Comments for Sonos S5 ZonePlayer Hands-on Mini Review at http://www.automatedhome.co.uk , comment 1 to 10 out of 10 comments http://www.automatedhome.co.uk Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:50:43 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/Reviews/Sonos-S5-ZonePlayer-Hands-on-Mini-Review.html#comment-1315 I've got an old but good music system with amp. cd, radio, tape deck, speakers, etc. Can I integrate all this with a Sonos wireless system? I have an iMac and iTunes plus an iPod. Can you get BBC2,etc, over the internet. - Bob Henderson Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:27:27 +0100 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/Reviews/Sonos-S5-ZonePlayer-Hands-on-Mini-Review.html#comment-912 More separation coming - you'll shortly be able to use a pair of S5s - one for left channel and one for right - after a software update coming soon. - Otto-Mate Thu, 13 May 2010 11:48:04 +0100 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/Reviews/Sonos-S5-ZonePlayer-Hands-on-Mini-Review.html#comment-691 Hi r4i - We mention the fact that if it's the only zone in your Sonos system it needs to be hard wired or used with a bridge. Checkout the paragraph above starting "As always the first zone in your Sonos setup must be hard wired to your network...". Stereo separation - that's a product of the size of this unit and the same for any "Boombox" / "Ghettoblaster". If you want more speration then use a standard zone player. - Otto-Mate Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:24:03 +0100 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/Reviews/Sonos-S5-ZonePlayer-Hands-on-Mini-Review.html#comment-689 you'll need a hard-wired connection or the $99 wireless bridge accessory if it's your only Sonos component; somewhat expensive, especially if you don't already own an iPod Touch or iPhone; not much stereo separation. - r4i Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:45:49 +0100 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/Reviews/Sonos-S5-ZonePlayer-Hands-on-Mini-Review.html#comment-656 Last.fm is certainly nice (and free) but it's not Napster. You can't search for a particular song and play it, you have to take what you're given. I think a lot of us more techie types have no problem ripping CDs and having them available on a NAS or home server. For lots of other people though the idea of having millions of tracks available without the need for any of that setup, and all for the price of half a CD per month is probably very attractive. - Otto-Mate Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:58:53 +0100 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/Reviews/Sonos-S5-ZonePlayer-Hands-on-Mini-Review.html#comment-655 I am also amazed at the claim of 60-70% Napster subscribers I certainly don't see the need to pay when, as someone else remarked, the fabulous Last.FM app is free of charge. Also, its main benefit (recommending stuff based on your listening habits) has introduced me to some fabulous new musicians. - Kevin Savage Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:48:25 +0100 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/Reviews/Sonos-S5-ZonePlayer-Hands-on-Mini-Review.html#comment-620 This all looks great but I have a comment on pricing - If I am not mistaken has the price of the ZP120 now just jumped up from £349 to £399. I purchased our ZP120 only a few months back and I'm sure the list price was £349 then??????????? - Jim Gayes Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:50:35 +0100 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/Reviews/Sonos-S5-ZonePlayer-Hands-on-Mini-Review.html#comment-609 We're a Sonos dealer. Either we don't push Napster hard enough or we're unusual. I can tell you the huge majority of our customers don't use it. I think it's OK, we have it running in our showroom. I know some people love it. - The Masked Installer Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:23:07 +0100 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/Reviews/Sonos-S5-ZonePlayer-Hands-on-Mini-Review.html#comment-607 I Wonder if someone does not subscribe to Napster! It is an absolutely Great experience when you realize to have (nearly) all the music of the world under your finger at free choice! And they have Grammophon Classic music, too! I have got the BU250 for 3 weeks now and I think it is the greatest gadget I have ever bought. And no: I am not working for Sonos nor for Napster... - Basti Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:52:12 +0100 http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/Reviews/Sonos-S5-ZonePlayer-Hands-on-Mini-Review.html#comment-606 Nice piece. It's an interesting solution and as ever some of the best news lies in the software update. Kudos to Sonos for continued development of the platform I'm enormously sceptical of the stat about the paid services. I think a couple of our Sonos customers subscribe to Napster. It would be astonishing if 60-70% took it up, particularly when there's free gems like last.fm on offer. What's the source of the stat? - The Masked Installer Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:16:46 +0100