![]() Once you do this, the setting applies to anything being played through the speaker, whether it’s streaming audio through the Sonos app, audio from a connected TV or the Stream Carbon turntable. If you haven’t used it before, Trueplay uses the microphone on an iPhone or iPad to listen to how a Sonos speaker sounds and adjust the audio to optimize it for the speaker’s placement in a room. One of the more unusual things about sound quality I noticed while using the Stream Carbon was that the Sonos Trueplay speaker tuning applies to record playback. It didn’t make sense to put the turntable anywhere else in my living room, but I’d definitely consider a less traditional placement if I was building my setup from scratch. But there’s definitely something freeing about being able to place the Stream Carbon anywhere you want without having to worry about the physical proximity of the speakers you’re using. That should have been immediately obvious when I started setting things up, but it felt a little weird to have music automatically start playing on the Beam below my TV (the only other Sonos speaker in my living room). Putting aside that somewhat odd use case, though, the Stream Carbon reliably worked with any and all Sonos products I have in my house – that includes a pair of older Play:1s, some gen-2 One speakers and the first-gen Beam soundbar.Īfter getting set up, I realized there was no real need to have a pair of speakers located directly next to the Stream Carbon. It felt pretty weird and rather indulgent to put on a record on the first floor and listen to it up in my third-floor office, but it is definitely something I tried. I have speakers on each floor of my home and could play all of them at once, or just a single set. From there, I could use the Sonos app to bounce that music anywhere I wanted in my house. I kicked things off with my bright pink Carly Rae Jespen EMOTION record moving the tonearm automatically started the record spinning, and after a short delay the tunes started coming through my Sonos speakers. ![]() (78 RPM is not an option.) Around back is a power port, Ethernet jack and RCA plugs for using the turntable with non-Sonos speakers. On the top, there’s not much to see besides the platter, a minimally adjustable tonearm, and a 33/45 RPM selector switch. There’s a large, tactile knob on the front, which adjusts volume for your entire Sonos system. It’s certainly much lighter and less of an imposing presence than my Audio Technica AT-LP120 turntable (which itself closely resembles the classic Technics SL-1200). Visually, I found the Stream Carbon to be pretty striking, mixing mid-century modern minimalism with more recent flourishes. And after spending some quality time with the Stream Carbon, I can say it sounds great and works as advertised, though it does feel a tad extravagant – especially at this price. It’s an unconventional marriage of analog and digital, but one that had me intrigued. ![]() The $800 record player boasts some lovely industrial design and has the expected RCA jacks for connecting to standard speakers – but it can also wirelessly link up and stream music to any Sonos speakers in your house. ![]() As such, I’m probably the target audience for Victrola’s Stream Carbon turntable. I am one of those obnoxious people who loves technology, but also occasionally listens to music on large slabs of vinyl. ![]()
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