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Play 5 Gen 1 with S1 Controller

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I am a 70yr old guy with a severe physical disability living i a nursing home with WiFi 4 internet 2.4 GHz, password secured. About 3yrs ago I parted with my Sonos Play 5 Gen 1 and tried various more expensive more modern WiFi and Bluetooth Speakers. What a mistake! Some would not connect to the home Wi-Fi, others (voice controlled), could not understand my disability affected voice.

Recently I Found a black mint play 5 Gen 1 on Fl'bay with original documents and leads for under £90🙂. It connected to the home' cranky WI-FI first time and has never missed a beat. Because of being largely bed bound and in a lot of pain, I tend to listen to music upwards of 6hrs a day. The sound is smooth and clear and never gives me a headache even with extended listening. It makes BBC Sounds sound good and the S1 Controller finds and plays my vast Apple playlists without fail🙂. The separation of instruments is particularly good. I would classify the music as cd quality. Of course the build quality is excellent.

If you are in a tricky WI-FI situation and need a speaker for extended listening, without hi-res or voice control, on a limited budget; older Sonos speakers are remarkable. My S1 Controller currently works flawlessly 🙂.

Thanks for listening, JW.

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AjTrek1

Glad you are still able to enjoy your Sonos! Thank you for sharing your experience👍

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Stanley_4

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I have my mom, 101 next week, on S1 too, it does everything she needs and the stability really is appreciated.

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121 wheelieAuthor

Contributor I

Thank you both🙂, I enjoy the Sonos community very much and have always found it friendly and helpful🙂. Congrats on your mum, amazing🙂.

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Yan

Contributor I

Don't get Sonos. It is crap

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nik9669a

Senior Virtuoso

Don't get Sonos. It is crap

Yup, an alternative viewpoint is often put forward in threads such as this, but rarely in such a detailed and articulate way as this. Not that I care about @Yan’s opinion. My system is reliable, quick to respond to voice or app commands, and sounds great too.

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121 wheelieAuthor

Contributor I

Yep I couldn't agree more. Everybody has their own likes and dislikes music is very personal. I would never criticise anyone for getting any system they wish. It a just sad when someone makes a statement like 'a system is crap' without any explanation! The whole point of my post was to share how much pleasure my Sonos gives me and how well it works for me; Nothing more. I hope Yan has a system that works for him.

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