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Old 29 December 2013, 12:51 AM
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Anyone else in love with this stuff?

I've had a Play 5 for about a year and really pleased with it and for Xmas got this little lot.



Now I just need the Sub
Old 29 December 2013, 07:35 AM
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I've been using sonos for about 6 years now, mainly as a streamer/multi room device. I just love the fact they are so easy/ plugnplay. Their online and telephone support is excellent too.
Old 29 December 2013, 07:52 AM
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I bought a Play3 last year and bought another two when I moved into my house. Quality of them is superb!

As above, love how easy it is to install and use, all my music is straight from the iPad.

Would a Play5 to replace the Play3 in the living room and the PlayBar is awesome! But they're a hell of a lot of money

Where do you need 3 Bridges? One should be enough shouldn't it?
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Yeh usually one is enough but the house is pretty big with granite walls which wifi struggles to penetrate. I don't use all of them but they were free with 2 x Play1's and the Playbar.

I was going to stick them on Ebay but it seems Sonos' free offer has swamped Ebay with cheap ones at the moment.

Anyone got the sub? I was wondering what it was like in conjunction with the Playbar.
Old 29 December 2013, 09:45 AM
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I bought a play1 a couple of weeks ago and tbh it's genius. Dead easy to set up and I still can't believe how well it works across platforms, I can stream music off of my phone (Android) and control it from my iPad (iOS5, so no direct streaming) with out a problem.
Old 29 December 2013, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Boro
Yeh usually one is enough but the house is pretty big with granite walls which wifi struggles to penetrate. I don't use all of them but they were free with 2 x Play1's and the Playbar.

I was going to stick them on Ebay but it seems Sonos' free offer has swamped Ebay with cheap ones at the moment.

Anyone got the sub? I was wondering what it was like in conjunction with the Playbar.
Ah I see, yeah the offer is a bit of a pain for that. Thing is, the bridge is about £40 on its own and yet you can have it free when buying a speaker. Shame Sonos won't buy them back off you.

I've messed about with a PlaySub, they are mental! For music you'd need a pretty big room as they are bit over powering but I imagine mated to a PlayBar it should more controlled.
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I have two 5s in the living room and a 3s in the kitchen and main bathroom. Sound quality and ease of use both very good. Saving up for a play sub. Should keep the neighbours happy!
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How do you turn off the power to the sonos speakers when not in use?

I'm looking for a wireless speaker I can place on top of my kitchen units but I'd need to be able to turn off the power remotely, some Bluetooth speakers come with a remote that would do this, but presumably the sonos speakers don't come with a remote? I know you can download sonos apps, but I'm guessing they're more about the music playlists?
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This system wouldn't suit someone who doesn't have Internet then.....
Old 30 December 2013, 12:15 PM
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Love Sonos and recently bought a Sonos 1 to add to the collection. Very impressed with the sound quality of the little unit, actually prefer it to the Sonos 3.
Old 30 December 2013, 02:08 PM
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I'm interested in this and will probably end up buying a Sonos sound bar and a few speakers in the near future. The sound bar seems to have very good reviews. Quite pricey though.
Old 30 December 2013, 03:47 PM
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600 , for a 2 dimensional speaker
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