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jishi
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September 3, 2013

Spotify Connect, serious competition

  • September 3, 2013
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Spotify today announced Spotify Connect, which will be a series of hardware from well-known hardware to seamlessly integrate spotify onto devices where the control is from the regular Spotify application on your phone or similar.

Streaming is still done directly through internet, so the phone isn't in charge of it, just controls it.

I really do hope that Sonos will follow this approach as well, I believe there are a lot more like me that primarily uses Sonos for Spotify, and being able to use the same app as always would be awesome.

Seems like there is already a feature request over at ask.sonos.com https://ask.sonos.com/sonos/topics/support_spotify_connect_to_allow_users_to_use_the_spotify_app_as_the_controller
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      danc27
      Trending Lyricist I
      October 28, 2014
      Does anyone still use Spotify? That's a ridiculous question.

      It is definitely a legitimate gripe that Sonos isn't supporting Spotify Connect and in the end, yes, it could deter potential buyers. Not having it really showcases how incomplete the Sonos integration is and people are noticing.

      I've tried pretty much every service out there and none of them are as good as Spotify on a wide range of devices so please don't tell me to "just use Google, Rdio, etc". Sure others could be better on just Sonos alone but then fall short on mobile and desktop.
      jgatie
      jgatie
      October 28, 2014
      It is definitely a legitimate gripe that Sonos isn't supporting Spotify Connect and in the end, yes, it could deter potential buyers. Not having it really showcases how incomplete the Sonos integration is and people are noticing.



      No one is disputing the inadequacy of the Spotify implementation on Sonos. It is certainly a legitimate gripe. However, you have to know the posting history of this particular griper, i.e. for the past 7 years, every 6 months or so he comes in here and shotguns out post after manic post about the next apocalyptic error by Sonos which is going to spell its imminent demise. Of course, every time he appears it is a different apocalyptic error, and every time Sonos miraculously survives the impending Armageddon. He's the Sonos Users Forum's very own Monster Shouter from Stephen King's The Stand.
      wappinghigh
      Avid Contributor I
      October 28, 2014
      ^ LOL

      All in all it's just a...nother brick in the wall....

      Pink Floyd
      wappinghigh
      Avid Contributor I
      October 28, 2014
      ..slowly but surely Sonos manages to annoy more and more of it's core user base...

      No 24 bit file capability
      No Software zone
      No audiophile quality zone
      Now this...

      All perfectly logical and legitimate requests that seem to fall on deaf ears..

      And all you can do is shoot the messenger...
      jgatie
      jgatie
      October 28, 2014
      ..slowly but surely Sonos manages to annoy more and more of it's core user base...

      No 24 bit file capability
      No Software zone
      No audiophile quality zone
      Now this...

      All perfectly logical and legitimate requests that seem to fall on deaf ears..

      And all you can do is shoot the messenger...


      Again, pause a second and use the quote function. Nobody can tell who is shooting who.

      And FYI, Sonos has doubled their sales figures every year since 2010. That's not annoying customers, that is staggering growth of a customer base .
      the_lhc
      Avid Contributor I
      October 28, 2014
      ..slowly but surely Sonos manages to annoy more and more of it's core user base...

      No 24 bit file capability

      The overwhelming majority of customers (and more to the point, potential customers) don't care about 24 bit audio.

      No Software zone


      Why would they, how would they make money out of it?

      No audiophile quality zone


      The Connect gives a bit perfect output, nothing more is required, it's also Sonos' lowest seller unit, which just reinforces the first point that the market doesn't care about "audiophile" quality.
      jgatie
      jgatie
      October 28, 2014
      The overwhelming majority of customers (and more to the point, potential customers) don't care about 24 bit audio.



      Why would they, how would they make money out of it?



      The Connect gives a bit perfect output, nothing more is required, it's also Sonos' lowest seller unit, which just reinforces the first point that the market doesn't care about "audiophile" quality.

      Logitech Squeezebox had 24 bit, a software zone, and an audiophile player. They went down in flames, leaving their abandoned users forced to cobble together makeshift players from Raspberry Pi computers.
      NoBoB
      NoBoB
      October 29, 2014
      Me, watching this thread...
      http://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/popcorn_seinfeld.gif
      wappinghigh
      Avid Contributor I
      October 29, 2014
      Logitech Squeezebox had 24 bit, a software zone, and an audiophile player. They went down in flames, leaving their abandoned users forced to cobble together makeshift players from Raspberry Pi computers.
      I believe that's because at the time Sonos clearly had the better product. It had the better GUI. But most importantly it had the better multiroom via network sync and party mode. Still does. 🙂

      Clearly that was the reason Sqeeezbox floundered. Multiroom Squeeze was crap. With all due respect, it failing had nothing to do with the reasons you stated. Sonos was a better and premium multiroom experience. The big question is without full co-operation with the music service companies, can Sonos remain the leader in this field in the future..? Particularly as new entrants like Bluesound (who appear to have this co-operation) enter the market...
      nicka99
      nicka99
      Local Superstar
      October 29, 2014
      see also this thread about spotify connect
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