Thanks for that; hadn’t thought of going that route, something to consider.
All the best Angie > On 12 Jun 2017, at 04:43, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Angie, > > If you had a Connect which has 3 output options (RCA analogue, Toslink > optical and Coax Digital) you could buy any high-end Senheiser or other > digital wireless headset and use it that way. Some of the high end ones do > have Optical or Coax digital inputs which of course would give you the best > sound quality. Alternatively if you had a good quality headphone amp you > could hook it up to any one of these outputs on the Connect and then plug in > any wired headphones you may have. > I do happen to have several Connect players and could go this route, but have > always hesitated to see if Sonos won’t finally change their tune so to speak > and decide to make integrated audio file quality Sonos Headphones. > Now I am going to wait a bit more to see if you can connect to the new Apple > Homepod with bluetooth, typically bluetooth earphones are not quite as good > as a pair of high-end digital wireless headphones, but there are some pretty > good ones out there. I guess this would actually be another option to use a > headset with Sonos, buy a RCA or 3.5mm bluetooth dongle and plug it into the > back of the Connect and use any bluetooth headset you may already own. To be > honest quite often I just use it for listening to an audio book anyways so > audio file quality doesn’t really matter for that. > I am lucky in that I have one of the original Play 5 players which back in > 2011 or 2012 when it came out was called the S5, it looks very similar to the > older Play 5 models since the newer ones now have those touch sensitive > controls, but mine has both a 3.5mm Line In which I think they still have > nowadays, but it also has a 3.5mm headphone jack or line out jack. I believe > this was the only player they ever made who has a headphone jack. When my Dad > comes to visit (he is hard of hearing) I plug in a set of basic headphones > for him and then group the S5 with my Playbar which then means he can listen > to his german TV channels using the headset without driving my Mom and me > crazy because otherwise he turns it up way loud. > I may have to look into this bluetooth dongle idea, it really only occurred > to me as I was writing this, but that might be a good option for me right > now. Have to check on Amazon, ideally I could find one that could plug into > the digital optical or Coax Digital output on one of my Connects. <> > > Regards, > Sieghard > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Angie Nutt > Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2017 2:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Musings about Sonos, their upcoming Alexa integration and the > Homepod > > Hi Sieghard > > As to the Headphone thing: last time I looked on Sonos’ website the wording > suggests they aren’t interested in doing such a thing but of course that > could change in the future. I, like you, would like such a thing as Sonos > headphones or something similar. Do you know if there is any kind of > Headphones which can do this? I’ve not come across such and if there are not, > then Sonos are probably quite safe from that point of view. > > All the best > Angie > On 9 Jun 2017, at 18:08, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi, > > Just called Sonos to give some general feedback on the new Apple Homepod and > the recently announced capabilities of Airplay2 which will allow users who > have compatible Airplay devices to send music throughout the house similar to > what Sonos can do. I just wanted to give them the opinion of one of their > loyal customers because I have always thought the lack of native Airplay > support once Apple announced it is a mistake. Now I think so even more > because people will be able to buy all sorts of speakers at a number of price > points from relatively inexpensive to high-end and of course Apples own > Homepod will I think be a serious competitor to the Play 3 and Play 5 > offering but it will also be smart and while it may initially be not as smart > as Alexa or Google Home it will still be a lot smarter than a Play 3 or Play > 5 which may have done Kindergarten when it comes to smartness, but not much > more. > > In any case, during my call the Sonos rep told me that they are currently > focusing on Alexa integration so I guess those who do have an Amazon Echo as > well as one or more Sonos players can by the end of the year tell Alexa to > "Play the top hits of 1986 on Sonos Bedroom", not sure exact what one would > have to say and I guess it depends a bit on whether you use Spotify or > another service which you may have to specify in your command as well. This > will add a lot of third-party smartness to Sonos, but of course it benefits > only customers in the US and as far as I know the UK and Germany which are > the only countries where the Amazon Echo is officially available. I > understand that quite a few people here in Canada have an Amazon Echo, but I > for one am not really interested in bending over backwards to buy one in the > first place and then maybe do whatever else is required to take full > advantage of it. As far as I am concerned if Amazon is not interested in > making this available in Canada then whichever other company does will get my > business. The Echo has been around for 3 years now and I don't quite get it > when it comes to making it available elsewhere. > > I also again mentioned that I am very disappointed that Sonos still has not > released truely audio file quality headphones which act as a Sonos player > meaning they would show up in the Sonos app as a player just as any other > Sonos device so you can play something to them, group them with other Sonos > devices etc. The rep told me they have been focusing on "home audio played > out loud" and now with their Playbar (soundbar) and the new "Playbase" which > is a speaker the TV can stand on they are really trying to cover the living > room so that both people who mount their TV have an option (the pLaybar) and > those who want it standing on a cabinet can put the Playbase underneath it. > However, given the explosion of headphones and headsets and all of that I > still think it's a mistake Sonos hasn't tackled this yet, they should have > headphones which are a Sonos device as well as support bluetooth and Airplay. > I haven't heard anythig as to whether Apple's Homepod has bluetooth which > would allow you to connect a bluetooth headset to it for private listening or > if maybe it even has a 3.5mm headphone jack. > > Best regards, > Sieghard > > which you can group with other devices or use by themselves and > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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