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Lifespan - how long do you budget for?

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
April 18, 2021
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Hi everyone - I’ve just bought a whole load of new Sonos kit for my apartment @ circa $1500 expense. My question : how long are ppl generally budgeting for that their products will last? I have a beam, 3 Ones and a move.

I like to invest in things like this, and while I don’t expect they’ll last forever, I like to get value for money. I’m also not someone that always needs the newest gizmo, so as long as the speakers still work whilst more improved models come on line, I won’t feel the need to upgrade.

Im budgeting for getting around 10 years out of all this stuff. Sonos say they support for 5 years after last sale (hopefully longer). Some of these products have been on sale for a few years but I’m hoping they’ll still sell for a couple of years yet. The bad press Sonos got recently around the issue also makes me think they’ll be a bit better around this next time. Anyone any views on how long you expect to get out of your products?

In 10 years time we’ll probably no longer be steaming music or using phones or the like so that seems like a reasonable return to be having to move to another system anyway. Just look at what the last decade has brought....

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Kumar

The very old Bridge (I didn’t have one) went obsolete and was replaced by the Boost.

To clarify: provided one is happy to stay on S1, the old bridge is still just as functional as it was when released. Boost provides a more robust network, but for many that is an overkill. Speaking as an owner of two bridges and one boost.

That brings to mind a different question: if I want to install a new Boost, can I do that while staying on S1? An academic question to me at this point in time….

106rallye

@Kumar The Boost is S1 capable, so that’s a “yes” to your last question.

Another reason for Sonos to advise people to stop using the Bridge is that it’s power supply is prone to intermittent failure, which leads to connection problems.

Stanley_4

Grand Maestro

Sonos had a nice rebate on the CR-100s when they were dropped, used that to purchase inexpensive Android tablets to replace the CRs.

The Bridge does still work but it uses much older and slower technology also the power supply is known to have voltage fluctuations. I’d not buy one used to add to my system today though.

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Kumar

The Bridge does still work but it uses much older and slower technology also the power supply is known to have voltage fluctuations. I’d not buy one used to add to my system today though.

Based on the clarification above that Boost works on S1 as well, no one adding that functionality to any Sonos system needs to look at getting a Bridge, which would be a used product, with an unknown service life left in it.

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