I’ve dedicated a lot of Blog space so far to Control 4. It is the most versatile system that we have that incorporates and controls features of your entire home with one great system. Controlling your lights, garage door, and more is awesome, but what if I want just a great music system? What if I never wired my house for music, or I live in an apartment/condo? Well then we have the system for you. It’s called Sonos.
Do you remember that old song from Journey? “Anyway you want it, that’s the way you need it, anyway you want it.” That’s Sonos in a nutshell.
With solid and reliable wireless communication between the devices (called Zone Players), you can fill a house with music, up to 32 Rooms!! Only one player has to be connected to your computer network and the rest of the players are online and ready to serve you an unlimited supply of music.
You can listen to internet radio, (all of your favorite stations with no static!!!) your iTunes music, your Windows Media music, Pandora, Napster, Rhapsody, and more. It’s truly an unlimited supply of music. You will never have to buy a CD again, and all the money you’ve invested in iTunes can now be shared around your house.
It can be programmed for an alarm clock, or a sleep timer. Wake up or go to sleep to the same thing every day, or something different every day of the week!
There are a few basic options to consider for speakers. They have a Zone player for you if you have your own speakers, or if you have a surround sound system or amplifier with speakers, or there is a nice portable unit with 5 speakers built in. You could get started with just 1 Sonos piece that gives you access to all of this music.
There a few basic options for control too, let’s talk about what you get for FREE…
Download a free app for iPhone, iTouch, and iPad. Download free desktop software for PC or Mac. As long as you’re within range of your wireless network, you can control Sonos for free with these applications. Sonos also has their own wireless color touch screen controller that is fantastic, and has better battery life than the “i” alternatives plus, it never leaves the house to go to the gym with your spouse.
We have Sonos displayed in all 3 of our stores, and I have a kit that I can bring to your house to show you. You need Sonos in your life. I’ve added it to my Control 4 system as the ultimate music source.
