Sonos ZP100 - Zone Player - Wireless Music System

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Each driver is powered by its own digital amplifier, while crossover duties are also kept in the digital domain thanks to Sonos’ custom DSP technology. After a few hours, it became obvious to me that having music playing in the home could be taken for granted, it is just that easy of a system to use. Both the Playbar and Playbase have been replaced by the Award-winning Sonos Arc soundbar, which can be partnered with the Gen 3 Sonos Sub. We're big fans of the Swedish company's individual wireless speakers (which have picked up plenty of What Hi-Fi? The front sports a mute button and a volume rocker, and a second Sonos logo (the first being on the top).

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Within 10 to 30 seconds, the Play:5 will be recognized and added to your existing zones (you name it for whatever room it's in). The Sonos CONNECT:AMP is a stack-able internet connected music streaming amplifier that measures about 7″ x 8″ x 3. Bluesound remains a solid-sounding system despite losing its fifth star, though, with an improved BluOS app that now supports Alexa voice control and makes daily use a breeze (even if it still can't match Sonos's intuitiveness). Sonos's aim is to be platform agnostic, and it's the most comprehensive list we've seen in any multi-room product. Sure, we’ve gone over using Tasker to turn your Android device into a music playing alarm clock, but I have to admit that waking to tunes pumping all throughout the house was pretty special.Editors' note: Since this review was first written, the product reviewed below is now available in white and black versions. By installation and/or use of the Sonos desktop controller, you are indicating your agreement to the Terms of Use, License and Warranty Agreement. The Connect has a single-stereo RCA input, which can be used to connect an iPod dock or even a pre-amp, which would enable switching between among different sources.

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If you connect the Amp to a pair of Sonance speakers, you can use the Trueplay feature to tune the sound to your room. The ZonePlayer 120 model weighs in at about 5 lbs, so don’t be afraid to use your heavy duty cables, it won’t pull off the shelf easily. If you are on the S2 app and the Play 5 is a Gen 2 you should be able to do a Factory Reset (as you would when selling a Sonos) and then add it to your other Sonos on the S2 controller as a new Sonos. Such is the appeal of Audio Pro's expressive, nuanced and precise performance, we prefer it – in pure sound quality terms – over Sonos and Bluesound systems. If anyone has an iPhone and multiple rooms in which they want a highly scalable, superbly controllable audio experience, Sonos is definitely something to look at (or to ask for as a holiday gift!

However, if you haven't already bought into the Sonos vision of total-home music, it may not be the best fit. But the serious sonic ambitions of the Amp provoke serious sonic comparisons, and it’s impossible to deny that while this just-add-speakers streaming system delivers room-filling, party-rocking fun, it also lacks just a little subtlety and sophistication, particularly when compared to the (admittedly more expensive) Bluesound Powernode 2i. Once linked, volume control defaults to the group volume, but each zone is then displayed and able to be managed as well. In May 2010, Sonos released a software update that allowed the speaker to initiate a stereo pair with another ZonePlayer S5 and was given improvements, such as crossfading and an alarm. And while previously we'd say these smart speakers are more suited to those who prioritise the fun smart perks over outright sound quality, that tide is now turning.