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Best user friendly sonos controller

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April 23, 2023
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Hi guys, sorry if this has been asked before and/or is a pointless question. But I'm looking for a user friendly device that can be wall mounted to control my sonos system

I have sonos system covering my entire house, and we often host and have visitors. I'm getting fed up of handing my phone over, or asking people to download the app to control the music playing. Similarly, some of the speakers are out of reach so a simple task of changing the volume is effort!

Therefore I want a wall mounted device that is can control my sonos system. Ideally a fairly user friendly one, as I don't want people to have to struggle to use it. Does such a thing exist?

I also have hue lights all over, so if something can cover both systems that'd be a brucey bonus

Thanks in advance

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Airgetlam

The challenge would be as the tech advances, any wall mounted controller will eventually age out. But I’d be looking at some sort of Android tablet device, with the Sonos app ‘pinned’ permanently to the man screen.

There is no current Sonos only controller.

Bruce

buzz

Grand Maestro

There are wall mount kits for Android and Apple tablets. There are all sorts of “deals” available for older hardware, however, some hardware is too old to run a supported operating system. Make sure that the hardware will support the current SONOS Apps.

You can enable “Kiosk Mode” (single application) on the tablet.

Stanley_4

Grand Maestro

You might look at having a local picture framing shop make you a frame for a tablet and mount that over a electrical box set into the wall to provide power to the tablet.

I’d go with a good brand of tablet and the newest hardware I could get. Not necessarily a high powered tablet though as the Sonos app doesn’t need much.

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GoteamtomAuthor

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Thanks guys. So it sounds like I'm best off just getting a tablet and wall mounting that. I'll look out for some deals

I'm surprised there is not a controller available, I would suspect it would prove fairly popular

Airgetlam

History suggest it was not, it’s been years since Sonos produced the CR100/CR200 controllers.

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GoteamtomAuthor

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History suggest it was not, it’s been years since Sonos produced the CR100/CR200 controllers.

Yeh I suppose you're right. If there was a market sonos would probably fill it. Maybe I'm just being fussy. I just really like the idea of a walled screen that anyone can use!

106rallye

Since you're in the UK this could be something: https://rithumhome.com/product/rithum-switch/

It probably leaves little room for people to change settings, but that can also be an advantage. You should make sure the sytem is set to a different network then the on the guests are on.

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Since you're in the UK this could be something: https://rithumhome.com/product/rithum-switch/

It probably leaves little room for people to change settings, but that can also be an advantage. You should make sure the sytem is set to a different network then the on the guests are on.

This looks promising. I'll look into it. Thanks!

buzz

Grand Maestro

History suggest it was not, it’s been years since Sonos produced the CR100/CR200 controllers.

Yeh I suppose you're right. If there was a market sonos would probably fill it. Maybe I'm just being fussy. I just really like the idea of a walled screen that anyone can use!

Early on there was a dedicated SONOS controller and a PC controller. It didn’t take long before the Internet was burning with complaints about this. At that time pad and phone Apps were not as pervasive as they are now, but legions of users and potential users felt it made no sense to purchase a dedicated hardware device costing about 60% of a pad/phone that only performed a single function. The phone controller could be “free”.

Like many others here, I miss the dedicated controllers.

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GoteamtomAuthor

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History suggest it was not, it’s been years since Sonos produced the CR100/CR200 controllers.

Yeh I suppose you're right. If there was a market sonos would probably fill it. Maybe I'm just being fussy. I just really like the idea of a walled screen that anyone can use!

Early on there was a dedicated SONOS controller and a PC controller. It didn’t take long before the Internet was burning with complaints about this. At that time pad and phone Apps were not as pervasive as they are now, but legions of users and potential users felt it made no sense to purchase a dedicated hardware device costing about 60% of a pad/phone that only performed a single function. The phone controller could be “free”.

Like many others here, I miss the dedicated controllers.

That does make sense. I imagine for a lot of users, a dedicated hardware device solely to control sonos seems a bit much. But I also know someone who has removed all light switches, and all lights have now voice controlled through alexa. Meaning everyone who visits needs to remember the names of each light and talk to the house everytime they enter and leave a room. It's madness.

I think smart tech should make life easier, not harder. In my opinion the omission is switches and controllers hinder

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