Just picked up the Wiim Pro Plus on Cyber Monday and plan on testing that out for a bit. I'm tempted to go Sonos just to please my wife but I'm hoping she can figure out how to Airplay Spotify to Wiim.
I'm building a house with a bunch of different zones. All the ceiling speakers in each room tie back to a single amp location. It'd be great if each room could play its own music (for example, if I have guests staying in the different rooms, they can play what they want to hear on their room's ceiling speakers.) Does this device allow for that?
The Sonos Port are ideal for whole-home audio systems with centralized amps. Each Port = a Zone/Room for independent music selection.
This is a super common fact pattern on Slickdeals. Some band of nerds thinks that a product or brand is overpriced to start. Think Apple, Mercedes, Sony, Sonos, whatever.
Then an objectively good deal comes about for one of those items, and instead of commenting on the deal quality, one of the nerds comes in and says "LOL my OnePlus phone has 4x the horsepower of this lame-o iPhone and it costs less money! You Apple sheeple suck."
That is what happened here. The guy you are quoting told the nerd to move on.
I appreciate that you didn't attack me. I agree with half of those 'nerds' and disagree with other the with half. Regardless of my opinion, said 'nerd' should be safe saying his opinion, and be secure that someone asking him to leave is innapropriate. Otherwise, Lynch mobs are fostered. I don't know why so many people nowadays don't understand that.
This port is inferior to the prior version. The main reason is that if you use the digital output, it is not bit perfect. The digital signal is processed. The only way to bypass the processing is to set the output volume to maximum and then control the volume with the external DAC or preamp. That defeats the simplicity of controlling the volume with the SONOS app. The other reason is that the tiny switch mode power supply wall wart is less powerful than the built in power supply in the prior version. I have compared in detail both versions and sonically the prior version is superior. The port is more responsive in the app though. As an audio buff, I have the wired 4 sound mods of both. and the wyred 4 sound mod of the prior version is the best sounding streamer I have heard under $1k until the eversolo A6. You should be able to find a used version of the wired 4 sound modded prior version for a little more than this price.
If you're trying to connect your turntable (or other analog audio device) to a Sonos speaker, I JUST discovered two iOS apps: Quanta and AirChord. Take a look at these. They may meet your need without having to pay $270 for an audio input that should have been included on your speaker from the beginning.
If not, this might be the cheapest you're gonna find this particular product.
The Sonos Port are ideal for whole-home audio systems with centralized amps. Each Port = a Zone/Room for independent music selection.
So how would this be wired? I have the ceiling speaker in the guest rooms wired to the Amp. Do I disconnect the speakers from the amp and just plug them into their own Sonos for each room? Wouldn't that just be like buying an amp for each room then?
So how would this be wired? I have the ceiling speaker in the guest rooms wired to the Amp. Do I disconnect the speakers from the amp and just plug them into their own Sonos for each room? Wouldn't that just be like buying an amp for each room then?
What is the amp they are connected to? The Sonos Port is a source that would connect to your standalone amplifier.
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It lets you use your own speakers with the rest of any Sonos speakers you have.
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This is a super common fact pattern on Slickdeals. Some band of nerds thinks that a product or brand is overpriced to start. Think Apple, Mercedes, Sony, Sonos, whatever.
Then an objectively good deal comes about for one of those items, and instead of commenting on the deal quality, one of the nerds comes in and says "LOL my OnePlus phone has 4x the horsepower of this lame-o iPhone and it costs less money! You Apple sheeple suck."
That is what happened here. The guy you are quoting told the nerd to move on.
I appreciate that you didn't attack me. I agree with half of those 'nerds' and disagree with other the with half. Regardless of my opinion, said 'nerd' should be safe saying his opinion, and be secure that someone asking him to leave is innapropriate. Otherwise, Lynch mobs are fostered. I don't know why so many people nowadays don't understand that.
This is the weirdest comment I've ever seen on SD. And I've seen a lot of them.
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If you're trying to connect your turntable (or other analog audio device) to a Sonos speaker, I JUST discovered two iOS apps: Quanta and AirChord. Take a look at these. They may meet your need without having to pay $270 for an audio input that should have been included on your speaker from the beginning.
If not, this might be the cheapest you're gonna find this particular product.
So how would this be wired? I have the ceiling speaker in the guest rooms wired to the Amp. Do I disconnect the speakers from the amp and just plug them into their own Sonos for each room? Wouldn't that just be like buying an amp for each room then?
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