uh oh - Sonos Play:1 - I can hear my wallet weeping...

uh oh - Sonos Play:1 - I can hear my wallet weeping...

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talkssense

1,336 posts

201 months

Tuesday 9th September 2014
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VEX said:
I don't like this idea.

The whole advantage of Sonos for me as an installer is that Sonos sits on its own wifi not eating great hunks of data capacity out of your existing wifi network.

The bridge is still going to be available for the time being, and I will be using it on all installs that need it. Don't get hung up on this, you can still just plug in any Sonos devise onto the network and it will provide access to the whole of the rest of the sonos network.

It is just away of selling more boxes, simplifying the set up process so they can sell more boxes.

V.
Agree entirely. The Bridge and the fact that Sonos uses it's own mesh network was one of it's key benefits.

DIY installers might now buy more boxes as they will see them as cheaper, but will find them less reliable than Sonos has been in the past and so I would guess will be less likely to add on in the future, as a huge number of people do at the moment.

I can see why they have done it, but think it's a dangerous move

VEX

5,256 posts

245 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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Look around within this thread and you'll find someone offering a discount! wavey

V.

VEX

5,256 posts

245 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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Just bought 6 Sonos bridges to support my installs.

That should be enough for a while.

V.

Du1point8

21,604 posts

191 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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VEX said:
Look around within this thread and you'll find someone offering a discount! wavey

V.
I have a Monitor Audio CT165-T2 with your name on it.

Can I interest you in it?

VEX

5,256 posts

245 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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Doh, yes you do don't you.

Mmmmm, I will be in Wimbeldon/ Putney in a few weeks time, I'll try to pick it up then.

V.

VEX

5,256 posts

245 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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Doh, yes you do don't you.

Mmmmm, I will be in Wimbeldon/ Putney in a few weeks time, I'll try to pick it up then.

V.

Du1point8

21,604 posts

191 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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VEX said:
Doh, yes you do don't you.

Mmmmm, I will be in Wimbeldon/ Putney in a few weeks time, I'll try to pick it up then.

V.
Good good... keep me posted and will arrange a meet up for it.

Chicken Chaser

7,744 posts

223 months

Tuesday 21st October 2014
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For anyone deliberating on whether to buy a sonos speaker, I can honestly say its been the best value item I've bought in the last 3 years. Used everyday, so simple and versatile with a spotify account and a whole load of radio stations to choose from.


Chicken Chaser

7,744 posts

223 months

Tuesday 21st October 2014
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For anyone deliberating on whether to buy a sonos speaker, I can honestly say its been the best value item I've bought in the last 3 years. Used everyday, so simple and versatile with a spotify account and a whole load of radio stations to choose from.


fadeaway

1,463 posts

225 months

Tuesday 21st October 2014
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Chicken Chaser said:
For anyone deliberating on whether to buy a sonos speaker, I can honestly say its been the best value item I've bought in the last 3 years. Used everyday, so simple and versatile with a spotify account and a whole load of radio stations to choose from.
Chicken Chaser said:
For anyone deliberating on whether to buy a sonos speaker, I can honestly say its been the best value item I've bought in the last 3 years. Used everyday, so simple and versatile with a spotify account and a whole load of radio stations to choose from.
I'd second that wink

jonboy996

102 posts

217 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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I've just bought and had installed a Sonos system. Playbar, Sub (managed to get one in gloss black), 2 x Plays 1 for the front room, a Play 3 for the kitchen and a Play 1 for the bedroom with a Bridge Boost.

Very impressed with it so far, really impressed with the sound from the Play 1's. I would def recommend it.

VEX

5,256 posts

245 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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I knew this 'use the house wifi' idea was a bad one.

House of twenty sonos bits of kit and we have been having network issues, but as soon as the blighters drop off the network they switch to wifi, then when the network comes back they seem to be causing all sorts of loop back issues.

A call into Sonos tomorrow me thinks.

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gaz1234

5,233 posts

218 months

Wednesday 10th December 2014
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My play1 bass is wk. Should I go x2 or play 5?

strudel

5,888 posts

226 months

Wednesday 10th December 2014
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Room size?

sparkyhx

4,143 posts

203 months

Friday 12th December 2014
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gaz1234 said:
My play1 bass is wk. Should I go x2 or play 5?
play 5, for me. I don't like the Play 1 or Play 3.

sparkyhx

4,143 posts

203 months

Friday 12th December 2014
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Paddy_N_Murphy said:
So. is it a case of *just* ponying up the cash ? ? or is it worth trying to look around (bays etc....)
You will find Sonos stuff on ebay goes for silly money. they hold their value really well.

gaz1234

5,233 posts

218 months

Friday 12th December 2014
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sparkyhx said:
play 5, for me. I don't like the Play 1 or Play 3.
5 and 1 then

tuffer

8,849 posts

266 months

Friday 12th December 2014
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I just replaced a Play 5 in the Bedroom with a pair of Play 1's, stereo pair. Massive improvement, sounds far richer. Play 5 is now in the office and sounds flat.

gaz1234

5,233 posts

218 months

Friday 12th December 2014
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Right.
Maybe the equaliser them..?

sparkyhx

4,143 posts

203 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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tuffer said:
I just replaced a Play 5 in the Bedroom with a pair of Play 1's, stereo pair. Massive improvement, sounds far richer. Play 5 is now in the office and sounds flat.
I really don't understand this - I've seen full stereo setups in 3 shops, 2 with the sub and I was quite surprised how crap they sounded, thin and weedy, lacking in any depth.

Your post is not the first time I've heard this said about stereo Play 1's, I just don't understand why in my experience they have been so disappointing. Maybe its the shop environment, but even if it is, why would I buy on the strength of them sounding crap, in the hope they sound good at home.

I have my connect on the front of about 3.5-4k's worth of amp and speakers, which in most peoples eyes will probably mean I have different expectations. - yes that's true, but expectations don't cloud a side by side comparison, and every time i've compared 2 play 1's with a Play 5, the Play 5 had wiped the floor with the Play 1's.

My son had one of the the play 5s on tonight when I walked in and I stood and listened for a few mins to its nice rounded sound.