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Network audio player - 2 x network audio players More product details

$888.88

Two-room, wireless digital audio system, expandable to as many as 32 rooms ; wireless, color... (cnet.com)

Two-room, wireless digital audio system, expandable to as many as 32 rooms ; wireless, color... (zdnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Sonos BU150

We have collected and analyzed 33 expert reviews and 34 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 87/100 and users rate it 95/100. The average review date is June 15, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 34166 reviews from other Home Theater Systems. The alaScore™ for this product is 97/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.

alaSCORE 97

970100

67 reviews

November, 2009

87 / 100

33 Experts

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95 / 100

34 Users

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Expert Reviews (33)

US

Sonos BU150 Digital Music System

By John P. Falcone (zdnet.com)

Sonos has been around since 2005, when the small company introduced its first multiroom digital music system to glowing reviews (including a CNET.com Editors' Choice Award). The product was comprised of two base stations and a unique for the time ...

Two-room, wireless digital audio system, expandable to as many as 32 rooms ; wireless, color-screen remote utilizes iPod-style scroll wheel ; easy setup and installation for most home networks ; streams the same audio to all rooms or different music ...

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 ; some competing products ...

With the Bundle 150, Sonos continues to refine its excellent multiroom digital audio system--but the price remains high compared to alternative streaming audio products from Logitech and Apple.

Using the Sonos Music System The most impressive aspect of the Sonos system...

Rating

83100

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zdnet.com
US

Sonos Bundle 150

By Michael Brown (maximumpc.com)

You know a product is uncommonly designed when each of its successors looks and functions pretty much like the original. Such is the case with the latest revamp of the Sonos multiroom audio system. All the latest changes are inside the product or the ...

Easy to set up and expand ; free subs to Pandora and Last.fm ; awesome controller

Bundle pushes you into buying an amplified ZonePlayer you might not want

We've always considered the amplified ZonePlayer to be the system's weakest link, but the new ZonePlayer 120 does much to change our mind. It produces only 55 watts per channel (five more watts per channel than the original), but when paired with a ...

Rating

90100

maximumpc.com
US

Sonos Bundle 150

By Zack Stern (maclife.com)

Instead of lugging a boom box from room to room or turning up the volume on your stereo or TV really loud, the lets you blast tunes all around your house via a network.

Sounds great. Simple setup and interface. Mac software can also control music. Plays from local and Internet sources. Modular design lets you add more hardware later. Clear, 3.5-inch color screen

Lacks touchscreen. Having to pay extra for a charging cradle doesn't feel right. Doesn't play protected-AAC iTunes Store files. Expensive

The Sonos Bundle 150 feels dated without a touchscreen or sleeker remote. The simple interface and setup could save you time, but is that enough justify the price?

Rating

60100

maclife.com

User Reviews (34)

US

Sonos Is The Best, Hands Down!

By mmpickering (epinions.com)

We went from LPs and 8-Tracks, to Cassette Tapes and CDs, and now we live in the age of portable digital music. We walk around with portable digital music players (aka, "the iPod"), use cellular phones that double as digital music players, and even many...

Fast and Simple  ; Installation, Easy and Fun To Use, Awesome Wireless Controller

Charging Cradle for Remote Not Included, Expensive, Cannot Stream DRM Protected iTunes Music

US

Can't live without my Sonos!

By Mberky07 (bestbuy.com)

"Hands down the best wireless digital music system for the home. I didn't realize just how much I enjoyed my SONOS system until i recently moved and I was without it for a couple weeks. The capabilities of this system seem to be endless, and it's ridiculo...

Easy to set up, great support, endless capabilities

US

Simple setup, does the job. Looks and works great

By gooberlx (bestbuy.com)

"The wife surprised me with this early gift to the both of us for the Holiday season. This sort of functionality/cool factor something the both of us have always wanted, so we saved and, at this price, it'll be the only gift given out this year...for eith...

Simple setup, works with Zune and Plays4Sure DRM, Excellent Interface

Pricey, no support for WMA lossles

Manufacturer's Description

The Sonos Bundle 150 is the best way to get started with Sonos. In one convenient and cost-effective package you'll have two ZonePlayers and a handheld Controller so you can wirelessly play music in any two rooms of your house. And when you want to play more music in more rooms, simply add ZonePlayers and Controllers to your heart's content without adding wires. Setup couldn't be easier. Just connect the ZonePlayer 90 to your home theater or stereo and place the ZonePlayer 120 with built-in...

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