Terrific Streaming Audio Solution! | Sonos ZP100 Digital Music System Bundle (BU101)

Rediscover your entire music collection | Sonos ZP100 Digital Music System Bundle (BU101)

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highly recommended

drives two pairs of speakers easily; some delay from analog sources

I set up a 3-zone system in about 15 minutes and the Sonos system is just about perfect for playing tracks from a computer hard drive. The power amp in a single Zone Player had no trouble driving two pairs of loudspeakers (i.e., you can do two rooms with one Zone Player if you accept that they cannot be independently controlled for volume). My only caveat is that if you use the analog input to digitize a signal from a traditional stereo it will come out of the other zones with a slight delay. You can correct this by using the tape monitor loop on the traditional stereo so that it too is playing from a Sonos.

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Terrific Streaming Audio Solution!

I received my Sonos introductory bundle from Amazon on July 29 and set it up in about three hours. While it is not cheap, it works flawlessly. I have my music stored on a Buffalo Technology LinkStation Network Storage Center (HD-H120LAN), which is connected to my Linksys router (WRT54GS). After configuring the first ZP100 ZonePlayer, I connected it to my wireless network via a Linksys Ethernet Bridge (WET54G V1.0). I hooked-up the second ZonePlayer to my patio speakers. The Sonos system works great, and my new wife loves it too.

Rediscover your entire music collection

I had been wanting to install a whole house audio system long before I even had a house. When I was a kid, I dreamed of being able to go from room to room and have my music follow me. Back then I envisioned a CD changer hooked up to all my speakers and listening to a selection of my favorite CDs. If I only could have dreamed bigger, I would have thought of the Sonos system.

I got an iPod three years ago and it was great to rediscover songs/CDs/artists that I hadn't listened to in awhile due to (1) the volume of my collection and (2) not having the ability to manipulate songs across the collection easily until the advent of mp3 playlists. But the iPod changed that. I loaded all of my CDs on an external hard drive, synched my iPod, and had all of my songs in a handheld device no bigger than my wallet. Or so I thought.

Turns out, I had too much music to fit on one iPod. So it was great to have *most* of my favorite music on the iPod so I could easily take it in the car or listen to on a single system within my house, but I still wanted access to all my songs and the single iPod couldn't pump music throughout the whole house without some costly wiring expenses. And along comes the Sonos system...

I had first read about the product nearly a year ago and it had gotten rave reviews wherever I looked. Thinking it was out of my price range though, I never really considered purchasing it. However, I then began to research different alternatives. The more I price compared a total solution (ie: running speaker wire throughout an existing house, a central media manager so I could run different and/or the same feed(s) to different rooms, and a remote to control it all), the more attractive the Sonos system became. Given all of the extra costs with a different system (not to mention the inevitable set up frustration), I was convinced that the Sonos system was my answer. But could this finally be IT or was I going to be let down by something that seemed to be soooo good, it almost seemed overhyped?

Without question, the answer is yes, this...is...IT. It is honestly the easiest computer interface/setup I have ever used. Connect a ZonePlayer to your router, press a couple of buttons, and follow the on screen prompts. Then follow a similar procedure to connect the remote (Sonos Controller). Another ZonePlayer in another room set up via the Controller (quicker than the 1st), and you're good to go. The remote controls up to 32 ZonePlayers (ie-rooms) so it should satisfy anyone's needs if you want to expand (and you'll want to!).

After 15 minutes, you'll be listening to Bach in the Basement, Frampton in the Family Room, and Sinatra in the bedroom. Or listen to the same thing all over the house. And the best part? There are NO buffering issues in this wireless music system. How'd they do it? I don't know, but it really does work.

Another important feature that is often downplayed but nearly equally cool, is the RCA input on each ZonePlayer. This allows you to connect an external source and send it throughout the rest of the system. So you can connect a tuner to one of the ZonePlayers, and then send your favorite radio station to the rest of your house. Connect another to a TV and send the TV's audio throughout the house. What for, you ask? I agree, I won't be using it for regular shows, but it should be great for sports and being able to keep up with the game when I run outside. To make that happen...

I'm hoping to add another ZonePlayer outside in the Spring so I can go from the upstairs to the main floor to the basement and even outside, all the while listening to the same song throughout the journey. I'm really looking forward to the good weather!

So as you can see, I just can't praise this product enough. For those of you who think it's expensive, compare it to a full solution like I did. If you have a large CD/mp3 collection and an imperfect listening solution, this is the one product that can tie it all together easily and achieve that sonic nirvana you've been searching for.

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SONOS Digital music system

This is an excellent system!! This product will change the way people listen to music, similarly as Tivo and DVRs have changed the way we all watch television.

Highly recommend to anyone who loves music!!

Finally, someone got it right !!

yes, thinking people working hard and being creative can get it right. that is what came to mind after i bought this system. within days, we added four zone players, remotes, and now the charging cradles. next step, the existing stereo equipment got sold off on eBay. this setup is the best out there. buy it, you will wonder how you got along without it. it is like getting used to email and wondering what you did when it was not around. i am finally listening to music that i had, but had long since buried in piles of CDs languishing in the basement. cannot recommend this highly enough. awesome product.

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