Hereinoz Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) Hi: Looking for a more flexible solution than a full HiFi system. What are people's views on Sonos vs Apple for music quality and an ability to play as a stereo. Also ability to "fill" a decent sized room. thanks Snoopy 8 for the questions. I enjoy a fairly full range of music opera, classical to rock, I like clarity and good reproduction of music. We have recently downsized and whilst the house has largish open plan rooms, it's not really suitable for a formal 2 floor standing speaker system. Budget: probably $1000 but keener for quality over cheap. Thanks in advance for your thoughts... Edited June 10, 2019 by Hereinoz expanded requirements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy8 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 to the forum What is your budget? Please describe what are your sources of music, what is your room like, how serious is the music listening? Apple and Sonos address different markets, so need to understand your needs first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irek Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 1. flexible solution than a full HiFi system 2. ability to "fill" a decent sized room 3. enjoy a fairly full range of music opera, classical to rock 4. clarity and good reproduction of music 5. house has largish open plan rooms, it's not really suitable for a formal 2 floor standing speaker system 6. budget - keener for quality over cheap 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy8 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 21 minutes ago, Irek said: 1. flexible solution than a full HiFi system 2. ability to "fill" a decent sized room 3. enjoy a fairly full range of music opera, classical to rock 4. clarity and good reproduction of music 5. house has largish open plan rooms, it's not really suitable for a formal 2 floor standing speaker system 6. budget - keener for quality over cheap Seen them somewhere before! . For OP's info, my helmets ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al.M Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Two Apple HomePods in stereo position streaming directly would be good enough. Ive heard one and surprisingly good sound. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I’ve got a stereo pair of homepods, they go ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrews_melb Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Bluesound range that suits you, if you are an apple music user then the 2i range which is current model. if you only use Tidal then you could easily get by on the earlier ranges. the flex or pulse mini speakers may work. I have a pulse gen1 which sounds terrific. its fairly large though and two smaller Flex speakers may work better and allow better positioning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereinoz Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 21 hours ago, Sime V2 said: I’ve got a stereo pair of homepods, they go ok. Hi - thanks for the comment - what do you stream from? When you say ok? what are you comparing to? I have previously had the big system but now looking for reasonable quality but smaller.... hence thoughts about Sonos or Apple.. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Fi Whipped Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 For $1k I’d prob look around for some active bookshelf speakers, think kef have a pair around the $1k mark and also think they are AirPlay 2 capable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRSDarwin Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 My son enjoys 2 x Sonos Play Threes matched in stereo pair in his bedroom and applied Trueplay calibration. Definitely is a very enjoyable stereo sound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy8 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 On 10/06/2019 at 5:39 PM, Hereinoz said: thanks Snoopy 8 for the questions. I enjoy a fairly full range of music opera, classical to rock, I like clarity and good reproduction of music. We have recently downsized and whilst the house has largish open plan rooms, it's not really suitable for a formal 2 floor standing speaker system. Budget: probably $1000 but keener for quality over cheap. Thanks in advance for your thoughts... Missed your answers; better if you create a new post to alert people that you edited original post with additions. A big ask to fill the room and have clarity, good reproduction of music for $1,000 from an all-in-one setup. My Devialet Phantom Golds will definitely do the job but way, way, way over budget. I also have Sonos Play 5s Mk 1 and have tried them as a stereo pair. Sound is ok, imaging sightly muddled because speakers are mounted angled. Have not heard Bluesound, think they are better than Sonos? But wth that budget, used is only option for a decent sounding all-in-one. I think you will be better off downsizing to bookshelf speakers. It may not go down as low as floor standers, but may give you the sound quality that you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrews_melb Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 @Hereinoz what is your streaming service of choice? Tidal/spotify/Apple ect? Helps in choosing a product to suit your budget. I like Bluesound but only the current models support Apple music. I use Tidal and Spotify so it doesnt matter to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfdoddsy Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 KEF LSX or Yamaha N500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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