Well firstly and someone may correct me on this, the songs connect needs an amp to run with and I can’t see any logical reason as to why you couldn’t use your Songs connect with your existing 5.1 system, you’d probably want to use a digital connection as a link between the Connect and your system, I’m sure your system would have at least 1 digital input - either coax or optical, the Songs Connect will handle it -. Asfar as Sonos Speakers go? I’ve never seen much value in them myself either though again, if that’s what people want then that’s fair enough. Wy don’t I see much value in Songs Play speaker systems? Because - to my way of thinking - they’re too limited. The two cheapest models - last time I looked - didn’t even have an Aux-in connection so one had to get the top Songs Play3 I think the model is for around $900 if I remember rightly. Even then - if you wanted stereo sound from that speaker - you needed two to make a stereo set, that’s a lot of money for a set of stereo speakers when there are far better options out there for this sort of money. Then there’s the fact that Sonos systems don’t support HD audio, not a feature that most would worry about I suspect but for that amount of money? Yeah, i’d be furious given I have a collection of HD files. And finally, Sonos doesn’t support AirPlay - not sure if it supports bluetooth -, the only way you’ll get AirPlay working is to buy a Songs Play3 and connect an Airport Express or something similar to the Aux-in jack and no, the Aux-in is only analogue believe it or not. As for the Songs Connect? I reckon that’s a far better value for money proposition for most people in most cases given they already have existing systems of one form or another. I opted for the Bowers And Wilkins A7 as people would know and the A7 is flexible in many ways, firstly it can be connected to the USB port of a computer - Mac or Windows - thus acts as a Computer desktop system. Then the A7 supports AirPlay. On top of that the A7 has both analogue and digital inputs, only one of each but that will do - so I’ve taken advantage of the digital input to connect my Sangean DDR66 desktop music system which plays CD’S - multi format -, can play audio files from a SD card or USB stick, has Internet radio along with Digital and FM Radio, Spotify connect, can stream from DLNA devices and - on top of all that - has a nice IOS/Android controller App, yes quite a powerful little system for my bedside table. So that’s one option and there are many other good options from where that one came from.
> On 29 Sep. 2016, at 8:22 pm, Jim Noseworthy > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Gang: > > > > I've been looking at Sonos equipment and, I am very impressed with the > connectivity to music services and the accessibility of the Sonos app. I > am, however, at a loss as to why the Sonos system would be considered as a > serious first line stereo system in the home. Even though the Play:5 is a > remarkable speaker system, it is, after all, still a portable speaker. > > > > I can certainly see the awesome value in a Sonos Connect being utilized on > an existing stereo system: which brings me to my point. I have an old > HarmonCarton 5.1 amplifier and I would like to replace it. Therefore, what > is the good, the bad, and the ugly, concerning the Sonos Connect Amplifier. > > > > BTW: are most of you Sonos owners using the sub-woofer? > > > > Thanks all over the place gang. > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
