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    managed to get my sonos working properly after a very long time , so wonderful to be able to hear all these albums .

    I had my sonos bridge next to the router and it was interfering , only recently discovered this as I am a bit dim!! moved it several metres away from router and its wonderful !!!

    I suppose we have too many wi fi devices these days
    ou might slip, you might slide, you might
    Stumble and fall by the road side
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    Remember you're walking up to heaven

    Don't let nobody turn you around
    … Walk with the rich, walk with the poor
    Learn from everyone, that's what life is for
    And don't you let nobody drag your spirit down

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    Whilst certainly not being the ultimate in hifi, Sonos is a very well executed product. Easily good enough for casual listening & can open up a world of new music. Its ease of use & stability are big selling points.

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    A friend has set it up on his systems and I'm very impressed with it.
    I may purchase some Sonos kit myself.

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    My mate's got one of the sound bars - about a metre long, no idea what model - and the sound quality is very good but I can't be doing with the non-stereo thing.
    We have two ears and for that reason alone a stereo will always sound better to me.

    I said I'd like to try wiring up two and place them like you would normal speakers - in his case, either side of his living room's chimney breast - and configure them for stereo rather than the fake uni-directional effect they normally have.

    He lives up in the smoke and came down about a week after I explained why I couldn't have one myself. I'd just bought the passive pre- and everything was (and is) sounding sweeter than ever in my own system and he sat there quietly for half an hour, just listening to some Agnes Obel and then he bought a pair of speakers off me and we started searching on Gumtree for a suitable amp
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    Quote Originally Posted by hifinutt View Post
    managed to get my sonos working properly after a very long time , so wonderful to be able to hear all these albums .

    I had my sonos bridge next to the router and it was interfering , only recently discovered this as I am a bit dim!! moved it several metres away from router and its wonderful !!!

    I suppose we have too many wi fi devices these days
    As a secondary system. I have play bar / play 1 / play 3 / play 5/ sub, all in one room. All a bit bizarre and depends on how much you have had to drink, on whether all or just some.

    This is an alternative to my Hi-FI. But when I fancy some surround sound.... it does it for me.

    Obviously not Hi-FI, but jolly good. It does it for me

    Peter


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    sounds pretty acceptable into my dac
    ou might slip, you might slide, you might
    Stumble and fall by the road side
    But don't you ever let nobody drag your spirit down
    Remember you're walking up to heaven

    Don't let nobody turn you around
    … Walk with the rich, walk with the poor
    Learn from everyone, that's what life is for
    And don't you let nobody drag your spirit down

    Eric Bibb

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    Quote Originally Posted by rigger67 View Post
    My mate's got one of the sound bars - about a metre long, no idea what model - and the sound quality is very good but I can't be doing with the non-stereo thing.
    We have two ears and for that reason alone a stereo will always sound better to me.

    I said I'd like to try wiring up two and place them like you would normal speakers - in his case, either side of his living room's chimney breast - and configure them for stereo rather than the fake uni-directional effect they normally have.

    You can configure them to work mono or stereo, or even 2.1 if you're that was inclined. For what they are i think the sound is more than acceptable, i've got a pair of play 1's set up in stereo mode that i'm very happy with


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    Quote Originally Posted by rigger67 View Post
    My mate's got one of the sound bars - about a metre long, no idea what model - and the sound quality is very good but I can't be doing with the non-stereo thing.
    We have two ears and for that reason alone a stereo will always sound better to me.

    I said I'd like to try wiring up two and place them like you would normal speakers - in his case, either side of his living room's chimney breast - and configure them for stereo rather than the fake uni-directional effect they normally have.

    He lives up in the smoke and came down about a week after I explained why I couldn't have one myself. I'd just bought the passive pre- and everything was (and is) sounding sweeter than ever in my own system and he sat there quietly for half an hour, just listening to some Agnes Obel and then he bought a pair of speakers off me and we started searching on Gumtree for a suitable amp
    Agnes can have a funny effect on a man
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    Phil, if this Sonos thingy of which you speak is digital, then this thread should've been posted in the digital section of the forum, not in Blank Canvas. Please confirm

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    ah yes , it is a streamer I believe . sorry I am a bit of a dinosaur so please move it . ta
    ou might slip, you might slide, you might
    Stumble and fall by the road side
    But don't you ever let nobody drag your spirit down
    Remember you're walking up to heaven

    Don't let nobody turn you around
    … Walk with the rich, walk with the poor
    Learn from everyone, that's what life is for
    And don't you let nobody drag your spirit down

    Eric Bibb

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