Oct 20
Hands-On: Sonos Shows Off the New ZonePlayer S5
Posted in: Apple, iPhone, ipod touch, MP3 Digital Audio, Today's Chili
Sonos reps stopped by the PCMag office today to demo the brand new Sonos ZonePlayer S5. In case you missed our post last week, the ZP S5 will be available in early November for $400, easily making it the most affordable way to entire the Sonos wireless home audio world.
A Sonos starter bundle, which features two “zones” that stream music from your PC and Internet-based services, will cost you $1,000, and that doesn’t even factor in the extra cost of speakers. The ZP S5, on the other hand, is basically nothing but a speaker unit, and it is controlled by either the Sonos remote, which costs $350, or an iPhone or iPod touch running the free Sonos app.
So now, any iPhone or iPod touch owner can now enter the world
of Sonos wireless audio streaming for $400. Sure, that’s not cheap, but
compared to all sorts of iPod docks out there, it’s only a bit more
expensive and can do a lot more.
More info and pics after the jump.
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