Pocket casts sonos6/16/2023 ![]() I will go out on a limb and say that everyone interested in a Sonos device will have at least one of those devices, and will have some way of controlling the Sonos system. Sonos provides controller apps for iOS/iPad OS, Android, Amazon’s FireOS, Windows, and Macs. How Sonos accomplishes this complex, multi-room capable system is through a controller app. With the system running on wifi, it isn’t possible to just fire up Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube Music and play audio to Sonos straight from there. As of today, there are no significant rulings on these lawsuits, but it is worth noting. Google’s Cast technology supports audio as well as video, but Sonos’ technology predates Google Cast, and Sonos is actually suing Google in several jurisdictions for patent and IP infringement. Google has a similar technology with Google Cast, what many people know of as Chromecast. There is an elephant in the room here that must be mentioned. The flexibility of the Sonos system is one of the biggest draws. So different speakers in different rooms can be playing the same audio, or speakers in one room can play one thing, while speakers in a different can play another thing. Users with multiple Sonos speakers can play audio through any number of them. But it also enables things that aren’t otherwise possible with Bluetooth. This brings several advantages, like better sound than bluetooth can provide, not having the issue where other sounds like notifications getting passed to the speaker from the phone. This makes them different than bluetooth speakers where sound is sent directly from a phone or tablet to the speaker, but instead comes directly to the speaker from the internet. Most products can be plugged into a wired network connection, but I think most customers will use their devices on wifi. Sonos Was Chromecast and Airplay Before There Was Chromecast and Airplay We’ll get to that, but first, a primer on how Sonos works. But where the biggest benefits of the Sonos eco system come from connecting multiple speakers together. ![]() Yes, users can use a single speaker, be it the Roam, the standalone Sonos One, etc. In many ways users get more benefits out of having multiple Sonos devices in their home. My use has exclusively been on the Roam, so I’m not able to test every feature that the Sonos system has to offer, but I have a pretty good idea how it works. The company features everything from the afore mentioned Roam portable speaker that costs $220 and features bluetooth along with the wifi connect, all the way up to home theatre systems that can cost thousands of dollars that connect directly to a TV. So what is the Sonos System? At the core, Sonos is a wifi connected speaker system. Sonos isn’t a new service, but it is new to me, and learning the ins and outs, good and bad, and quirks of using Sonos has been interesting. This is the first Sonos product I’ve ever owned and while I will review that device specifically next, first I want to talk about the overall Sonos ecosystem. A few weeks ago, in search of a new portable speaker to use outdoors on the deck and in the yard, I purchased the new Sonos Roam speaker.
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