Like Sieghard said. And, depending where you live, some big box stores might offer incentives. At Christmas, Target.com offered a $50 iTunes gift card with each Sonos purchase. I made 4 separate purchases online of a Sonos Play3 speaker at full price of $299 (plus tax, with free shipping, and 2 months return policy), but the real cost to me was $249 each, figuring I'd be spending the money on iTunes in some way anyway.
With Summer holidays coming up, they may have such incentives again soon. Keith -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 10:54 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Sound Bar as iDevice stereo speaker? Hi Tracy, Yes, this is how Sonos works, any player (a stereo pair is considered to be a single player) can play either the same if it is grouped with anothr player or players or can play a different stream. I understand it's tempting to add another UE Boom, but consider that in the long run the Sonos investment probably is better as they don't upgrade their hardware that often but instead release regular and frequent software updates to make the system better. I bought players in 2009 and they still sell those exact same players. Of course they also added new players, but it is a great system and as I said in my other message, I think the sound quality is far superior to any bluetooth speaker out there. I also have an approx. 20-year old stereo system in my music room in the basement and it's an awesome system since it was about the price of a medium priced car even back then, but even on this system I have replaced a $2,500 CD Transport from Sonic Frontiers with a $300 Sonos Connect which can access all my losslessly ripped music on my network attached hard drive and of course my Deezer Elite subscription and all the other internet content Sonos supports and it sounds amazing. Upstairs I replaced my 6-year old $2,000 Sony surround sound receiver and speakers with a Sonos Playbar, two Play 1 as rear channel and Sonos Sub and I'm super happy with the sound quality and een ha[ppier with the fact that I am saving a lot of space. On top of that my Sonos system is fully accessible whereas my Sony Receiver was basically inaccessible beyond turning it on/off, changing volume and selecting the source (satellite, blueray, Apple TV etc.) Now the Playbar is always on and connected to my TV so whatever plays on the TV plays on the Playbar and if I want to listen to music in the living room I just open my Sonos app, tap on Living Room, select what I want to listen to and that's it. If my wife is watching TV and I am in the bedroom and want to listen to one of my albums or an internet stream I select Master Bedroom, my choice of music and off it goes, I want to have a shower I just group Bathroom to Master Bedroom and the music plays in both rooms. If I were you I'd save up a bit more, spend the extra $220 and for $400 get two Play 1 speakers. You can order directly from Sonos with free shipping and if you live in a larger city you can always check if there is a Sonos reseller nearby and go there to listen to it first. Also, keep in mind that if you order directly from Sonos you have a generous 45-day satisfaction guaranty, if you buy it and after using it for 6 weeks don't like it, just make sure you keep the original packaging, call Sonos and arrange to ship it back for a full refund. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Traci Duncan Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 8:32 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Sound Bar as iDevice stereo speaker? :) Last year when I began looking at a better speaker solution, I was really tempted by Sonos. My biggest concern was our wireless network is not consistently strong or reliable. On the flip side of that, I really liked the idea that I could have multiple Sonos’s, correct? 2 downstairs as stereo pair, then one could be upstairs playing something totally different? Is that accurate? Anyway, at this point, I’d have to think about it, because we already own one UE Boom, so I could spend $180 for 1 more, & get the left/right stereo. Lol, this stuff is challenging. Reviewers always talk about volume volume volume… Well, I am not looking to have my music on max volume. I want more of a full sound. I want to know things like how does classical music sound on these systems? I listen to many different genres, but classical is a big part of my library. Again, I appreciate the input. The funny thing is, I have a 20 year old stereo upstairs, but it is so large, I don’t really have a spot for it. Traci On Jun 11, 2015, at 8:08 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > Once you hit the $199 and $299 price point and are considering spending that > sort of money I feel the Sonos Play 1 and Play 3 are the ultimate choice. > Yes, I know they are not bluetooth and don't support Airplay natively, but > you can still play any music on your iPhone directly to Sonos. When it comes > to subscription services like Spotify, Pandora, Rhapsody, Deezer, Sirius XM > and so on as well as all the free internet radio from Tune-In, you would only > use your iPhone as a remote for Sonos since Sonos supports just about every > music service out there via the fully accessible Sonos app. Often the > interface for these services is more accessible than the music service's own > apps or websites. > > Yes, Apple Music will probably not be supported by Sonos at least not right > away, but there are ways to add Airplay capabilities to Sonos although you > would need at least a Play 5, Connect or Connect Amp for this since you need > a line-in input which the Play 1 and Play 3 don't have. > > The sound quality of even the Play 1 speaker which you can run either as a > single speaker or as a stereo pair is superior to any bluetooth speaker I > have heard and the nice thing with Sonos is that you can start out small with > just 1 speaker and over time add another to make a stereo pair or add even > more to bring music to other rooms. Any of the portable speakers (Play 1, > Play 3 and Play 5) are also very easily moved, all you have to do is unplug > them from the wall outlet, put them into another room, on the deck or in the > garden by the picknick table and you are good to go as long as they are in > reach of your home WiFi. You now also don't need a Bridge or Boost anymore > since even a single player can now be setup wirelessly without the need for a > wired connection to your router by at least 1 player, bridge or boost. > > Price points are $199 for the Play 1, $299 for the Play 3 and $399 for the > Play 5 which is a boombox type speaker which natively supports stereo and > which contains 5 individual speakers each driven by its own Class D amplifier > (2 tweeters, 2 mids and 1 sub). > > For more information go to www.Sonos.com > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > T L > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 11:07 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Sound Bar as iDevice stereo speaker? > > Document if you're looking for separate speakers to get stereo from a > Bluetooth speaker go look at ultimate ears as they have the medium and the > large size I don't know what the model number is but you can daisychain knees > together to get a stereo sound and they are separate speakers so so you can > put these more than 6 feet or wherever you want them away but they are pricey > the medium-size sells for 199 each and the large one sells for 299 each but > they're all them at ultimate and sound I well worth the money > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 10, 2015, at 11:29 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> Hi Tracy, >> >> Basically this is a 28 inch wide soundbar and you can connect to it with >> your iPhone via bluetooth. Yes, it is stereo, but at 28 inches wide you will >> still not get really good separation, think of how 2 good quality computer >> speakers would sound if placed two and a half feet apart. If you are quite >> close to the soundbar it would sound better, but if you are sitting on the >> couch 8 feet away it will still not sound like having two bluetooth speakers >> which can be set up as a stereo pair and which you can then place 6 or 8 >> feet apart. >> >> I have the soundbar from Sonos which is rated as one of the best soundbars >> out there and my guess is that it would sound quite a bit better than the >> Sony one which is about one third the price and even the Sonos Playbar with >> its 9 speakers two of which fire to the side to create the illusion of >> separation still has its limitations. This is of course just my opinion and >> it all depends on your expectations and what you compare it to. One thing I >> found with this type of stuff is that you definitely get what you pay for. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Traci Duncan >> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 2:26 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Sound Bar as iDevice stereo speaker? >> >> Has anyone used a TV sound bar as their stereo speaker system for their >> iDevice? I was reading about this one on Amazon... >> Amazon.com: Sony HT-XT1 2.1 Channel Sound Bar with Built-In Subwoofer: >> Electronics >> http://www.amazon.com/Sony-HT-XT1-Channel-Built--Subwoofer/dp/B00IWQREOE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433970705&sr=8-1&keywords=Sony+HT-XT1 >> >> It reads pretty well, & not a bad price point. My 2 thoughts are: >> 1. Takes up a small amount of space — under our TV in fact. :) 2. I miss >> stereo sound with my iDevice music, so I’m hoping I may hear that with this >> unit. >> >> I have a UE Boom & love it, but of course, I don’t have that stereo >> separation with one boom. >> >> What are your thoughts? >> >> Thanks, >> Traci >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any >> questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a >> member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators >> directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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