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<\/a><\/p>\nI thought with the recent sale going on with Sonos it would be a good topic for a blog entry this week. \u00a0I have had Sonos now for about a year and I have to say its been very enjoyable. \u00a0A few years back Sonos took a different approach to music and I think it has really paid off for them. \u00a0Until Sonos there were speakers that needed wires and\/or bluetooth to operate and play music. \u00a0Sonos did away with the connection point and created a listening “ecosystem” for music.<\/p>\n
What is Sonos?<\/strong><\/p>\n Keeping it very simple, it’s a wireless speaker that uses you’re in home network to play music. \u00a0That doesn’t sound too impressive. \u00a0Sonos isn’t even battery operated or portable. \u00a0It needs to be plugged in all the time. \u00a0It doesn’t use bluetooth and only a few devices allow for a wired connection. \u00a0Who would want that you might say? \u00a0A lot of people!<\/p>\n This is why…<\/p>\n Sonos uses you’re in home network to connect to the internet. \u00a0The Sonos is independently smart. \u00a0What I mean by that is even though it can be controlled by a device (iPhone, iPad, smart phone etc.) it doesn’t need one to operate. \u00a0Sonos has its own “brain” and uses music services as its source for music and playback. \u00a0Setting up Sonos is super easy. \u00a0You plug it in, download the app on your iPhone or smart phone and follow the steps. \u00a0It will connect to any in home server you may have with your own music as well as any music services you are a member of. \u00a0The services include but aren’t limited to Pandora, Spotify (paid account only), Slacker, Iheart Radio, Songza just to name a few. \u00a0There’s a bunch to choose from.<\/p>\n Versatility<\/strong> \u00a0– \u00a0Lets say I am having a party at my house. \u00a0I have a Sonos (doesn’t matter which one) in the family room, living room and study. \u00a0To get things going I decide to connect all three to the same music source (rock). \u00a0Into the app I go and I can choose all locations and set them to play the same music. \u00a0It will play in synch perfectly in all three locations. \u00a0I can adjust the volume in each location independent of one another or all together at once. \u00a0Now, once the music is playing and I have set it up on my iPhone, my wife says she needs ice. \u00a0I run out the door like a good husband and guess what. \u00a0 Nothing changes, the music keeps playing. \u00a0A bluetooth or wired speaker couldn’t do this. \u00a0Sonos has it own connection and internal “brain” and software so the music is being streamed to and through the Sonos not the phone. \u00a0The iPhone app is simply a remote control. \u00a0Now, my wife goes into the living room with a friend and decides to change the music to classical. \u00a0She grabs her phone, picks the zone, chooses the station and done. \u00a0Now you have rock in the other two rooms and classical in one. \u00a0Anyone with the Sonos app can connect and change channels, volume or whatever they choose.<\/p>\n Configuration<\/strong> \u00a0– \u00a0I would say the single greatest selling point to Sonos is the ways it can be configured. \u00a0So its Sunday morning and I want to listen to some smooth jazz in stereo. \u00a0The Sonos devices are mono so how the heck do you do that? \u00a0Simple, into the app and pick the two Sonos devices you want to use as a stereo pair and bingo, you have left and right stereo channels. \u00a0Sounds nice but I need more bass. \u00a0Open the app and add your subwoofer to the mix and now you’ve got a stereo pair with a subwoofer. \u00a0All wireless, all in synch and guess what…the Sonos stuff sounds great! \u00a0I would put it on par with anything built by Bose with\u00a0similar sizes and configurations. \u00a0Too bad it doesn’t handle surround sound<\/em>. \u00a0It does<\/strong>! \u00a0You can use the sound bar, add the sub, add two like Sonos units for the rear and you now have 5.1 sound. \u00a0See sample configuration photo below.<\/p>\n Scalability \u00a0– \u00a0<\/strong>This ties into configuration but this I wanted to break out to discuss two points. \u00a0Low cost of entry and limitless growth. \u00a0I really like the Sonos system as it allows you to grow when and how you choose. \u00a0You can buy the least expensive product and its only $199 which is a deal for what you get. \u00a0Right now you can get two Sonos Ones for $349 which is $50 savings. \u00a0I have had my “one” for a year and haven’t purchased another Sonos yet. \u00a0It has a really full and nice sound and I haven’t really needed to add another yet. \u00a0When I am ready I can just pick my product and I know it will integrate seamlessly. \u00a0I can have one or thirty Sonos in my house. \u00a0It’s up to you and what you want.<\/p>\n It’s not all perfect. \u00a0Yes, no battery means you’re always tethered to a wall outlet but there are many of those in a house. \u00a0The surround configuration has two limits…its only 5.1 capable not 7.1 but for me that’s good enough and it will only play surround with the surround bar being fed a 5.1 signal from a TV, Blu-Ray or TV Box optical output. \u00a0The best way to configure for surround is using a TV with 5.1 pass-thru but that TV is not easy to find. \u00a0Vizio and Sony are a couple of brands that can do this but that’s a little limiting. \u00a0It will play sound out of all speakers if its being fed a 2.0 channel configuration but it will be simulated surround but that sounds ok.<\/p>\n One last thought…Sonos is a perfect gift for Weddings, Graduations, Students…if they don’t have one they’ll love it and if they already have one they can add to their network! \u00a0You can never have too many :-).<\/p>\n If you haven’t experienced Sonos get a Sonos One to start and give it a try.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n See how the application works on an iPhone. \u00a0Click either link below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Video to Demonstrate the Sonos App<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I thought with the recent sale going on with Sonos it would be a good topic for a blog entry this week. \u00a0I have had Sonos now for about a year and I have to say its been very enjoyable. \u00a0A few years back Sonos took a different approach to music and I think it has really paid off for them. \u00a0Until Sonos there were speakers that needed wires and\/or bluetooth to operate and play music. \u00a0Sonos did away with the connection point and created a listening “ecosystem” for music. 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