I agree with everything Sieghard said. I bought 4 Play3’s in December, setting them up as paired units in 2 rooms. With Spotify, and my iTunes Match, I haven’t had such wonderful and accessible music listening in decades. And their phone support is excellent, if you need it. Keith
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 7:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Just use Sonos, was: Stereo Receivers That Can Be Operated With An App? Hi Arnold, My recommendation is Sonos. You said “stereo receiver” in your subject so I assume you are looking for a receiver (amplifier with integrated tuner) for music playback. If you already own a set of good quality speakers you want to use, then get a Sonos Connect Amp. You get a very nice sounding amplifier with 110 Watts of Class D amplification for $600. It is small, fully connected with access to dozens of paid and free internet music services and the app is fully and fantastically accessible. On top of that you will have the freedom to expand your Sonos system later with any of their other players to bring music to other rooms, you can add a Sonos wireless Sub or, if you already have a traditional, powered Sub, you can connect it to your Connect Amp. If you want a full 5.1 surround system, it would set you back about $1,800 with a Sonos Playbar, Sonos Sub and two Play 1 players for the rear channel. In my opinionthe flexibility, connectivity and accessibility of Sonos beats anything else out there. Even if you consider an inexpensive $300 or $400 receiver paired with an inexpensive $200 or $300 set of bookshelf speakers, you now have spend $500 to $700. For $600 you can buy two Sonos Play 3 players and set them up as a stereo pair which will sound every bit as good as what you get with a low-end traditional setup. The traditional setup means a bulky receiver, speakers which by themselves are about the size or larger than the Sonos Play 3 and, of course, wires which have to go from the receiver to the speakers. This setup gives you access to an FM/AM tuner and you have not yet added any other source of music. For this you either need to spend more money for a CD player or connect your computer or iPhone to the receiver. Chances are you may find a receiver which has Airplay capabilities so you could play music to the receiver wirelessly via your iPhone or iTunes, if not you will need to connect the computer or iPhone with a cable. Playing music from Tune In or a subscription based music service similarly would require you to use your iPhone with Airplay or your iPhone or computer wired into the receiver. With Sonos access to Tune In and just about every subscription based music service you can think of is integrated into the fully accessible Sonos app. Your own music can easily be accessed by ripping all your CD’s (if you haven’t done so already) and give Sonos access to your music folder on the computer or, even better, on a network attached hard drive which means your computer doesn’t even have to be on. This means additional components like CD Players also become a thing of the past. Good luck, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Arnold Schmidt Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 10:12 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Stereo Receivers That Can Be Operated With An App? A couple years ago, I think on Cool Blind Tech, there was a podcast about a Denon receiver that was quite accessible using an iPhone app. However, even when that podcast was released, that receiver was no longer available. 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