A Sonos user would like to have a line in at the back of the PLAY:1.
What do you think about it?
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All Sonos Players should have a line in. We are talking pence here, but a lot more functionality. I'd like to know whether Sonos regrets ever adding a line in to it's P5s as it did not include this feature with the P3 and P1, which are both newer. It must hurt the sales of Connects.
Today, I bought my first Sonos products - a Play:5 + bridge. I was really impressed and after noticing the line in on the Play:5, I decided to expand immediately. After a bit of research on the performance of twin Play:1s in stereo, I was going to go out tomorrow and pick up a pair of Play:1s to connect to my bedroom TV for dual TV/music playing functionality. After a quick Google search I was really disappointed to discover they had no line in. Adding a line in would mean an instant purchase from me.
It's not a pc speaker, why didn't you check it had a line in before you bought it. People really need to stop blaming everyone else for their own inability to do some basic research.
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Current set up: 1 x P1, 1 x P3, 4 x P5, 1 x Connect, 1 x Bridge. It took me years before I bought Sonos, because I'm more of a "separates" guy. I like my Emotiva, Kenwood, and Polk, etc. system. Only when my girlfriend said she wanted really good sound too, and wanted it easy to use did I pull the trigger.
The thing about Sonos is, it does what it is designed to do very well. Some people have networking problems, for those people a wireless Sonos is not for them. The seamless sound between 2 floors and 8 rooms is excellent. The sound quality is top notch.
Would I like l a Play 1 with LiPo rechargeable, and Bluetooth, and Aux-in? Yup. But it would complicate things for the vast majority of users who are happy with the system. And what happens when that P1 leaves the mesh, and then returns? Does it reconnect seamlessly? Not sure.
Should Sonos lowered the price? Yes, and so should BMW and Prosche, but I'm not holding, my breath. My secret, all bought on Craigslist.
Next for me is to expand the system. In those rooms that have a single unit, I am going to convert to stereo.
The thing about Sonos is, it does what it is designed to do very well. Some people have networking problems, for those people a wireless Sonos is not for them. The seamless sound between 2 floors and 8 rooms is excellent. The sound quality is top notch.
Would I like l a Play 1 with LiPo rechargeable, and Bluetooth, and Aux-in? Yup. But it would complicate things for the vast majority of users who are happy with the system. And what happens when that P1 leaves the mesh, and then returns? Does it reconnect seamlessly? Not sure.
Should Sonos lowered the price? Yes, and so should BMW and Prosche, but I'm not holding, my breath. My secret, all bought on Craigslist.
Next for me is to expand the system. In those rooms that have a single unit, I am going to convert to stereo.
The only thing that we as consumers can do, is let them know what we would like to see. If they choose too meet those needs, great. If not then we can let our dollars talk as we buy other brand products with the features we like.
I agree with Chris. And I'd think this was a product/marketing decision. They have provided the capability on other products, which they seem to make money off of. Why introduce it on something cheaper, and introduce a reduction in sales of the more expensive model?
The answer to this is an analysis as to a projection on how many more Play:1s they might sell, due to the reduction in the price point for getting a audio input on it. The contrary side is they'd need to add the cost (which I'd imagine can't be more than a dollar or two) to every Play:1 sold, which would reduce the current profit on it, and also incur what I'd think would be a substantial one time charge for retooling the production line on which they're made. I suspect someone at Sonos already made those calculations, and decided to keep things the way they are.
But if, at some point, they do a refresh of the Play:1 with an internal microphone for voice control (with Amazon, or any other partner they chose), that might be an ideal time to introduce that change. So who knows? I'm certainly not against the idea, as a consumer. I just don't see it happening until a more substantial product refresh, if at all.
The answer to this is an analysis as to a projection on how many more Play:1s they might sell, due to the reduction in the price point for getting a audio input on it. The contrary side is they'd need to add the cost (which I'd imagine can't be more than a dollar or two) to every Play:1 sold, which would reduce the current profit on it, and also incur what I'd think would be a substantial one time charge for retooling the production line on which they're made. I suspect someone at Sonos already made those calculations, and decided to keep things the way they are.
But if, at some point, they do a refresh of the Play:1 with an internal microphone for voice control (with Amazon, or any other partner they chose), that might be an ideal time to introduce that change. So who knows? I'm certainly not against the idea, as a consumer. I just don't see it happening until a more substantial product refresh, if at all.
Exactly, just like trim levels on car model variants at different price points. Cost of providing the feature isn't the main driver. Although providing this might reduce the clamour for computer speakers from Sonos, so who is to say when the decision may be revisited?
It may also address the issue of the high price of the Connect for just input purposes; one can use the 5, but sometimes there isn't the space needed for its footprint and/or the budget for its price.
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With a line in on play 1 it could be used as a traveling speaker as well. That would be a weary nice.
Agreed. I'd like to buy into the Sonos ecosystem, but need line-in function added to be able to listen to SiriusXM on demand.
No line in on the Play 1 (coupled with the lack of functionality to play Audible books from my Android phone) means that not only will I not be buying a Play 1, but I will be taking back my Connect and Bridge that I bought yesterday. I bought a Sonos system to listen to Audible books in all rooms of my home played from my phone. I believed it would do this based upon salesmen and also Sonos's product specifications on their website.
I was misled.
I was misled.
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No line in on the Play 1 (coupled with the lack of functionality to play Audible books from my Android phone) means that not only will I not be buying a Play 1, but I will be taking back my Connect and Bridge that I bought yesterday. I bought a Sonos system to listen to Audible books in all rooms of my home played from my phone. I believed it would do this based upon salesmen and also Sonos's product specifications on their website.
I was misled.
I'm sorry you feel misled. Since you do have a CONNECT, you could use the line-in on that product and play through your PLAY:1. The Line-In source from any player can be played through any room in the house, including the players that don't have line-in (PLAY:1 and PLAY:3).
You could also setup an Audible account through Sonos and use that to listen to Audible books downloaded to a PC or Mac on your network. You can find details on how to setup Audible here. While a PC or Mac is necessary to host the audiobooks (Audible requires account authentication for all playback), you can still control the sound from the Android App.
I'm also returning my Play 1 for the lack of a line in port. Very dissapointed. Without that, I can not use it for on the go situations with work.
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Line in would be a great feature on every component, but it seems many people want it for portability. These speakers were never designed for that. They all connect to one network. There must always be a network connection between a controller and a component.
I love using my Play 5 at home in full Sonos fashion. However, when I work, it is a nice feature to have the option to be able to bring a small, quality speaker to listen to music when on location where a hard wire connection is not always available. The portability of the Play 1 is absolutely ideal, but it lacks the line in that the whole Sonos family should have. Even if I had another bridge, I can't always plug that in where I work.
I had to return my Play 1 for this reason. If, someday, it is available with a line in option, I would buy it again no questions asked. Until then I have to look into other alternatives.
I had to return my Play 1 for this reason. If, someday, it is available with a line in option, I would buy it again no questions asked. Until then I have to look into other alternatives.
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Again, even with a line in, it still would not work without a network connection.
The play 5 does. Why would it not?
It's a direct connection to a computer, iPhone, iPad, or whatever has an audio output that size.
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It does? We'll then I stand corrected.. I didn't know the play 5 worked with only line in, sorry!
It's very handy feature 🙂
It's very handy feature 🙂
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I see! Well then the line in would definitely be an even more valuable feature on all the speakers.
You wouldn't be able to use it as an output while watching a video or something along those lines as there is a slight delay in the audio that way. If you are just using it as an audio source, its works well! Needless to say, it would be REALLY nice if it had that input option.
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That's interesting. As I said, these speakers were never designed to be portable, so I'm sure that's why line in was never included with every speaker. But I too have been debating buying another brand for use elsewhere, but it would be great to instead have a Sonos component so when I return home it becomes part of the whole system again.
EXACTLY! Hopefully this can be implemented so I can buy that product again.
Absolutely! It would be a great feature, I can connect my PCs to Play:1, I have many products from Sonos, would love buys one for the PC as well when they have line in option...
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