True, but he's already got the Beam and assuming that stays, then the Sonos sub is the only option.Sonos sub is over priced you can buy better ones for same or less
True, but he's already got the Beam and assuming that stays, then the Sonos sub is the only option.
The Sub is brilliant btw. Expensive, but brilliant.
Agreed!it's the best sub I've ever owned and loud enough to rattle the neighbours windows.
that being said I haven't owned a 17 inch SVS sub so I can't say I've compared it to anything very high end
Far fewer cables and a smaller footprint spring to mind immediately. They're also far less imposing in a smaller room typical of UK living rooms.How exactly is SONOS more convenience than an amp and speakers?
Fewer wires, can move them around rooms as requirements change, easy to stream to individually, flexibility in grouping them in different ways ...How exactly is SONOS more convenience than an amp and speakers?
Then SONOS isn't for you, but it is for others. I might find a product thread of something I have no interest in just to post that it's not for me and there's other products I'd rather have. But then I guess I'd risk being called a troll.More connectivity, standard connections. If I were to buy a 2.0 soundbar is make sure it has RCA sub out. No way would it be wireless, or require same brand sub
For the people that buy it yes, obviouslyIs the extra outlay of cost / drop in performance for saving a few minutes of cable tidying worth it?
I've got Monitor Audio Gold 300's and they're massive. I've often thought about getting rid of them purely due to their size and the fact the utterly dominate the living room. But then in my next house I might make a cinema room, in which case I'll definitely have Sonos 5.1 with a Beam in the living room. I've got the Playbar and two One's in the bedroom and it's perfect for the size.I had a Monitor Audio RS silver setup years ago which blow the Sonos out of the water but just the fronts were the best part of a grand and were huge.
I've got Monitor Audio Gold 300's and they're massive. I've often thought about getting rid of them purely due to their size and the fact the utterly dominate the living room. But then in my next house I might make a cinema room, in which case I'll definitely have Sonos 5.1 with a Beam in the living room. I've got the Playbar and two One's in the bedroom and it's perfect for the size.
Which is exactly what all the audio buffs miss! Yes Sonos is expensive, yes it doesn’t sound as good as a separates system and yes it is missing some codecs and connectivity but as a lifestyle system it is simply unrivalled for style, simplicity and function. I use it every single day and while I’d love to go back to my separates system for the sound I simply don’t have the space for it or enough time for dedicated listening!Yep for a dedicated cinema room Sonos doesn’t make much sense. its more “lifestyle” with good sound to boot more suited to modern living rooms.
Which is exactly what all the audio buffs miss! Yes Sonos is expensive, yes it doesn’t sound as good as a separates system and yes it is missing some codecs and connectivity but as a lifestyle system it is simply unrivalled for style, simplicity and function. I use it every single day and while I’d love to go back to my separates system for the sound I simply don’t have the space for it or enough time for dedicated listening!
I guess style is subjective and definitely changes as you age but I no longer know anyone with a massive set of home cinema speakers in their living room and your definitely in a minority that thinks a massive sub is stylish!I look at my Monolith Plus in the corner, all shiny and black, big and square, and I'm like phwhorrrr that's stylish.
So perhaps it's unrivaled in function and simplicity, but not style.
I guess style is subjective and definitely changes as you age but I no longer know anyone with a massive set of home cinema speakers in their living room and your definitely in a minority that thinks a massive sub is stylish!
They may even last longer than the gen1 they have significantly more memory etc I was amazed how low the specs on the older ones were!Play 5 gen 2 is 399 on Amazon at the min , I think that’s the cheapest I’ve seen it
How many more years do you think the gen 2 will have ? I guess if it was it last the same as the gen 1 it’s still a decent purchase ?