If you are just looking for a way to stream things from the phone to a speaker their are many good Bluetooth speakers on the market. If you want the features that the sonos has it's a great system. I do think that it's quite expensive though.
On 11/15/14, Jim Ruby <j...@blindsea.com> wrote: > 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. 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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