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I would love to see Sonos develop a wireless rechargeable speaker that can be taken out on a deck where a plugged in version is not an option. This would be great to be able to have a flexible zone that can travel within your Wi-Fi network without being plugged in.

Random question! But I was wondering what headphone/earphone devices people use that sound most similar to Sonos sound? My friends recommend the Apple AirPods but I don't find the sound as good and I know that there are better portable devices out there!

Great article in Wired. https://www.wired.com/story/sonos-nick-millington-exclusive-interview/

Interesting read here: https://blog.bolt.io/what-cracking-open-a-sonos-one-tells-us-about-the-sonos-ipo-dcab49155643

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Hello, I need to buy new products to my own studio and I need know - who is my actual distributor at Czech Republic. Is it High-End Audio Studio, Belgicka 4, Prague (my first and last), or Ketos (or AV Integra), or someone new whos I don´t know? Thank U for some help.

May be in the works. http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/sonos-ipo-plans-1202745164/

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Arguably one of the best things sonos has going for it is the fact that it integrates so well with so many different music sources. Still listening to all of these sources can make tracking music you like, especially new music hard to follow. Was that song on my apple playlist, was it on spottily? But I mean these are all just playlists, why is there not a basic feature to sync this meta data of the song names across platforms? I mean I know spottily wants to keep its playlists so you keep paying for premium, same with apple etc. But sonos is selling hardware, expensive hardware. While the quality is there, a more fully integrated playlist with options to export the data to a CSV is a really basic thing which would add value.

What happened to the wonderful tech support Sonos USED to have? Third time I've tried to speak with someone with a hold time over 1.5 HOURS!

I came across this new Qnap application and i was amazed !! It controls all my Sonos devices with no issues so far.. You just drag and Drop the music you want on the devises it discovers and.. voila!!. This is an alternative to the Sonos native software..

https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/15/17465084/sonos-ceo-vergecast-interview-google-assistant-siri-atmos Third party audiophile speakers, IKEA, Onkyo...

Google has announced their Home Max speaker. That thing looks like a direct copy of the PLAY:5. No one knows how it compares sound-wise. We'll see when it launches next year. My worry is: Google will take a huge chunk of music-centric customers to the Google eco-system and monopolizing yet another home product area. For those looking to switch, please share your opinion. It's a BATTLE for sure!

Onkyo said theywould release their list of onkyo and pioneer receivers that work with sonos and they did. https://ce-pro.eu/news/home-cinema/audio-av/pioneer-onkyo-products-now-work-with-sonos-speakers/ I haven't looked at these to see the price range or features. For those that must have atmos and Sonos whole home audio, this might be your solution.

Searched and nothing on Apple Homepod yet so I'll start this inevitable discussion. I see the Homepod announcement as an opportunity for Sonos rather than an end. Now that they know what the Apple play in this area is, Sonos has little choice but to move more aggressively in a direction that may be better for most of it's present and future customers. That direction, in my opinion, is one of greater openness, increased integration with Google Home, Amazon Echo and other "smart home" technologies and an overall increased pace of innovation. As someone who is quite heavily invested in Sonos, I look forward to watching this play out.

As a Jazz fan, I frequently listen to records, because of the sometimes excellent liner notes, which were intelligently written by some great critics. TunesMap is trying to bring back that experience, and more, to Sonos. Requires an Apple TV, but that's a minor hurdle if it delivers as promised. This could well be Sonos' answer to Roon. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/business/media/tunesmap-liner-notes.html

so today is the latest Sonos event. Sadly it wont be live streamed. The 'teaser' image attached Any further speculation what it will be New voice enabled Home Theatre device More on Airplay2 More on 'Works on Sonos' New Desktop app ? Something else completely ?

Ikea and Sonos are announcing a partnership with pretty limited information. This could be interesting though. https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/6/16741194/sonos-ikea-partnership-home-smart

From what I've read on airplay 2, it is believe that apple will have the ability to send audio from your iPhone/ipad to multiple speakers and have them play in sync. Now, this could be just a feature of the homepod, as clearly Apple wants multiple Homepods to play in sync. However, does this also mean that other airplay 2 compatable speakers will be able to play in sync? For example, your Homepod, Bose speaker, and Sonos can all play in sync. I've read some things suggesting that's the case. This does somewhat make sense. Airplay 2 apparently requires compatible speakers to have a lot of memory available for buffering. If you want lots of unlike speakers to play in sync, having a big buffer would likely make that more easily accomplished, as I understand it. I don't have the right equipment to test this out personally, not even sure if there are enough airplay 2 compatible speakers that have been released to test it out. Going on the assumption that this is true, how does

In the aftermath of the CR100 debacle it may be helpful to discuss the direction and methods taken by Sonos management to achieve their end goal of retiring the CR100 by force and the impact on and perception of customers future buying decisions They still have not made it clear in any believable way why they forced this issue which leaves many people puzzled and angry at the rendering useless of their legally owned equipment. Personally , this is a first for me . I have never owned a product previously that I have bought that has been rendered useless by the creators period,. Far less easy to swallow is the subterfuge of the battery non issue to cover an ulterior motive. This makes the company Sonos look untrustworthy at best . If you have a reason for doing this , spit it out and let people know. I believe that I, as the purchaser gets to decide when it is time to retire my own possession. I have a belief that quality equipment that was sold as a quality product to prospectiv

Looks like Amazon is planning to end your ability to upload or play personal music files, and many predict that all of the other music streaming services will eventually do the same. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/12/amazon-music-ends-mp3-upload-support-will-end-music-storage-service-in-2019/ This is a blow to folks who have collected tracks not offered by any music service and are unhappy with the reduced development of local library features and management. The answer for those needing to play files from their local library has always been "Just upload them to a streaming service", but now that option is disappearing with no good alternative being offered. Let's hope Sonos redirects some resources back to the local library side of the house before the ability to play those treasured files that don't exist in Music Service libraries disappears for good.

Hello Everyone Besides the fact that SONOS as a word is a Palindrome meaning it reads/pronounced the same spelled backwards and forwards (pretty neat marketing) I’ve always wondered from whence the name was derived by founders John MacFarlane, Craig Shelburne, Tom Cullen and Trung Mai. 1. Personally, I prefer the Latin derivative ‘Sonus’, which is the root of sonic and sound. 🆒 2. Although it could also be an acronym for "silicon–oxide–nitride–oxide–silicon" which is used in memory technology. I’ve not been able to find anything on the SONOS website that speaks to the history (origin) of the name and would be interested to read your take or tell me where it’s discussed. Out of curiosity which would you prefer to believe as the origin of the SONOS brand/name, 1 or 2 :?. Please cast your vote Cheers!

New Playbar? http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/sonos-june-6-event-1202796800/

So mark this date down, sonos plans an announcement on June 6th 2018. It might answer a lot of the rumors and blogs that recently came up. https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/03/sonos-home-theater-event-june-6th/

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