The "source" for sonos is your phone. Unless you get their

amp, in which case you can connect a peripheral to it - like a turn table, or something along those lines. It has RCA in. The biggest advantage to the amp is turning traditional speakers into "smart" speakers. For example, if I moved into a house that was pre-wired for audio (ceiling speakers, etc) I would power those speakers with a Sonos amp vs a traditional amp.

I think you can also link a media server to the Sonos app - like is your running a NAS or something like that - but I'm not that advanced so I'm not sure about all that.

In response to this post by Hokie360

Posted: 07/28/2020 at 3:53PM

Audiophiles...how do you use an old school speaker these days? -- JoesterVT 07/28/2020 3:24PM

Any newer receiver or amp will accept those. The speakers wire to the back -- 81_Hokie 07/28/2020 8:29PM

...check out Stereos and Such®... -- chumley 07/28/2020 4:15PM

My Optimus 7's are in the office, with old receiver, etc ** -- statmanfromHCyrs 07/28/2020 3:58PM

Converters for all sound technologies on Amazon -- pburg_hokie 07/28/2020 3:38PM

I pretty much have him do yard work, and wash my car. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/28/2020 3:33PM

I'm using my Bose 301's from the 1980's as my computer speakers -- Tafkam Hokie 07/28/2020 3:33PM

Nice set of speakers for a PC. ** -- Guy LeDouche 07/28/2020 5:08PM

My cousin bought something similar, but it had Bluetooth. -- EDGEMAN 07/28/2020 3:46PM

I have Sonos throughout my house (inside and out) and have two Sonos ... -- vt90 07/28/2020 3:28PM

You have to have Sonos "source" to feed those Amp and Connect units, right? -- Hokie360 07/28/2020 3:42PM

The "source" for sonos is your phone. Unless you get their -- VTENGR 07/28/2020 3:53PM

Maybe I was thinking of home theater. Still need something to go between -- Hokie360 07/28/2020 4:16PM

The new Sonos Amp has an audio in so you -- VTENGR 07/28/2020 4:25PM

Careful with Sonos - once you buy one you'll buy more and more ... -- VTENGR 07/28/2020 3:30PM

I'm the opposite: my wife bought be two Play:1s and I am highly unlikely -- Upwind of uva 07/28/2020 6:55PM

Exactly ... hence the 'slippery slope' reference ... -- vt90 07/28/2020 3:31PM

Much to my wife's chagrin I keep finding places -- VTENGR 07/28/2020 3:35PM

I think I am at about 17 units controlling 22 speakers right now ... -- vt90 07/28/2020 3:40PM

What's a good starting set? -- GFallsFan 07/28/2020 3:43PM

Costco has a 2 speaker set. I would wait until they put it on sale. -- EDGEMAN 07/28/2020 3:51PM

$329. Will do. Thanks. ** -- GFallsFan 07/28/2020 3:59PM

Complicated question - depends on your situation. So here is my 'advice' -- vt90 07/28/2020 3:50PM

I just hook a Bluetooth device to a receiver input and have -- Colonel Jessup 07/28/2020 4:09PM

Sound quality is the main thing but also flexibility ... -- vt90 07/28/2020 4:11PM

Inside our house we just use Amazon Echo Dots -- Colonel Jessup 07/28/2020 4:19PM

Good info. Thanks. -- GFallsFan 07/28/2020 4:00PM

The Play:3 is a great speaker but they don't sell it anymore -- VTENGR 07/28/2020 3:54PM

Wow - I didn't realize they quit making them. I have 4 but I'm not selling. -- vt90 07/28/2020 3:56PM

Yeah I wish I would have known b/c I would have pick -- VTENGR 07/28/2020 3:59PM

I have one of those myself. -- EDGEMAN 07/28/2020 3:57PM

I guess that all depends on what your need is. -- VTENGR 07/28/2020 3:48PM

The "source" for sonos is your phone. Unless you get their

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