Re: [ukha_d] Re: Multi room audio Sonos or what else?

["Geoff H"<yahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can only reiterate what others have already said before.

I am a relative newcomer to the Sonos party, having bought myself a
bundle in January this year. I had been talking about getting one for
several months beforehand, with my wife saying 'What's a Sonos?', 'What
does it do?' and more importantly 'How much does it cost?'.

As soon as it arrived and I had set it up, she was impressed and
immediately started using it. I activated the 30 day Napster trial and I
think this clinched the deal because she could start listening to new
music without going out to buy the CD. Of course I found the multi-room
capability fantastic, but SWMBO wasn't swayed by this feature.

She now uses it just as much as I do. The controller is really simple to
use and very informative. My 5 year old likes to look at the album art
on the screen and even he can use it to listen to his favourite playlist.

Geoff

ianh1000 wrote:
> Hi Dean,
>
> I may well take you up on that, may need to bring SWMBO along  this
> level of investment needs her to sign it off ;-)
>
> Regards
> Ian
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Dean Barrett" <dean@...>
wrote:
>> Ian
>>
>> You're more than welcome to pop round for a Sonos Demo - we have
>> ZP100/80/Controller on display in the office @ Newport.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dean.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of
>> ianh1000
>> Sent: 26 May 2008 19:40
>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Multi room audio Sonos or what else?
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Thanks for the quick replies! My HP box was never sold in the UK,
> it is
>> (was) a Linux based music server with a 40GB hard disk and great
> plans for
>> the future that never happened!
>>
>> I really like the sound of the Sonos kit, I just wish it had a
slot
> for a
>> little SATA drive in a master zone player, or am I missing the
> point?
>> what I realy want is a low power home media server that does not
run
>> Microsoft operating systems and can store all my media, backup
other
>> devices. I would also like to be able to buy a TV/local device
that
> can play
>> all my media without having half a dozen boxes each with its own
> PSU!
>> Great to see the new Freesat service now I just forked out for 3
> LCD TV's
>> with built in freeview so that I could loose some boxes.
>>
>> My guess is that what I want will be very easy in another 5 years!
>>
>> Thanks again!
>>
>> Ian
>>
>> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Ian Bird" <ian.bird@>
wrote:
>>> I have just bought a Sonos ZP100 and controller. I have put
all
> my
>>> CD's onto my NAS box and consigned them and the HiFi to the
loft.
> I
>>> used the HiFi speakers though to use with the Sonos kit.
>>>
>>> First impressions were good with excellent packaging and
> minimalist
>>> good looks. Plugging in was easy and setting it all up with
the PC
>> and
>>> supplied CD was a great way of making life easier.
>>>
>>> The scan of my music was quick and it just works every time.
The
>>> controller is probably essential unless you are using a PC to
>> control
>>> it all. Very nice screen and pretty good menus etc. Plenty
good
>> enough
>>> for SWMBO who only plays rather than adds music etc. PC
control
> of
>>> anything is a blasphemy in this house these days. Setup is
fine
>> though.
>>> Sound quality seems good as does volume but neither my
speakers
> nor
>> my
>>> hearing are all that good these days.
>>>
>>> It is very early days so far but first impressions are great.
I
>>> particularly like the cradle I got for the controller. It was
> extra
>>> but ohh so worth it ;-)
>>>
>>> I went for Sonos over the Squeezebox flavour purely for SWMBO
>> reasons
>>> and so far she likes it. I am thinking of adding rf speakers
to it
>> and
>>> using that to supply sound to other rooms (pick them up and
move
>> them)
>>> but am saving up still. For me the multi room side of things
is
> not
>>> really an issue, just a nicety. Not sure I would spend 300
quid
> plus
>>> on a nicety. As a family we only play music in one place at
once
>>> anyway, just not always the same place.
>>>
>>> Sonos are doing offers at the moment so it was 500 quid inc
vat
> and
>>> delivery for the setup I got.
>>>
>>> Having multi room Sonos kit would clash with the controller I
>> expect.
>>> Whilst the controller can operate zones etc. no problems
trying
> to
>>> fight the missus for control of the controller could be messy.
>>>
>>> All in all for us in the lounge getting rid of all the CD's
and
> HiFi
>>> has been a real winner. Getting access to all my MP3 stuff has
> been
>> an
>>> unexpected bonus as was internet radio.
>>>
>>> You pays your money and you makes your choices.
>>>
>>> There isn't a power switch on the unit IIRC so an appliance
> module
>>> should work however they are designed to be always on.
>>>
>>> Power consumption is minimal and you can even turn off the
white
> LED
>>> on the front. Google says 5 watts on standby for the ZP100. In
>> winter
>>> this is lost as heat thereby lowering your heating bill ;-)
>>>
>>> Have fun
>>>
>>> Ian
>>>
>>> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "ianh1000" <ianh1000@>
wrote:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> My faithful HP Digital entertainment center seems to have
> failed
>>>> after 8 good years work, I had been using this linked to a
Kiosk
>> and
>>>> other PC's to be able to pay music in different rooms. It
all
>> worked
>>>> OK for my but SWMBO found it to be unreliable and I was
often
>>>> changing interfaces etc.
>>>>
>>>> I am looking for a replacement and Sonos looks nice but a
fair
>>>> investment for 3 rooms or more. I am also trying to reduce
the
>> power
>>>> that is used on a non stop basis, anyone any idea how much
power
>> the
>>>> Sonos devices use? Also what do these small NAS devices
like
>> Buffalo
>>>> use?
>>>>
>>>> I have a comfort system, could i use an X10 Appliance
module
> with
>>>> each Zone Player to turn them all on and off when the
alarm is
>> set? I
>>>> assume they don't need any gracefull shutdown.
>>>>
>>>> Any other suggestions welcome.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Ian
>>>>
>>
>>
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