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Sonos S5 takes aim at the iPod speakerdock market

By mtc | Published: October 13, 2009

I’ll cut right to the chase.  Sonos gets wireless audio distribution.  They also get user experience.  Their products have appealed to many affluent gadget savvy consumers and they’ve made no apologies for being expensive, nor for requiring their customers to bring their own audio hardware – speakers, amplifiers, etc.  If the consumer accepts that, Sonos [...]

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Sonos CR200 Controller – Really? I need that?

By mtc | Published: July 8, 2009

Consumer, look away.  Don’t waste your time or money.

Home installer crowd with coin to burn… indulge and earn zero respect from the gadget-savvy.
The iPod Touch + free Sonos app makes so much more sense and it’s cheaper… and it does more….  and it looks better.   Need I go on?
I sure hope Sonos has NOT [...]

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Logitech Squeezebox Touch – random thoughts

By mtc | Published: June 24, 2009

New Squeezebox Touch has the potential to be a really cool little box.  I have been a fan of the concept of Squeezebox Duet since their initial launch at CES a couple years ago.  I am hesitant of anyone who build their own touch screen UIs because they are expensive, buggy, and will always look [...]

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Does Sonos survive the recession…

By mtc | Published: March 15, 2009

without addressing some lower price-points?
Sonos seemed to have so much promise, but it’s still such a high cost of entry for consumers.  At $349 for the ZP90 as their least expensive rendering node… for a two zone starter kit, you’ve got a $700 commitment without any speakers or remote control.
It’s a shame we aren’t seeing [...]

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