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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsJust bought my husband a Sonos speaker for his Christmas present......
We plugged it in and are now listening to one of our favorite genre, smooth jazz......and I know lots here HATE it. Not us....we love it.
a kennedy
(29,615 posts)blogslut
(37,982 posts)Aside from pairing and playing from my assorted devices it is a phone speaker, an FM radio, a power bank, a camera timer, plus it has a SD slot from which I can either record audio or play mp3s. The sound quality isn't anywhere near Sonos but it'll do for my needs. It's cute too!
Phentex
(16,330 posts)I figure most people could use one somewhere. The age range for this gift exchange varies but I think this is pretty safe.
Yours sounds a lot more versatile.
bluedigger
(17,085 posts)Phentex
(16,330 posts)I don't have Sonos speakers but what's to hate about them?
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)In my day a speaker was just a speaker, and you needed two for stereo (or 4 for quad, as when I put a quad 8-track in my car).
Decades ago I had the full array of audio stuff. A lot of troops in Vietnam set everything up in their hooches or barracks. I ordered from the Army PX and had everything shipped home. Tuner/amp, reel-to-reel recorder, high-end turntable, 4 speakers in wooden cabinets.
Eventually a channel went out in both the R-to-R and the tuner/amp and there were no replacement parts to repair them. I ended up selling everything to a shop in Oregon for 60 bucks. Which was not bad, after a couple decades of use. I think I still have my original PX receipt for about $650 for the whole shebang in 1970.
These days I do fine with a compact stereo/CD changer in my home and car.
Sixteen years ago my brother bought a Ford model car with a SERIOUS audio system. The car was billed as a Sony exclusive, with yuge speakers in the trunk. This meant nothing to my brother, who bought the car only on a year-end bargain when the dealer was clearing the lot to make room for newer models. Though the car did make my nephew's eyes light up and I'm sure he annoyed a lot of people when he was driving his dad's car.