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Connect your turntable to Sonos

So, you’ve been using a Sonos product for music at home, maybe even a few across the house, and now you’re thinking about dipping your toes into vinyl and starting a record collection.

Hi-Fi Systems Turntable Anatomy Turntable Tips
5 tips for getting the best out of your turntable

For those of you who already own (or are about to own) a Pro-Ject Audio turntable - do you know all the ways you can make it sound even better?

Alignment Cartridge Stylus Turntable Anatomy Turntable Tips
What on earth is tracking force?

In order to strike the right balance between staying firmly in the groove and being able to move freely enough to track the bumps of music stored on the vinyl, each cartridge has an ideal tracking force (also called downforce). Usually...

Cartridge Stylus Turntable Tips
What does a turntable cartridge actually do (and what is it)?

For such a tiny part, the cartridge on your turntable does a lot of the heavy-lifting to turn your records into music you can enjoy. Getting the information out of those grooves is a fiddly task, and how your cartridge...

Cartridge Stylus Turntable Anatomy Turntable Tips
What difference does a stylus make?

The sound of stylus The incredibly fine Nude Replicant stylus on Ortofon's A90 cartridge (magnified) A stylus is the incredibly fine part that actually sits in the grooves of your record as it spins, and starts the process of bringing...

Cartridge Stylus Turntable Anatomy Turntable Tips
What’s so important about alignment?

What’s so important about alignment? The groove on a modern record is incredibly narrow – around 2.2 thousandths of an inch (0.0022") at the top. On a stereo record, each groove contains the music for both Left and Right stereo...

Alignment Cartridge Stylus Turntable Tips
Keeping your records clean and making them sound better!

Whether you're buying brand-new or digging through dusty crates, cleaning your records and keeping them that way means they'll sound better, last longer, and be more gentle on your turntable. Here's a few simple ways you can keep your records sparkling and sounding their best.
Turntable Tips
How Do Our Turntables Achieve Such Accurate Speed Control?

All Pro-Ject Audio Systems DC turntables have fantastically accurate speed control. Accurate speed means your records sound like they're supposed to, keeping everything pitch-perfect (literally!). There are a number of ways to drive a turntable platter, and we've experimented and refined our...

Turntable Tips
Balancing Your Tonearm For The Best Results

Setting up your turntable for the best possible performance can sometimes be tricky. Balancing a tonearm correctly may seem like a challenging operation, but in reality it's relatively simple, and making sure it's done well is a surefire way to...

Turntable Tips
How To Play 78s

Most people also know that records come in two different speeds – the majority records are played at 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute (RPM), while some, usually singles or special editions, are played at 45 RPM. Some older formats, though, run at 78 RPM. This...

Turntable Tips