I've been toying with the idea of ditching my Bose Wave systems in individual rooms and going for the Sonos. Just wondering if anyone here has got the system and could let me know what they think of it and how it would fit in with my set up?

Cheers

gilford wrote:

I've been toying with the idea of ditching my Bose Wave systems in individual rooms and going for the Sonos. Just wondering if anyone here has got the system and could let me know what they think of it and how it would fit in with my set up?

Cheers

Awesome I have;

Lounge: ZP90 into my Sony Amp feeding my Bose AM5 speaker system and bi-amped to my Dinning room Celestron Glass Speakers. I also have the CR200 controller and the iPhone/pod dock
Garden: Hidden in the Dinning room I have ZP120 (buitlin amp) Feeding my Bose Freespace Green Speakers
Bedroom: S5 in white, very very nice.
I have all of it pulling music from pc/mac/NAS/internet I use the Napster service £5pm with 3 downloads but unlimited streaming. Internet readio too.... Apart from the CR200 controller, i have the desktop software on my Wifes mac in the Home office and on my iphone and iPad... May even get the new Play3 in black for my office.


Sonos works, easy to setup and use  GONE** RRS 3.0SC Silver fully loaded - 2020 110 loving it
BMW R1200GSA Rallye
GONE** Fiesta ST2 - Mrs Wokka's - AMG35 now
GONE**BMW K1600GTLE Matt Blue
GONE**Disco 4 2014 Firenze Red
GONE**Evoque SD4 Dynamic Coupe
GONE**RRS 5.0 SC
GONE**RRS HSE TDV8
GONE**RRS HSE TDV8 (The Crap one)
GONE**FL Facelift
GONE**FL 1
GONE**D1
GONE**BMW R1200GS Adventure
GONE: Kawasaki ZX10R
GONE: Focus ST2
** Chinook CH47 - 2 x T55 engines 3,750 hp each!! 183mph, 2xM134 Miniguns, 1xM60

Thanks for the reply

I was going to ditch my Bose Wave system in the dining room and get the S5 and bridge to go wireless. Whats the sound like out of the S5?

Is it just a case of downloading software for my iMac, plugging in the bridge and the S5, pairing and we are all done?

Cheers!

gilford wrote:

Thanks for the reply

I was going to ditch my Bose Wave system in the dining room and get the S5 and bridge to go wireless. Whats the sound like out of the S5?

Is it just a case of downloading software for my iMac, plugging in the bridge and the S5, pairing and we are all done?

Cheers!

The Sound fro the S5 is awesome, my friends are shocked when the see just one speaker so pairing must be fantastic!! And it really is easy to setup the wireless as it creates its on mesh.. the longest bit will be the desktop software indexing your music.... contact Kaine on here he is a Sonos dealer GONE** RRS 3.0SC Silver fully loaded - 2020 110 loving it
BMW R1200GSA Rallye
GONE** Fiesta ST2 - Mrs Wokka's - AMG35 now
GONE**BMW K1600GTLE Matt Blue
GONE**Disco 4 2014 Firenze Red
GONE**Evoque SD4 Dynamic Coupe
GONE**RRS 5.0 SC
GONE**RRS HSE TDV8
GONE**RRS HSE TDV8 (The Crap one)
GONE**FL Facelift
GONE**FL 1
GONE**D1
GONE**BMW R1200GS Adventure
GONE: Kawasaki ZX10R
GONE: Focus ST2
** Chinook CH47 - 2 x T55 engines 3,750 hp each!! 183mph, 2xM134 Miniguns, 1xM60

I looked at the Sonos and found it pretty expensive. In the end i got (this week) the Squeezebox Duet and two portable Booms for upstairs and the kids room.

The Duet streams to my existing Denon amp playing through B & W speakers and the sound is superb. The remote looks like an overgronw iPod with scroll wheel and LCD display with album artwork. Booms are portable and can stream different music to the main Duet.

If youre flush with readies the Sonos system is good too!  FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

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Bradders wrote:

I looked at the Sonos and found it pretty expensive. In the end i got (this week) the Squeezebox Duet and two Boomboxes.

The Duet streams to my existing Denon amp playing through B & W speakers and the sound is superb. The remote looks like an overgronw iPod with scroll wheel and LCD display with album artwork. Boomboxesar eportabel and can stream different music to the main Duet.

If youre flush with readies the Sonos system is good too!

alanad wrote:

Bradders wrote:

I looked at the Sonos and found it pretty expensive. In the end i got (this week) the Squeezebox Duet and two Boomboxes.

The Duet streams to my existing Denon amp playing through B & W speakers and the sound is superb. The remote looks like an overgronw iPod with scroll wheel and LCD display with album artwork. Boomboxesar eportabel and can stream different music to the main Duet.

If youre flush with readies the Sonos system is good too!

Bradders, if you have an iphone, get ipeng - much better interface and more akin to an ipod - costs £6.99 but worth it.

Cheers for that alanad  FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

I think 'Kaine' on here is a authorized sonos dealer

What happened to just pressing "Play"?  Now - MY11 RRS Autobiography TDV6, Orkney gray, tints, steps, daylight running lamps and allllll the toys!!!
Ex- RRS HSE TDV6 07 Java Black, bi xenon, corner lights, side steps, tints, cool box, smoke side repeats, chrome "sport" boot sill
Ex - Audi A4 Cab 3.0TDi Quattro
Ex - Freelander2 SE TD4
Ex - CRV Auto

Does it play DRM purchased songs off iTunes?

Dunno - how can I tell if a download is DRM protected or not? The Squeezebox certainly plays all 26gb of out iTunes library. FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

I'd say most stuff purchased more than 12 months ago would have DRM on, when they were made DRM free they went up from 79p to 99p

I'll check tonight and let you know asap.  FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

gilford wrote:

Does it play DRM purchased songs off iTunes?