I am going to the store today and run a ethernet cable to the Sonos ZP90 upstairs. I live in a mid-century modern house that is split into two levels and it is impossible to add a wire anywhere hidden, think no attic or subfloor, so the wire will be surface mounted. Wife is already b****ing. The main thing that got me going is that in all the articles I read, and reviews, not one mentioned that you had to have at least two Sonos boxes to use the wifi capibility. As I said above, the web site does make a small mention that is very tiny compared to all the hype about the wireless streaming. I also thought that the whole idea of wifi was that once you had the router set up other wifi devices could access the router. I have never heard of a wifi device that can't access the router directly and not need another device. Hopefully this will end my quest to have better access to my music. With two listening rooms and two stereo setups, one for multi-channel home theatre, I am hoping that my days of CD's laying around the rooms are over.
Sonos--deal killer
I don't post much, but I do lurk. Just got my Sonos ZP90 yesterday and went to install it today. BIG suprise, you have to buy another ZP90 or Zonebridge to make the thing wireless over the network, it has to be plugged into the router directly. Went back to the web site and they do have one sentence that does say that you have to have another device (missed it completely). This really needs to be emphasized on their website, they don't seem to have any problem emphasizing the wireless feature of the ZP90. It's a shame, I was really looking forward to trying the Sonos, but I won't even be able to try the thing. I don't have a computer anywhere close to my stereo system, and I'm not about to unplug everything I've got and move it up another floor just to hear how the thing works. I thought the industry standard on wi-fi devices were that they were self contained and would connect to the network without any other support devices. I may be wrong on this, but I have never encounterd another wi-fi device that needed this. I know, my bad, should have paid more attention to the fine print, now I'm out $34 shipping (here and back), but I am not going to pay another $100 on top of the $349 that the ZP90 cost so that I can connect to my network. Sorry about the rant, but if you are looking at the Sonos, be aware that a ZP90 WILL NOT connect to your wireless network without spending another $99. Now to try the Squeezebox Duet.
Doug
Doug