so what else is out there that is better with connectivity or is this the only option? As always want to get the most for the money one can.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Diakogeorgiou Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 6:03 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Amazed by my new Sonos Play 1 speakers, was: Sonos! Sonos are decent but as just a speaker you can get much better for your money. What makes them good is their connectivity. John Diakogeorgiou > On Nov 15, 2014, at 5:48 AM, Krister Ekstrom <kris...@kristersplace.com> > wrote: > > Hi there, You just gave me a brilliant idea although it would be expensive. > How much is the sub? What difference if any do you find between the Play 1 > and play 3s? > /Krister > >> 15 nov 2014 kl. 10:59 skrev Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca>: >> >> Hi Thomas, >> >> Sonos is much more than just a wireless speaker. Anyhow, the short answer is >> yes, Sonos supports Pandora, Tune In, iHeart and about 30 more services both >> free and paid including all the popular ones like Spotify, Sirius, Slacker, >> Songza and much, much more. >> >> I started with Sonos about 4 years ago when they didn;'t even have any >> stand-alone players. Then the first one they released was the Play 5 which >> is now their top of the line stand alone speaker. I just received two of the >> Play 1 players today which I am now using as rear speakers together with the >> Sonos Playbar and Sub. Before I set them up as rear speakers I set them up >> as a stereo pair by themselves and I was blown away by their sound. The >> things are small although for their size quite heavy and after I played them >> for a while like that I added my Sub to the configuration and doing that is >> truly awesome. Setting two of these up in stereo mode with a Sub is a $900 >> setup, but it easily sounds as good as a conventional amplifier/receiver >> with tradition speakers which cost 2 to 3 times that much or even more. I do >> know a fair bit about high-end audio and have some extremely high-end stuff >> in my music room downstairs, but this just blew me away and I was only using >> the Play 1. Do this with a set of Play 5 and a Sub which would be a $1,500 >> setup and I think you would just not believe the result. >> Anyhow, I then reconfigured the Play 1 players as my rear speakers, listened >> to a bit of music and then to half an hour or so of the movie Tatanic via >> Netflix and I couldn't be happier with this setup. >> I don't think I'd buy a Sonos Connect Amp any more nowadays (that is the >> $700, 110 Watt amplifer which hooks up to regular speakers) but most likely >> would get 2 Play 3 or 2 Play 5 for the bedroom along with a Sub. Only >> advantage of the Connect Amp is that you can use in-ceiling or in-wall >> speakers which is nice in the bathroom or kitchen where space might be an >> issue. >> >> Thomas, feel free to contact me off-list if you have more Sonos questions. >> My email is siegh...@live.ca. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> >> a $1,sounds like $just >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of thomas williams >> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 9:27 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Sonos! >> >> I heard a lot of talk about the sonos system, so I have a few question 1 can >> you play Pandora radio and I Heart radio, from this wireless speaker? >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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