Sonos encore 5 plus#
I miscounted - I have 26 speakers plus Play 5 (not including the front 3 of both surround systems).As well as MIDI and audio sequencers, there are also applications focused on classical musicians (those that compose their works using musical notation). All these areas are open and connected so it made sense to make it one zone. Zone 7: Main living area and outdoor areas - Connect feeding multichannel amp (Episode - cheap I think) which runs 2 speakers in dining room, 2 speakers in family room, 2 speakers in kitchen, 2 speakers in screened patio, 2 speakers in covered deck, and 2 speakers in basement patio. Zone 6: Kids bonus room - Connect feeding yamaha 5.1 with built in surrounds in back wall plus two in ceiling speakers for music - 7.1 speakers Zone 5: Listening room - Wyred4Sound modified Sonos feeding whatever I have rotating this month - currently Marantz into Dentons for nearfield Zone 4: Master sitting room (TV room) - Connect Amp - 2 speakers Zone 3: Basement media room - Connect feeding into Yamaha 7.1 receiver, with zone B of Yamaha running Pool table area - 9.1 speakers The sound was great, but the interface developed to run Play-Fi on your phone or tablet is awful and I had a lot of connection issues with the speakers, so I ditched that plan and went back to my Sonos set up. So, because of that, I'm very interested in seeing what Riva Audio's new multiroom system is going to sound like and what the reviews are about the interface.Ī year ago, I did try out another multiroom system (Definitive Technology speakers using Play-Fi) that is capable of playing hi-res files. From what I've read, the Sonos developers are not in a big rush to add support for hi-res. I have a server filled with vinyl rips and other hi-res music that I can't play at all through the Sonos, unless I converted them to a lower bit rate. I also have my turntable running through it.Īs someone already noted, a big drawback is the lack of support of hi-res music. The interface is great and I love the fact that my wife can easily control everything (as another poster said earlier). The sound quality is pretty decent for their size and the connectivity of the multiroom system has been flawless for me. I have numerous Sonos speakers in my house (two Play 5, two Play 1, one Pla圓 and a sub). Usually it is solved by a router restart. Now it is working, but we still have regular problems with the units disappearing from the controller SW. That turned out to be related to an Ethernet cable which works perfect in all other applications.
For the first couple of months, we had constant problems with the units disappearing. We aren't really convinced about the supposed user-friendliness of the system. It has been quite a hassle to get it going. I have also heard a Sonos sound bar with a Sonos sub a friend's place, and the bass was indeed quite good, at least the background listening levels I heard. We have a Play5 in the kitchen and in the living room a Connect, which feeds into a Pathos Classic One III amp and a pair of small Tannoy speakers.
The Play5's couldn't play very loud before they started to sound constrained, and she vetoed them. I'm just a couple of steps away from integrating it with my local streaming library, but that is really the panacea, and should be rather mind-blowing.ĮDIT: looks like Sonos is working on voice integration: Sonos demoes Alexa control, says more assistants comingįor our living room, my wife and I were going for a stereo set of Play5's, but after we heard it in the store, my wife-who until then had claimed that she couldn't tell the difference btw my main highend system and any other system-realized that she had indeed been accustomed to good sound. But then, I started fooling around with an Echo dot (ironically connected to the Aux-in of the Boom), and now I can just say "Alexa, play Wilco's 'Summerteeth'" and it automatically starts playing.
With easy access to all my music library, as well as streaming services, all controlled via iPhone app or front of unit. Amazon's Alexa or Google Home.įor years, I had a Squeezebox Boom in the kitchen. ones that are supplemented with voice control, i.e. If you're going to make a major shift to something like Sonos, you may want to consider the "next gen" of whole-home music servers. Do you currently use a network-based music system? Sonos is kinda "all in", meaning if you go with there smallish wireless speakers for the kitchen, etc., there's very few ways (Sonos Connect?) to integrate a similar experience with your main listening system.
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