I have 3 Sonos Ones...
I'm a casual music fan, as opposed to an audiophile, so consider all this in that context.
I just think it's an incredibly user-friendly system. Easy to set up and a very user-friendly interface. Plays very nicely with whatever services you subscribe to (we mostly use Pandora and Prime -- and it might not work on Spotify free). The most complex thing I've done with it so far is set up a NAS drive to store my iTunes library -- to do that, I needed to use Sonos customer support, which they actually provided with a human over the telephone. Also, I completely suck at technology, so when I say something is easy...
In terms of sound quality, it might depend on the space. We have a house from the 1960s, which is basically a rectangle filled with smaller rectangles, so we have fairly small listening spaces. But the Ones sound good loud and are also pretty effective when you turn it way down for dinner background music or something.
I've also heard really great things about the Playbar for TVs, but that one is a lot pricier and we haven't done it yet. Also, our daughter's room is right above our family room, so less is definitely more when it comes to our TV sound.
Complete thread:
- OT: gadget xmas question -
Jay,
2017-12-18, 09:55
- I got Alexa cheap (i.e. free) -
Jack,
2017-12-18, 11:06
- I don't know anything about Alexa, but Sonos is awesome.
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BillyGoat,
2017-12-18, 12:27
- Can you elaborate? -
BPH,
2017-12-18, 12:38
- Waiting to add Sonos stuff until it adds AirPlay 2. - MattG, 2017-12-18, 12:58
- I have 3 Sonos Ones... -
BillyGoat,
2017-12-18, 12:52
- Same here...how did you get the NAS library working?
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Kyle,
2017-12-19, 06:28
- Same here...how did you get the NAS library working?
- We've got a Sonos Connect / Connect Amp setup. -
Joe I,
2017-12-18, 12:50
- it's a bummer the Connect doesn't have multiple outputs -
Jay,
2017-12-18, 13:01
- I run multiple rooms with Google Home and Chromecast audio. - Frank, 2017-12-18, 16:02
- This is my only complaint about Sonos. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2017-12-18, 14:34
- I had the same issue - San Pedro, 2017-12-18, 13:26
- Definitely true, but you can run multiple speaker wire pairs - Joe I, 2017-12-18, 13:23
- Good summary of Sonos 300 and 400 level courses -
BillyGoat,
2017-12-18, 12:53
- The other really nice thing about this setup is use of WiFi. - Joe I, 2017-12-18, 12:59
- it's a bummer the Connect doesn't have multiple outputs -
Jay,
2017-12-18, 13:01
- Can you elaborate? -
BPH,
2017-12-18, 12:38
- I don't know anything about Alexa, but Sonos is awesome.
- Couple comments. -
Joe I,
2017-12-18, 10:07
- cool thanks -
Jay,
2017-12-18, 11:00
- Prime Music which comes with your Amazon Prime account -
Joe I,
2017-12-18, 12:39
- Good description - Jack, 2017-12-18, 14:00
- Prime Music which comes with your Amazon Prime account -
Joe I,
2017-12-18, 12:39
- cool thanks -
Jay,
2017-12-18, 11:00
- I got Alexa cheap (i.e. free) -
Jack,
2017-12-18, 11:06