I would like to be able to start playback from any point within a playlist

What do you think?

Who is 'you'?

Personally, it makes no difference to me... For me, the basic problem is the lack of flexibility in the 'single queue' concept...

I very much like it the way it is. Others have suggested that as a work around for those used to clicking on a song and it playing from there (which I personally very much dislike).

Chris - why would you dislike it if it remains an option as per the above mockup ?

Sorry Nick - I didn't mean I disliked the option. I like your option very much and believe it is a great way to make everyone happy.

I was referring to my dislike of actually playing from that point forward (ie I would never use the option box). I particularly dislike it when I'm away from home and use apps like Google Play etc. that play from that point forward. In most cases I want to hear a song not all the songs by that artist stuck in my queue.

I'm with Buzz. I very much like the queue concept in picking exactly what you want. I have a dislike for most music apps because of the lack of easy to use queue. This is coming however from a former squeezebox user too - so I have been using a queue for a long time.

[quote=amun]This is a case of personal preference.

Very much so... I find the single queue concept very irritating, as it doesn't suit the way that I listen to music. This is now even worse on android devices using 5.x software, as they removed the track number/total number of tracks from the display.

Multiple queues on the same device could work for me, temporary queues, or even improved handling in the existing queue, but at the moment it's all a bit too basic...[/quote

How can you possibly use multiple queues? You can only play one track at once, only load up one list of songs at once, what would multiple queues bring to that? You have playlists if you want to store the same set of songs long term, just replace the current queue with a playlist. There's no logic to multiple queues, the concept doesn't even make any sense.

How can you possibly use multiple queues?

I choose to listen to (largely) box sets of classical music on repeat e.g. Haydn 150CD set. However, there will be times when I want to play one or more tracks (maybe even for a whole evening) that are contemporary music. I do not want these tracks left in the queue, so have to delete them all after use. I would then like the classical side simply to go back to playing, from where it left off. Because the Sonos queue handling is limited, I can't do this. I used to be able to make a note of the track number that was playing before I switched music type (e.g. 1289/2423), but now that Sonos has removed this info from all but the PC controllers I can't even do that. I'd have to make a note of the detailed title of the track that was playing, and then look through 2,423 tracks to try and find where I was.

Playlists or saved queues do not help, as they don't retain pointers to the track that was playing played - they always start at the beginning. So I'd quite like the facility for either multiple queues, each retaining their pointers, or maybe a 'scratch' queue of some sort - so that at the end I could just delete it and go back to my main queue, exactly where I left off.

Please don't assume that, just because Sonos suits your way of working, that it suits everyone - it doesn't.

This is a case of personal preference.

I like the Queue. It's really not much different than the other schemes, however, it is much more flexible. Unfortunately, some users don't want to change their way of interacting with their music. Apple started by trying to emulate a CD player. This was OK as an attempt to lure users away from CD's, but this scheme does not generalize easily. I did not enjoy the Apple approach and sat on the sidelines of digital music until SONOS introduced the Queue. Some iTunes expats, are initially annoyed by the difference.

I like the queue. I wouldn't want the queue to be replaced. This isn't an either or situation.

A simple "play from here" or "add to queue from here" or words to this effect. Sometimes i wish to play an album, or playlist from a certain point. And in those instances, at the moment, I have to add ALL the tracks in the playlist, then go to queue, scroll down to the track I wish to start from and select. Very clunky and cumbersome. The suggestion above or similar methods made by others would make this much more user friendly and dare i say, logical.

Again, I like the queue and how it works but this is a feature that would signfiicantly improve the ease of use.

Queue or not, one needs to somehow navigate to the "from here" point, then start playing. To me this navigation is just as "hard" or "easy" in either scheme. I like the Queue because it offers an easy way to build playlists and, since I don't routinely clear the Queue, it retains a history of recent play.

This discussion reminds me of the difference between the simple four function style of calculator and a RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) calculator. Each scheme has its own vocal followers.

I am also in favor of the "Play from here" in the queue!