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BartdeVries
Contributor III
November 5, 2016
Question

Should I buy a Sonos product?

Hello,

Im moving into my own appartment into a few weeks and I wanted to buy something to play my music around my room.
I have only two rooms from which one is my bedroom, so im interested in the Play:1 or maybe the Play:3.
Now there is a problem I encountered while doing some research on these speakers. Obviously the best way to play my music on these speakers is by using my phone as controller, but im using a Nokia which has Windows Phone on it. I found out that there is no Sonos app for the Windows Phone.

Is it worth buying a Sonos speaker when I cant use my phone as controller? Or should I just look further to some other brand, maybe one which uses bluetooth instead of wifi?

Thanks in advance.

Bart
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    8 replies

    chicks
    chicks
    November 5, 2016
    Sure, just get a $50 Amazon tablet as a controller, or wait for Alexa voice control of Sonos via a $50 Echo Dot. Bluetooth speakers generally sound pretty bad, and most won't stereo pair, which gives Sonos a huge advantage. Plus, every sound your phone makes, which is a lot, will play through your Bluetooth speaker, and mute the music. Annoying, very annoying.
    BurtBushell
    Renowned Enthusiast II
    November 5, 2016
    I echo chicks point of view. If you currently have no android or iOS devices the $50 amazon is a good option.

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TSUGXKE/ref=nav_shopall_1_k_ods_tab_fd
    (1) Play 1, (1) Play 3, (2) Play 5s Gen 1, (1) Play 5 Gen 2, (1) Connect Amp powering a pair of Wharfedale Diamond 10.1, (2) Echo Dots.
    BartdeVriesAuthor
    Contributor III
    November 5, 2016
    Do You think there Will be a Windows Phone app anytime soon? I might also just wait for the New nokia, which runs on android. Not sure though I really like WP10.
    BurtBushell
    Renowned Enthusiast II
    November 5, 2016
    No way of knowing that.
    (1) Play 1, (1) Play 3, (2) Play 5s Gen 1, (1) Play 5 Gen 2, (1) Connect Amp powering a pair of Wharfedale Diamond 10.1, (2) Echo Dots.
    jgatie
    jgatie
    November 5, 2016
    Actually, there is a way of knowing. Sonos has definitively stated they will not be developing a Windows Mobile or Universal Platform app. They are instead concentrating on Voice Control and Direct Control from third party apps, both of which make the current controller apps into secondary or tertiary controllers.
    BartdeVriesAuthor
    Contributor III
    November 5, 2016
    So I could just stick to my Windows Phone and try to find a Third party app to control my Sonos device?
    BurtBushell
    Renowned Enthusiast II
    November 5, 2016
    Or get a cheap controller as suggested earlier.
    (1) Play 1, (1) Play 3, (2) Play 5s Gen 1, (1) Play 5 Gen 2, (1) Connect Amp powering a pair of Wharfedale Diamond 10.1, (2) Echo Dots.
    MikeV
    MikeV
    November 6, 2016
    Phonos is the name of one third-party app that will work for Windows Phone.

    Personally, though, I hardly use my phone to control my Sonos speakers. I have a laptop in my living room that I use... a desktop PC in my office... and a tablet in my bedroom.
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