January 27, 2005
Sonos Digital Music System Launched
Sonos has launched their vaunted Digital Music System today. The sytem lets you play music stored on PC, Mac, or Network Attached Storage boxes beamed to any room in the house controlled by a full color wireless handheld. All the popular formats such as MP3, AAC, WMA, and WAV are supported. The Sonos color wireless controller CR100 goes for $399 and the ZonePlayer ZP100 goes for $499. You can also buy a bundle of 2 ZonePlayers and 1 wireless controller for $1199.
The design of the devices sure looks good and almost iPodish. Time will tell if the user interface is simple and intuitive. Pricing is a bit steep for a $499 50 watt amplifier as you also need to buy speakers for each room too. However for the rich Silicon Valley types who want to have music in up to 32 rooms wirelessly beamed, this product seems like a godsend. Looking forward to the first review. [Discuss]
