Sonos and Alexa - My Library

Is it correct that I have to PAY Amazon to listen to the contents of my own Music Library for music that I have already paid for. If so this is a CON. I will continue to use Sonos via the Controller, no incentive to use via Alexa

Is it correct that I have to PAY Amazon to listen to the contents of my own Music Library for music that I have already paid for. If so this is a CON. I will continue to use Sonos via the Controller, no incentive to use via Alexa

Alexa cannot access music from your local music library whatsoever, paid or not. You would have to upload your music to Amazon, which you need to pay for (£22/year)

I read they hadn't provided support to be able to play your music in your own Sonos Music library yet via voice control. Alexa still works well to stop music turn up volume play next track etc. You can also play the tune In radio. I haven't read anywhere yet that says they will definitely provide that either. Interesting thread here https://en.community.sonos.com/amazon-alexa-and-sonos-229102/sonos-alexa-and-local-nas-stored-music-6791479

Is it correct that I have to PAY Amazon to listen to the contents of my own Music Library for music that I have already paid for. If so this is a CON. I will continue to use Sonos via the Controller, no incentive to use via Alexa

Currently Alexa cannot access music sources other than TuneIn and Amazon Music. You can, however, control already playing My Music and start a queue that is in place.

Hopefully Sonos/Amazon will be able to resolve this but in the meantime it isn't true that you have to pay Amazon to listen to the contents of your own Music Library for what you have already pad for. And quite how a free software upgrade is a con is not understood by me.

Alexa cannot access music from your local music library whatsoever, paid or not. You would have to upload your music to Amazon, which you need to pay for (£22/year)

Acutally, not quite true. Alexa cannot initialize playback of local libraries and other sources not available to Amazon. If play is initialized on the Sonos app, Alexa can be used to control pause/stop, resume/play, skip, previous, volume level, and even ask "Alexa, what's playing on (room name)?".

Is it correct that I have to PAY Amazon to listen to the contents of my own Music Library for music that I have already paid for. If so this is a CON. I will continue to use Sonos via the Controller, no incentive to use via Alexa

Alexa cannot access music from your local music library whatsoever, paid or not. You would have to upload your music to Amazon, which you need to pay for (£22/year)

True, BUT Sonos can and therefore why is it too much to aask that, following Alexa/Sonos integration (emphasis on the word integration), and what I have paid for my Sonos equipment, that my Sonos cannot access my music library using Alexa. Isn’t that something this so-called integration should have brought to users?
I appreciate this is all down to Amazon, but talk about tail wagging the dog? Sonos should have told them to get st..fed and found a non Alexa partner as voice control isn’t exclusive to Amazon and there will be more coming along.

It is strange. I read today that the Yamaha music cast implementation has many more services via voice. Maybe there's an exclusivity agreement with Amazon for x months.

It is strange. I read today that the Yamaha music cast implementation has many more services via voice. Maybe there's an exclusivity agreement with Amazon for x months.

Thanks, perhaps so, but it’s really not good enough. When Sonos announces support for voice activation, that’s what I expect/expected. The ability to access with my Sonos all my music services, music library and radio via voice control, otherwise what’s the point? And why all the hype!? Pathetic and disappointing IMO. I want to access all my Sonos services NOT Amazon!

found a non Alexa partner as voice control isn’t exclusive to Amazon and there will be more coming along.

This reads like a joke, but I fear you're serious. Who exactly is Sonos going to run off to? There's only 2 real competitors in the space, and Amazon is the leader. Rather than your crazy idea, Sonos is doing the reasonable thing. They're going to try to work with all the players to provide us with the most options. There's no fault with the plan. You can only question if they'll be able to pull it all off.

I read today that the Yamaha music cast implementation has many more services via voice. Maybe there's an exclusivity agreement with Amazon for x months.

We'll see when they release it. I don't think it's reasonable to believe Amazon would entertain an offer of feature exclusivity on Alexa from one speaker vendor.

When Sonos announces support for voice activation, that’s what I expect/expected. The ability to access with my Sonos all my music services, music library and radio via voice control, otherwise what’s the point?

Your expectations can't really be controlled. Sonos launched support for Alexa, not some nebulous voice control. It's an important distinction because it's the reason Amazon services are up first. There's been some unclear statements, but really the product delivered most of what I expected for its beta launch.

I understand everyone wants their favorite features supported, but this is the same conversation that's been going on since release. Is there any angle that hasn't been covered, or is it just therapy for the upset?

Regarding your final paragraph, it’s not a question of me wanting my favourite features supported. What I want is for SONOS features that I have already paid for, the music services I subscribe to and my music library which I can access via my Sonos controller to be supported with voice control.
Basically Sonos and voice control.
Currently we seem to have voice control of some aspects of Sonos but not large parts of the rest.