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Gifts for the Silence Hater: Sonos Digital Music System

RalphWiggum — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:58:26 EST

@MOFD:

The Squeezebox, although great in its own right, can only do a fraction of what the Sonos can. (Which is why I sold mine.)

Love the Sonos! Best piece of consumer electronics I've bought since my first Tivo.

RalphWiggum

Gifts for the Silence Hater: Sonos Digital Music System

bubba451 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:06:18 EST

As long as we're correcting, "except for the files from iTunes" is both vague and incorrect. Sonos does not have any fundamental incompatibility with iTunes software. It simply cannot play DRM versions of songs sold at the iTunes Music Store. DRM-free files (MP3 or AAC), including the DRM-free songs at iTunes Music Store, work fine.

Specifically, these formats are supported:

MP3
WMA (not lossless)
AAC (unprotected, including Apple lossless)
FLAC
AIFF
OGG
Audible
WAV

I also want to point out that the remote IS JUST A REMOTE. It does not "play" the music. That's what the PLAYERS do.

bubba451

Gifts for the Silence Hater: Sonos Digital Music System

MOFD — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:56:35 EST

It's certainly not "the only way to go". The Squeezebox can do this, for a lot less money. I do like the Sonos remote, though.

MOFD

Gifts for the Silence Hater: Sonos Digital Music System

Kiamat — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:52:07 EST

I absolutely love my Sonos system! My bundle came with two ZP100s and a remote. I've expanded the system by adding wireless speakers to each ZP100 (much cheaper than buying another two ZP100s for my apartment). One of my friends bought a set for himself after seeing mine.

Kiamat

Gifts for the Silence Hater: Sonos Digital Music System

genius74 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:33:31 EST

You shouldn't call them "speakers" either, they are Zone Players. You connect speakers to them.

And why not link directly to Sonos? It's the same price as Cruthfield (though Crutchfield ALWAYS has free shipping).

genius74

Gifts for the Silence Hater: Sonos Digital Music System

opus7601 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:43:04 EST

That's completely wrong. The larger of the two is meant to stand alone, because it has a built-in amp and speaker wire connections. The smaller is meant to connect to a home entertainment system, typically with RCA cables.

opus7601