Confused... Do I need a bridge (what does that do anyways) to play music from my network or phone? I am confused on what is needed. I know this has wifi, but what is the point of a bridge? I read something that you need the bride to connect to your router, then the bridge talks to the sonos? I've read other questions that say that nothing is needed and the device will pick up the wireless network fine, and then I can download the App and use my phone to play music? I just want to make sure I get everything right before buying this only to find out I'm missing a key component...Thanks much!-Nigel Confused... Do I need a bridge (what does that do anyways) to play music from my network or phone? I am confused on what is needed. I know this has wifi, but what is the point of a bridge? I... » Read More Confused... Do I need a bridge (what does that do anyways) to play music from my network or phone? I am confused on what is needed. I know this has wifi, but what is the point of a bridge? I read something that you need the bride to connect to your router, then the bridge talks to the sonos? I've read other questions that say that nothing is needed and the device will pick up the wireless network fine, and then I can download the App and use my phone to play music? I just want to make sure I get everything right before buying this only to find out I'm missing a key component...Thanks much!-Nigel « Show Less
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You must connect at least one Sonos component to your network router. It will then set-up its own wireless network to communicate between the various components. If you have only one component near your router then you won't need a bridge. If you can't plug right into your router then you'll need a bridge to serve in that role. I have one bridge plugged into my Apple TimeCapsule and then have Sonos devices in my kitchen, living room, and bed room all communicating with the bridge. Sonos periodically runs specials where they give you a free bridge with purchase of a device.
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Hi, sorry for my english, but i will try to explain you.You can buy only the Sonos PLAY 5, but you have to connect your SONOS to your router. Your Sonos needs to be connected to internet so you need to connect it with your router using a LAN CABLE. So your system is not going to be "wireless".When you buy a bridge you connect the bridge to your router with a LAN cable and your SONOS PLAY 5 could be in any part of your house because it connects wireless with your bridge ( your bridge shares the internet connection ).The sonos components shares a wireless connection between them, so only one of them should be connected wired to your internet connection. Hi, sorry for my english, but i will try to explain you.You can buy only the Sonos PLAY 5, but you have to connect your SONOS to your router. Your Sonos needs to be connected to internet so you need to connect it with your router using a LAN CABLE. So your system is not going to be "wireless".When you buy a bridge you connect the bridge to your router with a LAN cable and your SONOS PLAY 5 could be in any part of your house because it connects wireless with your bridge ( your bridge shares the internet connection ).The sonos components shares a... » Read More Hi, sorry for my english, but i will try to explain you.You can buy only the Sonos PLAY 5, but you have to connect your SONOS to your router. Your Sonos needs to be connected to internet so you need to connect it with your router using a LAN CABLE. So your system is not going to be "wireless".When you buy a bridge you connect the bridge to your router with a LAN cable and your SONOS PLAY 5 could be in any part of your house because it connects wireless with your bridge ( your bridge shares the internet connection ).The sonos components shares a wireless connection between them, so only one of them should be connected wired to your internet connection. « Show Less
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You now only need a bridge or boost if you are connecting it to your tv. I just hooked up two Play5's and a sub wirelessly and it sounds awesome. Thankfully I have no neighbors.
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No it doesn't need a network connection, you can stream data directly from your computer. The problem for me is I loose internet connection when I connect to this device, there may be a way to keep both connection I just haven't figured it out yet. I use it to connect my computer to my TV, just follow the instructions by downloading the software to your computer or smart phone and then you are connected.Oh yah... you can choose the mirror or extension icon to connect to your TV but I found it sometimes emits static or I loose sound all together. I recommend using the video icon to connect, for me it works seamlessly. No it doesn't need a network connection, you can stream data directly from your computer. The problem for me is I loose internet connection when I connect to this device, there may be a way to keep both connection I just haven't figured it out yet. I use it to connect my computer to my TV, just follow the instructions by downloading the software to your computer or smart phone and then you are connected.Oh yah... you can choose the mirror or extension icon to connect to your TV but I found it sometimes emits static or I loose sound all together. I recommend using the video icon to... » Read More No it doesn't need a network connection, you can stream data directly from your computer. The problem for me is I loose internet connection when I connect to this device, there may be a way to keep both connection I just haven't figured it out yet. I use it to connect my computer to my TV, just follow the instructions by downloading the software to your computer or smart phone and then you are connected.Oh yah... you can choose the mirror or extension icon to connect to your TV but I found it sometimes emits static or I loose sound all together. I recommend using the video icon to connect, for me it works seamlessly. « Show Less
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Second thoughts: It could be that the Windows Media Player is the problem. My network sharing of my music files is done through the WMP, and I think it doesn't recognize FLAC files -- I just checked my WMP "library" and my FLAC files are not shown, so they wouldn't be available on my WiFi network. I'm sure there are other ways of setting up "My Shared Music" which might be able to include FLAC files (maybe using Real Player, etc.). Speak to a techie!
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If your question is, do you need one? The answer is no, but you can use one to update firmware, and connect to all of the features that are available when you connect it to the internet (featured on the page). I've used these features rather infrequently, and therefore only plug it in occasionally. There isn't a "wifi" feature built in if that was your question also. Hope this helped!
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Sonos has a new(ish) product called Playbar that is specifically for the tv. It will play your tv feed through the playbar. I'm not positive, but I think you can then broadcast the ESPN feed to any other zones you have on your system. If you already have a receiver for a zone, you can hook up a Sonos Connect to that receiver and power the zone that way. If you want use Sonos amps then you get the Sonos: Connect Amp. I've found the Sonos Bridge makes the setup super simple and everything just works well. The Bridge is the only thing hard wired into my router, every other component is connected wirelessly through wifi. Hope this helps... Sonos has a new(ish) product called Playbar that is specifically for the tv. It will play your tv feed through the playbar. I'm not positive, but I think you can then broadcast the ESPN feed to any other zones you have on your system. If you already have a receiver for a zone, you can hook up a Sonos Connect to that receiver and power the zone that way. If you want use Sonos amps then you get the Sonos: Connect Amp. I've found the Sonos Bridge makes the setup super simple and everything just works well. The Bridge is the only thing hard wired into my router, every other component is... » Read More Sonos has a new(ish) product called Playbar that is specifically for the tv. It will play your tv feed through the playbar. I'm not positive, but I think you can then broadcast the ESPN feed to any other zones you have on your system. If you already have a receiver for a zone, you can hook up a Sonos Connect to that receiver and power the zone that way. If you want use Sonos amps then you get the Sonos: Connect Amp. I've found the Sonos Bridge makes the setup super simple and everything just works well. The Bridge is the only thing hard wired into my router, every other component is connected wirelessly through wifi. Hope this helps... « Show Less
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How well this works at creating a local network depends on the kind of connectivity you want between the devices (peer-to-peer should work, but if you're trying to "feed" the BD player to all 3 at the same time or some other configuration, I think a router is preferred) and what kind of connection you want to the outside world (to share an internet connection you'll need a router, not just this switch). This won't support wireless without a wireless bridge of some sort. Given these two needs (ensuring good sharing and supporting a wifi connection) I think a wireless router would meet your needs better. I have found switches (I use the 8-port version of this router) work best at adding new wired connections to a network that already has a router as "traffic cop".
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Affirmative Stephanie..!However; You still need to have your Sonos 3 or 5 connected to Internet and a computer or iPhone, or android to command Sonos and use the line-in source to play it. Cheers..!
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You want wireless if you want to use the included apps like Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime, etc., and you don't want to string an Ethernet cable between your player and your router (which may be far away). If you just want to play movies and music, you don't need it, but with more and more streaming media becoming available, it is a nice option - if your internet connection can handle it.
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I have only recently "needed" a capo, when I wanted to play and sing a song that was lower in key. I also wanted to practice with the original song played from my computer, and realized I couldn't change the key on my own to play the exact note, but to use the capo. Does this make sense? So unless you encounter in such situations, I don't think you "need" it. I've owned ukulele for 8 years and never needed until I encountered this one song this year.
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These are traditional wired speakers, just like in a traditional home stereo, only they are weatherproof. To create a wireless connection to them, you would need a wireless adaptor/repeater that can pick up the SONOS signal from your home WiFi network and convert it to an audio signal that is then fed into a dedicated amplifier which would drive the Def Techs. Much easier than it may seem, and I can assure you that if you are a serious music listener seeking very high quality outdoor sound, the effort will be worth it (I don't work for Def Tech - I'm just a very happy customer into my 2nd season with my DefTechs) These are traditional wired speakers, just like in a traditional home stereo, only they are weatherproof. To create a wireless connection to them, you would need a wireless adaptor/repeater that can pick up the SONOS signal from your home WiFi network and convert it to an audio signal that is then fed into a dedicated amplifier which would drive the Def Techs. Much easier than it may seem, and I can assure you that if you are a serious music listener seeking very high quality outdoor sound, the effort will be worth it (I don't work for Def Tech - I'm just a very happy customer into my 2nd... » Read More These are traditional wired speakers, just like in a traditional home stereo, only they are weatherproof. To create a wireless connection to them, you would need a wireless adaptor/repeater that can pick up the SONOS signal from your home WiFi network and convert it to an audio signal that is then fed into a dedicated amplifier which would drive the Def Techs. Much easier than it may seem, and I can assure you that if you are a serious music listener seeking very high quality outdoor sound, the effort will be worth it (I don't work for Def Tech - I'm just a very happy customer into my 2nd season with my DefTechs) « Show Less
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It's a passive device. Not sure why you would need a driver. Before getting the Muse, I used a DAC made by Chord, no driver required. Don't recall just why I switched to the Muse, but it does the job and I'm still using it.. Output from the Muse goes to the digital coaxial input on my receiver. Plug and play, nothing else required.
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Yeah u need a connector. Wouldn't recommend for listening to music on the go, the cables long and with the connector it looks unsightly. But its perfect for home use. U should replace the ear cushions if u wanna use it to listen to music for long periods of time as there's not really enough cushioning between your ear and the speaker. If our cheap like me u can slip some foam or cotton buds in between the cushions. There's a small space. Makes these headphones much comfier
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You either need a bridge, or you need to have one Play 1/3/5 connected to your wireless router directly, to act as a bridge.
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Everything plays through the Sonos app. The phone is just displaying the user interface hosted by the Sonos device. The Sonos device will play music files it finds on your network.
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Hi Freddie, each Sonos speaker has a built-in bridge that will extend the signal so as long as you have a few Sonos speakers within range of each other you would not need another bridge. But if you did want to add another bridge for some reason, it would not have to be connected to a router directly.
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You play everything through the sonos app, but the app connects to the other services to play the music - it doesn't import anything. I play my Amazon stuff, Beats music, Deezer, etc. - the app connects to each one as it needs to. If the app doesn't know how to connect to a service, you can't play from it, but sonos connects to most that I've heard of (there's a list on the sonos web site), or it will play from a hard disk on your home network.
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Please clarify your question. Do you have an ipod, or phone or something that will send a signal?The extremeMAc receives information from a wireless device then the sound comes out the speaker. This unit behaves the same way your wireless speaker does. So you need whatever you have, phone, ipod ect to send the signal to the extrememac to receive as you would you wireless speaker. The extrememac does not have any music capabilities as a stand alone unit, a signal has to be sent to it the same as a wireless speaker. If you are asking is this a wireless speaker, yes it is, as well as it can be connected. Please clarify your question. Do you have an ipod, or phone or something that will send a signal?The extremeMAc receives information from a wireless device then the sound comes out the speaker. This unit behaves the same way your wireless speaker does. So you need whatever you have, phone, ipod ect to send the signal to the extrememac to receive as you would you wireless speaker. The extrememac does not have any music capabilities as a stand alone unit, a signal has to be sent to it the same as a wireless speaker. If you are asking is this a wireless speaker, yes it is, as well as it... » Read More Please clarify your question. Do you have an ipod, or phone or something that will send a signal?The extremeMAc receives information from a wireless device then the sound comes out the speaker. This unit behaves the same way your wireless speaker does. So you need whatever you have, phone, ipod ect to send the signal to the extrememac to receive as you would you wireless speaker. The extrememac does not have any music capabilities as a stand alone unit, a signal has to be sent to it the same as a wireless speaker. If you are asking is this a wireless speaker, yes it is, as well as it can be connected. « Show Less