Well, I will let the experts answer most of your questions. I can tell you that the AppleTV will work with Sonos play bar. I was told to make sure that I use Dolby Digital for this to work. As far as speakers are concerned, my understanding is at the play bar contains nine speakers.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 11, 2016, at 2:08 PM, Ron Pelletier <ron.pellet...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > Hi Sieghard, > > I did not read yet about the playbar. Can you give me an idea of the > difference in sound I would have against my high end Yamaha which, as you > well said, is not very accessible at all except for basic functions. > > For instance, could I plug in my CD player into the playbar? How large is it? > Does it include speakers. I have now moved to a smaller apartment and, in > time, I would like to modernize and go smaller. I have 2 large Rega speakers, > 2 medium size Mission speakers and a subwover and all that takes a lot of > space. I have to say that my set-top box is plugged into my sound system so > that the TV sounds very good. In time, I would also like to get an Apple TV. > Would it go into the Sonos Playbar? > > A lot to think about. My sound system is about 8 years old and still working > very well for now. Would it be a waste for now to get the Connect and then > use it later on as you are using yours? My bedroom is very small so I’m > wondering if the Play1 speakers would be enough. > I guess I’ll have to find a Sonos dealer in Montreal to see if I can go and > listen. > > Ron & Danvers > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 12:59 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Sonos > > Hi Ron, > > What you describe will work fine. The question is how old your Yamaha system > is and your end goal. I bought a high-end Sony surround receiver in 2009 > which at the time was $1,500 and since I already had a Sonos Connect I did > exactly what you are planning to do. I had two front, a centre and two rear > in-ceiling speakers hooked up, but no Subwover. 3 years ago I ended up caving > in and I ordered a Playbar, Sonos Su and 2 Play 1 speakers as rear speakers > and I have never looked back. My living room gained more space since my two > front speakers are gone, my TV/stereo shelf doesn’t have a huge receiver > sitting on it and I am now using that Connect player at my store and there is > a lot less cable. Also, there is of course the fact that Sonos is fully > accessible whereas my Sony receiver was useable in terms of switching inputs > and basic functions, but a lot of advanced functionality was not accessible. > > If you aren’t planning to get rid of your Yamaha receiver and speakers I’d > say go for the Connect, but if it’s an older system you may consider buying a > Playbar instead of a Connect and later add a Sub and two Play 1 as surround. > > Using a Play 3 or Play 5 in the bedroom is of course a great idea, here you > really have to decide how much you can and want to spend. It used to be that > the Play 1, 3 and 5 were $199, $299 and $399 US, but now the new Play 5 > jumped up to $499 so you could buy a set of Play 1 and put them into stereo > mode for less than a single Play 5. You should maybe go to a reseller that > sells Sonos and listen to a single Play 5 as well as a set of Play 1 and a > set of Play 3 to decide. Of course if you set up two Play 1 or Play 3 in the > bedroom you wouldn’t want to take one of them outside since each time you > would have to re-establish the stereo pairing which maybe a bit of a pain. > > Just remember that Sonos is extremely flexible and while you may not be able > to buy all you would like all at once, you can just add to it over a few > years. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Ron Pelletier > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 9:16 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Sonos > > Hi you two Sonos Experts, > > I have a good Yamaha sound system in my living room with 4 speakers and > woofer. Since I am on a limited budget, my thinking is that I should first > get a Sonos Connect to get the sound into that system and then get a Sonos > speaker or two for my bedroom. One of these speakers, I guess, could easily > be brought on my patio on a nice day until I can afford an outdoors speaker. > > What do you think of my reasoning and, please make suggestions if its is a > little off. > > Ron & Danvers > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 11:46 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Sonos > > Hi Jonathan, > > First of all, welcome to Sonos, I didn’t know you had bought into it, but it > definitely is awesome. > > As for the Connect, I understand that I could get any wireless headset setup > and plug it into the RCA line-out or Optical out on the Connect. But > considering that most of the wireless headsets I would consider are between > $300 and $500 I really was waiting for a true Sonos headset. If Somebody who > wouldn’t normally need a Connect has to buy one just for that purpose then it > also becomes a pretty expensive headset solution. > When I bought my first Sonos products in 2009 it was 3 Connect Amp which then > were called ZP120 and 2 Connect which were the ZP90 back then. They only had > those players then and actually a set of stand-alone bookshelf type speakers. > The Play 5 which started out as the S5 came I think in 2011 and I bought it > then. Anyhow, I am still holding out for a native Sonos headset as I am > convinced it will be coming at some point. My thought is that they do have to > release a new product sometime and now that they have 3 portable players, a > soundbar and Sub it must be something they consider especially considering > that I am not the only one asking for it. I once talked to a Sonos customer > service guy and mentioned it and he said he gets people asking for it on a > pretty regular bases and you find stuff like “Dear Sonos, please make me > headphones! | iMore” when you Google around for it. > > What I really like about Sonos is the longevity of their products. While my > Zp120 units are now called Connect Amp and my ZP90 is now the Connect, they > still are essentially the same units even though mine are now 7 years old. > It’s nice to see a company that makes some good hardware which is then > improved over time with software updates. The only Sonos product which was a > bit of a flop was the 30-Pin dock which they sold back in the iPhone 4/4S > days. It was I think around $120 at the time and basically was a dock which > acted as a stand-alone player and it also had a headphone jack. I still have > mine but of course haven’t used it in many years since I don’t feel I want to > invest in a 30-Pin to Lightning adapter and if I really want my iPhone > connected I have a RCA to 3.5mm cable plugged into the Connect Amp in my > bedroom and I just plug it in there, but mostly I just use Airplay since I > have an Airport Express connected to one of my other Connect Amp units to add > Airplay to my Sonos system. That, by the way, would be one of my other very > few items of criticism, I think at least the new players that were releaed in > the last few years should have built-in Airplay compatibility and all 3 > portable players, the Play 1, 3 and 5 should have a 3.5mm headphone jack. > > OK, off my soapbox I step since I have to get ready for work *smile*. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Jonathan Mosen > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 6:37 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Sonos > > While a headphone jack on some of the units might be nice, I'm not convinced > any new product is necessary, because Sonos already has one called the > Connect. You can easily plug headphones into this, and indeed I have a device > plugged into a connect that sends any audio from Sonos directly to my hearing > aids. You can set it up as a room of its own or group it with another. For > example, we have a Sonos PlayBar, sub, and two Play:1s in our living room for > 5.1 surround sound. When we're watching a movie, I send audio to a Sonos > connect as well so I get the sound of the movie straight into my hearing > aids. But it could easily be wireless or wired headphones plugged in there. > Becoming a Sonos household has been the coolest tech we've adopted since > iPhone. I love this stuff. > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > > On 11/03/2016, at 7:34 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Marie, > > Yes, sadly Sonos at this point is all about listening out loud and all I can > say is to call Sonos or submit feedback via their website to let them know > they really need to look at designing a stand-alone headset which would act > as a separate Sonos Player. I’ve been waiting fore this for at least the last > 2 or 3 years and each year I hope they’ll announce such a product. Of course > there are many situations where one would want to listen privately with a > headset and considering how much of a focus there has been on headsets in the > last few years I don’t get it how Sonos isn’t jumping on that bandwagon. I > think there could be either one of two products or both: > one would be high-quality stand-alone audio file quality headphones but of > course such a product would be very pricy considering one can easily spend > $500 to $1,000 or even more on true audio file quality wired headphones. I > think a product around $500 to $700 US from Sonos would be the right price > point and one where they could really make it sound awesome. > The other product which I think should be a companion to the headphones would > be a small iPhone-size or slightly thicker headphone amp with rechargeable > battery, a quarter inch headphone jack and belt clip. This would be the > product that connects to the Sonos system and acts as a separate player and > it would allow users to plug in any headset or headphones they have from a > cheap $20 pair of earbuds to a pair of Sennheiser HD800S for $1,699 which is > probably about as good as it gets. A product like this should maybe cost $250 > to $400 or $500 at most if they put in really good components and if Sonos > were to make only one product I hope it would be this one as it offers a lot > more flexibility with headsets users already own. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Marie > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 9:50 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Sonos > > I was just reading the reviews of the Sonos Play 5 and there were complaints > that there was no output jack on this speaker? I was under the impressions > that it did have a headphone jack but wonder if it was removed in the newer > model. This is a real turn off for me. 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