http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/ Engadget Comments for Sonos update turns wireless S5 speaker into a premium 'stereo pair' http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/May 10th 2010 5:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/May 10th 2010 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/May 10th 2010 5:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/The problem is that the squeezebox sounds like like a wounded cat and tha Sonos is only slightly better.
Since I already wasted 400 $ on one Sonos box, I'm seriously thinking of getting now a second hoping that this new update would make the first purchase worth using outside the bathroom.
In the rooms where I like to listen to music though I have already settled on a serious media extender and a decent HI-Fi set up and/or a couple of HTPCs connected to my NAS and PCs via wifi.
They all sound incomparably better than the Sonos and play vids, pics, DAB, sat & internet radio and let me also browse the webz should I get the itch and I'm also free to upgrade some of the elements whenever I get the urge.]]>May 10th 2010 5:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/How are you hooking things up? To say the sonos sounds so bad doesn't match my experience.

I have a similar set up in the lounge. A decent surround set up, with a do-all PC as well as several consoles, STBs and the (no amp) sonos, all capable of playing music.

However, I always choose the sonos box for music, cos it's silent, it has nothing in it to generate interference, and is connected to my amp's sacd digital input by a moderately expensive cable. Controlling it with the iphone is also the best remote control by far. I'm not an audiophile by any strecth, but the sonos is the perfect good-but-easy solution.

I'd also say buying the single boxes are the worse deal, and the worse intro to sonos. The bundles are better value, and give you a meaningful set up from the get-go.

The S5 would be a great addition to my 2 zone set up for the study, but it's just too expensive for what it is at the moment.
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Haha, nice cheap shots trying to show how Sonos isn't as good as squeezebox.

I invite anyone here to do some research and compare Sonos to Squeeze, and you will see how Sonos blows everyone else away. Those two aren't even the same league.]]>May 10th 2010 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/
Exactly how is the sonos better though?

Are you claiming that sonos does not have a filme limit? It does and its something that cant be upgraded via firmware and sonos has no plans to ever change it.

Squeezebox can do NAS. Squeezebox has superior sound quality.
Squeezebox has more accessory options. Squeezebox has access to the same cloud music options. Squeezebox can be used with an iphone/itouch. Squeezbox is hackable. Squeezebox costs a fraction of what the Sonos costs..... So how exactly is the Sonos better??]]>May 10th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/May 10th 2010 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/
First off, the S5 sounds fantastic, second....look at what the S5 is. It is more then just a speaker, it is a Sonos receiver and integrated speaker. Being part of the Sonos Network makes any comparison to another speaker void.]]>May 10th 2010 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/hi, first off, I love my sonos system. Have it set up in most every room. But to say you can't compare the sound out of the S5 vs other speakers is incorrect. Yes the S5 is multifunctional, but that doesn't mean it's worth the trade off for good sound quality, especially when you have the option to purchase a zp150 with a better speaker. However, that said, if you need something that is all in one, the S5 does a fine job. I just wish they did a slightly better job with soun quality. ]]>May 10th 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/May 10th 2010 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/
My first thought when I saw the left/right assignment option, was if there was no lag, they could make great rear wireless speakers. But i have a feeling too much monkeying around would have to take place. who knows...]]>May 10th 2010 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/sonos-update-turns-wireless-s5-speaker-into-a-premium-stereo-pa/May 10th 2010 2:46PM