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13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Excellent device Jul 26, 2006
By P. Grace
"paul_grace"
Got a Sonos set up today, it's a smooth system. It can draw on a file server without software running on some PC. It's the first system I've tried that actually works (Roku, Linksys, Netgear, blah blah blah are pretty poor). It time-syncs music across "zones" (you can group and unbroup sets of players) so it sounds smooth all over the house (tuning each volume level/EQ independently). It uses 802.11, but it's own subnet, so youi don't let it in your umbrella. One station connects to 10bT and bridges from your network to its network. I gave it it's own user name with restricted rights to my network (just the music server) just in case there are holes in its security. It also has line level input at each station, so you can stream audio back out from any remote location. Will haul in internet stations with or without subscriptions.
Disadvantages:
Won't display video/JPGs to a TV (no video output)
The PC client (for remote control, easy playlist editing) won't spit out audio (so your PC is not part of the party, which is kind of lame)
The click wheel doesn't work as well as apple's
Unknown security issues
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Fulfills the promise of digital music Jul 09, 2006
By R P
Wouldn't it be great if you could access all of your music at any time in any room of your house and control it all with one central remote -- without rewiring your house? Well, now with Sonos you can and I have found that it works well.
The way it works is that you store your music on a computer and the Sonos system will bring it to every room in the house where you have a Sonos satellite unit. The units are wireless networking devices and amplifiers, so you plug them straight into your speakers in the rooms. They generate their own wireless network so don't worry about having a network already. (By the way, you can also plug a CD player or other source into the Sonos and route that into the speakers as well.)
In a phrase, the Sonos is like an iPod that controls your whole house.
Anyway, I feel this is sort of like a Tivo -- you don't realize you need it but once you use it and you can have access to all of your music and control your whole house from anywhere in the house, you won't want to go back for sure.
There are two ways to do it. Either you can rip all of your CD's to mp3 or if you have moved beyond CDs you can get a subscription music service (Rhapsody and Yahoo offer this now) and have that feeding your PC. Either way, the Sonos will get all of that music around the house.
The controller device (you only need one and it controls the whole house) is very convenient -- it's basically an iPod for your house. I found it very intuitive.
The set up was very easy.
I have found the sound quality to be very good. I don't feel I am making any sacrifices here. Mind you, I am not a super super audiophile running things through gold cables but it always sounds good to me.
Once in a while there is a hitch and something isn't working for a while. This is very unusal but in the interest of full disclosure it is not unknown. I personally believe this is 98% attributable to the Rhapsody system but anyway, it's not as 100% reliable as say a CD player. Anyway, the Sonos has never failed to come through on an important occasion so it's very much in my good graces.
I highly recommend the Sonos system.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Worth the price Jan 29, 2007
By Russell
The other good reviews cover it pretty well so I'll just add what I see missing..
As of version 2.x of sonos' software you can share music through windows media player.. So if you buy songs from an online store other than iTunes ( who doesn't work with anyone ) then you can play your DRM protected music.
One more thing I haven't seen anyone taking about... It doesn't connect to your wireless network, it creates one of it's own. So you have to plug a zone player into your wired network. Keep that in mind when concidering how many zone players to buy.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Amazing!!! Feb 06, 2007
By Greg Keats
After using the Roku system for a few years, I upgraded to the Sonos. WOW, it was like going from a Pinto to a Bently. The Sonos product is top of the line, easy to use and setup and the controller is impressive and powerfull. The wireless capability is more than adequate.
The only caviat is that this won't play protected AAC files from iTunes, but we knwe that Apple wasn't going to let that happen anyway.
I would give this product line 10 stars if the option was available.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Without a doubt the best Jan 28, 2007
By Nightingales
I have gone through several (generations of) digital music systems. There is nothing that comes close to the Sonos. Yes, they are very, very expensive but they are so worth every dollar.
The best feature? They just work. If you have had other systems, you know this is priceless. No hickups, no dropouts, etc.
Selecting music - there is just no better, easier way on the market. If you have over 14,000 songs, this feature becomes a BIG deal! I had systems before, where you simply could not listen to a "CD" by selecting Artist, Album, go... That is a must! Also, some systems will take forever to scroll through 10,000 songs.
If you are willing to spend that kind of money for the convenience of storing all your music on a central PC, there is no better way. Period.
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