Sonos Equipment
Hi! I posted an article to the list about Sonos and how Google Play will be directly streaming to Sonos equipment though it probably won't be too accessible right now but that got me thinking. I was able to get a link to a very nice page detailing all the various Sonos speakers and Soundbars available and thought that the Play:1 might be nice in my kitchen on the counter. So I'm wondering, do you need the Sonos Bridge to transmit to your Sonos equipment such as the Play:1 or is the Play:1 like an AirPlay device which just connects to your Wi-Fi network. Sent from Dane's iPhone +613400494862
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Dane, I have very limited experience with Sonos equipment, but let me explain what I do know about it. Yes, you need either an ethernet plug where you place your speaker, or a Sonos bridge. This is because it creates its own, peer to peer wireless mesh network, in order for it to be WiFi agnostic. This is why the Sonos stuff has very simple multi-room streaming and perfect audio syncing. As far as the software...I could use it when I tried it in December. With some exceptions which i won't name as it has been a long time, I was able to play music, find internet radio stations, and found that in general, Sonos made sense to me as a blind user. I hope this helps. Nick On 4/11/2014 4:57 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! I posted an article to the list about Sonos and how Google Play will be directly streaming to Sonos equipment though it probably won't be too accessible right now but that got me thinking. I was able to get a link to a very nice page detailing all the various Sonos speakers and Soundbars available and thought that the Play:1 might be nice in my kitchen on the counter. So I'm wondering, do you need the Sonos Bridge to transmit to your Sonos equipment such as the Play:1 or is the Play:1 like an AirPlay device which just connects to your Wi-Fi network. Sent from Dane's iPhone +613400494862
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I think you need the bridge, but that's the least expensive part of the system. I haven't been particularly impressed with the quality of the sound from the Sonos equipment that I've heard, but that might have been the store environment. I would tend to want the option that connects to my own stereo rather than relying on their speakers. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 3:57 AM Subject: Sonos Equipment Hi! I posted an article to the list about Sonos and how Google Play will be directly streaming to Sonos equipment though it probably won't be too accessible right now but that got me thinking. I was able to get a link to a very nice page detailing all the various Sonos speakers and Soundbars available and thought that the Play:1 might be nice in my kitchen on the counter. So I'm wondering, do you need the Sonos Bridge to transmit to your Sonos equipment such as the Play:1 or is the Play:1 like an AirPlay device which just connects to your Wi-Fi network. Sent from Dane's iPhone +613400494862
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Yes points taken, I must find out about the bridge, for example is it like the Apple Airport Express, can you stream to it or receive streams through it and plug in your own stereo equipment? I've just ordered a bridge, only cost me $35. On 11 Apr 2014, at 10:19 pm, Clifford Blackwell ceblackwe...@gmail.com wrote: I think you need the bridge, but that's the least expensive part of the system. I haven't been particularly impressed with the quality of the sound from the Sonos equipment that I've heard, but that might have been the store environment. I would tend to want the option that connects to my own stereo rather than relying on their speakers. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 3:57 AM Subject: Sonos Equipment Hi! I posted an article to the list about Sonos and how Google Play will be directly streaming to Sonos equipment though it probably won't be too accessible right now but that got me thinking. I was able to get a link to a very nice page detailing all the various Sonos speakers and Soundbars available and thought that the Play:1 might be nice in my kitchen on the counter. So I'm wondering, do you need the Sonos Bridge to transmit to your Sonos equipment such as the Play:1 or is the Play:1 like an AirPlay device which just connects to your Wi-Fi network. Sent from Dane's iPhone +613400494862 ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
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Yep very helpful, I did know that the Sonos IOS Apps for example did seem to be accessible. I saw a review of the Sonos Play:1 earlier today and the reviewer seemed impressed by the sound of this Sonos speaker given its price and its small size, my only disappointment is that the Play:1 will only work with the Sonos Bridge, that is to say it doesn't have a line-in jack etc whereas everything else I have here - all my AirPlay equipment for example - does, just a slight irritation and - if the Play:1 is as good as its claimed - then this irritation wouldn't stop me from buying one. On 11 Apr 2014, at 10:14 pm, Nick Giannak n...@hkcradio.com wrote: Dane, I have very limited experience with Sonos equipment, but let me explain what I do know about it. Yes, you need either an ethernet plug where you place your speaker, or a Sonos bridge. This is because it creates its own, peer to peer wireless mesh network, in order for it to be WiFi agnostic. This is why the Sonos stuff has very simple multi-room streaming and perfect audio syncing. As far as the software...I could use it when I tried it in December. With some exceptions which i won't name as it has been a long time, I was able to play music, find internet radio stations, and found that in general, Sonos made sense to me as a blind user. I hope this helps. Nick On 4/11/2014 4:57 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! I posted an article to the list about Sonos and how Google Play will be directly streaming to Sonos equipment though it probably won't be too accessible right now but that got me thinking. I was able to get a link to a very nice page detailing all the various Sonos speakers and Soundbars available and thought that the Play:1 might be nice in my kitchen on the counter. So I'm wondering, do you need the Sonos Bridge to transmit to your Sonos equipment such as the Play:1 or is the Play:1 like an AirPlay device which just connects to your Wi-Fi network. Sent from Dane's iPhone +613400494862 ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
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Dane: If that's the only Sonos unit that you will have, you will require the bridge. Cheers. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 5:57 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Sonos Equipment Hi! I posted an article to the list about Sonos and how Google Play will be directly streaming to Sonos equipment though it probably won't be too accessible right now but that got me thinking. I was able to get a link to a very nice page detailing all the various Sonos speakers and Soundbars available and thought that the Play:1 might be nice in my kitchen on the counter. So I'm wondering, do you need the Sonos Bridge to transmit to your Sonos equipment such as the Play:1 or is the Play:1 like an AirPlay device which just connects to your Wi-Fi network. Sent from Dane's iPhone +613400494862
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I think the bridge only acts to create the peer to peer network that services the other Sonos units. I think you need a separate receiver that is dedicated to hooking up to your own equipment. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 7:32 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sonos Equipment Yes points taken, I must find out about the bridge, for example is it like the Apple Airport Express, can you stream to it or receive streams through it and plug in your own stereo equipment? I've just ordered a bridge, only cost me $35. On 11 Apr 2014, at 10:19 pm, Clifford Blackwell ceblackwe...@gmail.com wrote: I think you need the bridge, but that's the least expensive part of the system. I haven't been particularly impressed with the quality of the sound from the Sonos equipment that I've heard, but that might have been the store environment. I would tend to want the option that connects to my own stereo rather than relying on their speakers. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 3:57 AM Subject: Sonos Equipment Hi! I posted an article to the list about Sonos and how Google Play will be directly streaming to Sonos equipment though it probably won't be too accessible right now but that got me thinking. I was able to get a link to a very nice page detailing all the various Sonos speakers and Soundbars available and thought that the Play:1 might be nice in my kitchen on the counter. So I'm wondering, do you need the Sonos Bridge to transmit to your Sonos equipment such as the Play:1 or is the Play:1 like an AirPlay device which just connects to your Wi-Fi network. Sent from Dane's iPhone +613400494862 ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
