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neilandjan
Chromatic Producer I
August 8, 2017
Question

What if Sonos disappeared?

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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    John B
    August 30, 2017
    I would describe it as a significant challenge rather than a major blow. As with any challenge it's the response that counts. We shall have to wait and see.
    upstatemike
    August 30, 2017

    Obviously sound quality is a major factor for all of us existing Sonos users, but for the vast majority of people who want to play music around their homes the audio quality from an Echo will be good enough.

    It isn't so much a matter of different types of people as it is different situations. In places where you mainly want music in the background for entertaining, mealtimes, etc. an Echo or Echo Show is more than sufficient. For critical listening or to crank things up for serious partying Sonos will work better but you can still get there using an Echo Dot plus some other equipment. The question for me now is how easy is it going to be to combine the Sonos and Echo environments? Will a mix of Echos and Sonos gear give me the ideal system or will it be too fiddly and drive me to use Echo Dots with other gear to create a more seamless user experience? Note I am less concerned about extra effort to set up than I am about making it as easy as possible to use.
    Local music library with carefully constructed playlists - no shuffling!, Integration with Homeseer Automation, No touch screen devices, No streaming services, No Apple products ever
    Johnnie Walker
    Prominent Collaborator I
    August 30, 2017
    It makes me wonder what, if any involvement Sonos may have had in helping Amazon achieve multiroom/synced audio.

    As you say, I guess we will have to wait and see how things turn out.

    Obviously I really hope this doesn't threaten the end of Sonos as their products are fantastic for their audio quality, and with the launch of Alexa integration and new voice controlled products being announced very soon at least Sonos are joining the party, I just hope it's not too little too late.

    I'd love to listen to this speaker to see how it sounds, products such as this are what I would regard as a major blow to Sonos:

    http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/smart-tech/smart-tech/smart-home/ninety7-vaux-speaker-for-amazon-echo-dot-grey-10167469-pdt.html?istCompanyId=bec25c7e-cbcd-460d-81d5-a25372d2e3d7&istItemId=xlallmmmlt&istBid=tztx&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~1051+%28PLA%29+SMART+HOME+CONTROL+-+Adaptive~1051+%28PLA%29+SMART+HOME+CONTROL+-+Adaptive+ad+group~Exact&mctag=gg_goog_7904&kwid=GOOGLE&device=c&ds_kids=92700022757610838&PLA=1&tgtid=1051+%28PLA%29+SMART+HOME+CONTROL+-+Adaptive&gclid=CjwKCAjwxJnNBRAMEiwA8X_-QfWuN6zBO9EH4Dal2eIKyxa6sdTpttCbaLO8Bk1GbeuHofZ7yzlX5hoCqhkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CN3Bs6j2_tUCFfeo7QodT50Hsw
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