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re: SONOS speaker owners..how much freedom do you have? UPDATE 2 PAGE 11
Posted on 5/9/17 at 11:20 am to CarRamrod
Posted on 5/9/17 at 11:20 am to CarRamrod
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i just don't see how that's different than what a $35 chromecast audio does.
hell i dont understand what you are asking. for a chrome cast to work it needs a receiver to power the speaker.
yeah. But CAD was saying one of the big advantages of Sonos is being able to group audio. That's not really new tech though. If you have a receiver a $35 chromecast audio does the same thing.
Or you could buy a receiver and a chromecast audio for the price of a play 5.
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Posted on 5/9/17 at 11:22 am to bbap
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You are only putting 1 speaker in an entire room? I assumed for a living room you would be putting 5 speakers in there. Like a normal 5.1 setup.
i was comparing this to the cost on an AVR. were you assuming speakers were included in that $1500?
i thought you were saying that was the cost for just the multi-zone avr itself?
Posted on 5/9/17 at 11:23 am to bbap
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yeah. But CAD was saying one of the big advantages of Sonos is being able to group audio. That's not really new tech though. If you have a receiver a $35 chromecast audio does the same thing.
you have to go select the chromecast hdmi input on each device first right? that alone makes this a non-starter for my household
Posted on 5/9/17 at 11:23 am to CAD703X
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i was comparing this to the cost on an AVR. were you assuming speakers were included in that $1500?
i thought you were saying that was the cost for just the multi-zone avr itself?
it was top of the line but yes it was $1500 for just the AVR.
But then you stated you could buy 5 speakers and cover 4 rooms with that. And that confused me. Especially since 4 posts ago you said you dont like in-ceiling speakers.
You don't like in-ceiling speakers but you are ok with 1 speaker covering an entire room?
Posted on 5/9/17 at 11:24 am to bbap
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You don't like in-ceiling speakers but you are ok with 1 speaker covering an entire room?
*sigh*
a play5 will take care of a large living room.
2 play3 (configured as stereo) will take care of a large screened porch
play1s are fine for smaller bedrooms. are you implying you have multiple speakers in your kids' rooms or guest bedroom now?
eta i never said i was setting up 4 5.1 surround rooms. i'm just talking having PLENTY of sound to fill the rooms i mentioned above.
you are 100% correct i'm not talking about TV stuff in this.
This post was edited on 5/9/17 at 11:27 am
Posted on 5/9/17 at 11:26 am to CAD703X
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a play5 will take care of a large living room.
yeah, im sorry but i have my doubts. It may be loud enough but no way it's good enough to cover a large living room.
That's like saying a great soundbar can replace a 5.1 setup.
This post was edited on 5/9/17 at 11:28 am
Posted on 5/9/17 at 11:28 am to bbap
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yeah, im sorry but i have my doubts. It may be loud enough but no way it's good enough to cover a large living room.
absolutely depends on the room configuration and use.
i'm not throwing dance parties in my living room so a 5 is P L E N T Y .
2 play3s are perfect for the screened porch where we will get a little more rowdy
Posted on 5/9/17 at 11:31 am to CAD703X
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i'm not throwing dance parties in my living room so a 5 is P L E N T Y .
But are you watching movies?
Posted on 5/9/17 at 11:33 am to bbap
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But are you watching movies?
no. i already have a vizio soundbar + sub in the sunken den, where the TV is.
the living room by design has NO TV. its literally for reading, listening to music and chilling with friends.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 11:35 am to CAD703X
That's actually impressive.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 12:17 pm to CarRamrod
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Sonos is essentially an unlimited "Zone" system
Not really, more like 32 devices
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believe and hope Bose, Yamaha and others quickly catch up to reduce the prices to more reasonable prices
Bose already has a system. I prefer their app and the hard buttons on the speakers. Their bar sounds better than SONOS.
There is also HEOS out there too.
I think some of you are missing the point on how an AVR is used in many homes. Plenty of people add a SONOS connect to their AVR.
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mean lutron wanted $3,000 for a damn paper shade
You get what you pay for buddy. The Lutron shades are top notch, granted you aren't the target customer for them.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 12:24 pm to TigerWise
won't debate that but by comparison Sonos is a steal.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 1:38 pm to CAD703X
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CAD703X
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only via iOS app so I'll have to borrow the wife's phone to test that.
It just works
Posted on 5/9/17 at 2:38 pm to Trauma14
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Doesn't look like another new alternative has been mentioned yet
I mentioned two, Bose and Heos. Plus Nuvo has a system now too.
I've used the Playfi stuff with Def Tech and I'm not a fan of it.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 2:50 pm to TigerWise
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I've used the Playfi stuff with Def Tech and I'm not a fan of it.
Can you tell me more? I was thinking of getting in it.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 2:53 pm to TigerWise
quote:of course there is a limit, but find a plain receiver with 32 zones.
Sonos is essentially an unlimited "Zone" system
Not really, more like 32 devices
quote:no im not thank you very much.
I think some of you are missing the point on how an AVR is used in many homes. Plenty of people add a SONOS connect to their AVR.
This post was edited on 5/9/17 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 5/9/17 at 2:54 pm to GFunk
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only via iOS app so I'll have to borrow the wife's phone to test that.
It just works
so its google's fault sonos only added the 'calibration' feature to the iOS app?
your fanboism is showing
Posted on 5/9/17 at 3:02 pm to CarRamrod
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of course there is a limit, but find a plain receiver with 32 zon
Show me a wifi speaker with video switching
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no im not thank you very much.
See above
Posted on 5/9/17 at 3:06 pm to TigerWise
wtf are you trying to argue?
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