Reply to: Multiroom wireless speakers

[LondonManc]

As a nerd I love the idea of these systems but as a realist I'm fairly sure it's going to be another of these things where it doesn't ever QUITE do what you want.

Side question - do any of these systems tie in with Alexa et al yet i.e. do they have microphones?

Sonos has microphones but they don't have the capabilities of Alexa. They will be integrating with Alexa though so that you can ask Alexa to play Appetite for Destruction in the Lounge and Kitchen.

Sonos also allows you to play music directly from Spotify, without the need to open the Sonos app separately.

[d000hg]

As a nerd I love the idea of these systems but as a realist I'm fairly sure it's going to be another of these things where it doesn't ever QUITE do what you want.

Side question - do any of these systems tie in with Alexa et al yet i.e. do they have microphones?

[LondonManc]

Ah well, better get another one this weekend then.

[WTFH]

At least they were good enough to contact all their registered customers (and the press), so it isn't just a surprise, or an undisclosed rise.

[NotAllThere]

Filling Your Home With the Sound of Sonos Just Got More Expensive - Bloomberg

This was in the Times. They said a 17% drop in the value of sterling necessitates the price hike. That does equate to a 20% increase in prices, so prices rising from 15%-25% seems fair.

[greenlake]

Filling Your Home With the Sound of Sonos Just Got More Expensive - Bloomberg

Wireless-speaker maker Sonos will raise prices in the U.K. across its range of home-audio systems, meaning the sound of Brexit-driven price increases will now be heard clearly, in sync, in every room.

The company on Monday said it would raise prices on Feb. 23, increasing the cost of its music speakers, wireless receivers and home-theater accessories by as much as 25%.

The price of a mid-range PLAY:3 speaker will rise 15% to £299, while the cost of an amplifier will go up 25% to £499.

[WTFH]

This just in...
PLAY:1 – Mini, but Mighty | Sonos


£30 off play1.

[MaryPoppins]

Makes your flat screen TV sound better as lots have cr*ppy speakers.

It is basically a long thin speaker that you can put under your flat screen telly. They sell them in Argos and Comet as well as proper places.

Whether you want one or not depends on whether your flat screen TV sounds cr*p, or you are into your acoustics.

Thanks Sue, my TV doesn't sound great, but there again I'm not at all arsed about how it sounds as I don't really even watch it that often.

[SueEllen]

No idea what a soundbar is, but I doubt I have any desire for one. It sounds boomy.

Makes your flat screen TV sound better as lots have cr*ppy speakers.

It is basically a long thin speaker that you can put under your flat screen telly. They sell them in Argos and Comet as well as proper places.

Whether you want one or not depends on whether your flat screen TV sounds cr*p, or you are into your acoustics.

[MaryPoppins]

No idea what a soundbar is, but I doubt I have any desire for one. It sounds boomy.


I am seeing a friend's '3' this weekend to ensure it's not OTT for me - my only real requirement is to be able to hear music whether I'm cooking, or having a pee. Nothing more complicated than that.

[missinggreenfields]

I had assumed my phone would be the screen, so to speak. I think I am looking at a '3' speaker for the living room [with the TV, however that works] and a few 1s dotted about the place.

If you're not going to attach it to anything, then you could get away with a few 1's - we have three of them around the house because there was no need to attach it to the tv or anything like that.

[SimonMac]

I had assumed my phone would be the screen, so to speak. I think I am looking at a '3' speaker for the living room [with the TV, however that works] and a few 1s dotted about the place.

yes the phone will be the screen, you can queue up next tracks from a library, or select which ever radio station you want.

I have a 1 in the Kitchen, the Conservatory and "office", a 3 in the Bedroom, a Playbar and SUB for the living room, but that is quite a step up in price, you could get away with a three in the living room and then upgrade to a Playbar (~£600) or Playbar and Sub (~£1000) and redistribute the 3 elsewhere if you think its worth the upgrade later.

[eek]

I had assumed my phone would be the screen, so to speak. I think I am looking at a '3' speaker for the living room [with the TV, however that works] and a few 1s dotted about the place.

Why a 3. You could go for a playbar and use it for both your telly and music....

[MaryPoppins]

I don't need a screen to turn the volume up or down or to skip tracks, also a screen was not in your original requirements document...


(I remember looking at the squeezebox about a decade ago, but then waited and eventually plumped for Sonos - originally just as a soundbar for the TV and then I bought a few more speakers.)

I had assumed my phone would be the screen, so to speak. I think I am looking at a '3' speaker for the living room [with the TV, however that works] and a few 1s dotted about the place.

[eek]

I don't need a screen to turn the volume up or down or to skip tracks, also a screen was not in your original requirements document...


(I remember looking at the squeezebox about a decade ago, but then waited and eventually plumped for Sonos - originally just as a soundbar for the TV and then I bought a few more speakers.)

True, if you can manage with that limited functionality....