Stereo - what's your rig?

[Snowy]

Second thoughts, if you plug a laptop running the software directly into the ethernet port of the Play:5 does it pick up then? (If not, does that work on the other Play:5, if not ignore the test)

[Giles]

We did a reset it works.  Now how am I going to break the news to Paula that I needlessly bought 2 more Sonos components?

[seawolf]

You didn't needlessly buy anything. Send them to Snowy to compensate him for his tech support.

[Giles]

News been broken to Paula.  Response:  "Great, we can have music in the bedroom…."

[Chris]

You don't make beautiful music in the bedroom already?

[seawolf]

This is getting awkward.

[Chris]

That's what she said!

[Giles]

@Chris:

You don't make beautiful music in the bedroom already?

Obviously not beautiful enough for The Madame….

[JCar2666]

@JCar2666:

Just reset everything G

I told you to do this in the first place.  You can thank me

[Giles]

I know and thank you.  Just did not know how to do that.  I guess once I'd "solved" the problem, by buying more shit, my brain could function effectively & it was pretty tricky Googling "Sonos reset", I can tell you….

[JCar2666]

Glad you and P will be able to enjoy the Play1's now.  They're good separate but great as a stereo pair for the size

[Giles]

The plan is to have them set up as a stereo pair most of the time, but when we entertain and want to extend the range of the music (or have different music in different rooms), we'll split the pair.

[seawolf]

Do those speakers just plug into the wall and connect to the network via iTunes it some native software?

[JCar2666]

Yes you plug in the speakers and connect them to your internet via a SONOS bridge or hardwire one SONOS component to your router via Ethernet cable.  From there you download or install SONOS's software to play from multiple sources.  Examples are songs on your phone, pandora, spotify or music from your computer all from the SONOS app.

[seawolf]

Killer.

[JCar2666]

It's by far the best wifi speaker system out there.  It's expandability is endless and you can play different music from every speaker if need be

[Snowy]

Great to hear you got it working again G, at least you didn't have to send it back to someone to fix for money, that's the other positive here

Sonos in the bedroom = no more iPhone alarm clock for me. I've been using the Play:1 as my alarm since it's in the bedroom. I've not woken up listening to music since 1999, crazy nice to start with thumping drum and bass.

The way I use Sonos 99% of the time is to stream radio stations from TuneIN radio. Mrs Snowy uses it to stream local radio stations in the area..

[Snowy]

(and thanks for trying seawolf )

[Giles]

We typically steam radio stations via spotify when in the office.  Aat home we typically stream music using Spotify, if I can't find what we want to listen to on Spotify, I revert to the music on our home server…

[simonc]

Useful forum and great site http://www.whathifi.com/