Sonos Bundle 130 Digital Music System Reviewed
For the sake of full disclosure, I admit that I am a huge SlimDevices (now owned by Logitech) Squeezebox fan, I have owned a Squeezebox2 for the past three years and have used it almost daily during that time. It is a great device, but it does have some drawbacks, particularly, the Squeezebox requires setting up Squeezecenter (aka SlimServer) on a machine to get your personal music library to stream to the device. Setting up this server can take a fair amount of time when tweaking its settings and plugins
Sonos has come up with a similar system to manage your digital music system. The main difference between the two products is the presentation and the ease of set up. The Sonos is a plug and play system with a beautiful remote control. They have released the Sonos Bundle 130 which includes a Sonos ZonoPlayer 80 (ZP80), a Sonos Zoneplayer 100 (ZP100) and a Sonos Controller (CR100). Using these devices will provide instant access to your entire digital music collection, along with millions of songs from music services and online radio. It takes literally ten minutes to get this setup up and running, it is basically an idiot proof setup.
Plus, the Sonos system is infinitely expandable, by creating a wireless mesh network (aka SonosNet), you can expand your music listening capabilities all over your residence. Just add a Zoneplayer to the area you want to have music and you are all set.
Sonos Bundle 130 Digital Music System Reviewed
Reviewed by: Tomas Ratas
Sponsor: Sonos
Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info:
Sonos Bundle 130 Digital Music System
Everything you need to play music in the kitchen and the den or the bedroom and the backyard. Thats because the Sonos Bundle 130 gives you everything you need to wirelessly stream music to two rooms of your house. And it all comes in one convenient bundle. Just connect the ZonePlayer80 (ZP80) to your home theater or stereo and place the ZonePlayer 100 (ZP100) with built-in amplifier in any room where you want music. Connect one ZonePlayer or ZoneBridge (sold separately) to your network and all the rest work wirelessly.
To start playing music, just grab the full-color wireless Controller and simply pick a room, pick a song and hit play. Its that easy. With the Controller in hand youll have instant access to your entire digital music collection, plus select online music and radio services to play all over the house. When you want to play more music in more rooms, just add ZonePlayers and Controllers to your hearts content.
A Sonos ZonePlayer 80 (ZP80)
-Connect to your home theater, stereo or any amplified audio device
-Wirelessly stream millions of songs to every room
-Superior audio quality with digital output
A Sonos ZonePlayer 100 (ZP100)
-High-performance, built-in 50W per channel amplifier
-Wireless, multi-room music streaminginside and out
-Powers large or small speakers with superior audio quality
A Sonos Controller (CR100)
-Instant access to all your music and ZonePlayers from anywhere
-Wireless control of everything from volume to music selection
-Full-color 3.5″ LCD screen and scroll wheel selector