Sonos had a strong showing at the Vancouver Audio Festival with it’s PLAY:5 speaker system, and the new PLAYBASE television sound base. I’ve seen, and heard the budget-oriented PLAY:1, PLAY:3, and PLAY:5 speakers a number of times, but almost always singly or in different rooms throughout a home, and the 5s were always on their side… not in the Hifi Centre demo room though. No, this time the PLAY:5s were on dedicated speaker stands, and had a matching wireless SUB. Their clean, white lines perfectly complimenting the minimalist aesthetic of the room. The idea of getting people listening to their favourite computer audio streaming through quality wireless speaker systems is not new, but Sonos seems to be doing it better than many. By utilizing their own dedicated wifi bandwidth, you can stream music from apps like Spotify or Tidal directly from your phone without having it interrupted if a call comes in: pretty slick for the crowd whose phone is also their listening source – and there are many, many people who use their smart phones as their sole music source. This isn’t something the audiophile community or manufacturers should scoff at, or take for granted. This is something they should legitimately [...]
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