philippe_44 wrote:
> Sonos is totally secretive about their streaming protocol, so this
> cannot be done
.
.
That was my thought also, but I didn't know if it was actual fact, now I
know, thanks.
With Sonos it is usually easier to "Assume" it can't be done because of
closed private software
iPhone wrote:
> No. Sonos is mainly speakers. They have a display-less standalone box
> that acts like a Squeezebox by letting you connect this Sonos box to a
> pre-amp or receiver to feed content to your home stereo system.
> Squeezeboxes are feed over the local network by a Server or Internet
raven22 wrote:
> Not that is is bad but I settled with players from MUSAIC.
I hope they provide you as much joy as Squeezebox did. A friend of mine
had a very bad experience with Simple Audio. He bought a Roomplayer for
about 800 Euro (new) only to find out that the company went bankrupt a
wilgartw wrote:
> i suppose my question is can i do it the other way round. if i buy a
> sonos, and this allows me to keep my spotify account going forward, can
> i then use the output from a sonos to feed into my existing SB devices.
> i realise that the synchronisation will not be there but
philippe_44 wrote:
> You can use UPnPBridge to stream from LMS to Sonos. I've also made a
> Chromecast and an Airplay bridge to help smooth (as much as possible)
> integration between LMS and these systems
i suppose my question is can i do it the other way round. if i buy a
sonos, and this
raven22 wrote:
> I decided to switch systems as well. A Spotify family account is not
> easy to implement and does not give you all the Spotify options.
> Tried Sonos but was not very impressed by the sound quality. Not that is
> is bad but I settled with players from MUSAIC. Their players have
I decided to switch systems as well. A Spotify family account is not
easy to implement and does not give you all the Spotify options.
Tried Sonos but was not very impressed by the sound quality. Not that is
is bad but I settled with players from MUSAIC. Their players have
besides a quite good
wilgartw wrote:
>
> i have been trying to workout a way of phasing my approach, streaming
> from sonos to SB or vice versa. i assume this cannot be done.
You can use UPnPBridge to stream from LMS to Sonos
LMS 7.7, 7.8 and 7.9 - 5xRadio, 3xBoom, 4xDuet, 1xTouch, 1 SB2. Sonos
PLAY:3, PLAY:5,
exile wrote:
> thanks to those that think the thread is helpful.
thanks for this thread i am in the same boat. i use spotify, BBC
iplayer and my own music library. I have 3 x duets and a SBRadio. i
can handle the occasional evening or two without one of the services,
but my girlfriend
exile wrote:
> thanks to those that think the thread is helpful.
>
> Arniceous, much of what you said originally was misleading and that's
> the annoying part. Sonos isn't an open source product like LMS but it's
> also not a closed product like itunes or Apple products. It's not an
> Apple
I have 2 SBB's and I love them. But when Logitech dropped Sirius/XM I
knew I would eventually have to switch. I use the Squeezebox app on my
Ipad and that works fine. I never was into LMS. It was too much of a
hassle. So I bought into the Sonos system and the app is very easy to
use. The units
bb1959 wrote:
> Paragraphs were invented for a reason but I don't even think that would
> have helped.
That was too hard to read. I can't understand run on sentences. It
drives me crazy.
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thanks to those that think the thread is helpful.
Arniceous, much of what you said originally was misleading and that's
the annoying part. Sonos isn't an open source product like LMS but it's
also not a closed product like itunes or Apple products. It's not an
Apple product and it really doesn't
garym wrote:
> Yep, I use spotify playlists all the time (my own and spotify official
> lists). I'm using the logitech official app/plugin along with the SPH
> plugin, and playing to transporter, boom, touch, and radio.
What I really meant -but misworded- is that I have not found a way to
exile wrote:
> slightly annoying but whatever.
>
> the point of this thread was first and foremost to thank this community
> because it has served me well for over a decade and secondarily I wanted
> to say that I switched to sonos because I have abandoned localized music
> files for a
Dogberry2 wrote:
> I don't see how anybody could. Can't even tell what language it is!
Paragraphs were invented for a reason but I don't even think that would
have helped.
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Grumpy Bob wrote:
> I can't quite understand Arniceous' post!
> Robert
I don't see how anybody could. Can't even tell what language it is!
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I can't quite understand Arniceous' post!
Exile - I think there is a considerable appeal in the Sonos approach to
music streaming, and it has been interesting to hear your motivation for
the switch, and your experiences.
Robert
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Arniceous wrote:
> just chiming in...
slightly annoying but whatever.
the point of this thread was first and foremost to thank this community
because it has served me well for over a decade and secondarily I wanted
to say that I switched to sonos because I have abandoned localized music
files
just chiming in... Sonos had One Store only in Santa Barbara , CA they
supposedly opened a store in Manhattan, NY but more disturbingly to me
is now also available in apple stores . I personally hate anything to
do with apple wow dude you got to be kidding me I took a look at Sono's
Magical
SlimChances wrote:
> I got 4/6 with my crappy computer monitor speakers.
The results of the test indicate that most people can't tell the
difference:
http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/06/09/412271433/audio-quality-quiz-results-you-did-slightly-better-than-guessing-randomly
exile wrote:
> here's a fun test:
> http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/06/02/411473508/how-well-can-you-hear-audio-quality
>
> I have audioengine A2 speakers attached to my computer and I was able to
> get 4 out of 6 correct but even that level of accuracy leads me to
> believe that
here's a fun test:
http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/06/02/411473508/how-well-can-you-hear-audio-quality
I have audioengine A2 speakers attached to my computer and I was able to
get 4 out of 6 correct but even that level of accuracy leads me to
believe that it's very hard to tell the
exile wrote:
> yes, that's the trade off with sonos. no display screen but it has
> volume control on the top of each speaker and it has most of the same
> features as squeeze ( i.e., alarms, sleep timer, etc.) so losing the
> display screen isn't such a big sacrifice to me.
Yes, definitely the
quadronado wrote:
>
> It's seems if nowadays you have to use a shitty app or at least a
> touchscreen for almost everything. I don't really want this at home.
yes, that's the trade off with sonos. no display screen but it has
volume control on the top of each speaker and it has most of the
I still have my SB 3 - and use it some - with my main/family room
stereo, an NAD receiver, a set of PSB speakers, an Oppo universal
player.
That said, my daughter bought me a set of Sonos Play:1 speakers for my
60th birthday and it utterly changed my listening life. I suppose if you
have very,
Grumpy Bob wrote:
> Interested by your comments re Squeezebox Radio - the features I need
> are all hardware features: a display, buttons to preset with playlists,
> hardware volume control, and a hardware navigation through the music
> collection and radio stations...for bedside and kitchen use
exile wrote:
> To clarify, the Sonos Connect is basically the equivalent of a
> squeezebox but with no display screen. Most of the other Sonos products
> are a hybrid speaker and wireless streaming device and again none of the
> Sonos products have display screens. You can buy the Sonos speakers
Grumpy Bob wrote:
> Likewise unfamiliar with Sonos, but I do believe it has a unit designed
> to be connected to a separate amplifier/speakers (maybe it's the
> Connect?). I think if I switched to Sonos, that's what I'd go for, but I
> think I'd miss having an equivalent to the Squeezebox Radio.
Yep, I use spotify playlists all the time (my own and spotify official
lists). I'm using the logitech official app/plugin along with the SPH
plugin, and playing to transporter, boom, touch, and radio.
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(all ethernet)
pablolie wrote:
> Spotify is 320k - if one configures high quality streaming under options
> - which sounds plenty good. A well-implemented 320k MP3 stream will
> pretty much be CD quality, and the vast majority of people won't be able
> to tell it apart from a FLAC stream (I can only do so for
Spotify is 320k - if one configures high quality streaming under options
- which sounds plenty good. A well-implemented 320k MP3 stream will
pretty much be CD quality, and the vast majority of people won't be able
to tell it apart from a FLAC stream (I can only do so for a very few
tracks that
Grumpy Bob wrote:
> Likewise unfamiliar with Sonos, but I do believe it has a unit designed
> to be connected to a separate amplifier/speakers (maybe it's the
> Connect?). .
>
> RobertRight that makes more sense
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SlimChances wrote:
> Not completely familiar with Sonos other than my neighbour's system
> which seems to consist of a single speaker about the size of coffee mug.
> I don't think that produces anywhere the fidelity of my mid range stereo
> system. I don't see how it could produce decent sound
exile wrote:
> spotify on sonos streams 320kbps OGG.
>
> I'll preface this by saying I'm not a serious audiophile but I've
> noticed no difference between my squeezebox flac playback and the sonos
> spotify streams.
Not completely familiar with Sonos other than my neighbour's system
which
spotify on sonos streams 320kbps OGG.
I'll preface this by saying I'm not a serious audiophile but I've
noticed no difference between my squeezebox flac playback and the sonos
spotify streams.
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Is Spotify still restricted to MP3 format? I assume Spotify still does
not support lossless formats such as FLAC or even hi res?
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Speakers: PMC twenty:23
CD/HDD Recorder: Alesis Masterlink ML-9600
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Squeezemenicely wrote:
> The only bad thing is, the Sonos community is so boring compared to ours
Ha! So true and maybe that's partly why I resisted switching to Sonos
for so long. On the plus side, Sonos does work fine with Flac files but
with the transition to streaming as my primary source
hagensieker wrote:
> Still every service I use has an app.
Yes, that is annoying, but I guess it is how vendors want it - lock-in
into *their* app, rather than something that can be integrated. :(
"To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this
fast-growing art of 'high
Hi Exile, if Spotify is what you listen to, I can completely understand
you crossing over to the dark side ;-) The ease of use on Sonos and the
reliability are great for that, friend of mine has Sonos and I never get
a call that something is not working, whilst two friends that I got
started on
Whatever works for you is what is best for you:D I've thought a couple
times LMS had a foot in the grave. I almost bailed when MOG went bye
bye. I thought that was the beginning of the end. Then when the Triode
Spotify app seemed broken I just knew it was over.
Then Spotify got fixed and
To each his own as they say...
Give Spotify or one of the other services a try. Those 64,000 tracks
are a drop in the bucket to what is available through streaming.
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I am a very happy Transporter/iPeng user. My Transporter is now about 10
years old. Where did that time go? Seems like yesterday when I was
taking it out the box and installing it on my HiFi rack.
I have over 64,000 FLAC tracks stored on my server hard drive. I think
that alone would prevent me
thanks for the chromecast suggestion but I've already converted to
Sonos.
Also, i should've added that I'm happy to sell my Squeezebox
collection:
2 squeezebox 2's
2 squeezebox 3's
1 pogoplug running as a wired squeezebox
1 remote
Sonos have Spotify Connect now so you can use the native Spotify
client.
If I only going to use Spotify a Chromecast Audio is a good and cheap
option.
SB Touch to Yamaha A-S501, Boston Acoustics A26.
SB 3 to Audio Pro T3.
SB BOOM
SB Radio
ReadyNAS 202
iPeng
i know that for many others out there the LMS/Spotify partnership is
great so I can only speak to my own experience.
my system was two squeezebox3's and two squeezebox2's with a dedicated
mac mini server running on a fast (average of 90mbps) wireless network,
I ran into recurring problems
Just have to ask how Sonos works better with Spotify? I am a very happy
LMS/Spotify user, and wondering if I am missing out on something...
"To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this
fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt
edge that
So after more than a decade of dedicated squeezeboxen life I find myself
moving onto a Sonos system. Therefore, I simply want to thank this
entire community because it's the folks here on this forum that made my
squeezebox audio listening experience so rewarding.
The true power of the squeeze
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