Going from a Sonos Link hardwired system with Control 4 speaker zones. New house isn't hardwired anywhere.

I like the Sonos app setup now, but am wondering what else is out there. Figuring some Sonos Ones throughout the house, and a Move in the covered and open patio.

Basement will have a dedicated receiver/surround sound (recs also appreciated), and would like access to 2.1 wifi sound for rec area (tower stereo?). TVs besides that will have soundbars.

Any recs would be appreciated. Price is not a factor. I consider myself an audiophile, but convenience is king at this point in my life.

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Posted by patnuh

South LA

Member since Sep 2005

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Posted on 7/19/21 at 3:14 pm to pressurized

I was in the exact same situation with our new place that we bought a few months ago. Nothing is gonna sound like it did hardwired. The Sonos soundbar is good but not anything special. Where they get you is ease of use and connectivity. It sounds decent enough and my wife and kid can work it if I’m not home. I left my 2.1 system for the sun room to blast away in when I can.

ETA: I looked at KEF, Dali, and Yamaha. If the Yamaha soundbar and subwoofer paired better together I might have kept them. The crossover is so damn high it was hard to watch regular tv…my living room has a vaulted ceiling and the sound just boomed everywhere. Cranked up, it sounded great for the price. App not bad either.

This post was edited on 7/19/21 at 3:23 pm

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Posted by CAD703X

Liberty Island

Member since Jul 2008

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Posted on 7/19/21 at 6:37 pm to pressurized

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convenience is king at this point in my life.

there you go. It doesn't get any easier than Sonos and you can run Ethernet to one of the speakers and it will set up it's own bulletproof wireless network.

One of the best smart home things I've bought. Zero regrets.

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Posted by lsujunky

Down By The River

Member since Jun 2011

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Posted on 7/20/21 at 9:49 am to pressurized

quote:
convenience is king at this point in my life

I don't think anything is easier than Sonos. I purchased a Bose 700 soundbar and base module. I keep it about a week. It keep turning off after being on for a while. I tried all the things they said to try and finally said F it. I paid way to much for this to have to turn it off and back on to make it work. The funny thing is it would never happen at the same interval and after you turned it off and back on it would stay on till you turned it off at night. I returned it for a Sonos beam and sub and haven't had any connectivity problems with it and I think the Sonos sounds better than the Bose. I may add two One SL's to my current setup and I would also like to see what another sub added in would sound like.

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