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Hi resolution

  • 24 December 2017
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Hi sonos and fellow users,

This has been proberly discussed on many occasions, I have installed many sonos products and competitive products too, the advantages of the competition is that they can play hi resolution audio, why is that important, well some clients have dedicated stereo systems, and want something that’s in higher quality when it comes to playback, that’s where sonos is falling behind, the other thing is some customers don’t have the ability to network their music or need a NAS drive or even have to leave their computer on 24/7. Can sonos start introducing USB ports so the client can stream direct or share it, and also Bluetooth capabilities. Unfortunately here in Australia our internet is not the most reliable time to time, and that if there is no interenet, there is no music, if they have the options of streaming from USB or Bluetooth, it’s always a great backup option
This has been discussed here ad nausem. “Hi Rez” does not sound any better. It is pure marketing BS.
Hi Res is a red herring to sell kit that is now by default Hi Res capable because the components available to make it are now available cheap and by default. Sonos does not do Hi Res in the interest of maintaining robust multi room sync and backward compatibility.



The only way at this time to meet the back up requirement you refer to, if a NAS isn't viable - although I can't see why one would not be - is to have a Sonos unit with line in jack/s and hang a small Bluetooth receiver on them.
Oh no not another high res debate. You would spend a week just reading the last thread.