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Sizzlalova
Sizzlalova
Trending Lyricist I
November 12, 2021

Life Expectancy

Ok Peeps,

  I am new to the Sonos game (as of this past year) and inept when it comes to “tech”.  So far, I have been VERY happy with Sonos!  All I have (atm) are 3 -Sonos One SL’s.  2 of which I have set up as a stereo set and 1 stand alone.  I love the simplicity and sound quality.  What I’m nervous about is all this talk of Sonos “bricking” my (soon-to-be) old equipment.  

  My plan was to invest heavily in more equipment over the next year or so.  A Port x 2, Arc, Subwoofer, surround and outdoor alone looks like it will set me back around 4K or more.  My question or point is this- will I/we regret this in the future as our equipment becomes outdated?  It’s funny because at heart I am a cheap skate but I don’t have issues SPENDING on things I care about.  But, when I spend REAL money on something I care about, I expect it will last.  
 

-life expectancy of quality speakers 20-100 years!

-life expectancy of a Sonos purchase...TBD

 

 I would LOVE to hear other people’s thoughts on the subject and hopefully I can figure out how to find this thread for any responses.

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      Kumar
      November 14, 2021

      Yes, the Dot will play music from streaming services like Amazon/Apple Music/Spotify just fine, but it will not have the Paradigms play the same music at the same time in sync with your other Sonos speakers. If that feature is needed, you need the Port. But be sure it is in fact a needed feature, before spending ten times as much as for the Dot.

      PS: Apple Music will only play on Dot via voice commands, but the other two need just a phone that has the Amazon or Spotify app on it which you can use for selecting the music you want and then moving the music stream via the app from the phone to the Dot and thence to the Paradigms.

      Sizzlalova
      SizzlalovaAuthor
      Trending Lyricist I
      November 14, 2021

      Doh! 😳 Yea…thought that was to good to be true.  For me the entire point is to have the whole house ROCKING as a single unit.  PORT it is!

      Thanks again for your helps and patience 👍

      Live long and listen well!
      Kumar
      November 14, 2021

      Dots could also rock the whole house just as effectively as one unit, but they would have to be wired to non Sonos kit downstream. But if you have some Sonos, then it becomes mandatory to have all Sonos for the house to play as one large unit. So yes, you need the Port.

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