Typical price: £1,000
What is it: Wireless home stereo system that streams digital music and Internet radio all over your house
What we think: If Apple made hi-fis they would look like the Sonos. It's a delight to use, looks fantastic and sounds even better
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 21 October 2005
Tags: Sonos, Sonos Digital Music System, installation, subwoofer, wireless
We like:
Excellent sound quality; quick set-up; reliability; elegance
We don't like:
That we had to give it back
You might also need:
You'll need speakers. You can either use Sonos' speakers or pick your own from another manufacturer
CNET UK judgement:
Every once in a while a product comes along that makes us drool like a newborn puppy. The Sonos is to home hi-fi what the iPod was to portable music players. We guarantee that anyone who installs a pair of Zoneplayers in their house is unlikely to leave it again
Full review:
A wireless future has been the dream of neophiliacs for decades. Even as far back as 1927, Fritz Lang's Metropolis shows a robot emitting pulsing, glowing rings into the air -- presumably some kind of macabre wireless communication that anticipated Wi-Fi. Continue Reading...
Sonos Digital Music System History
24 Oct 2007 in Crave
Sonos to access 5 million Napster songs
The Sonos Digital Music system -- the uber-perfect streaming audio setup for the home -- just got better with the integration of Napster's entire catalogue, all available for streaming over the Web
3 Aug 2007 in Reviews
Streaming audio systems for the home
The great thing about streaming audio is its ability to free up your audio collection -- music no longer needs to be confined to one room, one PC or one audio system. Here's four of the best options
21 Feb 2007 in Digital Living
How do I listen to the music on my PC in another room?
Is there a way I can listen to the music on my PC on my hi-fi in the lounge?
11 Apr 2006 in Crave
Return of the Mack: Sonos ZP80
The best just went nuclear. Sonos has carved out a reputation for good audio-streaming products, but how does the new ZP80 fare in comparison to the Sonos of old?
5 Jan 2006 in Crave
Round-up: digital music and portable media players at CES
Apple is conspicuous by its absence at CES, so other manufacturers get a chance to hog the limelight. With video the watchword this year, our colleagues at CNET.com have been rooting out the most interesting portable media players...
13 Dec 2005 in Crave
Michael's Christmas Shopping: Bulletproof music
For my first Christmas shopping spree on Crave I'm in search of a hi-fi rig that can survive the loving attention of a toddler with a mean streak. There's only choice: the bulletproof genius that is the Sonos Digital Music System
14 Oct 2005 in Crave
Superstar DJ: Sonos Zoneplayer
Looking for a way to play Beethoven in the bathroom and Rage Against The Machine in the nursery, wirelessly streamed from your iTunes library? Sonos have the answer
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June 16, 2006
Posted by: North London
"Excellent all-round system"
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