Good morning all, and a very happy Sunday to you too.
I was wondering what sort of opinions/advice people may have regarding a Sonos-based solution for my kitchen/dining room....
I currently have a Sonos ZP90 hooked up to an 8200CDQ in my main system in the living room, and love the ease of use/functionality it offers (i.e. being able to laze on the sofa and choose music/radio without having to move more than an inch or two), and am very happy with the sound through the CDQ.
Next door in the kitchen, we currently have a 10 year old CD/MD/FM Sony radio mini-system, which does an ok job I guess, but it's really time to move on, and I'd like to up the sound quality somewhat, as the main system is in the living room next door and I invariably spend a fair bit of time in the kitchen/diner listening to it through a door, which seems to miss the pint somewhat ! Hearing something sounding great and then running through to catch a snippet whilst doing the washing up isn't really doing it for me, so I need (ok, want !) something decent in the same room.
So, Sonos it is (i.e not interested in the Squeezebox route, as I already have the ZP90 and am happy with the Sonos 'way'), but what configuration woukld offer the best sound ?
- ZP90 with active speakers (i.e. Epoz Aktimate Mini, Audioengine A5 or similar)
-ZP120 with passive speakers (i.e. Monitor Audio BX2, Dali Zensor 1 etc)
- Play 3
- Play 5
The room is about 3.5x5 metres, wood floor, plenty of furniture (dining table and chairs, console table, pics on the wall, bookshelves, thick curtains/blinds etc) and the speakers would almost certainly have to be up out of the way on wall brackets (she who must be obeyed etc)
I'm leaning towards the ZP90 with actives, as I don't think the Play3 and 5 will offer anywhere near the same SQ as the active route, although I know they can be paired in a stereo configuration etc.]
I'm not really looking for any earth-shattering volume etc (although I certainly don't mind it), just the best sound quality for my money, within a budget of about £600 all-in I reckon.
Any opinions/ideas ??
Thanks,
Baz
I was wondering what sort of opinions/advice people may have regarding a Sonos-based solution for my kitchen/dining room....
I currently have a Sonos ZP90 hooked up to an 8200CDQ in my main system in the living room, and love the ease of use/functionality it offers (i.e. being able to laze on the sofa and choose music/radio without having to move more than an inch or two), and am very happy with the sound through the CDQ.
Next door in the kitchen, we currently have a 10 year old CD/MD/FM Sony radio mini-system, which does an ok job I guess, but it's really time to move on, and I'd like to up the sound quality somewhat, as the main system is in the living room next door and I invariably spend a fair bit of time in the kitchen/diner listening to it through a door, which seems to miss the pint somewhat ! Hearing something sounding great and then running through to catch a snippet whilst doing the washing up isn't really doing it for me, so I need (ok, want !) something decent in the same room.
So, Sonos it is (i.e not interested in the Squeezebox route, as I already have the ZP90 and am happy with the Sonos 'way'), but what configuration woukld offer the best sound ?
- ZP90 with active speakers (i.e. Epoz Aktimate Mini, Audioengine A5 or similar)
-ZP120 with passive speakers (i.e. Monitor Audio BX2, Dali Zensor 1 etc)
- Play 3
- Play 5
The room is about 3.5x5 metres, wood floor, plenty of furniture (dining table and chairs, console table, pics on the wall, bookshelves, thick curtains/blinds etc) and the speakers would almost certainly have to be up out of the way on wall brackets (she who must be obeyed etc)
I'm leaning towards the ZP90 with actives, as I don't think the Play3 and 5 will offer anywhere near the same SQ as the active route, although I know they can be paired in a stereo configuration etc.]
I'm not really looking for any earth-shattering volume etc (although I certainly don't mind it), just the best sound quality for my money, within a budget of about £600 all-in I reckon.
Any opinions/ideas ??
Thanks,
Baz