Monthly Archives: October 2009
Sonos offers new portable music system controlled by iPhone or iPod touch
Filed under: iPhone , iPod touch , Music Sonos has announced a portable wireless music system that uses an iPhone or iPod touch for a controller. The Zone Player S5 is a one piece, 5 speaker music player that can access your iTunes library or any internet radio station, as well as Napster, Rhapsody, Pandora, last.fm or Sirius if you have the required subscriptions. The physical unit has only volume controls and a mute button. Like other Sonos products, the S5 needs a wired router connect Continue reading
Sonos’ S5 Wireless Speaker System Is Built For The iPhone (video)
I’m loving Sonos’ new Sonos ZonePlayer S5. It’s a tad on the pricey side, but what is lost in affordability is gained in pure simplicity and quality. The device connects to your Internet and can play 1000s of Internet radio stations, stream the most popular of music services (Pandora, Last.fm, Napster, etc) and pull music directly from your computer’s iTunes library. It’s also compatible with Apple’s wireless Time Capsule hard drive, which means your computer doesn’t even have to be turned on Continue reading
Sonos ZonePlayer S5 all-in-one wireless speaker lowers cost of entry (video!)
For many, the perceived high cost of getting into a Sonos wireless home audio system has been a significant barrier. While you crave whole-home, distributed audio that just works without pops, hisses, or clicks, you simply can’t justify dropping $350 on a ZonePlayer ZP90 and another $200 or so for a pair of decent amplified speakers. Even then, you’re still only talking about a single room — adding more rooms (or zones) and dedicated Sonos controllers jacks the price up even higher. Tod Continue reading
Sonos ZonePlayer S5 wireless speaker makes distributed audio (a little) cheaper [Video]
Sonos have pushed out a new ZonePlayer in their distributed home audio system, and in doing so drops the entry price by a (relatively) high amount. The Sonos ZonePlayer S5 packages together a receiver and an amplified 5-driver speaker into a single unit, which for $399 (or €350 in Europe) undercuts the previous entry-level ZonePlayer 90 which demanded a separate set of powered speakers on top of its $349 sticker price. Video demo after the cut The ZonePlayer S5 has twin tweeters Continue reading