Sonos BU130 Expert Reviews

In 2005, Sonos introduced its first multiroom digital music system to rave reviews and an Editors' Choice from CNET.com. The original bundle featured the ZP100 ZonePlayers, with built-in amplifiers that required nothing more than adding a couple of ...

Two-room wireless digital audio system, expandable to as many as 32 rooms ; wireless color-screen remote utilizes iPod-style scrollwheel ; easy setup and installation ; includes audio inputs for accessing third-party audio sources ; streams the same ...

Can't stream copy-protected music purchased from the iTunes Store ; remote's rechargeable battery isn't removable ; while the Sonos components are all wireless, one base station is required to have a wired network connection

Recent firmware and feature upgrades cement the Sonos Digital Music System's position as the best multiroom streaming audio solution available.

The Sonos Digital Music System streams music from your PC and the Internet to any room with a base station, a pair of which come in the Bundle 130. A kick-ass wireless remote determines which music goes where - you can queue up different tunes for ...

Plucks music from multiple PCs. Works with various online music stores. You can serve up to 32 rooms by buying more receivers. iPod-inspired remote simplifies navigation

Two years old and it's still a thousand bucks? Won't play DRM-protected iTunes purchases, only WMA format. Pandora might disappear owing to newly imposed royalties ; thank you, Copyright Royalty Board

Will this let you share your music?

Access napster without a computer, share music in 32 different rooms, wireless, system to setup

Expensive once you add in all the optional extras

If you've got a big house and are forever having to transfer your music around each room you go to, this is the answer

The Sonos product, which is readily available at retail in Canada, takes a different approach again. The emphasis with Sonos is on multi-room music using wireless networking. The bundle I tested includes two Zone Players and a wireless Sonos ...

Attractive design, Scroll ball is comfortable and easy to use, Works with Windows and Mac systems, Integration with Tiger is flawless

Side buttons are hard to squeeze, Comfort could be improved

The Sonos range is one of our very favourite media products (web ID: 87369), and there's now a new entry-level package. For -699, you get two ZonePlayers, plus the excellent wireless controller. One of these needs a wired LAN connection, but both have ...

Like the look of the Sonos multi-room music system but not its price tag? This new 'introductory' bundle might just tempt your wallet out of hiding

Easy set-up, a delight to use and terrific sound. More affordable than ever

There are cheaper (though not better) alternatives

Simple to set up and use ; comfortable and convenient wireless controller ; line-in sources can be streamed to other players ; plays MP3, WMA, AAC (non-iTunes bought files), OGG, FLAC, Apple lossless, WAV, Audible and AIFF files ; can stream MP3 and ...

At least one ZonePlayer needs to be connected to the router via Ethernet, the controller doesn't scroll long title and artist names, the overall sound quality was a little flat, the ZonePlayers don't have headphone jacks

If you want a convenient way to stream a large music collection from your PC to up to two rooms in the house, Sonos' 130 Bundle can't be overlooked. It doesn't have a USB port, so it can't play music off a directly-attached external hard drive, for ...

We called it 'a work of genius' when we first encountered it, and that still just about covers it

Simple to set up, great to use ; sound quality is first-rate ; build and finish are superb ; remote handset is fantastic ; good value

The optional Sonos speakers can be bettered

Sonos continues for the distribution of video and audio in house and apartment to WLAN but not on a proprietary technology .