The Only Sonos-Ready Turntable Just Got a Significant Hi-Fi Upgrade

The standout wireless turntables just gained a couple of key features to make them better (and more versatile) than before.

By Tucker Bowe

Published March 7, 2025

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These days, there are quite a few ways to listen to vinyl on your Sonos speakers. One of the easiest is to get a “Works with Sonos” turntable, which has built-in Wi-Fi and can stream your vinyl records directly to your home’s Sonos speakers. No line-in connection is needed.

However, the problem is that very few “Works with Sonos” turntables are available. In fact, there are only four and Victrola makes all of them; there’s the Stream Onyx ($600), the Stream Carbon ($800), the Stream Pearl ($800) and the Stream Sapphire ($1,300).

And while each “Works with Sonos” turntable is quite expensive and not exactly perfect, you still need to use Victrola’s app to set it up and use it. The good news is that Victrola continues to work to improve them, which is evident by this week’s announcement.

Stream vinyl over Bluetooth

Just this week, Victrola rolled out a software update making its Stream series of turntables more versatile, allowing them to stream audio to make wireless speakers than before, and even adding features important to audiophiles.

The first (and admittedly least exciting) of the new features of the features is Bluetooth. With the software update, each of Victrola’s Stream turntables can pair with any Bluetooth headphones or speaker and stream vinyl to them.

Stream vinyl over (more) Wi-Fi

More significantly, the software update gives the Stream turntables the ability to stream higher-resolution audio over Wi-Fi to more speakers than just Sonos speakers.

First, it adds support for Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), allowing each turntable to stream high-resolution vinyl over Wi-Fi to any compatible wireless speaker, AV receiver or music streamer. Victrola says this includes Wi-Fi products from brands like KEF, JBL, Sony, Samsung, WiiM, Denon and Marantz.

Additionally, it supports Roon Ready Relay, allowing them to stream high-resolution vinyl — up to 24-bit/48kHz lossless FLAC files — to any Roon-ready speaker or endpoint.

(Note: Victrola’s most premium turntable, the Stream Sapphire, has previously already supported uPnP and Roon but now adds Bluetooth connectivity along with the rest of the brand’s series.)

“This update is a major step forward in our mission to blend the warmth of vinyl with the convenience of modern wireless audio,” said Scott Hagen, CEO of Victrola, said in the brand’s press release. “The Victrola Stream turntables have been the best option for Sonos users, and now we’re extending that same effortless streaming experience to even more audio ecosystems.”

Victrola Stream Sapphire turntable — Victrola’s most premium turntable, the Stream Sapphire, has previously already supported uPnP and Roon but now adds Bluetooth connectivity.

When’s it coming?

This software update should have rolled out automatically to all of Victrola’s Stream series of turntables this week.

For those who already own one of Victrola’s Stream turntables, you’ll be able to see these new Bluetooth and Wi-Fi streaming options in the Victrola app where you’d typically select a default Sonos speaker.

To learn more about Victrola’s latest software update, check out the company’s blog post.