????

sorry doesn't compute....

I never said I was an audiophile, I am part deaf so it never really matters to be fair, I am just hoping to extract knowledge from those who are

[Bunk]

Get a Linn Sondek and Naim pre-amp and you'll be good to go.

Probably need to re-mortgage his house though

[eek]

audiophile, SONOS?????

sorry doesn't compute....

[Platypus]

Why? A cheap crappy turntable with a built-in pre-amp will be pretty awful, less good than mp3 at high bit rate. Get a Linn Sondek and Naim pre-amp and you'll be good to go. Although then you'll want to digitise it and put it into your Sonos, so why bother. Seriously.

[Pondlife]

From what I have read the difference between the Connect and Connect:AMP is plugging in Speakers that need its own power source, nothing about inputs to connects and preamps etc.

Its all very confusing so it might be a trip to Richer Sounds as they are sually tulip hot with subject knowledge

You either need a turntable with a preamp built in or you need to by a turntable and a separate preamp. This is regardless of which Sonos option you go for.

See here

Amazon.com: Learn All About Phono Preamps

[SimonMac]

IIRC all those years ago when you bought one of those "separates" stereo systems you couldn't just plug the turntable into any one of the inputs unless it had it's own pre-amp. Or your separates amp had to have a special set of inputs for the turntable.

Is this the same problem?

Edit: Isn't the difference between Connect:AMP and Connect (std) that you can plug speakers direct in to the former but the latter has to go through another device (stereo/TV). Therefore if they treat the inputs the same via the std red/white RCA cables then your turntable needs to be able to handle it. So it may require a preamp.

From what I have read the difference between the Connect and Connect:AMP is plugging in Speakers that need its own power source, nothing about inputs to connects and preamps etc.

Its all very confusing so it might be a trip to Richer Sounds as they are sually tulip hot with subject knowledge

[Pondlife]

IIRC all those years ago when you bought one of those "separates" stereo systems you couldn't just plug the turntable into any one of the inputs unless it had it's own pre-amp. Or your separates amp had to have a special set of inputs for the turntable.

Is this the same problem?

Edit: Isn't the difference between Connect:AMP and Connect (std) that you can plug speakers direct in to the former but the latter has to go through another device (stereo/TV). Therefore if they treat the inputs the same via the std red/white RCA cables then your turntable needs to be able to handle it. So it may require a preamp.

[SimonMac]

I want to get a vinyl turntable and hook it upto my SONOS system, reading up etc people say make sure I get a turntable with a preamp, would this become irreverent if I got the SONOS Connect:AMP rather than the base Connect?