There has been a bit of conjecture recently that Sonos could cease trading due to competition, and not catering for the latest and greatest audio formats. If this happened, where would that leave all their existing customers, regarding the Sonos App and the music streaming services?
Just asking as I am thinking of a new system, and hope that Sonos will survive the stiff competition.
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I invested / believe , Sonos will survive , like what everybody said.... with multi room system ( you can start from 1 system and grow as you needed) , which can incorporate a 5.1 for TV system, I have not seen system as good as Sonos.
What is this third party voice control you speak of, pilgrim? :P
Alexa voice control. Sonos has stated they will have it in 2017, and Sonos has never failed to deliver on a promised feature.
It would most likely be bought up should they get into difficulties. It's the market leader and has beaten off competition for over a decade.
I think you must have read of some layoffs at Sonos that was talked about last year at the same time that they were changing course to integrate voice technology to control Sonos. That is Alexa from Amazon.
The only other thing might be the very strong dollar that could hit some sales, but people jump in as soon as there is a discount as I did last December with 2 x Play 1's & a Sub when they discounted the normal price.
The biggest advantage with Sonos is its longevity. So while it may cost more than some others, units from 10 years ago are still supported via updates. At that time Logitech was their biggest competitor and it disappeared a few years later after Logitech pulled out.
Sonos supports virtually all of the streaming services and many more, which is a great advantage. I suppose they would switch off if the worst happened as they're going via Sonos servers.
But, don't worry. There will always be threats. That's business life.
I think you must have read of some layoffs at Sonos that was talked about last year at the same time that they were changing course to integrate voice technology to control Sonos. That is Alexa from Amazon.
The only other thing might be the very strong dollar that could hit some sales, but people jump in as soon as there is a discount as I did last December with 2 x Play 1's & a Sub when they discounted the normal price.
The biggest advantage with Sonos is its longevity. So while it may cost more than some others, units from 10 years ago are still supported via updates. At that time Logitech was their biggest competitor and it disappeared a few years later after Logitech pulled out.
Sonos supports virtually all of the streaming services and many more, which is a great advantage. I suppose they would switch off if the worst happened as they're going via Sonos servers.
But, don't worry. There will always be threats. That's business life.
Where is this conjecture coming from?
Regardless, Sonos is just too big to just completely disappear. If Sonos sales suddenly start plummeting for whatever reason, the brand would still have a lot of value. The company would surely be bought before they completely fade away.
Regardless, Sonos is just too big to just completely disappear. If Sonos sales suddenly start plummeting for whatever reason, the brand would still have a lot of value. The company would surely be bought before they completely fade away.
I imagine that the OP was referring to the Home Cinema audio formats that Sonos doesn't support with their Playbar and Playbase?
I agree, I think the Sonos Playbar and Playbase look like excellent products in terms of form factor & judging from their other speakers, excellent sound quality, but the connection options and range of home cinema audio formats they support makes them very limited for a home cinema enthusiast.
Granted, that's probably not the market that Sonos were targeting, but it's still a shame that these things aren't included.
Denon - Second redesign in less time than Bose, promised multiple features that never arrived.
Apple - Airplay 1 a failure, just now using from-the-source streaming that Sonos debuted over a decade ago.
Samsung - Basically dead.
Bluesound - Niche product.
Yamaha - Third failure in a row for multi-room audio.
LG - Who knows?
Sonos - Best selling, best reviewed, most awarded, most selection, 1st with third party voice control.
I wouldn't worry about Sonos.
What is this third party voice control you speak of, pilgrim? 😛
Well the world would keep spinning for a start.
1st World problem (and a made up one at that) if ever I saw one.
Quite what "not catering for the latest and greatest audio formats" means I don't know. I wasn't aware that mp3 or AAC had been usurped by some hitherto unknown great format. Maybe the OP can edamucate us?
1st World problem (and a made up one at that) if ever I saw one.
Quite what "not catering for the latest and greatest audio formats" means I don't know. I wasn't aware that mp3 or AAC had been usurped by some hitherto unknown great format. Maybe the OP can edamucate us?
If they go completely dead I'd hope they'd publish the encryption keys and software source so folks could keep using and improving their Sonos systems.
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