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mariachiel21
Avid Contributor I
March 5, 2013

Reduce idle consumption energy level (currently around 5W)

Sonos devices on average consume about 5 watts each if idle. Having 5 sonos devices around this means 25 watts on average idle consumption. Over a year this is about (25x24hx365) 219 kwh. In Germany where 1 kwh is about 0,30 Euro Cent this then means about 70 Euro (about 100$) just to maintain an idle system. This is just too much and could easily be reduced. Looking at the environmental aspect this gets even more critical: There are around 2.5 million Sonos devices around. This adds up to 110,000,000 kwh or 110 million kwh.
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    Ty_4
    Lyricist III
    January 16, 2015
    Other competitors will catch up with Sonos by offering a similar platform and product catalogue. This will likely happen soon.

    When these competitors catch up, they will implement the current standard industry practice of implementing low-power mesh networking when audio is not called for. (See http://support.apple.com/de-de/HT201960. Apple MacBooks, as a side note, often reduce processor power between keystrokes.)

    If Sonos hasn't joined the rest of them, by investing roughly $1 more per unit to save us $4 per year per unit ($0.10/kWh rate), Sonos will look like the old guard and you'll only find them at Target and eBay. I'll be concerned that I've invested in Sonos' platform.

    Smart companies recognize this as a brand value issue, if not also one of social responsibility.
    Jon_75
    Lyricist III
    January 17, 2015
    This is probably more true than I dare to believe - having12 Sonos speakers 😮
    Jon_75
    Lyricist III
    January 17, 2015
    adding a contact is an idiot's solution.
    SONOS are ment to hang on a wall, constantly connected.
    Sleep mode must be introduced, or SONOS will die.
    Jon_75
    Lyricist III
    January 17, 2015
    I find it hard to believe that in this day and age of energy conservation where devices are often required to have standby modes that the Sonos speakers are on all the time. For something so technology aware, so ahead of the marketplace, and so expensive, wouldn't you have thought that a standby mode was required? All my technology equipment round the house has one from the TVs to the YouView to the PlayStation.

    I'm pulling out the power on all the devices whenever they aren't in use, including the Bridge. However it can't really be that hard to implement a timed standby mode that drops the components into a listen mode where they wait for a signal from the apps or the Bridge, which waits solely for the app, to kick into life.

    Honestly this omission shocked me when I set-up my first two Sonos units the other day. In fact this, coupled with two other issues I have, are making me consider using my 28 day return period.
    In comparison, i tested standby consumption on my Samsung tv's yesterday. Putout was a round zero watts.
    Tony_11
    Lyricist II
    January 19, 2015
    Actually I have the Bose Soundtouch II 20 and 30 and they have Spotify, Deezer, NAS, music library from PC/MAC, Internet radio. It is also Airplay compatible. I realise there are more services, but can you be specific with what you're looking for.
    thejapanese
    Lyricist III
    January 19, 2015
    ?? Were talking about idle and power consumption... 
    Jon_75
    Lyricist III
    January 19, 2015
    We're talking about standby power consumption.
    User483504
    Lyricist I
    January 25, 2015
    Regulation of corporate polluters is the answer.  
    Tiputus
    Avid Contributor I
    January 26, 2015

    Why no response from SONOS on this very urgent problem or even much better why still wait for a good solution
    They're arrogant! They're too popular to notice that all people aren't 100% happy with the product. They don't listen. I love the speakers, but don't like the customer care + software developement at all.
    Beat Weber
    Lyricist I
    February 9, 2015
    At least make sure the devices remebers the group assignment and or the radio station they were plaing before they were powered off so I can use a simple timer between SONOS and the wall socket and just cut power between midnight and 6AM to save at least some energy. I really don't need 10 SONOS play wasting 4-6W when I'm sleeping.
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