Certainly, if you want the best-sounding and most feature-laden Sonos available, this is it; but the Sonos Amp also has a different set of expectations and rivals to its siblings, and that makes things a little more complicated.

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With the introduction of the CR200 wireless controller a couple of months back, and now the ZonePlayer S5, it’s clear that Sonos isn’t resting on its laurels. If you're an audiophile, then the idea of the Connect will be much more compelling than the Connect:Amp.The only problem is that similar to all compact iPod speakers, the drivers are spaced so closely together that you don't get a whole lot in the way of stereo separation (these types of speakers tend to sound best when you're sitting about 4 feet away from them). Of course, this may well change when the somewhat controversial Sonos S2 platform launches in May 2020. The experience of using your phone or tablet as a Sonos remote is as good as it is because the interface of the Sonos iPhone app is quite easy to use.

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In addition to the volume controls in the Sonos app and on the players themselves, each room was fitted with a separate volume control on the wall. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio products, including headphones and speakers.LC3 can also send out multiple audio streams simultaneously for better stereo pairing and more seamless voice assistant integration. Plug everything in as directed, connect it to the router in your home network, push a couple of buttons, and, voilà, you’re up and running. The Sonos Arc and Bem Gen 2 soundbars support Dolby Atmos audio courtesy of the new Sonos S2 platform. After several weeks I relocated the ZP90 to my upstairs home theater and moved the ZP120 into my master bedroom/bathroom.

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This track is a difficult audition for any all-in-one music system, but the ZP-S5 turned in a glowing performance. Presumably Sonos has included its active crossover DSP circuitry in the S5’s DAC, making it the final stage of digital processing before the signal becomes analogue audio.Sonos doesn’t rely on pre-existing wireless WiFi systems; instead it uses its own closed wireless network. We listened to a wide variety of music on it, from Elvis Costello to Bach to Rihanna to assorted techno, ambient, and electronica tracks, and its sound was consistently smooth and never brash. The Sonos app (available on Android and iOS) will walk you through the set-up, but it requires little more than pressing the speaker's sync button (to link them to your network and other Sonos speakers), finding the connected speaker on the app and entering details such as your wi-fi password.