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Re: Kitchen radio options - Sonos?

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I have a Playbar - nice piece of kit....... works seamlessly ....





On Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 10:14, Tim Hawes <timsyahoo@xxxxxxx> =
wrote:
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Thanks Neil.=C2=A0
There was also another odd comment - someone complaining that
"mute" didn't=
do the same as "pause" or "stop"... Funny that!

Think I'm sold on Sonos now. Have already got eyes on a playbar for the
TV.=
.. :-)

Cheers,
Tim.



On 22 October 2013 15:56, Neil Ball <neilball@xxxxxxx> wrote:


>
>
>As you=E2=80=99ve guessed, if you mute a stream it continues playing.
Stop=
ping a stream does indeed stop the stream properly.
>=C2=A0
>Neil B.
>=C2=A0
>From:ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of T=
im Hawes
>Sent: 22 October 2013 15:42
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Kitchen radio options - Sonos?
>=C2=A0
>=C2=A0=20
>Guys,
>=C2=A0
>Thanks for the replies and thumbs-up for Sonos. Internet radio *will*
be e=
asier than the aux-in fudge, however...
>Reading the reviews of the Play:5, one person complained that the unit
kep=
t streaming data even though it was "off" and thus landed them
with a big b=
ill for broadband usage. Can anyone verify if this is the case on their
uni=
ts?
>I can't see why it would, unless they hit "mute", rather than
"stop".
>=C2=A0
>Cheers,
>Tim.
>=C2=A0
>On 22 October 2013 10:53, Neil Ball <neilball@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>=C2=A0
>Sonos has access to internet radio including all of the BBC national
and m=
ost local stations too, so no need to use the Sky/Aux input method.=C2=A0
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks Neil.&nbsp;<div>There was
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mment - someone complaining that "mute" didn't do the same as
"pause" or "s=
top"... Funny that!</div><div><br
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on Sonos now. Have already got eyes on a playbar for the TV...
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<div><div class=3D"yiv8945303287MsoNormal"><span
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properly.<u></u><u=
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s?<u></u><u></u></span></div></div>
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</u>&nbsp;<u></u></div></div>
<div><div class=3D"yiv8945303287MsoNormal">Thanks for
the replies and thumb=
s-up for Sonos. Internet radio *will* be easier than the aux-in fudge,
howe=
ver...<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div
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kept=
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a big bi=
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unit=
s?<u></u><u></u></div>
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unless they hit "mute", rather than
"stop".<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><=
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Cheers,<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div
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shape=3D"rect" ymailto=
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BBC natio=
nal and most local stations too, so no need to use the Sky/Aux input
method=
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