No More Sonos for Me
My reason for buying a multi-room Sonos system was to enjoy my large PC-based music collection throughout the whole house. Removing functionality from the Windows PC controller makes this a lot less enjoyable because now I need to both use my computer and keep a phone or tablet with me all the time. I own 6 Sonos speakers now and was interested in upgrading to newer models, but now I've changed my mind because functionality is being removed for desktop users, rather than improved. Restore and improve desktop functionality or kiss my thousands of dollars' worth of business goodbye forever.
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I do (did) all system management from my PC, which is the admin hub for my entire network. I need to do it here because I have accessibility issues which make doing system admin on a smartphone especially difficult. i use the smartphone app as rarely as I can, mostly for pausing music.
Thanks a bunch Sonos. You clearly didn't think about people with accessibility problems one tiny bit.
Thanks a bunch Sonos. You clearly didn't think about people with accessibility problems one tiny bit.
I do need to restore and change my setup frequently, and now Sonos just made it more complicated because it will required two different devices to be used instead of just my computer. Since I'm heavily invested in Sonos speakers already, I will continue to use what I have but I am no longer considering a playbase, beam, or sub.
While the move to "PC is a player only, an Android or iOS device for controlling the system is a requirement" is a bad move, if you don't already own compatible Android/iOS hardware, you maybe just need to think of buying additional dedicated controller hardware (ie. a cheap Android tablet) as a tax. Sonos just got more expensive for some users, but if you're already heavily invested in Sonos (and six speakers says that you are), consider the per-room cost of maintaining your Sonos system, against the cost of an alternative.
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