NFT: Sonos audio system worth the money?

the components as gifts. Not sure I would buy them for the $$$ they are sold for on my own, but the sound quality and ease of setup is really great.

id go with the receiver, 5 speakers and a sub

you can piece it together for under 750 dollars and it wont be hard to hide wires

onkyo receiver, yamaha sub, andrew jones piooner center channel and i am waiting to get some bookshelf speakers

you really only need the listed above and the wiring on that is VERY easy and very easy to hide, once you get the bookshelf speakers it is tougher to hide the wires but worth it

about getting the playbar ($700), sub (700), and then two speakers (299 each). It's expensive at $2k all-in but if I'm going to have it for 10 yrs plus and no longer have to worry about wires and can move them around when I want then it may be worth it? Thoughts?

there is no way you can do 5 pieces for $750, unless you find a huge sale.

The main control box is almost $100 and the #1 was $175.

I think #2 is $250-350 and the prices go from there.

Might have the numbers wrong for the components, but I think for a full assortment of the system, you are looking at almost $1500.

$2K sounds about right.

I'm not an audiophile but the sound is fantastic and great volume from such a small speaker. And they are super easy to use. It's fantastic to be able to play anything off my i-phone at a moment's notice, and combined with Spotify it's great. I have little kids and use it a lot for them, they love it too.

And you can move the speakers around the house whenever you want to. Just a very high quality system and very user friendly. Let me know if you have any specific questions.

sound quality for TV (ie: movies and sports) how does the audio compare to a regular wired speaker system?

Never used a sonos theater system but they are going completely wireless without the part which connected to your wireless network.
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i didnt say sonos for 750, i meant piecing a surround sound system together

lets see for about 60 bucks and im using an old school non functional tube radio as my case/amp.. should do the job for a fraction of the cost..

but I use it in multiple rooms and only have one Sonos speaker (play 3) in the kitchen....the other rooms use my existing speakers/amps, ect. The ease of use is fantastic and the wide array of stations/streaming options is very nice.

but actually isn't that much cheaper than opening your wall and wiring the sound bar, etc in the wall in an apartment.

if you have a patio, or any where that you want a portable speaker, sonos is the best, especially if it isn't possible to wire.

the app is good, but you can also have an app on the harmony ultimate remote and others.

one of the downsides i see is that all sonos systems are sungle channel, so you can only listen to whatever is connected to the sonos system, so you can't have the TV on, and then listen the radio - or have the TV on mute at a party, and listen to music, etc.

personally, this was a deal breaker for me, and i ended up wiring the sound bar, wiring speakers outside on my patio and getting an onkyo multi zone receiver that i use a RFID remote to control.

I'm not an expert on audio systems, but My understanding is the value in Sonos is its multi room capability. Spending the money on Sonos for a single room surround system seems like a waste of money. There are a lot of wireless surround systems out there for much less.

I have a denon amp with Harmen karden spekaers (5.1 set up) and use this (see link) for the wireless and it works great for the rear speakers...this is obviously if you don't want to spend the 2k. I've heard sonos are pretty sick though.
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I don't use it for home theater though so I can't comment on that context.

I use it for wifi distributed sound around the house and absolutely it is worth the month.

My set-up:
- Sonos Bridge (normally comes with first speaker)
- Play 5 in the office
- Play 5 in the bedroom
- Play 1 in the master bathroom (deals with humidity)
- Play 3 in the kitchen
- Sonos Amp in the living room - connected to two in wall rear speakers effectively giving me Sonos in that room; also connected are two outdoor speakers outside

if you absolutely can't have wires or hide them properly, then Sonos is really the only option. You'll just pay a lot.

But I found Sonos to be relatively affordable. When you compare the cost of buying a top of the line receiver, amp, etc and then the cost of wiring your house, the economics are absolutely there.

People are our there spending tons of money on their speakers, receiver, amp, etc and getting effectively one room.

BTW, just bought another speaker for my daughter's room for $199. I think you can't beat that to just plug in and turn on a speaker in another room in the house.

As many have posted, the ease of use is Sonos' great advantage. The quality of the system is also good - if you want an easy set up to play music in multiple rooms or as background music to a conversation. But: If you're looking for high end (audiophile) sound quality, I would probably look elsewhere (Linn, Naim). The Linn Kiko system might be of interest to you.

I have a playbar, sub and two play 1s in my den and I use a single play five for my living room.

The platform is unbelievable and the sond is pretty damn good. There are much better sounding speakers available if you are very particular about that but if you want good sound, no wires, and convenience then Sonos is the answer.

Of plug and play setup. Plug it into the wall and you're basically done. Multi room sound system. My place is wired with speakers and I still turn to sonos for ease of use.

Have them in the bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and library. Got them from Target. They are more expensive than better standard equipment, but they are phenomenal for really good sounding wireless speakers for people who don't want the permanency of wires, who want a quick solution or want a portable solution.

Sonos is one of the few products I rely on. Buy with confidence and understand you're paying for one button setup.

In comment 11837605 Jim in Fairfax said:

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I'm not an expert on audio systems, but My understanding is the value in Sonos is its multi room capability. Spending the money on Sonos for a single room surround system seems like a waste of money. There are a lot of wireless surround systems out there for much less.

What Jim said. The Sonos product is great for a multi room, spread out deployment. For a single HT application, I think you can get away cheaper with the same performance (and I'm not sure if the time delays will be an issue for HT, although I could be wrong).

I'm looking into the same thing now, trying to find a way to avoid running wiring to my rear surround and center speaker following a remodel. There are a few units that seem capable at around $200 (just the receiver/transmitter pair, you provide the speakers). I'm wary to do wireless for half the system though, because no matter what you're going to get some sort of propagation delay that's going to make them sound out of sync. Might reconsider my stance on the Sonos (making the whole kit wireless, so that they have the same delay) or biting the bullet and running some wiring.