{"id":590398,"date":"2026-04-07T02:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T02:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/590398\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T02:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T02:58:09","slug":"how-to-play-cds-on-your-sonos-system-and-enjoy-physical-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/590398\/","title":{"rendered":"How to play CDs on your Sonos system and enjoy physical media"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ritual of putting on a piece of physical media can be so soothing. Taking a record out of the dust cover and then setting the needle can be meditative. Or, for me, selecting a physical CD, taking it out of the case, placing it in the CD player, and then flicking through the liner notes as the first song begins grounds me in the art. However, the convenience of digital cannot be denied. That\u2019s why I love having a CD player integrated into my Sonos system. It allows me to have the best of both worlds, with barely any compromises.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve gotten back into physical media lately, here is my tip on how to make the most of all that is available to you (without spending audiophile money): Connecting a record player or CD player to a Sonos Port ($699) or Amp ($1,099)<\/a> can give you multi-room audio using the physical media collection you\u2019re so proud of.<\/p>\n

How to connect a CD player to a Sonos speaker system<\/p>\n

For most people, the Port will be the best fit. Here\u2019s how to set it up:<\/p>\n

Plug the RCA cables from the record or CD player into the Sonos Port.Set up the Port in the Sonos app.Select your favourite album and start playing it on the CD player.Then stream the \u2018Line In\u2019 to at least one Sonos speaker you have in your home.<\/p>\n

Then boom, you\u2019re good to go.<\/p>\n

This setup is best when you have multiple Sonos speakers at home (like the Era 100<\/a> and Era 300<\/a>), or use Sonos for your home theatre setup, because then you can stream your record or CD player to every room in the house. It even works outside if you take your Sonos Play speaker<\/a> around to the edges of your Wi-Fi network. If you don\u2019t plan on using multi-room audio or streaming music as well, then this setup isn\u2019t for you.<\/p>\n

For my CD player setup, I use a Yamaha CD-C603<\/a>, because I\u2019ve always been a sucker for a five-disc changer. Plus, it\u2019s super easy to use, and it looks sleek. It\u2019s not as high fidelity as someone would want in an audiophile setup, but it\u2019s more than good enough to use in a Sonos system. At $800, it\u2019s definitely on the pricier side, but I enjoy the experience of using it so much that I think it\u2019s worth every penny.<\/p>\n

\"CloseImage: Alice Clarke.<\/p>\n

Streaming services don\u2019t have everything, and nothing stays on there forever, as we\u2019ve all learned the hard way. Being able to listen to the collections we\u2019ve been building our whole lives will often be the superior option.<\/p>\n

The Sonos Amp is for people who want to use their analogue speakers and components with Sonos. If you have a beautiful pair of standing analogue hi-fi speakers or outdoor speakers, you can connect them to the Sonos Amp to play music from streaming services. You can also plug your record or CD player into it to put the music through your analogue speaker and Sonos system. It\u2019s essentially the Sonos Port, but more and with 125 watts per channel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The ritual of putting on a piece of physical media can be so soothing. Taking a record out…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":590399,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,264086,105],"class_list":["post-590398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-sonos","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=590398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/590399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=590398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=590398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}