RE: Sonos speakers and iPhone.
Hi Mike, I know the Sonos Connect which is more like a traditional amplifier where you hook up speakers with speaker wire has 110 Watts (2 * 55 Watts) of Class D amplification. I don't think Sonos is providing this information for the Play 1, Play 3 and Play 5. Keep in mind that these are not bluetooth speakers, you don't actually play something on you riPhone and send it to these speakers unless you had an Airport Express connected to one of the players which has an input hence allowing you to use Airplay. I can tell you for sure that especially a Play 5 goes as loud as you would want it to go and they do sound great and if you were to set up a pair of Play 5 as a stereo pair then volume is simply not an issue unless your living room is 1,000 square feet or larger. I can only recommend these, there are places where Sonos is sold and where you could go to listen to it or you could simply order any of the players directly from Sonos without risk as they offer a very generous 45-day return policy, no questions asked, just make sure you unpack it carefully, keep all the packing material and take notes or make an audio recording as you unpack it so you know how to put it back properly. I think they even pay the return shipping. Also remember that these are not battery operated speakers, they are wireless in that they get their music via your WiFi network, but they do need to be plugged into a wall outlet. I used to be very much an audio file and at one point did have money from a settlement which I partly used to buy a $30,000 stereo system and those were 1995/1996 Dollars. I still have that system, but replaced the $2,500 Sonic Frontiers CD Transport with a $299 Sonos Connect and it sounds great. Of course I still run the digital signal from the Coax Digital output on the Sonos through a Sonic Frontiers tube DA converter, a high-end electronic corssover and then to a Sonic Frontiers Power 2 hybrid tube/transistor amp and from there to a set of custom built satellites and also to a Bryston 4NRB power amp which drives a pair of custom built transmission line 12 inch subwovers. I could now spend $1,700 and buy a set of Sonos Play 5 and a Sonos Sub and be extremely happy with that sound, the Play 5 sounds great, a set sounds better and add the $700 Sonos Wireless Sub and you have an outstanding music system. Does it sound as good as my system downstairs? No, of course not, but my system downstairs which cost 18 times what this setup costs does also not sound 18 times better and of course spending $30,000 is not what most people (including me today) could spend. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Ulrich Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 12:51 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Sonos speakers and iPhone. Hi Seigard, I really would be interested in just how loud, and how the sound quality, is of these Sonos speakers really are. I don't mind spending good money on perfectly sounding loud Bluetooth speakers. I've just recently purchased a "200 watts" Bluetooth speaker. Only to find out that the "200 watts" of today, is nowhere near the "200 watts" of yesteryear. Talk about making you feel like an old man! So here's my question: What is the for real wattage of any of these Sonos Bluetooth speakers? I would plunk down good money for a BT speaker that would shake you out of your underwears! But just show me that speaker and I'd buy it hands down. Thanks much, and curiously awaiting a response!.Mike -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 2:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Sonos speakers and iPhone. Agree with Robin, accessibility of the iPhone app is fantastic and complete, sound quality is awesome and I have not yet seen another speaker which supports this many online sources both free and paid, I think Sonos supports over 30 services including Tune In Radio, iHeart Radio, Slacker, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, Deezer, Pandora, Tidal, Sirus XM and dozens of others. You can even add multiple account for the same music service, e.g. if you have Apple Music and you want to add your own account and that of your wife or other family member then this is also possible. Here is what they say directly on their website, keep in mind that I am in Canada and Pandora and probably other services are not available here which is why they don't show up in the list, despite that there are 39 services in this list and 5 more under Sonos Labs: All the music on earth. And then some. Sonos was created by music lovers. For music lovers. Which means we want Sonos to play absolutely all the music you love - no matter where it comes from. The Internet for streaming services, radio, and podcasts.
RE: Sonos speakers and iPhone.
Hi Seigard, I really would be interested in just how loud, and how the sound quality, is of these Sonos speakers really are. I don't mind spending good money on perfectly sounding loud Bluetooth speakers. I've just recently purchased a "200 watts" Bluetooth speaker. Only to find out that the "200 watts" of today, is nowhere near the "200 watts" of yesteryear. Talk about making you feel like an old man! So here's my question: What is the for real wattage of any of these Sonos Bluetooth speakers? I would plunk down good money for a BT speaker that would shake you out of your underwears! But just show me that speaker and I'd buy it hands down. Thanks much, and curiously awaiting a response!.Mike -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 2:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Sonos speakers and iPhone. Agree with Robin, accessibility of the iPhone app is fantastic and complete, sound quality is awesome and I have not yet seen another speaker which supports this many online sources both free and paid, I think Sonos supports over 30 services including Tune In Radio, iHeart Radio, Slacker, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, Deezer, Pandora, Tidal, Sirus XM and dozens of others. You can even add multiple account for the same music service, e.g. if you have Apple Music and you want to add your own account and that of your wife or other family member then this is also possible. Here is what they say directly on their website, keep in mind that I am in Canada and Pandora and probably other services are not available here which is why they don't show up in the list, despite that there are 39 services in this list and 5 more under Sonos Labs: All the music on earth. And then some. Sonos was created by music lovers. For music lovers. Which means we want Sonos to play absolutely all the music you love - no matter where it comes from. The Internet for streaming services, radio, and podcasts. Plus that personal collection of music downloads you’ve got stored on your computer, phone and tablet. Streaming services. Free. Premium. Curated. On-demand. The list of streaming music services on Sonos keeps growing. Some names you’ll recognize right away. Others may be less familiar, but still worth exploring. Remember, service availability varies by region so click for details to find out if it’s playing in your area. Already subscribe to a service? Great. Just add it to Sonos using the app, sign in, and play it out loud — for the entire house to enjoy. 7digital Apple Music AccuRadio Anghami Audiobooks.com BandCamp CalmRadio Classical Archives Custom Channels Dar FM daytrotter Deezer FIT Radio Focus at will Gaana Google Play Music Groove Hearts of Space hotelRadio Hype Machine iHeart Radio Last FM (scrobble only) MixCloud Napster Nugs.net radionomy Radiopup RUSC Sirius XM Slacker Radio SoundCloud Soundmachine Spotify Spreaker Stingray Music Stitcher Tidal tuneIn Tribe of Noise Sonos labs (upcoming services still in th testing phase): NTS Radio Plex Radioplayer Sign in with RauteMusik.FM Wolfgang’s Music Sonos plays everything – the most popular streaming services, on-demand services, internet radio, your favourite podcasts and audiobooks, your go-to collection of downloads – whatever you love to listen to. Internet radio and podcasts. With Radio by TuneIn on Sonos, you’ll have instant access to over 100,000 local and international radio stations, shows, and podcasts streaming from every continent. All for free. Browse for stations or type in specific call letters or a podcast you love. Your personal music library. Play music from every PC, Mac, and storage drive on your home network. Up to 16 sources. And all those songs on your smartphone, too. Choose “On this phone” in the Main Menu and listen to your heart’s content. Audio formats supported Sonos supports a number of audio formats at various sample rates and bitrates including many of those used by Apple iTunes and Windows Media Player. The supported Lossless (uncompressed) formats are ALAC, FLAC, AIFF and WAV. The supported Lossy (compressed) formats are MP3, WMA, AAC and OGG.* Operating systems (for stored files) Sonos can access files shared from a PC running Windows 7 and higher, Mac running OS X 10.9 and higher, or a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device that supports the Common Internet File System (CIFS). Playlists supported Sonos supports the playlists that you've created in iTunes, Windows Media Player and services like Amazon Music, Apple Music, Deezer, Google Play Music, SoundCloud, Spotify, TIDAL, and more. Album art supported JPG, BMP, GIF and PNG formats are supported up to a resolution of 1024 x 1024. Internet radio supported Sonos supports MP3, AAC and WMA streaming audio format
RE: Sonos speakers and iPhone.
Agree with Robin, accessibility of the iPhone app is fantastic and complete, sound quality is awesome and I have not yet seen another speaker which supports this many online sources both free and paid, I think Sonos supports over 30 services including Tune In Radio, iHeart Radio, Slacker, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, Deezer, Pandora, Tidal, Sirus XM and dozens of others. You can even add multiple account for the same music service, e.g. if you have Apple Music and you want to add your own account and that of your wife or other family member then this is also possible. Here is what they say directly on their website, keep in mind that I am in Canada and Pandora and probably other services are not available here which is why they don't show up in the list, despite that there are 39 services in this list and 5 more under Sonos Labs: All the music on earth. And then some. Sonos was created by music lovers. For music lovers. Which means we want Sonos to play absolutely all the music you love - no matter where it comes from. The Internet for streaming services, radio, and podcasts. Plus that personal collection of music downloads you’ve got stored on your computer, phone and tablet. Streaming services. Free. Premium. Curated. On-demand. The list of streaming music services on Sonos keeps growing. Some names you’ll recognize right away. Others may be less familiar, but still worth exploring. Remember, service availability varies by region so click for details to find out if it’s playing in your area. Already subscribe to a service? Great. Just add it to Sonos using the app, sign in, and play it out loud — for the entire house to enjoy. 7digital Apple Music AccuRadio Anghami Audiobooks.com BandCamp CalmRadio Classical Archives Custom Channels Dar FM daytrotter Deezer FIT Radio Focus at will Gaana Google Play Music Groove Hearts of Space hotelRadio Hype Machine iHeart Radio Last FM (scrobble only) MixCloud Napster Nugs.net radionomy Radiopup RUSC Sirius XM Slacker Radio SoundCloud Soundmachine Spotify Spreaker Stingray Music Stitcher Tidal tuneIn Tribe of Noise Sonos labs (upcoming services still in th testing phase): NTS Radio Plex Radioplayer Sign in with RauteMusik.FM Wolfgang’s Music Sonos plays everything – the most popular streaming services, on-demand services, internet radio, your favourite podcasts and audiobooks, your go-to collection of downloads – whatever you love to listen to. Internet radio and podcasts. With Radio by TuneIn on Sonos, you’ll have instant access to over 100,000 local and international radio stations, shows, and podcasts streaming from every continent. All for free. Browse for stations or type in specific call letters or a podcast you love. Your personal music library. Play music from every PC, Mac, and storage drive on your home network. Up to 16 sources. And all those songs on your smartphone, too. Choose “On this phone” in the Main Menu and listen to your heart’s content. Audio formats supported Sonos supports a number of audio formats at various sample rates and bitrates including many of those used by Apple iTunes and Windows Media Player. The supported Lossless (uncompressed) formats are ALAC, FLAC, AIFF and WAV. The supported Lossy (compressed) formats are MP3, WMA, AAC and OGG.* Operating systems (for stored files) Sonos can access files shared from a PC running Windows 7 and higher, Mac running OS X 10.9 and higher, or a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device that supports the Common Internet File System (CIFS). Playlists supported Sonos supports the playlists that you've created in iTunes, Windows Media Player and services like Amazon Music, Apple Music, Deezer, Google Play Music, SoundCloud, Spotify, TIDAL, and more. Album art supported JPG, BMP, GIF and PNG formats are supported up to a resolution of 1024 x 1024. Internet radio supported Sonos supports MP3, AAC and WMA streaming audio formats for Internet radio stations. * It is important to note that Digital Rights Management (DRM) protected content is licensed for use in the program in which it was purchased. If applicable, you can upgrade the content via the licensed program to remove this protection so it can be used on Sonos. both -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robin Frost Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 9:26 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Sonos speakers and iPhone. Hi, Yes they are easy to set up with iPhone you almost can't do it wrong even without vision. sonos connects with many online services including Pandora I believe. And sound is awesome in my humble view. I hope that helps. Robin -Original Message- From: Sadam Ahmed Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 12:24 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Sonos speakers and iPhone. Hi all, Considering the Sonos speakers. Are they easy
Re: Sonos speakers and iPhone.
Hi, Yes they are easy to set up with iPhone you almost can't do it wrong even without vision. sonos connects with many online services including Pandora I believe. And sound is awesome in my humble view. I hope that helps. Robin -Original Message- From: Sadam Ahmed Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 12:24 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Sonos speakers and iPhone. Hi all, Considering the Sonos speakers. Are they easy to set-up with the iPhone? Also can you play music from various places for example Pandora etc? And finally how is the sound on these speakers? Thanks for any answers. Sadam Ahmed JAWS certified, 2017 Mobile: + 61 435 892 944 FaceTime, iMessage & email sa...@sadamahmed.com -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
