[SunWarrior]

I have a Squeezebox Duet, with a coax cable feeding into my CIAudio DAC.

I'm quite happy with the Squeezebox, but I have the is-the-other-gizmo-better syndrome.

So, would a Sonos be better?

And if better, in what ways?

(I'd get a ZoneBridge to connect to my router, a ZonePlayer Z90 to connect to my DAC, and a CR200 Zone Controller to, I guess, control it all.)

All else would be the same: Apple Lossless music data streaming wirelessly from my Macintosh, same DAC, same amplifier, et cetera.

Opinionated experiences welcomed.

Dave, who wonders if the Sonos is better what quality would make it better

 

[burnspbesq]

For me, there is no comparison: I much prefer the Sonos, but not only for musical reasons.

We have four computers using our home wireless network, and the Squeezebox had huge issues with latency, dropouts, etc. Because the Sonos sets up its own network, we have experienced no such problems.

Straight out of the box, the Sonos sounds a little hooded. An external DAC is going to provide huge benefits. I use a Cambridge Audio DACMagic.

Don't buy the Sonos controller. Buy an iPod Touch and use the Sonos controller app.

 

[SunWarrior]

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Originally Posted by burnspbesq /img/forum/go_quote.gif For me, there is no comparison: I much prefer the Sonos, but not only for musical reasons. We have four computers using our home wireless network, and the Squeezebox had huge issues with latency, dropouts, etc. Because the Sonos sets up its own network, we have experienced no such problems. Straight out of the box, the Sonos sounds a little hooded. An external DAC is going to provide huge benefits. I use a Cambridge Audio DACMagic. Don't buy the Sonos controller. Buy an iPod Touch and use the Sonos controller app.

Thanks for the perspective and suggestion about the iPod Touch.

The quality of the sound is paramount for me -- if different between the two, when used with the same DAC.

I'm sorry to hear you've had problems with latency and dropouts with the Squeezebox. I have that now, and with my relatively new Macintosh and fast WiFi, no real problems like that.

And I'm not looking for multi-room setups at this point. Just the router in one room streaming wirelessly to the stereo in another room.

So if the Sonos doesn't sound better than the Squeezebox Duet, then I'll stick with the Squeeze for now.

Dave, who will likely upgrade his DAC no matter which digital server setup he uses

 

[newcris]

Probably I'll buy a Sonos Zp90 very soon.I think it's a very interesting product!!!I saw that I can buy it "modded"...do you think that's usefull if I'll connect it with an external dac (probably augio-gd reference one)?
What of these modifications is better for you???

NEW SONOS ZP-90 + MODIFICATIONS (ZP-90 + MOD) - Digital Music Systems - Cullen Circuits

.: Audiocom International :. Modifications : Sonos ZP90
(Sonos ZP90 Level-2 Digital Only Upgrade)

Thanks!!!

 

[iriverdude]

Sonos is limited to 64,000 tracks and does not support both replaygain on track and album. Also not open so can't just install own plugins.

 

[ambon]

Another consideration is both the Squeezebox Transporter and the soon-to-be-available Squeezebox Touch (not the Duet, unfortunately) will pass high resolution 24/96 files. The Duet and the Sonos system are limited to CD-quality 16/44. As for wifi conflicts, although the Sonos runs on it's own dedicated wifi system, I've solved any conflict problems with my Squeezebox setup by simply giving my Squeezebox server it's own dedicated 802.11 G router. Wifi routers are pretty cheap these days and for a few bucks, if you're running your music from a separate server or pc, just add a dedicated router to whatever pc or server you're using for your music and have 2 wifi networks in the house.