Recent content by hydra1981

Sonos connect just arrived, analog audio out plugged in to the analog audio in of the Marantz. My only problem is that I need to crank the volume up way too high to get any substantial sound out of the speakers. I have the audio on the Connect at around 30% (which is where I keep the Play 5 most...

Yes - thanks, I remember your comment that is why I am waiting to come across a good deal on a Connect. Apologies if I confused things, £165 for a Play:1 is right, the Play:3 is £230ish roughly which doesn't sound like a huge difference for an one off purchase. For £230 though you can get a used...

Playing music using one source but across wireless speakers without the audio coming out of the speakers out of sync is historically the killer feature of Sonos and it is not trivial to implement. Sonos can do that across multiple speakers regardless of the exact configuration (stereo or...

In any case, I am putting my money were my mouth is and I am keeping both systems since they will be used for different, in terms of functionality, reasons. It doesn't have to be black or white. In the meantime, I was thinking about a Play 1 in the kitchen but for £165 new I could go for a Play...

I didn't say that, I said one should take into account that what Sonos offers is not just audio but the ability to listen to music across your property without lag. If one doesn't actually need this functionality then Sonos is overshadowed on a dollar basis by other products simply because the...

The Play 5 seems to me like a fantastic product but if audio is what you are interested in then for 900 pounds there is more options. The wifi/sync is the killer feature and it should be judged on that basis. So I think the original suggestion that a Connect on an existing setup plus Sonos units...

Not sure if it matters much and by taking into consideration that the Play 5 is brand new and not broken in there is no way it is a match to the pair of Zensors (with the Marantz) sound wise. It is not bad by any means but not in the same league. It is loud and the bass is more pronounced but I...

I got an e-mail from Spotify about a 20% discount for Play 1/3/5 so I went ahead and bought a 5 before selling my current kit. A side by side comparison is imminent, I will post back my thoughts.

Of course - I am not saying that the price is not fair. All I am saying is if you strip down, conceptually, from the Play 5 all the Sonos specific capabilities and you purely just look at it as a speaker, how does it compare to the Zensor 1 pair i.e. I am trying to make a comparison based on the...

Thanks for the suggestions! Streaming to other rooms is also a requirement so based on your suggestion I think I should replace the Marantz M-CR510 with another amp and get a Sonos Connect. Looking at the Play 5 I couldn't help but wonder how much of the asking price is speaker capability and...

Thanks for the clarification! Any views regarding the Dali Zensor 1 vs Sonos Play 5 as speakers?

There is a discussion about how when you want to stream music across using a Connect attached to a 3rd party amp and speakers and say a Sonos Play X, the processing of the 3rd party amp introduces inevitably a few milliseconds of delay to the sound as it comes out of the 3rd party speakers and...

Hi, First post in the forum as I am trying to make up my mind on what to do next. My current set-up is a set of Dali Zensor 1 speakers driven by a Marantz M-CR510. It is an OK set-up but although the Marantz has its nice features I am not in love with it anymore and I am looking for a bit of a...