SMB v1 only ? 3000 $ network stereo, and I have to weaken my security for mp3 files?

With S2 and the great promise of updates they could do it, but haven’t wanted to. Perhaps as the other posters suggest they may never do it because they feel it not important enough. 
 

I've found my solution to the problem.

As background: my home has over 7 zones, most with built in speakers driven by Connect:Amps. I also have a new Amp, connected to my TV via HDMI. We love music and my family uses Sonos every day.

As it turns out, Sonos' strategy to grandfather legacy (S1) devices creates an opportunity for me to re-evaluate my choice of multiroom platform. Sonos is a nice system but not without flaws. The Amp has improved power and sound quality which is good. But S2 is a huge disappointment, with negligible improvements over S1, still no high-res, SMB, etc so key issues remain unsolved. I don't like the direction Sonos is going and certainly won't spend several thousands of euro's to upgrade my house to the next generation Sonos system if it's going to be like this.

But these are now things of the past (for me). My Bluesound Node 2i streamer was delivered today! I have to say I'm over the moon, this will feed my Marantz amp in the living room, the other zones in the house will follow. Our Sonos gear will be on ebay shortly.

Sorry to leave you all on the forum, best of luck! Bye

Not quite.

As background: my home has over 7 zones, most with built in speakers driven by Connect:Amps. I also have a new Amp, connected to my TV via HDMI. We love music and my family uses Sonos every day.

Bluesound Node 2i supports a maximum of 5 zones.

I thought Bluesound supported more than 5 zones? 

You are mistaken, Bluesound supports 64 zones with wired connection and 16 wireless. More than enough for me.

I notice that sonos continually close the topic on SMB 1 

I have written to  some TV stations and hi fi magazines to  try to start a swell of  “ANTI SONOS feeling about this. It is unforgiveable that this company behaves in such a ******* fashion.

My wholly unfounded and rumour spreading suspicion is there s something in SMB1 that allows them sniff around your networks and send back information about tall the other media you have. 

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Wow. If they would close these topics how could you leave the same “unfounded and rumour spreading” message within half an hour in five or six topics covering this problem?

Apart from that I also am curious why Sonos does not solve this (and the 64k limit with it). Alas, Sonos does not comment on future development - and the times they did they where severly punished in public opinion (the announced introduction of voice control).

So I’m curious, but do not expect an answer. I do not feel the need to spread paranoid rumours though…...

@106rallye  -   Cambridge Analytica is a lesson for us all to  heed when it comes to “trusting” corporations and data harvesting.  

History also gives us the Sony scandal of 2005,  where the corporation secretly installed  software for one reason which exposed the User’s equipment to security breaches other non sony “malware” exploited.

In order to use SONOS equipment natively with a NAS the solution proposed is one has to open up the network to  SMB1 which introduces the security threat.  

I cut and paste  into the some of the associated threads  still open. There are many which have been closed, all unsatisfied. 

My opinion is  there needs to be an impartial and expert investigation into  the  weakness of SMB 1 and its use by SONOS and possibly others  in the business of “home streaming” to eliminate. I have made my complaint.

I am hopeful that others on this community seeking a resolution make a similar  complaint to their  Data Commissioner  Finding your national EU Data commissioner

SMB is a local network protocol, Sonos uses Internet friendly protocols for data collection.