Sonos 1

[gaz1234]

Bought one because cheap. Not really sure where and how best to use it..

[sparkyhx]

gaz1234 said:

Bought one because cheap. Not really sure where and how best to use it..

If that's all you have, the answer to where? is probably 'close to your router'.

One device has to be wired directly to your router so either its going to have to be within a few feet or you need a wired house.

Alternatively get a bridge to sit next to your router for about £20 and the world of sonos is your oyster.

[Podie]

sparkyhx said:

gaz1234 said:

Bought one because cheap. Not really sure where and how best to use it..

If that's all you have, the answer to where? is probably 'close to your router'.

One device has to be wired directly to your router so either its going to have to be within a few feet or you need a wired house.

Alternatively get a bridge to sit next to your router for about £20 and the world of sonos is your oyster.

What he said, They're limited without a bridge.

I have a surplus bridge if you want to make a donation to my beer fund.

[gaz1234]

ah right, didnt realise i need a bridge. plan was to put it away from router and hifi...

[gaz1234]

this?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonos-BRIDGE-Expand-Wirele...

[pmanson]

That's the one Gaz

[VEX]

where are you in the UK Gaz?

I have 5 in the garage!

V.

[maniac886]

I think Sonos are trialling some new software to make their units completely wireless so in the future you will not need a bridge. No idea how far off they are with implementing it though.

[Podie]

maniac886 said:

I think Sonos are trialling some new software to make their units completely wireless so in the future you will not need a bridge. No idea how far off they are with implementing it though.

I believe if one device is hard wired, the others can be wireless. Not tried it though - I use a bridge.

[maniac886]

Podie said:

I believe if one device is hard wired, the others can be wireless. Not tried it though - I use a bridge.

Might give that a try now, my Play 5 is hard wired and my Play 1 has just arrived. I shall report back!

[pincher]

I feel like I am following Gaz round the forums at the moment

I also bought a 1 with the 10% Amazon voucher and have no idea what I need it for. If anyone has a bridge that they want to alleviate themselves of, I'm interested (after Gaz, of course)

[maniac886]

maniac886 said:

Podie said:

I believe if one device is hard wired, the others can be wireless. Not tried it though - I use a bridge.

Might give that a try now, my Play 5 is hard wired and my Play 1 has just arrived. I shall report back!

Just tested it and it works perfectly, thanks Podie, just saved me £30 as I was going to buy a bridge.

[maniac886]

pincher said:

I feel like I am following Gaz round the forums at the moment

I also bought a 1 with the 10% Amazon voucher and have no idea what I need it for. If anyone has a bridge that they want to alleviate themselves of, I'm interested (after Gaz, of course)

Make use if the 6 months free google play subscription for a start . Have a look on the Amazon website in regards to how to claim. If you already have a spotify account you can link that up.

[gaz1234]

I only have the 1. Hmm

[Podie]

maniac886 said:

maniac886 said:

Podie said:

I believe if one device is hard wired, the others can be wireless. Not tried it though - I use a bridge.

Might give that a try now, my Play 5 is hard wired and my Play 1 has just arrived. I shall report back!

Just tested it and it works perfectly, thanks Podie, just saved me £30 as I was going to buy a bridge.

Useful to know

[pmanson]

I don't use the bridge either.

Connect wired into the router (via cat 5 network) then Play 3 is on the Sonos network.

Works well. If anyone near MK needs a bridge I have one spare...

[sparkyhx]

just to clarify

- at the moment 1 device has to be directly wired to the router - that could be a speaker/bridge/connect etc. the wire could be short or long it doesn't matter. So if your house is CAT5 wired or you want to run a CAT5 wire to another part of the house that is fine. I suspect running a wire, if its not already there, is probably more hassle and possibly more expense than just getting a bridge.

after that they use the wifi network setup by the wired device.

this of course may change with the latest software development allowing the device to run off the router wifi - which I think is in Beta test.

[gaz1234]

Wish I bought a 5 now (even though unsure if 1 is good!) with the discount...

[pmanson]

sparkyhx said:

just to clarify

- at the moment 1 device has to be directly wired to the router - that could be a speaker/bridge/connect etc. the wire could be short or long it doesn't matter. So if your house is CAT5 wired or you want to run a CAT5 wire to another part of the house that is fine. I suspect running a wire, if its not already there, is probably more hassle and possibly more expense than just getting a bridge.

after that they use the wifi network setup by the wired device.

this of course may change with the latest software development allowing the device to run off the router wifi - which I think is in Beta test.

Yes that's correct. Re your last point I'm not sure

[sparkyhx]

Sonos 1 I find a bit 'thin' with the Sonos 3 not being much better. Sonos 5 is very good and wipes the floor with the 1 and 3.