Re: Question about the Sonos products
I’m surprised, 2.4 ghz is so crowded. It seems like they should support that. Good to know you need a bridge if you want to support this band. Like you I’m setup for more 5 ghz than 2.4 these days. > On Dec 7, 2016, at 8:42 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > No, sonos doesn't support 5.0 ghz, > My home network is only running 5ghz at my choice as I've switched the 2.4 > ghz off so I get less problems from other devices in similar range. > > For the sonos devices I have I got the bridge so they can run off that and > not need to worry about a wifi issue. > As they don't do 5ghz wifi band. > > This could have changed but hey it's working for me. > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Thursday, 8 December 2016 2:49 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > Simon, the Sonos doesn’t support 5.0 GHZ natively, you need an add on? > >> On Dec 7, 2016, at 4:27 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >> >> Hi Chris, >> >> No A bridge isn't needed however I use one and for the simple reason I >> mainly use the 5.0 GHz wifi frequency and in that case the bridge is >> required. >> >> And it also allows me to keep the sonos sepperate from my main network >> through the routing I have setup. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark >> Gilland >> Sent: Wednesday, 7 December 2016 9:18 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >> >> You don't need a bridge to connect up a Sonos system. I, for one don't use a >> bridge, and it works fantastically. >> >> On another note, did anyone get the V7 yet of the Sonos controller and try >> accessibility with it on the Mac? I'll be doing so shortly to see if it's >> any better. >> >> Chris. >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Krister Ekstrom" >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 1:10 PM >> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >> >> >> My Sonos is connected to wifi through a wireless router and a Sonos >> Bridge, although i don’t know if the bridge plays a part in connecting or >> not. >> The app is surprisingly accessible both on iOs and Android but the >> experience on the mac isn’t so nice. >> Hope this helps. >> /Krister >> >>> 6 dec. 2016 kl. 18:31 skrev Andrew Lamanche : >>> >>> Hi krister, >>> >>> How does your Sonos unit connect to your network? And do you find >>> the Sonos app accessible? Feel free to write off list since I'm >>> probably straying into an off-list topic. >>> >>> Many thanks for responding >>> >>> Andrew >>>> On 6 Dec 2016, at 14:14, Krister Ekstrom >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> I have a Sonos Connect amp sitting here. I also have a pair of >>>> regular hifi speakers connected to them and it sounds quite good, i’d say. >>>> /Krister >>>> >>>>> 6 dec. 2016 kl. 14:04 skrev Andrew Lamanche : >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I've been following some of the discussions on Sonos because for >>>>> quite a while I've been wanting to go that way for my listening. I >>>>> wonder whether anybody on the list has Sonos connect:AMP. In its >>>>> description it says that one could connect old speakers to it and >>>>> use Sonos wifi capabilities to airplay music to it. I happen to >>>>> have a pair of good speakers which are very old but I'm unwilling >>>>> to get rid of them because of the quality of sound they used to >>>>> give me. So I'm thinking I might be able to save them by getting >>>>> Sonos Connect:AMP. Also, Sonos connect:AMP can be connected to the >>>>> home network via ethernet. Could I plug it into my home network >>>>> via the ethernet port on apple tv or apple express? I'd appreciate any >>>>> comments. >>>>> >>>>> Andrew >>>>>> On 6 Dec 20
RE: Question about the Sonos products
No, sonos doesn't support 5.0 ghz, My home network is only running 5ghz at my choice as I've switched the 2.4 ghz off so I get less problems from other devices in similar range. For the sonos devices I have I got the bridge so they can run off that and not need to worry about a wifi issue. As they don't do 5ghz wifi band. This could have changed but hey it's working for me. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Thursday, 8 December 2016 2:49 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products Simon, the Sonos doesn’t support 5.0 GHZ natively, you need an add on? > On Dec 7, 2016, at 4:27 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > No A bridge isn't needed however I use one and for the simple reason I mainly > use the 5.0 GHz wifi frequency and in that case the bridge is required. > > And it also allows me to keep the sonos sepperate from my main network > through the routing I have setup. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark > Gilland > Sent: Wednesday, 7 December 2016 9:18 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > You don't need a bridge to connect up a Sonos system. I, for one don't use a > bridge, and it works fantastically. > > On another note, did anyone get the V7 yet of the Sonos controller and try > accessibility with it on the Mac? I'll be doing so shortly to see if it's any > better. > > Chris. > > - Original Message ----- > From: "Krister Ekstrom" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 1:10 PM > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > > My Sonos is connected to wifi through a wireless router and a Sonos > Bridge, although i don’t know if the bridge plays a part in connecting or not. > The app is surprisingly accessible both on iOs and Android but the > experience on the mac isn’t so nice. > Hope this helps. > /Krister > >> 6 dec. 2016 kl. 18:31 skrev Andrew Lamanche : >> >> Hi krister, >> >> How does your Sonos unit connect to your network? And do you find >> the Sonos app accessible? Feel free to write off list since I'm >> probably straying into an off-list topic. >> >> Many thanks for responding >> >> Andrew >>> On 6 Dec 2016, at 14:14, Krister Ekstrom >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> I have a Sonos Connect amp sitting here. I also have a pair of >>> regular hifi speakers connected to them and it sounds quite good, i’d say. >>> /Krister >>> >>>> 6 dec. 2016 kl. 14:04 skrev Andrew Lamanche : >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I've been following some of the discussions on Sonos because for >>>> quite a while I've been wanting to go that way for my listening. I >>>> wonder whether anybody on the list has Sonos connect:AMP. In its >>>> description it says that one could connect old speakers to it and >>>> use Sonos wifi capabilities to airplay music to it. I happen to >>>> have a pair of good speakers which are very old but I'm unwilling >>>> to get rid of them because of the quality of sound they used to >>>> give me. So I'm thinking I might be able to save them by getting >>>> Sonos Connect:AMP. Also, Sonos connect:AMP can be connected to the >>>> home network via ethernet. Could I plug it into my home network >>>> via the ethernet port on apple tv or apple express? I'd appreciate any >>>> comments. >>>> >>>> Andrew >>>>> On 6 Dec 2016, at 04:08, Scott Granados >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I want 20 channel IMAX.;) >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 4, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Simon Fogarty >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hell no dude, >>>>>> Gotta have the 11.2. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -Original Message- >>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott >>>>>> Granados >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2016 6:36 PM >>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> Subject: Re
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Simon, the Sonos doesn’t support 5.0 GHZ natively, you need an add on? > On Dec 7, 2016, at 4:27 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > No A bridge isn't needed however I use one and for the simple reason I mainly > use the 5.0 GHz wifi frequency and in that case the bridge is required. > > And it also allows me to keep the sonos sepperate from my main network > through the routing I have setup. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland > Sent: Wednesday, 7 December 2016 9:18 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > You don't need a bridge to connect up a Sonos system. I, for one don't use a > bridge, and it works fantastically. > > On another note, did anyone get the V7 yet of the Sonos controller and try > accessibility with it on the Mac? I'll be doing so shortly to see if it's any > better. > > Chris. > > - Original Message - > From: "Krister Ekstrom" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 1:10 PM > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > > My Sonos is connected to wifi through a wireless router and a Sonos Bridge, > although i don’t know if the bridge plays a part in connecting or not. > The app is surprisingly accessible both on iOs and Android but the > experience on the mac isn’t so nice. > Hope this helps. > /Krister > >> 6 dec. 2016 kl. 18:31 skrev Andrew Lamanche : >> >> Hi krister, >> >> How does your Sonos unit connect to your network? And do you find the >> Sonos app accessible? Feel free to write off list since I'm probably >> straying into an off-list topic. >> >> Many thanks for responding >> >> Andrew >>> On 6 Dec 2016, at 14:14, Krister Ekstrom >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> I have a Sonos Connect amp sitting here. I also have a pair of regular >>> hifi speakers connected to them and it sounds quite good, i’d say. >>> /Krister >>> >>>> 6 dec. 2016 kl. 14:04 skrev Andrew Lamanche : >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I've been following some of the discussions on Sonos because for quite a >>>> while I've been wanting to go that way for my listening. I wonder >>>> whether anybody on the list has Sonos connect:AMP. In its description >>>> it says that one could connect old speakers to it and use Sonos wifi >>>> capabilities to airplay music to it. I happen to have a pair of good >>>> speakers which are very old but I'm unwilling to get rid of them >>>> because of the quality of sound they used to give me. So I'm thinking I >>>> might be able to save them by getting Sonos Connect:AMP. Also, Sonos >>>> connect:AMP can be connected to the home network via ethernet. Could I >>>> plug it into my home network via the ethernet port on apple tv or apple >>>> express? I'd appreciate any comments. >>>> >>>> Andrew >>>>> On 6 Dec 2016, at 04:08, Scott Granados >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I want 20 channel IMAX.;) >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 4, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Simon Fogarty >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hell no dude, >>>>>> Gotta have the 11.2. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -Original Message- >>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2016 6:36 PM >>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Simon, >>>>>> >>>>>> That’s correct, the receiver only is $3000, you have to buy up to 11 >>>>>> more speakers and 2 subs to get the fullest as well as an additional 2 >>>>>> channel amplifier. You get 9 amplifiers built in to the receiver and >>>>>> an extra 2 channels out which you attach to a second amplifier. >>>>>> Certainly, 9.2 would be sufficient. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Dec 2, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Simon Fogarty >>>>>>> wrote: >>
Re: Question about the Sonos products
OK, fair enough. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Simon Fogarty" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 4:27 AM Subject: RE: Question about the Sonos products Hi Chris, No A bridge isn't needed however I use one and for the simple reason I mainly use the 5.0 GHz wifi frequency and in that case the bridge is required. And it also allows me to keep the sonos sepperate from my main network through the routing I have setup. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland Sent: Wednesday, 7 December 2016 9:18 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products You don't need a bridge to connect up a Sonos system. I, for one don't use a bridge, and it works fantastically. On another note, did anyone get the V7 yet of the Sonos controller and try accessibility with it on the Mac? I'll be doing so shortly to see if it's any better. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Krister Ekstrom" To: Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 1:10 PM Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products My Sonos is connected to wifi through a wireless router and a Sonos Bridge, although i don’t know if the bridge plays a part in connecting or not. The app is surprisingly accessible both on iOs and Android but the experience on the mac isn’t so nice. Hope this helps. /Krister 6 dec. 2016 kl. 18:31 skrev Andrew Lamanche : Hi krister, How does your Sonos unit connect to your network? And do you find the Sonos app accessible? Feel free to write off list since I'm probably straying into an off-list topic. Many thanks for responding Andrew On 6 Dec 2016, at 14:14, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hi, I have a Sonos Connect amp sitting here. I also have a pair of regular hifi speakers connected to them and it sounds quite good, i’d say. /Krister 6 dec. 2016 kl. 14:04 skrev Andrew Lamanche : Hi, I've been following some of the discussions on Sonos because for quite a while I've been wanting to go that way for my listening. I wonder whether anybody on the list has Sonos connect:AMP. In its description it says that one could connect old speakers to it and use Sonos wifi capabilities to airplay music to it. I happen to have a pair of good speakers which are very old but I'm unwilling to get rid of them because of the quality of sound they used to give me. So I'm thinking I might be able to save them by getting Sonos Connect:AMP. Also, Sonos connect:AMP can be connected to the home network via ethernet. Could I plug it into my home network via the ethernet port on apple tv or apple express? I'd appreciate any comments. Andrew On 6 Dec 2016, at 04:08, Scott Granados wrote: I want 20 channel IMAX.;) On Dec 4, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hell no dude, Gotta have the 11.2. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2016 6:36 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products Hi Simon, That’s correct, the receiver only is $3000, you have to buy up to 11 more speakers and 2 subs to get the fullest as well as an additional 2 channel amplifier. You get 9 amplifiers built in to the receiver and an extra 2 channels out which you attach to a second amplifier. Certainly, 9.2 would be sufficient. On Dec 2, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi Scott, I'm guessing that's not with speakers the 3K? That sounds bloody amazing shame I don't own this house, I'd knock the living room down and build my rooms around the stereo. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 1:24 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I mention it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via safari which I actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of 32 bit audio processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, Dolby Atmos and it’s own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with DTS Neo and several other objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I listened to an 11 channel setup, believe it or not, 11.2 where you had 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. Again, whoa! Several sets of speakers were set in the front for an expanded sound stage in front of you, sides, back, and yes over head with 2 subwoofers that automatically adjust so the base is distributed evenly around the room rather than from a single point. On the video side it upscaled everything to 4K 60 FPS complete with HDR video or you could genitive pass through if you wanted. You could also break up the 11 chan
RE: Question about the Sonos products
Hi Chris, No A bridge isn't needed however I use one and for the simple reason I mainly use the 5.0 GHz wifi frequency and in that case the bridge is required. And it also allows me to keep the sonos sepperate from my main network through the routing I have setup. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland Sent: Wednesday, 7 December 2016 9:18 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products You don't need a bridge to connect up a Sonos system. I, for one don't use a bridge, and it works fantastically. On another note, did anyone get the V7 yet of the Sonos controller and try accessibility with it on the Mac? I'll be doing so shortly to see if it's any better. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Krister Ekstrom" To: Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 1:10 PM Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products My Sonos is connected to wifi through a wireless router and a Sonos Bridge, although i don’t know if the bridge plays a part in connecting or not. The app is surprisingly accessible both on iOs and Android but the experience on the mac isn’t so nice. Hope this helps. /Krister > 6 dec. 2016 kl. 18:31 skrev Andrew Lamanche : > > Hi krister, > > How does your Sonos unit connect to your network? And do you find the > Sonos app accessible? Feel free to write off list since I'm probably > straying into an off-list topic. > > Many thanks for responding > > Andrew >> On 6 Dec 2016, at 14:14, Krister Ekstrom >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> I have a Sonos Connect amp sitting here. I also have a pair of regular >> hifi speakers connected to them and it sounds quite good, i’d say. >> /Krister >> >>> 6 dec. 2016 kl. 14:04 skrev Andrew Lamanche : >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I've been following some of the discussions on Sonos because for quite a >>> while I've been wanting to go that way for my listening. I wonder >>> whether anybody on the list has Sonos connect:AMP. In its description >>> it says that one could connect old speakers to it and use Sonos wifi >>> capabilities to airplay music to it. I happen to have a pair of good >>> speakers which are very old but I'm unwilling to get rid of them >>> because of the quality of sound they used to give me. So I'm thinking I >>> might be able to save them by getting Sonos Connect:AMP. Also, Sonos >>> connect:AMP can be connected to the home network via ethernet. Could I >>> plug it into my home network via the ethernet port on apple tv or apple >>> express? I'd appreciate any comments. >>> >>> Andrew >>>> On 6 Dec 2016, at 04:08, Scott Granados >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I want 20 channel IMAX.;) >>>> >>>>> On Dec 4, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Simon Fogarty >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hell no dude, >>>>> Gotta have the 11.2. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Original Message- >>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>>>> Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2016 6:36 PM >>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >>>>> >>>>> Hi Simon, >>>>> >>>>> That’s correct, the receiver only is $3000, you have to buy up to 11 >>>>> more speakers and 2 subs to get the fullest as well as an additional 2 >>>>> channel amplifier. You get 9 amplifiers built in to the receiver and >>>>> an extra 2 channels out which you attach to a second amplifier. >>>>> Certainly, 9.2 would be sufficient. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 2, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Simon Fogarty >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Scott, >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm guessing that's not with speakers the 3K? >>>>>> >>>>>> That sounds bloody amazing shame I don't own this house, I'd knock >>>>>> the living room down and build my rooms around the stereo. >>>>>> >>>>>> -Original Message- >>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados &g
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Hi Andrew, Yes as you said you can use the connect devices to use older style speakers. As for the connectivity and workings of the connect amp etc I've not read up on it but I've heard of it being used and that was the results were fantastic, However I'd give sonos a yell and ask them what you need to know. Also just a side note on this, Sonos sent out an email to customers today to say that they're now supporting 7.1 surround with a new software update. So just an addition to their systems. Now handling 7.1 audio -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Lamanche Sent: Wednesday, 7 December 2016 2:04 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products Hi, I've been following some of the discussions on Sonos because for quite a while I've been wanting to go that way for my listening. I wonder whether anybody on the list has Sonos connect:AMP. In its description it says that one could connect old speakers to it and use Sonos wifi capabilities to airplay music to it. I happen to have a pair of good speakers which are very old but I'm unwilling to get rid of them because of the quality of sound they used to give me. So I'm thinking I might be able to save them by getting Sonos Connect:AMP. Also, Sonos connect:AMP can be connected to the home network via ethernet. Could I plug it into my home network via the ethernet port on apple tv or apple express? I'd appreciate any comments. Andrew > On 6 Dec 2016, at 04:08, Scott Granados wrote: > > I want 20 channel IMAX.;) > >> On Dec 4, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >> >> Hell no dude, >> Gotta have the 11.2. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >> Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2016 6:36 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >> >> Hi Simon, >> >> That’s correct, the receiver only is $3000, you have to buy up to 11 more >> speakers and 2 subs to get the fullest as well as an additional 2 channel >> amplifier. You get 9 amplifiers built in to the receiver and an extra 2 >> channels out which you attach to a second amplifier. Certainly, 9.2 would >> be sufficient. >> >> >>> On Dec 2, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>> >>> Hi Scott, >>> >>> I'm guessing that's not with speakers the 3K? >>> >>> That sounds bloody amazing shame I don't own this house, I'd knock the >>> living room down and build my rooms around the stereo. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>> Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 1:24 PM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >>> >>> For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I >>> mention it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via >>> safari which I actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts >>> of >>> 32 bit audio processing, automatic room equalization, but the >>> kicker, Dolby Atmos and it’s own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm >>> along with DTS Neo and several other objected oriented DTS formats. >>> Whoa! I listened to an 11 channel setup, believe it or not, 11.2 >>> where you had >>> 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. Again, whoa! Several sets of >>> speakers were set in the front for an expanded sound stage in front >>> of you, sides, back, and yes over head with 2 subwoofers that >>> automatically adjust so the base is distributed evenly around the >>> room rather than from a single point. On the video side it upscaled >>> everything to 4K >>> 60 FPS complete with HDR video or you could genitive pass through if >>> you wanted. You could also break up the 11 channels and have >>> different speakers for different zones so say 7.1 in the mail room >>> and >>> 5.1 in the other or 5.1 and several sets of 2 etc. The thing that >>> blew me away though was the automatic calibration and setup. What >>> would have taken an audio degree in my day to configure used 8 >>> microphone pickups that you scatter around the room and it uses pink >>> noise and other pulses to set itself up. Also included WiFi
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To be frank, i don’t think there’s any difference. I’d be glad if it was but i no longer hold my breath. /Krister > 6 dec. 2016 kl. 21:17 skrev Christopher-Mark Gilland : > > You don't need a bridge to connect up a Sonos system. I, for one don't use a > bridge, and it works fantastically. > > On another note, did anyone get the V7 yet of the Sonos controller and try > accessibility with it on the Mac? I'll be doing so shortly to see if it's any > better. > > Chris. > > - Original Message - From: "Krister Ekstrom" > > To: > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 1:10 PM > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > > My Sonos is connected to wifi through a wireless router and a Sonos Bridge, > although i don’t know if the bridge plays a part in connecting or not. > The app is surprisingly accessible both on iOs and Android but the experience > on the mac isn’t so nice. > Hope this helps. > /Krister > >> 6 dec. 2016 kl. 18:31 skrev Andrew Lamanche : >> >> Hi krister, >> >> How does your Sonos unit connect to your network? And do you find the Sonos >> app accessible? Feel free to write off list since I'm probably straying >> into an off-list topic. >> >> Many thanks for responding >> >> Andrew >>> On 6 Dec 2016, at 14:14, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> I have a Sonos Connect amp sitting here. I also have a pair of regular hifi >>> speakers connected to them and it sounds quite good, i’d say. >>> /Krister >>> >>>> 6 dec. 2016 kl. 14:04 skrev Andrew Lamanche : >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I've been following some of the discussions on Sonos because for quite a >>>> while I've been wanting to go that way for my listening. I wonder whether >>>> anybody on the list has Sonos connect:AMP. In its description it says >>>> that one could connect old speakers to it and use Sonos wifi capabilities >>>> to airplay music to it. I happen to have a pair of good speakers which >>>> are very old but I'm unwilling to get rid of them because of the quality >>>> of sound they used to give me. So I'm thinking I might be able to save >>>> them by getting Sonos Connect:AMP. Also, Sonos connect:AMP can be >>>> connected to the home network via ethernet. Could I plug it into my home >>>> network via the ethernet port on apple tv or apple express? I'd appreciate >>>> any comments. >>>> >>>> Andrew >>>>> On 6 Dec 2016, at 04:08, Scott Granados wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I want 20 channel IMAX.;) >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 4, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hell no dude, >>>>>> Gotta have the 11.2. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -Original Message- >>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2016 6:36 PM >>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Simon, >>>>>> >>>>>> That’s correct, the receiver only is $3000, you have to buy up to 11 >>>>>> more speakers and 2 subs to get the fullest as well as an additional 2 >>>>>> channel amplifier. You get 9 amplifiers built in to the receiver and an >>>>>> extra 2 channels out which you attach to a second amplifier. Certainly, >>>>>> 9.2 would be sufficient. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Dec 2, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Scott, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm guessing that's not with speakers the 3K? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That sounds bloody amazing shame I don't own this house, I'd knock the >>>>>>> living room down and build my rooms around the stereo. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Original Message- >>>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>&g
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You don't need a bridge to connect up a Sonos system. I, for one don't use a bridge, and it works fantastically. On another note, did anyone get the V7 yet of the Sonos controller and try accessibility with it on the Mac? I'll be doing so shortly to see if it's any better. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Krister Ekstrom" To: Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 1:10 PM Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products My Sonos is connected to wifi through a wireless router and a Sonos Bridge, although i don’t know if the bridge plays a part in connecting or not. The app is surprisingly accessible both on iOs and Android but the experience on the mac isn’t so nice. Hope this helps. /Krister 6 dec. 2016 kl. 18:31 skrev Andrew Lamanche : Hi krister, How does your Sonos unit connect to your network? And do you find the Sonos app accessible? Feel free to write off list since I'm probably straying into an off-list topic. Many thanks for responding Andrew On 6 Dec 2016, at 14:14, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hi, I have a Sonos Connect amp sitting here. I also have a pair of regular hifi speakers connected to them and it sounds quite good, i’d say. /Krister 6 dec. 2016 kl. 14:04 skrev Andrew Lamanche : Hi, I've been following some of the discussions on Sonos because for quite a while I've been wanting to go that way for my listening. I wonder whether anybody on the list has Sonos connect:AMP. In its description it says that one could connect old speakers to it and use Sonos wifi capabilities to airplay music to it. I happen to have a pair of good speakers which are very old but I'm unwilling to get rid of them because of the quality of sound they used to give me. So I'm thinking I might be able to save them by getting Sonos Connect:AMP. Also, Sonos connect:AMP can be connected to the home network via ethernet. Could I plug it into my home network via the ethernet port on apple tv or apple express? I'd appreciate any comments. Andrew On 6 Dec 2016, at 04:08, Scott Granados wrote: I want 20 channel IMAX.;) On Dec 4, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hell no dude, Gotta have the 11.2. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2016 6:36 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products Hi Simon, That’s correct, the receiver only is $3000, you have to buy up to 11 more speakers and 2 subs to get the fullest as well as an additional 2 channel amplifier. You get 9 amplifiers built in to the receiver and an extra 2 channels out which you attach to a second amplifier. Certainly, 9.2 would be sufficient. On Dec 2, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi Scott, I'm guessing that's not with speakers the 3K? That sounds bloody amazing shame I don't own this house, I'd knock the living room down and build my rooms around the stereo. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 1:24 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I mention it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via safari which I actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of 32 bit audio processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, Dolby Atmos and it’s own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with DTS Neo and several other objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I listened to an 11 channel setup, believe it or not, 11.2 where you had 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. Again, whoa! Several sets of speakers were set in the front for an expanded sound stage in front of you, sides, back, and yes over head with 2 subwoofers that automatically adjust so the base is distributed evenly around the room rather than from a single point. On the video side it upscaled everything to 4K 60 FPS complete with HDR video or you could genitive pass through if you wanted. You could also break up the 11 channels and have different speakers for different zones so say 7.1 in the mail room and 5.1 in the other or 5.1 and several sets of 2 etc. The thing that blew me away though was the automatic calibration and setup. What would have taken an audio degree in my day to configure used 8 microphone pickups that you scatter around the room and it uses pink noise and other pulses to set itself up. Also included WiFi so you can grab your XM or other streamed content, it automatically software updated and you could buy extra CODECS and decoders for different surround standards. All for $3000 which ain’t bad when you consider how many features you get. There’s also an App for the iPad or iPhone to
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My Sonos is connected to wifi through a wireless router and a Sonos Bridge, although i don’t know if the bridge plays a part in connecting or not. The app is surprisingly accessible both on iOs and Android but the experience on the mac isn’t so nice. Hope this helps. /Krister > 6 dec. 2016 kl. 18:31 skrev Andrew Lamanche : > > Hi krister, > > How does your Sonos unit connect to your network? And do you find the Sonos > app accessible? Feel free to write off list since I'm probably straying into > an off-list topic. > > Many thanks for responding > > Andrew >> On 6 Dec 2016, at 14:14, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >> >> Hi, >> I have a Sonos Connect amp sitting here. I also have a pair of regular hifi >> speakers connected to them and it sounds quite good, i’d say. >> /Krister >> >>> 6 dec. 2016 kl. 14:04 skrev Andrew Lamanche : >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I've been following some of the discussions on Sonos because for quite a >>> while I've been wanting to go that way for my listening. I wonder whether >>> anybody on the list has Sonos connect:AMP. In its description it says that >>> one could connect old speakers to it and use Sonos wifi capabilities to >>> airplay music to it. I happen to have a pair of good speakers which are >>> very old but I'm unwilling to get rid of them because of the quality of >>> sound they used to give me. So I'm thinking I might be able to save them >>> by getting Sonos Connect:AMP. Also, Sonos connect:AMP can be connected to >>> the home network via ethernet. Could I plug it into my home network via >>> the ethernet port on apple tv or apple express? I'd appreciate any comments. >>> >>> Andrew >>>> On 6 Dec 2016, at 04:08, Scott Granados wrote: >>>> >>>> I want 20 channel IMAX.;) >>>> >>>>> On Dec 4, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hell no dude, >>>>> Gotta have the 11.2. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Original Message- >>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>>>> Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2016 6:36 PM >>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >>>>> >>>>> Hi Simon, >>>>> >>>>> That’s correct, the receiver only is $3000, you have to buy up to 11 more >>>>> speakers and 2 subs to get the fullest as well as an additional 2 channel >>>>> amplifier. You get 9 amplifiers built in to the receiver and an extra 2 >>>>> channels out which you attach to a second amplifier. Certainly, 9.2 >>>>> would be sufficient. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 2, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Scott, >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm guessing that's not with speakers the 3K? >>>>>> >>>>>> That sounds bloody amazing shame I don't own this house, I'd knock the >>>>>> living room down and build my rooms around the stereo. >>>>>> >>>>>> -Original Message- >>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>>>>> Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 1:24 PM >>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >>>>>> >>>>>> For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I >>>>>> mention it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via >>>>>> safari which I actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of >>>>>> 32 bit audio processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, >>>>>> Dolby Atmos and it’s own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with >>>>>> DTS Neo and several other objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I >>>>>> listened to an 11 channel setup, believe it or not, 11.2 where you had >>>>>> 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. Again, whoa! Several sets of speakers >>>>>> were set in the front for an expanded sound stage in front of you, &
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Hi krister, How does your Sonos unit connect to your network? And do you find the Sonos app accessible? Feel free to write off list since I'm probably straying into an off-list topic. Many thanks for responding Andrew > On 6 Dec 2016, at 14:14, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > > Hi, > I have a Sonos Connect amp sitting here. I also have a pair of regular hifi > speakers connected to them and it sounds quite good, i’d say. > /Krister > >> 6 dec. 2016 kl. 14:04 skrev Andrew Lamanche : >> >> Hi, >> >> I've been following some of the discussions on Sonos because for quite a >> while I've been wanting to go that way for my listening. I wonder whether >> anybody on the list has Sonos connect:AMP. In its description it says that >> one could connect old speakers to it and use Sonos wifi capabilities to >> airplay music to it. I happen to have a pair of good speakers which are >> very old but I'm unwilling to get rid of them because of the quality of >> sound they used to give me. So I'm thinking I might be able to save them by >> getting Sonos Connect:AMP. Also, Sonos connect:AMP can be connected to the >> home network via ethernet. Could I plug it into my home network via the >> ethernet port on apple tv or apple express? I'd appreciate any comments. >> >> Andrew >>> On 6 Dec 2016, at 04:08, Scott Granados wrote: >>> >>> I want 20 channel IMAX.;) >>> >>>> On Dec 4, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>>> >>>> Hell no dude, >>>> Gotta have the 11.2. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>>> Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2016 6:36 PM >>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >>>> >>>> Hi Simon, >>>> >>>> That’s correct, the receiver only is $3000, you have to buy up to 11 more >>>> speakers and 2 subs to get the fullest as well as an additional 2 channel >>>> amplifier. You get 9 amplifiers built in to the receiver and an extra 2 >>>> channels out which you attach to a second amplifier. Certainly, 9.2 would >>>> be sufficient. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Dec 2, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Scott, >>>>> >>>>> I'm guessing that's not with speakers the 3K? >>>>> >>>>> That sounds bloody amazing shame I don't own this house, I'd knock the >>>>> living room down and build my rooms around the stereo. >>>>> >>>>> -Original Message- >>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>>>> Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 1:24 PM >>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >>>>> >>>>> For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I >>>>> mention it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via >>>>> safari which I actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of >>>>> 32 bit audio processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, >>>>> Dolby Atmos and it’s own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with >>>>> DTS Neo and several other objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I >>>>> listened to an 11 channel setup, believe it or not, 11.2 where you had >>>>> 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. Again, whoa! Several sets of speakers >>>>> were set in the front for an expanded sound stage in front of you, >>>>> sides, back, and yes over head with 2 subwoofers that automatically >>>>> adjust so the base is distributed evenly around the room rather than >>>>> from a single point. On the video side it upscaled everything to 4K >>>>> 60 FPS complete with HDR video or you could genitive pass through if >>>>> you wanted. You could also break up the 11 channels and have >>>>> different speakers for different zones so say 7.1 in the mail room and >>>>> 5.1 in the other or 5.1 and several sets of 2 etc. The thing that >>>>> blew me away though was the automati
Re: Question about the Sonos products
Hi, I have a Sonos Connect amp sitting here. I also have a pair of regular hifi speakers connected to them and it sounds quite good, i’d say. /Krister > 6 dec. 2016 kl. 14:04 skrev Andrew Lamanche : > > Hi, > > I've been following some of the discussions on Sonos because for quite a > while I've been wanting to go that way for my listening. I wonder whether > anybody on the list has Sonos connect:AMP. In its description it says that > one could connect old speakers to it and use Sonos wifi capabilities to > airplay music to it. I happen to have a pair of good speakers which are > very old but I'm unwilling to get rid of them because of the quality of sound > they used to give me. So I'm thinking I might be able to save them by > getting Sonos Connect:AMP. Also, Sonos connect:AMP can be connected to the > home network via ethernet. Could I plug it into my home network via the > ethernet port on apple tv or apple express? I'd appreciate any comments. > > Andrew >> On 6 Dec 2016, at 04:08, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> I want 20 channel IMAX.;) >> >>> On Dec 4, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>> >>> Hell no dude, >>> Gotta have the 11.2. >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>> Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2016 6:36 PM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >>> >>> Hi Simon, >>> >>> That’s correct, the receiver only is $3000, you have to buy up to 11 more >>> speakers and 2 subs to get the fullest as well as an additional 2 channel >>> amplifier. You get 9 amplifiers built in to the receiver and an extra 2 >>> channels out which you attach to a second amplifier. Certainly, 9.2 would >>> be sufficient. >>> >>> >>>> On Dec 2, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Scott, >>>> >>>> I'm guessing that's not with speakers the 3K? >>>> >>>> That sounds bloody amazing shame I don't own this house, I'd knock the >>>> living room down and build my rooms around the stereo. >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>>> Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 1:24 PM >>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >>>> >>>> For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I >>>> mention it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via >>>> safari which I actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of >>>> 32 bit audio processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, >>>> Dolby Atmos and it’s own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with >>>> DTS Neo and several other objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I >>>> listened to an 11 channel setup, believe it or not, 11.2 where you had >>>> 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. Again, whoa! Several sets of speakers >>>> were set in the front for an expanded sound stage in front of you, >>>> sides, back, and yes over head with 2 subwoofers that automatically >>>> adjust so the base is distributed evenly around the room rather than >>>> from a single point. On the video side it upscaled everything to 4K >>>> 60 FPS complete with HDR video or you could genitive pass through if >>>> you wanted. You could also break up the 11 channels and have >>>> different speakers for different zones so say 7.1 in the mail room and >>>> 5.1 in the other or 5.1 and several sets of 2 etc. The thing that >>>> blew me away though was the automatic calibration and setup. What >>>> would have taken an audio degree in my day to configure used 8 >>>> microphone pickups that you scatter around the room and it uses pink >>>> noise and other pulses to set itself up. Also included WiFi so you >>>> can grab your XM or other streamed content, it automatically software >>>> updated and you could buy extra CODECS and decoders for different >>>> surround standards. All for $3000 which ain’t bad when you consider >>>> how many features you get. There’s also an App for the
Re: Question about the Sonos products
Hi, I've been following some of the discussions on Sonos because for quite a while I've been wanting to go that way for my listening. I wonder whether anybody on the list has Sonos connect:AMP. In its description it says that one could connect old speakers to it and use Sonos wifi capabilities to airplay music to it. I happen to have a pair of good speakers which are very old but I'm unwilling to get rid of them because of the quality of sound they used to give me. So I'm thinking I might be able to save them by getting Sonos Connect:AMP. Also, Sonos connect:AMP can be connected to the home network via ethernet. Could I plug it into my home network via the ethernet port on apple tv or apple express? I'd appreciate any comments. Andrew > On 6 Dec 2016, at 04:08, Scott Granados wrote: > > I want 20 channel IMAX.;) > >> On Dec 4, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >> >> Hell no dude, >> Gotta have the 11.2. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >> Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2016 6:36 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >> >> Hi Simon, >> >> That’s correct, the receiver only is $3000, you have to buy up to 11 more >> speakers and 2 subs to get the fullest as well as an additional 2 channel >> amplifier. You get 9 amplifiers built in to the receiver and an extra 2 >> channels out which you attach to a second amplifier. Certainly, 9.2 would >> be sufficient. >> >> >>> On Dec 2, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>> >>> Hi Scott, >>> >>> I'm guessing that's not with speakers the 3K? >>> >>> That sounds bloody amazing shame I don't own this house, I'd knock the >>> living room down and build my rooms around the stereo. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>> Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 1:24 PM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >>> >>> For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I >>> mention it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via >>> safari which I actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of >>> 32 bit audio processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, >>> Dolby Atmos and it’s own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with >>> DTS Neo and several other objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I >>> listened to an 11 channel setup, believe it or not, 11.2 where you had >>> 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. Again, whoa! Several sets of speakers >>> were set in the front for an expanded sound stage in front of you, >>> sides, back, and yes over head with 2 subwoofers that automatically >>> adjust so the base is distributed evenly around the room rather than >>> from a single point. On the video side it upscaled everything to 4K >>> 60 FPS complete with HDR video or you could genitive pass through if >>> you wanted. You could also break up the 11 channels and have >>> different speakers for different zones so say 7.1 in the mail room and >>> 5.1 in the other or 5.1 and several sets of 2 etc. The thing that >>> blew me away though was the automatic calibration and setup. What >>> would have taken an audio degree in my day to configure used 8 >>> microphone pickups that you scatter around the room and it uses pink >>> noise and other pulses to set itself up. Also included WiFi so you >>> can grab your XM or other streamed content, it automatically software >>> updated and you could buy extra CODECS and decoders for different >>> surround standards. All for $3000 which ain’t bad when you consider >>> how many features you get. There’s also an App for the iPad or iPhone >>> to configure, supports bluetooth and includes preamp outs in case the >>> 260 watts per channel CLASS AB amps weren’t good enough that are >>> included. You also get the full 260 watts class AB on all channels, >>> not just the fronts. Each channel has 4 32 bit convertors and they >>> use 4 32 bit audicy DSP processors for signal manipulation. (It does >>> a hell of a lot of math, something like 10 billion flops) >>> >>> You start adding spea
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I want 20 channel IMAX.;) > On Dec 4, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hell no dude, > Gotta have the 11.2. > > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2016 6:36 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > Hi Simon, > > That’s correct, the receiver only is $3000, you have to buy up to 11 more > speakers and 2 subs to get the fullest as well as an additional 2 channel > amplifier. You get 9 amplifiers built in to the receiver and an extra 2 > channels out which you attach to a second amplifier. Certainly, 9.2 would be > sufficient. > > >> On Dec 2, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >> >> Hi Scott, >> >> I'm guessing that's not with speakers the 3K? >> >> That sounds bloody amazing shame I don't own this house, I'd knock the >> living room down and build my rooms around the stereo. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >> Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 1:24 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >> >> For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I >> mention it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via >> safari which I actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of >> 32 bit audio processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, >> Dolby Atmos and it’s own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with >> DTS Neo and several other objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I >> listened to an 11 channel setup, believe it or not, 11.2 where you had >> 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. Again, whoa! Several sets of speakers >> were set in the front for an expanded sound stage in front of you, >> sides, back, and yes over head with 2 subwoofers that automatically >> adjust so the base is distributed evenly around the room rather than >> from a single point. On the video side it upscaled everything to 4K >> 60 FPS complete with HDR video or you could genitive pass through if >> you wanted. You could also break up the 11 channels and have >> different speakers for different zones so say 7.1 in the mail room and >> 5.1 in the other or 5.1 and several sets of 2 etc. The thing that >> blew me away though was the automatic calibration and setup. What >> would have taken an audio degree in my day to configure used 8 >> microphone pickups that you scatter around the room and it uses pink >> noise and other pulses to set itself up. Also included WiFi so you >> can grab your XM or other streamed content, it automatically software >> updated and you could buy extra CODECS and decoders for different >> surround standards. All for $3000 which ain’t bad when you consider >> how many features you get. There’s also an App for the iPad or iPhone >> to configure, supports bluetooth and includes preamp outs in case the >> 260 watts per channel CLASS AB amps weren’t good enough that are >> included. You also get the full 260 watts class AB on all channels, >> not just the fronts. Each channel has 4 32 bit convertors and they >> use 4 32 bit audicy DSP processors for signal manipulation. (It does >> a hell of a lot of math, something like 10 billion flops) >> >> You start adding speakers, installation of the speakers, cables, more >> decoders and such and you get in to very tall money very quickly but when I >> buy my next free standing house instead of a town house I know the way I’m >> going. The other interesting thing it supposedly had a mechanism that >> isolated the sound with in your sound space so you didn’t blow your >> neighbors out of their units next door. I’m skeptical with over a kw of >> power. They didn’t have Sonos at this store, wasn’t high enough end for >> them:) but at least I found myself a store that’s still hanging in there >> against the big box shops and amazon. >> >>> On Dec 1, 2016, at 3:51 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>> >>> Hey David, >>> >>> The sub woofer is a beast yes, >>> >>> I was looking at the next step for my sound system and whether or not >>> I could have the play bar and 2 subs >>> >>> See if it would work, no one can tell me >>> >>> But yeah they are bloody easy to setup and use,
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Hell no dude, Gotta have the 11.2. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2016 6:36 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products Hi Simon, That’s correct, the receiver only is $3000, you have to buy up to 11 more speakers and 2 subs to get the fullest as well as an additional 2 channel amplifier. You get 9 amplifiers built in to the receiver and an extra 2 channels out which you attach to a second amplifier. Certainly, 9.2 would be sufficient. > On Dec 2, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Scott, > > I'm guessing that's not with speakers the 3K? > > That sounds bloody amazing shame I don't own this house, I'd knock the living > room down and build my rooms around the stereo. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 1:24 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I > mention it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via > safari which I actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of > 32 bit audio processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, > Dolby Atmos and it’s own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with > DTS Neo and several other objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I > listened to an 11 channel setup, believe it or not, 11.2 where you had > 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. Again, whoa! Several sets of speakers > were set in the front for an expanded sound stage in front of you, > sides, back, and yes over head with 2 subwoofers that automatically > adjust so the base is distributed evenly around the room rather than > from a single point. On the video side it upscaled everything to 4K > 60 FPS complete with HDR video or you could genitive pass through if > you wanted. You could also break up the 11 channels and have > different speakers for different zones so say 7.1 in the mail room and > 5.1 in the other or 5.1 and several sets of 2 etc. The thing that > blew me away though was the automatic calibration and setup. What > would have taken an audio degree in my day to configure used 8 > microphone pickups that you scatter around the room and it uses pink > noise and other pulses to set itself up. Also included WiFi so you > can grab your XM or other streamed content, it automatically software > updated and you could buy extra CODECS and decoders for different > surround standards. All for $3000 which ain’t bad when you consider > how many features you get. There’s also an App for the iPad or iPhone > to configure, supports bluetooth and includes preamp outs in case the > 260 watts per channel CLASS AB amps weren’t good enough that are > included. You also get the full 260 watts class AB on all channels, > not just the fronts. Each channel has 4 32 bit convertors and they > use 4 32 bit audicy DSP processors for signal manipulation. (It does > a hell of a lot of math, something like 10 billion flops) > > You start adding speakers, installation of the speakers, cables, more > decoders and such and you get in to very tall money very quickly but when I > buy my next free standing house instead of a town house I know the way I’m > going. The other interesting thing it supposedly had a mechanism that > isolated the sound with in your sound space so you didn’t blow your neighbors > out of their units next door. I’m skeptical with over a kw of power. They > didn’t have Sonos at this store, wasn’t high enough end for them:) but at > least I found myself a store that’s still hanging in there against the big > box shops and amazon. > >> On Dec 1, 2016, at 3:51 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >> >> Hey David, >> >> The sub woofer is a beast yes, >> >> I was looking at the next step for my sound system and whether or not >> I could have the play bar and 2 subs >> >> See if it would work, no one can tell me >> >> But yeah they are bloody easy to setup and use, >> >> Add more units to a room and then pair each pair together If you play >> them all as one synced room the sound is syncing perfectly, If >> theaudio comes through different speakers in different rooms then there will >> be a delay. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David >> Chittenden >> Sent: Th
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Hi Simon, That’s correct, the receiver only is $3000, you have to buy up to 11 more speakers and 2 subs to get the fullest as well as an additional 2 channel amplifier. You get 9 amplifiers built in to the receiver and an extra 2 channels out which you attach to a second amplifier. Certainly, 9.2 would be sufficient. > On Dec 2, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Scott, > > I'm guessing that's not with speakers the 3K? > > That sounds bloody amazing shame I don't own this house, I'd knock the living > room down and build my rooms around the stereo. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 1:24 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I mention > it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via safari which I > actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of 32 bit audio > processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, Dolby Atmos and it’s > own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with DTS Neo and several other > objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I listened to an 11 channel setup, > believe it or not, 11.2 where you had 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. Again, > whoa! Several sets of speakers were set in the front for an expanded sound > stage in front of you, sides, back, and yes over head with 2 subwoofers that > automatically adjust so the base is distributed evenly around the room rather > than from a single point. On the video side it upscaled everything to 4K 60 > FPS complete with HDR video or you could genitive pass through if you wanted. > You could also break up the 11 channels and have different speakers for > different zones so say 7.1 in the mail room and 5.1 in the other or 5.1 and > several sets of 2 etc. The thing that blew me away though was the automatic > calibration and setup. What would have taken an audio degree in my day to > configure used 8 microphone pickups that you scatter around the room and it > uses pink noise and other pulses to set itself up. Also included WiFi so you > can grab your XM or other streamed content, it automatically software updated > and you could buy extra CODECS and decoders for different surround standards. > All for $3000 which ain’t bad when you consider how many features you get. > There’s also an App for the iPad or iPhone to configure, supports bluetooth > and includes preamp outs in case the 260 watts per channel CLASS AB amps > weren’t good enough that are included. You also get the full 260 watts class > AB on all channels, not just the fronts. Each channel has 4 32 bit > convertors and they use 4 32 bit audicy DSP processors for signal > manipulation. (It does a hell of a lot of math, something like 10 billion > flops) > > You start adding speakers, installation of the speakers, cables, more > decoders and such and you get in to very tall money very quickly but when I > buy my next free standing house instead of a town house I know the way I’m > going. The other interesting thing it supposedly had a mechanism that > isolated the sound with in your sound space so you didn’t blow your neighbors > out of their units next door. I’m skeptical with over a kw of power. They > didn’t have Sonos at this store, wasn’t high enough end for them:) but at > least I found myself a store that’s still hanging in there against the big > box shops and amazon. > >> On Dec 1, 2016, at 3:51 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >> >> Hey David, >> >> The sub woofer is a beast yes, >> >> I was looking at the next step for my sound system and whether or not >> I could have the play bar and 2 subs >> >> See if it would work, no one can tell me >> >> But yeah they are bloody easy to setup and use, >> >> Add more units to a room and then pair each pair together If you play >> them all as one synced room the sound is syncing perfectly, If >> theaudio comes through different speakers in different rooms then there will >> be a delay. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden >> Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 3:39 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >> >> Hi Scott, >> >> We recently set up a Sonos system. >> >> The Play One is a small speaker. It can do basic stereo sound, or it can >> wor
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Yeah, at the point that we are ready to build our in-dorr system, we will definitely do that. Cheers, Donna > On Dec 2, 2016, at 1:05 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > It really depends on how you use them. > > My recommendation would be that you always pair the speakers > > That way you get a better sound from both sides. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin > Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 3:15 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > This is really interesting. When my husband and I checked out the Sonos > options at BestBuy, we both thought the three and the five sounded pretty > lousy in comparison to the one. Given that you and David both liked them so > much, I'm wondering if it was just something about the environment at > BestBuy. May have to go check them out again. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Dec 1, 2016, at 2:38 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >> >> Hi Scott, >> >> Yes all of the above. >> >> Two play fives would be better, >> But in my head it would be the play bar at the front center and then a >> play five in each front corner, >> >> Then put a set of play ones or play 3 in the rear corners So you have >> a 5 speaker setup, >> >> If you want a .1 then you'll need the sub woofer as well. >> >> But you could get away quite nicely with the play fives and the play >> bar by themselves, >> >> Put the fives in the rear corners and the bar as you said under the tv >> will give you a pretty dam good surround sound >> >> As for speaker stands, >> I've not seen one for the sonos speakers and they are a crazy shape to put >> on a stand,more of a rectangular box slightly wedged towards the back of the >> speaker. >> >> Each speaker needs a power socket to by the way, >> >> As for use by a sighted person, >> >> Hell if we have no trouble then he'd have no trouble. >> >> I'd highly suggest if it was possible Go in to your nearest sonos >> sales store and take a selection of music and get them to show you the >> speakers in action with the configuration your thinking of >> >> That way you get an idea of the real sounds from the speaker units. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >> Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 2:00 PM >> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via >> >> Subject: Question about the Sonos products >> >> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. >> I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his >> music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how >> this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for >> stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on >> their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical >> line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I >> pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I >> know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited >> users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker >> stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers >> would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to >> get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try >> these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any >> input would be most appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> Scott >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach >> mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >&g
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You and my husband are on the same wave length. those are his favorite speakers--other than the ones he built, of course. :) > On Dec 1, 2016, at 10:49 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > These were Klipsch horns and not sure what they had in the over head. The > ones I checked out by hand were a big pair of clipsch horns I like there > stuff. Big, bulky and heavy but very efficient. > >> On Dec 1, 2016, at 7:57 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> So, Scott, inquiring minds want to know what kind of speakers they were >> driving. I have always been partial to B and W high-end speakers. I do not >> own any I hasten to add. I just like them a lot. >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Dec 1, 2016, at 4:24 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >>> >>> For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I mention >>> it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via safari which I >>> actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of 32 bit audio >>> processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, Dolby Atmos and >>> it’s own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with DTS Neo and several >>> other objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I listened to an 11 channel >>> setup, believe it or not, 11.2 where you had 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. >>> Again, whoa! Several sets of speakers were set in the front for an >>> expanded sound stage in front of you, sides, back, and yes over head with 2 >>> subwoofers that automatically adjust so the base is distributed evenly >>> around the room rather than from a single point. On the video side it >>> upscaled everything to 4K 60 FPS complete with HDR video or you could >>> genitive pass through if you wanted. You could also break up the 11 >>> channels and have different speakers for different zones so say 7.1 in the >>> mail room and 5.1 in the other or 5.1 and several sets of 2 etc. The thing >>> that blew me away though was the automatic calibration and setup. What >>> would have taken an audio degree in my day to configure used 8 microphone >>> pickups that you scatter around the room and it uses pink noise and other >>> pulses to set itself up. Also included WiFi so you can grab your XM or >>> other streamed content, it automatically software updated and you could buy >>> extra CODECS and decoders for different surround standards. All for $3000 >>> which ain’t bad when you consider how many features you get. There’s also >>> an App for the iPad or iPhone to configure, supports bluetooth and includes >>> preamp outs in case the 260 watts per channel CLASS AB amps weren’t good >>> enough that are included. You also get the full 260 watts class AB on all >>> channels, not just the fronts. Each channel has 4 32 bit convertors and >>> they use 4 32 bit audicy DSP processors for signal manipulation. (It does >>> a hell of a lot of math, something like 10 billion flops) >>> >>> You start adding speakers, installation of the speakers, cables, more >>> decoders and such and you get in to very tall money very quickly but when I >>> buy my next free standing house instead of a town house I know the way I’m >>> going. The other interesting thing it supposedly had a mechanism that >>> isolated the sound with in your sound space so you didn’t blow your >>> neighbors out of their units next door. I’m skeptical with over a kw of >>> power. They didn’t have Sonos at this store, wasn’t high enough end for >>> them:) but at least I found myself a store that’s still hanging in there >>> against the big box shops and amazon. >>> >>>> On Dec 1, 2016, at 3:51 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey David, >>>> >>>> The sub woofer is a beast yes, >>>> >>>> I was looking at the next step for my sound system and whether or not I >>>> could have the play bar and 2 subs >>>> >>>> See if it would work, no one can tell me >>>> >>>> But yeah they are bloody easy to setup and use, >>>> >>>> Add more units to a room and then pair each pair together >>>> If you play them all as one synced room the sound is syncing perfectly, >>>> If theaudio comes through different speakers in different rooms then there >>>> will be a delay. >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>
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Hi Scott, I'm guessing that's not with speakers the 3K? That sounds bloody amazing shame I don't own this house, I'd knock the living room down and build my rooms around the stereo. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 1:24 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I mention it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via safari which I actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of 32 bit audio processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, Dolby Atmos and it’s own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with DTS Neo and several other objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I listened to an 11 channel setup, believe it or not, 11.2 where you had 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. Again, whoa! Several sets of speakers were set in the front for an expanded sound stage in front of you, sides, back, and yes over head with 2 subwoofers that automatically adjust so the base is distributed evenly around the room rather than from a single point. On the video side it upscaled everything to 4K 60 FPS complete with HDR video or you could genitive pass through if you wanted. You could also break up the 11 channels and have different speakers for different zones so say 7.1 in the mail room and 5.1 in the other or 5.1 and several sets of 2 etc. The thing that blew me away though was the automatic calibration and setup. What would have taken an audio degree in my day to configure used 8 microphone pickups that you scatter around the room and it uses pink noise and other pulses to set itself up. Also included WiFi so you can grab your XM or other streamed content, it automatically software updated and you could buy extra CODECS and decoders for different surround standards. All for $3000 which ain’t bad when you consider how many features you get. There’s also an App for the iPad or iPhone to configure, supports bluetooth and includes preamp outs in case the 260 watts per channel CLASS AB amps weren’t good enough that are included. You also get the full 260 watts class AB on all channels, not just the fronts. Each channel has 4 32 bit convertors and they use 4 32 bit audicy DSP processors for signal manipulation. (It does a hell of a lot of math, something like 10 billion flops) You start adding speakers, installation of the speakers, cables, more decoders and such and you get in to very tall money very quickly but when I buy my next free standing house instead of a town house I know the way I’m going. The other interesting thing it supposedly had a mechanism that isolated the sound with in your sound space so you didn’t blow your neighbors out of their units next door. I’m skeptical with over a kw of power. They didn’t have Sonos at this store, wasn’t high enough end for them:) but at least I found myself a store that’s still hanging in there against the big box shops and amazon. > On Dec 1, 2016, at 3:51 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hey David, > > The sub woofer is a beast yes, > > I was looking at the next step for my sound system and whether or not > I could have the play bar and 2 subs > > See if it would work, no one can tell me > > But yeah they are bloody easy to setup and use, > > Add more units to a room and then pair each pair together If you play > them all as one synced room the sound is syncing perfectly, If > theaudio comes through different speakers in different rooms then there will > be a delay. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden > Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 3:39 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > Hi Scott, > > We recently set up a Sonos system. > > The Play One is a small speaker. It can do basic stereo sound, or it can work > as part of a pair, or as part of a 5.1 surround system. I am not sure about > part of a 7.1 system, and Sonos does not yet do upmos for vertical spacial > hearing. > The Play Three and Play 5 can both also function as either a stereo speaker > (laid horizontally,, or as the individual side of a stereo pair (laid > vertically). Just set it up in the Sonos app. > > My fiancé wanted to hire someone to set up the system, so I agreed that if I > could not figure it out fairly quickly, we would bring in an installer. I am > good with this sort of thing, but set-up is so simple that she could do it. > > We purchased a PlayBar, two Play Threes, and three Play Ones. I was > originally going to match the Play Threes with the PlayBa
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Hi Donna, It really depends on how you use them. My recommendation would be that you always pair the speakers That way you get a better sound from both sides. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 3:15 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products This is really interesting. When my husband and I checked out the Sonos options at BestBuy, we both thought the three and the five sounded pretty lousy in comparison to the one. Given that you and David both liked them so much, I'm wondering if it was just something about the environment at BestBuy. May have to go check them out again. Cheers, Donna > On Dec 1, 2016, at 2:38 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Scott, > > Yes all of the above. > > Two play fives would be better, > But in my head it would be the play bar at the front center and then a > play five in each front corner, > > Then put a set of play ones or play 3 in the rear corners So you have > a 5 speaker setup, > > If you want a .1 then you'll need the sub woofer as well. > > But you could get away quite nicely with the play fives and the play > bar by themselves, > > Put the fives in the rear corners and the bar as you said under the tv > will give you a pretty dam good surround sound > > As for speaker stands, > I've not seen one for the sonos speakers and they are a crazy shape to put on > a stand,more of a rectangular box slightly wedged towards the back of the > speaker. > > Each speaker needs a power socket to by the way, > > As for use by a sighted person, > > Hell if we have no trouble then he'd have no trouble. > > I'd highly suggest if it was possible Go in to your nearest sonos > sales store and take a selection of music and get them to show you the > speakers in action with the configuration your thinking of > > That way you get an idea of the real sounds from the speaker units. > > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 2:00 PM > To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via > > Subject: Question about the Sonos products > > Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I > happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his > music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how > this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for > stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on > their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical > line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I > pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know > the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, > very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or > how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most > appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and > have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best > Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most > appreciated. > > Thanks > Scott > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach > mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any que
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Yeah tried that and options weren't easy to sort through So gave up. Looking more for wall brackets I think but will re look at stands. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 11:27 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products I searched for Sonos speaker stand on eBay.. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 1/12/2016, at 21:52, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > David, > > Do you have a name for some of the speaker stands for the play ones? > > I'm looking for stands or even better wal brackets. > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden > Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 3:42 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > I almost forgot, the speakers can stand on any surface. I will eventually > purchase small speaker stands for the play One surrounds as the current > tables put them two low in relation to the couch. > > They can be purchased online, at Best Buy, or many other retailers. And > Amazon sells them, of course. > > Kind regards, > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +61 488 988 936 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 1/12/2016, at 13:59, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. >> I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his >> music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how >> this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for >> stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on >> their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical >> line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I >> pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I >> know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited >> users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker >> stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers >> would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to >> get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try >> these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any >> input would be most appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> Scott >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. >
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Not too shabby. To say the least. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 1, 2016, at 8:49 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > These were Klipsch horns and not sure what they had in the over head. The > ones I checked out by hand were a big pair of clipsch horns I like there > stuff. Big, bulky and heavy but very efficient. > >> On Dec 1, 2016, at 7:57 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> So, Scott, inquiring minds want to know what kind of speakers they were >> driving. I have always been partial to B and W high-end speakers. I do not >> own any I hasten to add. I just like them a lot. >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Dec 1, 2016, at 4:24 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >>> >>> For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I mention >>> it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via safari which I >>> actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of 32 bit audio >>> processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, Dolby Atmos and >>> it’s own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with DTS Neo and several >>> other objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I listened to an 11 channel >>> setup, believe it or not, 11.2 where you had 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. >>> Again, whoa! Several sets of speakers were set in the front for an >>> expanded sound stage in front of you, sides, back, and yes over head with 2 >>> subwoofers that automatically adjust so the base is distributed evenly >>> around the room rather than from a single point. On the video side it >>> upscaled everything to 4K 60 FPS complete with HDR video or you could >>> genitive pass through if you wanted. You could also break up the 11 >>> channels and have different speakers for different zones so say 7.1 in the >>> mail room and 5.1 in the other or 5.1 and several sets of 2 etc. The thing >>> that blew me away though was the automatic calibration and setup. What >>> would have taken an audio degree in my day to configure used 8 microphone >>> pickups that you scatter around the room and it uses pink noise and other >>> pulses to set itself up. Also included WiFi so you can grab your XM or >>> other streamed content, it automatically software updated and you could buy >>> extra CODECS and decoders for different surround standards. All for $3000 >>> which ain’t bad when you consider how many features you get. There’s also >>> an App for the iPad or iPhone to configure, supports bluetooth and includes >>> preamp outs in case the 260 watts per channel CLASS AB amps weren’t good >>> enough that are included. You also get the full 260 watts class AB on all >>> channels, not just the fronts. Each channel has 4 32 bit convertors and >>> they use 4 32 bit audicy DSP processors for signal manipulation. (It does >>> a hell of a lot of math, something like 10 billion flops) >>> >>> You start adding speakers, installation of the speakers, cables, more >>> decoders and such and you get in to very tall money very quickly but when I >>> buy my next free standing house instead of a town house I know the way I’m >>> going. The other interesting thing it supposedly had a mechanism that >>> isolated the sound with in your sound space so you didn’t blow your >>> neighbors out of their units next door. I’m skeptical with over a kw of >>> power. They didn’t have Sonos at this store, wasn’t high enough end for >>> them:) but at least I found myself a store that’s still hanging in there >>> against the big box shops and amazon. >>> >>>> On Dec 1, 2016, at 3:51 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey David, >>>> >>>> The sub woofer is a beast yes, >>>> >>>> I was looking at the next step for my sound system and whether or not I >>>> could have the play bar and 2 subs >>>> >>>> See if it would work, no one can tell me >>>> >>>> But yeah they are bloody easy to setup and use, >>>> >>>> Add more units to a room and then pair each pair together >>>> If you play them all as one synced room the sound is syncing perfectly, >>>> If theaudio comes through different speakers in different rooms then there >>>> will be a delay. >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chitte
Re: Question about the Sonos products
These were Klipsch horns and not sure what they had in the over head. The ones I checked out by hand were a big pair of clipsch horns I like there stuff. Big, bulky and heavy but very efficient. > On Dec 1, 2016, at 7:57 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > So, Scott, inquiring minds want to know what kind of speakers they were > driving. I have always been partial to B and W high-end speakers. I do not > own any I hasten to add. I just like them a lot. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 1, 2016, at 4:24 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I mention >> it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via safari which I >> actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of 32 bit audio >> processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, Dolby Atmos and >> it’s own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with DTS Neo and several >> other objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I listened to an 11 channel >> setup, believe it or not, 11.2 where you had 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. >> Again, whoa! Several sets of speakers were set in the front for an expanded >> sound stage in front of you, sides, back, and yes over head with 2 >> subwoofers that automatically adjust so the base is distributed evenly >> around the room rather than from a single point. On the video side it >> upscaled everything to 4K 60 FPS complete with HDR video or you could >> genitive pass through if you wanted. You could also break up the 11 >> channels and have different speakers for different zones so say 7.1 in the >> mail room and 5.1 in the other or 5.1 and several sets of 2 etc. The thing >> that blew me away though was the automatic calibration and setup. What >> would have taken an audio degree in my day to configure used 8 microphone >> pickups that you scatter around the room and it uses pink noise and other >> pulses to set itself up. Also included WiFi so you can grab your XM or >> other streamed content, it automatically software updated and you could buy >> extra CODECS and decoders for different surround standards. All for $3000 >> which ain’t bad when you consider how many features you get. There’s also >> an App for the iPad or iPhone to configure, supports bluetooth and includes >> preamp outs in case the 260 watts per channel CLASS AB amps weren’t good >> enough that are included. You also get the full 260 watts class AB on all >> channels, not just the fronts. Each channel has 4 32 bit convertors and >> they use 4 32 bit audicy DSP processors for signal manipulation. (It does a >> hell of a lot of math, something like 10 billion flops) >> >> You start adding speakers, installation of the speakers, cables, more >> decoders and such and you get in to very tall money very quickly but when I >> buy my next free standing house instead of a town house I know the way I’m >> going. The other interesting thing it supposedly had a mechanism that >> isolated the sound with in your sound space so you didn’t blow your >> neighbors out of their units next door. I’m skeptical with over a kw of >> power. They didn’t have Sonos at this store, wasn’t high enough end for >> them:) but at least I found myself a store that’s still hanging in there >> against the big box shops and amazon. >> >>> On Dec 1, 2016, at 3:51 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>> >>> Hey David, >>> >>> The sub woofer is a beast yes, >>> >>> I was looking at the next step for my sound system and whether or not I >>> could have the play bar and 2 subs >>> >>> See if it would work, no one can tell me >>> >>> But yeah they are bloody easy to setup and use, >>> >>> Add more units to a room and then pair each pair together >>> If you play them all as one synced room the sound is syncing perfectly, >>> If theaudio comes through different speakers in different rooms then there >>> will be a delay. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden >>> Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 3:39 PM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >>> >>> Hi Scott, >>> >>> We recently set up a Sonos system. >>> >>> The Play One is a small speaker. It can do basic stereo sound, or it can >>> work as part of a pair, or as part of a 5.1 surround
Re: Question about the Sonos products
So, Scott, inquiring minds want to know what kind of speakers they were driving. I have always been partial to B and W high-end speakers. I do not own any I hasten to add. I just like them a lot. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 1, 2016, at 4:24 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I mention > it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via safari which I > actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of 32 bit audio > processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, Dolby Atmos and it’s > own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with DTS Neo and several other > objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I listened to an 11 channel setup, > believe it or not, 11.2 where you had 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. Again, > whoa! Several sets of speakers were set in the front for an expanded sound > stage in front of you, sides, back, and yes over head with 2 subwoofers that > automatically adjust so the base is distributed evenly around the room rather > than from a single point. On the video side it upscaled everything to 4K 60 > FPS complete with HDR video or you could genitive pass through if you wanted. > You could also break up the 11 channels and have different speakers for > different zones so say 7.1 in the mail room and 5.1 in the other or 5.1 and > several sets of 2 etc. The thing that blew me away though was the automatic > calibration and setup. What would have taken an audio degree in my day to > configure used 8 microphone pickups that you scatter around the room and it > uses pink noise and other pulses to set itself up. Also included WiFi so you > can grab your XM or other streamed content, it automatically software updated > and you could buy extra CODECS and decoders for different surround standards. > All for $3000 which ain’t bad when you consider how many features you get. > There’s also an App for the iPad or iPhone to configure, supports bluetooth > and includes preamp outs in case the 260 watts per channel CLASS AB amps > weren’t good enough that are included. You also get the full 260 watts class > AB on all channels, not just the fronts. Each channel has 4 32 bit > convertors and they use 4 32 bit audicy DSP processors for signal > manipulation. (It does a hell of a lot of math, something like 10 billion > flops) > > You start adding speakers, installation of the speakers, cables, more > decoders and such and you get in to very tall money very quickly but when I > buy my next free standing house instead of a town house I know the way I’m > going. The other interesting thing it supposedly had a mechanism that > isolated the sound with in your sound space so you didn’t blow your neighbors > out of their units next door. I’m skeptical with over a kw of power. They > didn’t have Sonos at this store, wasn’t high enough end for them:) but at > least I found myself a store that’s still hanging in there against the big > box shops and amazon. > >> On Dec 1, 2016, at 3:51 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >> >> Hey David, >> >> The sub woofer is a beast yes, >> >> I was looking at the next step for my sound system and whether or not I >> could have the play bar and 2 subs >> >> See if it would work, no one can tell me >> >> But yeah they are bloody easy to setup and use, >> >> Add more units to a room and then pair each pair together >> If you play them all as one synced room the sound is syncing perfectly, >> If theaudio comes through different speakers in different rooms then there >> will be a delay. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden >> Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 3:39 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products >> >> Hi Scott, >> >> We recently set up a Sonos system. >> >> The Play One is a small speaker. It can do basic stereo sound, or it can >> work as part of a pair, or as part of a 5.1 surround system. I am not sure >> about part of a 7.1 system, and Sonos does not yet do upmos for vertical >> spacial hearing. >> The Play Three and Play 5 can both also function as either a stereo speaker >> (laid horizontally,, or as the individual side of a stereo pair (laid >> vertically). Just set it up in the Sonos app. >> >> My fiancé wanted to hire someone to set up the system, so I agreed that if I >> could not figure it out fairly quickly, we would bring in an installer. I am >> good with this sort of thing, but se
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Like I said, ... :) > On Dec 1, 2016, at 6:30 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > That’s just for the speakers, never mind the installation and the > transportation cost of several tons of speaker times the number of speakers > you get. You’d want to go 5.1 of course.:) > > Honestly, when I heard them they were in a stereo pair. This store wasn’t > big on surround sound at all. It was all about stereo signals, individual > amps and 2 speakers in a matched set with these guys. > >> On Dec 1, 2016, at 9:32 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >> Lol. Well, I'm pretty sure that I'd selected speakers that cost $100,000, >> limits would have been implemented very quickly. >> Cheers, >> Donna >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:48 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >>> >>> I guess my mom was smart enough not to offer me such a graduation present. >>> I would've put her into debt for a good long time. >>> Mary >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:31 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Ha! I miss those days, too. My graduation from college present from my parents was a stereo system of my selection. I have fond memories of going to all the different audio stores in St. Louis with my brother trying out all the different components. Alas, I think those days are gone. :) One thing I should say about my preference for the Play 1. I wanted it for our deck, which means that those listening would be about 10 feed away. I wanted something that would be good for us, but not make our neighbors call the police. :) So, my selection of the Play1 was based on it fitting that need. Depending on your uncle's environment, that may or may not be the best choice. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:15 PM, Scott Granados > wrote: > > Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss > the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an > appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over > the car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking > demonstrations etc.:). Thanks for the pointer > > > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >> Hey Scott, >> >> I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But >> yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I >> tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. >> My recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to >> Best Buy and listen to the different options. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has >>> everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater >>> though and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos >>> system and I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the >>> play 5. Do you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound >>> from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d >>> put a play bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and then put >>> to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say >>> 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is >>> accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, very >>> simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or >>> how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be >>> most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get >>> one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try >>> these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? >>> Any input would be most appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Scott >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark >>> at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and
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Wow! Had I built a house like that, I would *never* ever move! :) Cheers, Donna > On Dec 1, 2016, at 6:29 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Donna, I went sort of over board on that house. I had the speakers built in > to the wall, the screen was on a motor so it came down when you turned on the > system and the projector was also on a lift capable of carrying 200 LBS of > weight which was about the weight of the projector. The projector had > several computer inputs each on their own card, a separate add on HD card and > it automatically dialed out for new lightbulbs when you were getting near > time for servicing. A guy would show up, change out the parts and of course > bill you.:) > > The actual components like the amps and video sources, anything with fans in > them were stored in a small machine closet out side the room so you didn’t > have fan noise or equipment in the room with the speakers. And then I > moved.:(. If I ever settle somewhere permanently I’ll do it again. While > it’s a pain to upgrade the speakers you don’t switch them out very > frequently. Your gear like the amps and signal processors are all seated in > a rack so the stuff you are likely to change isn’t bad at all. Like swapping > gear in a professional music rack. > >> On Dec 1, 2016, at 9:19 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >> Oh, I'm so jealous! I've always wanted to have my system built into the >> wall. Not sure why, it's just always seemed cool. Although that does have >> the drawback that it's harder to change things out. >> Cheers, >> Donna >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 10:10 PM, Scott Granados >>> wrote: >>> >>> My mother was always fighting with me about the wires. She loves this >>> whole new wireless revolution going on. >>> >>> I used to have speakers packed to the rafters but when I moved tony first >>> house in New England I had them built in to the walls so it wasn’t nearly >>> as bad. >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:33 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Lol! When my husband was in high school, he built four speakers with a friend of his. The speakers are ginormous. They horrify my mother, who cares a lot about what things look like. They stand about five feet tall--my husband was and is into horns. They pretty much dominate the room, but I've never heard a better set of speakers. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in > town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the > magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house > that cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. > If you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and Magnolia > rooms or whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in there, and > that should be a better listening experience than simply going to the > home theater section in your regular Best Buy store. Good luck with that. > > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados >> wrote: >> >> Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss >> the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an >> appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over >> the car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking >> demonstrations etc.:). Thanks for the pointer >> >> >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>> Hey Scott, >>> >>> I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But >>> yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I >>> tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. >>> My recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to >>> Best Buy and listen to the different options. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it
Re: Question about the Sonos products
That’s just for the speakers, never mind the installation and the transportation cost of several tons of speaker times the number of speakers you get. You’d want to go 5.1 of course.:) Honestly, when I heard them they were in a stereo pair. This store wasn’t big on surround sound at all. It was all about stereo signals, individual amps and 2 speakers in a matched set with these guys. > On Dec 1, 2016, at 9:32 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Lol. Well, I'm pretty sure that I'd selected speakers that cost $100,000, > limits would have been implemented very quickly. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:48 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> I guess my mom was smart enough not to offer me such a graduation present. I >> would've put her into debt for a good long time. >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:31 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>> Ha! I miss those days, too. My graduation from college present from my >>> parents was a stereo system of my selection. I have fond memories of going >>> to all the different audio stores in St. Louis with my brother trying out >>> all the different components. Alas, I think those days are gone. :) >>> >>> One thing I should say about my preference for the Play 1. I wanted it for >>> our deck, which means that those listening would be about 10 feed away. I >>> wanted something that would be good for us, but not make our neighbors call >>> the police. :) So, my selection of the Play1 was based on it fitting that >>> need. Depending on your uncle's environment, that may or may not be the >>> best choice. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:15 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations etc.:). Thanks for the pointer > On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hey Scott, > > I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But > yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I > tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My > recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best > Buy and listen to the different options. > Cheers, > Donna > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados >> wrote: >> >> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has >> everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though >> and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and >> I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do >> you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? >> Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play >> bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 >> speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I >> want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is >> accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, very >> simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or >> how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be >> most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get >> one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try >> these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? >> Any input would be most appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> Scott >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark >> at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group
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Donna, I went sort of over board on that house. I had the speakers built in to the wall, the screen was on a motor so it came down when you turned on the system and the projector was also on a lift capable of carrying 200 LBS of weight which was about the weight of the projector. The projector had several computer inputs each on their own card, a separate add on HD card and it automatically dialed out for new lightbulbs when you were getting near time for servicing. A guy would show up, change out the parts and of course bill you.:) The actual components like the amps and video sources, anything with fans in them were stored in a small machine closet out side the room so you didn’t have fan noise or equipment in the room with the speakers. And then I moved.:(. If I ever settle somewhere permanently I’ll do it again. While it’s a pain to upgrade the speakers you don’t switch them out very frequently. Your gear like the amps and signal processors are all seated in a rack so the stuff you are likely to change isn’t bad at all. Like swapping gear in a professional music rack. > On Dec 1, 2016, at 9:19 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Oh, I'm so jealous! I've always wanted to have my system built into the > wall. Not sure why, it's just always seemed cool. Although that does have > the drawback that it's harder to change things out. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 10:10 PM, Scott Granados >> wrote: >> >> My mother was always fighting with me about the wires. She loves this whole >> new wireless revolution going on. >> >> I used to have speakers packed to the rafters but when I moved tony first >> house in New England I had them built in to the walls so it wasn’t nearly as >> bad. >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:33 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>> Lol! When my husband was in high school, he built four speakers with a >>> friend of his. The speakers are ginormous. They horrify my mother, who >>> cares a lot about what things look like. They stand about five feet >>> tall--my husband was and is into horns. They pretty much dominate the >>> room, but I've never heard a better set of speakers. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house that cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. If you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and Magnolia rooms or whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in there, and that should be a better listening experience than simply going to the home theater section in your regular Best Buy store. Good luck with that. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados > wrote: > > Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss > the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an > appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over > the car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking > demonstrations etc.:). Thanks for the pointer > > > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >> Hey Scott, >> >> I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But >> yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I >> tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. >> My recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to >> Best Buy and listen to the different options. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has >>> everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater >>> though and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos >>> system and I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the >>> play 5. Do you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound >>> from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d >>> put a play bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and then put >>> to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say >>> 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is >>> accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, very >>> simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or >>> how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be >>> most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have
Re: Question about the Sonos products
For a goof today I went and looked at a ultra high end receiver. I mention it here on the Mac list because it was very configurable via safari which I actually tried and loved. You can set up all sorts of 32 bit audio processing, automatic room equalization, but the kicker, Dolby Atmos and it’s own proprietary 3d emersion algorithm along with DTS Neo and several other objected oriented DTS formats. Whoa! I listened to an 11 channel setup, believe it or not, 11.2 where you had 11 channels and 2 subwoofers. Again, whoa! Several sets of speakers were set in the front for an expanded sound stage in front of you, sides, back, and yes over head with 2 subwoofers that automatically adjust so the base is distributed evenly around the room rather than from a single point. On the video side it upscaled everything to 4K 60 FPS complete with HDR video or you could genitive pass through if you wanted. You could also break up the 11 channels and have different speakers for different zones so say 7.1 in the mail room and 5.1 in the other or 5.1 and several sets of 2 etc. The thing that blew me away though was the automatic calibration and setup. What would have taken an audio degree in my day to configure used 8 microphone pickups that you scatter around the room and it uses pink noise and other pulses to set itself up. Also included WiFi so you can grab your XM or other streamed content, it automatically software updated and you could buy extra CODECS and decoders for different surround standards. All for $3000 which ain’t bad when you consider how many features you get. There’s also an App for the iPad or iPhone to configure, supports bluetooth and includes preamp outs in case the 260 watts per channel CLASS AB amps weren’t good enough that are included. You also get the full 260 watts class AB on all channels, not just the fronts. Each channel has 4 32 bit convertors and they use 4 32 bit audicy DSP processors for signal manipulation. (It does a hell of a lot of math, something like 10 billion flops) You start adding speakers, installation of the speakers, cables, more decoders and such and you get in to very tall money very quickly but when I buy my next free standing house instead of a town house I know the way I’m going. The other interesting thing it supposedly had a mechanism that isolated the sound with in your sound space so you didn’t blow your neighbors out of their units next door. I’m skeptical with over a kw of power. They didn’t have Sonos at this store, wasn’t high enough end for them:) but at least I found myself a store that’s still hanging in there against the big box shops and amazon. > On Dec 1, 2016, at 3:51 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hey David, > > The sub woofer is a beast yes, > > I was looking at the next step for my sound system and whether or not I could > have the play bar and 2 subs > > See if it would work, no one can tell me > > But yeah they are bloody easy to setup and use, > > Add more units to a room and then pair each pair together > If you play them all as one synced room the sound is syncing perfectly, > If theaudio comes through different speakers in different rooms then there > will be a delay. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden > Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 3:39 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > Hi Scott, > > We recently set up a Sonos system. > > The Play One is a small speaker. It can do basic stereo sound, or it can work > as part of a pair, or as part of a 5.1 surround system. I am not sure about > part of a 7.1 system, and Sonos does not yet do upmos for vertical spacial > hearing. > The Play Three and Play 5 can both also function as either a stereo speaker > (laid horizontally,, or as the individual side of a stereo pair (laid > vertically). Just set it up in the Sonos app. > > My fiancé wanted to hire someone to set up the system, so I agreed that if I > could not figure it out fairly quickly, we would bring in an installer. I am > good with this sort of thing, but set-up is so simple that she could do it. > > We purchased a PlayBar, two Play Threes, and three Play Ones. I was > originally going to match the Play Threes with the PlayBar, but the store > only had one in stock, so we put the single Play Three in the bedroom (where > I was going to put a Play One. That would leave a play One for the bathroom > and a play One for our office. The Play Ones worked so nicely with the > PlayBar that the office was upgraded to the other Play Three. Oh, the family > room also has the Sonos Sub. I really like this Sub. It is a brick. The > speakers are inside and face each other.
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Ah, then it probably was the 2nd gen I heard. Still, want to give it another go. Thanks for the info. Cheers, Donna > On Dec 1, 2016, at 4:26 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > > I believe second gen came out last year. The second gen models sound better > than the original models. We were able to do a side-by-side comparison. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 2/12/2016, at 10:50, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >> Well, we'll definitely take another listen, since we're thinking about >> expanding our Sonos network. Do you know when the newer models came out? >> Thanks, >> Donna >>> On Dec 1, 2016, at 2:21 PM, David Chittenden wrote: >>> >>> Yes, the listening environment makes a difference. The first time we >>> checked out Sonos, we did not like the sound of any of the speakers. The >>> second time, several months later, we got a private demonstration. They >>> sounded much better. It is also possible that the first time was the older >>> model. >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> >>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On 2/12/2016, at 03:14, Donna Goodin wrote: This is really interesting. When my husband and I checked out the Sonos options at BestBuy, we both thought the three and the five sounded pretty lousy in comparison to the one. Given that you and David both liked them so much, I'm wondering if it was just something about the environment at BestBuy. May have to go check them out again. Cheers, Donna > On Dec 1, 2016, at 2:38 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Scott, > > Yes all of the above. > > Two play fives would be better, > But in my head it would be the play bar at the front center and then a > play five in each front corner, > > Then put a set of play ones or play 3 in the rear corners > So you have a 5 speaker setup, > > If you want a .1 then you'll need the sub woofer as well. > > But you could get away quite nicely with the play fives and the play bar > by themselves, > > Put the fives in the rear corners and the bar as you said under the tv > will give you a pretty dam good surround sound > > As for speaker stands, > I've not seen one for the sonos speakers and they are a crazy shape to > put on a stand,more of a rectangular box slightly wedged towards the back > of the speaker. > > Each speaker needs a power socket to by the way, > > As for use by a sighted person, > > Hell if we have no trouble then he'd have no trouble. > > I'd highly suggest if it was possible > Go in to your nearest sonos sales store and take a selection of music and > get them to show you the speakers in action with the configuration your > thinking of > > That way you get an idea of the real sounds from the speaker units. > > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 2:00 PM > To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via > Subject: Question about the Sonos products > > Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has > everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though > and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m > a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you > need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to > do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under > the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in > the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate > 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list > here but how is it for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should > get with these like speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need > special brackets? Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks > really cool actually I might have to get one and have another > accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best Buy or > other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most > appreciated. > > Thanks > Scott > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator
Re: Question about the Sonos products
I believe second gen came out last year. The second gen models sound better than the original models. We were able to do a side-by-side comparison. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 2/12/2016, at 10:50, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Well, we'll definitely take another listen, since we're thinking about > expanding our Sonos network. Do you know when the newer models came out? > Thanks, > Donna >> On Dec 1, 2016, at 2:21 PM, David Chittenden wrote: >> >> Yes, the listening environment makes a difference. The first time we checked >> out Sonos, we did not like the sound of any of the speakers. The second >> time, several months later, we got a private demonstration. They sounded >> much better. It is also possible that the first time was the older model. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 2/12/2016, at 03:14, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>> This is really interesting. When my husband and I checked out the Sonos >>> options at BestBuy, we both thought the three and the five sounded pretty >>> lousy in comparison to the one. Given that you and David both liked them >>> so much, I'm wondering if it was just something about the environment at >>> BestBuy. May have to go check them out again. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna On Dec 1, 2016, at 2:38 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi Scott, Yes all of the above. Two play fives would be better, But in my head it would be the play bar at the front center and then a play five in each front corner, Then put a set of play ones or play 3 in the rear corners So you have a 5 speaker setup, If you want a .1 then you'll need the sub woofer as well. But you could get away quite nicely with the play fives and the play bar by themselves, Put the fives in the rear corners and the bar as you said under the tv will give you a pretty dam good surround sound As for speaker stands, I've not seen one for the sonos speakers and they are a crazy shape to put on a stand,more of a rectangular box slightly wedged towards the back of the speaker. Each speaker needs a power socket to by the way, As for use by a sighted person, Hell if we have no trouble then he'd have no trouble. I'd highly suggest if it was possible Go in to your nearest sonos sales store and take a selection of music and get them to show you the speakers in action with the configuration your thinking of That way you get an idea of the real sounds from the speaker units. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 2:00 PM To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via Subject: Question about the Sonos products Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most appreciated. Thanks Scott -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- >>>
Re: Question about the Sonos products
Well, we'll definitely take another listen, since we're thinking about expanding our Sonos network. Do you know when the newer models came out? Thanks, Donna > On Dec 1, 2016, at 2:21 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > > Yes, the listening environment makes a difference. The first time we checked > out Sonos, we did not like the sound of any of the speakers. The second time, > several months later, we got a private demonstration. They sounded much > better. It is also possible that the first time was the older model. > > Kind regards, > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 2/12/2016, at 03:14, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >> This is really interesting. When my husband and I checked out the Sonos >> options at BestBuy, we both thought the three and the five sounded pretty >> lousy in comparison to the one. Given that you and David both liked them so >> much, I'm wondering if it was just something about the environment at >> BestBuy. May have to go check them out again. >> Cheers, >> Donna >>> On Dec 1, 2016, at 2:38 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>> >>> Hi Scott, >>> >>> Yes all of the above. >>> >>> Two play fives would be better, >>> But in my head it would be the play bar at the front center and then a play >>> five in each front corner, >>> >>> Then put a set of play ones or play 3 in the rear corners >>> So you have a 5 speaker setup, >>> >>> If you want a .1 then you'll need the sub woofer as well. >>> >>> But you could get away quite nicely with the play fives and the play bar >>> by themselves, >>> >>> Put the fives in the rear corners and the bar as you said under the tv will >>> give you a pretty dam good surround sound >>> >>> As for speaker stands, >>> I've not seen one for the sonos speakers and they are a crazy shape to put >>> on a stand,more of a rectangular box slightly wedged towards the back of >>> the speaker. >>> >>> Each speaker needs a power socket to by the way, >>> >>> As for use by a sighted person, >>> >>> Hell if we have no trouble then he'd have no trouble. >>> >>> I'd highly suggest if it was possible >>> Go in to your nearest sonos sales store and take a selection of music and >>> get them to show you the speakers in action with the configuration your >>> thinking of >>> >>> That way you get an idea of the real sounds from the speaker units. >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>> Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 2:00 PM >>> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via >>> Subject: Question about the Sonos products >>> >>> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. >>> I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes >>> his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little >>> unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of >>> these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I >>> reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run >>> an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the >>> room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the >>> limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it >>> for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like >>> speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any >>> pointers would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I >>> might have to get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. >>> Can you try these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available >>> online? Any input would be most appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Scott >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >>> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit h
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Yes, the listening environment makes a difference. The first time we checked out Sonos, we did not like the sound of any of the speakers. The second time, several months later, we got a private demonstration. They sounded much better. It is also possible that the first time was the older model. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 2/12/2016, at 03:14, Donna Goodin wrote: > > This is really interesting. When my husband and I checked out the Sonos > options at BestBuy, we both thought the three and the five sounded pretty > lousy in comparison to the one. Given that you and David both liked them so > much, I'm wondering if it was just something about the environment at > BestBuy. May have to go check them out again. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Dec 1, 2016, at 2:38 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >> >> Hi Scott, >> >> Yes all of the above. >> >> Two play fives would be better, >> But in my head it would be the play bar at the front center and then a play >> five in each front corner, >> >> Then put a set of play ones or play 3 in the rear corners >> So you have a 5 speaker setup, >> >> If you want a .1 then you'll need the sub woofer as well. >> >> But you could get away quite nicely with the play fives and the play bar by >> themselves, >> >> Put the fives in the rear corners and the bar as you said under the tv will >> give you a pretty dam good surround sound >> >> As for speaker stands, >> I've not seen one for the sonos speakers and they are a crazy shape to put >> on a stand,more of a rectangular box slightly wedged towards the back of the >> speaker. >> >> Each speaker needs a power socket to by the way, >> >> As for use by a sighted person, >> >> Hell if we have no trouble then he'd have no trouble. >> >> I'd highly suggest if it was possible >> Go in to your nearest sonos sales store and take a selection of music and >> get them to show you the speakers in action with the configuration your >> thinking of >> >> That way you get an idea of the real sounds from the speaker units. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >> Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 2:00 PM >> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via >> Subject: Question about the Sonos products >> >> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. >> I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his >> music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how >> this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for >> stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on >> their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical >> line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I >> pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I >> know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited >> users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker >> stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers >> would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to >> get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try >> these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any >> input would be most appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> Scott >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries 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 pos
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I have two play 1's, and the sound is just! freaking, explosive! Absolutely killer! --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "Donna Goodin" To: Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2016 9:14 AM Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products This is really interesting. When my husband and I checked out the Sonos options at BestBuy, we both thought the three and the five sounded pretty lousy in comparison to the one. Given that you and David both liked them so much, I'm wondering if it was just something about the environment at BestBuy. May have to go check them out again. Cheers, Donna On Dec 1, 2016, at 2:38 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi Scott, Yes all of the above. Two play fives would be better, But in my head it would be the play bar at the front center and then a play five in each front corner, Then put a set of play ones or play 3 in the rear corners So you have a 5 speaker setup, If you want a .1 then you'll need the sub woofer as well. But you could get away quite nicely with the play fives and the play bar by themselves, Put the fives in the rear corners and the bar as you said under the tv will give you a pretty dam good surround sound As for speaker stands, I've not seen one for the sonos speakers and they are a crazy shape to put on a stand,more of a rectangular box slightly wedged towards the back of the speaker. Each speaker needs a power socket to by the way, As for use by a sighted person, Hell if we have no trouble then he'd have no trouble. I'd highly suggest if it was possible Go in to your nearest sonos sales store and take a selection of music and get them to show you the speakers in action with the configuration your thinking of That way you get an idea of the real sounds from the speaker units. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 2:00 PM To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via Subject: Question about the Sonos products Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most appreciated. Thanks Scott -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You
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Sonos only supports up to 5.1, not 7.1. Enough said. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. i...@gillandmarketing.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "David Chittenden" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 9:38 PM Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products Hi Scott, We recently set up a Sonos system. The Play One is a small speaker. It can do basic stereo sound, or it can work as part of a pair, or as part of a 5.1 surround system. I am not sure about part of a 7.1 system, and Sonos does not yet do upmos for vertical spacial hearing. The Play Three and Play 5 can both also function as either a stereo speaker (laid horizontally,, or as the individual side of a stereo pair (laid vertically). Just set it up in the Sonos app. My fiancé wanted to hire someone to set up the system, so I agreed that if I could not figure it out fairly quickly, we would bring in an installer. I am good with this sort of thing, but set-up is so simple that she could do it. We purchased a PlayBar, two Play Threes, and three Play Ones. I was originally going to match the Play Threes with the PlayBar, but the store only had one in stock, so we put the single Play Three in the bedroom (where I was going to put a Play One. That would leave a play One for the bathroom and a play One for our office. The Play Ones worked so nicely with the PlayBar that the office was upgraded to the other Play Three. Oh, the family room also has the Sonos Sub. I really like this Sub. It is a brick. The speakers are inside and face each other. This allows for excellent deep base without any sub rattling. Sonos says it is because the two speakers facing each other cancels the rattle distortion out. All the speakers can play the same thing, or each room can play different things, and changing is very easy in the app. My sighted partner absolutely loves the simplicity of the app. I love its accessibility. Sonos states stereo pairs may only be created between two speakers of same type. So, one could use a play Three as center speaker, two Play Fives as front stereo speakers, and two Play Ones or Threes as surrounds, with the Sub for proper 5.1 sound, or one can use the PlayBar for the front with the Sub and surrounds. Sonos performs all the calculations for excellent sound internally within all the speakers. They sound quite good, and my fiancé says they sync perfectly with the visuals. When we first started playing music through the surround system, the Play Ones were set on surround enhance mode. I changed it in the Sonos app to have the surrounds act as full speakers for music playback. Sonos remembers the change, and switches automatically depending on whether source is video or music. And, for set-up / video sound, it is just a digital optical cable from the TV to the playBar. Sonos uses the wifi in the house to create its own network. However, if there is no wifi network, the speakers can be connected together with cat5 cables. As for sound, I have heard better speakers. A good friend has a pair which cost him $4,000 per speaker. Those sound fantastic. Sonos is not quite that good, and does not play anywhere near as loud. But, they sound better than anything I have owned before. They have excellent sound definition and excellent sound and frequency separation. Each speaker in the unit has its own digital amplifier, and this makes a significant difference. Also, Sonos regularly and automatically rolls out updates. The system updates late at night when not working, and they improve automatically. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone On 1/12/2016, at 13:59, Scott Granados wrote: Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most appreciated. Thanks Scott -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list
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Lol. Well, I'm pretty sure that if I'd selected speakers that cost $100,000, limits would have been implemented very quickly. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:48 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > I guess my mom was smart enough not to offer me such a graduation present. I > would've put her into debt for a good long time. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:31 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >> Ha! I miss those days, too. My graduation from college present from my >> parents was a stereo system of my selection. I have fond memories of going >> to all the different audio stores in St. Louis with my brother trying out >> all the different components. Alas, I think those days are gone. :) >> >> One thing I should say about my preference for the Play 1. I wanted it for >> our deck, which means that those listening would be about 10 feed away. I >> wanted something that would be good for us, but not make our neighbors call >> the police. :) So, my selection of the Play1 was based on it fitting that >> need. Depending on your uncle's environment, that may or may not be the >> best choice. >> Cheers, >> Donna >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:15 PM, Scott Granados >>> wrote: >>> >>> Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss >>> the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an >>> appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the >>> car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations >>> etc.:). Thanks for the pointer >>> >>> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Hey Scott, I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best Buy and listen to the different options. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados > wrote: > > Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has > everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though > and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m > a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you > need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to > do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under > the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in > the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate > 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list > here but how is it for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should > get with these like speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need > special brackets? Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks > really cool actually I might have to get one and have another > accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best Buy or > other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most > appreciated. > > Thanks > Scott > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark > at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark >>>
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Oh, I'm so jealous! I've always wanted to have my system built into the wall. Not sure why, it's just always seemed cool. Although that does have the drawback that it's harder to change things out. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 30, 2016, at 10:10 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > My mother was always fighting with me about the wires. She loves this whole > new wireless revolution going on. > > I used to have speakers packed to the rafters but when I moved tony first > house in New England I had them built in to the walls so it wasn’t nearly as > bad. > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:33 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >> Lol! When my husband was in high school, he built four speakers with a >> friend of his. The speakers are ginormous. They horrify my mother, who >> cares a lot about what things look like. They stand about five feet >> tall--my husband was and is into horns. They pretty much dominate the room, >> but I've never heard a better set of speakers. >> Cheers, >> Donna >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >>> >>> Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in >>> town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the >>> magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house that >>> cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. If >>> you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and Magnolia rooms or >>> whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in there, and that should >>> be a better listening experience than simply going to the home theater >>> section in your regular Best Buy store. Good luck with that. >>> >>> Mary >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations etc.:). Thanks for the pointer > On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hey Scott, > > I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But > yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I > tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My > recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best > Buy and listen to the different options. > Cheers, > Donna > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados >> wrote: >> >> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has >> everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though >> and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and >> I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do >> you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? >> Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play >> bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 >> speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I >> want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is >> accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, very >> simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or >> how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be >> most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get >> one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try >> these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? >> Any input would be most appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> Scott >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark >> at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this gr
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Lol. No, I couldn't do that. She's very cool, and very nice, but she's 80 years old. Cheers, Donna > On Dec 1, 2016, at 2:45 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > Screw the neighbours, > > You surely can play your audio in your own way? > > I have 4 play one speakers in my living room and one in my bedroom > I normally sit out side in the sun on a nice day and share my music with the > neighbourhood > > Matellica, iron maidan > Aero smith, pink Floyd > AC DC > You name it and it's loud > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin > Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 2:34 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > Lol! When my husband was in high school, he built four speakers with a > friend of his. The speakers are ginormous. They horrify my mother, who > cares a lot about what things look like. They stand about five feet tall--my > husband was and is into horns. They pretty much dominate the room, but I've > never heard a better set of speakers. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in >> town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the >> magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house that >> cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. If >> you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and Magnolia rooms or >> whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in there, and that should be >> a better listening experience than simply going to the home theater section >> in your regular Best Buy store. Good luck with that. >> >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados >>> wrote: >>> >>> Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss >>> the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an >>> appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the >>> car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations >>> etc.:). Thanks for the pointer >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey Scott, >>>> >>>> I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But >>>> yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I >>>> tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My >>>> recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best >>>> Buy and listen to the different options. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Donna >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has >>>>> everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though >>>>> and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m >>>>> a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you >>>>> need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to >>>>> do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under >>>>> the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in >>>>> the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate >>>>> 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list >>>>> here but how is it for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should >>>>> get with these like speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need >>>>> special brackets? Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks >>>>> really cool actually I might have to get one and have another >>>>> accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best Buy or >>>>> other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most >>>>> appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> Scott >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> T
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This is really interesting. When my husband and I checked out the Sonos options at BestBuy, we both thought the three and the five sounded pretty lousy in comparison to the one. Given that you and David both liked them so much, I'm wondering if it was just something about the environment at BestBuy. May have to go check them out again. Cheers, Donna > On Dec 1, 2016, at 2:38 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Scott, > > Yes all of the above. > > Two play fives would be better, > But in my head it would be the play bar at the front center and then a play > five in each front corner, > > Then put a set of play ones or play 3 in the rear corners > So you have a 5 speaker setup, > > If you want a .1 then you'll need the sub woofer as well. > > But you could get away quite nicely with the play fives and the play bar by > themselves, > > Put the fives in the rear corners and the bar as you said under the tv will > give you a pretty dam good surround sound > > As for speaker stands, > I've not seen one for the sonos speakers and they are a crazy shape to put on > a stand,more of a rectangular box slightly wedged towards the back of the > speaker. > > Each speaker needs a power socket to by the way, > > As for use by a sighted person, > > Hell if we have no trouble then he'd have no trouble. > > I'd highly suggest if it was possible > Go in to your nearest sonos sales store and take a selection of music and get > them to show you the speakers in action with the configuration your thinking > of > > That way you get an idea of the real sounds from the speaker units. > > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 2:00 PM > To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via > Subject: Question about the Sonos products > > Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I > happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his > music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how > this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for > stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on > their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical > line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I > pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know > the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, > very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or > how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most > appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and > have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best > Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most > appreciated. > > Thanks > Scott > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googleg
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I searched for Sonos speaker stand on eBay.. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 1/12/2016, at 21:52, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > David, > > Do you have a name for some of the speaker stands for the play ones? > > I'm looking for stands or even better wal brackets. > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden > Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 3:42 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > I almost forgot, the speakers can stand on any surface. I will eventually > purchase small speaker stands for the play One surrounds as the current > tables put them two low in relation to the couch. > > They can be purchased online, at Best Buy, or many other retailers. And > Amazon sells them, of course. > > Kind regards, > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +61 488 988 936 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 1/12/2016, at 13:59, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. >> I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his >> music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how >> this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for >> stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on >> their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical >> line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I >> pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I >> know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited >> users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker >> stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers >> would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to >> get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try >> these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any >> input would be most appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> Scott >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important
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I suspect it should work. You could always send a query to Sonos. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 1/12/2016, at 21:51, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hey David, > > The sub woofer is a beast yes, > > I was looking at the next step for my sound system and whether or not I could > have the play bar and 2 subs > > See if it would work, no one can tell me > > But yeah they are bloody easy to setup and use, > > Add more units to a room and then pair each pair together > If you play them all as one synced room the sound is syncing perfectly, > If theaudio comes through different speakers in different rooms then there > will be a delay. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden > Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 3:39 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > Hi Scott, > > We recently set up a Sonos system. > > The Play One is a small speaker. It can do basic stereo sound, or it can work > as part of a pair, or as part of a 5.1 surround system. I am not sure about > part of a 7.1 system, and Sonos does not yet do upmos for vertical spacial > hearing. > The Play Three and Play 5 can both also function as either a stereo speaker > (laid horizontally,, or as the individual side of a stereo pair (laid > vertically). Just set it up in the Sonos app. > > My fiancé wanted to hire someone to set up the system, so I agreed that if I > could not figure it out fairly quickly, we would bring in an installer. I am > good with this sort of thing, but set-up is so simple that she could do it. > > We purchased a PlayBar, two Play Threes, and three Play Ones. I was > originally going to match the Play Threes with the PlayBar, but the store > only had one in stock, so we put the single Play Three in the bedroom (where > I was going to put a Play One. That would leave a play One for the bathroom > and a play One for our office. The Play Ones worked so nicely with the > PlayBar that the office was upgraded to the other Play Three. Oh, the family > room also has the Sonos Sub. I really like this Sub. It is a brick. The > speakers are inside and face each other. This allows for excellent deep base > without any sub rattling. Sonos says it is because the two speakers facing > each other cancels the rattle distortion out. > > All the speakers can play the same thing, or each room can play different > things, and changing is very easy in the app. My sighted partner absolutely > loves the simplicity of the app. I love its accessibility. > > Sonos states stereo pairs may only be created between two speakers of same > type. So, one could use a play Three as center speaker, two Play Fives as > front stereo speakers, and two Play Ones or Threes as surrounds, with the Sub > for proper 5.1 sound, or one can use the PlayBar for the front with the Sub > and surrounds. Sonos performs all the calculations for excellent sound > internally within all the speakers. They sound quite good, and my fiancé says > they sync perfectly with the visuals. > > When we first started playing music through the surround system, the Play > Ones were set on surround enhance mode. I changed it in the Sonos app to have > the surrounds act as full speakers for music playback. Sonos remembers the > change, and switches automatically depending on whether source is video or > music. And, for set-up / video sound, it is just a digital optical cable from > the TV to the playBar. Sonos uses the wifi in the house to create its own > network. However, if there is no wifi network, the speakers can be connected > together with cat5 cables. > > As for sound, I have heard better speakers. A good friend has a pair which > cost him $4,000 per speaker. Those sound fantastic. Sonos is not quite that > good, and does not play anywhere near as loud. But, they sound better than > anything I have owned before. They have excellent sound definition and > excellent sound and frequency separation. Each speaker in the unit has its > own digital amplifier, and this makes a significant difference. Also, Sonos > regularly and automatically rolls out updates. The system updates late at > night when not working, and they improve automatically. > > Kind regards, > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +61 488 988 936 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 1/12/2016, at 13:59, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. >> I happen t
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Well, we have not noticed a delay from one end of the house to the other. Partner has decided she wants the play threes to be the surrounds, so am now. I am reconfiguring now. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 1/12/2016, at 21:51, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hey David, > > The sub woofer is a beast yes, > > I was looking at the next step for my sound system and whether or not I could > have the play bar and 2 subs > > See if it would work, no one can tell me > > But yeah they are bloody easy to setup and use, > > Add more units to a room and then pair each pair together > If you play them all as one synced room the sound is syncing perfectly, > If theaudio comes through different speakers in different rooms then there > will be a delay. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden > Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 3:39 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products > > Hi Scott, > > We recently set up a Sonos system. > > The Play One is a small speaker. It can do basic stereo sound, or it can work > as part of a pair, or as part of a 5.1 surround system. I am not sure about > part of a 7.1 system, and Sonos does not yet do upmos for vertical spacial > hearing. > The Play Three and Play 5 can both also function as either a stereo speaker > (laid horizontally,, or as the individual side of a stereo pair (laid > vertically). Just set it up in the Sonos app. > > My fiancé wanted to hire someone to set up the system, so I agreed that if I > could not figure it out fairly quickly, we would bring in an installer. I am > good with this sort of thing, but set-up is so simple that she could do it. > > We purchased a PlayBar, two Play Threes, and three Play Ones. I was > originally going to match the Play Threes with the PlayBar, but the store > only had one in stock, so we put the single Play Three in the bedroom (where > I was going to put a Play One. That would leave a play One for the bathroom > and a play One for our office. The Play Ones worked so nicely with the > PlayBar that the office was upgraded to the other Play Three. Oh, the family > room also has the Sonos Sub. I really like this Sub. It is a brick. The > speakers are inside and face each other. This allows for excellent deep base > without any sub rattling. Sonos says it is because the two speakers facing > each other cancels the rattle distortion out. > > All the speakers can play the same thing, or each room can play different > things, and changing is very easy in the app. My sighted partner absolutely > loves the simplicity of the app. I love its accessibility. > > Sonos states stereo pairs may only be created between two speakers of same > type. So, one could use a play Three as center speaker, two Play Fives as > front stereo speakers, and two Play Ones or Threes as surrounds, with the Sub > for proper 5.1 sound, or one can use the PlayBar for the front with the Sub > and surrounds. Sonos performs all the calculations for excellent sound > internally within all the speakers. They sound quite good, and my fiancé says > they sync perfectly with the visuals. > > When we first started playing music through the surround system, the Play > Ones were set on surround enhance mode. I changed it in the Sonos app to have > the surrounds act as full speakers for music playback. Sonos remembers the > change, and switches automatically depending on whether source is video or > music. And, for set-up / video sound, it is just a digital optical cable from > the TV to the playBar. Sonos uses the wifi in the house to create its own > network. However, if there is no wifi network, the speakers can be connected > together with cat5 cables. > > As for sound, I have heard better speakers. A good friend has a pair which > cost him $4,000 per speaker. Those sound fantastic. Sonos is not quite that > good, and does not play anywhere near as loud. But, they sound better than > anything I have owned before. They have excellent sound definition and > excellent sound and frequency separation. Each speaker in the unit has its > own digital amplifier, and this makes a significant difference. Also, Sonos > regularly and automatically rolls out updates. The system updates late at > night when not working, and they improve automatically. > > Kind regards, > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +61 488 988 936 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 1/12/2016, at 13:59, Scott Granados wrote: >> >&g
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David, Do you have a name for some of the speaker stands for the play ones? I'm looking for stands or even better wal brackets. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 3:42 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products I almost forgot, the speakers can stand on any surface. I will eventually purchase small speaker stands for the play One surrounds as the current tables put them two low in relation to the couch. They can be purchased online, at Best Buy, or many other retailers. And Amazon sells them, of course. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 1/12/2016, at 13:59, Scott Granados wrote: > > Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I > happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his > music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how > this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for > stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on > their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical > line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I > pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know > the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, > very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or > how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most > appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and > have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best > Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most > appreciated. > > Thanks > Scott > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
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Hey David, The sub woofer is a beast yes, I was looking at the next step for my sound system and whether or not I could have the play bar and 2 subs See if it would work, no one can tell me But yeah they are bloody easy to setup and use, Add more units to a room and then pair each pair together If you play them all as one synced room the sound is syncing perfectly, If theaudio comes through different speakers in different rooms then there will be a delay. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 3:39 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products Hi Scott, We recently set up a Sonos system. The Play One is a small speaker. It can do basic stereo sound, or it can work as part of a pair, or as part of a 5.1 surround system. I am not sure about part of a 7.1 system, and Sonos does not yet do upmos for vertical spacial hearing. The Play Three and Play 5 can both also function as either a stereo speaker (laid horizontally,, or as the individual side of a stereo pair (laid vertically). Just set it up in the Sonos app. My fiancé wanted to hire someone to set up the system, so I agreed that if I could not figure it out fairly quickly, we would bring in an installer. I am good with this sort of thing, but set-up is so simple that she could do it. We purchased a PlayBar, two Play Threes, and three Play Ones. I was originally going to match the Play Threes with the PlayBar, but the store only had one in stock, so we put the single Play Three in the bedroom (where I was going to put a Play One. That would leave a play One for the bathroom and a play One for our office. The Play Ones worked so nicely with the PlayBar that the office was upgraded to the other Play Three. Oh, the family room also has the Sonos Sub. I really like this Sub. It is a brick. The speakers are inside and face each other. This allows for excellent deep base without any sub rattling. Sonos says it is because the two speakers facing each other cancels the rattle distortion out. All the speakers can play the same thing, or each room can play different things, and changing is very easy in the app. My sighted partner absolutely loves the simplicity of the app. I love its accessibility. Sonos states stereo pairs may only be created between two speakers of same type. So, one could use a play Three as center speaker, two Play Fives as front stereo speakers, and two Play Ones or Threes as surrounds, with the Sub for proper 5.1 sound, or one can use the PlayBar for the front with the Sub and surrounds. Sonos performs all the calculations for excellent sound internally within all the speakers. They sound quite good, and my fiancé says they sync perfectly with the visuals. When we first started playing music through the surround system, the Play Ones were set on surround enhance mode. I changed it in the Sonos app to have the surrounds act as full speakers for music playback. Sonos remembers the change, and switches automatically depending on whether source is video or music. And, for set-up / video sound, it is just a digital optical cable from the TV to the playBar. Sonos uses the wifi in the house to create its own network. However, if there is no wifi network, the speakers can be connected together with cat5 cables. As for sound, I have heard better speakers. A good friend has a pair which cost him $4,000 per speaker. Those sound fantastic. Sonos is not quite that good, and does not play anywhere near as loud. But, they sound better than anything I have owned before. They have excellent sound definition and excellent sound and frequency separation. Each speaker in the unit has its own digital amplifier, and this makes a significant difference. Also, Sonos regularly and automatically rolls out updates. The system updates late at night when not working, and they improve automatically. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 1/12/2016, at 13:59, Scott Granados wrote: > > Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I > happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his > music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how > this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for > stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on > their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical > line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I > pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know > the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, > very simple? Anything else I should get with
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Hi Donna, Screw the neighbours, You surely can play your audio in your own way? I have 4 play one speakers in my living room and one in my bedroom I normally sit out side in the sun on a nice day and share my music with the neighbourhood Matellica, iron maidan Aero smith, pink Floyd AC DC You name it and it's loud -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 2:34 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products Lol! When my husband was in high school, he built four speakers with a friend of his. The speakers are ginormous. They horrify my mother, who cares a lot about what things look like. They stand about five feet tall--my husband was and is into horns. They pretty much dominate the room, but I've never heard a better set of speakers. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in > town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the > magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house that > cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. If > you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and Magnolia rooms or > whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in there, and that should be > a better listening experience than simply going to the home theater section > in your regular Best Buy store. Good luck with that. > > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss the >> old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an appointment >> and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the car stereo >> section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations etc.:). >> Thanks for the pointer >> >> >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>> Hey Scott, >>> >>> I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But >>> yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I >>> tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My >>> recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best >>> Buy and listen to the different options. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. >>>> I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes >>>> his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little >>>> unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of >>>> these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I >>>> reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run >>>> an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the >>>> room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 >>>> the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is >>>> it for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these >>>> like speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? >>>> Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I >>>> might have to get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. >>>> Can you try these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available >>>> online? Any input would be most appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Scott >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark >>>> at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara >>>> Quinn - y
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Oh Yeah scott, The play ones you can pair up to like 32 units in one place. The threes and fives I think are something similar, Yes also to have two devices in a stereo pair that way your keeping things in order. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 2:13 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products Hi Scott, like Donna, I also don't have this system. But from what I have read, you want the sound bar and the sub and a pair of either play ones or play threes for your surround. Play five in that setting would be overkill. According to what I read, you cannot set up the play five as a surround pair and then also use them as a stereo pair, if all you want to do is play music through them. So, best to go for something smaller for your surrounds. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 4:59 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I > happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his > music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how > this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for > stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on > their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical > line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I > pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know > the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, > very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or > how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most > appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and > have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best > Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most > appreciated. > > Thanks > Scott > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be
RE: Question about the Sonos products
Hi Scott, Yes all of the above. Two play fives would be better, But in my head it would be the play bar at the front center and then a play five in each front corner, Then put a set of play ones or play 3 in the rear corners So you have a 5 speaker setup, If you want a .1 then you'll need the sub woofer as well. But you could get away quite nicely with the play fives and the play bar by themselves, Put the fives in the rear corners and the bar as you said under the tv will give you a pretty dam good surround sound As for speaker stands, I've not seen one for the sonos speakers and they are a crazy shape to put on a stand,more of a rectangular box slightly wedged towards the back of the speaker. Each speaker needs a power socket to by the way, As for use by a sighted person, Hell if we have no trouble then he'd have no trouble. I'd highly suggest if it was possible Go in to your nearest sonos sales store and take a selection of music and get them to show you the speakers in action with the configuration your thinking of That way you get an idea of the real sounds from the speaker units. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 2:00 PM To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via Subject: Question about the Sonos products Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most appreciated. Thanks Scott -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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Adcom power amp, Carver preamp, oh well. Gone are the days. The power amp still lives, but the Carver preamp died a few years ago and was replaced with an inferior model I'm afraid. I guess I wish I had all the money I spent back then on systems I no longer have, so I could easily afford some of these nice things like the new Sonos gear. On the other hand, if I could have my old Carver analog, believe it or not, time delay system that is probably 25 or 30 years or maybe more now in the past, I would take it in a heartbeat. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:22 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Adcom, wow that brings back good memories. I remember them. I was a Krell > man when I had the money and before that I was an Aregon Amplifiers guy but > Adcom was good stuff. They had the top end of the consumer audio chain > stores like Tweeter. I think they are still around, if not I know there is a > lot of their gear on Ebay. I notice a lot of the super high end guys are > gone now. Thor Audio and Enlightened Audio seem to be a thing of the past. > Thor Audio had a digital to analog convertor built out of vacuum tubes and > they would help you source a small atomic clock for your digital timing (word > clock). That was a little excessive to me, but not much.;) > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 11:18 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> I still have a pair of Mirage speakers that I bought more years ago and I >> care to remember. They are now downstairs, not getting used nearly enough, >> but they are still wonderful. They're also big. And when the Adcom I have a >> running them blows up, which I suppose it will eventually do, I'm not sure >> what I will do about that. >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:09 PM, Scott Granados >>> wrote: >>> >>> I had a pair of these, Martin Logans I believe. They were like tall >>> ribbons with a small base box at the bottom. They required a lot of power >>> to light up the plates in them as well. This was before I moved to >>> California. I had a Krell KSA160 amplifier and matching preamp and then >>> when I moved to surround sound I went with an Enlightened audio design >>> signature series amplifier / preamp / surround decoder and a Vidikron >>> television projector with a Stewart screen. The speakers were Mirage >>> speakers. When I moved to California and since I’ve worked with a Denon >>> AVR 5803 receiver with Klipsch Lascala’s for speakers. Since I’ve been >>> living in town houses and such though I’ve gone with much leaner hardware >>> because I’m not trying to blow my neighbors out of their homes. The Class >>> A stuff I had peeked at over 1500 watts with a much lower sustained amount >>> something in the 100 per channel range but my Denon class B cranked out 9 >>> channels of about 200 watts each, not sure what they peeked at. For a >>> receiver the Denon wasn’t bad at all I liked it because it was web >>> configurable although the remote was very inaccessible but I could use a >>> universal to replace the remote features. >>> >>> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:50 PM, Mary Otten wrote: When I was in high school, I had a friend who had this humongous pair of electrostatic speakers. If you've never seen them, they're very thin, but they are big, tall and wide. They sounded amazing. But not only were they expensive, the decor of the room would be well, just the speakers. Not something the average mom is going to go for. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:33 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Lol! When my husband was in high school, he built four speakers with a > friend of his. The speakers are ginormous. They horrify my mother, who > cares a lot about what things look like. They stand about five feet > tall--my husband was and is into horns. They pretty much dominate the > room, but I've never heard a better set of speakers. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in >> town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted >> the magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's >> house that cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but >> others do. If you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and >> Magnolia rooms or whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in >> there, and that should be a better listening experience than simply >> going to the home theater section in your regular Best Buy store. Good >> luck with that. >> >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados >>> wrote: >>> >>> Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I >
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Adcom, wow that brings back good memories. I remember them. I was a Krell man when I had the money and before that I was an Aregon Amplifiers guy but Adcom was good stuff. They had the top end of the consumer audio chain stores like Tweeter. I think they are still around, if not I know there is a lot of their gear on Ebay. I notice a lot of the super high end guys are gone now. Thor Audio and Enlightened Audio seem to be a thing of the past. Thor Audio had a digital to analog convertor built out of vacuum tubes and they would help you source a small atomic clock for your digital timing (word clock). That was a little excessive to me, but not much.;) > On Nov 30, 2016, at 11:18 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > I still have a pair of Mirage speakers that I bought more years ago and I > care to remember. They are now downstairs, not getting used nearly enough, > but they are still wonderful. They're also big. And when the Adcom I have a > running them blows up, which I suppose it will eventually do, I'm not sure > what I will do about that. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:09 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> I had a pair of these, Martin Logans I believe. They were like tall ribbons >> with a small base box at the bottom. They required a lot of power to light >> up the plates in them as well. This was before I moved to California. I >> had a Krell KSA160 amplifier and matching preamp and then when I moved to >> surround sound I went with an Enlightened audio design signature series >> amplifier / preamp / surround decoder and a Vidikron television projector >> with a Stewart screen. The speakers were Mirage speakers. When I moved to >> California and since I’ve worked with a Denon AVR 5803 receiver with Klipsch >> Lascala’s for speakers. Since I’ve been living in town houses and such >> though I’ve gone with much leaner hardware because I’m not trying to blow my >> neighbors out of their homes. The Class A stuff I had peeked at over 1500 >> watts with a much lower sustained amount something in the 100 per channel >> range but my Denon class B cranked out 9 channels of about 200 watts each, >> not sure what they peeked at. For a receiver the Denon wasn’t bad at all I >> liked it because it was web configurable although the remote was very >> inaccessible but I could use a universal to replace the remote features. >> >> >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:50 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >>> >>> When I was in high school, I had a friend who had this humongous pair of >>> electrostatic speakers. If you've never seen them, they're very thin, but >>> they are big, tall and wide. They sounded amazing. But not only were they >>> expensive, the decor of the room would be well, just the speakers. Not >>> something the average mom is going to go for. >>> Mary >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:33 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Lol! When my husband was in high school, he built four speakers with a friend of his. The speakers are ginormous. They horrify my mother, who cares a lot about what things look like. They stand about five feet tall--my husband was and is into horns. They pretty much dominate the room, but I've never heard a better set of speakers. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in > town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the > magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house > that cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. > If you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and Magnolia > rooms or whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in there, and > that should be a better listening experience than simply going to the > home theater section in your regular Best Buy store. Good luck with that. > > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados >> wrote: >> >> Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss >> the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an >> appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over >> the car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking >> demonstrations etc.:). Thanks for the pointer >> >> >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>> Hey Scott, >>> >>> I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But >>> yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I >>> tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. >>> My recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to >>> Best
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David, this sounds like a great way to go. I’m going to try to give these a shot in the store but I think I will go this route for him. Sounds like it would be perfect for a large Condo. Thank you for the detailed information as always. Very much appreciated. > On Nov 30, 2016, at 9:38 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > > Hi Scott, > > We recently set up a Sonos system. > > The Play One is a small speaker. It can do basic stereo sound, or it can work > as part of a pair, or as part of a 5.1 surround system. I am not sure about > part of a 7.1 system, and Sonos does not yet do upmos for vertical spacial > hearing. > The Play Three and Play 5 can both also function as either a stereo speaker > (laid horizontally,, or as the individual side of a stereo pair (laid > vertically). Just set it up in the Sonos app. > > My fiancé wanted to hire someone to set up the system, so I agreed that if I > could not figure it out fairly quickly, we would bring in an installer. I am > good with this sort of thing, but set-up is so simple that she could do it. > > We purchased a PlayBar, two Play Threes, and three Play Ones. I was > originally going to match the Play Threes with the PlayBar, but the store > only had one in stock, so we put the single Play Three in the bedroom (where > I was going to put a Play One. That would leave a play One for the bathroom > and a play One for our office. The Play Ones worked so nicely with the > PlayBar that the office was upgraded to the other Play Three. Oh, the family > room also has the Sonos Sub. I really like this Sub. It is a brick. The > speakers are inside and face each other. This allows for excellent deep base > without any sub rattling. Sonos says it is because the two speakers facing > each other cancels the rattle distortion out. > > All the speakers can play the same thing, or each room can play different > things, and changing is very easy in the app. My sighted partner absolutely > loves the simplicity of the app. I love its accessibility. > > Sonos states stereo pairs may only be created between two speakers of same > type. So, one could use a play Three as center speaker, two Play Fives as > front stereo speakers, and two Play Ones or Threes as surrounds, with the Sub > for proper 5.1 sound, or one can use the PlayBar for the front with the Sub > and surrounds. Sonos performs all the calculations for excellent sound > internally within all the speakers. They sound quite good, and my fiancé says > they sync perfectly with the visuals. > > When we first started playing music through the surround system, the Play > Ones were set on surround enhance mode. I changed it in the Sonos app to have > the surrounds act as full speakers for music playback. Sonos remembers the > change, and switches automatically depending on whether source is video or > music. And, for set-up / video sound, it is just a digital optical cable from > the TV to the playBar. Sonos uses the wifi in the house to create its own > network. However, if there is no wifi network, the speakers can be connected > together with cat5 cables. > > As for sound, I have heard better speakers. A good friend has a pair which > cost him $4,000 per speaker. Those sound fantastic. Sonos is not quite that > good, and does not play anywhere near as loud. But, they sound better than > anything I have owned before. They have excellent sound definition and > excellent sound and frequency separation. Each speaker in the unit has its > own digital amplifier, and this makes a significant difference. Also, Sonos > regularly and automatically rolls out updates. The system updates late at > night when not working, and they improve automatically. > > Kind regards, > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +61 488 988 936 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 1/12/2016, at 13:59, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. >> I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his >> music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how >> this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for >> stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on >> their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical >> line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I >> pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I >> know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited >> users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker >> stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers >> would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to >> get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try >> these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only
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I still have a pair of Mirage speakers that I bought more years ago and I care to remember. They are now downstairs, not getting used nearly enough, but they are still wonderful. They're also big. And when the Adcom I have a running them blows up, which I suppose it will eventually do, I'm not sure what I will do about that. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:09 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > I had a pair of these, Martin Logans I believe. They were like tall ribbons > with a small base box at the bottom. They required a lot of power to light > up the plates in them as well. This was before I moved to California. I had > a Krell KSA160 amplifier and matching preamp and then when I moved to > surround sound I went with an Enlightened audio design signature series > amplifier / preamp / surround decoder and a Vidikron television projector > with a Stewart screen. The speakers were Mirage speakers. When I moved to > California and since I’ve worked with a Denon AVR 5803 receiver with Klipsch > Lascala’s for speakers. Since I’ve been living in town houses and such > though I’ve gone with much leaner hardware because I’m not trying to blow my > neighbors out of their homes. The Class A stuff I had peeked at over 1500 > watts with a much lower sustained amount something in the 100 per channel > range but my Denon class B cranked out 9 channels of about 200 watts each, > not sure what they peeked at. For a receiver the Denon wasn’t bad at all I > liked it because it was web configurable although the remote was very > inaccessible but I could use a universal to replace the remote features. > > > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:50 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> When I was in high school, I had a friend who had this humongous pair of >> electrostatic speakers. If you've never seen them, they're very thin, but >> they are big, tall and wide. They sounded amazing. But not only were they >> expensive, the decor of the room would be well, just the speakers. Not >> something the average mom is going to go for. >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:33 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>> Lol! When my husband was in high school, he built four speakers with a >>> friend of his. The speakers are ginormous. They horrify my mother, who >>> cares a lot about what things look like. They stand about five feet >>> tall--my husband was and is into horns. They pretty much dominate the >>> room, but I've never heard a better set of speakers. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house that cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. If you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and Magnolia rooms or whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in there, and that should be a better listening experience than simply going to the home theater section in your regular Best Buy store. Good luck with that. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados > wrote: > > Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss > the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an > appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over > the car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking > demonstrations etc.:). Thanks for the pointer > > > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >> Hey Scott, >> >> I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But >> yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I >> tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. >> My recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to >> Best Buy and listen to the different options. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has >>> everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater >>> though and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos >>> system and I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the >>> play 5. Do you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound >>> from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d >>> put a play bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and then put >>> to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say >>> 4 if I
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I just looked on line and wonder of all wonders the Stereo store I used to go to when I was growing up is still there. It was called Robert’s audio video and they had all the high end gear and you had to make an appointment to go shop so you were totally focused on by the staff and didn’t have to contend with listening to your trial gear with others in the store trying out other items. They had a very methodical process where you would pick out a component and they would give you a pair of very high end headphones to listen to the component right out of the headphone port. Then you could take that component and match it with the amplifier and speakers and other gear you wanted. After you made your selection u could take it home and try it out and swap it out if you didn’t like it in your own listening room. And I hear you on the Magneplainers. There was a company in Berkeley California that made special speakers. I think they were $100,000 per pair and weighed more than a ton a piece. I auditioned a pair at their store and they were breath taking. But $100,000 is a heavy nut to crack. > On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:20 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in > town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the > magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house that > cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. If > you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and Magnolia rooms or > whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in there, and that should be > a better listening experience than simply going to the home theater section > in your regular Best Buy store. Good luck with that. > > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss the >> old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an appointment >> and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the car stereo >> section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations etc.:). >> Thanks for the pointer >> >> >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>> Hey Scott, >>> >>> I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But >>> yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I >>> tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My >>> recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best >>> Buy and listen to the different options. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most appreciated. Thanks Scott -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.
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My mother was always fighting with me about the wires. She loves this whole new wireless revolution going on. I used to have speakers packed to the rafters but when I moved tony first house in New England I had them built in to the walls so it wasn’t nearly as bad. > On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:33 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Lol! When my husband was in high school, he built four speakers with a > friend of his. The speakers are ginormous. They horrify my mother, who > cares a lot about what things look like. They stand about five feet tall--my > husband was and is into horns. They pretty much dominate the room, but I've > never heard a better set of speakers. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in >> town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the >> magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house that >> cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. If >> you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and Magnolia rooms or >> whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in there, and that should be >> a better listening experience than simply going to the home theater section >> in your regular Best Buy store. Good luck with that. >> >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados >>> wrote: >>> >>> Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss >>> the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an >>> appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the >>> car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations >>> etc.:). Thanks for the pointer >>> >>> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Hey Scott, I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best Buy and listen to the different options. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados > wrote: > > Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has > everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though > and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m > a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you > need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to > do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under > the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in > the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate > 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list > here but how is it for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should > get with these like speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need > special brackets? Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks > really cool actually I might have to get one and have another > accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best Buy or > other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most > appreciated. > > Thanks > Scott > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark > at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list,
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I had a pair of these, Martin Logans I believe. They were like tall ribbons with a small base box at the bottom. They required a lot of power to light up the plates in them as well. This was before I moved to California. I had a Krell KSA160 amplifier and matching preamp and then when I moved to surround sound I went with an Enlightened audio design signature series amplifier / preamp / surround decoder and a Vidikron television projector with a Stewart screen. The speakers were Mirage speakers. When I moved to California and since I’ve worked with a Denon AVR 5803 receiver with Klipsch Lascala’s for speakers. Since I’ve been living in town houses and such though I’ve gone with much leaner hardware because I’m not trying to blow my neighbors out of their homes. The Class A stuff I had peeked at over 1500 watts with a much lower sustained amount something in the 100 per channel range but my Denon class B cranked out 9 channels of about 200 watts each, not sure what they peeked at. For a receiver the Denon wasn’t bad at all I liked it because it was web configurable although the remote was very inaccessible but I could use a universal to replace the remote features. > On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:50 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > When I was in high school, I had a friend who had this humongous pair of > electrostatic speakers. If you've never seen them, they're very thin, but > they are big, tall and wide. They sounded amazing. But not only were they > expensive, the decor of the room would be well, just the speakers. Not > something the average mom is going to go for. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:33 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >> Lol! When my husband was in high school, he built four speakers with a >> friend of his. The speakers are ginormous. They horrify my mother, who >> cares a lot about what things look like. They stand about five feet >> tall--my husband was and is into horns. They pretty much dominate the room, >> but I've never heard a better set of speakers. >> Cheers, >> Donna >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >>> >>> Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in >>> town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the >>> magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house that >>> cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. If >>> you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and Magnolia rooms or >>> whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in there, and that should >>> be a better listening experience than simply going to the home theater >>> section in your regular Best Buy store. Good luck with that. >>> >>> Mary >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations etc.:). Thanks for the pointer > On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hey Scott, > > I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But > yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I > tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My > recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best > Buy and listen to the different options. > Cheers, > Donna > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados >> wrote: >> >> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has >> everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though >> and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and >> I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do >> you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? >> Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play >> bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 >> speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I >> want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is >> accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, very >> simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or >> how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be >> most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get >> one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try >> these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online?
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I have read articles saying that generally speaking, the sound bar is to not sound as good as purchasing individual speakers. Are you happy with the Sonos sound bar? I am thinking of setting up a system for myself. Michael > On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:41 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > > I almost forgot, the speakers can stand on any surface. I will eventually > purchase small speaker stands for the play One surrounds as the current > tables put them two low in relation to the couch. > > They can be purchased online, at Best Buy, or many other retailers. And > Amazon sells them, of course. > > Kind regards, > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +61 488 988 936 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 1/12/2016, at 13:59, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. >> I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his >> music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how >> this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for >> stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on >> their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical >> line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I >> pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I >> know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited >> users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker >> stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers >> would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to >> get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try >> these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any >> input would be most appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> Scott >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To
Re: Question about the Sonos products
I almost forgot, the speakers can stand on any surface. I will eventually purchase small speaker stands for the play One surrounds as the current tables put them two low in relation to the couch. They can be purchased online, at Best Buy, or many other retailers. And Amazon sells them, of course. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 1/12/2016, at 13:59, Scott Granados wrote: > > Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I > happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his > music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how > this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for > stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on > their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical > line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I > pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know > the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, > very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or > how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most > appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and > have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best > Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most > appreciated. > > Thanks > Scott > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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Hi Scott, We recently set up a Sonos system. The Play One is a small speaker. It can do basic stereo sound, or it can work as part of a pair, or as part of a 5.1 surround system. I am not sure about part of a 7.1 system, and Sonos does not yet do upmos for vertical spacial hearing. The Play Three and Play 5 can both also function as either a stereo speaker (laid horizontally,, or as the individual side of a stereo pair (laid vertically). Just set it up in the Sonos app. My fiancé wanted to hire someone to set up the system, so I agreed that if I could not figure it out fairly quickly, we would bring in an installer. I am good with this sort of thing, but set-up is so simple that she could do it. We purchased a PlayBar, two Play Threes, and three Play Ones. I was originally going to match the Play Threes with the PlayBar, but the store only had one in stock, so we put the single Play Three in the bedroom (where I was going to put a Play One. That would leave a play One for the bathroom and a play One for our office. The Play Ones worked so nicely with the PlayBar that the office was upgraded to the other Play Three. Oh, the family room also has the Sonos Sub. I really like this Sub. It is a brick. The speakers are inside and face each other. This allows for excellent deep base without any sub rattling. Sonos says it is because the two speakers facing each other cancels the rattle distortion out. All the speakers can play the same thing, or each room can play different things, and changing is very easy in the app. My sighted partner absolutely loves the simplicity of the app. I love its accessibility. Sonos states stereo pairs may only be created between two speakers of same type. So, one could use a play Three as center speaker, two Play Fives as front stereo speakers, and two Play Ones or Threes as surrounds, with the Sub for proper 5.1 sound, or one can use the PlayBar for the front with the Sub and surrounds. Sonos performs all the calculations for excellent sound internally within all the speakers. They sound quite good, and my fiancé says they sync perfectly with the visuals. When we first started playing music through the surround system, the Play Ones were set on surround enhance mode. I changed it in the Sonos app to have the surrounds act as full speakers for music playback. Sonos remembers the change, and switches automatically depending on whether source is video or music. And, for set-up / video sound, it is just a digital optical cable from the TV to the playBar. Sonos uses the wifi in the house to create its own network. However, if there is no wifi network, the speakers can be connected together with cat5 cables. As for sound, I have heard better speakers. A good friend has a pair which cost him $4,000 per speaker. Those sound fantastic. Sonos is not quite that good, and does not play anywhere near as loud. But, they sound better than anything I have owned before. They have excellent sound definition and excellent sound and frequency separation. Each speaker in the unit has its own digital amplifier, and this makes a significant difference. Also, Sonos regularly and automatically rolls out updates. The system updates late at night when not working, and they improve automatically. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 1/12/2016, at 13:59, Scott Granados wrote: > > Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I > happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his > music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how > this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for > stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on > their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical > line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I > pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know > the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, > very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or > how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most > appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and > have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best > Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most > appreciated. > > Thanks > Scott > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can rea
Re: Question about the Sonos products
When I was in high school, I had a friend who had this humongous pair of electrostatic speakers. If you've never seen them, they're very thin, but they are big, tall and wide. They sounded amazing. But not only were they expensive, the decor of the room would be well, just the speakers. Not something the average mom is going to go for. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:33 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Lol! When my husband was in high school, he built four speakers with a > friend of his. The speakers are ginormous. They horrify my mother, who > cares a lot about what things look like. They stand about five feet tall--my > husband was and is into horns. They pretty much dominate the room, but I've > never heard a better set of speakers. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in >> town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the >> magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house that >> cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. If >> you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and Magnolia rooms or >> whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in there, and that should be >> a better listening experience than simply going to the home theater section >> in your regular Best Buy store. Good luck with that. >> >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados >>> wrote: >>> >>> Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss >>> the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an >>> appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the >>> car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations >>> etc.:). Thanks for the pointer >>> >>> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Hey Scott, I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best Buy and listen to the different options. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados > wrote: > > Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has > everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though > and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m > a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you > need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to > do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under > the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in > the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate > 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list > here but how is it for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should > get with these like speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need > special brackets? Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks > really cool actually I might have to get one and have another > accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best Buy or > other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most > appreciated. > > Thanks > Scott > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark > at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac
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I guess my mom was smart enough not to offer me such a graduation present. I would've put her into debt for a good long time. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:31 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Ha! I miss those days, too. My graduation from college present from my > parents was a stereo system of my selection. I have fond memories of going > to all the different audio stores in St. Louis with my brother trying out all > the different components. Alas, I think those days are gone. :) > > One thing I should say about my preference for the Play 1. I wanted it for > our deck, which means that those listening would be about 10 feed away. I > wanted something that would be good for us, but not make our neighbors call > the police. :) So, my selection of the Play1 was based on it fitting that > need. Depending on your uncle's environment, that may or may not be the best > choice. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:15 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss the >> old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an appointment >> and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the car stereo >> section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations etc.:). >> Thanks for the pointer >> >> >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>> Hey Scott, >>> >>> I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But >>> yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I >>> tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My >>> recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best >>> Buy and listen to the different options. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most appreciated. Thanks Scott -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >>> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscrib
Re: Question about the Sonos products
Lol! When my husband was in high school, he built four speakers with a friend of his. The speakers are ginormous. They horrify my mother, who cares a lot about what things look like. They stand about five feet tall--my husband was and is into horns. They pretty much dominate the room, but I've never heard a better set of speakers. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in > town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the > magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house that > cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. If > you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and Magnolia rooms or > whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in there, and that should be > a better listening experience than simply going to the home theater section > in your regular Best Buy store. Good luck with that. > > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss the >> old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an appointment >> and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the car stereo >> section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations etc.:). >> Thanks for the pointer >> >> >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>> Hey Scott, >>> >>> I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But >>> yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I >>> tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My >>> recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best >>> Buy and listen to the different options. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most appreciated. Thanks Scott -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >>> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - >>> you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>> http://www.mai
Re: Question about the Sonos products
Ha! I miss those days, too. My graduation from college present from my parents was a stereo system of my selection. I have fond memories of going to all the different audio stores in St. Louis with my brother trying out all the different components. Alas, I think those days are gone. :) One thing I should say about my preference for the Play 1. I wanted it for our deck, which means that those listening would be about 10 feed away. I wanted something that would be good for us, but not make our neighbors call the police. :) So, my selection of the Play1 was based on it fitting that need. Depending on your uncle's environment, that may or may not be the best choice. Cheers, Donna > On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:15 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss the > old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an appointment > and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the car stereo > section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations etc.:). Thanks > for the pointer > > > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >> Hey Scott, >> >> I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But yes, >> you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I tried them >> out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My >> recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best Buy >> and listen to the different options. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. >>> I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes >>> his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little >>> unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of >>> these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I >>> reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run >>> an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the >>> room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the >>> limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it >>> for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like >>> speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any >>> pointers would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I >>> might have to get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. >>> Can you try these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available >>> online? Any input would be most appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Scott >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >>> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisi
Re: Question about the Sonos products
Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house that cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. If you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and Magnolia rooms or whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in there, and that should be a better listening experience than simply going to the home theater section in your regular Best Buy store. Good luck with that. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss the > old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an appointment > and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the car stereo > section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations etc.:). Thanks > for the pointer > > > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >> Hey Scott, >> >> I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But yes, >> you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I tried them >> out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My >> recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best Buy >> and listen to the different options. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. >>> I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes >>> his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little >>> unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of >>> these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I >>> reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run >>> an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the >>> room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the >>> limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it >>> for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like >>> speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any >>> pointers would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I >>> might have to get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. >>> Can you try these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available >>> online? Any input would be most appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Scott >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >>> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The fol
Re: Question about the Sonos products
Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations etc.:). Thanks for the pointer > On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hey Scott, > > I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But yes, > you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I tried them > out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My recommendation > would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best Buy and listen to > the different options. > Cheers, > Donna > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. >> I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his >> music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how >> this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for >> stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on >> their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical >> line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I >> pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I >> know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited >> users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker >> stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers >> would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to >> get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try >> these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any >> input would be most appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> Scott >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, sen
Re: Question about the Sonos products
Hi Scott, like Donna, I also don't have this system. But from what I have read, you want the sound bar and the sub and a pair of either play ones or play threes for your surround. Play five in that setting would be overkill. According to what I read, you cannot set up the play five as a surround pair and then also use them as a stereo pair, if all you want to do is play music through them. So, best to go for something smaller for your surrounds. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 4:59 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I > happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his > music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how > this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for > stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on > their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical > line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I > pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know > the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, > very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or > how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most > appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and > have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best > Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most > appreciated. > > Thanks > Scott > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Question about the Sonos products
Hey Scott, I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to Best Buy and listen to the different options. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I > happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his > music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how > this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of these for > stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on > their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical > line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I > pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know > the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited users, > very simple? Anything else I should get with these like speaker stands or > how do they mount, do you need special brackets? Any pointers would be most > appreciated. This looks really cool actually I might have to get one and > have another accidentally fall in to the cart. Can you try these out at Best > Buy or other stores or they only available online? Any input would be most > appreciated. > > Thanks > Scott > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.