I have read the thread on no Android integration for Trueplay, but I would hope spending 1500 on a system there would be a better solution than "borrow an iOS device from a friend"! Especially after3+ years!!! First thought, if it is a microphone issue, then standardize your system with 1 mic to calibrate your system with. Yamaha, Marantz, Denon, Pioneer etc ALL provide a setup mic with their systems. Microphones among iOS devices also differ, they are different from year to year and model to model. So that verbage doesn't add up or holdmuch water. Second, before the android bashing begins, I bet the cost of my system if the table was turned and it only worked on android and not iOS devices, there would be a loud outcry of Apple users, especially if told to go "borrow" an android from a friend. Not that this will change anything but I got to express my opinion. I'm the proud owner of a top-of-the-line Sonos system that is"Meh" at best.
SONOS is attempting to measure the room characteristics. A simple wired microphone typically determines conditions at a spot -- and the wire is always too short -- or “I forgot where I stored the microphone” -- or the speaker is sitting on a high shelf (“how do I attach the microphone?”).
Admittedly, I don’t have a proper sample, but most SONOS users that I encounter have iDevices. SONOS would be aware of the actual percentages that use Android.
Sure, SONOS could sell a free standing wireless microphone. How much would you be willing to pay for such a device? Would you be grumbling that iDevice users would not need to purchase such a device? Should SONOS include such a device with each speaker? Of course this would imply raising prices to accommodate development, support (remember that SONOS offers “free” support), and production costs. And, for anyone who has an iDevice, there would eventually be extra junk for the recycle stream.
Hmmmm. Bose and Samsung to name a couple of high end’s that have included necessary sound pick-up within the product. For the ARC, how much could it cost to add a mic on a plug-in wire that would give you absolutely control over the sound pickup?
SONOS is attempting to measure the room characteristics. A simple wired microphone typically determines conditions at a spot -- and the wire is always too short -- or “I forgot where I stored the microphone” -- or the speaker is sitting on a high shelf (“how do I attach the microphone?”).
Admittedly, I don’t have a proper sample, but most SONOS users that I encounter have iDevices. SONOS would be aware of the actual percentages that use Android.
Sure, SONOS could sell a free standing wireless microphone. How much would you be willing to pay for such a device? Would you be grumbling that iDevice users would not need to purchase such a device? Should SONOS include such a device with each speaker? Of course this would imply raising prices to accommodate development, support (remember that SONOS offers “free” support), and production costs. And, for anyone who has an iDevice, there would eventually be extra junk for the recycle stream.
I’ve noticed that every time Apple comes out with a new iDevice, it’s several months before Sonos releases Trueplay support for the device. That makes me think it’s not just a matter of calibrating the mic on the device in order to make trueplay function properly. Also, whatever dev and testing that needs to be done outside of mic calibration. is not trivial, otherwise it would be released within a couple weeks at the most. Also also, it seems possible, maybe likely, that if Sonos made their own mic device, that Sonos would offset the cost by stopping the continual dev and testing of trueplay via iDevices while also increasing the market size. Obviously, that would make a lot of people unhappy as well.
And one last thing. These are essentially single use devices. Example, someone who just set a home theatre with no plans for expansion will likely avoid buying the device. If installed professionally, the installer will tune it with his own device rather than selling one to the customer. If you install yourself, you may decide to go without, borrow from a friend, or a buy a used one. If you do buy one, you don’t need it afterwards, so you can sell it or just give it away. The point is that the actual market size for this device is probably much smaller than the number of Sonos households.
Hmmmm. Bose and Samsung to name a couple of high end’s that have included necessary sound pick-up within the product. For the ARC, how much could it cost to add a mic on a plug-in wire that would give you absolutely control over the sound pickup?
Considering they’d have to retool the line to incorporate that new plug connection into an existing design, it would cost a considerable amount.
Hmmmm. Bose and Samsung to name a couple of high end’s that have included necessary sound pick-up within the product. For the ARC, how much could it cost to add a mic on a plug-in wire that would give you absolutely control over the sound pickup?
I could be off on this, but I believe other tuning methods have you place the wired mic at the seating location and they tune from that. Trueplay tuning is different. Besides the fact that the Arc doesn’t have a port for such a mic, you probably would be required to connect the mic to your phone so that it could be waved around the room.
Clearly passionate defense of status quo. Nevertheless, for the global smartphone market, more than 70 percent are Android as of 2022, according to Statcounter. Maybe Sonos is comfortable limiting themselves to half the US market?
Clearly passionate defense of status quo.
Should be pretty easy to logically debunk that defense then.
Nevertheless, for the global smartphone market, more than 70 percent are Android as of 2022, according to Statcounter. Maybe Sonos is comfortable limiting themselves to half the US market?
Your link is to worldwide data. Here is the US only data, showing android at around 44%. However, neither is fully relevant since Sonos does not operate in every country in the world, and the demographic of typical Sonos customer likely does match the general population of smartphone user. I mean, a 12 year old kid has a smartphone, but they aren’t buying Sonos anything
But for the sake of argument, let’s say android is 50% of Sonos market. You still have to factor in that many can borrow an idevice or choose to go without. Suggesting that Sonos is limiting themselves to half the US market assumes android users can’t use Sonos, which is just not true. And you still have to factor in the dev costs for the variety of mics on androids vs idevice.
I would love to see trueplay on android, or a separate mic device, personally. I’m just saying that it’s not too surprising that Sonos hasn’t done this considering what we know.
SONOS is attempting to measure the room characteristics. A simple wired microphone typically determines conditions at a spot -- and the wire is always too short -- or “I forgot where I stored the microphone” -- or the speaker is sitting on a high shelf (“how do I attach the microphone?”).
Admittedly, I don’t have a proper sample, but most SONOS users that I encounter have iDevices. SONOS would be aware of the actual percentages that use Android.
Sure, SONOS could sell a free standing wireless microphone. How much would you be willing to pay for such a device? Would you be grumbling that iDevice users would not need to purchase such a device? Should SONOS include such a device with each speaker? Of course this would imply raising prices to accommodate development, support (remember that SONOS offers “free” support), and production costs. And, for anyone who has an iDevice, there would eventually be extra junk for the recycle stream.
Now I am not like other people. If the cost is less than half of a new apple device, then I would be willing to buy something. I am going to have 3-4 rooms with several devices so that is a reasonable expense. I suggest enabling the Roam with microphone as a work around. I would be willing to buy one.
Now I am not like other people. If the cost is less than half of a new apple device, then I would be willing to buy something. I am going to have 3-4 rooms with several devices so that is a reasonable expense. I suggest enabling the Roam with microphone as a work around. I would be willing to buy one.
I would be good with the Roams as tuning mic as well. Not sure that that is possible, and I’m sure many would be offended by a $180 tuning mic. If it were possible but the required code didn’t fit in with Roams other functions, I would even be ok with having to do a factory reset to put it in ‘tuning mode’.
Completely unrelated, but I also like the idea of putting the Roam in “voice remote” mode and bonding to Sonos room that does’t have any voice mics in it. You can effectively do this now, but you have to remember to state the room name. I really just think the form factor of the Roam, and think it could be used in many different ways.
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The reason I’d like a dedicated mike is I am tired of buying replacements for my Apple whatever when it ages out and Sonos drops support for it.
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